Gu Ci's heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her eyes slightly. "Where is he?"
The driver said, "He's on the run from the police. I heard he stabbed a trainee policeman a few days ago and ran away. He's in Ninghe Village now."
Gu Ci frowned. She had never even heard of Ninghe Village, let alone had any knowledge of it. She couldn't believe that a rural place like this existed in the world of fame and fortune that was Beijing.
"How did you find out? Didn't the police know?"
The driver's voice carried a hint of amusement, "The police don't know, their legitimate methods will definitely be slower."
The implication is that he can find someone to buy information.
It's quite expensive.
Fortunately, Gu Ci was quite generous and allocated a large portion of the budget to him. After paying a portion, there was still a considerable amount left, which he could keep for himself.
Gu Ci wasn't interested in how he found out. Usually, she only needed to give instructions, and as long as she was given enough, her subordinates would do everything they could to get things done.
She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with bloodthirsty ruthlessness and resentment. "Contact him and have him kill someone for me. You can discuss the money with him; it's all negotiable. After it's done, I have a way to get him out of here without the police finding out."
The driver was taken aback. "Miss, what are you doing..."
"Just do as I say. Don't worry, you'll get your money back. But don't reveal our information to Cheng Jie. That kind of desperate criminal is extremely greedy. Be careful, or we'll end up getting ourselves into trouble."
The driver is willing to repeatedly push the boundaries of the law within the limits of reasonable compensation; having someone investigate is a minor matter.
But now it involves murder!
He's a bit...
I'm scared!
He gritted his teeth and tentatively asked, "Third Miss, who... do you want to kill?"
Gu Ci did not hide anything; she trusted the driver completely and knew that he was completely loyal to her.
She didn't try to hide the viciousness in her tone, nor the overwhelming hatred she felt for Meng Sheng: "Meng Sheng, I'll kill her!"
"No matter what method he uses, I just want her dead!"
The driver froze in surprise. "Meng Sheng? Third Miss, this might be a bit difficult... Although Meng Sheng doesn't usually have bodyguards with her, but..."
"Whatever difficulties he faces are his responsibility to resolve. My task is simply to issue orders and give him money. You should discuss the money with him."
The driver swallowed hard, and after a long pause, finally replied, "Okay."
Having lived for over thirty years, he had only ever bowed down for a few bushels of rice, all for a better life. Having followed the Third Miss for so many years, he knew Gu Ci's character well. The Third Miss only appeared gentle and kind, but deep down she possessed a ruthlessness that even the Second Miss lacked.
She was generous, so he was always willing to do things for her. Over the years, no matter what she asked him to investigate or do, he would do it.
But now that it involves murder, he still feels uncertain.
But he understood even more clearly that once the Third Miss made a decision, there was no going back. If she said she would kill Meng Sheng, she would definitely do it.
Moreover, they kill without regard to the means.
Even if she didn't go to make the deal with Cheng Jie, she would probably still try to find Cheng Jie again, and if Cheng Jie didn't agree, she would find someone else.
But in this situation, she certainly wouldn't let him go.
After all, he was in the know, and the best way to silence someone was to kill them.
Thinking of this, the driver shuddered and once again fell into a state of struggle and hesitation.
*
On the 12th, the Gu family's affairs escalated online, and the board of directors voted to appoint Gu Lin's cousin, Gu Chen, as the head of the Gu Group, with Gu Lin taking office as the CEO.
In just a few days, the Gu family's businesses have begun to show signs of fragmentation.
Gu Lin and Gu Chen originally had a good relationship, but due to the chairman's estrangement in this life, the company could not have two voices, and the internal war in the Gu family began.
While the Gu family was still vying for power, Pei Yu and Pei Huan had already returned to China, and the poisoning case was transferred to the domestic authorities.
After getting off the plane that day, Pei Huan went to the cemetery and sat in front of Cui Xueheng's grave all night. Pei Yu came to pick her up at around 8 a.m. the next morning, and she went back to the old house with him.
This case is actually quite simple.
Cui Xueheng didn't want to live in the first place, so she poisoned herself with a slow-acting poison because she felt her memory was getting worse every day. She wanted to use the time it took for the slow-acting poison to take effect so she could slowly think of how to write her will.
I'm worried about how to distribute the inheritance, and I'm afraid I might have overlooked something. I hope I can have time to slowly recall and think about it.
Du Ping harbored resentment towards Cui Xueheng simply because of the unequal distribution of Cui Xueheng's inheritance.
When Pei Huan learned the truth, her heart, which was on the verge of breaking down, finally broke down.
She had thought a lot about it, and believed that her birth mother's hatred for her adoptive mother stemmed from the fact that she had been taken away from her. After watching her daughter call another woman "Mom" for decades, it was understandable that she would feel resentment and anger.
But she never imagined it was all because of that small inheritance.
She couldn't forgive Du Ping, nor could she forgive herself.
Is money really that important to the birth mother?
She had never lacked money in the Pei family for decades, and the Pei family had always treated Du Ping well.
Putting aside the salary, when Pei Huan's grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and his biological father was diagnosed with liver cancer, the Pei family paid for all the medical and funeral expenses, and also covered Du Wei's tuition and living expenses.
Fearing that Du Ping would be sad alone, they would give her an extra 300,000 yuan every year as a year-end bonus.
It's the same every year.
How could she so easily end Cui Xueheng's life over the issue of inheritance?
She even asserted that even if she didn't take action, Cui Xueheng wouldn't survive, and complained about why Cui Xueheng should give most of her assets to Pei Sui.
At that moment, she knew that her birth mother's heart had been nurtured by the Pei family.
All the preferential treatment given to their family had long been taken for granted by Du Ping.
The case has been solved, and even Du Wei has been arrested. The chain of evidence is complete, and we just need the police to organize the materials before transferring them to the procuratorate.
After Pei Huan was led to rest by the old lady, Pei Yu finally had a moment to call Pei Sui.
"I'll come back this afternoon, and we'll have dinner together tonight and talk about Mom's inheritance."
Upon hearing the word "heritage," Pei Sui frowned.
As a daughter of the Cui family and the wife of the Pei family for decades, Cui Xueheng had considerable wealth despite her mental health issues. Most of the property left by Pei Yu's father after his death was in her hands.
This was also Pei Yu's father's way of ensuring Cui Xueheng's old age, so that she could be redistributed before she died.
All his assets combined could easily buy five islands.
“She won’t give it to me,” he said calmly. “But if you need a lawyer to be present to witness and sign documents, I can go home.”
He wasn't that materialistic, and besides, he was quite wealthy himself, so he had absolutely no interest in Cui Xueheng's inheritance.
He didn't want to get involved, lest he cause Cui Xueheng's unrest after her death, and he himself would feel uncomfortable.
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