nucmednet Chapter 530 Fishing requires bait
Chapter 530 Fishing requires bait
If Mo Ran thought Shen Guiling was smart when he guessed Yao Ge before, then now that he could guess Shen Che, Mo Ran just felt terrified.
"Master, how did you know?"
Shen Guiling, "There's an account in your file that shows Shen Che transferring 300 million yuan in dividends from a property sale to Yao Ge. But as far as I know, two years ago, the government implemented the 'Sea of Flowers Project', collaborating with private enterprises across the country to create government-run low-rent housing. That year, the real estate business was extremely sluggish. According to the Shen family's public account, all other businesses were profitable, except for real estate, which was in the red. Where did he get the 300 million yuan for dividends?"
If it's not real estate dividends, it must be some other business, but what kind of business can make a huge profit of 300 million in less than a quarter with only 10% of the shares?
The answer is self-evident.
Mo Ran was amazed, and even felt a faint admiration for Shen Guiling's brain. "Indeed, Madam has been secretly cooperating with Mr. Shen Si since two years ago. These things happened after I was recalled, so I was not aware of the transactions between them. It took me a while to finally find these clues."
"Given the enormous turnover, the breadth of their involvement was unbelievable. I was afraid of exposing myself, so I didn't dare investigate further."
Shen Guiling nodded. This was exactly why he took a fancy to Mo Ran. He was not greedy for merit and was not reckless. He knew how to judge the situation and stop immediately. If she had continued to investigate, she would have dug too deep and would have attracted the other party's attention. She might not be alive to stand in front of him now.
"There's just one thing I don't understand." Mo Ran said thoughtfully, "Although Madam is under house arrest and half of her assets have been confiscated, the remaining assets are enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Why would she take the risk of cooperating with Mr. Shen Si? Could it be that Madam has some other plans?"
Shen Guiling didn't care much, and uttered two words through his thin lips, "Shen Nian."
Ever since Shen Nian was kicked out of the Shen family, Yao Ge has sent him an extra hefty sum of living expenses every year in order to make him live comfortably in Country S.
Ever since Yao Ge was placed under house arrest two years ago, her finances have been in trouble. Shen Nian has long been raised to be a spoiled and extravagant lifesaver, and Yao Ge's existing assets are simply not enough to support Shen Nian's extravagant spending.
With Yao Ge's personality, in order to feed the blood-sucking devil Shen Nian, she would not hesitate to even kill people, let alone drug trafficking.
Mo Ran's eyes lit up, as if he had just been enlightened. He nodded and replied, "That's right! It's the eldest young master."
As Yao Ge's confidant, she had remitted money to Shen Nian before, so she roughly knew the budget ratio that Yao Ge remitted to Shen Nian every year. Based on Yao Ge's existing assets, if there was no other income, it would not be enough to cover Shen Nian's expenses.
"You say..." Shen Guiling seemed to be lost in thought. "What kind of rich life do you want to live? Ten billion a year is not enough?"
Three hundred million yuan is enough to build a frigate. According to Mo Ran's analysis of the information, all the money that Yao Ge transferred to Shen Nian over the years is barely enough to build an aircraft carrier.
Mo Ran was momentarily lost, looking at Shen Guiling in confusion. "Everyone knows that Young Master Nian is extravagant. Perhaps hundreds of millions might seem like a fortune to others, but to Young Master Nian, who has been blessed with wealth since childhood, it's nothing more than a car, a house, or perhaps a pastime."
Shen Guiling shook his head. "It's impossible to have a gap of several hundred million every year for buying a car, a house, food, clothing, and other daily expenses. In this world, there are only a few things that can quickly squander money: gambling, DP, and investing."
Mo Ran pondered this carefully, his face solemn, "Do you suspect Young Master Anian?"
Shen Guiling, "There's no doubt about Shen Nian, there must be something wrong with him."
He is now worried about another problem.
Shen Zhi's target is Jiang Huashan, which means that the person behind him wants to attack Jiang Huashan.
The manager of Juyuan is secretly related to the DP chain run by Yao Ge. It is very likely that someone is using drugs to control the people in Shenyuan to work for them.
Shen Zhi is in charge of all personnel arrangements in Shen Garden. Even if Zhang Ru's brother went to the gambling house, he would not escape his eyes. How could he not know that there was a drug addict around Jiang Huashan?
He knows it but still condones it. Either he is in the same boat with the other person, or this person was planted by him.
XD's manager, FD's Yao Ge, the indulgent Shen Zhi, and a manipulator behind the scenes.
Isn’t it clear who this person is?
Shen Guiling turned to look at the vibrant Monstera leaves in front of him, his eyes gleaming with a faint light. "Mo Ran, find a way for my father to find out Yao Ge's account books. I want you to seize this opportunity... and send Shen Che on his way."
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"Are you crazy?" Mo Ran still felt dizzy as if his feet were stepping on clouds when he walked out of the main hall.
Shen Guiling actually wanted her to kill the Shen family's money bag? !
Are you kidding me? !
Not far away, Lei Xing pretended to be watering flowers. Seeing Mo Ran approaching with a watering can in a daze, he pretended to be concerned, "Assistant Mo, what's wrong?"
Mo Ran immediately put on a smooth and polite manner, "I'm fine. By the way, we will be colleagues living under the same roof from now on. I heard that Shenyuan has a lot of rules. Tomorrow I will trouble Butler Lei to take me to familiarize myself with the environment."
Who is your colleague? You are a traitor!
Lei Xing felt a strange sense of awkwardness in his heart, and said bluntly, "No need to familiarize yourself with the environment. Assistant Mo, you are here to assist the master in the investigation, and you will return when the matter is over. Besides, I have a lot of things to do every day, and the young master can't do without me, so I'm afraid I don't have time to show you around."
Mo Ran raised an eyebrow, a little surprised by Lei Xing's blunt refusal, but she didn't mind and smiled, "I see. Then, may I ask, where is my room?"
Lei Xing pointed to the low courtyard next to the main building. "It's the third room over there. It's getting late, and I haven't watered the flowers in the front yard yet, so I won't take you there. If there's anything missing, just make do with it for tonight, and I'll make it up to you tomorrow."
"Thank you." Mo Ran nodded, walked a few steps, and suddenly thought of something and turned back. "Oh, right! I forgot to tell Manager Lei, the young master asked me to inform you that from now on you will be responsible for sweeping and watering the flowers in the courtyard, and I will take care of the outings."
After saying that, Mo Ran nodded politely and walked straight past Lei Xing towards the courtyard.
When Lei Xing came to his senses, he felt like the sky had fallen. He didn't care about anything else and rushed into the main hall with a watering can.
"Master, is what Assistant Mo said true?"
Shen Guiling was thinking about something with a serious expression. Lei Xing suddenly came in and interrupted his train of thought. Shen Guiling pinched his brows and calmed down, "Yeah."
Lei Xing had originally held onto a glimmer of hope, but now that Shen Guiling had admitted it herself, he couldn't help but believe it. Lei Xing looked at Shen Guiling helplessly, like a child who had done something wrong. "Master, did I do something wrong to make you angry?"
What went wrong?
She had repeatedly ruined his plans and even let unrelated women into his inner courtyard. If it weren't for the fact that Lei Xing was still loyal, he would have tried to kick her out long ago.
Shen Guiling didn't want to say more, his expression gentle, "You're doing very well, and your job is almost impeccable, but... you're not suitable for me."
Not suitable?
Lei Xing staggered back a few steps, a little bit unbelievable. He had been in Zhuyuan for five years, so how come he suddenly became unsuitable for the young master?
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and his expression was subtle, "Master, is it because of... Miss Jiang?"
Shen Guiling stood up and said, "It has nothing to do with her. It's just that your moral bottom line is too high, Steward Lei."
Such a person is not suitable to be with him.
*
Orchid Garden.
The moonlight shimmered in the lotus pond, and the water rippled. Shen Lanxi sat on the wooden railing and fed the fishes, and golden-tailed koi scrambled out of the water.
"Master." Gao Zhi returned from outside the courtyard, looked around, and quickly walked up to Shen Lanxi. "Master, Shen Zhi had the accident in Qiu Garden. Because the lotus pond in Qiu Garden was abandoned, Shen Zhi had Qiu Garden locked up. I asked Doctor Meng about it. After Yao Zilei woke up, he insisted that Shen Zhi wanted to kill him. After Shen Qian met Yao Zilei, Yao Li took him back to the Yao family to recuperate."
Shen Lanxi lowered her eyelids and concentrated on feeding the fish. "Where's Shen Guiling? He didn't attend the banquet today."
Gao Zhi, "I heard that he did something wrong and was called by the old man to the ancestral hall to reflect on his mistakes. However, after dinner, Shen Qian personally took him back to Bamboo Garden."
Shen Lanxi paused with her fingertips, and the splashes of water on the lake surface immediately stopped. The little fish smacked their lips and cried for food. Shen Lanxi ignored them and turned to look at Gao Zhi, "Is Shen Guiling facing the wall in the ancestral hall to reflect on his sins?"
Grandpa had clearly said before that Shen Guiling should go back to Bamboo Garden to recuperate, so why was there such a big discrepancy between the two?
Shen Guiling has made brilliant contributions on the Nanwan ship. Given my grandfather's temperament, he would not punish him at this critical juncture unless he has done something extremely wrong.
But if it was a huge mistake, how could the ban be lifted just because of Shen Qian's words?
There must be something wrong here.
Shen Lanxi stood up, scattered all the fish food in her arms, and turned into the study.
"..." Gao Zhi was unfortunately spitted in the face and rolled his eyes in annoyance.
What's the big deal about casting bait? If you're that good, show off your love.
"Master~" Gao Zhi patted his face, quickly adjusted his mood, and followed Shen Lanxi into the house with brisk steps. "Master, the Second House is coming with such force, are you really going to let Shen Qian catch the traitor?"
Shen Lanxi leaned on the chaise longue with one hand supporting her chin, "This is what Grandpa meant."
Gao Zhi frowned secretly, "Aren't you afraid that Shen Qian will use this opportunity to seek personal gain?"
Shen Lanxi thought for a moment, then looked up at the bright moon outside the window. "Yes, this is the strangest part of the whole process."
Even Gao Zhi knew that Shen Qian would use this matter to seek personal gain, so how could grandpa not know?
The old man was well aware of the thoughts of each branch, and in order to watch him grow up, he used the art of checks and balances to the extreme. However, today, by making use of Shen Qian, he was actively breaking the balance and shifting the scale to the second branch.
Not only that, in the final summary of the meeting, the old man actually hinted that all traitors should be killed. This was nothing more than the clarion call for strife in the Colosseum. The old man personally shattered the family harmony that he had maintained for decades.
But why did grandpa do this?
Is there another deeper meaning, or...
Seeing that this taciturn guy couldn't say a word for a long time, Gao Zhi couldn't help but feel a little upset, "Master, this is not okay."
Shen Lanxi turned around and looked at him.
As expected, even the most aloof and refined man can't stand being criticized. Gao Zhi secretly complained, but his eyes were particularly sincere. "Young Master, this traitor has even reached out to the old man, which shows that he has a big plan. Are you really confident in leaving such a serious threat to Shen Qian? I think for safety's sake, we have to catch this traitor ourselves."
Shen Lanxi's face was expressionless. "It's you who can't do it. Who said you have to do it yourself if you want to track down a traitor?"
Gao Zhi curled his lips and said, "Bah~ You're just bragging."
"..." Shen Lanxi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "To know who the traitor is, just look at Shen Qingyu's attitude tomorrow."
Gao Zhi frowned and thought for a long time, his mind blank, "Why?"
Shen Lanxi, "Although Shen Garden is large, the only people who can ally with Shen Zhi are those few. What I can think of, Shen Qingyu can also think of. This incident was caused by the murder of Shanshan, and Shen Qingyu will never sit idly by. If Shen Yuan is unharmed tomorrow, it means that it has nothing to do with the Second House, and the murderer must be in the Third House."
"And then, aren't there three more suspects?"
"My aunt can be ruled out. It won't be her. As for my fourth and fifth uncles... that's even easier to guess. The security of Shen Garden has always been guarded by the bodyguards in the garden and the secret guards in the dark hall. If Shen Zhi and my fifth uncle are in cahoots, this is a fatal weapon that can kill people. Not to mention assassinating me, even assassinating my grandfather is possible. But this trump card will be revealed after using it once. It's obviously not worth using it against Shan Shan, who has no inheritance rights. So, it's most likely not Shen Rang."
That left only one person. Gao Zhi's eyes suddenly lit up, "Master, have you figured out who it is?"
Shen Lanxi remained calm, "Isn't that obvious? Do you still need to wait?"
"..." Gao Zhi rolled his eyes in his heart. If you are so awesome, if you put some effort into your relationship, you won't even be able to sit on the bench.
"Yes, yes, young master, you are so resourceful and resourceful, you are like Zhuge Liang in the flesh. If you know everything, why are you still so unhappy?"
Shen Lanxi lowered her eyes, looking cold and serious. "I still have a question that I haven't figured out yet?"
"Oh!" Gao Zhi touched his chin. "Master, are you wondering why Shen Che is so eager to take action against Miss Jiang?"
Shen Lanxi glanced at him and said, "I was wondering how my alliance with Jiang Huashan failed?"
She had clearly taken the initiative to approach him, but why did she shake off his hand without any warning? What did he do wrong?
Shen Lanxi frowned and looked at Gao Zhi tentatively, "Could it be because I kept asking her to pour the wine? Or is it because I didn't eat the lion's head?"
"..." Gao Zhi's mouth twitched, and he nodded his nose in an exaggerated manner, "Master, are you asking me?"
Shen Lanxi narrowed her eyelids slightly, her eyes cold and heavy.
"You asked me this yourself, so don't blame me for being rude." Gao Zhiqing coughed. "In this alliance, of course we'll partner with whoever can gain the most benefits. Miss Jiang, in particular, has no sense of contract and is only interested in profit."
Shen Lanxi, "Get to the point."
“…” Gao Zhi sighed in his heart and pointed at the pond outside the window.
"Master, look at the fish out there. As long as you have bait in your hand, they won't even give up their lives if you just give them a little sway. It's the same when trying to coax a girl. You need bait. Didn't you hear what Miss Jiang said? She likes fish with emotional value."
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