Outside the workplace of Su Canghai, a crowd of hundreds had gathered. These were people who had suffered greatly due to Su Yuan, secretly instigated by Su Hao to cause a disturbance. Su Canghai, being a high-ranking official in Jiangnan, would find his future prospects cut off by such an incident. If not handled well, he could even be imprisoned.
Furthermore, at the Jiangning Municipal Bureau, someone had filed a real-name complaint against Su Yuan, implicating over ten lives. It was imaginable that if the Su family did not take immediate action, the wrath from above would descend upon the entire Su family, not just Su Yuan. The real show had just begun.
"What did you say?" Tao Qiyue heard Chen Jin Chao's muttering. "You're saying Su Hao is behind this? That's impossible. Su Hao is also a member of the Su family, even Su Yuan's own brother." Yu Meng Zhi was reluctant to believe it. However, she recalled the actions of her two cousins, Yu Shen Xing and Yu Huai Xuan, which were far more malicious, and gradually began to believe Chen Jin Chao.
"It's pointless to dwell on whether it was Su Hao. We just need to watch the show," Chen Jin Chao said with a smile. The two nodded.
At the Su family mansion, as phone calls poured in, the faces of Su Shan Shui and Su Cang Hai grew increasingly grim. Su Cang Hai exclaimed, "Su Yuan, look at the mess you've made! No one can save you!" Su Yuan frantically checked what had happened and, upon understanding, cried out, "No, this isn't right. Someone must be trying to frame me. How else could it all erupt so suddenly?"
"That's it!" "It must be Chen Jin Chao's scheme. We can't fall for it!" Su Hao, on the other hand, said, "Brother, how could you be so careless? Xiao Jian's incident should have been a warning to you. How could you make such a grave mistake and let people catch your mistakes! Alas, what will you tell Grandpa and Father?"
Su Yuan was speechless and desperately looked at Su Shan Shui and Su Cang Hai, then knelt on the ground, begging, "Grandpa, Father! You must save me. I don't want to go to prison!" Su Cang Hai was furious and kicked Su Yuan over. "Useless wretch!" "As the Su family's primary heir, how could you be so foolish?" He wasn't angry about Su Yuan's foolish actions, but rather about him not covering his tracks after committing those sordid deeds. How could someone with no sense of self-preservation become the successor of the Su family?
Despite his anger, Su Cang Hai did not want his eldest son to be imprisoned. Especially since his younger son had already been sentenced to death with no hope of rescue, he absolutely could not let Su Yuan be imprisoned. "Father, can you think of a way?" Su Cang Hai looked at Su Shan Shui. Su Shan Shui shook his head and, trembling, walked into the garden, sighing, "Our Su family is truly facing misfortune. Is it truly at a point where we must break to rebuild?" "He made such a serious mistake and it's public knowledge. Who can save him?" "This old man is also powerless!"
Su Cang Hai was stunned. Then, as if remembering something, he gritted his teeth and said, "It must be Chen Jin Chao's doing. What does he want? We'll satisfy him. Xiao Jian has already been sentenced to death. Are we going to stand by and watch Xiao Yuan be sentenced to death too?" Su Shan Shui shook his head, "I think I understand that person. He isn't particularly greedy for material things. If there's anything he wants, it's to see our Su family destroyed."
Su Cang Hai was speechless, his mouth turning bitter. "Then—" "Is there no other way?" "I'll try. I hope those old friends won't refuse me." Su Shan Shui sighed again, appearing to have aged considerably. Su Cang Hai felt a pang of sorrow and said in a deep voice, "Father, I'm counting on you!"
Su Yuan knelt at the Su family gate, crying out his grievances, while Su Hao remained impassive, a stark contrast to Su Yuan. Bai Zong Min also did not leave in a hurry, standing in the distance to watch the spectacle. He was delighted to see the Su family in distress.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Shan Shui reappeared. Su Yuan quickly crawled forward on his knees and pleaded, "Grandpa, what did they say in the capital? Have they relented?" Su Cang Hai also looked at Su Shan Shui nervously. Under many gazes, Su Shan Shui shook his head with difficulty, hitting Su Yuan like a heavy blow!
"No, there must be a way. I'll call Qin Feng Wu now." Su Yuan, grasping at the last straw, quickly took out his phone and found Qin Feng Wu's number. Of course, Qin Feng Wu did not answer the call. Anyone who dared to answer such a call would invite trouble upon themselves, and not answering was a wise decision.
Su Shan Shui said, "If the person he wanted to kill was merely Yu Huai Qing, and if he hadn't sought help from the Japanese delegation after being exposed, there might still be a chance. Now that things have begun to ferment, no one can quell this heat." Su Cang Hai understood. If it couldn't be suppressed, it meant the Bai family might also be involved. After all, Bai Mei Zi was a blood relative of the Bai family.
Su Yuan completely broke down, shouting, "I don't want to die! Grandpa, Father, please save me! I am the legitimate eldest son of the Su family! If I end up in prison, the Su family will not be far from collapse." Su Shan Shui closed his eyes, unable to bear it. After a long while, he opened them and said to Su Cang Hai beside him, "Cang Hai, take Su Yuan to the relevant departments for investigation. I don't want Wang Zhen Liang's forced resignation incident to happen to the Su family again. The Su family has lost enough face. If you hand him over yourself, you might be able to salvage some reputation. If you hesitate further, the Su family's fate will be even worse."
"Father..." Su Cang Hai was heartbroken. Su Shan Shui did not respond again and walked into the garden, leaning on his cane. Su Cang Hai was silent for a long time, then turned to Su Hao and said, "Xiao Hao, please handle the other matters tonight. I will take your elder brother to the relevant departments to surrender and seek leniency."
"Father, I will do my best." Su Hao was overjoyed. This meant he had officially entered the primary sequence for succession, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would become the head of the Su family in the future. Su Yuan, however, slumped on the ground, completely ignoring Su Cang Hai's words, refusing to get up.
"Enough. What you did, you must bear responsibility for," Su Cang Hai said impatiently. He suddenly felt that Su Hao seemed more mature and steady than Su Yuan, and perhaps a more outstanding successor. This was a small comfort for the Su family. At this moment, Su Yuan, as if driven mad, snatched a guard's gun, throwing the scene into chaos! Su Cang Hai shouted, "What are you doing? Do you know that using a gun is an additional crime? Put the gun down immediately and seek leniency."
"I won't!!!" Su Yuan was enraged and had completely lost his reason. The barrel of the gun spun a few times before finally aiming at Bai Mei Zi's forehead. Su Yuan gritted his teeth and yelled, "It's all your fault, you bitch! If it weren't for you, how could I have been ruined like this?" "I'll kill you right now!"