A flicker of doubt crossed Li Zhanting's eyes as he said with amusement, "Why did you suddenly decide to ask about my mother?"
Gu Momo's heart skipped a beat under his ambiguous gaze, and she quickly explained, "What are you thinking? I can tell you, the person impersonating your grandfather inside is named Gui Hai. He was the one who carried out the family incident five years ago under orders from the Dark Moon Organization. He infiltrated the Li family to find a blood jade ring and then eliminate the Li family!"
She looked at Li Zhanting intently, "That's why I wanted to ask, what exactly is your mother's identity? How could she be targeted by an organization like this?"
A layer of frost silently settled over Li Zhanting's deep eyes, and he narrowed them slightly.
The Dark Moon Organization is an internationally notorious criminal syndicate with influence spanning various parts of the world. It has amassed countless riches globally and is infamous in international circles. This organization has clashed with the Dark Night Alliance, controlled by Li Zhanting, multiple times.
Despite the organization's dangerous nature, Momo showed no surprise or suspicion whatsoever...
His obsidian-spotted eyes flashed with an unreadable meaning. "MoMo, if possible, I hope you won't interfere in the Dark Moon Organization's affairs. Take good care of Tianbao. I'll handle things over there. Don't get involved, understand?"
Gu Momo met Li Zhanting's sincere eyes, and her heart trembled involuntarily.
The man's gaze was so sincere, like a blazing flame, trying to burn her into his warmth.
Li Zhanting cares about her so much, but what if Li Zhanting knew about her dirty and shameful past?
For some reason, Gu Momo felt a little scared.
At that time, would Li Zhanting feel...?
She is simply not fit to be a mother of four.
The thought flashed through her mind in an instant, and Gu Momo quickly lowered her head to hide her emotions. When she raised her head again, her face had regained its previous composure and calmness.
"Alright, I won't interfere in your efforts to save your grandfather, but there are some things that are of interest to me that I can't ignore. By the way, you haven't told me about your parents yet."
Li Zhanting's cold face was frosty. He casually grabbed Gu Momo's hand and turned around. "I'll take you to see where my parents live first. I'll tell you as we walk."
After saying that, he pulled her towards the courtyard deep inside the Li family's old mansion.
Gu Momo's fingers were tightly enveloped by him, and she could clearly feel the strong force in his palm. As if she were greedy for the warmth in his palm, she couldn't help but clench her fist slightly.
So it turns out that she could feel that same sense of security from Li Zhanting too.
Only after venturing deep into the Li family courtyard did Gu Momo truly realize the extent of their hidden strength.
The courtyard is spacious, and all the designs strictly follow the Western court style. The walls are carved with lifelike crystal murals, and even the steps and overhead chandeliers are made of glass crystal lamps, making it luxurious, elegant and unique.
If the exterior of the Li family compound is the most representative artistic design in the entire capital, then the depths of the courtyard are an artwork built with money, exuding the scent of money from head to toe.
Gu Momo couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Your Li family is really rich, I'm so envious!"
Li Zhanting's lips twitched. Did she look like she was short of money?
He led Gu Momo directly into the study.
The entire study was like a huge library, filled with all kinds of books, as well as various handwritings and documents from Li Zhanting's parents' lifetime.
Judging from the traces of his browsing, Li Zhanting must have come to clean frequently and carefully reviewed all the materials his parents had access to before their deaths.
Li Zhanting slowly and methodically organized the thick stack of documents, explaining to Gu Momo as he did so:
“My mother’s name is Mo Yan and my father’s name is Li Tianyi. Five years ago, the Li family was in turmoil. Countless branches of the Li family joined forces to overthrow the control of the main branch of the Li family and contacted several groups of assassins from the outside world to besiege and massacre the Li family. At that time, my parents were carrying a batch of international orders and were preparing to return to the Li family. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed at the port and all traces of the port were burned to the ground.”
“After the fire, more than 300 charred corpses were found inside, which is exactly the number of my parents’ and subordinates’ bodies. So for the past five years, I have been holding this accountable to the branch of the Li family that attacked the Li family back then.”
Gu Momo was quickly flipping through the thick stack of documents when she heard Li Zhanting's words, and felt a slight pang of pain in her heart.
If you do the math, five years ago was exactly the time when Li Zhanting was poisoned, right?
As she was thinking, her finger suddenly flipped to the picture album of Li Zhanting's mother, and an unexpected surprise flashed in her eyes:
"I knew your mother's name sounded familiar! Turns out, your mother is that international movie star who was a global sensation more than 20 years ago, and then suddenly announced her marriage and retired from the entertainment industry at the peak of her career!"
In the photo, Li Zhanting's mother, Mo Yan, always has brown curly hair. Her delicate eyelashes are curled and thick, and her red lips are charming. Her whole person exudes charm and allure, yet she also radiates wisdom and an unapproachable aura.
Perhaps because of her excellent maintenance, Mo Yan looks as young as if she's forever in her twenties. Just by looking at her radiant smile, you can tell how comfortable and happy she is living in the Li family.
Li Zhanting's lips curled up slightly. "Indeed. But that was more than twenty years ago."
Gu Momo put away the documents, her gaze falling on a painting on the wall, her eyes flickering slightly. "Wait! Li Zhanting, don't you think that painting hanging on the wall is out of place with its surroundings?"
She rushed to the painting and became even more certain!
The entire study was designed in a European palace style, and the murals were Western classical paintings, but this painting was a Chinese landscape painting!
A strange look of suspicion flashed in Li Zhanting's sharp eyes. Wait a minute!
This painting...
He had visited this study countless times before and had never seen this painting before. Why was it here this time?
Li Zhanting immediately strode over and carefully shielded Gu Momo with his arms:
"MoMo, be careful! Something's fishy about this. I've never seen this painting before!"
Gu Momo narrowed her eyes sharply.
If Li Zhanting has never seen this painting before, then it means that someone deliberately placed it here.
Moreover, the other party seemed to know her and Li Zhanting's whereabouts!
Li Zhanting's sharp gaze swept quickly across the wall, and he was surprised to find that after the addition of this Chinese landscape painting, the positions of all the paintings on the wall, when connected, actually formed a star chart.
The constellation chart is clearly missing one crucial element, and that element is...
Suddenly, Li Zhanting pinpointed the missing spot and instinctively placed his hand on the wall.
With a loud bang!
The walls of the study opened slowly to both sides like cabinets, revealing a dark space inside!
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