Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 886 - 603: The Grand Finale (Part 8)

Lan Shuixian was puzzled: "Young Master Gu, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. What report? I’ve never written any report like that."

Thinking of something, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Could it be someone reported that my club is engaged in some improper business? Young Master Gu, the people who come to this club are all high society ladies. If it were illegal or non-compliant, would these ladies dare to come? I’m afraid this club would have been shut down by you long ago."

The club is not for ordinary people; not just anyone can enter, let alone become a member.

The people who can enter and afford to spend here are the high society ladies of the Imperial Capital, who talk and find amusement here.

If there were truly any illegal or non-compliant activities, this club would have been reported and razed to the ground long ago.

Gu Yecheng wasn’t in a hurry: "I will get to the bottom of this matter."

"Young Master Gu, you’ve checked everything and looked around. I wonder what else you want to investigate? Young Master Gu, you can examine the entire club at your convenience." Lan Shuixian spread her hands, appearing unperturbed.

"Give me the phone records." Gu Yecheng extended his hand.

Ye Fei immediately handed a phone record sheet to Gu Yecheng.

After glancing at it, Gu Yecheng handed the sheet to Lan Shuixian: "Miss Lan, to be frank, we’ve been watching you for a long time and have been monitoring your number. During your calls, words like goods have repeatedly come up."

Lan Shuixian raised her delicate brows, showing that the other party was prepared.

"I’m in business; having goods transactions is normal." Lan Shuixian didn’t feel there was any issue.

It made sense; Lan Shuixian was doing business, so having goods-related dealings was the norm.

"Young Master Gu, you can’t just conclude that I have issues based solely on your investigation of my phone records. Young Master Gu, I’m neither breaking the law nor committing any crime, yet you monitor my calls and eavesdrop on everything. Isn’t this inappropriate?"

Gu Yecheng chuckled lightly: "I have the right to monitor everything of any suspicious person."

"Young Master Gu is a big figure and has the authority, which is understandable."

"Lan Shuixian, you should understand that after I came to find you, it’s impossible for you to have nothing to do with it. To be honest, before coming here, I had already captured the Wolfman, and he revealed that his current business was introduced to him by you. Before that, you had a common master, which is the current Family Head of the Xu Family, Men Chao. Miss Lan, I’m not wrong, am I?"

"Young Master Gu, since you knew she was mine, why did you come here?" Men Chao wore a black vest with a white shirt underneath, and his long legs wrapped in black suit pants looked quite attractive.

Lan Shuixian squinted her eyes; Men Chao was here too.

It seemed some matters indeed needed to be sorted out today.

Heh heh...

Upon seeing the newcomer, Gu Yecheng smiled lightly: "Men Chao, I was just about to look for you, and you’ve come on your own."

"Knowing you’re handling matters, I naturally want to join in, to avoid any random accusations from you, right?"

"You came just in time. As I understand it, this Miss Lan is one of your people, right?"

"Young Master Gu, your question leads to misunderstandings. I am a married man, and in this area, I am very clean without any untidy relationships. Between Miss Lan and me, if any relationship exists, it’s that during the club’s establishment phase, I invested money and partnered with her."

What Men Chao said was also the truth when the then destitute Lan Shuixian approached him to propose cooperating to open the club.

After investigating Lan Shuixian, he agreed to her request.

"Let me put it this way. Both of us are victims of the 139 case. The reason I agreed to help her was because of this connection. However, Shui Xian’s capability is truly impressive. After establishing the club, she attracted a large number of upper-class customers and quickly became popular in the Imperial Capital." Men Chao genuinely appreciated Lan Shuixian’s capability.

A young woman, with no money or power, assessed the situation in the Imperial Capital and rapidly established the club. Few could achieve that in the Imperial Capital.

But Lan Shuixian did it, and Men Chao acknowledged her capability, but it stopped at acknowledgment without further intentions.

If he had further intentions at the time, Lan Shuixian indeed could have become his woman.

"Men Chao, so according to you, you’re also one of the club’s partners, a half-owner."

"I’m just a behind-the-scenes investor, and profits the club makes should invisibly give me a share."

"You’ve come here today just to tell me that you both only have a partner relationship. Men Chao, we’re not three-year-old children. The Xu Family’s secret cultivation of power is not a secret. The Wolfman is your person, right? According to his confession, he has been working for you."

"The Wolfman indeed is one of mine. Gu Yecheng, you’re the Dragon King, aren’t you? How do you explain this? Should I interpret it as the Dragon King being from your Gu Family, working for your Gu Family? We are all from great families, and openly and covertly, it is necessary to have some forces of our own. But having my people doesn’t mean they will wholeheartedly work for me. To my knowledge, this Wolfman had defected half a year ago, openly and covertly taking on all sorts of dubious and illegal businesses. Actually, I’ve been tolerating him for a long time."

"Are you trying to say they changed masters and worked for their new owner long ago? Men Chao, don’t try to pass the buck. You should know that no matter how well you hide, there will be a day when the truth comes out."

"There are things I haven’t done; non-participation means non-involvement. You are free to investigate." He began to feel vengeful toward the Xu Family. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Indeed, as the case became clearer, it was understood in the heart that there had to be someone else behind the case back then.

So now, he only has one thought: to quickly know the truth of the case and bring peace to his parents sooner.

"Men Chao, what do you mean by this, burning bridges after crossing the river? You also said we’re partners, and as the head of the Xu Family, whatever the club does or should do, naturally requires your permission. In other words, without your permission, we wouldn’t dare do anything, would we, Mr. Men?"

"Lan Shuixian, then tell me, what tasks have I assigned you, and what have I asked you to do?" Men Chao’s lips curved slightly: "Today, with Young Master Gu present, it’s the perfect time to tell him. If these things aren’t clarified, neither you nor I can escape suspicion."

The 139 case is a major case, not a minor one.

Anyone involved in this case will not be easily let go.

"Family Head Men, what do you mean by this, turning against me at a critical moment? Family Head Men, if I have a tough time, your days won’t be easy either. Remember, we may be grasshoppers on the same rope." Lan Shuixian’s expression suddenly changed.

Until the last moment, she certainly wouldn’t admit anything.

...

Xiaofeng was held in a dark room, with poor lighting. Luckily, her vision was good enough to see the basic layout of the room in the darkness.

Moreover, several men with weapons guarded the door, probably ready to handle her if she dared to leave.

For the time being, Xiaofeng wasn’t in a hurry to go.

She called out to Xiaoqi: "Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi, how are you?" Back on the ship during the fire, with sparse spatial spiritual energy, she had Xiaoqi hide in the storage room, and she didn’t know how Xiaoqi was doing since then.

"Master," Xiaoqi’s weak voice emerged, "I’m still here."

"Xiaoqi, how are you now? Everything okay?"

"I’m fine, and the space has returned to how it used to be. Master, don’t get too close to fire next time; it could be disastrous for the space." The space is the Spiritual Mirror Space, which requires spiritual energy to sustain. Without it, the space is no longer a space and becomes useless.

"I know, if it wasn’t absolutely necessary, why would I run into the fire? Quickly check if those two meteorites are still there."

The meteorites could indeed quell the fire and also protect the space.

"You took one with you at the time; there’s only one left in the space."

Only then did Xiaofeng remember that she had taken a meteorite with her, intending to use its power to keep the fire at bay.

So, the one she had carried must have fallen into the sea.

That is to say, there’s now only one meteorite in the space, and the other one might be lost.

"I never expected that what Su Dada left me would have something to do with the space." Xiaofeng sighed softly, then looked around: "I have no idea what’s going on outside right now, but I don’t want to go out. I want to figure out what exactly Lan Shuixian is up to."

This must be Lan Shuixian’s domain. If she could understand this place, Lan Shuixian’s secrets would be nothing to fear.