Chapter 176 The Chu family are actually robbers!
Gu Zhengfeng turned to the last page of the file, where a small borrowing registration card was attached.
Most of the writing on the card was blurred, but one signature, written in a very flamboyant style, remained clearly visible.
"In the month following the incident, only one person, from another unit, borrowed this file."
Gu Zhengfeng's gaze was like a knife, slowly sweeping over everyone present, finally settling on Su Yue's face.
He pronounced the name slowly and deliberately.
"Chu, Huai, An".
Chu Yanran's father.
Old Mrs. Chu's husband.
That Chu family patriarch who has long since passed away!
boom!
Something seemed to explode in Su Yue's mind.
If Madam Wang's previous words were merely circumstantial evidence and speculation, then these three words now are an irrefutable piece of solid evidence!
The Chu family!
It really is the Chu family!
They not only framed him in the media, using rumors to condemn him, but also, behind everyone's back, used their power to personally destroy all the evidence that could have exonerated him!
What they wanted was not for their father to be disgraced.
What they want is for their father to never be able to recover!
An uncontrollable rage erupted from Su Yue's chest, burning her limbs and bones with pain.
She clenched her teeth so tightly that her nails dug deep into Gu Beichen's hand, but she was completely unaware of it.
Gu Beichen didn't even frown; instead, he gripped her cold hand even tighter.
He looked at the tattered dossier, then at his wife trembling with anger in his arms. All the doting and tenderness in his eyes vanished, leaving only a chilling murderous intent.
“The official route is blocked.” Gu Beichen’s voice was eerily calm. “Then let’s take the unorthodox route.”
He raised his head and glanced at his two brothers.
"Eldest brother, third brother."
The eldest brother, Gu Beihan, who had been silent all along, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, revealing a calm and sharp gaze behind the lenses.
"I see."
He looked at Su Yue and analyzed the situation in a calm tone.
"The fact that the Chu family was able to achieve this shows that they had a very deep foundation back then. But more than 20 years have passed, times have changed, and it is impossible for them to be without flaws."
“I will immediately use all my connections in the health and education systems to thoroughly investigate the Chu family, especially Chu Yanran, starting with their economic issues and personal conduct.”
Gu Beihan's voice carried a scholar's logic and coldness.
"A woman like Chu Yanran, filled with jealousy and resentment, has a twisted mind. She's been arrogant and domineering all these years; she can't possibly have a clean record. Once we find a breakthrough, we can follow the trail and expose all the dirty secrets of her family!"
"Yes! Big brother is right!"
Gu Beifeng, standing to the side, suddenly slapped his thigh, his whole body becoming excited, as if he was about to embark on an exciting hunt.
He leaned close to Su Yue and patted his chest to assure her.
"Sister-in-law! I'll take care of this!"
"I'll go and call some people right now! Those spoiled rich kids in the capital, the itinerant performers, the antique dealers—they're all well-informed! What they're best at is digging up old stories from people's ancestral graves and digging up those shameful secrets from the past!"
Gu Beifeng's eyes shone with an alarming light. He lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of mystery and smugness.
"Don't worry, I can find out everything for you, not only how Chu Huai'an destroyed the evidence back then, but also whether the old lady of the Chu family had an affair when she was young, and how many times Chu Yanran wet the bed when she was a child!"
"I want to make sure their family has absolutely no secrets, inside or out!"
Gu Zhengfeng looked at his three sons, each with their own strengths, and nodded with a mixture of satisfaction and seriousness.
One sits in the central command, wielding military power.
One approach is to start with the official system and analyze it step by step.
It infiltrates from underground networks, penetrating every nook and cranny.
A massive net to avenge Su Yue was quietly unfurled in the Gu family's study.
With the unwavering support of her family, Su Yue's raging anger slowly transformed into a cold flame.
She raised her head and looked at the tattered dossier. In her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, there was no longer any vulnerability, only a murderous intent and scheming frozen in ice.
She gently pulled her hand away from Gu Beichen's, walked to the table, and stretched out her slender fingers to lightly brush over the glaring tear.
"They tore up the paper, but they can't tear up the facts."
Her voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable power.
"I want them to spit out everything they swallowed back then, with interest."
Su Yue slowly turned around, looked at the Gu family members, and curled her lips into an extremely cold smile.
"You still have to kneel."
The next day, just as dawn was breaking.
The atmosphere at the Gu family's breakfast table was completely different from usual.
There was a tense atmosphere in the air, like the calm before a storm, but even more so, there was a strong sense of unity and shared purpose.
Gu Beichen remained silent beside Su Yue, placing the peeled egg into her bowl and serving her a bowl of warm millet porridge. His movements were natural and focused, as if nothing in the outside world could disturb him.
In his world, there was only Su Yue.
Su Yue ate her breakfast quietly, the overwhelming hatred from last night perfectly concealed beneath her calm exterior.
She knew that anger wouldn't solve anything.
A calm mind and meticulous planning are the sharpest knives to pierce the enemy's heart.
Just then, the eldest brother, Gu Beihan, pushed open the door and entered.
He was dressed in a smart Zhongshan suit, and his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses showed a hint of weariness from staying up all night, but more so the sharpness of a hunter who had spotted his prey.
Without any further pleasantries, he went straight to the dining table and placed a file folder on it.
"Dad, Beichen, Yueyue."
"I found some information."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him.
Gu Beihan pulled out a chair and sat down, then pulled out a few sheets of paper from his file folder.
"Chu Yanran owns seven registered properties and twelve street-front shops. Apart from some of them being original properties of the Chu family, most of them were purchased gradually over the past twenty years."
Gu Zhengfeng frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the funding coming from?"
"That's the problem."
Gu Beihan's finger touched a line of words on the paper.
"The largest initial investment came from twenty years ago. She sold a batch of valuable antique paintings and calligraphy through the black market."
Gu Beifeng chimed in from the side, "Where does a young lady from the Chu family get so many good things? Is her family really that wealthy?"
Gu Beihan pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light.
“I asked an old friend at the Cultural Relics Bureau to do a side check based on the list of items that came out of the black market back then.”
He paused, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"The original owner of those antique paintings and calligraphy was the Huo family, who were forced to flee to Hong Kong back then."
"Clang."
The spoon in Gu Beifeng's hand fell into the bowl with a piercing sound.
The entire restaurant fell eerily quiet instantly.
robbery!
This is blatant robbery!
They not only used despicable means to frame loyal and virtuous people, forcing the Huo family to leave their hometown, but also took advantage of the situation to plunder and seize their family property!
This is no longer a simple personal grudge, but a heinous crime that violates national law!
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