Hangzhou, hospital.
Su Qingwen looked tired as he sat down in front of Su Xinyi's hospital bed.
"Dad, is Su Ze... alright?" Su Xinyi hesitated for a moment before finally asking the question that was on her mind.
No matter what, Su Ze is his younger brother, and it wouldn't be right not to ask him anything.
Su Xinwan happened to be at school today, so it's just the father and daughter in the ward now, along with other pregnant women.
Su Qingwen sighed softly, instantly appearing much older.
"Xinyi, Dad is sorry."
"Huh?" Su Xinyi was very puzzled. Why would her father say such a thing?
“Su Ze... he was involved in smuggling. Customs seized his goods and then traced Su Ze back to the source.”
Su Xinyi's eyes widened in surprise, and she murmured, "Smuggling?"
This crime is no small matter these days; if caught, it could mean several years in prison.
Before she could catch her breath, Su Qingwen continued, "Your mother even gave Su Ze all the family savings before, and now the goods are gone and he's been arrested. Sigh."
The final sigh revealed Su Qingwen's utter helplessness.
More likely, it's a feeling of powerlessness.
Yesterday, when he and Min Yuehua went to the police station, they didn't even get to see the person. They tried to pull a lot of strings to see the person, but in the end, none of it came of use.
"Then... what did the police say?" Su Xinyi asked quickly after figuring it out.
Su Qingwen looked up at Su Xinyi for two seconds before saying, "We can't see him. Your mother tried to pull some strings, but it was no use. This time, the smuggled goods seized were huge, and a lot of people were arrested. Your brother probably won't be getting out."
The father and daughter fell silent instantly.
smuggling!
In those days, punishments were generally very severe, often involving not only imprisonment but also fines.
Now, all the money in the house has been used by Su Ze to buy goods, and the goods are gone. They also have to pay a fine.
When Su Xinyi looked at Su Qingwen, her face was full of heartache.
Raising three children is difficult enough, but now that something like this has happened to Su Ze, Su Qingwen must be the one who is most heartbroken.
No matter what, a son is still your own son.
"Dad, is there anything I can do to help?" Su Xinyi really didn't want her father to overwork himself because of this, so she wanted to help.
But what abilities does she have?
Su Qingwen knew that Su Xinyi meant well, so he shook his head and said, "It's not necessary for now. You should take good care of your health."
Suddenly remembering something, he looked around and asked, "Are you alone today? Where's Aunt Li?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xinyi sighed slightly and explained, "I asked Aunt Li to go back and get my things. She'll bring lunch over at noon. I'll be fine on my own."
Thinking that everything costs money in the hospital, and that it would be more cost-effective to go back and get some toiletries that we already had at home, we let Aunt Li go back.
It wasn't convenient for her to run back and forth, so Su Xinyi asked Aunt Li to cook the meal before coming over.
Su Qingwen nodded slightly without saying anything, just sitting there in a daze, sighing from time to time.
Time flies.
Three days later, news broke that customs had seized a large quantity of smuggled goods.
More than 100 people were arrested and more than 100 tons of goods were seized.
This is arguably the largest smuggling case ever uncovered.
Ye Beiping in Wencheng was unaware of this and was focused on carrying out his own plan.
Since his late-night discussion with Jiang Hai, he has gradually put aside the investigation of that shipment and focused on doing what Ye Beiping instructed.
Today, Ye Beiping gave Jiang Hai fifty yuan and said, "Brother Jiang Hai, take this money."
"Huh?" Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment, and quickly declined, "What are you doing? I can't take this money. I haven't even made any money yet."
Fifty yuan is equivalent to more than a month's salary for a normal employee.
I thought Ye Beiping was paying the two brothers' wages.
Ye Beiping smiled and explained, "This isn't your salary; it's for your own use."
"Useful?" Jiang Hai and Jiang He exchanged a glance, both filled with questions. "What's the use?"
"Take the money and rent a room in a decent state-run hotel nearby, three or five days is fine. Then you stay in that room and wait for someone to come find you."
After hearing Ye Beiping's words, Jiang Hai was alright, but Jiang He was not so calm.
"A state-run hotel?" You're kidding, Jiang He wouldn't even dare to dream of going to such a place.
I heard that the room rate is only a few dollars per day, and the interior is very nicely decorated.
Jiang He rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, if you're not going, how about I stay here? Let me experience it too?"
Ye Beiping could only smile and remain silent, simply watching Jiang Hai.
Jiang Hai, regaining his senses, immediately understood what Ye Beiping was saying from his eyes and nodded: "Alright then, if anyone comes looking for me, I'll let you know right away."
No, no, no.
Ye Beiping shook his head and said with a slightly serious expression, "Don't come to me right away. Every evening when you pretend to go out for a meal, we'll meet at a certain place to talk. This is such a big deal; there might be someone watching you. You absolutely can't expose yourself."
"In addition, your clothes must be the best every day. As the saying goes, 'Buddha relies on gold plating, and people rely on clothes.' If you dress shabbily, people will think you are making fun of them."
As soon as Ye Beiping finished speaking, Jiang He said, "Brother, why don't I go? I have some nice clothes that you bought for me."
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