"Uncle is back..."
It was past eight in the evening when footsteps and greetings could be heard from outside.
"Dad, you're back."
Kong Bingyi quickly got up to greet him. He saw a man in his fifties with an ordinary appearance, wearing glasses, a square face, and a black overcoat. He handed the things in his hand to his son, Kong Bingyi. Seeing his second brother Kong Jingguo chatting with the head of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Shenhe, Kong Guoyuan's brow twitched slightly as he asked, "Shenhe, why are you here?"
"Guoyuan..."
Ouyang Shenhe stood up. Wan Yunting and Ouyang Zhixin, father and son, also stood up. They looked at Kong Guoyuan. Although he appeared ordinary, his aura was powerful, as if it were innate. Even Wan Yunting averted his gaze after meeting his eyes, knowing that this was a true big shot.
"Shenhe, please sit..."
Kong Guoyuan went forward and personally helped Ouyang Shenhe to sit down again. Kong Jingguo gave up his seat to his elder brother and sat next to Wan Yunting. Ouyang Shenhe showed a helpless look on his old face and said, "I've come today to ask you, Guoyuan, to help our Ouyang family through this difficult time!"
After a brief introduction to the Ouyang Liqun incident, Kong Guoyuan showed a trace of surprise and disbelief. He turned to Ouyang Shenhe and said, "Shenhe, you are worried that if this matter gets out, it will affect your Ouyang family, so you want me to suppress it and not let it spread, right?"
"Yes, Guoyuan."
Ouyang Shenhe nodded and sighed, "If this matter gets out, it will be a fatal blow to our Ouyang family in society, so I am willing to put my old face on the line to ask for your help..."
"Shenhe, what are you saying."
Kong Guoyuan waved his hand at him and smiled, "Your Ouyang family has made great contributions to the country before. Although such an unfortunate incident has occurred, I will naturally help."
"Moreover, if your Ouyang family is truly in trouble, it will have a huge impact on the economy of our capital, and even the entire country. This matter needs to be handled with caution."
"Yes, Guoyuan, you are right." Hearing this, Ouyang Shenhe was already excited.
"How about this, I'll talk to the relevant people later and give you the result tomorrow," Kong Guoyuan said.
"Okay, okay, thank you, Guoyuan." Ouyang Shenhe stood up, his old face full of gratitude.
Kong Guoyuan also stood up and smiled, "Alright, Shenhe, don't worry too much."
"Yes, then we'll take our leave." Ouyang Shenhe nodded and said.
Wan Yunting and Ouyang Zhixin also stood up. Kong Guoyuan smiled and nodded, then pointed to Wan Yunting and said with a smile, "You must be Wan Yunting?"
Wan Yunting was stunned for a moment and nodded.
"Not bad, you have good demeanor and outstanding ability. You brought honor to our Hua Xia during the Mexico incident!" Kong Guoyuan nodded and praised with a smile.
"Mexico incident?"
This statement immediately made Ouyang Shenhe's old face show bewilderment. He turned to his grandson Wan Yunting with confusion. Kong Guoyuan smiled and said, "Shenhe, you don't know?"
Kong Jingguo came forward and said with a smile, "Brother, I'll escort Shenhe and the others out."
"Okay, see them off for me."
Kong Guoyuan nodded with a smile and asked his son Kong Bingyi to see them off as well...
On the way away from the Kong family, Ouyang Shenhe listened to Wan Yunting's explanation and finally learned that the war between the Mexican government and their local drug cartels had been triggered by his own eldest grandson, Wan Yunting, behind the scenes. No wonder even Kong Guoyuan knew him.
"Xiao Wan, you were investigating Liqun from the beginning, weren't you?" Ouyang Shenhe looked at Wan Yunting, who was driving, as if he had already seen through the clues.
"Yes, my main purpose in coming to the capital was also to assist the police in investigating him. However, Ouyang Liqun was too low-key domestically, and we never found any clues until he suddenly surrendered himself to the police!" Wan Yunting nodded and said.
Ouyang Shenhe frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wan Yunting looked at his grandfather in the rearview mirror. Ouyang Zhixin, sitting next to him, said, "Dad, Xiao Wan was afraid that you would worry upon hearing this news, and he didn't have any evidence to prove that Liqun was involved in drug trafficking abroad, so he didn't say anything."
Ouyang Shenhe understood and nodded. He asked, "Why did Liqun surrender himself?"
Wan Yunting said, "It should be that Ji Ruxue!"
"Is that the woman he brought home for the New Year's Eve dinner that night?"
Ouyang Shenhe's old eyes darkened. The first time he saw Ji Ruxue, he knew that woman was a troublemaker.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will find an opportunity to meet that Ji Ruxue again!" Wan Yunting's eyes were cold, and he was increasingly valuing and guarding against Ji Ruxue in his heart!
After all, what she said that night had come true. She would definitely come to find him!
Back home, Ouyang Xing Teng, Ouyang Zhi Hui, and other clan members had also learned that Ouyang Liqun was involved in drug trafficking abroad and had surrendered himself. They all gathered in the hall, waiting for Wan Yunting and the others to return.
"Big Brother, what did the Kong family say?" Ouyang Xing Teng went up, his old face full of worry, and asked Ouyang Shenhe, who had returned.
"Guoyuan said he would help our Ouyang family."
Ouyang Shenhe sat down. Upon hearing this, Ouyang Xing Teng and Ouyang Zhi Hui and the others breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. As long as Ouyang Liqun's drug trafficking doesn't get out, it won't affect our Ouyang family."
"Yes, let's just pretend our Ouyang family doesn't have that person named Ouyang Liqun!"
"Hmph, drug trafficking abroad, I really don't know what he was thinking. Did our Ouyang family not give him money or food, so he went abroad to traffic drugs?"
"Exactly, we can only blame Weizhi for not educating him...!"
Suddenly, the clansmen started talking one after another, criticizing Ouyang Weizhi and his family.
"If you ask me, let's expel Ouyang Weizhi and his wife from our Ouyang family!"
"Agreed, expel them from the family...!"
The angry clansmen all asked Ouyang Shenhe to expel Ouyang Weizhi and his family.
"Alright, everyone, stop talking."
Ouyang Zhixin quickly waved his hand to appease everyone's emotions and said, "Everyone must absolutely not spread this matter outside. It concerns the crisis of our entire family. Anyone who dares to spread it will be dealt with according to family law."
"Understood..."
The clansmen nodded, knowing the seriousness of the matter.
"Alright, everyone go back. We will handle Weizhi's matter." Ouyang Zhixin said.
Seeing this, the clansmen had no choice but to disperse.
Seeing the old man's tired look, Wan Yunting and Ouyang Zhixin helped him back to rest, and asked Zhang Xian'er to take good care of him. The father and son then returned.
"You're back, how was it?"
Xia Xiangyun, Ouyang Fanmeng, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao, second brother Wan Dongming and Wang Chulin all greeted Wan Yunting and Ouyang Zhixin who had returned. They nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Kong family has agreed to help us."
"Phew, that's good." Xia Xiangyun breathed a sigh of relief, never expecting such a major event to happen before the New Year had even passed.
"Dad, what will happen to Brother Liqun?"
Ouyang Fanmeng still couldn't believe that Ouyang Liqun, who had left a good impression on her, would be involved in drug trafficking abroad.
When Ouyang Liqun returned to China before, he had also visited Ouyang Fanmeng several times, so she had a good impression of him.
Wan Yunting shook his head. After all, Ouyang Liqun had confessed himself, so the outcome could be imagined.
"Luotang, Miaomiao, it's getting late, I'll take you back." Wan Yunting said.
"Okay."
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao nodded. After all, such a big incident had happened to the Ouyang family, so they would not stay tonight to cause trouble for them.
Wan Yunting drove them back to Gu Mansion and arranged to pick up Gu Luotang tomorrow for a date alone...
After all, they had been with their families for the past few days, and they hadn't had a chance for a private date.
When he drove back home, it was already past eleven o'clock. His second brother and sister-in-law, as well as Duan Yingying and the others, had all returned to their rooms to rest. Only his parents were still chatting in the reception room. Seeing Wan Yunting return, Xia Xiangyun asked, "Xiao Wan, you haven't eaten dinner. I'll go make you a bowl of noodles."
"Okay, Mom."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, then went to sit next to Ouyang Zhixin. He asked, "Can you find that Ji Ruxue?"
Wan Yunting lit a cigarette and said, "She will come to me on her own!"
After eating the noodles made by his mother, it was late, so he let his parents go back to rest early. Wan Yunting also returned to his room. First, he video-called Fang Yanxi, and then he video-called Su Ke'er. They chatted until past midnight.
Then, Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes and saw a snake slithering in outside the door. He knew Ji Ruxue had arrived!
Wan Yunting grabbed the snake on the ground and rushed out. He leaped onto the roof and then, like a phantom in the night, headed east. Soon, he arrived at the long corridor roof leading to the ice lake pavilion and saw a graceful figure in front of him, who was Ji Ruxue!
"Hehe..."
Tonight, Ji Ruxue was wearing a black lace long dress. The slim design perfectly showcased her curvaceous and graceful figure. Her dark red curly hair fluttered freely in the wind. Her high-slit dress also danced, revealing glimpses of her slender, beautiful legs. Paired with black stockings and black high heels, she looked like a bewitching phantom in the night, both seductive and charming.
Her charming, eerie light green eyes curved into crescent moons. Her fiery red lips curved into a charming smile, "You're here."
Facing this woman who was as enchanting as a siren, Wan Yunting's eyes were cold and vigilant. As he approached her, he said, "Did you put a蛊 on Ouyang Liqun?"
Ji Ruxue, standing on the eaves and facing the cold wind, was not afraid of the cold at all. She revealed a stocking-clad leg, as if deliberately seducing him. Her enchanting eyes sent sparks towards Wan Yunting, and she chuckled charmingly, "What, you understand蛊 too?"
Wan Yunting shook his head slightly and said, "I don't understand, but I know you put a蛊 on Ouyang Liqun. Otherwise, he would never have surrendered himself!"