A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

Hearing that Shen Lianchu was still alive was one thing, but seeing that familiar face really startled him; he was so scared he almost lost his soul.

He had previously imagined Shen Lianchu returning with an unfamiliar face, and he even wondered what would happen if Shen Lianchu returned and stabbed him on the way, without him even realizing it.

But unexpectedly, she made a comeback in real life like this?

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. It must be too dark for me to see clearly. This face might look familiar, but it can't be Shen Lianchu," Leng Ziming murmured to himself.

He had barely finished speaking when he saw the woman stand outside the Shen residence for a long time before getting into her sports car and driving away.

As if possessed, Leng Zhimo followed the red sports car in his car until it entered a house. He stared at the words "Cheng Residence" for a long time, but instead of stopping, he drove away.

Late at night, Leng Zhimo returned to the Zhan residence.

"Cough cough." Leng Zhiming ran into the living room, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it down to calm himself down.

He rushed upstairs and saw a faint light coming from Leng Zhiming's study. He strode forward, pushed open the door, and saw Zhan Jinglin wearing a black silk nightgown, sitting at a pearwood table looking at documents.

Hearing the door open, Zhan Jinglin, without looking up, said, "Coming over in the middle of the night, what's up?"

“Not only did something happen, I also saw a ghost,” Leng Zhimo said.

He ran forward, dragged a chair over, and sat down at the desk. Across the large table, he looked at Zhan Jinglin and tossed his phone over.

“Take a look at the photo above,” Leng Zhimo said.

He wasn't about to watch such a terrifying scene alone.

Zhan Jinglin opened the photo and looked at the somewhat blurry figure inside. He zoomed in on the photo, looking at the familiar face and figure, and his fingertips froze on the screen.

"How about that? Surprised? Damn it, luckily I was quick enough to throw Shen Ming and Shen Qinghong into the trunk, otherwise she would have seen them. Do you really think she's Shen Lianchu?"

“I remember the people died right in front of us,” Leng Zhimo said somewhat uncertainly.

He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but now this is truly fucking ghostly.

"So, you just said she went to the Cheng residence?" Zhan Jinglin asked.

Leng Zhiming nodded quickly, then retrieved the dashcam footage from the car and sent it to Zhan Jinglin's phone, saying, "It's absolutely true, this is my dashcam."

"Her sports car was parked outside the Cheng residence, and they just opened the door for her to go in," Leng Zhiming said.

The more he talked, the more he swallowed, clearly genuinely afraid.

Anyone would be terrified in that situation.

"The Cheng family? It seems they really were preparing for this three years ago," Zhan Jinglin said.

Leng Ziming quickly sat up, his devilishly handsome face filled with confusion and unease, and asked, "What three years ago? What do you mean by preparing for now?"

Zhan Jinglin briefly recounted the events he had investigated.

With a "thud," Leng Zhimo slumped into a chair.

He looked at Zhan Jinglin with a lifeless expression, his voice still trembling slightly, and said, "So, that project three years ago was given to the Cheng family by Shen Ming as a favor?"

“But over the years, the Cheng family and the Shen family have had no contact whatsoever. They have never even spoken to each other at banquets. When the Shen family got into trouble, the Cheng family remained silent.”

"Could I be overthinking it?" Leng Zhimo said.

Although he said that, he knew that Zhan Jinglin was right.

"Shen Ming has played a very big game. First, he went abroad to avoid the storm, so that everything that happened would have nothing to do with him. Then, three years later, he chose to return to China to make his presence known to his sister-in-law."

"After the incident, he distanced himself from the problem, even transferring some of his assets to his sister-in-law's name to clear his name."

"When the Shen family is truly desperate or in trouble, the Cheng family will step in to take over. I never expected Shen Ming to be so clever." Leng Zhiming shuddered.

I've always looked down on Shen Ming, but I never expected him to have such a big secret.

"Fortunately, Shen Ming and Shen Qinghong have been kidnapped by us now," Leng Zhiming murmured.

Zhan Jinglin watched him mutter to himself, then got up and made Leng Ziming a cup of tea, handing it to him.

"Any news about the medicine Yan Yan asked you to find?" Zhan Jinglin asked.

After taking a sip of water, Leng Zhiming continued, "It's almost there. We've found it. The herbs are on their way back, and we should be back in the capital by tomorrow."

"I'll deliver the items as soon as they arrive," Leng Zhiming added.

Zhan Jinglin walked to the French windows, stood there, raised his hand, gently rubbed his wrist, turned around and glanced at Leng Zhiming, and said, "I'm afraid things aren't peaceful at the Gu family's place either."

"What do you mean?" Leng Zhiming felt his brain wasn't working properly lately.

He quickly put down his water glass, got up and walked towards Zhan Jinglin. The two stood side by side by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out, their gaze seemingly extending beyond the Zhan residence to a very distant place.

“Gu’s nanny, Wang, knew that Li Qinghong had taken the photos, and that the assistant had used a drug to remove Shen Guishi’s image from the photos. Moreover, the two are relatives.”

“Both of them come from mountain villages, which is the place where we’ll be filming a variety show in a few days,” Zhan Jinglin said.

Leng Zhimo was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

It feels like everything is linked together, and each link seems to have a very strong purpose.

"So, the Gu family has been under surveillance all along, and Wang Ma was placed by someone else to be by Li Qinghong's side? Then, when Li Qinghong and Gu An went out, their car almost exploded on the highway. Maybe that was a warning?" Leng Zhiming's Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke in a low voice.

Zhan Jinglin remained silent.

The two fell into deep thought, their hearts heavy with sorrow.

"Li Qinghong told Yan Yan that she and Shen Guishi used to be best friends, but after the Shen family adopted Shen Qinghong, Shen Guishi broke off all contact with her."

"It's understandable that she would target Shen Qinghong after the Shen family's incident, but Li Qinghong hasn't made a single move during Shen Guishi's years of disappearance. Do you think that's normal?" Zhan Jinglin continued to ask.

Leng Zhimo's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were caught in self-doubt.

"You mean Li Qinghong also has a problem?" Leng Zhimo asked in a low voice.

Now, he's not so sure either.

It feels like everyone has a problem, even the capital city has problems.

"No, I think she might be someone who knew the truth. Otherwise, Qin Zhixi had an accident, my father had an accident, Shen Guishi had an accident, but only Li Qinghong is alright, she's still alive, while the others seem to be dead."

"The four people may have had some connection, three of them got into trouble, or perhaps all three were involved in the scheme. So, when making the plan, wouldn't they usually leave themselves a way out?"

“This road must be the only way out, so they will definitely find someone they know to guard it. Looking at the entire capital, the only person related to the three people who had the accident is Li Qinghong,” Zhan Jinglin said.