"Brother Lie, I’m sure you’ve heard about the matter concerning my Sister Hanxue recently, haven’t you?" Gu Qing’er said to Zhu Lie.

"Yes, I’ve already asked someone to look into it. There should be results soon." Zhu Lie replied.

When he first heard the news, he was very angry. After all, someone had thrown a huge heap of mud on Su Changfeng and Shen Hanxue, and he suspected that the person might be out of their mind.

"Do you have any suspects on your end?" Gu Qing’er asked.

In terms of suspects, Zhu Lie indeed had a hypothesis. After all, given Su Changfeng’s status in Jiang City, there aren’t many who dare to provoke him.

"Qing’er, do you think this incident could be related to Shen Donglin and his people?" Zhu Lie suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing’er couldn’t help but frown. Shen Donglin?

That guy, along with Shen Siwen, she knew very well what they were capable of. After Shen Donglin’s company went bankrupt, they were now just ordinary people.

"I heard Shen Donglin is now working at a construction site every day for a living. As for Shen Siwen, she’s still dreaming of marrying into a wealthy family, isn’t she? They’ve ended up like this, and though it’s their own fault, if you think about it carefully, it’s indeed related to my brother. So, they do have the reason to do such a thing!" Gu Qing’er said with a grim expression.

Zhu Lie nodded. He was reminded of past events, which led him to suspect the two siblings, but there was no concrete evidence yet to determine if it was actually them spreading the rumors.

"I will keep a close eye on them. If these rumors really have anything to do with them, I will make sure they understand what it means to have a fate worse than death!" Zhu Lie said through gritted teeth.

As though she recalled something, Gu Qing’er’s eyes brightened. Wasn’t Shen Siwen always dreaming of becoming a phoenix on a high branch? If they could grant her wish, they might be able to gather some clues from her.

"Brother Lie, I have an idea. Don’t act rashly on your end to avoid alerting the enemy. Leave this matter to me." After speaking, Gu Qing’er took out her phone.

Dialing a number, Gu Qing’er spoke to the person on the other end, "Cheng Hao, I need you to help me with something. Figure out a way to quickly pursue Shen Siwen."

Cheng Hao was one of those young men from before, and he naturally knew about Shen Siwen’s identity. In the circle of rich second generations, who doesn’t know about Shen Siwen?

She had exhausted every means to marry into a wealthy family, constantly mingling like a socialite around many men, long past the point of purity.

"Qing’er, what do you mean? I really don’t fancy a woman like Shen Siwen." Cheng Hao said with a long face.

"Oh come on, don’t you know how to play along? Just get her to fall for you first, and you’ll understand later." Gu Qing’er replied.

Although Cheng Hao really had no fondness for Shen Siwen, with Gu Qing’er asking, he had no other choice but to do as told.

Of course, pursuing a woman was as commonplace as it gets for him, and Shen Siwen was practically the embodiment of vanity, making her pursuit easy.

"Alright, but make sure to reimburse the money I spend!" Cheng Hao joked.

"Okay, I remember your family has been quite interested in the Urban Village recently. If you do a good job, I wouldn’t mind giving you a hand!" Gu Qing’er said.

The Gu Family held a significant portion of the Urban Village project. Spare some for the Cheng Family, and it wouldn’t matter much.

"Really? Qing’er, don’t trick me on this!" Cheng Hao’s voice instantly raised several decibels. His family had indeed put a lot of effort into the Urban Village project recently but had made little progress. If he could pull off this task well, others might not say he only knew how to fool around outside.

"Would I really deceive you? Not for something this trivial." Gu Qing’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

"Qing’er, thank you so much. Fine, isn’t it just about pursuing Shen Siwen? Don’t worry, I will carry it out beautifully. Just let me know what you need me to do!" Cheng Hao wasn’t stupid. There was definitely something he didn’t know about why Gu Qing’er wanted him to pursue Shen Siwen.

However, it didn’t matter now. As long as he could get the Cheng Family a share of the Urban Village, he was willing to do whatever necessary.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Qing’er looked back at Zhu Lie and asked, "Brother Lie, what do you think of my plan?"

Though Gu Qing’er didn’t reveal her intentions to Zhu Lie, with Zhu Lie’s intelligence, he must have figured it out.

Shen Siwen, with her vanity, dreamed of becoming a wealthy family’s lady. If Cheng Hao truly pursued her, she certainly wouldn’t pass up the chance.

Once the time is right, they can use Cheng Hao to gather intel. If the one throwing dirt at Shen Hanxue is really Shen Siwen, she definitely wouldn’t be able to keep it a secret.

By then, what secrets can Shen Siwen, blinded by wealth, possibly conceal?

"Great, in that case, I’ll leave Shen Siwen’s issue to you. I’ll look into other places, as we can’t be sure yet if it’s the Shen siblings who did this." Zhu Lie said.

At this moment, Yang Junming finally arrived in Jiang City.

Actually, Jiang City in Yang Junming’s eyes was just a strange city, but coming back here again made him feel incredibly uneasy. The news he carried this time, it wasn’t hard to imagine the blow it would deal to the Ye Family. If Shangguan Sichen learned about Su Changfeng’s accident, they might immediately leave Jiang City, perhaps even vent their wrath on the Ye Family.

"Ah, who would’ve thought, time flies and things change." Yang Junming muttered, shaking his head.

After leaving the airport, he didn’t head directly to the Xianwu Mountain Villa.

Truthfully, Yang Junming had his own intentions, knowing that solely relying on his own capabilities offered no chance to find his missing daughter. Over the years, he had come to terms with this fact. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

When he left Tuo Shi back then, every possible method had been tried personally, and when they yielded no result, he opted for seclusion.

But now, with the Shangguan Family’s influence, they were certainly far better than his lone effort. Yang Junming was unwilling to let this opportunity slip.

To Yang Junming, his daughter was the sole reason for continuing his existence. If he didn’t find her, what was the point of living long?

He suddenly had a thought. Yang Junming decided to temporarily conceal the news of Su Changfeng’s accident until Shangguan Sichen found his daughter, after which he would divulge the information.

Though this decision was somewhat selfish, Yang Junming genuinely didn’t have any other options.

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