Chen Ziyan returned ten minutes after entering the next room.
She approached Lu Yanhe and whispered, "Feng Xiu and He Chunlai have made a move."
Upon hearing these two names, Lu Yanhe immediately realized who they were.
His aunt and cousin.
"Is it Chen Pinhe's side that's making a move, or Zhang Yuezhen's side?"
"Zhang Yuezhen's side," Chen Ziyan said, "Chen Pinhe's men also made moves, but they were intercepted by Zhang Yuezhen's men. Our people are following them."
She stared intently at Lu Yanhe.
“It seems that what happened tonight also provoked Zhang Yuezhen,” Chen Ziyan said. “Zhang Yuezhen’s ‘glove,’ He Yuan, personally took action. If he really intends to make a move, then this will be our chance to catch them red-handed.”
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Very few people know what Chen Ziyan is currently doing.
Even Wang Biao and Zou Dong only knew the general outline, not the whole picture.
The only ones who truly understood the specifics were Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.
The two of them share information completely.
"I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight." Chen Ziyan patted Lu Yanhe's hand. "You should go and rest. If you don't rest, the others won't be able to rest either."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
“I’ll keep an eye on things here,” Chen Ziyan said. “You need to conserve your energy. There might really be a tough battle ahead, and you can’t avoid it.”
"Fight." Lu Yanhe nodded solemnly, his attitude firm. "I won't dodge."
-
In fact, Chen Ziyan said she couldn't fall asleep, and so did Lu Yanhe.
But he was afraid that tossing and turning would disturb Chen Siqi's sleep, so he didn't move.
He lay motionless on the bed, his eyes closed, his mind wandering through a variety of thoughts.
He didn't even know when he fell asleep—
All I know is that I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
I'm so excited.
When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
Chen Siqi is no longer here.
He was the only one in the bed.
He scratched his head, got out of bed, put on his coat, and left the room.
In the living room, people were lying down or sprawled out in twos and threes, covered with clothes and blankets.
He walked around the house but couldn't find anyone. When he got to the yard, he found two people sitting in the sun.
In front of Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi, there was a cup of coffee.
Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan in surprise and asked, "Sister Ziyan, you didn't sleep, did you?"
Chen Ziyan raised the corners of her mouth.
"I'm still so excited that I can't sleep at all."
She waved her phone.
"Good news."
Lu Yanhe looked surprised.
Chen Siqi stood up and said, "Would you like black coffee, or with some milk?"
Lu Yanhe: "Add milk."
Chen Siqi nodded and went to get coffee for Lu Yanhe, thus giving Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan some space to talk alone.
"What good news?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Chen Ziyan said, "He Yuan and his gang kidnapped Feng Xiu and He Chunlai."
Lu Yanhe looked shocked.
"What?"
"Don't worry, everyone's fine. The whole thing was filmed by our people," Chen Ziyan said. "They're being watched by our people now, just to see what they're planning to do and whether they can get any more crucial footage."
"Do we need to call the police like this?"
"Call the police? Which police station?" Chen Ziyan shook her head. "These things are for dealing with He Yuan."
"Get He Yuan under control?" Lu Yanhe immediately understood Chen Ziyan's idea. "You want to use these to threaten him?"
“We can go in this direction,” Chen Ziyan said. “As Zhang Yuezhen’s glove, He Yuan must have something in his hands. On the bright side, we can get information from He Yuan to pin down Zhang Yuezhen. On the dark side, we can also use these things to pull out Zhang Yuezhen’s sharpest claws.”
Lu Yanhe understood Chen Ziyan's plan.
“There’s one more thing,” Chen Ziyan said. “Officer Qiu Ling called half an hour ago.”
"Um?"
“They found He Yuan in the surveillance footage they collected and preserved ten years ago,” Chen Ziyan said. “Although they didn’t find any evidence to convict him—the spot where you fell into the water was a complete blind spot for the surveillance cameras—it’s just too coincidental that He Yuan was also in the vicinity a few hours before and after your accident. We can basically conclude that he was the one who pushed you into the river back then, and it was Zhang Yuezhen who instructed him.”
Although he had suspected it for a while, the confirmation still made Lu Yanhe's heart sink, but he was also relieved.
It really was Zhang Yuezhen.
Chen Ziyan said, "Therefore, He Yuan is the key. Only if we can capture He Yuan will we have any hope of getting him to reveal the truth about this matter."
"But didn't you say there's no substantial evidence?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Chen Ziyan: "I believe he must have something. How can someone who does the dirty work for the boss protect himself if he doesn't keep something? He has a son named Hezhou. His son had a congenital disease when he was young, and Zhang Yuezhen paid for his treatment and cured him. Hezhou is Heyuan's only relative in this world. If we can control Hezhou and use Hezhou to threaten Heyuan, we don't have to worry about Heyuan not telling the truth."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
Chen Ziyan's phone suddenly rang at that moment.
Upon seeing this, she immediately moved aside to answer the phone.
Chen Siqi brought over the coffee.
"How did you sleep last night?"
"I feel groggy," Lu Yanhe asked. "And you?"
“I’m alright. I was worried about whether Ma Zhongquan would respond, so I woke up very early,” Chen Siqi said. “But he still hasn’t responded. However, dozens of your fans spontaneously gathered downstairs at Xingyu Entertainment and asked them for a response.”
Lu Yanhe exclaimed in surprise, "Ah?!"
Chen Siqi took out her phone and handed it to Lu Yanhe.
"Look."
In the video, dozens of people, carrying their own signs, stood at the entrance of the Xingyu Company building and shouted in unison: "Make Ma Zhongquan come out! Make him explain clearly who the murderer who hurt Lu Yanhe is!"
aggressive.
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
He asked, "Is this a good idea?"
Chen Siqi: "I have already asked Officer Qiu to contact the local police station. If things get out of hand, someone will take control of the situation. So far, it's not too bad. Actually, it's a good thing that they're making a fuss like this, so that Xingyu and Ma Zhongquan won't cower like cowards."
“Ma Zhongquan will most likely not respond. If he really betrays Chen Pinhe at this time, he can forget about working in this industry. No one will trust him anymore, and no one will cooperate with him,” Lu Yanhe said.
"Sister Ziyan called Hong Qi and put pressure on him. She made it very clear to Hong Qi that she would not let this matter go unresolved. Xingyu Entertainment must give an explanation for this matter."
Lu Yanhe: "So Sister Ziyan actually still wants to force Ma Zhongquan to reveal Chen Pinhe's name."
"Are you okay? If you still can't accept this being known by everyone, I'll go talk to Sister Ziyan."
“No.” Lu Yanhe shook his head. “Just two or three days ago, I was still afraid of this. Now is one of the few times I’m not afraid. Let it happen in one go. After this, I don’t know if I will be willing to face it again.”
Chen Siqi hugged Lu Yanhe.
"It's okay, no matter what, I'll always be by your side."
Chen Ziyan is back.
Her expression was stern.
"Hezhou has gone missing."
-
At this critical juncture, Tsuruzu suddenly disappeared?!
This was news that caught everyone off guard.
"Did He Yuan and Zhang Yuezhen hide Hezhou beforehand?" Chen Siqi asked, her brows furrowed.
"This happened so suddenly. He Yuan is in the US, and Zhang Yue is in the UK. How could they have acted so quickly?" Lu Yanhe asked. "When did He Zhou disappear?"
“This morning,” Chen Ziyan said, “the people I arranged to keep an eye on Hezhou happened to be there when he didn’t go to school. They went to his place, where he usually lives alone, but there was no one there. The neighbor said that he heard the sound of Hezhou’s door opening and closing in the middle of the night last night. It was quite loud, but when he went to check, the door was already closed and there was no one there.”
“This—” Lu Yanhe shook his head, “It seems that Zhang Yuezhen was one step ahead of us and took Hezhou away ahead of time.”
“Yes, Hezhou is Heyuan’s only weakness, and Zhang Yuezhen must know that too. Heyuan and his group attacked Chen Pinhe’s men, and Chen Pinhe must have received the news as well,” Chen Ziyan said. “I think Zhang Yuezhen and Heyuan are probably trying to prevent Chen Pinhe from retaliating.”
"Can you find out where Hezhou went?" Chen Siqi asked.
"We're trying to find out, but we might not be able to." Chen Ziyan shook her head, her expression grave.
Just when things had finally made a breakthrough, and they thought they had a crucial handle on the case, that handle disappeared again.
Just then, Chen Ziyan's phone rang.
Chen Ziyan answered the phone and walked aside to take it.
-
"Hezhou is gone?!" Zhang Yuezhen asked in shock. "What happened?"
“I don’t know. Their teacher called me and said that Hezhou didn’t go to school. I called Hezhou, but he didn’t answer.”
He Yuan's face was gloomy.
If this happened under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Maybe He Yuan just went out to play with his classmates and overslept.
However, this happened at this time.
This is absolutely not normal.
“The GPS watch I left for him always showed that he was at home, but I sent people to look for him at home and they couldn’t find him.” He Yuan felt a chill in her heart. “Miss, someone may have found me and is trying to threaten me through Xiao Zhou.”
Zhang Yuezhen: "Don't think the worst. All these years, you've been in the shadows. No one knows about our relationship. How could they find out who you are so quickly? It happened so suddenly. It's very likely that Xiaozhou just ran off somewhere to play. Don't worry, I'll make arrangements back home immediately. We will definitely find him."
He Yuan: "Mm."
"How are Feng Xiu and He Chunlai doing?"
“We’ve already got them under control,” He Yuan said. “However, we haven’t made a move yet. We’re planning to wait for Chen Pinhe’s men to catch up with us, then pin the blame on them so we can extricate ourselves.”
Zhang Yuezhen: "Okay, then let's proceed as planned. He Yuan and He Zhou are in China, they'll be fine. I won't talk to you anymore, I'll contact the people in China right away and make the arrangements."
He Yuan: "Miss, I'm begging you."
-
Chen Ziyan hung up the phone and came back, saying, "Hong Qi just called me. They communicated and negotiated with Ma Zhongquan. Xingyu will issue an official statement later, saying that this matter was Ma Zhongquan's personal behavior and had nothing to do with the company. They will ensure that Ma Zhongquan admits that he was entrusted by Chen Pinhe to suppress Lu Yanhe, but they hope that our subsequent statements will not focus on Xingyu."
"What do they plan to do with Ma Zhongquan?"
“Ma Zhongquan will definitely resign to take responsibility,” Chen Ziyan said. “There is no doubt about that. Ma Zhongquan is struggling. After so many years at Xingyu, he has some things in his hands. The two sides are currently wrangling and negotiating.”
Lu Yanhe curled his lip.
"Look at Xingyu's demands, can we accept them?"
“Sure,” Lu Yanhe shrugged. “It was Ma Zhongquan’s doing anyway.”
However, to Lu Yanhe at that time, Zhou Pingan and Ma Zhongquan simply represented the company.
That's not the point.
Lu Yanhe had no interest in pursuing Xingyu's responsibilities.
Lu Yanhe didn't even seriously investigate the responsibilities of Ma Zhongquan and Zhou Ping'an.
Chen Siqi: "Then Chen Pinhe's matter will be exposed soon."
Chen Ziyan said, "The statement from Xingyu will not reveal the true relationship between Chen Pinhe and Lu Yanhe; it will only mention that Chen Pinhe was the one who instructed Ma Zhongquan to suppress Lu Yanhe."
Chen Siqi: "Things have come to this point, surely some news will leak out, right?"
"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded, then turned to look at Lu Yanhe. "It depends on whether we respond to this matter."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Sister Ziyan, what's your suggestion?"
“My advice is that you should always be in a passive position in this matter,” Chen Ziyan said bluntly, “just like you have been these past two days.”
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"There's one more thing. This is a terrible thing, but it can also help you. As your agent, I strongly hope to postpone the exposure of your true relationship with him until next year."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback. "Why?"
"Yes, the emergence of this news now will likely affect 'The Boat's' performance during awards season," Chen Ziyan said. "Art films are most vulnerable to interference from off-screen information."
“That’s true.” Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan yawned.
"No, I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to take a nap."
Chen Siqi said, "I'll take you to your room."
"No need, I know where the room is," Chen Ziyan said. "You two can finally enjoy some quiet time together, so don't worry about me."
She waved and left.
Lu Yanhe sighed after Chen Ziyan left.
Chen Siqi asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ziyan... she wasn't telling the truth just now."
"ah?"
"She wanted to use this incident to increase her chances of winning the Best Actor Oscar next year for 'The Original Father'," Lu Yanhe shook his head helplessly. "She was worried that I wouldn't be able to accept it, so she came up with another reason." (End of Chapter)
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