The village doctor tried his best to distance himself from the situation and didn't want to be implicated. Tiger was also anxious, but he knew that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he pouted and remained silent.
"It seems there's more to this than meets the eye. Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly at the police station!" Xiang Ming ordered.
The police officers took Tiger away while he was being held captive.
At this point, none of the people in the courtyard who were related to Hu Zi dared to speak.
Jing Chi took out a bill from his pocket and handed it to the village chief, saying, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Let them rest in peace and be buried as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, you are all very kind people." The village chief was moved to tears.
Jing Chi said to Xiang Ming, "Find out the truth as soon as possible. When the truth comes out, it would be best to call in reporters from well-known newspapers in Shanghai. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Don't worry, Young Master Jing, leave it to me, I'll handle it!"
Xiang Ming gave a standard military salute, then strode away.
Jing Chi turned to Li Ying and said, "Let's go. We've been delayed here too long. Let's hurry and find our eldest brother."
Li Ying nodded and followed Jing Chi into the car. They found a small village where Leng Yan had gathered his brothers. After inquiring, they learned that Leng Yan's brothers had long been transferred to work in a factory and there was no gang at all.
"Could it be that we're going in the wrong direction?" Li Ying wondered.
Jing Chi disagreed: "That's right, Leng Yan must have known about our operation in advance and made arrangements beforehand."
That guy is like an old fox, really cunning.
"If we can't find my older brother, I really don't know if my parents and sister-in-law can make it through."
"Don't worry, I don't think they'll resort to underhanded tactics."
If Li Pei were to suffer even the slightest mishap, it would be headline news in Shanghai, and neither the Lu family nor the Jing family would be able to escape responsibility.
Leng Yan wouldn't dare to act so recklessly; he would definitely proceed with caution.
"Thank you, Young Master Jing." Li Ying still wanted to say thank you.
"Li Ying, do you really want to be so distant with me?" Jing Chi frowned, displeased.
He's gone to such lengths, and this woman still speaks to him so distantly.
"Let's go back." Li Ying didn't want to explain anything.
When she got home, Li Ying told her about the results.
Ya Ru covered her face and started crying, while the baby in her arms wailed loudly. Li Ying hurriedly comforted her sister-in-law and helped her back to her room.
"Sister-in-law, you're still breastfeeding, so please don't cry. It's bad for your health."
“After I got together with your older brother, we never separated for more than two days.” Ya Ru sobbed uncontrollably.
"Sister-in-law, good fortune will prevail. My brother will be alright," Li Ying reassured him.
Although she was very anxious, she had to reassure her family first.
As night deepened, Li Ying got up to use the restroom and smelled tobacco. She opened the door and went out into the yard, where she indeed saw Leng Yan leaning against the car, smoking.
Li Ying stepped forward.
"Leng Yan, is it really true that my older brother's disappearance has nothing to do with you?"
"Do you think I'd be stupid enough to do something like that?" Leng Yan flicked the cigarette between his fingers. "Your older brother should be fine, but I don't know exactly where he went. I think he'll be back once the ownership of the machinery factory is settled."
The meaning of this statement is clear: as long as the machinery factory closes down, Li Pei can return.
"Your Jing family doesn't want the machinery factory to fall into the hands of the Lu family, so you come up with such a vicious method? It's utterly shameful!"
Leng Yan narrowed his eyes and glanced at Li Ying: "Actually, the machinery factory is nothing to me. It's just that I have no choice because of the task given to me by Aunt Jing. But I, Leng Yan, am definitely not someone who would kill innocent people indiscriminately. You can rest assured about that!"
You'd better keep your word.
“Actually, there’s another way to find your older brother,” Leng Yan said again.
Li Ying stopped and turned to look at Leng Yan.
In the darkness, the cigarette in his hand glowed intermittently. "If you just spread the word that the factory's seal is in your hands, you can lure out the mastermind behind it all."
After thinking for a moment, Li Ying felt that this was a good idea.
However, this method is dangerous, and my family doesn't agree with it.
“Aren’t you just asking for trouble by saying that? No, we absolutely can’t do that.” Yang Mei was the first to disagree.
Li Ting also analyzed the seriousness of the matter: "Yingying, I know you want to save your brother, but no one will believe you if you say the seal is in your hands."
“If I say the seal is in my possession, people will believe me,” Ya Ru said seriously.
Yang Mei disagreed even more: "No, absolutely not! None of you can do this. Your older brother has already disappeared. If anything happens to you, how will your father and I survive? I'm telling you, you have to listen to me on this matter. Go and do your own thing!"
With her eldest son already in danger, Yang Mei would not allow her other children to venture into perilous situations.
"Let's listen to Mom. We should wait and see what happens, and not offer any rash suggestions. Let's observe the situation before making any decisions!"
Li Ting didn't want Yingying and her sister-in-law to take any risks.
Li Ying's clinic reopened, and the police station gave its conclusion regarding Yao Sanhua's case, clearing Li Ying's name in the most effective way.
However, Li Ying really wanted to know why the man named Hu Zi had framed the clinic, so she went to the police station to question Xiang Ming herself.
Xiang Ming was in a difficult position: "We have already investigated and found out that it was Hu Zi who owed money from gambling and wanted to extort money from your clinic, which is why he did such an absurd thing."
Li Ying didn't think so. From Xiang Ming's hesitant words, she could almost guess that the truth was not like that.
"Sister-in-law, you'd better not ask anymore. Just find out the truth." Xiang Ming was afraid he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly ran off to work.
Li Ying left the police station and returned to the clinic.
Unexpected guests arrived at the clinic: Ye Zhonghong and the Tang family's young lady in a Western-style dress.
“Cousin, it’s her! She’s the married woman with a child that my third brother married!” Ye Zhonghong pointed at Li Ying, gritting her teeth.
Li Ying sighed, she really didn't want to see anyone from the Ye family, but these people just kept trying to make their presence known to her.
"If you're here to see a doctor, sit down and have your pulse taken. If you're not here to see a doctor, then get lost!"
"Li Ying, what are you being so arrogant about? My third brother is gone, and you have nothing to do with the Ye family anymore. Let me tell you!"
Ye Zhonghong felt a sharp pain in her arm and almost fell to the ground. She was furious: "Li Ying, what did you do to me?"
"It's nothing, I just can't stand the sound of dogs barking."
"You...you're rude!" Ye Zhonghong was furious.
"Li Ying, you're a doctor too, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Ms. Tang questioned.
Sang Zhi had already arrived and was waving a broom in her hand to drive the two people out of the clinic.
"What bad luck!"
Sang Zhi snorted.
Who's having bad luck?
Ye Zhonghong wanted to curse a few more times, but suddenly saw someone walking towards the clinic. He opened his eyes wide and stammered for a long time before finally shouting, "Third...Third Brother! My Third Brother! That's my Third Brother, my Third Brother is still alive."
Ye Zhonghong rushed forward excitedly.
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