The Truth about Yutai
Xu Zaitan specifically went to apologize to Yu Li when she was leaving class.
They ordered a large table of dishes, handed drinks to her, and stuffed all the delicious food into Yu Li's face.
Yu Li watched calmly, and when Xu Zaitan tried to put food to his mouth, he asked, "What are you doing?"
Xu Zaitan laughed bitterly: "Yu Li, you know I would never refuse you, what do you want me to do? Just say it."
Even if he was asked for shares in Xu's company, he would give them to them. Without Quan Yuli, he would not be who he is today.
"The only thing is that this matter is related to my parents. I really have no way..."
In reality, he had already revealed enough. Yu Li knew that he had evidence to accuse Quan Biaohe. If he told Quan Biaohe, he would most likely be finished.
Quan Wei Hedu has been a veteran for many years.
The fact that they can sit here and have a good conversation now is all thanks to his trust in Yu Li.
"I hope you can understand me." He looked eagerly.
Yu Li thought about it, then raised her drink and took a sip: "Of course I understand you."
Xu Zaitan breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Li comforted Xu Zai Tan: "Don't think too much, our relationship is very stable."
Xu Zaitan felt even more guilty.
After dinner, Yu Li left the restaurant. She had classes in the afternoon, so Xu Zai Tan drove her back to school. When they got off at the school gate, she said goodbye to Xu Zai Tan in a friendly manner.
When she could no longer see anyone, she glanced at a car across the street.
Zheng Ruizhen said she received it.
Ever since Seo Jae-dam started hiding things, Yu-ri no longer fully trusts Seo Jae-dam. Eating alone is impossible. Jung Seo-jin has been following him, and the most important thing now is to keep a close eye on Seo Jae-dam.
He wants to find out the culprit on his own, but he has to see if he has the ability to do so.
During the break in the afternoon, Wu Qingyu discussed the details of the ring. Wu Qingyu vaguely guessed that Yu Li wanted to use the ring at the engagement ceremony. The marriage between the Kwon and Choi families would definitely be reported on national and even foreign news, and the scene that would most likely be used as the cover of the news would be the scene of both parties wearing rings on each other.
Her designs are about to become famous again.
Wu Qingyu was extremely alert.
Hong Jae-heon hasn't contacted Yu Li in the past two days. Yu Li doesn't think that he is waiting patiently. The marriage between Hong Wuxu and Cheng Xiyin has been suspended. Hong's mother has already suspected - it would be better to say "determined". She has already determined that it was Hong Jae-heon's doing. With a whisper in her ear, Hong Xian also feels unhappy with Hong Jae-heon.
He is as heartless as his mother. Not satisfied with enjoying wealth and glory for so many years, he also wants the right of inheritance.
If Hong Jae-heon inherits the company, his commoner ex-wife should come back. Hong Xian thought that since his son is so promising, she must come back to visit.
Yu Li felt that Hong Jae-heon should be more anxious than anyone else now. If he didn't come to find her, it meant that he had a new target. Xu Jae-dam's going abroad was not a secret and it could be found out easily. Hong Jae-heon should have focused his attention on Xu Jae-dam.
Another day later, Yu Li received information from Zheng Ruizhen after school: "Hong Baolin's case has been investigated, as well as the person who was previously hunted in Jitan."
In Jitan, Yu Li and Cui Ze were chased when they left the village. They captured them alive, but the people who were in contact with them were wearing layers of vests, and the orders were passed through countless people. It took Zheng Ruizhen a long time to unravel the mystery.
Yu Li opened the report and stared at the name of the person behind the scenes for a long time. She was a little surprised, but also expected it.
"The original DNA comparison results..."
Zheng Ruizhen looked serious: "It's very likely that she did it."
"I understand." Putting down this report, Yu Li opened Hong Baolin's. Hong Baolin had expected that the aunt was not her biological aunt. She didn't know if the truth could shake the cold heart of the superior when it was revealed.
After reading all the information, Yu Li closed the folder and asked, "How's Xu Zaidan doing?"
Just as Zheng Ruizhen was about to say that everything was fine, her phone rang. After listening for a few seconds, she looked at Yu Li and said, "I heard that Xu Zaidam left the company and headed towards the Twin Towers. Xu Youyuan is also heading in the same direction. The possibility of the two meeting cannot be ruled out."
Xu Youyuan? Yu Li suddenly patted Zheng Ruizhen on the shoulder: "Ruizhen has a meticulous mind."
She only said to keep a close eye on Xu Jae-dam, but Zheng Ruizhen even considered Xu Youyuan. Not everyone can do this.
Realizing that she was being praised, Zheng Ruizhen lowered her head. Yu Li rarely praised others sincerely.
She was a little happy.
"Keep following," Yu Li said. Assuming Xu Zai Tan and Xu You Yuan really were going to meet, how did they arrange it? At this critical juncture, Xu Zai Tan was wary of everyone, let alone Xu You Yuan, who had been kicked out of the Xu family by him.
"I remember Xu Zaitan said that Xu Youyuan's mother was sick?"
Zheng Ruizhen nodded. "She's been in the hospital for a long time. At first, Xu Youyuan's maternal family didn't dare take them in for fear of offending Xu Zaitan, so Xu Youyuan simply cut off contact. Her mother was ill, and her maternal family offered to give her money, but she refused."
Yu Li was thoughtful. She guessed that Xu Youyuan was arranged by Hong Jae-heon. The reward was money and the Xu family, but what reason did Xu Youyuan use to ask Xu Jae-tan to meet?
After thinking about it, it can only be the death of Xu Zaitan's parents.
It seems that Hong Jae-heon knows more than she thought.
Xu Zaitan entered the restaurant. He didn't expect that there was such an old little restaurant near the Twin Towers. The space was small and the location was remote. If Xu Youyuan hadn't chosen it, he would never have eaten here.
Xu Youyuan had already arrived. There was only one dish on the table. Xu Zaitan sat down opposite and sneered, "So shabby?"
Xu Youyuan didn't care: "I don't have money, this is all I can afford."
All the money went into the hospital.
Xu Zaitan had no thoughts. The girl in front of him was his enemy's daughter. Even if her parents weren't killed by Second Uncle Xu, was it true that Second Uncle Xu was colluding with the Bai family? Was it true that he killed her twice? He had already done his best by not killing her completely.
"So you want to exchange your information for money?"
Last night, Xu Youyuan said he knew how his parents died and asked to meet them. He even chose a bustling place like the Twin Towers and told him not to be afraid.
Xu Zaitan knew there was a trick, but what could he do? Just sit there and do nothing? He had experienced it firsthand after working for a few years: those who don't like to move will only end up in trouble.
"No rush." Xu Youyuan ate the food and took out a rice ball from her bag. It was an expired product from the convenience store where she worked, and she didn't want to pay for it.
Yu Li also arrived nearby by car.
Zheng Ruizhen sent people to keep an eye on him, not afraid of losing Xu Zaitan's trace. Something will definitely happen tonight.
She was leisurely handling emails. Cui Ze sent her a message asking when she would be home, and she said she was working overtime tonight.
"I don't know what time it will be added, so you can eat by yourself."
Cui Ze didn't bother him again.
Twenty minutes later, Zheng Ruizhen returned to the car. In addition to buying dinner for Yu Li, she also brought back the latest news.
"There's something fishy about that restaurant. It's under the control of Hong Jae-heon. Seo Jae-dam's bodyguards are guarding outside, and they don't even know their boss has been dragged into the kitchen."
Um…
It's not surprising that this happened to Xu Zaitan.
But, “How did you know?”
Their people didn't go in, at most they were guarding the back door of the restaurant.
Zheng Ruizhen touched her nose and said, "There is a surveillance camera in the restaurant. I asked Gao Zhuyan for help."
Yu Li understood. Long ago, after Zheng Ruizhen had witnessed Gao Zhuyan's skills, she asked her if she wanted to hire someone with similar abilities. She said no. A mutually beneficial partnership is the only way to last. Having everything you need will only make you truly isolated.
Raising the same person means that she doesn't trust Gao Zhuyan. If she doesn't trust Gao Zhuyan, she shouldn't trust Pei Haocheng either. Does she still want to build a hospital?
Professionals do professional things.
"How is it now?"
Zheng Ruizhen replied through the headset: "She's unconscious and was taken away through the back door."
Fasten your seat belt and Zheng Ruizhen drives after you.
The car was driving from the city to the suburbs. After several minutes, Xu Zaitan's bodyguard realized that something had happened and quickly turned on the positioning device.
During the rush hour, cars were constantly moving along the road. Zheng Ruizhen arranged three cars to rotate and track the car, trying to avoid being noticed by Hong Zaixian. At 7 o'clock in the evening, while it was still light outside, they arrived at their destination.
Yu Li supported her head and waited for news.
Zheng Ruizhen sat in the driver's seat, and she would arrange anything. It was too quiet, and seeing that Yu Li was not busy, she found a topic to talk about.
"I've already got the site drawings. I've made two security plans and will email them to you when I get back."
"Hmm?" Yu Li raised her eyelids. "Oh, you mean the engagement venue."
Yes. Everyone around Yu Li knew that the birthday party was also the engagement party. Zheng Zhihe was in charge of the venue layout, and she was in charge of the security.
"I haven't congratulated you yet." Zheng Ruizhen said.
"No rush." Yu Li curled her lips, "It's still not too late to congratulate you on the same day."
Speaking of which, how is the wedding dress going? Zheng Zhihe is in charge of all these matters. She only needs to try it on at a specific time.
Thinking of going back to ask tonight, Zheng Ruizhen turned around and said that Xu Zaitan ran away: "He was not knocked unconscious."
Grow up your brain.
Maybe he had the idea from the beginning that you can't get a tiger cub without taking any risks, and left quickly after finding that he couldn't get any clues.
"But the area was full of Hong Jae-heon's men, and his security guards weren't with him. He couldn't get far on his own."
"Do you want to save me?"
Yu Li wiggled her index finger: "Yin Yancan knows that a savior must appear at the right time and let him suffer a little."
This way you will learn your lesson and know how to treat her.
She is not a Bodhisattva who only wants to give without asking for anything in return.
As the news came in one by one, Yu Li watched a text version of a battle royale, "Xu Jae-dam's security arrived", "Xu Jae-dam and the security reunited", "Hong Jae-heon's firepower was too strong, and Xu Jae-dam fled alone", "Xu Jae-dam was injured"...
Just as she was about to continue her report, Yu Li reached out to stop her. Her cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number from the capital.
I picked up the phone and the person on the other end was very respectful.
Yu Li's expression gradually turned playful. "Are you Xu Zaitan's secretary? Did something happen to him?"
"He gave you my number and asked you to contact me in case of emergency?"
"I'm the only one who can save him?"
——Yu Li, my life is like a kite flying in the sky with no landing point. The only string is in your hand. Please, please save me.
——You are all I have.
"I'll try."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Li asked about Xu Zaitan's current situation. Zheng Ruizhen said that his hands and feet were injured and he would be caught soon.
Only then did Yu Li get off the car.
Xu Zai Tan had just fallen, unsure if it was a broken bone or a twisted leg, and he ran away dragging his leg. Xu Youyuan lied to him, so to speak, but damn, he couldn't even provide a clue. He really shouldn't have been soft-hearted in the first place.
Yu Li, where are you? I won’t hide it from you anymore. Come and save me. Xu Jae Tan is about to cry.
This used to be a private farm, but was later abandoned. Xu Zaitan didn't even know whether it was mud or shit under his feet. The unpleasant smell lingered. The thought that he would die in such a place if he didn't run gave him unlimited motivation.
Hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer. He had made arrangements with his secretary before coming here. If anything happens to him, he should contact Quan Yuli and Yuli will come to save him.
...Is that so? Will they come to save him? Xu Zaitan gasped heavily. If he died, he would not pose a threat to Quan Weihe. If he were Yu Li, he would not come.
After turning the corner, a group of men in black appeared in front of him. He hurriedly braked and ran back. He didn't know how much time had passed. The escape route seemed so long.
The group of people had caught up with him. Xu Zaitan stumbled and fell to the ground. He kept his mouth tightly shut to maintain his last bit of dignity.
It was over. The footsteps were getting closer and someone was jokingly telling him to keep running.
"President Xu, can't you run anymore? I'll help you with your other leg—"
Before he could finish the word "useless", someone appeared in front, carried Xu Zaitan and left without looking back. Hong Zaixian's men were stunned and immediately chased after him.
Another escape begins, but it has nothing to do with Xu Zaitan.
He was gently placed on the ground and opened his eyes. Yu Li was leaning against the car body and looking at him.
"How are you?"
No worry, no indifference, just the same attitude as before, as if what happened before had never happened.
Xu Zaitan's eyes turned red: "Yu Li, only you!"
He wanted to pounce on her, this was the umpteenth time, he definitely wanted to build a temple for Kwon Woo-ri!
Yu Li quickly dodged. Honestly, not pinching her nose was already the greatest respect she had for Xu Zaidan: "Do you want to see what's all over your body?"
D1, who carried Xu Zaitan over, had already taken off his coat with an expressionless face. If he was not only wearing a pair of pants, he would have wanted to take off his pants as well.
Xu Zaitan froze.
An hour later, in Xu's hotel, Xu Zaitan came out of the bathroom after washing cleanly, with a towel covering his head. He took something from the secretary outside the door and walked lightly towards the floor-to-ceiling window.
Yu Li is there.
It was almost nine o'clock in the evening. Xu Zaitan put something on the table: "This is what they are all looking for."
Yu Li took a quick glance and saw a computer and a USB flash drive.
"It's a video. I transferred it to this USB drive. You can take it back if you need it." Xu Zaitan didn't bother to wipe his hair, water droplets dripped down one by one. He turned on the computer, operated it a few times and pushed it in front of Yu Li.
Yu Li pressed the start button. The pixel was not good, which was a bit embarrassing for someone who was used to watching 4K or at worst 1080p. She didn't say anything because the video got straight to the point and she had no time to complain about the picture quality.
There were four people at the beginning of the video, three of whom looked familiar to Yu Li. After recalling for a while, she found out that they were Hong Xian when he was young, old man Pei Kangqi, and Xu Zaitan's father.
She had no impression of Xu's father, but Xu Zaitan looked very similar to her father.
The fourth person was completely unseen.
No, Yu Li remembered something and took out her cell phone. Zheng Ruizhen had sent her some investigation information about the Yutai incident, which included a photo of the deceased wealthy businessman... Found it.
Comparing the photo and the video, it can be seen that it is the same person.
Yu Li calmed down and realized that it was indeed them who went to Yutai to invest twenty years ago. Xu's father wanted to build a hotel, Pei Kangqi wanted to build a hospital, and as for the commercial street, Hong Xian and the authority who was not present were all possible.
Twenty years ago, a wealthy businessman named Zhang Genghe and five others invested in the Yutai project. Zhang Genghe had come up with the idea and recruited the people, but he overestimated human nature. When the other four, excluding him, completed their final inspection and were about to begin construction, they decided to kick Zhang Genghe out.
"He's just a small local businessman, trying to be on equal footing with me."
"The investment is minimal and the return is huge. There is no such good thing."
"Let him go, I can give him more money."
As they discussed, Zhang Genghe overheard their conversation. He came to confront them, and a quarrel ensued. Anger overwhelmed his reason, and he revealed his true colors without hesitation: "I knew this day would come. Fortunately, I wasn't completely unprepared. Everyone has invested a lot in this project, and everyone's hands are dirty. I've kept all the evidence."
"If you dare kick me out, I'll expose what you've done and send you to jail!"
The three of them frowned.
Zhang Genghe thought the three men were scared and started to laugh at them. Soon he said he would get the evidence to show everyone. He was delusional that the three men would obey him from then on.
Bang.
As a result, he had just taken two steps when a stone hit the back of his head hard. He fell down and could feel his life slipping away.
The one who took action was Hong Xian.
Zhang Genghe crawled to Pei Kangqi's feet and said, "You are a doctor, save me, save me."
Hong Xian and Xu's father both stared at Pei Kangqi, but in the end, Pei Kangqi did not move.
Zhang Genghe died just like that. At the end of the video, Quan Weihe walked into the frame holding his phone: "Ah Xi, you have to answer your wife's call. Don't you guys have this problem? Wait, what's going on?"
The video ends here.
Yu Li returned the computer to Xu Zaitan: "How could there be a video recording of what happened back then?"
"She was my dad's secretary at the time," Xu Zaitan said. Besides the video, the doll also contained a phone number. "After this incident, my dad immediately paid for the secretary to be sent abroad, fearing the video would be discovered."
The Xu family is an old and wealthy family, and the Bai family is an emerging force. Compared with the Bai family, whose roots are unknown, Xu's father, who is known by the older generation, is more reliable.
But just like Zhang Genghe, Xu's father was also worried that he, the weakest one, would be abandoned by this group of people halfway. Every time an important event happened, he asked his secretary to secretly keep evidence. This time, it was also recorded when he was caught off guard.
Zhang Genghe's body was found at the foot of a hill. People said that he accidentally fell and hit his head, but Zhang's family didn't believe it. Zhang Genghe's wife was even more aggressive. In the era when print media was popular, she took the initiative to find the media for interviews and said in public that several of Hong Xian's collaborators had promised her that they would not start work until the murderer was found; and if something happened to her, it would further prove that Zhang Genghe's death was man-made.
Hong Xian was furious after being accused of such a high hat. He had never said such a thing at all, but he couldn't refute it because it was everywhere in the newspapers.
Later, the planning for Yutai changed, and the once-precious land became a wasteland, with nothing but mountains and water, completely unworthy of development. Several people withdrew from the Yutai project, commissioned others to auction the land, and destroyed all traces of it. Twenty years later, almost no one knew about this incident except the elderly who lived there at the time.
What's more, the old man only knows that a few big bosses are coming to invest, but he has no idea of their specific identities.
"So, the three people in the video—Hong Xian, Pei Kangqi, and my father—could all be the murderers of your father."
Xu Zaitan nodded. Even if Quan Biaohe showed up at the end, he couldn't clear his suspicion. If the video was released, everyone's reputation would collapse. Quan Biaohe would not allow such a thing to happen.
"Okay, let's assume that the murderer is among these three." Yu Li's tone was light, as if she was not affected by Quan Yihe. After hearing this, Xu Zaitan's guilt reached its peak.
He should have taken it out earlier. Yu Li never thought of covering up for Quan Weihe.
Yu Li: "Your father's accident happened 12 years ago. Think back, or check, and find out which of these three people your father had contact with 12 years ago."
Xu Zaitan was so moved that his nose started to bubble.
Yu Li looked away in disgust, and Xu Zaitan quickly wiped away the tears with a piece of paper: "Yu Li, I'm just so touched. You even gave me advice."
"I have my own considerations, not for you." Yu Li stood up. It was very late, and she didn't want to see Cui Ze sitting on the sofa facing the door as soon as she got home.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'm leaving first."
Xu Zaitan said he was there to see her off, but Yu Li locked him in the room and said, "I don't want to start a scandal with you."
Paparazzi are hard to guard against. Choi Taek would explode the Seo family if he was photographed with Seo Jae-dam, who was only wearing a bathrobe and had wet hair.
Zheng Ruizhen was driving again. After arriving at Tianshuitai, Yu Li was not in a hurry to get off the car. She was digesting what happened tonight, and Zheng Ruizhen did not urge her.
"Don't investigate Yutai's affairs anymore. Keep an eye on Zhang Genghe's family."
Zheng Ruizhen turned around and asked, "Are you afraid that they will make trouble? In order to smoothly develop the Yutai project, Cao Yujing directly sent them to the hospital."
With no one helping and so many years having passed, the possibility of trouble is unlikely.
"Someone will help them." Yu Li said softly. Hong Jae-heon didn't get the video and didn't know the content inside, but there was someone in this world who could know a lot of things without seeing it with his own eyes.
"Besides that, be vigilant with the media. Contact my brother and have him inform the Quan family's media team, especially CPBC."
She returned home and found Cui Ze sitting on the sofa in the living room. At least he wasn't in a fighting position. He was wearing glasses and typing on the computer on his lap.
"Are you done?" Cui Ze threw the computer away and opened his arms towards Yu Li.
"Yeah." Stretching, Yu Li sat down in Cui Ze's arms and went over the to-do list in her mind. There wasn't much left.
She would get everything sorted out before the engagement party.
She sat up and took off Cui Ze's glasses. She took the initiative to kiss him, a kiss without lust, and then buried her head in Cui Ze's shoulder.
Cui Ze narrowed his eyes and tensed his muscles, but in the end he just gently stroked Yu Li's long hair.
Yu Li turned her head and told Pei Haocheng to be prepared tomorrow.
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