So what if she's a fake heiress? She's being pampered by a powerful figure in Beijing'

That night, Huo Shen didn't return to his room until after 10 p.m.

Holland, whom we hadn't seen in a long time, also came along.

During this time, she had been out collecting evidence against Huo Qi and his associates. Now that she had gathered enough evidence and smoothed things over, she naturally returned to her old house to rest for a couple of days.

Holland didn't care about his image as soon as he entered the room. He collapsed weakly onto the tatami mat opposite the sofa, clearly exhausted.

The man, who had been wearing a stern face all day, finally managed a slight smile when he saw Xie Junfei.

Holland watched the whole thing, joking and teasing:

"Brother, your face-changing skills are impressive. Where did you learn them?"

Huo Shen ignored her and sat down next to Xie Junfei, lowering his eyes to meet her gaze.

"I heard that Duan Bingqian sent someone to the old house to deliver something to you."

Xie Junfei nodded and gestured towards the exquisitely packaged box on the table.

Hearing that it was sent by Duan Bingqian, even Huo Lan became a little curious.

She reached for the box on the table, teasingly saying:

"What good things could that nouveau riche Duan Bingqian possibly give us? Did he send a huge pile of gold to our little Junfei?"

After she finished speaking, she opened the box, and a beautiful tourmaline peach-shaped inkstone came into view.

Holland, being a discerning person, immediately raised an eyebrow:

"Such a beautiful antique? Old Duan really went all out."

"He went to great lengths to pick something that the young girl would like. It's true that even a powerful and domineering CEO will stop at nothing to please his sister-in-law."

Since they were both in the entertainment industry, Huo Lan naturally knew about the relationship between Duan Bingqian and Fifth Brother.

Besides, we're all family now, so there's no taboo about joking around.

However, Xie Junfei's focus was off.

Holland glanced at Xie Junfei, who remained silent but whose expression was full of meaning, and was somewhat puzzled:

Why aren't you saying anything? Could this thing be fake?

Xie Junfei gently shook her head:

"No, this thing is guaranteed to be authentic."

Upon hearing this, Holland became even more confused:

"If it's true, then why are you two looking so long-faced?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Shen, sitting next to Xie Junfei, understood what was happening and immediately let out a cold laugh:

"It's terrifying precisely because this antique is genuine."

Holland wasn't in charge of the family and didn't care about antiques, so it's normal that he didn't know about this thing.

Hearing this was like listening to gibberish; she stared wide-eyed, waiting for Xie Junfei to translate Huo Shen's words from Chinese to Chinese.

Xie Junfei sighed softly, picked up a document from beside him, and handed it to Holland:

"Take a closer look."

"These are things that Fifth Master has borrowed from the Huo family's old residence recently."

Holland took it and glanced at it; his expression immediately changed.

The form was densely packed with information, and the photo of the tourmaline peach-colored inkstone on one of the items was exactly the same as the one that Duan Bingqian had brought to the scene!

What's even more alarming is that, on the registration form, this inkstone is now listed as "returned to storage".

Holland frowned as he thought about the reason behind it.

Everyone knows that Fifth Master is fond of antiques and calligraphy, and has even spent a lot of his family fortune on them.

When Huo Mingqian was in charge of the family, he dared not touch the warehouse of the old house because of Huo's power. But now that Huo Shen is in charge of the old house, there have been oversights in the personnel changes, which allowed the Fifth Master to take advantage of the situation.

However, these are special times, and even if it's an antique left by Old Master Huo, it's really not a good choice to turn against the Fifth Branch over such a small thing.

Thinking of this, Holland closed the file and said casually:

"It's no big deal."

“The old bastards of the Fifth Branch have always been like this. Tomorrow, have the steward bring people to take inventory of the switched items. After Huo Shen and I bring down the Fifth Branch, I guarantee they'll make you cough it all up!”

To everyone's surprise, Xie Junfei shook his head.

Unlike Huo Lan, Huo Shen had been fighting in the business world for many years and had connections in both politics and business, so he naturally understood Xie Junfei's hints to him.

If Fifth Master were merely greedy and wanted to take over the Huo family's possessions, he would definitely choose the valuable items that he liked.

Although this tourmaline peach-shaped inkstone is special, it is completely different from the type of antiques that Fifth Master usually likes.

Moreover, this is just something from the Qing Dynasty, at most a "treasure," and it's not actually worth much money.

Therefore, the reason why the Fifth Master was able to secretly take it away was not simply because he wanted to keep it for himself.

Furthermore, since this item was obtained by Duan Bingqian, and Duan Bingqian's industry has intricate connections with the Huo family, they also belong to the same leadership team in terms of government industry management.

Huo Shen wasn't stupid. After thinking about the group of officials who had been causing trouble for the Huo family recently, he immediately understood the reason behind it.

It seems that someone used the Fifth Master to steal the Huo family's treasures and bribe him to please him.

The purpose was to trip up Huo Shen.

But who is this person?

Xie Junfei and Huo Shen exchanged glances and immediately identified the culprit.

That must be Huo Qi, who was pushed out by the fourth branch of the family and was scheming against Huo Shen!

Thinking of this, Huo Shen immediately got up and was about to go out to find his subordinates to arrange work when Xie Junfei grabbed him.

Xie Junfei gently shook her head. Seeing the determination in her eyes, Huo Shen was stunned for a moment, then slowly sat back down on the sofa.

Holland was still completely bewildered.

Xie Junfei looked at her dim-witted cousin in front of her, sighed softly, and gave Huo Lan a general analysis of the current situation.

Five minutes later, Holland finally realized what was going on.

Her eyes widened:

"This matter is actually related to Huo Qi?"

"This shameless illegitimate son actually tried to use the old master's things to curry favor with outsiders and turn against the Huo family. He's utterly heartless!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Junfei didn't even raise her eyes:

"An illegitimate child, how can you expect him to be devoted to the family?"

“He was neglected by his parents since childhood and knows that the Huo family looks down on him to the core. So he harbors hatred towards the Huo family. Such a person will naturally only use the Huo family's resources to maximize his own interests.”

After saying that, Xie Junfei shrugged:

"Even if the Huo family goes bankrupt today because of policy, as long as he benefits, he will still be happy."

After speaking, Holland lowered his head and carefully considered what Xie Junfei had said. Although somewhat reluctant, he still agreed.

Huo Shen frowned:

"But Huo Qi's current behavior clearly indicates that he wants to find a powerful backer on behalf of the lower four branches of the family."

"The Huo family is now under threat because of this. If they don't take action, it will definitely lead to disaster."

Seeing their worried expressions, Xie Junfei chuckled softly:

"What are you afraid of?"

“He has powerful backers, as if I don’t.”

After saying that, Xie Junfei shook his phone, which showed Zhu Wensheng's chat interface.

Upon seeing the character "祝" (blessing) above, the two members of the Huo family present immediately understood.

The next morning, several letters of complaint were sent to Beijing.

Xie Junfei's network of connections is not to be underestimated.

Using this tourmaline peach-shaped inkstone as a starting point, and with the assistance of Huo Shen and Duan Bingqian, the investigation into Huo Qi proceeded extremely quickly.

In just one night, 80% of the antiques that had been switched in the old house were found.

The collections that made it into the Huo family mansion were naturally of considerable value, while those given to important figures were either highly aesthetically pleasing or extremely valuable.

Because so many people were involved, Xie Junfei and Huo Shen picked a few special cases to make an example of them.

Soon, Beijing took action.

Xie Junfei's second brother pursued a career in politics. Xie Junfei had a very good relationship with the Zhu family, so the resources she provided to her second brother were also from the Zhu family.

Zhu's uncle held a high position and had watched Xie Junfei grow up since she was a child. They were as close as family, so he had a good attitude towards the second brother she recommended.

In addition, his second brother is reliable and capable, and with the support and trust of his uncle from the Zhu family, he has been rising rapidly in rank during this period.

The one sent to handle this matter was the second brother.