Little Madman’s Guide to Acting Good - Chapter 77

    Chen Qizhao’s attention returned to the cage, his eyes stayed on Shen Yuhuai’s fingers for a while and then replied: “No.”

    The other party’s hand has left, Shen Yuhuai’s expression is as usual, as if he just asked a simple question.

    Chen Qizhao narrowed his eyes slightly, and the feeling just now seemed to linger on his legs. With a little cloth, he seemed to be able to feel the body temperature of Shen Yuhuai beside him.

    He hadn’t opened his mouth yet, but Shen Yuhuai had already opened his mouth to explain to him the purpose of the Gu family coming to the Chen family, diverting his attention.

    “The Gu family asked my mother for help, hoping to contact Aunt Zhang through her relationship.” Shen Yuhuai approached Chen Qizhao slightly, and explained to him in a low voice: “It was because you sent the film to Aunt Zhang’s jade necklace.”

    Chen Qizhao’s eyes instantly stopped on the jewelry box by Chen Jianhong’s hand in the distance. He pretended not to know the truth and asked curiously, “What do they want this necklace for?”

    “It seems to be related to some inheritance of the Gu family. The specific side has not been disclosed, but it should be very important, and Uncle Gu will come in person.” Shen Yuhuai explained: “But Aunt Zhang is still hesitating, and now I didn’t agree.”

    Necklace…

    Chen Qizhao recalled the story of this necklace. He took this necklace to cut off the connection between Lin Shizhong and the Gu family. According to the rumors he heard in his previous life, Lin Shizhong was born because of the jade necklace. Catch the line of Gu Zhengsong, so I will get the help of the Gu family later.

    At that time, he didn’t think about this necklace. For him, it was a good thing to destroy Lin Shizhong. But now this necklace has not been in Gu Zhengsong’s hands. Gu Zhengxun’s attention.

    Chen Qizhao hesitated a little, but listening to Shen Yuhuai say this, he couldn’t help thinking about the feasibility of something in his mind.

    If the time line is not wrong, the head of the Gu family at this stage is about to abdicate and hesitate between the two heirs.

    The eldest son, Gu Zhengxun, has been involved in the affairs of the Gu family for many years. He was originally the preferred heir of the head of the Gu family, but then I don’t know what happened. The throne of the head of the Gu family fell directly into the hands of the second son of the Gu family, Gu Zhengsong. And Gu Zhengsong’s methods are ruthless. After he took office, he killed Gu Zhengxun’s whole family, but Gu Zhengxun is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The two brothers of the Gu family have been fighting for many years…

    Chen Qizhao had no impression of Gu Zhengxun, or the two did not meet at all.

    The only thing I remember is that when Gu Zhengsong stopped helping Lin Shizhong in his last life, he learned from the intelligence network that Gu Zhengxun was holding a certain handle on Gu Zhengsong at that stage, and some of Gu’s business was affected by city B. The strict investigation by the regulatory authorities may be one of the reasons why Gu Zhengsong did not help the Lin family again.

    Gu Zhengxun will come to Chen’s house at this time. It is conceivable that the value of this necklace to Gu’s family is far more important than Chen Qizhao expected. He just learned about Gu Shen’s news in the afternoon, and he will come in the evening Gu Zhengxun… The coincidence of time had to make him suspect something.

    What is the purpose of Gu Shen coming to S City? What was the purpose of going to Cheng Rong’s party to observe him? Is it a coincidence that Gu Zhengxun came on a business trip?

    If Lin Shizhong did not rely on the jade necklace, but used other reasons to catch up with Gu Zhengsong, it would not be good news for Chen Qizhao.

    Under all the uncertainties, Chen Qizhao doesn’t mind giving the enemy a chance. Gu Zhengsong’s opposite is also his friend. If he can use a jade necklace to give Gu Zhengsong some trouble, then He was happy to help Gu Zhengxun.

    Shen Yuhuai looked to the side slightly, Chen Qizhao was silent when he heard about the jade necklace. He lowered his eyes, thinking of other things in his mind, Chen Qizhao’s reaction was different from what he expected… He didn’t ask too much about the use or origin of the necklace.

    Chen Qizhao seems to be hiding some secrets he doesn’t know.

    After a while, Chen Qizhao asked again, “…why is my mother hesitant?”

    Shen Yuhuai’s eyes narrowed slightly, thinking of Zhang Yazhi’s performance just now, and replied, “It may be because you gave the necklace, and Aunt Zhang didn’t want to give it away.”

    Chen Qizhao froze slightly and looked at Zhang Yazhi’s position, who was talking to Mother Shen and Madam Gu with a smile on her face.

    He looked back at the jewelry box on the table. The Gu family has a lot of power in the capital. It is a good choice for the Chen family to befriend the Gu family through the Shen family. It will help the Chen family to develop business around City B in the future… If it is him, a jade necklace can be exchanged for friendship with the Gu family. This kind of pure He is very happy to trade in benefits.

    It’s just that he didn’t expect Zhang Yazhi to hesitate on this matter.

    The topic of the elders on the side has come to an end, and dinner is ready.

    Chen Qizhao saw Chen Shiming leave to answer the phone, when he just moved, he bumped into Shen Yuhuai’s leg, his eyes stopped for a moment, and he explained in a low voice, “I’m going to the toilet.”

    Shen Yuhuai nodded.

    Chen Qizhao left his seat and followed Chen Shiming out.

    Shen Yuhuai watched Chen Qizhao leave, and the phone in his pocket continued to vibrate after a while. When he took out his phone, he saw Yan Kaiqi’s name, and his eyes sank a little.

    Shen Xuelan sat next to Shen Yuhuai and asked, “What’s wrong? Your face is so serious?”

    “No.” Shen Yuhuai accepted his expression and said, “I’ll go take a call.”

    Shen Xuelan looked at her younger brother, frowning slightly.

    In the quiet hallway outside the living room.

    Chen Shiming answered the call from Special Assistant Xu, and when he turned around, he saw Chen Qizhao standing behind him, as if he had been waiting for a long time. He put the phone in his pocket and looked at him suspiciously: “Why are you here?”

    “Where did you say about the necklace?” Chen Qizhao asked.

    The conversation just now didn’t talk much about the necklace, and it’s very likely that it’s over before he returns.

    Chen Shiming was slightly surprised, thinking that Chen Qizhao and Shen Yuhuai were very close when they were in the living room, “Did Shen Yuhuai tell you?”

    Chen Qizhao nodded, “Mom doesn’t want to give this necklace?”

    “Gu’s family noticed Mom’s necklace at the party, saying that it was very similar to a valuable piece of jewelry in their family, so they came to inquire about the chain. The necklace seems to be involved. , so they went round and round to find the Shen family for help.” Chen Shiming noticed Chen Qizhao’s expression and continued: “Mom is really hesitating, the Shen family is only on the line and will not interfere with our decision. Dad intends to use this excuse to refuse.”

    Chen Qizhao asked: “Why?”

    Chen Shiming: “It’s a good thing to be friends with the Gu family, but it may also be a bad thing.”

    “Because of the internal power struggle in the Gu family?” Chen Qizhao said.

      After learning, he said: “Indeed, if we were to befriend the Gu family at another time, my dad and I would be very happy. But now that there is something wrong with the Gu family, this necklace is obviously related to the inheritance of the Gu family. Sending out a necklace also represents a problem.”

    “We stood by Gu Zhengxun.” Chen Qizhao said following Chen Shiming’s words, “You are weighing the pros and cons.”

    Chen Shiming continued: “This matter can’t be hidden, you took the necklace at the time, as long as this necklace goes to City B, anyone who wants to check can follow Gu Zhengxun’s business trip. I found the S city, and finally found the Chen family. There are too many things going on in the Chen family recently, and this kind of time mixing with the Gu family’s affairs will indeed affect us. “

    “It’s not about weighing the pros and cons. If you really want to start from the level of interests, it is indeed a good choice to cooperate with the Gu family. If the mother lets go, it is indeed possible to see this for the face of the Shen family. The necklace is transferred.” Chen Shiming expressed his thoughts, “But the person who competes with Gu Zhengxun for power is not a good person. From a security perspective, it is best not to have problems with the Gu family at this stage.”

    After he finished speaking, noticing Chen Qizhao’s silence, he was about to speak and continue to explain their thoughts.

    Chen Qizhao suddenly said, “Gu Zhengsong’s son has come to S City.”

    Chen Shiming’s eyes narrowed, “Where is Gu Zhengsong’s son?”

    “I saw a person at Cheng Rong’s party a while ago, and I asked them to check. The other party was Gu Zhengsong’s illegitimate son Gu Shen, who was suspected of stalking me at the party.” Chen Qizhao looked Looking at Chen Shiming, he continued: “I was followed by Lin Shizhong before, and then Gu Shen also appeared… You said this is too coincidental?”

    Chen Shiming did not speak, but his eyes became serious.

    “Do you remember the few people who bid with me when the jade necklace was auctioned?” Chen Qizhao looked at Chen Shiming’s eyes and continued: “You should have checked too, those people were with me. Lin Shizhong has something to do with it. Do you think Lin Shizhong was so angry that he drugged me because of that simple reason?”

    “Lin Shizhong once also wanted that necklace.” Chen Qizhao told Chen Shiming: “I have no evidence of direct contact between Gu Shen and Lin Shizhong, but Lin Shizhong must know the meaning of this necklace. The Lin family told Gu Zhengsong’s faction. It might have something to do with it.”

    “What else do you know?” Chen Shiming looked at Chen Qizhao with a little complexity in his eyes.

    Chen Qizhao didn’t evade his eyes, “I’ve told you everything I know, I’m just suggesting to make trouble for Gu Zhengsong, it’s not a bad thing for us, the beauty of an adult is a virtue.”

    Chen Shiming was still pondering what Chen Qizhao said, when he suddenly heard Chen Qizhao’s question.

    Chen Qizhao asked: “Mom really likes that necklace?”

    “She likes it very much, and has been wearing it when she goes out to parties recently.” Chen Shiming knew that his mother preferred jewelry and diamonds, and this was the first time she had seen her so keen on a necklace.

    “Oh.” Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes slightly, thinking of something.

    He turned to leave, but Chen Shiming stopped him.

    “Wait.” Chen Shiming squeezed his eyebrows and said, “Xiao Xu called me just now, and something has been found out.”

    The counter-biting of the Sun family slowed down Lin’s movements, and Chen Shiming’s team also found some signs during this period. It is related to a project that Lin’s bid for in the Southern District more than 30 years ago. Lin’s invested in a project in the Southern District at that time, but the project suffered heavy losses, which once made Lin’s capital chain difficult, and several companies declared bankruptcy. This time, most of the people who infiltrated the Lin family in the Chen family revolved around the Chen family’s business in the southern district. The purpose was very obvious. Chen Shiming followed this matter to investigate, and it took a long time to find out what was behind the incident. part of the truth.

    Chen Shiming said: “In the project that Lin’s almost went bankrupt, someone from the Chen family participated and became an indirect beneficiary of that incident.”

    Chen Qizhao’s pupils shrank, “…Chen family? 30 years ago?”

    “It should be grandpa. At that time, all kinds of business opportunities appeared frequently, and Lin became a thorn in the eyes of others. So the matter that made Lin go bankrupt in the southern district was a deliberate conspiracy. Lin A small part of the assets sold after the accident went to the Chen family, so we guess that the previous generation also participated in that incident.”

    Chen Shiming continued: “Then the Chen family split up, and the other uncles got their assets and sold them and went abroad, leaving only us and the third uncle in the S city. Assets, gathered the assets of my uncle, and quickly started to build Chen’s business to the current scale… and finally achieved Chen’s current business in the southern district.”

    In short, the Chen family of the previous generation may have participated in the conspiracy against the Lin family and profited from it, and then the Chen family stepped on the Lin family and made a fortune quickly, and those assets also came to Chen Jianhong with inheritance. In the hands, it finally became part of the core business in the Southern District.

      I won’t be on good terms with the Lin family until now.”

    Chen Shiming continued: “It’s just that I found a few companies that were involved in the business in the Southern District. In the past 20 years, those companies have either gone bankrupt or have been acquired. Xiao Xu checked the flow of assets and found that Most of those things have arrived at the Lin family.”

    There are too many things involved in this incident, and the things that Chen Shiming can find out are relatively scattered.

    Chen Shiming said: “If according to Lin Shizhong’s current arrangement, if we can’t stop it in advance… it will take four or five years for Lin Shizhong to disintegrate the Chen family silently, and finally talk to those people. The same goes for bankruptcy.”

    Yeah…

    In four or five years, when he was 23 years old, the Chen family collapsed.

    When Chen Qizhao heard this from Chen Shiming’s mouth, he found that his mood was actually very calm, probably because he had expected Lin Shizhong’s layout, so it was not surprising to Chen Shiming to tell this fact.

      All three of them have stood in front of him alive, at least this time they can see it with their own eyes, he replied, “It’s pretty good.”

    Chen Shiming puzzled: “What?”

    Chen Qizhao suddenly said, “I’ll go back first.”

    The corridor was very quiet. After Chen Qizhao left the corner, Chen Shiming was still looking at the position in the corner. He recalled Chen Qizhao’s expression just now, and he always had a strange premonition in his heart. He recalled what Chen Qizhao said about the necklace just now. If this is the case, then maybe they should take this olive branch from the Gu family.

    When returning to the living room, Chen Qizhao did not see Shen Yuhuai.

    After sitting for a while, Shen Yuhuai came back from the outside.

    At the dinner table, the three families did not mention the necklace, but Chen Qizhao knew that this matter was basically a foregone conclusion.

    In fact, you can help the Gu family or not. The Chen family doesn’t need to rely on the Gu family to win, but he doesn’t like Gu Zhengsong. This person helped Lin Shizhong in his previous life. Forget it, it was a pleasant thing to be able to pull Gu Zhengsong down.

    Most of what was said at the dinner table was about everyday things.

    Shen Yuhuai listened to the elders talking, took the time to wash his hands to go to the bathroom, cleaned up the messages accumulated in the mobile phone vx, and also saw the documents that Yan Kaiqi called just now.

    Yan Kaiqi found several companies on the capital side, which were related to several institutions on the S city side, and followed this line to check… I actually found that these several institutions were the same as those in the capital. The companies on the side all have secret businesses that cooperate with Lin’s Medical. These are not publicized, obviously something is not right… And the capital behind the companies in Beijing has not yet been identified. Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that it has something to do with several big capitals in the capital.

    This is not good news for Shen Yuhuai.

    The more private the investigation, the better his guess. He just told Yan Kaiqi about this matter. To be on the safe side, he told Yan Kaiqi to stop, and then there were too many things involved, and it was easy for Yan Kaiqi to get on fire.

    Shen Yuhuai’s attention stopped on the email. If you follow this information to switch to other breakthroughs, you should be able to find more clues. It is best to confirm which capital is behind those companies in Beijing. , so as to dig out the mystery behind the aromatherapy.

    It’s just the Lin family…

    Shen Yuhuai thought of the crisis that Lin’s medical treatment broke out some time ago, and he was even more suspicious. There should be people secretly targeting Lin’s… Some things can’t happen so coincidentally.

    He thought so, and inexplicably thought of Chen Qizhao.

    Shen Yuhuai stopped for a while, downloaded the email, and then cut it out to reply to some of the messages.

    When he saw Liu Sui asking him if he would go back to the bedroom at night, he replied ‘no’.

    [-Liu Sui: Why don’t you come back? I want you to bring me something when you come back from S University. ]

    [-s: I am not in S. ]

    [-Liu Sui: Huh? Aren’t you chasing girls in S? ]

    [-s: No. ]

    In the bedroom, Liu Sui saw the news of Shen Yuhuai and made a tsk tsk sound.

    Shen Yuhuai often stepped into the dormitory at night, and occasionally brought him supper around S University. Liu Sui thought that Shen Yuhuai said some time ago that he was chasing people, and he could probably guess the purpose of Shen Yuhuai’s going out during this time, but the other party didn’t say anything, so he didn’t ask more.

    [-Liu Sui: It’s fine if you tell me, I didn’t talk outside. Are you coming back this week? I really wanted to eat the grilled fish that just opened at the gate of S, and I wanted to call Chen Qizhao. I heard that the store has an S college student card and it is discounted. ]

    Shen Yuhuai was about to end the conversation when he saw Liu Sui’s news for a moment.

    [-s: Did you ask him? ]

    [-Liu Sui: Chen Qizhao? I have asked. I also wanted to call him to dinner, but he said that I had something to call you at night.

    [-Liu Sui: My vacation is precious! I finally finished writing the thesis, but it turned out that everyone was busy in the past half month! ]

    Shen Yuhuai’s eyes deepened when he saw the words in the paper. He thought of a few words that Chen Qizhao asked casually when he was sitting next to him not long ago, and typed with his fingers.

    —[He knows you have finished writing your paper? ]

    After dinner, the others were still talking about things and moved to the living room.

    Chen Qizhao listened for a while, not interested in what they were talking about, and turned to the kitchen next to the restaurant.

    The table was full of red wine in the evening. Chen Qizhao didn’t drink much when Shen Yuhuai was present, and was a little thirsty at this time.

    When he opened the refrigerator, he suddenly thought that Shen Yuhuai didn’t seem to drink at night, and there was also orange juice on the table. He doesn’t seem to know what Shen Yuhuai’s drinking capacity is. He has seen him drinking only a handful of times… Is he drinking very badly? It doesn’t seem to be either.

    Thinking of this, he suddenly wanted to know what a drunk person like Shen Yuhuai would be like? He thought aimlessly, and inexplicably came to his mind the legs sitting next to him in the living room, and the light and intimate gesture of tapping on his legs.

    Chen Qizhao felt a bit itchy in his throat. He inspected the drinks in the refrigerator and couldn’t help but stop at the cold beer. Just as he was about to get a bottle, he suddenly heard footsteps.

    He stopped for a while, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Yuhuai walking into the kitchen.

    “Brother Huai?” Chen Qizhao was surprised.

    Shen Yuhuai’s eyes stopped on him, “I heard from the housekeeper that you are here.”

    Noticing Shen Yuhuai’s gaze, Chen Qizhao asked, “Is there something on my face?”

    “Are you in a good mood?” Shen Yuhuai suddenly asked.

    “It’s okay.” Chen Qizhao retracted his gaze and continued to look at the drinks in the refrigerator.

    Looking away from the cold beer, he was about to grab the coke underneath, and he asked casually, “Brother Huai has something to drink?”

    The sound of footsteps in the distance seemed to be getting closer and closer. Just as Chen Qizhao picked up the coke, he suddenly noticed a person standing behind him.

    Shen Yuhuai stopped behind him, and when he moved forward slightly, it brought a great sense of oppression. Chen Qizhao held the cola’s hand for a while, Shen Yuhuai did not move forward, and seemed to be standing behind him Looking at what’s in the fridge.

    The man’s breath is very close, there is no wine smell, just a faint mint fragrance.

    Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes and glanced at the person behind him.

    His eyes moved, judging the distance from Shen Yuhuai at this time, and suddenly he felt itching in his ears.

    Shen Yuhuai lowered his head slightly, his eyes were half down, and his eyes stopped on Chen Qizhao’s ears.

    “Chen Qizhao, when you lie, your eyes move.”

      “

    Chen Qizhao blinked, but the person behind him took a step back.

    Chen Qizhao’s eyes stopped at a certain point, he put the Coke back in his hand, and Shen Yuhuai was looking at him when he turned around.

    Shen Yuhuai did not avoid that gaze, but said, “Then I’ll go first, good night.”

    “Hmm.”

    Chen Qizhao closed the refrigerator door and saw Shen Yuhuai walking away with the servant.

    He raised his hand and touched his ear, his slightly condensed eyes seemed to hide some kind of understanding.

    The night was dark, and Gu’s car went first.

    Chen Jianhong was also talking to Father Shen.

    “You don’t have to worry about us about the necklace.” Father Shen said, “Then go first.”

    Chen Jianhong said: “I will let the driver take you.”

    “No, Yu Huai drove today, he didn’t drink.” Father Shen patted his old friend on the shoulder, opened the car door and entered.

    Chen Jianhong looked at Shen Yuhuai who was still standing beside him, and urged, “Drive slowly on the way back.”

    “I know.” Shen Yuhuai nodded and looked up to see Chen Qizhao standing behind Chen Jianhong.

    The latter’s gaze passed through the others and looked straight here, causing Shen Yuhuai’s movements to stop for two seconds.

    At this time, Shen Xuelan’s urging voice came from the side, Shen Yuhuai’s hand accidentally touched the open car door, and the key in his hand fell off and fell to the other side of the car door.

    Shen Yuhuai looked at Chen Qizhao.

    Chen Qizhao handed him the key.

    When their fingers touched, Shen Yuhuai’s palm felt itchy.

    Chen Qizhao’s nails seemed to follow the lines of his palm, and when he handed over the keys, he scratched lightly on his palm.

    Shen Yuhuai’s eyes deepened a little, looking at the initiator.

    Across the door, Chen Qizhao released the key, his eyes calm and straightforward.

    “Brother Huai, good night.”