Chapter 35 Setting a Trap
These past few days, Xie Nanzhi has been living a relatively relaxed life. She chose one of the many interview invitations and set the time for three days later.
After settling in, Zhao Sinian informed Xie Nanzhi that she was safe and sound, and everything was progressing according to plan.
Xie Nanzhi stayed in the hotel reading the latest financial news. Xie's stock plummeted due to Xie Xiyan's negative news, resulting in a loss of hundreds of millions within a few days.
This is a considerable loss for the Xie family.
Xie Wanli will probably blame all of this on Xie Xiyan.
A moment later, Xie Nanzhi's phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw that it was a message from a private investigator, asking her to meet at a nearby coffee shop.
Xie Nanzhi got up from the sofa, took a white casual suit from her suitcase, dressed up quickly, and went out.
The coffee shop was a ten-minute walk from the hotel. Xie Nanzhi pushed open the door and saw a man wearing a black baseball cap sitting in the last row.
Xie Nanzhi walked over and asked softly, "Is this Detective Su?"
The man nodded. "Hello, Miss Nan, I'm Su Mu."
Three months ago, Xie Nanzhi contacted Su Mu and asked him to find the witnesses to the car accident and the people who performed the surgery on her.
They had been communicating by phone, and this was their first time meeting in person.
Once she confirmed that the man in front of her was Su Mu, Xie Nanzhi sat down. "Is there a clue?"
Su Mu handed Xie Nanzhi a manila file folder and whispered, "The medical staff who performed your surgery back then are no longer at the original hospital, and have even all left Gangcheng. The chief surgeon died in a car accident two years ago, the assistant doctor was killed because of a medical dispute, and the nurse who assisted you suffered brain damage from drowning a year ago. Now they don't even recognize their own relatives."
All those who knew about it back then met with accidents, but Xie Nanzhi refused to believe that such a coincidence could happen unless it was deliberate.
Su Mu continued, "Here is the information of a college student named Liu Chen. After three months of investigation, I found that his itinerary on the day of the accident happened to be passing by the scene of your car accident. Three years ago he was a senior in high school, and now he is a junior in college in H City."
Xie Nanzhi took out a photo of Liu Chen, who looked like a sunny and cheerful young man with two dimples when he smiled.
Could he be the breakthrough point?
Could this be the key to getting Xie Xiyan and Pei Jingchuan imprisoned?
Looking at the boy in the photo, Xie Nanzhi's eyes lit up with excitement.
The Xie family.
Xie Wanli flew into a rage, which frightened Luo Meijuan.
After so many years of marriage, Xie Wanli has always been a good husband, and this is the first time he has ever lost his temper like this.
Xie Wanli angrily rebuked Luo Meijuan, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, "Luo Meijuan, are you crazy? How could you condone Xie Xiyan hiring a substitute for a painting? Haven't you thought about what the consequences would be if this were exposed?"
Luo Meijuan trembled with fright, feeling wronged, "I didn't expect things to be so serious. I did this for the good of our daughter."
Xie Wanli sneered, exposing Luo Meijuan's ulterior motives, "For the good of our daughter? Do you even believe that yourself? You know perfectly well that Xie Xiyan has no talent for painting, yet you still promote her, just for your own vanity."
Luo Meijuan dared not look Xie Wanli in the eye, because Xie Wanli was right. She wanted to cultivate Xie Xiyan into the most famous painter just to satisfy her own vanity.
Therefore, when Luo Meijuan learned that Xie Xiyan had found a painting substitute, she did not stop her. As long as her daughter could become a famous painter, she was willing to take the risk.
Luo Meijuan shielded Xie Xiyan behind her, resigned to her fate, "Since it's already happened, what are you going to do, kill us, mother and daughter, to vent your anger?"
Xie Wanli was furious. "You, Luo Meijuan, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Luo Meijuan fell silent. Xie Wanli felt like he had punched a cotton ball. In the end, he could only say in exasperation, "You and your daughter will stay at home for the time being. You are not allowed to go anywhere. Stay at home and reflect on your actions. Also, I won't be coming back for the next few days, so as not to make you angry when I see you."
After Xie Wanli finished speaking, he turned and left.
The tense atmosphere at home eased after Xie Wanli left.
Xie Xiyan sobbed, "Mom, I never expected the consequences to be so serious. If I had known, I shouldn't have had such a wicked idea in the first place."
After returning from the art exhibition, Luo Meijuan was indeed angry with her. But after thinking it over, she realized that the matter wasn't her fault; the blame should fall on Xie Nanzhi, that rebellious daughter.
Luo Meijuan hugged her and comforted her, "Xiyan, this is not your fault. If Xie Nanzhi hadn't reported you and exposed this matter, the Xie family wouldn't have faced an economic crisis."
Xie Xiyan pursed her lips, her voice trembling with sobs, sounding extremely aggrieved. "Mom, if only I hadn't gotten married, I could have arranged a marriage to solve the family's financial crisis."
Marrying?
Why didn't she think of that?
Luo Meijuan suddenly had a brilliant idea, "Mom has a solution."
Xie Xiyan blinked. "What method?"
Luo Meijuan sneered, "I raised Xie Nanzhi for eighteen years, she is our Xie family's daughter in name only. Now that she is divorced, I should still arrange her second marriage."
Xie Xiyan stopped crying and perked up, "Mom, you've got someone in mind?"
Luo Meijuan: "The heir of Qinghe Group was born with polio and is still unmarried at thirty. Although Xie Nanzhi has lowly blood, she is now somewhat famous and is barely a good match for him."
Upon hearing this, Xie Xiyan revealed a triumphant smile.
Xie Nanzhi, your time has come. Let's see how arrogant you can be now.
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Xie Nanzhi was in a hurry to see Liu Chen, so after returning home she booked a flight to H City for the next afternoon.
She didn't tell anyone about this, to avoid any complications.
She packed her luggage and ordered dinner at the hotel's Chinese restaurant. Just as she was waiting for the food to be delivered, a call came in from an unknown number.
Xie Nanzhi answered, "Hello."
A familiar voice came through the phone, "Xie Nanzhi, the old lady is dying. She wants to see you one last time. Please come back."
That voice... is it Luo Meijuan?
Has Grandma's condition worsened?
Xie Nanzhi was anxious. "Grandmother's condition has always been well controlled. How could she suddenly become so seriously ill?"
Luo Meijuan sneered, "Isn't it all because of you that Xie's stock market crashed? When the old lady heard the news, she fainted from anger."
Xie Nanzhi frowned, worried about her grandmother's condition, and didn't argue with her anymore. "I'll go over now."
After hanging up the phone, Xie Nanzhi picked up her bag from the coat rack and went out.
Upon reaching the door, he suddenly remembered something.
Xie Nanzhi checked the stun gun in her bag, then found a white medicine bottle, took one pill, swallowed it, and left.
Xie Nanzhi was worried about her grandmother's condition, so she drove very fast the whole way. The half-hour journey was compressed into twenty minutes.
Xie Nanzhi rang the doorbell, and Xie Xiyan opened the door.
Xie Xiyan was so angry at her that her teeth itched and her eyes were practically spitting fire. But when she thought about what was about to happen, she suddenly felt a sense of exhilaration.
Xie Xiyan sneered, "You're truly devoted to that old hag."
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