His words amused Zhuo Wen, who indeed chuckled softly.
"What does this little bit of impact matter? I know the Scott family doesn't value human lives, but what about money? What about status? These are things the Scott family can't give up, right?"
His voice was as cold as ice water, devoid of any warmth.
Gu Mai's expression also became much more serious: "It seems that Mr. Zhuo is determined to bring Si Ge to the bottom. I don't remember what I did to offend you that would make you willing to make two families enemies."
His statement that he didn't remember completely enraged Zhuo Wen, who threw the cup in his hand on the ground with a loud thud.
Gu Mai's assistant immediately became alert and stepped forward slightly in a defensive posture.
Shi Yu's gaze lingered on Gu Mai's face, lost in thought.
"I'm going to destroy your Sige, no matter the cost," a deep voice laced with a sinister laugh.
"But I don't see you have anything to do now. Since your memory is so bad, 'former patriarch,' why don't you take this opportunity to think carefully about what you have done in the past?"
As they passed each other, Gu Mai saw the hatred and sorrow in his eyes, along with a hint of confusion, which Shi Yu noticed.
A meeting that ended badly made Gu Mai increasingly suspicious.
During their previous meeting at the royal family, he had also seen that obvious hatred in Zhuo Wen's eyes.
What exactly happened?
"See? Go investigate. He wouldn't be so hostile towards us for no reason. I want to see what the old man is hiding."
After everyone had left for a while, Gu Mai spoke to his assistant who was standing to the side.
"Keep an eye on Gumi for me during this time. After I finish my trip to the royal family, I need to go back to Jiangcheng."
He gave the order in a cold tone.
"yes!"
Zhuo Wen was in a bad mood and not suited to driving. Shi Yu thought for a while in the driver's seat, frowned and said, "Wen, I don't think Gu Mai is faking it."
Sometimes, they would tentatively open their mouths.
Zhuo Wen rarely thinks calmly when he encounters Zhuo Yue's situation, and he also fails to notice the truth or falsehood in other people's words.
Especially recently, he has begun to take revenge on the Scott family, and he seems to be in much worse shape than before.
Zhuo Wen looked up and their eyes met in the rearview mirror.
"What did you say?"
He analyzed with some seriousness: "You didn't come here today just to ridicule him. Didn't you want him to die knowing why? But I just observed his eyes. His confusion, if it's not because he's a good actor, then he really doesn't know."
"It wouldn't be difficult for him to investigate Zhuo Yue's affairs, given his abilities. So why is he pretending to know nothing at all? As heirs, their training has already shown them a lot of bloodshed and death. If he really was involved, he wouldn't even have a reason to deny it."
His words silenced Zhuo Wen for a long time, but his anger had not subsided: "Even if he didn't do it, he's still involved!"
Shi Yu did not refute, because he knew that Zhuo Wen had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and perhaps this opportunity could allow him to completely get out of Zhuo Yue's shadow.
But reason still made him speak: "Yes, he is not wronged, but if he doesn't remember anything, your revenge against him will not achieve your goal, because he will not feel any pain because of Zhuo Yue's death."
"So what do you mean?"
Shi Yu: "Let's go back and find out why he lost his memory. We have to make him remember Zhuoyue's things and pay the price for them, right? Zhuo Wen, you've been waiting for a long time. For Yue'er's sake, it's okay to wait a little longer."
His words served as a wake-up call. He admitted that when he heard that Gu Mai had no memory of Yue'er, all he could think about was anger and revenge.
Gumai returned to the royal palace with the survey team.
As soon as I entered the reception room, I saw that the Crown Prince's expression was extremely impatient.
He bowed slightly. "Crown Prince."
The crown prince, who was sitting at the table, did not make any extra movements, nor did he ask him to get up.
After a while, they heard the footsteps of the man standing up and approaching from the table.
The Crown Prince patted Gumai on the shoulder. "Get up."
He followed him to the sofa, where the crown prince was already seated, but Gu Mai did not sit down and knelt on one knee.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not disciplining them properly and failing to investigate why the collateral branches of the family did such a foolish thing."
His devout demeanor slightly eased the crown prince's anger.
He reached out to help her up, saying, "Alright, get up!"
"yes!"
"I heard you also relinquished your position as head of the family? That doesn't seem like your style."
Gu Mai concealed his emotions. "These are all considerations of the family group. But the Sige family will definitely handle this matter well and give the royal family an explanation."
The Crown Prince leaned back on the sofa, and unlike his nervousness, he slowly spoke, "Gu Mai, I told you before that S Country cannot have only one large family, but it will not always only have these two large families. I don't know if you listened to what I said?"
He continued, with a hint of warning, "If this matter is not handled properly, I think it will only result in a change of ownership, not just a change of hands."
"Settle grudges if you have them. No grudges can affect the royal family's rule. Do you understand?" The crown prince's voice was kind, but it carried an undeniable pressure.
Gu Mai: "Yes, I understand!"
"I'll have the investigation team withdraw first. We'll settle this score properly once we've calculated the facts. If it's not handled well..." He didn't finish his sentence, but instead gave Gu Mai a meaningful look.
The news of Gumai's meeting with the royal family somehow reached the Sigour family.
Gu Mi's rise to power has heightened the sense of crisis among the collateral branches; the regime's ruthlessness is not something to be taken lightly.
If not handled properly, it's not impossible for the Scott family to collapse overnight.
The atmosphere in the manor was even more oppressive than it had been a few days ago.
At this moment, the signal that Gu Mai had given up and left made everyone even more uneasy.
Those collateral families who once thought that Gu Mi was easy to control did not dare to make any rash moves for a time.
At the forefront of controversy, a slight misstep can lead to self-destruction.
Gu Mai sat in his study, reflecting on the day's events, a rare look of confusion appearing on his face.
He rushed back to China only to find that the matter had reached a bottleneck.
Zhuo Wen and the Crown Prince's words reminded him that he seemed to have overlooked something.
The reminder that he had a poor memory seemed to give him some clues.
As soon as the assistant walked in, he noticed that Gu Mai was somewhat excited.
"Master, the news of your meeting with the royal family has been released, and the collateral branches have begun to sort out and eliminate those things on their own."
He pondered for a moment, "Let's deal with this matter first. I asked you to investigate the family matter before, so bring me the report. You don't need to follow up on the follow-up matters; I'll handle them myself. I'll be going back to Jiangcheng in the next day or two. Those people from the collateral branches probably won't dare to cause any more trouble at this point. Just cooperate with them."
"Yes, Master! I'll take my leave now."
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