Chapter 228: The Rich Old Lady (2)
The next day, the news that Old Mrs. Zhou, who had been in a coma for 21 years, suddenly woke up from a vegetative state shocked the entire city and was widely reported by the media.
Headlines like "Medical Miracle! 'Wealthy Mad Woman' Wins Over Hell and Joins Inheritance Fight!" dominated the headlines of major print media outlets.
The reason why Old Lady Zhou was able to create the so-called "medical miracle" was naturally because Shi Sui was possessed.
She felt Mrs. Zhou's obsession.
Old Mrs. Zhou’s father’s ancestral home is in the inland. When he was a child, he followed his relatives to H City to escape war and settled down there. He lived a hard life.
After hard struggle and seizing the opportunities of the times, he successfully started from scratch, made it into the rich list, and became a patriotic businessman.
Whenever there was unrest in the inland or natural disasters, he donated a large amount of money and supplies for rescue.
As his daughter, Mrs. Zhou was influenced by her family and always remembered her bloodline and origin.
But it was different for the descendants of the Zhou family who were one or even two generations younger than her.
Some of them were born and raised in H City, while others were born and raised abroad. They received different education and life experiences, and have many differences in their thinking.
In the ongoing Zhou family inheritance dispute, ruthless individuals are resorting to various tactics. Some are even colluding with foreign capital and resorting to ruthless tactics to seize control of the Dahe Group. The situation is spiraling out of control...
Although Mrs. Zhou was in a coma, she was still very concerned about the fate of her family in her subconscious mind. She did not want to see the family business that her father had worked so hard to build fall apart or fall into the hands of outsiders.
At the same time, Shi Sui also felt that after so many years, it was time for Mrs. Zhou to move on from the shadow of the kidnapping case...
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A group of people suddenly came to the usually deserted ward.
Old Mrs. Zhou suddenly woke up, and the first person sent by the Zhou family was not a relative... but a professional team of lawyers.
"Hello, Ms. Zhou. I'm Attorney Shen from the Qimingxing Law Firm. On behalf of the Dahe Group, I'll be joining four of my colleagues today to explain your current financial situation. You won't need to sign any documents during this meeting, but the entire process will be recorded for evidence. Do you agree?"
The leader was dressed in a suit and tie, spoke clearly and at a steady pace, and was obviously an industry elite.
Tokiho nodded.
Lawyer Shen said that he had consulted with Mrs. Zhou's attending physician and that, based on medical definitions, Mrs. Zhou had fully recovered her autonomous consciousness and was considered to have full civil capacity.
"Mrs. Zhou, please take a look at this... This is the will that Mr. Zhou made before he died."
Master Shen produced a large stack of written documents, pointing out that Mrs. Zhou's father had left her 20% of his estate.
There are 5 brothers and sisters in total, and each of them gets 20% of the property, which is quite fair.
Just because Mrs. Zhou was in poor mental condition at the time, the property was temporarily handed over to the family trust foundation for management and investment to ensure that she had enough funds to continue her treatment.
Facts have proved that the old man was indeed foresighted. After his death, Mrs. Zhou fell and became a vegetable. All her medical expenses over the years were deducted from the inheritance she inherited.
Tokiho took a quick look at the contents listed on the document.
What Mrs. Zhou's father left her included real estate, cash, Dahe Group stocks, as well as valuable jewelry, antiques and other items.
After deducting the huge annual medical expenses and adding the appreciation of her investment from the family trust foundation, the total market value is now approximately 1 billion yuan, or about 1 billion yuan.
For an ordinary worker, it is impossible to see so many zeros in his or her bank account in his or her lifetime.
But compared with Mrs. Zhou’s four brothers, 1 billion is just a small fraction.
Back then, the brothers and sisters each received 20% of the inheritance, but the brothers worked together to run a business, multiplying their original wealth many times over. The current market value of the entire Zhou family is conservatively estimated to be over 30 billion yuan...
Shisui leaned against the head of the bed and put the documents aside.
"So these inheritances will be handed back to me to deal with on my own?"
Lawyer Shen patiently explained, "That depends on your wishes. The inheritance you've inherited is currently under the management of the family trust. If you want to transfer it to your name, you'll need to go through a series of legal procedures... Of course, the management committee will first provide you with a sum of money for your own use."
Shisui pursed her lips and said, "What about my four brothers? Why didn't any of them come?"
Shi Sui learned from Old Lady Zhou's memories that her brothers were quite nice to her, especially when she was a child, they doted on her a lot.
But these things happened more than 20 years ago. Today, nothing can be said.
Sure enough, the next second, Lawyer Shen took out another stack of documents.
"Ms. Zhou, your eldest brother, Mr. Zhou Aihua, and your third brother, Mr. Zhou Honghua, passed away seven and one years ago respectively. Here are their death certificates. Please review them."
The eldest brother and the third brother are dead.
Tokiho frowned slightly.
She possessed Old Lady Zhou, and in order to avoid being exposed and suspected, she had to do something that was consistent with her identity.
So she covered her face with her wrinkled hands, narrowed her eyes, and squeezed tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Big brother! Third brother! Why did you leave so fast? I woke up, but I can't see you anymore. What a sin! Wuuuuuuuuuuuu——"
Lawyer Shen and his team are professionals. When faced with this situation, they calmly handed over tissues and asked the doctor to pay attention to her vital signs without saying a single unnecessary word.
He waited patiently for Shi Sui to release (cross out, the correct way to say it is: act out) her emotions before continuing.
"Ms. Zhou, I've already explained the basics. Your second brother, Mr. Zhou Xin, and your fourth brother, Mr. Zhou Zhihua, would both like to meet with you as soon as possible. I've discussed this with your attending physician and have scheduled Mr. Zhou Xin at 10:00 AM and Mr. Zhou Wenhua at 4:30 PM. Is that okay with you?"
Lawyer Shen’s words are very informative.
First of all, in Mrs. Zhou’s memory, her second brother’s real name was Zhou Zhenhua, not Zhou Xin... He changed his name without her permission during the years when she was in a coma.
Secondly, if both brothers were in H City, why did they have to come at different times? And why did they have to go through a lawyer to arrange it?!
Combining the above two points, Tokiho reasonably deduced that her two surviving brothers must have had some conflict... and it was a conflict of interest, which was why they asked a professional lawyer who was recognized by both parties to come and explain the objective situation first...
When Lawyer Shen saw that Shi Sui did not answer immediately, he handed over his business card with both hands.
"Ms. Zhou, you don't need to make a decision right now. You can take your time to think about it. Once you've thought it through, just call me. Your body needs rest, so we won't bother you any further."
After saying that, he wanted to leave.
"Wait." Shisui called out to them.
"Okay, Ms. Zhou, do you have any instructions?"
Shisui raised her head and stared at the camera brought by the team: "Please tell my two brothers that they don't have to come tomorrow."
Lawyer Shen hesitated for a moment, then immediately regained his composure. "Excuse me, do you want to postpone the meeting? Or do you have any other requests?"
Shisui lifted the blanket covering her legs and said, "I want to see them, but not in the hospital. I want to be discharged and go home to celebrate the New Year."
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(PS: I am not a law major. The relevant legal provisions in this plane are all from Baidu or from Teacher Luo Xiang’s videos. If there are any mistakes or omissions, I hope you will point them out and I will correct them immediately! Bixin~~~)
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