Gu Tingzhi nodded. "As long as the situation is explained clearly, it's easy to put them in jail."
Meng Fuyan hesitated.
It would be easy to put them in jail, but the charge is too lenient; that's not the outcome she wanted.
Besides, at this point, she can only imprison these few people. There are still so many people in the Wu and Zhang families. Those people haven't gone to hell yet, so how could she possibly give up?
Meng Fuyan thought for a while before asking, "Brother Gu, do you know anyone at the Public Security Bureau?"
Gu Tingzhi nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
Meng Fuyan was a little excited and grabbed his arm. "Then, can you do me a favor?"
Seeing how agitated the girl was, Gu Tingzhi thought she wanted to lock all these people up. "Fine, go ahead."
"You lock the three of them up, but just make a show of it. Don't actually put them all in jail. My goal is the entire Wu family, especially Wu Guozhu and his older brother, not these small fry."
Gu Tingzhi raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on his lips. He quite liked the way this young girl schemed against the Wu family. "So... what do you want to do? Use them to negotiate with the Wu family?"
Meng Fuyan curled her lip. "What conditions are there to negotiate? What conditions could the Wu family possibly offer me? The whole family combined isn't even as rich as me. Wu Guozhu is currently being suppressed and beaten by Uncle Lu. What's there to negotiate?"
Gu Tingzhi nodded. "Indeed, so what do you want to do?"
Meng Fuyan laughed, "Actually, I really don't have anything to talk to them about, and even if I did, they wouldn't give it to me. But you guys can! The Wu family may not have much money, but Wu Guodong, the eldest son, has power! If you have the connections, investigate those people he persecuted before, or those he was planning to persecute, and see who can be used and who can be saved. You could bring those people back!"
"By the way, I have an uncle, you all know him. He was probably taken down by Wu Guodong back then, and he's currently in the Northeast. I wonder what kind of life he's living. Before the Yuan family came to Changning City to take office, the one who was in charge was very close to our Meng family. That guy... his surname is Xu on the surface, but he actually takes his mother's surname. He's related to our Meng family, but outsiders don't know that."
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
Goodness, he didn't even know this in his previous life.
It's hidden really well.
"What's your name?"
"Xu Aihua!"
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
This name is so common, you can't even find it in a crowd.
He hadn't heard of this name in his past life, so it seems he didn't achieve much... or... he didn't make it through these past few years?
Meng Fuyan shook Gu Tingzhi's arm. "I don't want to get involved in this matter, and I don't dare to. It's just me and my younger brother in my family. Others don't really care about me. So if these people get involved with me, I'm worried that there will be trouble."
"But you are different. If you can find a reasonable reason to get Wu Guodong under control and make him find a way to bring the person back, Wu Guodong has a lot of connections and should be able to do it. Even if he can't be reinstated, he can at least go back to do other work!"
Gu Tingzhi asked, "Who is that person to you? What level of relative are you?"
"My maternal grandfather's younger brother's child. My maternal grandfather and that younger brother were half-brothers. Back then, the situation was quite chaotic, so they kept their identities hidden. Few outsiders knew about them. Later, they never publicly acknowledged each other, and they continued to help each other in secret..."
Meng Fuyan's maternal grandfather used to work for a big capitalist and was a capable assistant. Although he was a servant, he was rich and powerful. It was not surprising at all that he had more than one wife in those days.
The profound heritage of a large family is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Then... what... caused his accident back then?"
Meng Fuyan chuckled dryly, "Well... she's quite wealthy, and... she has overseas connections..."
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
Each one is deadly.
"Overseas...what kind of relationship?"
Meng Fuyan's smile became even more awkward. "Well... his younger brother went abroad to study and hasn't come back, and... his uncle's family has also gone abroad."
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
No wonder you're having bad luck.
"That's not right! If it's such a serious problem, why wasn't he unlucky at first? I remember the Yuan family has only been in Changning City for a few years, right?"
Meng Fuyan explained, "This... is very simple! Others just didn't know at first!"
Gu Tingzhi: "..."
Well, they were a group of farsighted people who started preparing early on. They hid well, and the whole family was separated, each with a different identity. Even in chaotic times, they wouldn't all perish, and at least the family line would continue.
Or, if one of them does well, they can secretly give their relative a hand.
In fact, the Meng family has indeed developed very well.
Gu Tingzhi certainly wanted to help her, but this matter was indeed a bit difficult to handle.
“This is a bit difficult. Even if I find a way to contact Wu Guodong and negotiate with him, he may not be able to bring the person back. The issue of overseas connections is very sensitive.”
Meng Fuyan sighed, "It's precisely because it's so sensitive that I don't dare contact them. I didn't have the opportunity to help before, but it's different now. As for overseas connections... actually, not everyone with overseas connections is unlucky, right? Those who receive remittances from relatives abroad every year, aren't they living quite comfortably?"
That's true.
The country needs foreign exchange, so there are many contradictions in the management of overseas relationships. Some people have been ruined because of their overseas relationships, while others have been able to bring foreign exchange back to the country because their relatives overseas keep sending money. So those people there are doing very well, receiving remittance certificates every month and being able to buy many goods that ordinary people cannot buy in foreign exchange shops.
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