Chapter 470: 458 Chapter 470: 458 “Ring, ring, ring…”
Having just finished getting her nails done and a spa treatment, Kang Huijuan returned home and sat on the sofa admiring her beautiful nails. When she heard the phone ring, she could have answered it in just two steps, but instead, she sat motionless calling her maid to come.
After answering the phone, the maid said, “Madam, it’s Mr. Lin, he seems very anxious.”
Hearing that it was her childhood friend, Kang Huijuan finally slowly walked over to take the call, “Ah Qiang, what do you want?”
Lin Qiang’s voice was urgent as he said, “Huijuan, Da Fei is dead. He was killed in his bedroom half an hour ago.”
Lin Qiang, sounding anxious, said, “It was Da Fei who went to see Lame Sen. Now that he’s in trouble, it’s very likely that Nie Zhan has found out that I was behind the kidnapping. Huijuan, I’m leaving tonight, you should also make plans early.”
In fact, he wasn’t leaving in the evening, but was packing up to leave immediately. According to the information he received, the person who killed Da Fei was no ordinary person, but a hitman. He couldn’t face Nie Zhan; the best plan was to flee.
Kang Huijuan’s face turned pale, but thinking about the information she had gathered yesterday, she felt it was impossible, “Where are you now, I’ll come to you.”
Lin Qiang declined and hung up the phone. If Nie Zhan could afford a hitman to take him down, it meant he wouldn’t let him off. Lin couldn’t afford to delay even for a moment.
Meanwhile, Lu Jiaxin had also received a call. The person she paid a hefty sum to had obtained definite information from the victim; the mastermind behind was Kang Huijuan. She had given Lin Qiang two million to teach Lu Jiaxin a “deep lesson.”
The meaning behind teaching a lady as delicate as a flower a “deep lesson” needed no explanation. Lin Qiang had always liked Kang Huijuan, knowing that the Nie Family pressured her to divorce and that she had considerable assets in her hands. He saw this as an opportunity to kill Lu Jiaxin and with such leverage, he could have both the lady and the wealth.
Lu Jiaxin’s face was frosty, “Throwing him into the sea to feed the fish would be letting him off easy, break his arms and legs.”
For someone as thoroughly evil as Lin Qiang, being beaten to death in the Wooden Granary was a blessing. Only by making him wish for death could the souls he wronged be comforted, and her anger assuaged.
Nie Zhan came to see Lu Jiaxin after work, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, he noticed it was unusually empty; not a single bodyguard was in sight. He asked the housekeeper, “Where is Miss Lu?”
Aunt Meng shook her head, “The boss went out in the afternoon and didn’t say where she was going.”
Nie Zhan tried calling Lu Jiaxin, but to his surprise, her phone was unreachable. The kidnapping hadn’t happened long ago, and they hadn’t found the mastermind yet. Nie Zhan had been anxious all this time. Being unable to contact Lu Jiaxin, he hurriedly called several people, including Zong Shimeng and Yu Meitong, but all said they hadn’t gone shopping with Lu Jiaxin.
After some thought, Nie Zhan called Su Heyuan.
Su Heyuan did indeed know Lu Jiaxin’s whereabouts, “Jiaxin has gone back to the Mainland, she said she had some matters to take care of.”
“What matters I am not sure, but when she spoke, there was nothing unusual in her tone.”
Nie Zhan got Su Heming’s number, but his mobile phone was unreachable, and when he called the company, the secretary said he had gone on a business trip and hadn’t returned yet.
From the time they got involved, Lu Jiaxin would report everything to him, and certainly for a trip so far away, she would normally inform him beforehand. But this time she didn’t, and her phone was unreachable, which was very abnormal. Yet, since security in the Mainland was better than in Hong Kong and Jiaxin had so many bodyguards with her, he reassured himself that she should be safe. Despite trying to reassure himself, he still couldn’t sleep all night.
The next morning, Nie Zhan got a call from Old Master Nie, who asked him to come back to the Nie Family Old Mansion.
Hearing his grandfather’s serious tone, Nie Zhan asked, “Grandfather, what happened?”
“You’ll know when you get back.”
Nie Zhan responded with some confusion. The company he managed was thriving, and the Wan Sheng Bank controlled by his older brother and several other companies were all doing very well. Thinking this way, he guessed that Nie Manlin must have gotten into some trouble again.
With huge dark circles under his eyes, Nie Zhan returned to the old mansion. As soon as he walked into the living room, he saw Nie Manli and Kang Huijuan sitting on the sofa. Usually, Kang Huijuan dressed flamboyantly, but now she was just wearing wrinkled pink pajamas, looking pale with red and swollen eyes.
Nie Zhan deeply loathed Kang Huijuan and had no interest in learning what had happened, preparing to go upstairs to find the old master. However, when Kang Huijuan saw him, a flash of fear appeared in her eyes, and then she threw herself at his feet, kneeling.
While crying, Kang Huijuan said, “Third brother, third brother, I know I was wrong, but Bobo and the others are still young. Please, for the sake of Bobo and his siblings, spare me this time!”
Nie Zhan’s heart missed a beat. Even though he didn’t know what had happened, he retorted following Kang Huijuan’s plea, “Why didn’t you think of Bobo and the others when you did this? Don’t even think I’ll spare you.”
Kang Huijuan broke down into even louder sobs, “I didn’t mean to kill Lu Jiaxin, I just wanted to teach her a lesson. I really never intended to kill Lu Jiaxin. Nie Zhan, please let me go!”
Nie Zhan grabbed Kang Huijuan’s throat viciously and demanded, “What did you say? Repeat what you just said!”
Nie Manli was scared senseless, hastily walking over and tugging at Nie Zhan’s hand, “Ah Zhan, Ah Zhan, let go quickly, she’s going to die if you don’t.”
Da Hu walked up next to Nie Zhan and whispered, “Boss, you squeezing her , she can’t talk. Boss, Miss Lu suddenly went back to the Mainland, it could be related to this.”
Upon hearing this, Nie Zhan’s reason returned, and he let go of Kang Huijuan, “Speak, what happened?”
Kang Huijuan clutched her neck and coughed violently.
Nie Manli said, “Ah Zhan, Huijuan came running here early in the morning saying you were going to kill her. She wouldn’t say what happened, so your grandfather called because he felt something was off.”
Nie Zhan ignored Nie Manlin and turned his glare on Kang Huijuan, enunciating each word, “The mastermind behind Jiaxin’s kidnapping, was it you?”
He always thought the mastermind behind Jiaxin’s kidnapping was either her or his own enemy, and he had listed them all out for investigation, never suspecting Kang Huijuan. It was normal not to suspect her, after all, Lu Jiaxin had never even met her, and they had no interaction at all.
Nie Manli was stunned, “Ah, Ah Zhan, what did you just say, how is that possible?”
Nie Zhan, seeing Kang Huijuan still coughing, knew it was an act, “Why did you want to kill Jiaxin? If you don’t talk, you won’t see today’s sun.”
Kang Huijuan frantically gestured with her hands, “No, no, I didn’t want to kill her, I just wanted to teach her a lesson. Who would have thought those Mainland people were so bold and greedy, learning Lu Jiaxin was wealthy and wanting to kidnap her for a large ransom.”
Before Nie Zhan could say anything, Nie Manli cursed her first, “Kang Huijuan, have you lost your mind? How did Lu Jiaxin offend you that you’d arrange for kidnappers to ‘teach her a lesson’?”
Kang Huijuan just cried, saying nothing.
Nie Zhan instructed, “Da Hu, call the chief of the police department and tell them we’ve found the mastermind; have them send someone to the Nie Family Old Mansion immediately.”
Upon hearing this, Kang Huijuan screamed, “No, I don’t want to go to prison, I don’t want to go to prison. Nie Zhan, I’ll tell you anything you want to know, but you can’t make me go to prison.”
Nie Manli also tried to stop Da Hu from making the call, “Ah Zhan, Bobo and Qiqi can’t have a mother who’s been in prison.”