Chapter 1353 - 1329: The Exposed Plot

Chapter 1353: Chapter 1329: The Exposed Plot

Xiao Yue rushed in with the police, Shao Qinyi lay gravely injured beside Murong Lengyue, while in the distance, Quan Mingyuan’s corpse tangled with several other bodies, leaving the warehouse desolate, with nothing but the occasional waft of blood in the air.

Outside the warehouse, Meisai could only use one word to describe it.

From rescue to cleanup, it took less than an hour altogether, Murong Lengyue safely returned to the Murong Family residence, and Quan Mingyuan’s body was sent to the morgue, separated from the others, due to the need for identity verification, bringing quite a workload to the police.

Shao Qinyi was hospitalized for treatment due to severe injuries. During this time, Meisai urged Rochester several times to make a statement on site with Murong Lengyue, but it was refused on the grounds of being overly frightened.

This immediately plunged the entire kidnapping case into a stalemate, no one could describe the situation at the time, and at the same time, a plane carrying a special guest arrived at Palermo Airport.

Xiao Lin leisurely flipped through a newspaper on the eighth floor, with eight eyes fixed on him as he sipped his coffee, seemingly indifferent.

Quan Mingyuan was dead, and his death made some people very angry, with the source of this anger being the very person in front who refused to speak, so it was rare for four people to appear on the eighth floor at the same time, with a terrifying murderous aura.

Xiao Lin finally lifted his head from the newspaper. "You don’t have to stare at me like that. If I told you my plan from the beginning, it wouldn’t be convincing, and Quan Mingyuan wouldn’t have believed it."

"So you played us?" The first to speak was Yelü Shou, who raised an eyebrow, hands pressed on the table, leaning towards Xiao Lin, intent on dragging him out of his chair for a beating. "When did you plan this?"

"Boss must have planned it on the day of the parking lot attack." Chu Qi tilted his head, pondering, as it was the only time he did not accompany Xiao Lin.

"So..." Hua Qingyi was the second to lean on the table toward Xiao Lin, watching the smile widen on his face, Hua Qingyi realized he guessed correctly.

"You don’t have to keep glaring at me like that." Xiao Lin stepped out from behind the table, sitting down on the sofa at the side.

"I altered the original plan; when the old man asked me to replace Xiao Ya to handle this task, I already didn’t intend to kill Quan Mingyuan myself. This is the old man’s consecutive trap, so I won’t fall for it." Xiao Lin’s explanation was perhaps only understood by Hua Qingyi, the others weren’t as clear.

"From setting the club on fire, it was all part of the scheme, but I didn’t start the fire." There was no further explanation about the person, how the figure like the magician’s biological twin appeared, knew what he aimed to do, all things Xiao Lin didn’t need to know. In the depths of his mind, Xiao Lin sensed someone was always observing him, aware of everything he wanted to say.

"Shao Weihua is the key to the entire scheme; without his death, the play couldn’t continue, and we would have to fight a real battle."

"Boss, we did fight a real battle," Lao Jiu remarked, displeased.

"Intentionally made Quan Mingyuan believe the whistleblower was Shao Weihua, using Quan Mingyuan’s personality, he surely would kill him in revenge, igniting the conflict with Shao Qinyi."

"But there’s an inquiry; why would Shao Qinyi obey and kill Quan Mingyuan? He had no reason to do so, besides, Shao Weihua was personally killed by Shao Qinyi."

"Shao Qinyi had long wanted Shao Weihua dead, not just for a day or two. Initially, I wasn’t sure, so implemented two measures. But excessive greed breeds trouble for oneself; Quan Mingyuan’s arrogance led him to seek his own doom."

Xiao Lin paused, lighting a cigarette. "If he hadn’t kidnapped Murong Lengyue, Shao Qinyi wouldn’t have resolved to kill Quan Mingyuan."

"So what you’re saying is Shao Qinyi used the facade to carry out personal affairs, even if Quan Mingyuan died, blame could shift to the Murong Family, and Quan Xianglin wouldn’t confront the Murong Family over it," Yelü Shou supplemented.

"Yes, that’s the plan." Xiao Lin nodded. Before the operation, he received a text from Shao Qinyi; had it not been for this, he would have killed Quan Mingyuan that night, subsequently leaving leverage for the old man.

"Shao Qinyi kept persuading Quan Mingyuan to abandon the plan, yet such consolation merely fuelled the fire; Quan Mingyuan wasn’t one to heed his subordinate, especially not one known for ruthlessness, it hurt his pride." Xiao Lin chuckled.

"Kidnapping the Murong Family Head was a mistake; even if word spread, no one would support Quan Mingyuan."

"Did you intentionally avoid Murong Lengyue to further anger the Murong Family?"

"No, it was to anger one person more." Xiao Lin squinted his eyes. "Xiao Yue! He would surely redirect his anger from his own mistake to the kidnapper."

"What about the police? In the warehouse, we heard explosions outside!" Lao Jiu curiously asked.

Xiao Lin burst into laughter. "It was the Murong Family who deliberately made a scene for police promptness."

"From the start, you never planned to personally take action?" The four questioned in unison.

"Did! If the plan failed, and Shao Qinyi switched sides, I would act and take both out simultaneously."

The four eyed Xiao Lin maliciously, seemingly appraising the truth in his statement.

"However, there’s one thing you seem to have overlooked." Yelü Shou suddenly remarked, drawing everyone’s attention to him.

"There is a crucial point now, there is a witness in the whole matter."

"Murong Lengyue!" Besides Xiao Lin, the other three also realized a serious problem, if Murong Lengyue reveals what happened at the time, then everything would be in vain.

Xiao Lin was once again watched by eight eyes; they all witnessed Xiao Lin’s attitude towards Murong Lengyue at the scene. A woman’s jealousy and hatred are more terrifying than any weapon.

"Xun Xiangxiang is the one she got someone to take care of!"

"So you’re gambling now, whether this woman will tell the truth or not!"

Xiao Lin remained silent, and everyone else was silent as well.

While the four people surrounded Xiao Lin to argue, Murong Lengyue had quietly left Palermo, the police were waiting outside but couldn’t find her whereabouts, the kidnapping case suddenly fell to the bottom, just like that it was delayed.

Meanwhile, a person approached the ward where Shao Qinyi was being treated. The already conscious person was still lying on the hospital bed, the door was pushed open by someone.

The nurse saw a visitor and reminded Shao Qinyi before leaving the ward, unable to recognize the person entering until the visitor took off their sunglasses and hat, Shao Qinyi immediately got out of bed but was stopped by the visitor.

"Chairman!" Shao Qinyi groaned from the wound. "Why did you come."

"Can I afford not to come?" On the way here, Quan Xianglin had already received news about Quan Mingyuan, but his face didn’t show it.

"I’m sorry, Chairman, I tried to stop him, but..."

"Quan Mingyuan wouldn’t listen to you, I knew it would be like this." Quan Xianglin didn’t blame Shao Qinyi but helped him sit up against the headboard. "Is your injury still serious, when can you be discharged."

"As long as the Chairman needs me, I can leave now." Shao Qinyi said seriously.

Quan Xianglin chuckled twice and waved to Shao Qinyi. "No rush!"

"Chairman?"

"Do you know where Quan Mingyuan’s body is kept? Also, I need to meet Boss Xing, everything can wait until you recover, then explain to me in detail what happened that day?"

"Chairman!" Shao Qinyi suddenly felt troubled, his hesitant demeanor made Quan Xianglin snort coldly.

"Just say whatever you have to say."

"Young Master’s body is still at the police station, but the Murong Family now accuses Young Master of kidnapping and murder, so..."

Quan Xianglin fell silent, unable to refute the Murong Family’s reasons for doing this without regard for face. "Is Xiao Lin still in Sin City? What about Xiao Zhenfeng?"

"In Palermo, there seems to be no contact between them; on the surface, it seems the Xiao Family intends to let Xiao Mu inherit the Xiao Family’s position."

"Impossible!" Upon hearing this, Quan Xianglin immediately denied Shao Qinyi’s speculation. "That old guy wouldn’t change the heir, it must be some sort of scheme he’s playing.

"There’s another matter I need to report to the Chairman." Shao Qinyi suddenly became serious. "Before Shao Weihua died, he had obtained the Dharma Seal and Rose Staff, but ever since his death, these two items have disappeared."

"Do you suspect the Wang Family’s second son is involved in this?"

"I suspect my own death might be related to him."

"Shao Qinyi, you don’t need to make excuses for Quan Mingyuan, I’m aware of Shao Weihua’s death." Quan Xianglin seemed unwilling to mention Shao Weihua’s death, so Shao Qinyi didn’t press on.

"But Wang Zhanting remains a constant threat." Quan Xianglin fell into thought; after a while, he stood up. "Stay here and recover well, this is my hotel, come find me directly when you get out."

After saying this, Quan Xianglin left in a hurry, and Shao Qinyi lay back down on the hospital bed, closing his eyes tightly, with a heavy expression as if the entire sky were about to collapse.

Did Quan Xianglin avoid mentioning Shao Weihua’s death because he knows something?

This question kept echoing in Shao Qinyi’s mind, as there was no sign of sorrow for Quan Mingyuan’s death on Quan Xianglin’s face. Seeing his luggage, he seemed to have come directly from the airport, yet despite his apparent urgency, he only asked about the body’s location, which seemed illogical.

An ominous feeling crept into Shao Qinyi’s heart; the police haven’t come to seek him—could it be that something went wrong with Murong Lengyue? (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)