The Heiress Acts Mischievously, But Her Family Can Read Her Mind

Chapter 427: Chapter 426 Hiring a Hitman to Kill Someone

“Mm,” his voice carried a sobbing tone.

It was inexplicably soft.

Then, Lu Qingyan curled up with her in a lounge chair, hugging her to sleep.

After Jiang Nanshu had fallen asleep, he gently got up, covered her with a light blanket, and left the room.

Ye Yuan had been waiting in the hall for a while, and when he saw Lu Qingyan coming out, he respectfully approached, “President Lu, I’ve delivered the documents you asked me to send. Will you be returning to the office this afternoon?”

Lu Qingyan sat on the couch, glancing over the documents, “I won’t go back, I’ll stay home with my wife today. Later, could you help me find a few obedient and sensible servants? The pay is negotiable, just make sure they’re not double-dealers.”

Ye Yuan looked at the empty villa, “…”

“You dismissed all of them?”

“Yeah, find some servants to help clean up Half Mountain Villa; I’m moving next month. Also, find me a top-notch nanny to take care of my wife’s daily routines.”

Ye Yuan nodded, “Alright, President Lu, I’ll take care of it right away.”

After a pause, he added, “President Lu, the current crisis of the Yang Family has caused their stocks to plummet, and the companies they cooperated with have all terminated their contracts. Should we… also terminate our cooperation?”

Lu Qingyan pondered for a moment before shaking his head, “Let’s wait and see. What exactly are they involved in?”

Ye Yuan, somewhat sentimental, lowered his voice, “They got entangled with a batch of illicit goods, things that cannot see the light of day. If the charges are proven, it’s over for the Yang Family.”

Lu Qingyan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as he considered carefully—that the Yang Family was always involved in legitimate business, so how could they possibly get entangled in such grey industries.

“What’s going on with the Yang Family?”

Lu Qingyan had not specifically looked into the matters concerning Yang Jiashu.

He only knew that Yang Jiashu might have to get married into a family of government officials to resolve the situation.

Ye Yuan sighed, “You know about the Ke Family, right? The one that moved abroad, they were bankrupted by Lady Yan two years ago, and their businesses were exposed and arrested by the police. However, they were not the source of these illicit goods but merely a conduit, profiting from these things. After the Ke Family’s downfall, the fire continued even to this day. The police recently received a tip-off that the trade in these goods hasn’t stopped, and behind it are a few well-known enterprises used as cover for the ongoing trafficking—one of which is the Cheng family. In fact, the Cheng family really did those things. Mr. Cheng has been in jail for some time now, just a few days after your class reunion finished.”

“After the Cheng family was caught, quite a few channels were traced. The Yang Family is also on the list, although not yet confirmed. The investigation is ongoing, but it’s enough to give the Yang Family a hard time already.”

The more he heard, the tighter Lu Qingyan’s brows knotted.

He tapped his fingers on the desk, feeling that something was amiss, but couldn’t figure out what it was.

Before he could sort it out, the sound of police sirens came from outside.

Ye Yuan’s gaze sharpened as he exchanged looks with Lu Qingyan.

Was this problem finally reaching their doorstep?

“Open up!” The police outside stood in formation, shouting loudly.

Lu Qingyan nodded to Ye Yuan, who rubbed his face, took a deep breath, and went out with a smile.

Opening the grand door, he greeted with a smile, “My, what kind of wind has blown several police officers over here? Is there something wrong?”

The leading middle-aged police officer nodded, “Is President Lu at home? We have some questions for him.”

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile, “Yes, yes, he is. Please follow me.”

The police followed Ye Yuan to find Lu Qingyan.

Since Lu Qingyan had dismissed all the servants, the task of making tea fell to Ye Yuan.

Lu Qingyan stood up, his expression calm as he addressed the middle-aged police officer, “Police Officer Liu, what a coincidence to see you again.”

Police Officer Liu was in charge of the Xu Xingwan case last time.

He was also exasperated.

Just when Xu Xingwan’s case was resolved, it had come to Lu Qingyan.

He hated dealing with these high-profile families.

After the tea was served, Ye Yuan placed the cup in front of the police officer, “Police Officer Liu, have some tea before talking; you must be thirsty after coming all this way, right?”

But Police Officer Liu didn’t drink. Instead, he looked seriously at Lu Qingyan, “President Lu, please come with us. We suspect you hired someone to commit murder intentionally.”

Lu Qingyan’s expression flickered. Even while seated, his presence was no less intimidating than that of the police officers, “You must be mistaken. How could I, a legitimate businessman, do such a thing as hiring someone to commit murder?”

Police Officer Liu frowned and placed a photo in front of Lu Qingyan, “Do you recognize this person?”

The photo was indeed of Chu Muxi.

Lu Qingyan nodded, “I recognize her. What happened to her?”

Police Officer Liu pulled out another gory photo, “Just this afternoon, this lady died. Upon investigation, it was found that she ran out of the hospital in panic after seeing you and was unfortunately hit by a car and died on the spot.”

Lu Qingyan curled his lip, “So you suspect that I killed this person?”

“No, before this, you were involved in illegal confinement, and this case was personally reported by her mother. So, the case stands. Before the truth is clear, you need to come with us. We have some questions for you.”

Lu Qingyan listened quietly and then nodded straightforwardly, “Okay, I’ll go with you.”

He stood up, his peripheral vision catching Jiang Nanshu, who had run out of the room.

She stood at the second-floor railing, watching this side.

Lu Qingyan paused, then smiled at the police, “Would you mind waiting a moment? My wife is pregnant and can’t stand shocks; I need to reassure her, if that’s okay with you.”

Police Officer Liu looked up at Jiang Nanshu, frowned slightly, but ultimately nodded, “We’ll wait outside, please be quick.”

Lu Qingyan’s smile was gentle, “Thank you.”

Then he turned and went upstairs.

The accompanying young police officer murmured under his breath, “He doesn’t seem like someone who would hire a murderer?”

Police Officer Liu glared at him, “Appearances can be deceiving, let’s go outside.”

The police followed him outside.

Ye Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His gaze was filled with concern as he watched Lu Qingyan approach Jiang Nanshu.

Lu Qingyan looked down at Jiang Nanshu’s bare feet and scooped her up, “Why did you come out without shoes? Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Jiang Nanshu freed one hand to clutch tightly at Lu Qingyan’s collar, “What’s with these police officers? Have you done something wrong?”

Lu Qingyan set Jiang Nanshu down on the bed and gently unclenched her grip on his collar, his tone helpless, “Don’t worry, there’s no trouble.”

He crouched down to put shoes on Jiang Nanshu, “Chu Muxi is dead, the police suspect that I hired a killer, and they’re revisiting the case of me detaining her—reported by Chu Xin. Things might get rough for a while; try to stay inside.”

He looked up to see Jiang Nanshu’s almond eyes staring intently at him. Lu Qingyan lifted his head and kissed her red lips, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. I’ll have someone take you back to the Jiang Family to lay low for a few days. I’ll come to get you once I’m out.”

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