Chapter 211 Shocking Change
In mid-November, on a day when the temperature plummeted in the southern city, Song Ying finally wrapped up filming for her new drama. At the same time, snow had already begun to fall in the north.
This year's cold wave arrived earlier than usual. After filming ended, Song Ying rushed to the wrap party and made a brief appearance before leaving early.
Director Fang didn't stop her; in fact, he specifically instructed others not to disturb her. The entire crew had been exhausted during this time, but thankfully they managed to finish filming on time, even a day ahead of schedule. Director Fang was delighted and gave red envelopes to the entire crew, the lively atmosphere dispelling the chill.
Taking the down jacket from Xiao Lu, Song Ying wrapped herself up tightly. After getting into the car and heading to the hotel to wash up and remove her makeup, she buried herself in the covers and slept until the afternoon of the next day.
Apart from the time she stayed up several nights in a row to finish a thesis for her supervisor's project, Song Ying has never slept this soundly since then, even though she loves to sleep.
For more than twenty hours, he didn't wake up even once in the middle.
Stretching her arms and yawning, Song Ying let out a big yawn before slowly opening her eyes.
But in the next moment, I vaguely saw someone sitting by the window.
The hotel near the film crew had limited facilities, and the curtains did not completely block out the light, so the shadows of people on the sofa could not be hidden at all.
Song Ying jolted awake and sat up abruptly. At the same time, the figure on the sofa by the window also moved.
"woke up?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Song Ying paused, her hand, which was about to turn on the light, paused again, and naturally opened her arms to the figure, "Hug~"
Having just woken up, her voice was slightly hoarse. As Qin Shu's voice rang out, the longing she had felt for him after being apart for so many days surged up, and she unconsciously let out a soft, coquettish tone at the end of her sentence.
Qin Shu stepped forward, like a lump of clay, letting her hug him in different positions for a long time. With soft, warm jade in his arms, the two of them went from sitting to lying down, just snuggling together like that, talking about this and that for a while.
As they talked, Song Ying became sleepy and was about to fall asleep again when Qin Shu finally dragged her up.
"I can't sleep anymore, or I won't be able to sleep tonight." Most importantly, Song Ying hasn't eaten anything after sleeping for so long.
"Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll take you there," Qin Shu asked.
Mentioning this, Song Ying's stomach rumbled in response. She touched her belly and said, "Now that you mention it, I do seem a little hungry."
Before coming to Nancheng, she made a special trip plan, listing many delicious foods she wanted to eat. But who could have imagined that plans would change? She has been eating boxed lunches for many days in a row and hasn't even had enough time to rest, let alone go out for a fancy meal.
After flipping through her previous travel guides and looking around, considering the distance, she pointed to one of the Chinese private kitchens and suggested, "How about this one? Their soups have pretty high ratings. Add a serving of soup dumplings, and that should be about right. I don't dare eat too much at night; it's too filling and hard to digest."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
The restaurant was a half-hour drive away, so Peng Wen drove the two of them there. The restaurant was decorated in a Chinese garden style, and every seat was a small private room, offering excellent privacy.
On the way, Song Ying kept talking about her experiences during this period and some fun things that happened on set. Now that they sat down and were waiting for their food, she asked Qin Shu what he had been doing all this time.
In fact, she knew what was going on. It was nothing more than the same old story between CEW and the Qin family. But she never expected that while she was completely absorbed in filming, to the point that she didn't even have time to touch her phone, a tremendous change had already taken place outside.
"The Fu family, this great tree, has been uprooted just like that?" Song Ying couldn't believe it.
The Fu family ranks second among the four wealthiest and most established families in China, namely the Qin family in the north, the Fu family in the south, the Jiang family in the west, and the Li family in the east. Who would have thought that the last time Song Ying saw news about the Fu family was when the brothers Fu Yushu and Fu Yuqi had a falling out and Fu Yuhua's identity was exposed.
How long has it been?
In just over two weeks, the Fu family was completely brought to an end. The Fu Group was acquired, Fu Hongyuan and a large number of related personnel were imprisoned, and even Fu Yushu went to the police station several times. It was a major earthquake that could not be seen for decades.
"What exactly happened?" Song Ying couldn't help but ask. She had only been offline for less than half a month, right? The outside world seemed to be a completely different place from the one she remembered, and Nancheng was no longer the Nancheng it used to be.
She finally realized, belatedly, that Qin Shu had hinted in his phone call earlier: Nancheng was about to descend into chaos.
So this is what a chaotic situation it was—
The Central Inspection Team's anti-gang and anti-corruption campaign swept through Nancheng, and they obtained a whole series of evidence, including a container full of ledgers and related photos, as well as more than 30 gigabytes of electronic data, not to mention related audio and video recordings.
The first to be implicated was naturally the Fu family, the local tyrant of Nancheng. The evidence was presented in a very thorough manner, digging into the Fu family's history, from its rise to its expansion and development over the years, meticulously listing every detail. Every accusation was supported by ample evidence, and no matter how eloquent one was, there was no way to refute it in the face of such overwhelming evidence.
If even high-ranking officials are like this, then naturally the rest of the people involved will not escape unscathed. Without exception, in the face of irrefutable evidence, no one can remain untainted.
After the incident, many people wanted to go abroad to avoid danger. However, all ports, airports and other channels of travel were blocked. In addition, special police officers with live ammunition patrolled the area. Some people tried to force their way through the border and go to sea by private boats. Before they even left the port, the military shot down their boats. After swallowing a lot of water, they were pulled out of the water by the rescue team.
The upheaval in Nancheng can be described as the most swift and decisive event since the crackdown on organized crime began.
It has to be fast.
The chain of evidence was too strong, and there were no signs of forgery. The more it was verified, the more shocking it became. In the end, it directly alarmed the higher-ups. The Central Inspection Team formed a team of more than 100 people, and also dispatched three special police teams and a special forces team, totaling more than 300 people, to enter Nancheng in a surprise air raid, catching Nancheng off guard.
Song Ying was not a witness to the incident.
But as an observer, it still sounds shocking to me now.
However, she quickly realized another problem: "Such a large-scale project cannot be accomplished overnight."
She was referring to the staggering amount of evidence.
"Given the status of the Fu family, it's impossible for them to have reached such a position without cleaning up their messes. The person who could obtain so much evidence must be someone within the Fu family, and certainly not just one person. No one could accomplish this level of detail—no, that's not right. Even a high-ranking member of the Fu family couldn't have done something so thorough. Moreover, there are other forces besides the Fu family involved, even those in official circles..."
Song Ying murmured as she sorted through her thoughts. Suddenly, an unbelievable candidate flashed through her mind—one that didn't make sense logically, yet perfectly matched the expected outcome:
"...Could this have been done by Fu Yushu himself?"
If it's Fu Yushu, then everything makes sense.
As the current head of the Fu family, who else knows everything about the Fu family better than him? As the overlord of Nancheng, all other families have intricate relationships with the Fu family, and their every move is under Fu Yushu's control. Besides him, who else can do all this?
Qin Shu's reply confirmed Song Ying's guess: "It was indeed Fu Yushu who reported himself."
"But why would he do that?"
Fu Yushu's motive is the biggest plot hole and mystery in this series of events. If it weren't for Fu Yuhua's statement on the phone that day that she had given up on revenge, Song Ying would almost have thought that it was her doing.
After this incident, the Fu family has completely collapsed. If the Fu family was an insurmountable mountain in Nancheng before, now the earth has cracked open, the mountain is embedded in a deep valley, and they are completely doomed, turning into a ditch that everyone can step on and throw garbage into.
Fu Yushu would only do this if he were insane.
Such perfect and massive evidence could not have been produced in a moment of madness.
"Previously, Fu Yushu kicked Fu Yuqi out of the Fu family and announced to the public that Yuhua had no relation to the Fu family. He also released information online saying that the Fu family had mistreated and neglected Yuhua over the years. Was it because of this incident? He had long been prepared to fight to the death. He did all that just to remove Fu Yuqi and Yuhua from the family together."
By the end, Song Ying had almost figured out the logical chain of events herself, further solidifying her belief in Fu Yushu's mindset. However, she still didn't understand, "Does Fu Yushu have a grudge against the Fu family?"
The vested interests gave up their benefits, and even their own lives, to perish together with these people. Even novels wouldn't dare to write something like that. That's not just ordinary wealth; it's the immense wealth of someone who could be considered the second richest person in China.
After Song Ying finished her reflections, Qin Shu asked, "Do you remember the night you were attacked?"
Song Ying certainly remembered.
Not long after this incident, she and Fu Yuhua were taken to the police station together. Qin Shu even rushed over overnight. He and Fu Yushu stood under a big tree next to the police station wall and talked for more than an hour.
Song Ying still doesn't understand what these two have to say to each other.
"Fu Yushu told me about his plan."
"A plan?" Song Ying was taken aback, but quickly realized something. "You mean, he told you he was going to do this back then? You had only met for the first time then, right? He told you this?"
Song Ying found it a bit outrageous. How could someone as shrewd and calculating as Fu Yushu so easily reveal his secrets to a stranger? It just didn't make sense.
“Actually, there’s nothing illogical about it,” Qin Shu understood Fu Yushu’s concerns. “He needs my help. More precisely, the Qin family’s help. There’s no one in Nancheng he can trust, and no one would believe he would do such a thing. Ordinary people can’t provide the assistance he needs, but the Qin family can, and I can.”
The evidence in Fu Yushu's hands is crucial. Many documents must be provided in their original form to gain the attention and trust of the Central Inspection Team. Sending them directly from Nancheng would draw too much attention, and there's no guarantee that uncontrollable things won't happen along the way. Especially outside Nancheng, once in other areas, Fu Yushu would have little control over these documents. If word got out, Fu Yushu's safety would be a minor concern; his biggest worry would be those with shady dealings taking the opportunity to escape.
Therefore, Fu Yushu had been waiting for the right opportunity.
Until that night, Qin Shu suddenly arrived in Nancheng.
Fu Yushu had long heard about Qin Shu's feelings for Song Ying. In addition, he had witnessed the relationship between Song Ying and Fu Yuhua, and he already knew that Qin Shu was involved in investigating a medical safety case from more than ten years ago. He had also joined the counter-espionage investigation team because of the variety show "Love".
There is no one more suitable than Qin Shu.
The Qin and Fu families have been locked in a power struggle for years, but in recent years they have kept to themselves. However, the Qin family is determined not to see the Fu family become too powerful. With such an opportunity presented to them, Fu Yushu is certain that Qin Shu will not refuse and will even deliver all the evidence to the investigation team intact.
And if he wanted to protect Fu Yuhua and Fu Yuqi from being affected when the Fu family collapsed, only the Qin family had the ability to do so.
“So, this is actually an exchange.” Song Ying understood. “But I still don’t understand why Fu Yushu would dig his own grave.”
"Because her mother, Cheng Lin, died at the hands of Fu Hongyuan." Qin Shu revealed the truth that only he knew. "Not long after Cheng Lin married into the Fu family, she discovered that Fu Hongyuan was making huge profits through illegal means. After her attempts to dissuade him failed, she collected evidence to report Fu Hongyuan, but the supervisory department sent the evidence to Fu Hongyuan instead. She was later placed under house arrest and developed depression."
At that time, Fu Yuqi was still young and couldn't remember many things clearly, but Fu Yushu didn't forget a single detail.
He witnessed his father repeatedly abusing his mother after being provoked. The more severe the injury, the deeper his mother's hatred and obsession with destroying the Fu family became. This obsession gradually became a deep-seated obsession in Fu Yushu's heart as she kept repeating it to her eldest son while crying and laughing.
Cheng Lin's death became the final straw for Fu Yushu, completely altering the trajectory of his life...
Song Ying was unaware that Fu Yushu had such a past; the enviable head of the Fu family had never lived for himself in the past thirty years.
“Fu Yushu… he’s quite pitiful too.” Song Ying’s mood was heavy. “How is he now? And Yu Hua, does she… know about the incident in Nancheng?”
"After the inspection team and the military parachuted in, many people, like you, began to suspect Fu Yushu. Those desperate criminals, when pushed to the limit, didn't care about his identity. In the past two weeks, Fu Yushu has encountered countless attacks, big and small. Fortunately, the military is there. Jiang Xiuyuan led a team specifically to ensure Fu Yushu's safety, so he is not in immediate danger."
Qin Shu rarely served anyone.
But this time, Fu Yushu's do-or-die courage and his determination to single-handedly uproot the deep-rooted evil that had been buried underground in Nancheng for years made Qin Shu look at him with new respect.
"What about Yu Hua?" Song Ying asked. "Fu Yushu went to such great lengths to kick Yu Hua out of the picture back then, and later announced that Yu Hua had no blood relation with the Fu family. What does the inspection team think about this?"
"Miss Fu is the only one who escaped unscathed from this Nancheng Incident. As you said, she is the cleanest member of the Fu family, so this incident has little impact on her. Even some comments online show that netizens are mostly relieved for her. It must be said that Fu Yushu did this very well. He had already begun to plan ahead, treating himself as his son, from the moment he confessed to the murder and sent Fu Yuhua abroad."
Qin Shu paused for a moment, then continued, "However, Fu Yuqi wasn't so lucky. He used to act arrogantly, and even though Fu Yushu deliberately disciplined and restricted him, he still got involved in many organized crime incidents and had a bad reputation. But fortunately, Fu Yushu never let him touch the Fu family's business, so at most, his past bullying and tyranny will be linked together, and he will be sentenced to a few years in prison, which is not a capital offense."
"And what about Fu Yushu himself?"
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