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Chapter 521: The Inside Story from Five Years Ago

Chapter 521: Chapter 521: The Inside Story from Five Years Ago

Bai Shao laughed, "Come on, who are we, we’re friends, right? But there is something that I really need your help."

Zhu Qianying lifted her eyes to look at her, "What’s the matter?"

"Actually, I was just comforting myself, wasn’t I? I’m always telling myself that Zong Zhe would never discover Xiao Lizi’s existence since City B is so far from L City. But when you just mentioned it, I suddenly remembered that Yanhuang probably figured out Xiao Lizi’s identity a long time ago. Can you talk to Yanhuang about this and ask him to keep it a secret for me?"

Zhu Qianying was shocked but didn’t show it on her face.

"Sure! Rest assured, he won’t blab!"

From what Bai Shao was saying, it was clear that she didn’t know about what had happened to Zong Zhe. She believed he was still alive.

Could the things Xiao Lizi said last time have been lies from Bai Shao meant to deceive him?

After a detailed analysis, Zhu Qianying suspected that this was highly likely.

"Ying Zi, Yanhuang is now really good to you and the baby boy. You should cherish it!"

Bai Shao spoke from the bottom of her heart.

"I know, and you should also cherish yourself and Xiao Lizi."

What Zhu Qianying really wanted to say was that when she met the right person, she should try to start anew.

But how could she say that out loud?

She intuitively felt that her best friend still couldn’t let go of Zong Zhe, but would she really tell her best friend about Zong Zhe’s death?

"Don’t worry, I’ll earn lots of money to help my father and Xiao Lizi live a good life."

With the conversation reaching this point, Zhu Qianying couldn’t press any further. All she could do was pray in her heart, hoping that her good friend would soon forget Zong Zhe and hoping that she would soon find an excellent man who would truly love her and Xiao Lizi.

Originally, Yanhuang and Zhu Qianying planned to stay in the seaside villa for three nights and return to the city on Monday morning.

However, on Sunday afternoon, after receiving a phone call, Yanhuang said they needed to return to the city immediately.

"I will let the driver send me back first, and come back tomorrow to take you all back to the city. You can stay here for one more night this way."

Obviously, Yanhuang didn’t want to ruin everyone’s vacation because of him.

Before Zhu Qianying could respond, their son spoke up.

"Daddy, we’ll go back with you."

It seemed that their little boy really cared for his father.

Yanhuang looked at Zhu Qianying, "What do you think, Ying’er?"

The unspoken meaning was that his wife’s words were more influential than his son’s.

"Let’s do as our son suggested and go back together."

The driver first dropped Zhu Qianying and her son along with Bai Shao and her daughter off at the restaurant. Then he left with Yanhuang.

However, Yanhuang did not return to Yanhuang Group after leaving the restaurant, but went to Tong Village instead.

The phone call that he received at the seaside villa came from Ke Kai.

Ke Kai did not explain on the phone but asked him to meet in person.

Yanhuang thought it was about the car accident that Zhu Qianying and their son experienced a while ago.

Little did he know, as soon as he sat down, Ke Kai pushed a stack of documents in front of him.

Yanhuang glanced at the documents, the heading read "XX Bank".

"What’s this? Did the taxi driver really take the money?"

Ke Kai shook his head, his expression serious.

"Sir, make sure to check the date!"

It was only then that Yanhuang flipped through the documents and discovered that they were a list of loan enterprises. Surprisingly, the date on the document was from five or six years ago.

Yanhuang was confused, "Why are you showing me this?"

If he remembered correctly, of all the recent thorny issues requiring bank documents, there were only two: the car accident or the matter of the Mingxuan Group.

But what was the purpose of showing him a loan list from five or six years ago?

Ke Kai took back the documents and flipped through a few pages, then pointed to a list and signaled Yanhuang to take a look.

"Sir, just look at this column."

Yanhuang leaned over to take a closer look. The name listed under the loan unit was Mingxuan Group.

Out of habit, Yanhuang glanced at the date. The loan date was shortly after he got married.

"Hmm. What’s the problem with this?"

Up to this point, Yanhuang still didn’t know what Ke Kai was implying.

"Sir, do you remember how the rumors spread back then and how the bank responded to this loan?"

Of course, Yanhuang remembered. In fact, he remembered it very clearly. When he and Zhu Qianying confirmed their relationship, Mingxuan Group was in a financial crisis because Zhu Junzhao had acquired several hotels with uncertain prospects of development.

At that time, because they didn’t have sufficient collateral, the loan application submitted by Mingxuan Group had been stuck in limbo. Zhu Zhizhou repeatedly asked him for help, but he rejected them every time.

Later, the loan was approved once the Zhu family offered a portion of their properties as collateral.

"Didn’t you confirm with the bank back then that there was nothing suspicious about this loan, and that it was entirely processed according to procedure?"

Both Yanhuang and Ke Kai were meticulous. After receiving that result, and after various confirmations that yielded the same result, Yanhuang didn’t inquire further into Mingxuan Group’s loan.

After all, everyone uses their own methods. Since Zhu Zhizhou found a guarantor, there was no need for Yanhuang to confront them.

"Yes, that was the answer we got back then," replied Ke Kai, taking another document from beneath the stack, "But today, when I asked someone to check Mingxuan’s accounts over the past few years, I found this."

The document was similar to the one in Yanhuang’s hands, but in the column indicating the guarantor for the Mingxuan Group loan, it clearly stated that the guarantor was Yi Changxing.

Not the Zhu Family, as the rumors had suggested.

"Yi Changxing?"

Yanhuang’s eyebrows slightly furrowed. Clearly, he had noticed something amiss.

"Yeah, I thought I was seeing things when I read it!"

"I’m aware that the Yi Family and the Zhu Family are close, but the relationship between the Yi Family and the Zhu Family is definitely not enough for Yi Changxing to act as a guarantor for Mingxuan!"

Yanhuang was extremely sure of this.

"Right, that’s what I thought too!" Ke Kai nodded in agreement.

Yanhuang looked grave, "So it seems that when you went to gather information back then, it’s quite clear that someone intentionally misled you with false information."

Ke Kai had to admit that he had indeed been deceived.

"Hmm, according to the detailed documents we have, it seems that we were indeed misled."

Yanhuang didn’t respond but took the stack of documents and began to go through them quickly yet carefully.

After reading through them, Yanhuang ordered in a deep voice.

"Immediately launch an investigation into what kind of business Yi Changxing and Zhu Zhizhou were involved in five years ago!"

Ke Kai nodded, "The moment I saw the documents, I had someone start looking into it. However, the investigation might be difficult since so much time has passed."

Yanhuang’s eyes narrowed, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in them that hadn’t been seen for a long time.

"If we can’t find anything, use the old methods!"

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