"Third Brother," Bai Jingyuan asked innocently, "What's wrong?"
Ye Chen was perceptive and quick-witted; he immediately covered Bai Jingyuan's mouth and waved to the waiter to stop bringing more drinks.
Huo Zhixing took a few deep breaths before his emotions gradually calmed down.
He glanced at Ye Chen and gestured for them to talk in the lounge.
The two put on their yukatas and went to the lounge.
"Third Brother, is there something you need from me?"
"Hmm." Huo Zhixing paused, a deep light flashing in his eyes. "There's something I've always been wondering about."
"What's wrong?"
"Could there be any loopholes in what we found before?"
Ye Chen wasn't too surprised; in fact, it was as if he had been waiting for him to say that.
"Third Brother, do you have the same suspicion?" he said softly. "Actually, I've had my suspicions for a while, but I wanted to find more evidence before telling you."
"Fang Han told me that last time you found out that Huo Zhanhe had bought a huge insurance policy before the plane crash, and the contract showed that the beneficiary of the insurance amount was Yin Ruohong."
"Ha, Third Brother, this is completely against aviation regulations!"
Huo Zhixing's expression was somber. "I've been living with Yin Ruohong for a while now, so I know him a little. This person... gives me a strange impression, but for some reason, I always have a feeling that he won't harm me."
Ye Chen chuckled, "I made some inquiries. Although this person's methods for rising to power were not honorable, he is quite upright in other aspects."
“So,” Huo Zhixing frowned slightly, “let’s not even talk about whether Yin Ruohong would be tempted by this little bit of money, just consider the beneficiary of the insurance. How could it be an outsider? At the time, Fang Han and I were only focused on the policy and overlooked such a big loophole.”
"Yeah, none of you even asked me!" Ye Chen stretched.
Huo Zhixing sneered, "In other words, someone deliberately showed me that so-called real insurance policy, deliberately making me think that Yin Ruohong was an accomplice!"
“Yes,” Ye Chen nodded. “Initially, the policy Huo Zhanhe showed you had your parents as beneficiaries. Later, you traced the so-called real policy and found that the beneficiary was Yin Ruohong.”
"Ha, but actually, the real insurance policy hasn't surfaced yet!"
"My second uncle really went to great lengths!" Huo Zhixing mocked, "He even resorted to a series of forgeries!"
"I reckon his name is the one actually on the policy!"
“That’s right.” Ye Chen agreed, “It can get rid of you, benefit ourselves, and also keep Yin Ruohong occupied—a triple win!”
Huo Zhixing smiled slightly.
He suddenly remembered that Yin Ruohong had said on the island that he would help him deal with Huo Zhanhe...
It turns out that Yin Ruohong had already seen through Huo Zhanhe's true colors.
However, there are still many doubts about Yin Ruohong's identity.
Most importantly, he seemed to care about Jiang Can a lot, but that kind of care was different from romantic love; it was more like the affection of an elder for a younger person.
Huo Zhixing shook his head, poured himself a glass of iced lemonade, and gulped it down.
"Oh right," he suddenly realized, "Old Bai hasn't finished soaking yet?"
Ye Chen looked outside and said, "He's out; it looks like he's going to eat."
"Don't go eat. Call him over. You have something to tell him!"
Seeing his serious expression, Ye Chen wondered what major event had occurred and quickly called Bai Jingyuan in.
As soon as Bai Jingyuan entered the door, he exclaimed, "Third Brother, I'm starving! What could be more important than eating?"
Huo Zhixing glanced at him helplessly.
Where is that yacht now?
Bai Jingyuan was taken aback. "It's been in the repair shop ever since it was brought back."
"Is it possible to recover all the data?"
"It should be possible. The repair shop said the damage isn't serious, and once the circuit is fixed, they can recover the data... Third Brother, are you trying to find out how those two people got on the yacht?"
“No,” Huo Zhixing said in a deep voice, “We received a message when we were on the island.”
"information?"
“At that time, I was trying to restore the network and contact you.” Huo Zhixing looked at him. “Shortly after I sent you a distress signal, a message came in.”
Bai Jingyuan frowned. "What's the content?"
Huo Zhixing paused for a moment, then said, "Help me."
Bai Jingyuan was a little confused.
"You bought a total of six yachts. Are the information systems of these yachts interconnected? If so, then this message should also be present on your other yachts."
Bai Jingyuan thought for a while and then silently shook his head.
"It worked at first, but I changed the settings before the concert, and the messaging systems stopped communicating. Because... because I was waiting for someone's message and didn't want everyone else to see it."
Bai Jingyuan licked his lips. "Besides, the yacht that had the accident wasn't originally intended for you."
Huo Zhixing's expression froze.
Bai Jingyuan looked at him and slowly said, "That's my private yacht."
"On the day of the sea concert, you were originally scheduled to go on another ship, but I thought that the things for you and Jiang Can should be the best. Besides, the person I'm waiting for might not come, so I gave up my yacht..."
Ye Chen also remembered, "Yes, when you told me about this that day, it seemed like someone walked past us. It must have been those two who overheard our conversation and were lying in wait on the yacht beforehand!"
Huo Zhixing frowned and looked at Bai Jingyuan, "So, that 'Save me' message wasn't sent to us, but to you!"
Bai Jingyuan's expression suddenly changed.
“This…” his voice trembled, “To send a message to the yacht, you need to know the password. But I’ve only ever told one person the password to this yacht…”
"who?"
"Wan Yin." Bai Jingyuan's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.
Ye Chen asked in confusion, "Who is Wan Yin?"
Huo Zhixing immediately guessed that this must be the girl who had made Lao Bai fall so deeply in love.
"Who is she? How did you two meet?" Huo Zhixing bombarded him with questions. "Why would she send you a message like that?"
However, unlike his usual carefree self, Bai Jingyuan looked grim and stood there motionless as if he had lost his soul.
"Old Bai?" Ye Chen nudged him. "What's wrong with you?"
Bai Jingyuan suddenly came to his senses and grabbed him.
"Third Brother, Old Ye!" he cried out in a panic. "You have to help me!"
Huo Zhixing sensed the seriousness of the situation.
"What happened? Tell me slowly!"
Bai Jingyuan hesitated for a long time before finally stammering, "Wan Yin... Wan Yin is the daughter of the Yao family!"
The other two people stared at him wide-eyed, incredulous.
"It's true!" Bai Jingyuan was frantic. "Yao Manning told me herself! She said Wanyin was her sister, but she died a long time ago!"
Huo Zhixing and Ye Chen exchanged a glance, and simultaneously furrowed their brows.
“Jingyuan,” Huo Zhixing said in a low voice after a long while, “we have met the Yao family countless times since we were children, and attended countless banquets.”
"When did you ever hear that the Yao family had another daughter?"
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