142: Major discovery

That unfilial son, that complete and utter spendthrift!

He recalled the countless messes he had cleaned up for his son over the years: in elementary school, he crippled a classmate's leg, and he paid 100,000 in hush money;

in High School, he gang-raped a classmate, and he shelled out 800,000 to settle it; he caused serious injury while drunk driving, and that was another 1.2 million to smooth things over...

But what about now? He was actually going to run the entire family business into the ground.

That 50 million lifeline loan—it had all been ruined by this unfilial son!

Li Chang was trembling with rage, his vision swimming with black spots.

He could almost see the Bank officials arriving with court summons to seize his assets, and see the fruits of decades of hard work collapsing amidst the clamor of debt collectors...

And all of this was because of that good-for-nothing beast of his.

He grabbed his car keys and practically sprinted out of the office.

Li Chang couldn't care about anything else now; he just wanted to drag that wicked son out immediately—who on earth had he provoked that would force the Li family to accompany him to their doom?

...

Li Weishan sat lazily on the sofa, swirling the red wine glass in his hand, his just-woken brain still thinking about how to get more money from his father.

He needed to re-plan—since Chen Li was so capable in a fight, he would change his strategy.

He would wait for a day when Chen Li wasn't around and kidnap Liu Nansheng when she was out alone.

He had been too impulsive before, blinded by anger at Chen Li, always thinking about crippling him and then humiliating his girlfriend right in front of him.

Let him watch from the side like a piece of trash, witnessing his girlfriend suffer humiliation while he was powerless to do anything, until he completely broke down mentally.

Thinking about it now, this plan had put the cart before the horse; what was most important was to get his hands on Liu Nansheng.

He had to admit that Chen Li was indeed a tough nut to crack.

But then he thought, no matter how well this kid could fight, he was ultimately just an ordinary person with no background and no money.

Just as he was immersed in his calculations, the door was slammed open, and Li Chang walked in with a gloomy face.

"Dad? Why are you here?" Li Weishan sat up straight in surprise; it was clearly working hours.

"Have you offended anyone outside recently?" Li Chang suppressed his anger, his voice low.

"No." Li Weishan answered subconsciously.

He had indeed drugged a girl from an ordinary family recently, and then hired people to deal with Chen Li.

But he had done these things very covertly; Chen Li had no idea he was the one behind it, nor did he even know him.

Seeing his son deny it outright, Li Chang's pent-up rage exploded instantly.

He raised his hand abruptly and slapped Li Weishan hard across the face with a loud crack!

"Still dare to lie!"

Immediately after, his fists rained down like raindrops.

Li Weishan was beaten, covering his head and dodging, but he couldn't escape Li Chang's fury at all.

"I really don't know!" He wailed, rolling on the sofa.

This one-sided beating lasted for a full half an hour.

It wasn't until Li Weishan was bruised and swollen, kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, that Li Chang stopped, panting heavily.

What puzzled Li Chang was that even after being beaten like this, Li Weishan still couldn't say who he had offended.

According to past experience, this son should have confessed honestly after being beaten; could he have really made a mistake?

But what did Fu Mingyuan's words mean?

Li Chang sat dejectedly beside his son and finally revealed the full extent of the company's crisis.

When he heard that the 50 million lifeline loan had been rejected for unknown reasons and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, Li Weishan was completely stunned.

"How could this happen..." He muttered to himself, his face filled with terror and disbelief.

The father and son just sat slumped on the messy sofa, looking at each other in silence.

The room was left with only heavy breathing and the approaching footsteps of fate.

At this moment, Li Weishan finally felt deep regret, but this regret had come too late.

Little did he know, he had forgotten that there was still a White-Faced Butcher waiting for his final payment...

...

Chen Li and Liu Nansheng arrived at the supermarket to shop as usual.

This had become their daily fixed routine—after buying groceries, Chen Li would go to pick up his parents from work, while Liu Nansheng would prepare dinner at home.

Such warm dinner scenes had now become a daily occurrence for this home.

The four of them sat around the table, the clinking of bowls and chopsticks intertwined with laughter, filling this spacious Villa with the warmth of an ordinary household.

Father Chen and Mother Chen had gradually adapted to life here; they had left quite a few daily clothes here and would occasionally stay for a few days.

And just in the fresh produce section of the same supermarket, Liu Tianbao was strolling around with his girlfriend.

Liu Tianbao was pushing a shopping cart, chatting idly with his girlfriend, his gaze sweeping aimlessly across the shelves.

Suddenly, his gaze froze on the seafood section not far away, and he froze in place—he had actually seen his sister, Liu Nansheng, who had been missing for many days!

He saw Liu Nansheng arm-in-arm with Chen Li standing in front of the seafood tank, the two of them chatting and laughing while using a net to scoop up Lobster.

Liu Tianbao subconsciously pulled his girlfriend to hide behind a shelf, his heart pounding with excitement.

"Finally found her..."

Liu Tianbao stared fixedly in that direction, muttering in a low voice, his face filled with undisguised excitement.

"Who did you find?" His girlfriend asked curiously, looking in the direction of his gaze.

"It's my sister, Liu Nansheng, and that boyfriend of hers, Chen Li."

Liu Tianbao pulled his girlfriend behind a shelf next to them, afraid of being seen, "My mom has been looking for her until she's nearly crazy; she's just waiting to drag her back to get married."

"Is that the... sister whose marriage would get your family a bride price of 520,000?"

His girlfriend immediately remembered this, and her eyes lit up as well.

"Yes, that's her."

Liu Tianbao responded absentmindedly, his gaze still firmly locked on the two people in the distance.

He didn't rashly go up to acknowledge them, but instead quietly followed behind the two.

He followed them out of the supermarket and, seeing them about to drive away outside, immediately hailed a taxi to follow closely behind.

The taxi followed the Audi into a high-end Residential Complex, but was stopped at the entrance by security: "Sorry, outside vehicles are not allowed to enter."

Liu Tianbao had to get out of the car; after they went inside, they found that they had long since lost track of where the car had gone.

"Where are we supposed to find them now?" Liu Tianbao looked at the huge Residential Complex in front of him, feeling worried.

His girlfriend rolled her eyes, leaned close to his ear:

"Are you stupid? Go to the security booth and slip them some money. Just say you're here to find your brother-in-law, forgot the specific building number, and ask them to look it up by the license plate—wouldn't that do it?"

"That's right! That's a good idea."

Liu Tianbao slapped his thigh, suddenly enlightened, and immediately pulled his girlfriend towards the security booth.

They walked to the security room, pretending to look troubled:

"Big brother, I'm looking for my brother-in-law's house, but I forgot the specific building number. Could you help me look it up? This is his car's license plate number: A88****."

As he spoke, he quietly slipped the security guard 100 yuan.

The security guard looked at the cash handed to him and hesitated noticeably.

He subconsciously looked around; there were no colleagues paying attention nearby.

He struggled internally for a moment: it was just looking up a room number, not a big deal... In the end, greed got the better of him; he quickly took the money and entered the license plate number into the system.

When the security guard stated the specific house number, the two of them followed it to find the place.

After they found it, they couldn't help but be stunned—in front of them was an exceptionally grand Villa!

Liu Tianbao's eyes widened instantly, his heart filled with both shock and joy.

He hurriedly pulled his girlfriend to hide to the side, suppressing the urge to rush up and smash the door.

Now was not the time to alert the enemy; he had to hurry back and tell his parents about this major discovery.