After changing clothes and touching up her makeup, Fang Huanru shouldered her single-strap leather bag and quickly walked towards the elevator with Yan Beichen and Ma Hongmin, who were waiting for her.

While waiting for the elevator, Ma Hongmin said softly, "Senior Sister Fang, today is the farewell ceremony for that person from the Hu Family."

"My dad told me that the person who went to represent their hospital at the funeral said the scene was quite deserted."

"Did Dean Fang attend?"

Fang Huanru nodded and said, "He went. He was representing the hospital; it wasn't a personal action."

"My father also said that very few people went to offer their condolences, and there weren't many important figures. Most of those who went paid their respects hastily and left quickly."

"This senior in the medical field truly didn't end well."

She sighed and said, "First, he was inexplicably hostile to our teacher without discerning right from wrong, and then Kangning Hospital was exposed for making and selling fake medicine. Alas, he worked hard all his life, only to be notorious after death."

"Serves him right. Our teacher is so excellent, yet this old guy targeted him repeatedly. Anyone who opposes our teacher is not a good person."

Yan Beichen, insistent on this belief, asked with curiosity, "Senior Sister Fang, hasn't this old guy been dead for several days already?"

"Why is the farewell ceremony held only today?"

Fang Huanru spoke softly, "I heard that the Hu Family wanted to bail out the Hu Family's eldest to attend the funeral, and they also had to wait for a few of their younger generation members who were abroad to return home, which delayed the funeral until now."

Yan Beichen let out an "oh" and asked, "Did they succeed in bailing him out?"

Fang Huanru shook her head and said, "Probably not. My father said he didn't see the Hu Family's eldest at the funeral."

"More than that, it's said that Hu Xinyi, the eldest daughter of the Hu Family's eldest, a heart surgeon at Kangning Hospital, was taken away by the police as soon as she got off the plane yesterday."

Yan Beichen, somewhat gloating, said, "I bet that Hu Xinyi was involved in the fake medicine case as well."

"Oh, the elevator is here, let's hurry in..."

Fang Huanru and the others arrived at the parking lot and found everyone was already there, except for the three of them, which made her smile apologetically.

Tian Xiangyu spoke up, "Everyone's here, let's head out."

"We have exactly three cars. Four people with me, four with Xiao Ganghao, and the three girls in Fang Huanru's Beetle."

At this moment, Xiao Ganghao let out an "oh" and awkwardly said, "I promised Zou Manqing to pick her up, so my car can only take three people."

Hearing this, Xiao Ganghao received a unanimous look of disdain from everyone.

Gao Yanhong chuckled and said, "Guo Peng, we're one person over. How about you don't go this time?"

"I've found out that the teacher is preparing a seafood feast this time."

"Aren't you allergic to seafood?"

Guo Peng snorted, pulled out a few vials of medicine from his pocket, and boasted, "I've found out too, and I've even prepared anti-allergy medication in advance."

"Gao Yanhong, let me tell you, I'm only mildly allergic to seafood."

"The symptoms are just reddened skin and sweating, which won't stop me from eating seafood. Besides, to be safe, I've even brought two doses of adrenaline."

Gao Yanhong teased, "A foodie to the core, willing to risk it all for food. Why don't you just take a cab!"

Guo Peng hurriedly shook his head and said, "At this time, you might wait half an hour and still not get a cab."

"We'll just squeeze a bit!"

With that, he slapped his own thigh and grinned, "Gao Yanhong, just sit on my lap."

"With your weight of one hundred and twenty pounds, it's as light as a feather to me."

Gao Yanhong immediately flared up, shouting, "I'm not a hundred and twenty pounds, what are you looking at..."

"Alright, alright, let's not make a fuss anymore!"

Tian Xiangyu, with the dignity of a senior brother, stopped Gao Yanhong and smiled, saying, "I have an idea, how about taking the teacher's car? Look, the teacher's car is still parked there."

"Yan Beichen, you're brave, you stay behind!"

Yan Beichen immediately shouted, "Senior Brother Tian, my courage has its limits."

"I don't dare to be alone with the teacher."

Her eyes darted around, and she ran to Zeng Yang, grabbing his arm and pleading, "Senior Brother, stay with me..."

At this moment, Lin Jie was answering a call from Kong Mingqing.

"Isn't it because of the fake medicine incident?"

"Yes, taking Hu Xinyi to the police station for questioning about fake medicine is just a pretext. The real aim is to investigate the case from early last year where He Tongfang was killed by another detainee under supervision."

Lin Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Do you have solid evidence?"

Kong Mingqing's voice on the phone was deep, "We have enough evidence to suspect that the person who killed He Tongfang was bribed and instructed."

"This person was a cancer patient who had previously shown a very good record but suddenly committed a crime, deliberately getting caught and sent to the detention center."

"Just two days after entering the detention center, he had a verbal conflict with He Tongfang and efficiently killed him."

"This is clearly a very deliberate murder-for-hire case."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but ask, "Brother Kong, be honest, did your police suspect that I was the person behind it at the time?"

Kong Mingqing chuckled, "We have to rule out all possibilities."

"Through our investigation, we found that you had no connection to this person at all. However, this person had a significant connection with Kangning Hospital."

"Later, we found out that Hu Xinyi withdrew over three million in cash during that time."

"And this criminal's wife and son bought several large education investments and elderly medical and other commercial insurance policies."

Lin Jie nodded and asked, "Has Hu Xinyi confessed?"

"Not yet! However, we had enough evidence before we arrested her."

"Because she had been staying abroad, we were worried that if this case got too much publicity, she might hide abroad and never return."

"Now that she's back, we've managed to control her."

Kong Mingqing said confidently, "We can proceed with the investigation openly with this case now."

"As long as we supplement some more evidence, we can submit it to the prosecutor's office and initiate prosecution..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jie glanced at Fu Xiuyuan, who was dressed meticulously, and said, "We can leave now."

Fu Xiuyuan leaned over and sighed, "The death of old Mr. Hu may have garnered temporary sympathy for the Hu Family, but it also made them lose their strongest support."

"As long as the person is there, so are the connections."

"With old Mr. Hu's death, all the favors and relations he accumulated over decades have disappeared. Now with the exposure of this murder-for-hire case, the Hu Family is completely finished."

Lin Jie sneered, "The rise of the Hu Family was due to old Mr. Hu, and their fall is also because of him."

"If he had been a person with integrity and strong principles, would his children have turned out like this? It's a classic case of a crooked roof leading to a slanted beam."

Fu Xiuyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded, "You're right, Expert Lin..."

Lin Jie, Fu Xiuyuan, and Guan Muhua arrived at the parking lot, seeing Zeng Yang with a bitter smile and Yan Beichen beaming brightly waiting for them in front of a Phideon car.

Yan Beichen blinked exaggeratedly, looking pitiful, "Teacher, teacher, Senior Brother Tian and the others left early and abandoned Senior Brother Zeng and me."

"It's tough to get a cab at this time; can we catch a ride with you?"

Lin Jie responded disdainfully, "Aren't you all adults now? Still playing cute like little girls? Hurry, get in the car!"

Fu Xiuyuan had his own car and driver, so he didn't need to hitch a ride with Lin Jie...

Two cars took over forty minutes to arrive at the Freshness Pavilion restaurant.

As they got out of the cars, Lin Jie saw Yu Momo getting out of a taxi.

Yu Momo spotted Lin Jie too and jogged over cheerfully to greet him, "Brother Jie! Brother Guan!"

"Brother Jie, next Saturday is the grand finale of the singing contest I'm participating in; it's being broadcast live."

"Can I invite you to join my friends and family group?"

"Next Saturday?"

Lin Jie calculated a bit in his mind and said, "Yu Momo, I can't answer you right now. I have two important surgeries, and there's a charity clinic event on Saturday, so I can't be sure if I'll have the time."

"But I promise, if time permits, I'll definitely go to the event and support you."

Even though she didn't get a definite answer, Yu Momo showed no trace of displeasure.

She still thanked him earnestly, "Thank you, Brother Jie! It's okay even if you can't make it; treating and saving lives is the real important thing."

Yu Momo's gratitude was genuine and heartfelt.

Initially, when she started associating with the Lin siblings, she admittedly had some ulterior motives.

Later, her mother advised her to interact sincerely with the Lin siblings and treat them as real friends.

Moreover, after she was once bullied and Lin Jie stood up for her, the grateful Yu Momo truly considered the Lin siblings good friends and never asked anything extra from them.

Gradually, Yu Momo realized she was unknowingly benefiting greatly from being friends with the Lin siblings.

At a party Lin Jie hosted, she met Cui Shanshan and became both partners and friends.

Currently, the lifestyle show hosted by Cui Shanshan on makeup and image design is well-received.

The show already has a good and stable viewership, and Yu Momo has garnered many fans as a regular model and guest on the show.

Then there's the film project mentioned by Du Feixue.

Yu Momo had already checked it out; it's a very reliable film project with an investment of over ten million.

She has a strong hunch that as long as her acting is up to par, getting that important supporting role won't be an issue.

Recently, Yu Momo spent all her free time on studying the role and improving her acting skills.

What impressed Yu Momo the most was that as a relatively unknown artist, it's inevitable to accompany drinks and meals.

When faced with unruly guests, casually showing intimate photos with Lin Jie on her phone always worked wonders.

Yu Momo sometimes thought that the idea of "one person attaining enlightenment and causing their entire circle to rise" is quite correct.

Thanks to the rise in Lin Jie's status and fame, even she, a fringe friend, benefited significantly. Not to mention those closer to him.

As for further aspirations?

Yu Momo naturally had some, but An Kexin was exceptional, and Lin Jie wasn't the kind of person who played around.

She decided it's best to maintain a friend relationship.

Her mother had repeatedly cautioned her not to be too greedy, or she might lose even what she already had...

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