Chapter 367 Zhen Family
Zhen Jiang had no choice but to step aside and let Ge Shuping and his men search. Although she was unwilling, she could do nothing about it.

Taking advantage of this gap, she lowered her voice and quietly asked Ge Shuping: "Excuse me, what is this comrade's name?"

Uncle Ge remained expressionless and responded briefly: "My last name is Ge, you can just call me Comrade Ge. What can I do for you?"

Zhen Jiang signaled to Ge Shuping with a subtle look, asking him to move aside to talk.

Ge Shuping sneered in his heart, thinking secretly: "I want to see what you are up to!" Then, he nodded slightly to Zhen Jiang calmly to show his agreement, and the two of them moved to the side tacitly.

"Comrade Zhen, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Ge Shuping said expressionlessly.

Zhen Jiang was silent for a moment, then said, "Comrade Ge, can you tell me what happened to my old Li? Where was he taken?"

Ge Shuping frowned and said, "I'm sorry, we have rules. We have to ask questions like this. When it's time for you to know, we will definitely let you know."

Zhen Jiang's words were abruptly blocked back, and she couldn't help but feel a mixture of shame and anger in her heart. She had never been treated so impolitely in her life? This sudden cold reception made her unable to control herself for a while.

Just as she was about to explode, her mind pulled back the reins of her impulse. She looked around and realized that this was not the place to vent her emotions. So, she suppressed her anger and asked in a slightly provocative tone: "Do you know who I am? Do you know that my father is..."

Before she finished speaking, Ge Shuping interrupted her, "I don't know who you are, and I don't care who your father is. What I am doing now is just following my duty. If there is anything wrong with our actions, you can report it directly to my superiors, and I will never say a word."

"As for the rest, there is no need to say more. I act openly and honestly and I have nothing to fear!" After saying this, his expression was firm, as if no doubts or threats could shake him in the slightest.

Seeing Ge Shuping's stubborn attitude, and his fearless attitude, she could not help but get furious. She gritted her teeth and spat out a few words: "You...just wait, I don't believe there will be no law. Humph, there are many people who can deal with you, let's wait and see!"

"Tsk!" Ge Shuping shook his head in disdain and didn't even look at Zhen Jiang, even though she was a very pleasing woman.

How could Ge Shuping be easily moved by power? If he was really afraid, why would he have taught that cowardly second-generation X a lesson at all costs, even if it cost him a heavy price of changing his career?

There is no word "fear" in his dictionary, and he doesn't know how to write it.

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"Report, Captain Ge! More than a hundred antiques were found in the study, including ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, porcelain bottles, pottery jars and other items. Their authenticity has yet to be identified." A capable team member quickly reported.

Uncle Ge's face was calm, and he waved his arm briefly and forcefully: "Seal everything up, ship it back immediately, and hand it over to a professional team to carefully identify its authenticity."

Another moment.

"Captain Ge, report! A huge amount of cash and a batch of valuable gold and jewelry were found at the scene." Another team member could not hide his excitement as he announced the breakthrough discovery of key evidence, which made a decisive move in solving the case.

Hearing this, Ge Shuping's face suddenly broke into a joyful smile, "Hahaha...Okay! Keep looking, look carefully, and don't even miss the cracks in the floor."

"Report! Discovery..."

"Captain Ge, come and see, there are also..."

"Oh my god, so much money..."

"I have it here too..."

Ge Shuping and his group were almost numb. Their mood at the moment could no longer be described by simple surprise, but turned into indescribable shock and fear.

The wealth piled up before their eyes was so huge that they had never seen it before. This sudden visual impact made their hearts beat faster...

In the living room of Li Huaide's house, there was a pile of cash like small coins, and it was roughly estimated that there was more than two million yuan.

There is also a pile of bright and golden jewellery, as well as a large number of antique artworks...

Everyone in the group was stunned!
Ge Shuping cursed in his heart, "This bastard, how many people has he embezzled..."

Zhen Jiang was also dumbfounded. She had never asked about Li Huaide's affairs. She was too lazy to go into his study or even his other bedroom. She had never imagined that there were so many secrets hidden behind them.

Although Li Huaide took back some valuables from time to time, Zhen Jiang didn't care. For a family like theirs, this was not a big deal.

What she had never expected was that the bastard was so bold and his behavior was far beyond the scope of simple corruption and bribery. The complexity and severity of the situation behind it was far beyond her imagination...

Zhen Jiang's heart sank suddenly, "It's over..." Everything in front of her eyes hit her heart like a heavy hammer. Her eyes suddenly went dark, her body involuntarily lost support, and she collapsed to the ground. Everything around her seemed to fall into endless darkness along with her consciousness.

Ge Shuping's heart suddenly tightened and he called out "Comrade Zhen...Comrade Zhen..." repeatedly. The scene in front of him frightened him.

He knew very well that if something happened to Zhen Jiang on the spot, things behind Li Huaide would become complicated.

"Quickly pinch the Ren Zhong ..."

"Um……"

"Okay, okay, the person is awake..."

Ge Shuping tried his best to make his tone sound gentle and concerned. He asked, "Comrade Zhen Jiang, are you feeling better now? Are you feeling any worse elsewhere?"

Zhen Jiang was stunned, saying nothing, just quietly immersed in her own world, staring ahead with empty eyes, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

"This..." Ge Shuping scratched his head unconsciously, his eyes briefly met with those of his comrades beside him, and an indescribable sense of uneasiness surged in his heart, "Could it be that because of excessive stimulation, she became...stupid?"

After Ge Shuping and his group quietly left and the room returned to silence, Zhen Jiang still remained sitting, stiffly embedded in the floor, like a silent sculpture.

Her eyes were empty, as if they could swallow up all the sounds and lights around her. She said nothing and didn't move at all. Time seemed to freeze at this moment, leaving her alone, wandering in endless silence.

Ge Shuping and others returned to report with great enthusiasm without mentioning anything else.

Let’s talk about Zhen Jiang. She was originally sitting on the ground in a daze, but suddenly she stood up as if waking up from a dream, walked quickly to the living room, grabbed the phone, tapped the buttons with her fingertips, and called her parents’ house without hesitation. She had a thousand words to say.

"Hello! Who is this?" After the phone was connected, a kind voice came.

Zhen Jiang covered her mouth tightly with her hands, her eyes were blurred by tears, and she was choking with sobs and could hardly speak.

Seeing this, the old lady on the other end of the phone, although she had many doubts in her heart, gently broke the silence first.

Zhen Jiang choked and called out in a trembling voice: "Mom... Mom, it's me, Xiao Jiang... Woo woo..." Tears fell like pearls from a broken string, and her emotions completely collapsed at this moment.

"Oh, my dear girl, what's wrong with you? Stop crying and talk to mom..."

When the old lady heard this, her heart immediately tightened, and her voice was filled with anxiety and uneasiness, "I'm really worried to death, child, tell me quickly, did that brat Huaide wrong you?"

"I told you not to marry him at the beginning, but you refused to listen. Now, now..."

When Zhen Jiang heard that the old lady had misunderstood, she immediately explained, "Mom, it wasn't Li Huaide who bullied me, it was him... He was in trouble!"

The old lady felt relieved at first, but then tensed up again. She asked anxiously, "What did you say? Something happened to Li Huaide? What happened?"

Zhen Jiang was extremely anxious and spoke in a panic, "Something happened to Li Huaide. He was taken away forcibly and his house was turned upside down. "Her voice trembled, revealing deep worry and helplessness.

The old lady on the other end of the phone frowned when she heard this. What a mess.

She is not a pushover. She had been through battles in her youth. She has been through many ups and downs for decades. What has she not experienced? She is tough and courageous.

So she shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, talk slowly, why are you in such a hurry? Even if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up, why are you panicking!" Her words revealed unquestionable majesty and calmness.

Zhen Jiang was scolded by the old lady, and her mind suddenly became half clear, "Mom, it's like this..."

"You must save him, or I will be a widow!"

When the old lady heard this, her face suddenly changed, and her voice was low and firm: "Come back quickly and don't go anywhere. I'll call your father now..." Zhen Jiang was delighted and thought to himself that if the majestic old man in the family could come forward, Li Huaide's predicament would be solved.

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ZNH was part of the imperial city during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is located to the west of the Forbidden City and belongs to the southern two seas of the three seas of the imperial garden Xiyuan.

The Three Lakes of Xiyuan are divided into two parts: BH on the north side, which has now been turned into BH Park; ZH and NH on the south side, ZH is large and NH is small, and the two are separated by a small bridge at the narrow connection, collectively called ZNH, which is the location of the Xia Kingdom’s headquarters and the State Council today.

The Zhen family lives in the northernmost courtyard of a group of connected courtyards on the ZH shore.

The contiguous courtyard house where the Zhen family lives consists of three courtyards placed side by side. Some people call it "Yingxia Hall", but Zhen Ni said she had never seen the plaque of "Yingxia Hall".

It is said that this was the residence of eunuchs in the palace during the Qing Dynasty.

When the Zhen family first moved in here, the courtyard still maintained a shabby appearance, the paint on the doorposts had peeled off, and grass was growing on the tiles on the roof. Later, after renovations, its appearance had changed greatly, and heating and toilets were installed in each room.

The other two adjacent courtyards of "Yingxiatang" are the residences of ordinary ZNH staff.

As they grew older, the Zhen brothers and sisters gradually became more sensible and realized that the place where they lived belonged to Zone C of the ZNH.

Since when, ZNH has been divided into three zones from south to north: A, B, and C.

Each district has a checkpoint at the intersection of the boundary. People in District B can go to District C at will, but cannot go to District A at will.

From now on, they can no longer go to YT and other places in NH to play casually.

Due to the strict rules here, Jenny and her siblings have each embarked on their own life paths since they became independent adults.

They are like birds leaving their nests, spreading their wings and flying high, pursuing their own dreams and future.

Apart from those traditional festivals, when families get together, they will occasionally come back to chat with their families and enjoy the rare warmth and affection.

On weekdays, they are each busy with their own lives, pursuing further studies or working in the workplace. Each of them has a wonderful life, but they also care about each other, tacitly maintaining the bond of blood that is thicker than water.

However, the scene today is very different from the past. A phone call from the old man quietly brought back the Zhen family's children's hearts to return home.

Zhen Jiang and her brothers and sisters, except for their eldest brother Zhen Yan who was stationed far away at the border due to busy military duties and could not return immediately, all the others gathered together like migratory birds returning to their nests.

However, the scene of the Zhen family that was once filled with laughter and festive atmosphere has now disappeared, as if it was swept away by a sudden gust of wind, leaving only silence and depression in the room.

In this heaviness, only the sobbing of the eldest sister Zhen Jiang could be heard, gently falling like drizzles, penetrating the silence and adding a bit of sadness and pity to people's hearts.

Zhen Ni comforted her sister Zhen Jiang gently, almost in a whisper. Her voice was full of tenderness and care, trying to dispel the haze in her sister's heart.

However, behind this gentleness lies Jenny's own helplessness and powerlessness.

She knew very well that apart from verbal comfort, she was helpless at the moment and she could not share more of the burden with her sister.

The reason was that what Zhen Jiang described was too shocking, and it hit every family member present like a bolt from the blue, leaving her still in a state of incredible shock.

The second brother Zhen Yi lowered his head and remained silent. His furrowed brows revealed his deep worry about his sister Zhen Jiang's marriage.

Zhen Yi had always had some unspeakable resentment in his heart about Zhen Jiang marrying Li Huaide.

Now that the facts were before him, he was even more certain that this man was by no means a good match for Zhen Jiang.

His silence was a silent protest against the marriage, and also a reflection of his deep-seated anxiety about his sister's future happiness.

At the same time, his younger brother Zhen Xiang, who was in his youth and still studying at university, was urgently recalled due to family changes.

Faced with the sudden changes at home, especially when discussing his sister's future, although he was young, he knew how to read people's expressions.

His brothers and sisters hadn't made their stance clear yet, so he naturally wouldn't express his opinion easily. He just stood aside silently, secretly speculating about the changes in the family.

His silence is both a respect for his elders and a careful consideration of his own identity and position.

The old lady and the old man of the Zhen family, Zhen Yan, the two elders sat majestically on the armchairs at the top. The old man's face was calm and solemn, as if he could see through everything in the world.

The sunlight shines through the window lattices, casting patches of light on them, adding a hint of time to this quiet scene.

Below, the children of the Zhen family sat on both sides according to their age. Their expressions varied, some were in awe, some were in deep thought, but they all remained silent tacitly.

She was worried about her daughter, so she couldn't help but said anxiously, "Old man, we can't just stand by and watch Li Huaide being taken away without doing anything. As the pillar of the family, you have to say something and make a decision, right?"

Old Master Zhen glanced at her coldly, his tone revealing a bit of helplessness and determination, and slowly said: "You ask me how to make a decision? The crime committed by Li Huaide is so serious, how can I easily ask about it? The complexity and heaviness of this matter, how can I easily interfere?"

"You want me to plead for him? Forget it. He is not in my hands. If he were, I would have killed him on the spot..."

"Hey, look at this house, there are millions of cash hidden, gold and silver treasures piled up like mountains, and Xiao Jiang actually knows nothing about this? Isn't it obvious that he is taking us for fools!"

"I have been fighting for revolution all my life, but in the end, there are corrupt elements among my own family..." After saying this, he slammed the table with such force that it seemed as if he could shatter the resentment and disappointment in his heart.

Zhen Jiang felt very disappointed when he saw this. "Wow...what should I do in the future? Woo woo..."

The old lady couldn't bear it anymore, so she said to the old man, "Then you can find someone to ask Huaide what's going on, right?"

The old man was about to refuse.

At this time, his personal secretary came in hurriedly, holding several key documents in his hands, with a hint of anxiety on his face.

"Commander, this is the latest information I have collected. Please have a look." The secretary's voice was low and powerful, and his words revealed his rigor in work and his respect for the old man.

Mr. Zhen quickly put on his glasses and picked up the information in front of him and began to read it carefully.

As he watched, his eyes became more fierce and furious. Finally, he could no longer suppress his indignation and shouted, "This scum, a parasite of society, a shameless person, I wish I could bring him to justice myself!"

After saying that, he slammed the table, causing the documents to scatter all over the floor. He was still gasping for breath, his face ashen, and it was obvious that he was very angry.

The others were scared to death by the old man. They had never seen their old man so angry.

The old lady quickly comforted him, "Hey, old man, calm down first, calm down, don't get sick from anger, why are you so angry?"

The old man shouted angrily, "See for yourself!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady and her children quickly gathered together, hurriedly picking up the scattered documents on the ground, and quickly glanced at the shocking words.

"What?! He actually maintained improper relationships with more than a dozen women at the same time. What's even more outrageous is that several of the victims were forced to have sex with him..."

"Corruption... Abuse of power for personal gain... He blatantly abused his position to abuse public power for personal gain, and his greedy tentacles extended to corners that should not be touched..."

The old lady was dumbfounded by what Li Huaide did, "This...this, how dare he do this?"

Zhen Ni and others were also shocked. They knew that something had happened to Li Huaide. They didn't expect that this bastard would cause such a big mess.

Old Master Zhen couldn't control his temper at all. "The most hateful thing is that this bastard openly used my name to form gangs, establish factions, and suppress..."

"He is really dead, dead, no one can save him!"

(End of this chapter)