As soon as they sat down, Zheng Xujie and Huo Haoli went to the kitchen to pour water for their older brothers and sisters-in-law. They were the youngest among them, and since their older brothers wanted to talk about serious matters, the miscellaneous tasks would fall to them.
"When I got back, Ruan Ruan told me that you were right not to take the Zheng family's assets. During my month there, most of the Zheng family members were arrested. On the day I arrived, I personally participated in the interrogations. Your second uncle, you could say, gave all the money earned from the Zheng family's assets to enemy agents to expand their influence in Haicheng. It's fair to say that your second uncle played a significant role in the downfall of so many officials in Haicheng this time. I also heard that over the years, he used the Zheng family's former position in Haicheng to swindle and cheat a lot of people out of their money and oppress many others."
On the day we returned, the Haicheng Public Security Bureau should have made public what he had done over the past few years. So, if you were to take over the Zheng family's business from him at this time, you should know what you would be facing.
I'm here today for two reasons. First, I want to tell you that the Zheng family is no longer the Zheng family that everyone in Haicheng used to praise. Second, Ruan Ruan said you only want to take back the Zheng family's ancestral home. In that case, after you get there, the best thing you should do is go to the Public Security Bureau and find Director Zhang. He's in charge of the Zheng family's affairs now. Your first priority is to get him to expose the fact that your second uncle murdered your parents and then hunted you and your brother. Put yourself in the shoes of the victims, and then cooperate with Mayor Su. Ideally, you should donate the Zheng family's assets to the state, making sure everyone in Haicheng knows about it. You should also publish a report detailing your ordeal. As for how to do it in your best interest, that's up to you. Then do what you want to do. Otherwise, if you do nothing, there are too many uninformed people in Haicheng who could easily drown you in their slander.”
Huo Haocheng gave them a brief overview of Haicheng's current situation in one breath. After finishing, he drank the water in his cup in one gulp and handed the empty cup to Huo Haoli, who was standing behind him.
After hearing what he said, everyone else fell into deep thought.
They were all reflecting on their actions. A few days ago, when they first saw the document, they were blinded by joy. Now, after hearing Huo Haocheng's words, they realized how naive they had been, completely oblivious to the consequences. They were also very glad that Zheng Xuyang hadn't listened to them; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Seeing that they all looked dejected and showed no intention of speaking, Huo Haocheng continued.
"Huo Haoshen, I heard that you were very eager for Zheng Xuyang and the others to accept that document, is that right?" Huo Haocheng knew Huo Haoshen's personality very well. He thought that after being by their side for the past two years and often having to travel all over the country with people, plus now that he was married and had a wife and children, he should be more stable and thoughtful. He didn't expect that such a small profit, which was not even guaranteed, would make him lose his way. Huo Haocheng wanted to take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
"Big, big brother, I, I..." Huo Haoshen was at a loss for words when Huo Haocheng started hitting him face-to-face. He had indeed lost his way for a moment back then. At that time, he had not thought about the consequences at all. He had also persuaded Zheng Xuyang to accept the situation without knowing the current state of the Zheng family.
Looking back now, I want to slap my past self.
"Do you have anything to say in your defense?" Huo Haocheng showed no respect for Huo Haoshen's shame and didn't want to hear him say another word.
"...No, no." Faced with Huo Haocheng's merciless words, Huo Haoshen lowered his head even further.
"Lift your head up," Huo Haocheng said to him almost in a commanding tone.
Huo Haocheng's words startled everyone present, except for Ruan Ruan who was still playing with the child. Everyone subconsciously followed his command. Huo Haocheng immediately raised his head and looked directly at him. Those who were sitting immediately straightened their backs, and the two little ones behind him also subconsciously stood up straight.
"And you guys? Do you have anything to say?" Huo Haocheng looked at the others and saw that they were all behaving very well.
His gaze swept over them, and the men didn't dare to breathe loudly, let alone think. They only had one thought: if they had known their elder brother was here to interrogate them, they would have gone straight home instead of following him. Unfortunately, time cannot be turned back.
No, I wouldn't dare.
"No"
Behind him, two children stammered something, clearly indicating that Huo Haocheng had frightened them quite a bit.
"Very good, then starting tomorrow, you will go to the army and do morning exercises with them. Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, go find Ruan Shaoke, he will take you to cleanse your brains of all the excess water. As for Zheng Xuyang, it's up to you."
After speaking, he glanced at the group again, then took Da Bao from Ruan Ruan's hands, and stood up with both children in his arms.
"We've finished talking about today's business. It's getting late, so everyone should get some rest. We'll head back now." After saying that, Ruan Ruan took the children's travel essentials, and the couple left.
Zheng Xujie and Huo Haoli clung to the window, only daring to relax after their older brother and the others had gone downstairs and disappeared into the distance.
"Oh my god, my brother's return this time is so scary!" Huo Haoli plopped down in the spot where Ruan Ruan had just been sitting, patting his chest repeatedly.
"Are we really going to train with Brother Shao Ke tomorrow morning?"
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