After dinner, Ji Shian and Zhao Wan returned to their room. Ji Shian looked at his wife unhappily and said, "Why didn't you say a word to him today? What do you mean by having such a cold face at the dinner table?"
Discipline your son in front of others and teach your wife behind their backs. Although Ji Shian was very dissatisfied with his wife's performance today, he still endured it until he returned to the room before questioning her.
Zhao Wan's face froze when she was asked, and then she forced a smile, "I was just too happy to react. I'll go talk to Xiaochen tonight."
Ji Shian nodded and said, "Go see him later and teach him not to be so petty these few days. Elder Lin's birthday is the day after tomorrow, don't let him embarrass the Ji family."
The Ji family's lost second son has been found, and I guess everyone in the family knows about this now. If the Lin family doesn't take him to the old man's birthday party, it would be a bit unreasonable.
Maybe some people would stir up trouble in front of Mr. Lin and say that the Ji family didn't give him face.
Compared with the Lin family, the Ji family is still far behind.
Zhao Wan continued to nod in agreement.
At night, Ji Xinghe heard a knock on the door. He jumped out of bed and opened the door.
Seeing Zhao Wan standing outside the door, Ji Xinghe was a little confused, but he still moved aside to let Zhao Wan in.
In Ji Xinghe's opinion, Zhao Wan's behavior was not at all like that of a mother who had been lost and found again. The cold expression on her face when she looked at Ji Xinghe was as cold as if she was looking at a stranger.
Zhao Wan really didn't like Ji Xinghe. To some extent, she even hated Ji Xinghe.
Because he was lost, I suffered unprecedented condemnation from the Ji family, and even the Zhao family. I even lost my fertility in my quest to find him. I had no choice but to swallow my pride and allow that illegitimate son into my family, allowing him to run wild under my nose for so many years.
She, Mrs. Ji, has almost become a laughing stock in the upper circles of Shanghai.
If Ji Xinghe had become successful outside, maybe she would still have a little bit of motherly love. But according to the information she later asked someone to get from the police station, he had never even been to school!
Such a Ji Xinghe made Zhao Wan give up her last hope for him.
"Can you read?" Zhao Wan couldn't even bring herself to ask.
Ji Xinghe was bewildered. "You asked me if I could read? Why didn't you ask me if I could count? Did I look like I had any misunderstandings?"
Finally, he said modestly, "I can barely understand the magazine."
Then the man in front of him looked as if he were relieved.
Ji Xinghe frowned. She actually took it seriously? Hey, do you guys treat me like a son or a fool? I was joking, can't you tell?
Zhao Wan continued to nod, "I'll have Butler Feng send you some information later, so you can study it. The day after tomorrow, you can go to a banquet with us."
Finally, Zhao Wan looked at Ji Xinghe suspiciously, "Do you have any scars on your face?"
Ji Xinghe shook his head, "No, I'm just ugly and have low self-esteem."
Now Zhao Wan didn't even bother to look at him and walked straight out the door.
***
"Hello? Mr. Ji, what do you want to talk to me about?" A nonchalant male voice came from the other end of the phone. The background was quite noisy, and from time to time one could hear a woman's coquettish voice or two.
Ji Hao recalled the anomaly he had noticed when he first met Ji Xinghe, and said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Huizi, you should have heard that my second brother has been found and just returned home today."
"You've heard about it, but you didn't even ask who I am. Are there any other movements in these Demon City families that I don't know about? But you don't have to worry too much, Mr. Ji. Even if he is found now, he has been outside for so many years and is almost useless. What threat can he still pose to you?" The person who was speaking on the other side was still nonchalant.
Even though he called Ji Hao "Young Master Ji", there was not much respect in it.
Ji Hao frowned when he heard that. "I always feel that his previous assumptions are different from mine. Can you help me see if you can get his statement from that time? You also know that I have no one at the police station."
The man he called Huizi was actually named Zhou Minghui. His uncle was a high-ranking figure in the system. In order to make friends with Zhou Minghui, Ji Hao had to put in a lot of effort.
"Oh? What's the difference? He's just a country bumpkin."
"I can't really explain it, but he doesn't give me the feeling that he's the product of an ordinary family. Can you help me find out who adopted him back then? I'm afraid there's someone behind him."
Because he had doubts in his mind, Ji Hao paid close attention to Ji Xinghe's every move for a period of time afterwards.
Among those he knew, there were many who, when the mood struck them, would not play with princesses or young models, but would instead pick girls from ordinary families. Sometimes there were even men who did the same.
When these people were first brought into their circle, they were all nervous and uneasy, some even looked greedy.
Even if there are some exceptions, their performance will not be like Ji Xinghe's.
He didn't care about anything in the Ji family, nor did he care about pleasing Ji Shi'an and Zhao Wan. Most people would definitely grab an opportunity like this to soar to the sky and change their destiny.
But Ji Xinghe didn't care at all, as if he had some huge support standing behind him.
This does not look like an ordinary person in financial difficulty at all. Instead, it looks more like a beautiful flower that has been carefully cared for and raised.
Ji Hao is a careful and meticulous person. He cannot tolerate his own interests being damaged due to the last small negligence.
Ji Hao thought so and told Zhou Minghui on the other end of the phone.
Zhou Minghui chuckled, "Is it really as mysterious as you say? Okay, I'll check it out for you. But you might have to wait a few days."
I've been very busy recently. Brother Zhao asked me to help find someone to check the surveillance, and Aze has been pestering me like crazy, calling me three times a day to find someone.
It just so happens that the day after tomorrow is the Lin family's old man's birthday, and I don't even want to go there myself. He's almost annoying me to death."
"Brother Zhao and Young Master Lin are looking for someone? How come I don't know? Tell me about it, maybe I can help." When Ji Hao heard this, he immediately threw Ji Xinghe aside.
He had always wanted to connect with Zhao Zhen and Lin Jingze, but they looked down on him. They were not in the same circle at all.
The reason why he knew Zhou Minghui was because he was very popular and would hang out in any circle as long as it was interesting and had many people.
Zhou Minghui knew what Ji Hao meant, but he didn't care about his little calculations. Life was so boring, so he had to find something interesting to pass the time. Watching Ji Hao and his sister fight was quite interesting.
So he casually said, "Brother Zhao is going to be an agent, and he is still managing Cheng Zi. That day, he and Cheng Zi went to stay at the Venus Hotel together, but someone suddenly entered the room.
We all know how skilled Zhao is, and he subdued the man in no time. But instead of arresting him and sending him to the police, he fell in love with him at first sight! I was shocked when I heard that.
Brother Zhao liked her, so he coaxed her to apologize in a gentle tone, but then he pounded his hand against the wall, almost breaking it.
I heard that guy had nowhere to go, and Brother Zhao was busy planning to support him. However, his methods were not very legitimate. He wanted to give the child sleeping pills. I only found out about it later, and I was the one who gave him the pills.
In the blink of an eye, the kid was quite clever and ran away barefoot. He tricked the hotel into taking a car and was taken all the way to the police station. Brother Zhao wanted to find someone, so he came to me to ask.
If I had known this would happen, I would definitely not have left so quickly. I had to see what kind of enchantment could have bewitched Brother Zhao so much. Cheng Zi heard that Brother Zhao was so precious that he wouldn't even let him look at her. He took advantage of Brother Zhao not noticing to look into the room and saw a person wearing a mask sitting there watching TV. He wasn't watching anything else. He was also given the cold shoulder by Brother Zhao.
"Mask?" Ji Hao repeated after remembering something.
"Yes, a mask. A black mask. When Brother Zhao asked me to find the person, he specifically told me not to take off his mask if I found him."
"Which police station did he go to?"
"The one in the eastern suburbs. So, it sounds like you have a clue?"
Ji Hao didn't answer directly, but continued to ask: "Do you know any other clues? For example, how tall is the person? Is it a man or a woman? Approximately how old they look."
Zhou Minghui became serious after hearing his detailed questions. "He should be 175 to 178 cm tall, male, 18 years old."
"Is this person always wearing a mask and unwilling to take it off? And he has black hair and looks very fair. Is he an orphan? No, that's not right. He must have been abducted by human traffickers when he was a child and was only recently found on his own."
Zhou Minghui became completely serious after hearing this, "You know?" This information matched what Zhao Zhen told him.
Ji Hao took a deep breath and nodded, "I almost know who Brother Zhao is looking for. Isn't it Mr. Lin's birthday the day after tomorrow? I can bring the person to Brother Zhao then."
"Are you sure? I'm telling you, Brother Zhao is serious this time. He's spreading the word that whoever can help him find the person will receive huge benefits. If you get these benefits, it will be enough for your Ji family to eat your fill. If you take it yourself, it's even more unnecessary.
"But benefits are benefits. If you deceive him and his hopes turn into disappointment, you will suffer at least a lot if you don't die," Zhou Minghui warned.
Hearing him say this, Ji Hao's heart moved. He originally planned to speak directly, and even to talk to Ji Shian about it, but he hesitated.
Zhou Minghui said it was a huge benefit, and it must be even more so for him.
Of course, Ji Shi could not eat as much good things as he did himself.
Finally, he asked a few more questions, and when his guess was completely confirmed, he no longer hesitated, "Just tell Brother Zhao that I, Ji Hao, said so, and I will definitely bring the person to see him the day after tomorrow. If I can't bring him there, you can kill him or chop him up as you wish. If Brother Zhao is satisfied by then, I don't want any huge benefits, I just want to establish a connection with Brother Zhao and get to know him. I will be satisfied if Brother Zhao eats meat and takes me to drink soup in the future."
"You have a long-term vision. Okay, I'll help you find a connection."
So the two of them agreed on this.
Ji Xinghe, who was already fast asleep, had no idea that at this very time and in this very place, he was personally involved in a criminal human trafficking transaction.
He turned over with the quilt in his arms, thinking in a daze: He was not feeling comfortable staying at the Ji family's house. After saying hello to the Ji family tomorrow, he would go back to his small rental house.
A son does not despise his mother's ugliness, and a dog does not despise his family's poverty.
The small room he rented for a thousand yuan was much nicer than the Ji family's.
The author has something to say: Little Star: I am the most miserable one. I was sleeping in bed when disaster struck me. It was sold by my younger brother right after I left.
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