The night was as thick as ink that couldn't be dissolved.
When Song Qingyou arrived home, the villa was brightly lit. As soon as the door opened, Fu Wenzhou rushed over, helped her put away her bag, bent down to take off her shoes, and then served her a cup of hot tea that he had prepared in advance.
Normally, Gu Bai and the others would definitely tease Fu Wenzhou for being henpecked and shameless.
But right now, nobody's in the mood for that.
The political climate in Beijing can change in an instant. Liang Jingkang was a member of Zhao's faction. Now that Zhao Jinheng has lost the mayoral election and Zhou Zheng'an has taken office, all those who originally supported Zhao have been investigated. Liang Jingkang, who holds a high position of power, is the first to be affected.
The key point is that there was no prior warning about this matter. The incident happened suddenly, and Liang Jingkang was taken away directly from his home. Now a large number of people have been implicated, including Liang Muchuan's father, Liang Qidong.
Fortunately, the Liang family still held prestige in Beijing. Even after Liang Jingkang's downfall and the investigation of Huakong Group, Liang Qidong managed to use his connections to save Huakong from immediate trouble.
However, with Liang Jingkang under investigation, the Liang family is now in dire straits, with their movements monitored and the group's accounts subject to audits at any time.
It's a pity that Mr. Liang, at his advanced age, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized because of this.
Even Liang Muchuan had to go through a lot of trouble to shake off those people when he came today.
Song Qingyou sat down next to Fu Wenzhou with a cup of tea in her hand. She glanced at the other people on the sofa, took a sip of tea, and did not speak.
Gu Bai looked at Liang Muchuan, whose face was ashen. In just a few days, he looked much more haggard, with stubble on his jaw. Gu Bai frowned and asked, "What is the current situation of your uncle? What are the chances of him being rescued?"
Liang Muchuan rested his elbows on his knees and buried his face in his palms. “My dad said this is very serious. If my uncle is not released within a month, then it’s basically confirmed. At that time, not only my uncle, but I’m afraid my whole Liang family will suffer.”
Xu Zezhan took a cigarette from the cigarette pack on the table, but Fu Wenzhou took it away with a cold face as soon as his fingertips touched the lighter: "Youyou can't stand the smell of smoke."
Xu Zezhan paused, then gave an apologetic smile: "Sorry, sister-in-law, I forgot for a moment."
Song Qingyou shook her head: "It's nothing."
Xu Zezhan steered the conversation back to the original topic: "Isn't there any other way?"
The atmosphere in the living room was silent. Liang Muchuan wiped his face and said, "That's it. My dad has used all the connections he could these past few days. He's spent millions just on bribing people, but Zhou Zheng'an still won't budge."
At this point, Liang Muchuan said sarcastically, "Those sycophants from before, when something happens, they turn off their phones when we call. And if someone finally answers, they say they're willing but unable to help, as if they want to completely sever ties with the Liang family."
The arrest of Liang Jingkang caused quite a stir. Everyone knew that the person who brought him down was the newly appointed one, so naturally no one dared to go against him. Therefore, they avoided the Liang family as much as possible, for fear of being implicated themselves.
"What about the Ruan family? Have you searched for them?" Fu Wenzhou's brows were sharp, but his hand holding Song Qingyou's slender waist was gentle.
Liang Muchuan scoffed, "The Ruan family has been at odds with our families since ancient times. Ruan Mingchen's two uncles do have influence in the political arena, but how could they possibly help me?"
In fact, he had already contacted the Ruan family before coming to Yalin Villa. Although they did not avoid him, they always managed to cleverly change the subject whenever Liang Muchuan mentioned Liang Jingkang.
Liang Muchuan wasn't stupid; he wasn't so foolish as to not even realize that the other party was intentionally avoiding him.
After explaining the Ruan family's meaning in a few words, he wisely left.
If he hadn't had no other choice, he wouldn't have run away from those people and traveled halfway through Kyoto to come to Fu Wenzhou.
Fu Wenzhou was his last hope.
Old Master Fu abandoned the military to go into business in his early years, and had accumulated a wide network of connections in the army. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so angry that he almost broke Fu Wenzhou's leg because Fu Wenzhou refused to join the army.
He raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Wenzhou, do me this favor and get my uncle out of here. I'm willing to hand over Huakong's AI and intelligence business."
Liang Muchuan spoke to Fu Wenzhou, but his gaze was fixed on Song Qingyou.
AI intelligence is an important project for Song Qingyou's current restart of the Song family business, and it is also the direction she plans to study in depth in the future. By giving up AI intelligence, Huakong is essentially giving away the results of its three or four years of hard work in this field.
This is the greatest sincerity he has shown.
Liang Muchuan knew his brother all too well; whatever Song Qingyou said was law.
That's why he didn't stop Fu Wenzhou from calling Song Qingyou. Now he's not just asking Fu Wenzhou for help, but more so Song Qingyou.
Unfortunately, Mad Dog misunderstood. Seeing Liang Muchuan staring at Song Qingyou, his radar went off, and he kicked Liang Muchuan hard: "Where the hell are you looking? Still up to no good, huh!"
Liang Muchuan: "..."
The veins on his forehead bulged, and he repeatedly told himself: He's my own brother, we grew up together, I still need to ask him for help...
He barely managed to suppress his anger, enduring it again and again, swallowing back the words of abuse.
Gu Bai was speechless. "Wen Zhou, hurry up and think of a way to get Uncle Liang out."
Fu Wenzhou frowned slightly: "I haven't been in contact with those uncles and elders for a long time. They advised me to join the army, but I didn't go, which offended everyone. Now, even if I lower myself to beg them, they might not give me, a junior, any face."
"Let's give it a try," Liang Muchuan exhaled. "We have to give it a try."
Fu Wenzhou was about to nod when his wrist was gripped by a soft force. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Youyou?"
Song Qingyou put down her teacup and turned her cold gaze to Liang Muchuan: "Did your uncle break the law?"
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