"Regarding that case from back then, it involved too many secrets, so it wasn’t good to investigate it too publicly."
Regarding that case from back then, Gu Lao’s feelings were also very complicated: "We had looked for the family members of those victims, only to find that many of their records were fake, and we couldn’t locate their relatives at all. That’s also the reason why you were overlooked then."
The personnel who entered the laboratory that year had confidentiality measures applied to their information, but some of their details clearly did not match those in the database. After they were injured or killed, we were unable to contact their families.
Men Chao sneered, "This is how you handle things, simply resolving the issue by saying you can’t contact the families. In my view, you are just covering for each other, afraid to contact the families."
Gu Lao sighed softly, "If you want to see the archives, I can grant you that access."
"No, I want to reinvestigate the case. If there are problems with how you handled this case, I hope the four major families like yourselves can retire voluntarily and never meddle in these affairs again." If you can’t handle one case properly, what ability you have to deal with other matters? It’s better to retreat from the jianghu early.
"Men Chao, I understand your doubts about what happened back then. I also understand the pain you’ve suffered."
"No, you can’t understand. What you can do is to cover up the truth; you’re afraid of the truth leaking out." Men Chao sneered again, "I came today just to inform you, whether you agree or not, I will reinvestigate this explosion case. If the results turn out to be opposite to what they are now, don’t blame me for not showing you any mercy. Some things will get their retribution sooner or later, it’s just a matter of time."
After saying his piece, Men Chao stood up; Xiaofeng came in holding a teapot and saw Men Chao leaving, smiled faintly and said, "Leaving already, just after arriving?"
"I didn’t come for tea. I just came to discuss something with the old master. Now that it’s done, naturally I’m leaving."
"Family Head Men, please take care."
Men Chao glanced at her, "It looks like Gu Yecheng’s illness must be almost healed, at least Young Madam seems quite cheerful."
"Borrowing your auspicious words, I also hope Acheng wakes up soon."
Men Chao, listening to her, didn’t say much and started walking out. He hadn’t gone far when he saw two little children playing in the yard.
"Caught you, caught you, brother, I’ve caught you!" Gu Xiaobao hugged Men Chao’s leg, shouting joyfully, "Brother, I’ve caught you!"
Gu Xiaobao removed her blindfold, looked up, and saw a face as impassive as wood. This uncle’s expression looked very frightening, she quickly let go of him, "Sorry, Uncle, I mistook you for someone else."
After speaking, Gu Xiaobao ran off and even made a face at Men Chao on her way out, utterly adorable.
Men Chao watched the two figures run off, finding himself somewhat reluctant to move.
So these are Su Xiaofeng’s twins.
So adorable, the little girl’s soft smile nearly melted his heart. He suddenly understood why Gu Yecheng would marry Su Xiaofeng even though he knew her twins were not his; such adorable little beings were irresistible.
Thinking of that woman, Men Chao snorted coldly, "She’s someone else’s wife now, nothing to do with me. What am I thinking about here, absurd."
He lifted his feet and quickly left.
Outside, Yin Li saw Men Chao coming out and hurried after him.
"Grandfather, Men Chao came with such momentum, could it be that he’s thinking of taking action against our Gu Family?"
"He has come because of his parents’ case." Gu Lao sighed softly, "Speaking of which, it’s a confusing account. Many years ago, there was an explosion at a certain chemical plant in the Imperial Capital, resulting in the deaths of 130 people. It was a chemical plant on the outside, but there was a laboratory inside, where personnel information was confidential. Their families didn’t know what they were doing, nor were they able to contact them."
Xiaofeng poured Gu Lao a cup of tea, listening quietly.
"With a bang, it all truly became a secret. But there’s more to it. Strangely, the information of about half of those confidential personnel were fake, and their families couldn’t be contacted at all."
"But how could this be? You would surely have thoroughly checked and rechecked the workers’ information before selecting them. How could such a thing happen?" Xiaofeng felt that if it were her, she wouldn’t be able to understand either.
Those who collected the information had failed at their job, not just ordinarily failed, but failed severely.