Situ Liuguang became even more furious and irritable when Situ Lansheng's phone call didn't go through. He didn't realize that Situ Lansheng's phone, along with Situ Lansheng himself, had already been reduced to ashes. It would be strange if the call could connect!
"Hurry up and contact the drivers or anyone else who went with him. Get me a definite answer immediately!"
"Yes, Young Master, I'll go right now!"
Si Rui agreed, turned, and left. Twenty minutes later, Si Rui walked back in with a grim expression.
"What is it? What's with that look? You look like your father just died!" Situ Liuguang said, his anger flaring up at Si Rui's expression.
"Young Master, something has happened. I went to ask the family members and got the phone numbers of those who went out with Situ Lansheng. However, all their phones are unreachable!
Only one driver's phone could be connected. That driver said that since he was guarding the car, he didn't know what happened at Wang Jiazhuang. He only knew that Situ Lansheng had rushed out of Wang Bingxia's courtyard alone and told them to drive quickly.
Then, half an hour later, Situ Lansheng's car suddenly had a tire blowout and plunged into a valley. The driver of that car died on the spot. Rescue efforts are underway at the scene, but Situ Lansheng's body has not been found..."
Upon hearing this, Situ Liuguang's head buzzed. He wasn't an idiot; he immediately knew that something had gone wrong!
Otherwise, Situ Lansheng wouldn't have fled alone!
Situ Liuguang suddenly felt that his troubles were immense. After all, Situ Lansheng was a family enshrined guest. According to the Situ family's rules, obtaining the family's enshrined guest to take action required the patriarch's consent.
However, the matter Situ Liuguang had planned was essentially about seizing a man and occupying a woman. How could the Situ family patriarch, Situ Ye, agree to such an absurd matter?
Situ Lansheng's agreement to help was, in theory, a private undertaking.
China is, after all, a society of relationships, and large families like the Situ family were no exception. The family was aware of enshrined guests undertaking private work, but they mostly turned a blind eye.
As long as you didn't cause trouble, everything was fine. But once trouble arose, the consequences would be severe!
Moreover, it wasn't just one enshrined guest who was lost, but also ten masters from the Situ family! The Situ family had not suffered such a devastating defeat in decades!
He could imagine that the Situ family patriarch would be extremely enraged, and his direct competitor, his elder brother Situ Leisheng, would definitely use this matter to his advantage, casting a shadow over his competition for leadership within the family.
"Quick, mobilize elite personnel immediately and head to the scene. First, find Situ Lansheng – alive or dead, I need his body!
Also, investigate the culprit with all your might! I want results within two days!"
"But Young Master, the current investigation at the car accident scene shows no abnormalities. This could either be an accident, or the culprit has covered their tracks flawlessly...
It's difficult to find anything within two days..."
"Si Rui, you are a smart person. Within two days, I want the culprit!
As for whether it's the real culprit... you understand, right?"
"I understand, Young Master!" Si Rui certainly understood Situ Liuguang's meaning. He meant to find a culprit, not necessarily the true culprit.
In other words, the Situ family only needed a target for retaliation. Who cared if that target was the real culprit?
"Oh, right, tell them to pressure that old Mr. Wang. If he still doesn't agree, give him a little taste of hardship!"
"Alright!"
...
At the detention center in Jiangshan City, after being brought in by the Guan family, old man Wang Chunfeng was questioned briefly and then directly placed in the detention center.
Considering that the old man was nearly 80 years old, had suffered a serious illness a few years prior, and was also a well-known figure in Jiangshan City, he was not mistreated and was placed in a single cell.
However, in the following days, no one came to interrogate the old man; he was simply kept there.
Old man Wang Chunfeng's requests to see his family and lawyer were also denied, with the reason being that the case was under investigation.
Suddenly, on this day, old man Wang Chunfeng was taken out and brought to a meeting room.
Upon seeing the meeting room, old man Wang noticed someone already waiting inside. It was a胖子 (pàngzi - fat person) less than 1.7 meters tall, and over 60 years old.
The old man immediately recognized the short, plump man as the chairman of the Jiangshan City Chamber of Commerce. His name was Lin Xiangcai.
Speaking of this Mr. Lin, his family had some connections. He made his fortune by reselling approval documents in his youth.
After earning his first pot of gold, this fellow reinvested the money into real estate, coinciding with the hottest period of China's real estate boom, which allowed him to amass a fortune of tens of billions.
This fellow had a keen sense. After sensing that the real estate market was heading downhill, before anyone else could react, he sold his real estate companies at a high price, converting them into hundreds of billions in capital. He then ventured into the financial sector.
The reason this person's business ventures were so smooth was mainly due to his strong network of connections. Despite being wealthy, he was very enthusiastic about helping other businessmen connect.
Many people owed him favors, which is why he was able to ascend to the position of chairman of the Jiangshan City Chamber of Commerce. This is what they call "everyone supports a good cause."
A few days ago, when Situ Liuguang came to propose marriage, old man Wang Chunfeng was about to turn him away without a second thought. So, Situ Liuguang found Lin Xiangcai to act as a mediator.
Old man Wang was so annoyed by this fellow that he didn't want to offend Lin Xiangcai, so he reluctantly agreed to meet him.
Unexpectedly, upon meeting, he realized that the Situ family had malicious intentions and were after his granddaughter.
Immediately after the negotiation broke down, the Guan family showed up. It was clear that this was all a conspiracy orchestrated by the Situ family.
Regardless of whether Lin Xiangcai was intentional or unintentional, he had played an unsavory role in this matter.
Old man Wang gave Lin Xiangcai no pleasantries.
"Old Wang, how have you been!" Lin Xiangcai said with a fawning smile.
"Get lost! Go as far as you can!
Lin, are you even human? Look at the people you introduced me to! I'm in this predicament, and you're not blameless!"
"Brother Wang, don't say that. I didn't do anything. I just helped introduce people who wanted to see you because I couldn't refuse. You can't blame me!"