Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 148 Regret_1

"Fuck! What’s going on? Why are the cops here?"

Zhang Kehu paced back and forth restlessly, like a trapped beast.

"Damn it! If this blows up, Bai will definitely know I’ve been playing both sides.

It’s all because of you!"

Suddenly, he kicked Wan Xingping and said through gritted teeth, "If it weren’t for you sweet-talking me into believing following Xing would lead to greatness, now even Yan Yongxing himself can’t save his own skin.

Tomb robbery! Do you have any idea what kind of crime that is? No connections can save you from that!"

"Brother! Hu! Please, calm down; I had no idea the police would show up out of nowhere!"

Wan Xingping clutched his head to protect himself from being hit, "Up until today, I was still a highly educated returned scholar, I could have easily entered a company’s middle or high management, with a limitless future ahead.

And now, look at me—turned into a fugitive, not even sure if I can make it out alive, I... I’ve been wronged to death..."

As he spoke, he thought of his predicament and couldn’t help but well up with sorrow, beginning to sob.

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Zhang Kehu gave him another kick and then peeked through the door crack, whispering, "Damn it, lucky I didn’t put all my eggs in Yan Yongxing’s basket and had dug a hole to the place next door early on.

It’s no use talking about it now; we need to find a place to hide until this blows over before we can make a run for it.

Right."

He turned around and grabbed Wan Xingping by the collar, his voice filled with menace, "You just got back from overseas; you must have a way to get out again.

You’re the one who got me into this mess, so of course, it’s up to you to get me out.

Otherwise, I’ll kill you first!"

Wan Xingping, already beside himself with fear, could only nod in agreement in the hopes of saving his life, "Alright, alright, I’ll definitely take Hu out. But... but what should we do before we leave?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Kehu said, "I’ve got a brother in the suburbs, we can lie low at his place for now, and run for it when things cool down.

Yan Yongxing will definitely betray us, hurry up and call your wife to have her take the money and leave where she’s staying."

"Right, right, right."

Wan Xingping quickly took out his phone, then paused, "Brother, where should I tell her to go?"

"Across the river, to the southern suburbs, find any little hotel to lie low and wait for our call."

Wan Xingping nodded and began to call Hu Xiaotong, not noticing Zhang Kehu casting a contemptuous and cold glance down at him from above.

Cao Zhining was awakened by the ringing at ten minutes to four.

Upon hearing about the discovery of an ancient site in the shanty area and Yan Yongxing’s arrest for suspected tomb robbery, his mind went blank, and he knew nothing more.

When he finally came to, the curtains already let in a blue-white light.

He got up blankly and walked onto the villa’s balcony, lighting up a cigarette while facing the rising sun in the east.

It’s over!

Completely over.

Despite how the outside world ridiculed and doubted his shantytown project’s inevitable failure, his confidence had never wavered.

Because he knew that as long as the project broke ground, Dabang would be revitalized.

Losing money was irrelevant— who hasn’t lost money in business? At worst, the company would suffer a loss in profits for the year, and the stock might take a hit.

As Longyin’s real estate leader, during this age of soaring property prices, there’s no way a single loss could leave the company with nowhere to turn.

However, his countless calculations failed to account for an ancient tomb hidden beneath the shantytown.

The heavens want Dabang to die...

Wait a second!

Xiao Ming’s last words yesterday were, "Once it’s past midnight tonight, even if you personanlly mince Cao Bangxi into meat sauce, there won’t be any chance left for you."

He knew all along!

Cao Zhining’s hand shook, and ashes fell on his luxurious silk pajamas, burning a hole.

So that’s how it is!

So that’s how it is!

It wasn’t fate, it was him!

Xiao Ming must have discovered that ancient tomb early on, and then, taking advantage of the city’s park planning, he beguiled Shen Siqi into seeking a partnership with Dabang for self-preservation.

He intentionally drove up the price during the land auction, incited the residents of the shanty area to demand a freeze on demolition compensation, revealed Cao Bangxi’s illegitimate status, and finally lured the greedy Yan Yongxing into the trap with the ancient tomb.

Then he called the police, igniting the fuse with one move.

Step by step, link by link.

Qianshan Group, Dabang Group, and Daxing Shipping, all leading enterprises in their respective fields of Longyin, were played by a young upstart.

And most crucially, he succeeded!

After today, in the entirety of Longyin, who else could be Ruiye Holdings’ competitor?

Xiao Ming will be the number one figure in Longyin’s business world!

Cao Zhining was filled with rage.

He detested his wife’s shamelessness, his son’s despicability, and even Xiao Ming’s ruthlessness.

He was even more regretful.

Regretting his own stupidity for believing his treacherous wife for decades, regretting offending Xiao Ming over an illegitimate child, and regretting never acknowledging Xiao Ming properly, he missed two opportunities to resolve the crisis for Dabang early on.

Ding-dong!

Suddenly, a text message arrived on his phone.

Cao Zhining turned and his pupils constricted as he hurriedly picked up the phone.

Because the name displayed on the message sender was Xiao Ming.

"Good morning, Mr. Cao! My last personal advice to you, freeze your wife’s bank account immediately."

Despite the cryptic message, it set off loud alarm bells in Cao Zhining’s head, and without considering its authenticity, he immediately dialed his collaborative lawyer’s number.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ming tucked his phone into his coat pocket, stretched and yawned as he walked out of the police station’s entrance.

Jiang Lei, who had come to his senses, personally confirmed the truth of his statements, so the police naturally had no reason to detain him further.

As for why Jiang Lei could confirm it, the reason was simple, nobody had kidnapped him that day. freёnovelkiss.com

Xiao Ming had previously instructed Liu Jianqiang to: Find Jiang Lei and give him a scare.

Even if the police were bent on being meticulous, the worst they could do to Liu Jianqiang was to detain him for a few days on charges of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

For a street thug, that was hardly different from going home.

Standing by the roadside, Xiao Ming was surveying for a taxi when a champagne-colored BMW 5 Series stopped in front of him.

"Why are you here?"

Knowing that car belonged to Yang Hanqing, he of course recognized it and got in the passenger seat.

Yang Hanqing didn’t answer but instead asked with concern, "Are you alright? Did they give you a hard time?"

"I’m not a criminal, why would they bother me? Other than the hard chairs in the waiting area making it uncomfortable to sleep, it’s actually quite nice inside, peaceful."

"Nonsense, who would think a police station is nice? You must be crazy."

Muttering under his breath, Yang Hanqing then turned the car around.

"Xue called me this morning for time off, and I went to the hospital. She said the police had just finished questioning her brother and that you would be released soon, but her brother was clinging to her and wouldn’t let go, so I volunteered to come pick you up."

"Volunteered?" Xiao Ming chuckled, "Is picking me up that frightening?"

Yang Hanqing pursed her lips without answering, but internally she thought: In front of Xue, it indeed requires courage.

After a while, she smoothed her hair by her ear and said casually, "What have you been up to lately? You haven’t been to Maohe for quite some time."

"As a shareholder of Ruiye, don’t you know what I’ve been busy with?"

"Wasn’t the trap for Qianshan and Dabang set long ago? Could they keep you so busy that you don’t even have time to visit Maohe?"

"I don’t need to go to Maohe," Xiao Ming replied, "Xue is busy working at the house every day, if I want to see her, I just go there directly!"

A twinge of pain and anger rose in Yang Hanqing’s chest, and with a sudden flare of temper, she turned and asked, "Will you sell Maohe in the future?"

Xiao Ming thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Real estate still has a golden decade ahead, I probably won’t consider it during that time."

"Fine, then buy my company out completely!"