Secretary Lin lowered her head, avoiding He Jiale's gaze: "I don't know either, this wasn't handled by me!"
"Brother Lin, don't try to fool me. If you weren't involved, you definitely wouldn't be the one handling this. I know my dad's habits."
"He always thinks things through before acting. How could he not know his older brother's personality? He would definitely leave someone who knows the situation to handle this matter!"
"Just tell me what happened to Brother Yong. Is it related to me?"
Secretary Lin realized he couldn't hide it any longer: "It is indeed related to you. The poison in your body was bought by him from enemy agents, who later used it to threaten him."
"He sold information to enemy agents several times!"
He Jiale's head was buzzing, his mind was in turmoil, and his heart felt like it was about to explode. His Yong-ge, the person he had followed around since childhood, hated him that much?
He Jiale seemed dazed, and Yao Tongxu quickly went over to help him up: "We can go back now, we'll talk about it when we get back!"
He Jiale was like a puppet. When Yao Tongxu told him to leave, he left. He seemed to have no feelings at all!
Of course, around 9 p.m., Mr. He and his wife He Jiayin came over together. The three of them had traveled abroad together this time. As soon as they got off the plane, they heard Secretary Lin talk about what had happened that day, and they came straight over!
The family went straight to the third floor. Yao Tongjia and the others knew they had something to discuss, so they just asked Yao Tongxu to bring tea upstairs and then came back down.
One of the accompanying staff members came down and stammered, "Our leader came straight here after getting off the plane and hasn't had dinner yet!"
Yao Yanxin exclaimed in surprise, "It's already past 9 o'clock, why haven't we eaten yet? Don't airplanes provide dinner?"
However, Yao Yanxin immediately asked after saying that, "Is there anything the leader would like to eat? Are there any dietary restrictions?"
The accompanying staff member said, "The leader would like something hot to eat. Do you have any noodles? Cook a bowl of noodles!"
"I have noodles, which I was planning to make for the kids' breakfast tomorrow. I also have vegetables. I'll go cook them now!" Yao Yanxin put down her book and went into the kitchen, followed by her entourage.
Seeing that her entourage had gone in to help, Yao Tongjia didn't go in and continued to struggle with her medical books. Xiao Gengwu was reading the book at a glance, while Yao Tongxu was fiddling with the tape recorder!
Upstairs, He Jiale couldn't help but cry: "Dad, is Yong-ge really going to be executed? Can't we just let him stay in prison? Even if he has to stay in prison for the rest of his life, that's fine!"
Old Master He also felt sorry for his youngest son: "The country has its laws. If he does something wrong, he should bear the responsibility. Even if you all commit crimes, I will not tolerate it!"
These words seemed to drain He Jiale of his life, and he slumped back dejectedly: "I like him so much, why does he hate me so much?"
He Jiayin took a handkerchief and wiped her younger brother's tears: "He was brainwashed since he was a child and believes that without your existence, Dad's current status and power will all belong to him in the future."
“But this is not the old society anymore. Father’s status and power cannot be inherited. Father agreed to let him live at home and never thought of adopting him.”
"Even if we adopt him, does that guarantee him a meteoric rise in his career? Do you think I could have stayed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if I hadn't worked hard?"
"You should know how much time and effort your brother-in-law and I have put into our current positions, but He Jiayong has never seen it!"
He agreed with his father's words, believing that as long as his father adopted him, as long as he didn't exist, power and status could be obtained without effort!
"He's so stupid!"
"Did he really admit it? Did he poison me and feed me seafood because he wanted me to disappear from this world?"
"He admitted to poisoning you and to deliberately buying seafood for you to eat, but he said he just wanted to weaken you and make you lie there like a useless person."
"If a father wants to have a son to go out and make a living, he will adopt him, and then the son will have everything!"
Old He sighed, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have given them any hope. I shouldn't have let him come to live at home in the first place!"
He Jiayin disagreed: "Dad, why are you taking the blame? Don't blame yourself for other people's mistakes!"
"Dad, I think there's something wrong with Uncle, or someone around him. Do you want to investigate?"
"Your uncle is just an illiterate farmer. What problems could he possibly have?" Old He asked, puzzled.
"There's a problem. We recorded something last time, and I asked Ah Xu to bring it to you so you can listen to it!"
Just then, Yao Tongxu came up and asked, "The noodles are cooked. Do you want to go down to eat, or bring them up?"
Old He stood up: "Go down and eat!"
Old He led the way down and saw Yao Tongjia reading a medical book and Xiao Gengwu flipping through a book. He was somewhat gratified: "Lele is fortunate to have neighbors like you!"
Yao Yanxin was overjoyed to hear her boss praise the children, but she remained modest, saying, "Oh, no, they're usually very naughty! Please come over and sit down to eat; I only made some noodles!"
"The noodles are good, I just want something hot to eat, I don't have much of an appetite! You've made so much, everyone sit down and eat together!"
Yao Yanxin made ten bowls. Besides He Lao, He Jiayin, He Junnanzhu, there were three or four accompanying people and the driver outside the door. It was just enough for one bowl for each person!
Old He took a sip of the soup and immediately exclaimed, "No wonder this kid told the housekeeper not to cook for him anymore after eating your food! Your cooking is really delicious!"
"Sheng Peng is truly blessed. He has found someone to take over, and he will be back soon. Your family can finally be reunited!"
"I remember you used to be a pattern maker at a garment factory, right?"
"Yes, I studied fashion design in college!"
"Do you still want to go back to work? If so, I can have them arrange for you to return your previous job!"
Yao Yanxin thought for a moment and shook her head: "Forget it, the job I gave away is gone, I don't want it anymore, I think my life is pretty good now!"
"Cooking for the kids, reading in the library, and being with young people all make me feel much younger!"
He Jiayin nodded: "Take it easy, and you won't age as easily! Auntie, you really do look no different from me. I even feel like I'm older than you!"
These words made Yao Yanxin laugh: "Where is that an exaggeration? Look at the wrinkles around my eyes, your face is so smooth!"
After dinner, He Jiale brought over the tape recorder and played the cassette tape of what Uncle He had said that day.
After listening, Old Master He remained silent for a long time: "Ayin, have someone investigate who this master is and why he instigated people to kill your mother and brother!"
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