Chapter 157: The Hongmen Banquet



Wang Jinling simply washed up in the school dormitory, changed out of her gorgeous long dress, put on casual clothes, and got into the car that was taking her home.

Her driver today was not Shi Zirui, but Xiao Sun, an old servant who had served the Wang family for many years. When he saw the eldest lady, he greeted her as usual, but his face looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. So Wang Jinling understood instantly, and her soft and slender fingers circled under the seat, and sure enough, they touched something.

That's a bug.

Recently, Wang Kai has been suspicious of her. Originally, Wang Jinling didn't know which link went wrong, but later she found out after investigation that it was Liu Huawei from the police station who let the secret slip during the interrogation.

The former head teacher of Class 8 has always been under strict control of Lao Zhou and others because Liu Huawei knew the existence of Wang Jinling and Chen Tinghan. Although he was not clear about their background and secrets, for Wang Kai, knowing their existence and attracting direct attention was like a mountain pressing down on his head for the two children whose foundation was still unstable.

Fortunately, he seemed to believe that Wang Jinling was the mastermind behind this series of events, and during the interrogation he only revealed her identity without revealing the existence of Chen Tinghan.

And now, she has to face endless investigations.

Shi Zirui has been under surveillance and has been transferred away from her side. A group of people under her are suspected of being involved with her. Wang Kai even suspects that she is working together with Ai Chunxiao to betray her.

The next moment was the most critical one. If she handled anything improperly, the strength she had worked so hard to build up would be torn apart, and she would end up like her mother Zhong Yinhua, permanently losing her last bit of freedom and becoming a pitiful commodity, at the mercy of others.

Fortunately, this time she doesn't have to bear this mountain of pressure alone.

She hummed softly:

“Whenever I can’t find the meaning of existence, whenever I’m lost in the darkness, please, the brightest star in the night sky, guide me to you.”

“Whenever I cannot find the meaning of existence, whenever I am lost in the darkness, please, the brightest star in the night sky, illuminate my way forward.”

The car was driving smoothly on the street. For some reason, a loud and noisy police alarm sounded on the road. There was a noise outside the window, but she seemed to hear the sound of nature. She closed her eyes comfortably and waited for the private car to arrive.

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Royal Villa.

As usual, today is not an important day, but everyone takes it very seriously because many things happened in Wanghai today and someone has to give an explanation, but no one wants to do it too abruptly or cold-bloodedly, so in name only, tonight is a family dinner.

Led by Wang Kai, those who attended the dinner included Li Ze, Ai Chunxiao, Pei Ziming and Wang Jinling.

At a family dinner, the hostess was not present, and there were as many as three outsiders.

"Family dinner", how ridiculous, Wang Jinling maintained a perfect smile and walked into the living room.

Except for her, everyone else was already seated. Wang Kate carefully instructed the family's cook to prepare a delicious meal. He looked like a good father, smiled gently, and said, "You're back. Wash up and sit down to eat."

Wang Jinling forced a perfect smile, and a few minutes later sat down in the empty seat. She picked up a few bites of food without tasting the food, and waited for someone to start this scene.

Maybe they will say a few insincere and polite words to get to the point, because this is the convention, as if they will appear not to be sophisticated enough if they don't say some boring nonsense.

But today, they seemed fed up with the red tape, and Li Ze rudely broke the silence.

"Several of the places I run, where we play machines and cards, were raided by the police. They picked the right time and place to arrest us. They were well prepared. At the same time, several of my brothers were arrested."

Wang Kai scooped up the clear soup from the bowl and said in surprise, "Oh? What happened? Is the loss huge?"

"It's huge," Li Ze said. "The direct losses are as high as tens of millions. It is estimated that a lot of land will be seized later. There are also hidden assets such as regular customers and fat sheep. The total amount is difficult to estimate."

Wang Kai's expression suddenly calmed down, as if he wasn't surprised. He said, "Well, let's say hello to them first. Give them the money, property, and everything else. We can't let them hold him captive any longer."

Ai Chunxiao suddenly smiled charmingly and said, "Oh, it's a rare family dinner, why are you saying such spoiling things?"

"This is the biggest problem." Li Ze looked at Ai Chunxiao and Pei Ziming beside her with a sinister look, and said, "Even our captain has been dismissed. I just received news that he is under investigation."

Suddenly, Wang Kai's face was extremely calm, but he threw the bowl in his hand away, smashing it to the ground, smashing it into pieces, and the soup splashed everywhere.

He already knew the whole situation before this family dinner started. It was unnecessary to ask again now, which was just a warning. But now Ai Chunxiao was pretending to be stupid.

Not to mention Wang Kai, even Ai Chunxiao raised her head suddenly when she heard the news. The charm on her face could not be maintained for a moment, and she looked at Pei Ziming next to her. Pei Ziming was even more shocked, and shook his head frantically at Ai Chunxiao, indicating that he knew nothing about it.

He was indeed moving around with the intention of collecting Wang Kai's weaknesses, but no matter what, even if he had the courage, he would not choose to take action against the Wang family's connections in the bureau. On the one hand, he did not dare, and on the other hand, this relationship was protecting Ai Chunxiao and Pei Ziming while protecting Wang Kai.

Because this is one of the foundations of the Wang family's survival.

To interfere with this relationship is absolutely harmful to others and yourself.

"Their movements were too fast and too accurate, and almost every blow hit our sore spots. If it weren't for long-term planning, they wouldn't have been able to achieve such speed. Moreover, some information is impossible for the outside world to know, and only someone inside could have access to it." Li Ze finally got to the point: "So, there must be a traitor on our side."

As he spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Pei Ziming.

Although Pei Ziming had heard about what happened to Li Ze's men before coming, and knew that he was closely related to these things, his lips still trembled when the time came.

Li Ze glanced at Wang Jinling, who was silent beside him, without leaving any trace. He then slammed the table and said in a stern voice, "I know you have been secretly in contact with Lu Chao, and you are also secretly colluding with that middleman named Xia. You are even colluding with Zhang Keqi's old subordinates. You are involved in all of this."

Wang Jinling swallowed a mouthful of vegetables and then exhaled silently.

The matter finally came to the point. On the surface, this was torturing Pei Ziming, but in fact, Lu Chao, the middleman surnamed Xia, and Zhang Keqi's old subordinates were all related to Wang Jinling.

This is the ability of Wang Kai and his subordinates to control the wind direction of Wanghai and collect intelligence. Although she has tried her best to ensure it is flawless, unfortunately, her foundation is still too shallow.

The real game has just begun.

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