Lin Xiao promised his stepmother that he would return to China as soon as possible, and at the same time comforted her not to be too anxious. He told her to find the two vice presidents of the company, Uncle Qin and Uncle Zhang, who had been assisting her father, to discuss countermeasures. They were familiar with the company's affairs and he knew nothing about them.
Unexpectedly, once she mentioned it, her stepmother burst into tears, telling Lin Xiao that the two men had also been detained. Old Zhang had been interrogated for two days and had been temporarily released, while Old Qin and his father were still imprisoned together.
Lin Xiao then realized that the problem was too big, and even if she returned to China immediately, she wouldn't be able to solve it.
But she still needed to calm things down first. She told her stepmother not to panic and to go to the judicial authorities to find out the specific reasons why her father was detained and could not be released on bail, before making a decision.
She didn't know what crime her father had committed, but since Uncle Zhang was released after interrogation while her father was still imprisoned, it meant there was a serious problem.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao searched for news online. He couldn't find any news about Lin Haitao or the Lin Group, indicating that the interrogation and detention hadn't been publicly announced yet. However, news about the Feng family was indeed readily available online, just as his stepmother had said, and it was even featured prominently on the news and legal channels of a local website in their province.
Lin Xiao has been busy completing her school assignments lately, designing, creating, and setting up exhibitions, and has rarely gone online to read the news. Even when she does, because of Wei Changfeng, she mostly reads entertainment news.
Even though the Feng family's scandal was quite big, it wasn't big enough to be featured on the front page of major portals like Sina and Sohu, so it's not easy to find without a specific search.
However, searching by the names of Feng Jinglin's father and grandfather still yields many related reports, some with particularly sharp headlines such as "Another Face of a Medical Family" and "Is the Miraculous Hospital Director a Corrupt Official in the Medical Field?" It seems that the Feng family's case has been basically made public and defined, and there is little chance of a reversal.
But my father's name, Lin Haitao, can't be found at all now. Does this mean there's still room for maneuver? Whether it was bribery or accepting bribes, if he returns all the ill-gotten gains, will my father be safe?
Lin Xiao endured her headache and desperately tried to think of a solution. She had absolutely no idea how her father's company operated, and not only her, but her stepmother and sister probably knew nothing about it either.
Looking back now, this might not have been a bad way to protect family members, but we don't know where the problem lies or what the problem is, and we want to help but don't know where to start.
Lin Xiao decided to return to China immediately. While booking his plane ticket, he thought about his father's close friends in China, wondering which ones he could trust and which ones could help him in this emergency.
Fortunately, they are about to have their Christmas holidays; otherwise, it would have taken them a long time to deal with these matters back home.
She called her supervisor, Ms. Deneuve, to inform her that there was an emergency at home and she needed to return to her country immediately.
The teacher had always liked Lin Xiao, and hearing the urgency in her voice, immediately granted her leave. The most important student annual project exhibition was already finished, and there were only two or three days left for feedback sessions before the Christmas holidays. Whether Lin Xiao attended or not wouldn't have made much difference given her level.
Lin Xiao didn't know how serious the crisis at home would be, how long it would take to resolve, or whether it would be resolved at all. She didn't plan to tell Wei Changfeng until everything was settled.
His work is very busy as the year draws to a close, and he also has to prepare for the release of films during the Spring Festival. Even if I told him about this, he probably wouldn't be able to help much, and it would only add another person to worry.
As for Yang Xile, Lin Xiao hesitated for a long time. She knew that the Yang family had extraordinary influence in the country and might actually be able to help in a crisis. However, given that she and Yang Xile had had somewhat unpleasant interactions recently, she really had no right to ask him for help at this moment.
Moreover, since they didn't yet know what kind of problem their father was facing, it would be quite presumptuous to ask for help so rashly. Therefore, Lin Xiao decided to return to China first to clarify the situation before making a decision.
With the school's approval, Lin Xiao booked the earliest flight back to China the next day. After quickly packing his backpack, he tried to rest but couldn't fall asleep, so he sat by the window waiting for dawn.
Lin Xiao only found out about Yang Xile three days after returning to China. He had been texting Lin Xiao for the past few days, but she hadn't replied. He thought Lin Xiao was still angry about that day, after all, they had known each other for ten months since the Spring Festival in February, and this was the first time they had argued like that in the car.
After thinking it over and over for a long time, Yang Xile decided to go to Lin Xiao's school to find her.
With the two-week Christmas holiday just around the corner, Yang Xile figured Lin Xiao definitely wouldn't be going back to China. He thought that if she was really angry, he would take advantage of the holiday to coax her. He later regretted his words and actions that day for a long time.
He knew that his anger towards Wei Changfeng was unreasonable, and that taking it out on Lin Xiao and deliberately revealing her boyfriend's identity to others without her permission was also very unethical.
What was most infuriating was that he had actually mocked her in the car, calling her a "secret lover" being kept in a gilded cage! He wanted to slap himself whenever he thought about it. So if Lin Xiao got angry with him this time, he was willing to apologize immediately.
When we arrived at Linxiao School, the school staff were packing up their exhibits. Since the Christmas holiday was starting the next day, only a few students had come.
A French guy saw Yang Xile and immediately ran over happily, stood in front of him, and started saying "Hi!"
Yang Xile looked closely and realized he didn't recognize the guy! There weren't many Chinese students at Lin Xiao's school, so could this French guy have mistaken him for someone else?
Before he could even ask, the French guy spoke up excitedly, "Hey buddy, you're the owner of that blue sports car at the school gate the other day, right?"
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