Chapter 476 Your sister is the owner of the West Coast Casino—Qu Qingli!
Hospital.
Doctors and nurses were all gathered at the door.
After waking up, the old man became extremely agitated and kept shouting that he wanted to leave.
He even got angry and pulled out the oxygen tube, attempting suicide.
Shang Shiyan and Pei Jinwu arrived at almost the same time.
She walked quickly ahead, her movements so urgent that Shang Shiyan almost couldn't keep up.
"Miss Pei."
"Master Shang."
Upon seeing the two appear, the people gathered at the door immediately dispersed to both sides.
Pei Jinwu unexpectedly stopped at the door and did not go in immediately.
"..."
Shang Shiyan stepped forward, gently took her hand, and warmth instantly spread throughout his body.
He knew.
She was afraid.
After waiting for so many days, the hospital director finally woke up.
She was afraid that it was really her sixth sister who had died in the fire.
"I'll go in with you." Shang Shiyan squeezed her fingers.
"Um."
Pei Jinwu nodded and stepped inside.
The dean was forced to be injected with a sedative due to his excessive emotional state.
He was lying on the bed, his aged eyes staring at the ceiling.
Lifeless.
"..."
Hearing the noise, the dean knew that the person behind him had come out, and slowly closed his eyes.
It fully demonstrates the power of "resistance".
"Old sir."
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Jinwu finally found his voice, which was low and hoarse.
"..."
The dean kept his eyes closed and remained silent.
“Many people died in the fire at the orphanage back then…” Pei Jinwu ignored his indifference and continued, “Only one girl escaped. Where is that girl?”
"Don't ask anymore."
The dean, with his eyes closed, finally replied, but his tone was icy: "I know nothing and I won't say anything."
So many years have passed since then.
Why won't these people let him go and release Qingli?
The child first lost his family, then his friends and lover.
Having finally emerged from the shadows, what are these people planning to do now?
"Fifteen years ago, a ship sank off the coast of North Continent, and no one survived..."
Pei Jinwu pursed her lips and changed the subject to another matter, speaking in a hoarse voice.
"..."
Upon hearing this, the dean slowly opened his eyes and stared at Pei Jinwu with a complicated expression.
Why did she bring this up?
"Actually, it wasn't that no one survived."
Pei Jinwu paused for a moment, then her hoarse voice rang out again: "There was a little girl who was swept downstream and eventually brought to Xuanzhou."
"Because they couldn't find their families, they were classified as orphans and entered an orphanage."
"you--"
The dean's eyes trembled violently, surprised that she knew these things.
"The girl's family has nine members in total, including her parents and seven siblings."
Pei Jinwu's eyes were slightly red, and she could barely stand up with Shang Shiyan supporting her waist: "She asked you to inquire about it, but it all came to nothing."
How could you—
The dean's deathly expression finally showed a slight change, and a hoarse, aged voice rang out: "How do you know these things? Could it be..."
Too much to be true, I'm filled with unsettling suspicion.
He even found it outrageous, but dared not voice his guess.
"Hello."
Pei Jinwu stepped forward and extended her hand to the dean, speaking politely and respectfully: "I am her sister, Pei Jinwu."
"What?"
The dean suddenly stood up, nearly fainting again from lack of oxygen. Composing himself, he asked incredulously, "You said you're her sister? Not a journalist here to uncover the truth?"
Journalist?
Pei Jinwu paused for a few seconds, then suddenly realized.
The reason the dean resisted was that he thought she was a bad reporter.
Good people who protect victims.
"yes."
Pei Jinwu nodded and patiently explained, "I am her sister."
“My people came to you to ask for news, and you said she died in a fire five years ago.”
Pei Jinwu's throat tightened, and her voice trembled slightly: "Please tell me, is it true?"
"..."
The dean stared quietly at Pei Jinwu, seemingly pondering the credibility of her words.
What if she's a reporter impersonating a relative?
Wouldn't that harm Qingli?
"Why should I trust you?" The dean's expression turned cautious, and he asked seriously.
He's dying.
From then on, only Qingli remained connected to this fire.
If certain people find out, they might bully her.
"I know all the details."
Pei Jinwu wasn't angry. She patiently said, "She has three older brothers, two older sisters, and one younger sister, right?"
"..."
The dean's expression changed slightly; that was indeed the case.
He has been handling the search for his family all along; it's impossible for anyone else to know such details.
Could it be—
Is she really Qingli's sister?
"Dean, tell me, is she still alive?" Pei Jinwu clenched her fists, her face calm and composed, but her eyes were bloodshot.
"..."
The dean looked at Pei Jinwu quietly, his face showing only sadness, fear, and sincerity.
"You said you're her sister, so how does she address her sister?"
What should I call you?
Pei Jinwu thought carefully, realizing that things from too long ago should not be remembered.
But I don't know why.
Upon hearing this, she suddenly remembered.
"Little glutton."
The strange nickname escaped her throat, and Pei Jinwu cleared her throat to explain, "It's because I love to eat. Once I stole her cookies, and she got angry and gave me that nickname."
That's right.
She remembered.
Little glutton?
Shang Shiyan turned his head to look at her, his eyes deep and his jawline taut.
That's quite fitting.
"I never imagined you were really her sister."
Unexpectedly, the details matched up, and the dean's eyes immediately welled up with tears. He became emotional and said, "This child has been looking for his family, but I am powerless and can't find them no matter what I do."
"I thought you were all dead, cough cough cough..."
"Please don't get agitated." Shang Shiyan looked up at the doctor, who immediately stepped forward to reassure the hospital director.
For quite a while.
The dean calmed down, his eyes red with tears, and looked at Pei Jinwu, saying each word clearly, "Your sister... she's not dead."
"She was the one who escaped from the fire."
"Why did you lie to me?" Pei Jinwu's fingers clenched so tightly they turned white, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.
If he had said so earlier, it wouldn't have taken so long.
She almost thought her sixth sister was dead.
"Don't blame me."
The director leaned against the headboard, an oxygen tube still in his nose, and spoke with difficulty: "When the orphanage caught fire back then, only your sister escaped, which caused a sensation throughout Xuanzhou."
"Media reporters, in their desperate attempt to grab headlines, have gone so far as to try to visit your sister and get her to recount the events."
"She wasn't even an adult yet, and all her childhood friends were dead..."
At this point, the dean's voice choked with emotion, and two lines of tears slid down his cheeks.
"She was afraid that if others found out who she was, they would hold a grudge and keep bringing it up. So, she hid all her information."
"..."
Pei Jinwu listened quietly, her throat and nose feeling a little sore.
She knew.
The dean was doing this for Sixth Sister's own good, to protect her.
"so……"
Pei Jinwu composed herself, raised her clear, starry eyes, and asked softly, "Where is my sixth sister?"
"Xuanzhou".
The dean no longer concealed anything and revealed everything: "The owner of the West Bank Casino is Qu Qingli."
Qu Qingli?
Shang Shiyan's eyes widened in surprise.
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