The wind rises and the clouds roll in from the horizon.
As Lao Ma was on the phone, he climbed into the car. Before the car door was even closed, the police siren on the roof was already blaring.
Huo Jingxi rested his hands on the windowsill, gazing into the distance with one eye, and let out a strange laugh.
"Ha, what a vicious move!"
Lu Yi laughed silently.
"Second brother, you didn't just realize that, did you?"
Huo Jingxi turned his head, pointed to his eyes covered by an eye patch, and sighed.
"Losing an eye has made me much less perceptive. Lu Yi, it's all your fault for suspecting this from the very beginning, isn't it?"
This is neither modesty nor flattery.
Huo Jingxi thought about it all night, constantly doubting his own people.
They even doubted their own judgment of people, wondering why they had mistaken some scoundrels for confidants.
But they never considered that after the ship departed from Jiangzhou Port, it would pass through several countries. What use would it be to only guard the source and the destination?
If those people want to do something, they will do everything they can.
Lu Yi pinched his chin, still not understanding how Lao Ma and the others could trace the origins of this shipment from Daniel's death.
This just doesn't make sense!
Shouldn't the investigation focus on the driver responsible for the accident, the owner of the vehicle, and other information related to the driver?
"No, Second Brother overestimates me!"
"However, one thing is certain: the person behind this is not just targeting your Huo family."
"Choose the timing of this shipment's arrival at the port, murder Daniel, and then..."
Hearing this carefully, Huo Jingxi said coldly, "Then they'll shift the suspicion onto you, sowing discord between you and the Fan and Huo families. That's really ruthless!"
"Fortunately, the Gu family wasn't affected, otherwise..."
Lu Yi remained silent for a moment, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
"No, the Gu family was the first to be affected."
At that moment, his mind was like a group of busy little robots, frantically processing complex information.
We keep eliminating all possibilities, while new ideas keep emerging.
Fan Shenglun lost his biological son, the Huo family lost an important client, Lu Yi became a suspect, and the Gu family...
Three months ago, Gu Huaibei made several major investments in the region he was in charge of.
If Lu Yi remembers correctly, this includes the port intelligent control project of Jiangzhou Port.
After all that series of attacks, is it possible that the Gu family was their primary target?
Lu Yi's suspicion can be easily ruled out.
Even if it gets posted online, it only provides netizens with some half-baked gossip.
A person of Fan Shenglun's stature, even if his whole family suffers, would not blindly believe others without evidence and arbitrarily find a murderer to vent his anger!
For the Huo family, this level of "framing" poses even less of a threat.
Not to mention that the Huo family also has an elder brother who is in charge of the Fengcheng government office.
Even if he doesn't step in, given the situation Huo Jingxi has created, there are plenty of important figures who want to uphold justice for the Huo family!
In a few days, the Huo family will produce an officially stamped certificate. Will the delayed delivery still be a problem?
As long as the customer isn't an idiot, they won't demand compensation; instead, they'll place additional orders, firmly securing a supplier like the Huo family!
Huo Jingxi was unaware of Gu Huaibei's work. Upon hearing Lu Yi's words, he stared intently at the end of the corridor and gritted his teeth.
"Don't worry! I'm going to have that hand behind my back!"
Seeing the two deep in thought on the monitor, Wen Jialiang came downstairs and greeted them.
"Gentlemen, please come to my office for a cup of tea!"
...
The news spread like wildfire and quickly became the talk of the town in Jiangzhou.
Whether there was a problem with the Huo family's goods is not the focus of everyone's concern. What netizens are concerned about is whether Fan Shenglun actually has a biological son.
If what's rumored is true, then the child should be about the same age as Fan Huijun.
Where has he been all these years, and what has he been doing?
Also, wasn't it Lu Yi who killed him?
"Lu Yi has a very clear motive!"
"Isn't it terrifying to think about? Once that real young master returns, Lu Yi's position in the Fan family will be in jeopardy, so he..."
"My God, Lu Yi is such a quiet and reserved guy, he wouldn't be that ruthless."
"Stop talking nonsense, okay? I believe Lu Yi isn't that kind of person. He didn't join the Fan family for money. If he did, he would have gone back to the Lu family!"
"Take off your idol filter before you speak!"
"Lu Yi grew up with adoptive parents. When he returned to the Lu family, he was abused by his adopted son and several older sisters. In a fit of anger, he became their godfather..."
"That's not all. He also has two brothers, one is the third young master of the Huo family, and the other is Du Guanglong, the ruthless secretary of the Huo family!"
"The analysis upstairs makes sense. If Lu Yi wants to get rid of someone, he doesn't need to do it himself, does he?"
"You're getting more and more outrageous! Lu Yi is just a freshman, okay?!"
"Let's talk about it. Could it be that Lu Yi's recognition of Fan Shenglun as his godfather and his entry into the family home is part of a scheme orchestrated by the Lu family?"
"Lu Yi is a pawn? Does he seem like one?"
...
Qin Fengying couldn't sit still after seeing these comments online.
She dressed herself up carefully, suppressed her fear of rejection, and knocked on the Fan family's door.
When the housekeeper announced that the visitor was Madam Lu, Gu Huaibei was about to accompany Fan Huijun to the hospital for a prenatal checkup.
The family doctor has an important surgery scheduled for today, and Fan Huijun has been feeling unwell in her stomach since this morning, so she wants to get a check-up.
"Let her wait!"
"Gu Huaibei said to the steward, Chaohua."
There are priorities and urgency in everything.
Even if the sky were to fall, nothing would be more important than Fan Huijun and her child.
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