Chapter 662: Chapter 656: Heard It

There was still no conclusion in Old Mrs. Su’s case, but the business in Beijing couldn’t be delayed. So, Su Shengguo’s family of four decided to go to Beijing first and inquire about the case with the police when they returned.

That evening, while packing, Zheng Erlian had a flash of inspiration. She said to Su Shengguo, "Shengguo, do you think what happened to Mother could be related to Victory and his son?"

Su Shengguo paused. He’d had his own suspicions over the past few days. He knew his mother had some money, but after the police investigation, none was found in her room. Even the few pieces of jewelry he remembered her treasuring were gone.

Furthermore, according to the police’s door-to-door inquiries over the past few days, no outsiders had visited Lihua Village recently...

Su Shengguo found it hard to believe, but all the signs seemed to point to his third brother and his son. On top of that, there was no trace of them...

’Could it really be related to my third brother? And where have he and his son gone now?’

Su Shengguo had no clue. He sighed and said, "It’s not clear yet. Let’s wait for the police investigation. Right now, our main priority is to handle the matter in Beijing."

Thinking about the money they were about to get, Zheng Erlian’s heart burned with anticipation. She nodded. "Okay."

Three days later, Su Shengguo’s family of four arrived in Beijing once again, staying at the same guesthouse as before. The next evening, Li Xiaojuan came to see them.

"Comrade Zhao Qi." Seeing Li Xiaojuan at the door, Su Shengguo said, "Can you pay the rest of the deposit today? If you can, my wife and I will go to Beijing University tomorrow to find Su Qing."

"Of course." Although she was reluctant, Li Xiaojuan knew that nothing ventured, nothing gained. Besides, she had just gotten this money from her contacts in Xiangcheng. It wasn’t hers to begin with.

With that, Li Xiaojuan took out a thick stack of bills from her bag and placed it on the table. She instructed, "This is six hundred yuan. Plus the one hundred I gave you before, that’s the full seven-hundred-yuan deposit. You have to get this done for me. No matter what, you must make Su Qing forgive you. Also, you need to get on good terms with the Li family, understand? This money doesn’t grow on trees."

Looking greedy, Su Shengguo’s eyes lit up as he snatched the money from the table. He began counting it over and over, chuckling as he did. "Comrade Zhao Qi, you can rest assured. We’ll definitely do our best. After all, there’s still over six hundred yuan more to come, and we want to get our hands on that, don’t we?"

Li Xiaojuan felt a pang of resentment. She and her brother only had a dozen or so yuan a month for living expenses. The thought that Su Shengguo’s family was earning more from this than she had in all her time working on it secretly infuriated her.

"As long as you know what you’re doing." Li Xiaojuan took a deep breath and said, "If you get the job done, I won’t short you a single cent of the remaining six hundred-plus yuan."

"Comrade Zhao Qi, don’t worry, we understand completely." Su Shengguo kept smiling, maintaining his greedy act and clutching the money tightly. Inwardly, Li Xiaojuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Just then, Zheng Erlian, who was standing to the side, spoke up. "Um, Comrade Zhao Qi, I have a question."

"What is it?" Li Xiaojuan asked with a frown.

"You know we’re just common folk. You said before that once we get on good terms with that damn girl Su Qing and the Li family, you’d give us something... something that would make it so the Li family could never recover. Is that right?" Zheng Erlian asked, wringing her hands.

"Of course," Li Xiaojuan said coolly. "When the time comes, you just need to find an opportunity to secretly plant those things in the Li family’s home. You don’t need to worry about what happens next. As long as you do your part, you’ll definitely get the rest of the money."

"Oh, okay." Zheng Erlian nodded, then quickly asked, "I just wanted to ask, after we do this, will the Li family retaliate against us? You know, we’re just ordinary people. If the Li family really decides to get revenge, I’m afraid we won’t be able to handle it."

Hearing Zheng Erlian’s words, Li Xiaojuan let out a cold sneer. "You can rest assured on that point. By then, the Li family won’t even be able to save themselves. Even if they wanted to cause trouble for you, they’d have neither the opportunity nor the ability. So just put your minds at ease."

Su Shengguo’s heart sank when he heard Li Xiaojuan’s words. With his years of work experience, he naturally understood what she meant. ’This is a setup! She’s going to frame them!’

’What kind of deep-seated hatred is this!’

A cold sweat broke out on Su Shengguo’s back, strengthening his resolve to help Su Qing. He knew very well that while Su Qing was the type to repay every grudge, she had standards. She would never stoop to framing someone out of thin air like this.

’This girl in front of me, on the other hand... a person like her has no moral compass whatsoever. If my family actually helps her pull this off, I suspect she might just kill us all to tie up the loose ends!’

However, despite the chill in his heart, Su Shengguo kept a smile on his face. "That’s good, that’s good. We’re just simple folk. We’re just afraid of people coming after us later."

Li Xiaojuan sneered inwardly. She glanced subtly at Su Shengguo’s hand, still clutching the money, which further cemented her impression of him as a greedy man. But it was for this very reason that she wasn’t worried about his family slacking off. ’Greed is good,’ she thought. ’Greedy people will do their utmost to get the job done for me.’

After exchanging a few more words with Su Shengguo and his wife, and especially reminding them to do their best, Li Xiaojuan finally left the guesthouse.

After Li Xiaojuan left, there was another knock on the door to Su Shengguo and his wife’s room. Su Shengguo opened it to find his two sons.

"Why are you two knocking at this hour? It’s so late. Hurry back to bed," Su Shengguo said.

But Su Lidong and Su Lifeng quickly entered and shut the door behind them. Su Lidong then asked, "Dad, Mom, are you going to go after Su Qing and the Li family?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Go back to sleep." Su Shengguo waved his hand dismissively. He and his wife hadn’t told their sons about this matter, mainly because the older one was a bit unreliable and the younger one, Lifeng, was still quite young. They were worried the two would let it slip, which would be a huge problem.

"Dad, don’t try to hide it from us. Lifeng and I heard everything at the door," Su Lidong said with a pout. He and Su Lifeng had been pressing their ears against the door, and while they couldn’t hear everything clearly, they had gotten the gist of it.

Beside him, Su Lifeng wore a serious expression. He said to Su Shengguo and Zheng Erlian, "Dad, Mom, you can’t help an outsider go against our cousin."

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