When Shi Lan left the hospital, Yan Shixiu’s car was already waiting downstairs.
Shi Lan got into the car, looked at Yan Shixiu, and after a long pause, finally said, "The truth about the car accident in Thailand has been revealed. The perpetrator was not just one person; several from the Shi Family were involved."
The pupils of Yan Shixiu’s eyes suddenly tightened. Although Shi Lan had returned to his side, the pain of losing his wife a year ago was still unbearable. "I had the police reopen the case."
"No need," Shi Lan said, stopping him. "None of the three will get away. Since it was the work of three people, they must each have something to hold against the others. Therefore, there’s no need for the police to take the trouble of reopening the case. Moreover, you’ve remarried, so what would it mean to reopen the case of your deceased wife?"
At that moment, Yan Shixiu took Shi Lan’s hand and said, "What I can do for you is limited anyway..."
"As long as I’m alive, I’ll take my own revenge," Shi Lan said, gripping Yan Shixiu’s hand in return. "Since you’ve promised me freedom, let me handle this matter myself. No one understands that brother better than I do. The Shi Family’s banquet is where all the good dramas begin."
Shi Lan and the police set a trap, and the arrests of Dr. Yu and Ding Hong were not made public to avoid spooking others.
After all, members of the Shi Family were implicated in several murder cases.
Not only that, but the police also intended to use Dr. Yu to sow discord among the Shi brothers, preferably to the point where they would be at each other’s throats.
Shi Hongyu forcibly made Shi Yihui and his wife deal with Ding Hong, which had already become a thorn in the couple’s side. Now, with Dr. Yu constantly calling Shi Yihui to report how difficult Ding Hong was to manage, there was fear that if this matter were to be exposed, everyone would be doomed. It was this pressure that caused Shi Yihui unspeakable anguish, to the point where he even contemplated permanently removing Ding Hong. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥
"You can’t entertain this thought, and even if you did, you couldn’t act on it," Si Junlan advised him. "If you make a move, you’ll never be able to turn things around in this lifetime. Your elder brother is probably hoping you will eliminate Ding Hong for him, so don’t be foolish."
"But I can’t be strung along forever!" Shi Yihui said angrily, "At first, there was the loss of Shi Lan, and now an elder brother to contend with. How did I fail to see that his current actions are just like Shi Lan’s?"
"Your brother has always been ambitious. He was just suppressed by Shi Lan before. Now that all the obstacles have been cleared away, do you think he can still control himself?" Si Junlan scoffed. "At this banquet, just wait and see, he will grab all the power for himself."
"What should we do, then? Just let him have his way?" Shi Yihui said defiantly, "I’ve had enough of being oppressed all my life!"
"Even if suppressed, you must endure. Now is not the time," Si Junlan said, placing her hand on her husband’s shoulder to console him. "The Shi Family is troubled both internally and externally. Once your elder brother has reclaimed the power, it will be much easier for us to take it from him."
The couple were making their own plans, but how could Shi Hongyu be unaware of the couple’s intentions.
If not for his control over the couple using Ding Hong’s situation as leverage, they might be plotting to seize power at this very Shi Family banquet.
However, at this point, Shi Hongyu had almost all the shareholders of the Shi Family under his control, and securing the power was a done deal. He would not allow anyone to cause any further trouble.
But he took everything for granted...
The Shi Family’s banquet was sure to be thrilling.