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Although the blanket wasn't lifted to see Qin Shengshui's injuries, his pulse was thin as a thread and weak, all signs of severe blood and qi deficiency and damage to his internal organs.

This aligns well with Qin Shengshui's symptoms of being shot in a vital area and losing a lot of blood.

The assassination of the third son of the Qin family was not, as Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing had previously guessed, a deliberate act of feigning injury to confuse the situation, but rather a genuine incident.

After figuring out the situation, Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing didn't stay long. They sat for a while and then said goodbye and left.

During this time, Third Aunt He Manli never appeared, and no one knew where she went.

The other high-ranking members of the Qin family were not seen either. However, Qin Yuemei's daughter, Tian Yurou, came, but after seeing Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing, she didn't even greet them, as if she didn't see them at all.

This shows that the saying "parents are the best teachers for their children" is indeed true.

Regardless of Tian Yurou's original nature, she has now been turned into something unrecognizable by Qin Yuemei.

"I still feel that something is wrong with Uncle's assassination attempt... Are you sure his injuries are really serious?"

Back in the car, Qin Wanqing finally couldn't help but frown and ask.

Before, in the ward, no one knew if there were hidden surveillance cameras or listening devices, so even if the two of them whispered to each other, it was still not safe.

To be on the safe side, Qin Wanqing didn't ask any further questions at the time.

"The injuries are real, but it's hard to say about the others."

Ye Bai nodded.

A true act of feigning injury is never about faking it, but about inflicting real injury!

In order to deceive others to the greatest extent possible, it is still possible to stage an assassination.

As for why Qin Shengshui was so badly injured and almost died, there are only two reasons.

Either Qin Laosan is ruthless enough to understand that acting must be realistic, so he simply makes his injuries more serious to dispel other people's suspicions.

Either the assassin made a mistake during the operation, leading to the current consequences.

After all, it's a shooting, so it's understandable that there might be some deviation in marksmanship.

However, Ye Bai did not tell Qin Wanqing any of this, not because he was deliberately hiding it, but because he felt that with Queen Qin's intelligence, she would also be able to guess this.

If Qin Wanqing can't even think of these things, then there's no need for her to compete with Qin Shengshui for the position of president of the Qin Group. She might as well hurry up and have a child, breastfeed, and raise the baby.

"My third uncle is a true ruthless and ruthless man. He's cruel to others, but even more so to himself..."

Qin Wanqing sighed softly, her expression somewhat complicated.

Clearly, Ye Bai's judgment was correct, and she also guessed the truth behind the matter.

There is another possibility: Qin Shengshui may have actually been assassinated, and it may have been unrelated to any scheming.

However, given Qin Shengshui's shrewdness and vigilance, this possibility, while present, is almost nonexistent.

If powerful figures in top-tier wealthy families were so easily assassinated, they wouldn't be alive today.

"I think your third uncle might be trying to buy some time..."

Ye Bai thought for a moment and then said.

Qin Wanqing nodded and said, "That's their real purpose."

If Qin Shengshui hadn't suddenly run into trouble, the Qin Group's shareholders' meeting would have already been held.

Without the support of the 10% stake in the Qin Group held by Han Mengmeng, the Qin family's higher-ups had no chance of winning.

So all they can do is stall until the shareholdings of both sides change again.

But this is impossible in ordinary situations, unless an indispensable and important figure like Qin Shengshui suddenly has an accident.

That's exactly the case now, because of Qin Shengshui's assassination attempt, the Qin Group's shareholders' meeting has been postponed.

Even Qin Wanqing couldn't demand that the meeting continue on time, because Qin Shengshui was not only her uncle, but also the second largest shareholder of the Qin Group after her!

From this perspective, the Qin family's higher-ups have indeed emerged victorious in this round of competition.

However, Qin Wanqing was unhappy but there was nothing she could do. Her third uncle had almost lost his life, and she had no idea how to win this round.

Fortunately, as long as there are no problems with the 10% of shares held by Han Mengmeng, the final outcome of this power struggle for the CEO position will not change.

Just thinking about Han Mengmeng made Qin Wanqing recall the girl's words when she left.

This instantly made her irritated, and she started to dislike Ye Bai again.

"...What are you trying to do now, you surnamed Qin? I'm warning you, if you lay a hand on me again, I won't be so polite!"

Sensing Qin Wanqing's malicious gaze, Ye Bai quickly moved to the side of the car door.

He's been getting his kidneys pinched a lot lately, and he's started to react to it reflexively.

"Oh ho, you dare to be impolite to me? How exactly do you intend to be impolite?"

Qin Wanqing looked at Ye Bai with disdain. They were in the car, with Shen Lu and Xiao Taozi there too. It wasn't just the two of them. She really didn't believe that he could do anything to her.

"If you dare pinch me again, I'll crawl into your bed tonight!"

Ye Bai leaned close to Qin Wanqing's ear and winked, making a threatening gesture.

"Pah! You're a scoundrel!"

Qin Wanqing blushed and muttered a curse under her breath, but in the end she didn't dare to pinch her again.

Unfortunately, the two of them now sleep in the same room every night, making them a typical single man and woman living alone together.

If Ye Bai really dared to do something to her, she wouldn't be able to resist at all.

Therefore, to avoid being taken advantage of, sometimes one has to be pragmatic and shrewd.

After returning home and washing up, they all went to bed early.

Today was a really long day, mainly because so many things happened.

Encountering a killer at the amusement park, having a drinking contest at a club, and finally getting a medical check-up at the hospital – this is an exceptionally fulfilling experience.

Even Ye Bai, with his freakish physical abilities, felt somewhat tired, let alone Qin Wanqing and the others.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Ye Bai returned from his workout and found a message on his phone.

It was sent by that "senior fellow Daoist".

"What's your decision? Can you sell me that bronze Bagua mirror? If you agree, I can give you two million!"

When Ye Bai first approached the other party, he offered one million, and they agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Ye Bai hadn't made any moves in the past few days, they directly doubled the price.

But Ye Bai couldn't possibly sell that thing, so after thinking about it, he simply didn't reply.

Since WeChat doesn't have a "read but don't reply" function, I'll just keep ignoring the other person.

No matter what you do, whoever takes the initiative becomes the one who is passive, and Ye Bai understands this principle very well.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Bai was just about to go look at cars with Shen Lu when Feng Tianji suddenly called.

Tell him that the replica bronze key is finished and that the research on the parchment scroll has made some progress.

This instantly excited Ye Bai, and he took Shen Lu straight to Feng's Antique Shop.