"Silence!"
Su Shanshui roared again, saying with extreme disappointment, "Is this Jiangnan mine, the Su family's? This Jiangnan belongs to everyone, not just the Su family. How could you have such an idea?"
"If your grandfather hears this, he'll curse you in his dreams at night."
"Don't say such things in front of me again."
Although Su Canghai felt unconvinced, he dared not to retort further to his elder. Yu Hongzhi said from the side, "Elder, don't be too angry. It's not good if you damage your health. Brother Su also considers the family's interests, and his intentions are good."
Su Shanshui waved his hand, "You don't need to say this to him."
"Canghai, you are already fifty years old, how can you still not be mature? When evaluating a person, you should look at what they do, not what they say. And you hold a high position now, you can't be as reckless with your words as before. Don't you understand that disaster comes from the mouth?"
After a heartfelt persuasion, Su Canghai suddenly understood.
The elder did not want to let Su Jian off the hook, but he could not say it too explicitly, lest the Su family be attacked by everyone.
Before the Su family became the number one in the world, they should know how to hide their strength.
"Father, you mean..." Su Canghai tentatively asked.
Su Shanshui's tone softened, and he said to them, "If you make a mistake, you should stand straight and take the punishment. This time, Little Jian made such a serious mistake. If he is not sentenced to death, how can the public be convinced? Yu Hongzhi, don't think about interfering with this process. Anyone who goes against the people will have no good end."
The two were somewhat confused.
If so, how could they save Su Jian?
"A substitute for the real thing, why aren't your brains working?" Su Shanshui said.
Yu Hongzhi suddenly realized.
He could refrain from interfering with the process, but the Su family could switch him before Su Jian was taken to the execution ground. By then, Su Jian would be considered executed by the public, and Su Jian could at most live under a different identity.
With the Su family's influence, changing an identity would not be difficult.
Su Canghai was still reluctant, insisting that Su Jian be acquitted. Su Shanshui glanced at him and said irritably, "If you want to ruin the Su family, you can do so."
"Is it worth it for a single Su Jian?" he asked.
Su Canghai thought the matter was not that serious, after all, people's memories lasted at most three days. Su Shanshui snorted, "There are several pairs of eyes in the capital watching this place. If you dare to violate the rules, I guarantee your position will be revoked the next day. Do you really think Xu Hanchen is joking with you? If he were born a few decades earlier, he would be a great figure recorded in history."
"Is he really that terrifying?" Su Canghai was skeptical.
Su Shanshui said faintly, "Much more terrifying than you imagine. He has been dormant all these years. Once he unleashes his power, you will know what it means to be terrified."
"And don't pin your hopes on the Qin family to help. He and we are not allies. Qin Fengwu now wishes he could drag you down and clear the obstacles in Jiangnan, turning Jiangnan into his Qin family's backyard."
Su Canghai fell silent.
The current situation was indeed not good for the Su family, and they should lie low.
"I understand." Su Canghai exhaled heavily.
"I will convene a meeting now to discuss the handling of the Gou Chen poison case and strive to win a good reputation for our Su family."
The more decisive and swift the Su family's actions were now, the more public favor they would gain.
Su Shanshui nodded, and Su Canghai had finally seen the light.
"Mm."
"You two go and get busy, and try to minimize the negative impact of the matter."
The two nodded, then rose and bid farewell to the elder.
After leaving the Su family's old residence, Yu Hongzhi escorted Su Canghai to the government office, where a crucial meeting was held overnight. By the time the meeting ended, it was already seven in the morning, and a new day had begun.
Su Canghai's original plan was to immediately hold a press conference and proactively disclose the details of the case, thus claiming some credit for himself.
His calculations were precise.
However, Su Canghai did not expect that Wang Zhenliang and Yu Mengzhi would hold a press conference at seven in the morning, proactively disclosing the details of the entire case, and deliberately highlighting the fact that Su Jian's identity was not simple.
This infuriated Su Canghai.
He had originally planned to hold a press conference at eight, but he did not expect Wang Zhenliang to beat him to it!
If he were to hold a press conference now, it would seem guilty to outsiders, even eager to get rid of the negative impact Su Jian brought to him.
The nature of the matter had completely changed!
"Wang Zhenliang, you bastard! You held a press conference without reporting to the provincial government. You are truly disrespectful!" Su Canghai cursed loudly in his office. After calming down, he had to cancel the press conference to avoid being asked sharp questions by the ever-skeptical reporters. However, he had not given up on putting on a show, and immediately instructed the province to release Su Canghai's directives through the internet platform.
These were nothing more than rhetoric about resolutely cracking down on crime and resolutely protecting the people.
At that time.
At the Ninghai press conference, Wang Zhenliang disclosed the details of Su Jian and Yu Huaixuan's joint wrongdoing, and announced that the ringleaders involved in the crime had all been arrested overnight, and they would now face legal sanctions. As for the bloody incident at Qinglong Mountain Villa last night, Wang Zhenliang knew that it could not be revealed, otherwise, it would cause panic.
Yu Mengzhi also stated that although it had been determined that the Gou Chen Group was not involved, the Gou Chen Group would still fulfill its previous promise to provide some financial compensation to the victims' families, thus winning favor for the Gou Chen Group.
The press conference lasted for a full three hours, with all details—including Su Jian's identity—disclosed, causing some observant people to turn their attention to the Su family in Jiangning, wondering what the Su family would do.
Unexpectedly.
Su Canghai publicly stated that he would not show favoritism to anyone and that everything would be handled according to the law.
Some people immediately understood that Su Jian had likely become a discarded son of the Su family, and this was to preserve the Su family's reputation.
In prison.
When Su Jian learned of this, he was so shocked that he fainted.
As for Yu Huaixuan, he bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison while Wang Zhenliang was holding the press conference. Of course, whether Yu Huaixuan bit his tongue to commit suicide or not is unknown.
Upon learning of these two events, Chen JinZhan couldn't help but chuckle, "This is not the Su family I know. They actually abandoned their own kin. Judging by their overbearing way of doing things, they should have tried to rescue him."
Moreover.
He had contacted Xu Hanchen that morning, and Xu Hanchen stated that the capital had been peaceful overnight, and Su Shanshui had not gone to the capital to demand the person.
There must be something unusual about this. Chen JinZhan remained vigilant.
He had even guessed the Su family's response strategy and murmured with a smile, "I hope you won't be foolish enough to do such a thing. If you really do, it will give me an opportunity to bring down the Su family."
Chen JinZhan was waiting for the Su family to make a mistake.
Su Jian's mistake was not enough to bring down the Su family. If the Su family dared to take a risk and rescue Su Jian—
Then the Su family would be finished!