Chapter 115 The Truth of What Happened: A Speechless Remark, Grandfather and Grandson Recount the Story
"Second Uncle, what did you say!"
Qin Shu questioned aloud.
Qin Zhen quickly said, "Ah Shu, I'm not saying this because I really want the old man to give you all of the Qin family's assets! If you want our share back, let me tell you, that's absolutely impossible!"
Qin Shucai didn't care about the Qin family's worthless fortune.
He narrowed his eyes and walked towards Qin Zhen step by step.
"You just said that my parents died not long after my grandfather was trapped in Hong Kong? Does that mean there's more to my parents' deaths than meets the eye?"
Qin Shu grabbed Qin Zhen by the collar.
"What do you know? Was the car accident back then really an accident?"
Qin Zhenyuan was just making a careless remark in a moment of panic.
Who would have thought that Qin Shu would react so strongly?
After struggling for a moment and being unable to break free, Qin Shu even pressed him against the white wall behind him.
"Ashu!" the old man called out.
"Qin Shu, let go of my dad!" Qin Zhou came up and pulled him away.
Qin Yong frowned as well, "A-Shu, calm down!"
"Yes, yes, calm down, calm down!"
Qin Zhen panicked, but Qin Shu pushed her even harder.
"explain!"
The sound was regretful, and the entire ward fell silent.
"I wasn't at the scene, how would I know if your parents were actually in a car accident? I was just blurting things out!"
Qin Zhen hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could finish, he saw Qin Yong standing not far behind Qin Shu and remembered the old man's unfair distribution.
A flash of inspiration struck Qin Zhen, and soon he added another sentence.
"All I know is that the car your father drove back then belonged to Qin Yong. If I were you, I would think carefully about who the biggest beneficiary was after your father's death. That person is definitely the prime suspect!"
Qin Zhen didn't say it explicitly, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was directly targeting Qin Yong.
Qin Yong frowned and scolded, "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm talking nonsense. Then tell me, who was the heir chosen by the old man back then? Was it you? Bah! It was Qin Yue! But now? You, Qin Yong, are the one who benefited the most!"
"Over the years, who in the entire capital still knows Qin Yue and Li Qin? Ask around, is there anyone who doesn't know you, Qin Yong!"
"If Qin Yue hadn't died, how could you possibly be in charge of the Qin family?"
At this point, Qin Zhen looked at Qin Shu, who was shoving him, with a cold smile.
"Haven't you always wanted to know whether your parents' deaths were a coincidence or intentional? Fine, then I'll tell you, go and ask your uncle why the car he lent your parents was broken. Also, ask him what your father said on the phone before he died!"
Qin Shu loosened his grip on Qin Zhen's collar.
He turned his head and stared at Qin Yong in disbelief.
Qin Zhen laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.
Since the old man is so unfair to him and so biased towards him, why should he still care about the father-son relationship?
Qin Zhen now knows why the old man was admitted to the hospital.
This planted a seed of doubt in Qin Shu's heart. He simply couldn't believe that his nephew could still respect Qin Yong, his elder, as he had before!
Qin Zhen's frantic words struck like a heavy hammer, enraging the old man on the hospital bed who grabbed the thermos cup beside him and smashed it over his head.
"Qin Zhen, you wretched child!"
Qin Zhen narrowly dodged it and spat on the ground.
"So what if I'm a wicked child? Since you don't treat me like your son, why should I put on this act of filial piety and brotherly love with you!"
"Smack—"
A loud slap echoed in the ward.
Qin Jin looked at Qin Zhen with utter disappointment, "Second Brother, do you know what you're saying?!"
"You hit me?"
Qin Zhen glared at Qin Jin, raised her hand, and was about to hit him back.
The next moment.
He was pushed backward.
It's Song Ying.
She pulled Qin Jin back to Qin Shu's side.
"Fine, so you all don't like me, right?"
Qin Zhen took a deep breath and pointed at everyone, "Fine, you're all members of the Qin family, but I'm not! Since this family is splitting up today, let's leave it at that. From now on, I, Qin Zhen, have no relation to your Qin family whatsoever. And Mr. Qin, when you're buried, don't expect me to take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days!"
After saying this, Qin Zhen suddenly opened the ward door and strode out.
The door slammed shut, and even the curtains by the window shook violently.
"Grandpa, Uncle, Aunt, I'm sorry, my dad was just confused for a moment. I apologize on his behalf. I'll go and talk to him right now. He didn't mean any harm!"
After saying this, Qin Zhou opened the door and followed.
With her husband and son gone, Xu Jinhua felt even more like an outsider.
Suddenly, he stopped being so arrogant, shrank his neck, and quickly made his escape.
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Soon only the rest of the Qin family remained in the ward.
Qin Shu stared at Qin Yong with sharp, undisguised eyes and asked the question he had always wanted to ask but dared not.
"Uncle, did you have anything to do with my parents' deaths?"
Qin Shu's voice was flat and deep.
It was as if they were talking about something completely ordinary.
But that gaze couldn't be faked.
"Ah Shu, don't listen to Qin Zhen..."
"Tell me, was it an accident? And did it have anything to do with you?!"
Qin Shu suddenly raised his voice, like a wolf with its fur standing on end.
"Enough!"
The old man roared, his aged yet sharp eyes, like those of a hawk, staring directly at the two of them.
"You just want to know, right? Fine, I'll tell you!"
"dad?!"
Qin Yong and Qin Jin spoke in unison.
But the former was an obstacle to the old man.
The latter, however, is an unbelievable confirmation.
"Could there really be more to the story behind Third Brother's death?!" Qin Jin couldn't help but take two steps forward.
"Ah Jin, take your sister-in-law, Ah Ji, and Ah Ying out. Ah Yong and Ah Shu, you two stay here."
“I’m not leaving!” Song Ying said.
As she spoke, she walked over to Qin Shu and took his hand.
This is a time when Qin Shu is most emotionally sensitive, and she is worried about him, so she must stay with him.
Qin Jin said, "I'm not leaving either!"
Qin Yue was her favorite younger brother. Of the four brothers, the two of them were the youngest and had the best relationship.
If there were any hidden reasons behind her brother's death, she would definitely not stand idly by.
However.
“Ah Jin, you are now a member of the Ye family. This matter has nothing to do with the Ye family. For the sake of Ye Song and Ah Lan, listen to me and get out.”
After saying this, the old man looked at Li Biru.
"Eldest son's wife, Aji hasn't gotten married yet..."
"Dad, don't worry, I'll go out with Aji right away!"
Li Biru was very good at judging situations. As soon as she heard these words, she knew that what was coming next was not something she could listen to.
So he quickly pulled Qin Ji, who still wanted to stay, and led him outside.
Walking and talking.
"You're my only son, Qin Ji. Let me tell you, don't even think about getting involved in this mess!"
“Secretary Zhou,” the old man repeated, “please ask Ah Jin to go out, and then stand guard outside, not allowing anyone to approach.”
"Yes, sir."
Secretary Zhou responded and came to Qin Jin, extending his hand in invitation.
"Miss Jin, please—"
Qin Jin looked at the old man, then at Qin Yong.
The two of them clearly seemed to be saying nothing unless you leave.
Left with no other option, Qin Jin could only leave under Secretary Zhou's supervision.
Only the old man, Qin Yong, and Qin Shu remained in the ward.
The old man pointed to the sofa opposite him.
"Please sit down. What happened back then is a long story. Let me tell you slowly."
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The four major ethnic groups in China—Qin, Fu, Li, and Jiang—have all been large clans for nearly a century.
Among them, the Qin family rose to prominence in the shortest time but achieved the greatest success.
Qin's great-grandfather founded the Qin family business as early as the late Qing Dynasty.
During the war, he secretly provided financial assistance to patriots and armed forces who defended their country on many occasions, and was once known as a righteous merchant.
Later, when the new country was first established, the Qin family, as a family of meritorious service, even received personal praise and audiences from the high-ranking officials.
Since then, its development has been smooth sailing. It caught the wave of opening up and has come all the way to where it is today, achieving the prestige of the number one family in the capital.
The Qin family has a clan rule that no member of the clan may engage in politics, in order to prevent future generations from becoming arrogant and ultimately causing harm through their power and personal gain.
The teachings of our ancestors were well-intentioned.
But in Qin Yue's generation, even knowing this, they still crossed the line.
But what he did was not what was out in the open.
"Your maternal grandfather's family, the Li family, were ancestors who fought their way back from the battlefield and later went into business. Therefore, the children of the Li family received a completely different education from the Qin family from a young age."
"Your mother, Li Qin, studied biotechnology and achieved outstanding results in the field. Therefore, she was recruited by the National Biosafety Bureau before graduation and will join the Bureau after graduation."
"She and your father were classmates. Back then, A-Yue was madly in love with A-Qin. After entering university, in order to win her over, he secretly switched from economics and management to biotechnology."
"And so, because of their outstanding research in biotechnology, they became pre-recruited talents for the Bureau of Biosafety, just waiting for them to return to their home countries before they joined the workforce together."
"At that time, the international debate over human cloning technology was at its most intense. Starting with sheep cloning, foreign countries once heavily promoted human cloning, and there were even laboratories that began to extract relevant genes from humans to conduct cloning research."
"China felt that such behavior was truly anti-human, so the Bureau of Life Safety at the time was conducting anti-cloning research. Once anyone joined the bureau, they were required to keep their information confidential for five years and were absolutely prohibited from communicating with the outside world."
"But the Qin family can't wait that long."
The old man gave a bitter laugh as he finished speaking.
"Of the three children, your eldest uncle is steady and reliable, but not particularly good at business. You've all seen how unreliable the second son is. Back then, the national economy was booming, and the Qin family was exactly missing someone like your father. If we had missed those five years, let alone the other families, even the Wen and Zhao families in the capital would probably have surpassed the Qin family."
"So I discussed it with your father and asked him if it would be possible to delay joining the Life and Safety Bureau for a few years. But before I could get his answer, this happened."
That year, Mr. Qin went to Hong Kong to discuss business.
Everything was fine, the contract had been signed, and they were just waiting to return to the mainland when they were suddenly kidnapped before boarding the plane.
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