Old Master Wang was overjoyed to see his granddaughter and grandson-in-law arrive together. His face, creased with age, smoothed out with his smile.
Especially when he saw the couple enter hand-in-hand, and noticed his granddaughter's somewhat peculiar gait, he understood everything.
Far from being annoyed, the old man was even happier.
"Bingxia, I say you should stop studying. You don't need this degree. Hurry up and marry Ling Tian. I'm waiting to hold my grandson."
"Oh, Grandpa, what are you saying? Aren't you embarrassed..." Wang Bingxia said playfully, her face blushing like an apple.
"Oh, you're still shy? What's there to be shy about? You two getting married is a match made in heaven."
After a lot of meaningless chatter, the old man finally asked, "Why did you two come together? It's not a holiday. Is something wrong?"
Ling Tian's expression turned very serious. He told Old Master Wang everything that had happened yesterday.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Wang's eyes widened. He slammed his fist on the table, nearly knocking over the teacups.
"Preposterous! The Zhao family, Zhao Shuai! This matter is not over!"
"Grandpa, please calm your thunderous rage. Of course, this matter won't be let go just like that.
However, Bingxia is my wife, and this matter should be handled by me!
I don't want the Wang family to be involved in this!"
"Ling Tian, Bingxia is your wife, but Bingxia is also my granddaughter! My granddaughter, Wang Chunfeng's granddaughter, how can she be bullied like this!"
At this moment, Wang Bingxia stepped forward, took Old Master Wang's arm, and began to act cute.
"Grandpa, actually, Ling Tian didn't plan to tell you about this, fearing you would worry.
As far as I'm concerned, you should go along with Ling Tian. Ling Tian already has a very complete plan.
Don't cause trouble and worry here."
"Alas, a daughter grows up and doesn't stay home. Look, now you're speaking up for him."
"Oh, Grandpa, what are you saying!" Wang Bingxia said coyly.
"Alright, alright, let it be as you wish. But Ling Tian, what do you need me to do?" Old Master Wang asked with a wry smile.
"Grandpa, I hope you can send someone to protect Bingxia.
Although I have people watching Bingxia on my end, they can only gather intelligence; they are not professional bodyguards."
"Okay, no problem. I'll send three female bodyguards to protect Bingxia closely at all times."
"Also, I don't know if the Zhao family will completely keep their word. Our Wang family should make preparations in advance to prevent the Zhao family from acting in bad faith!"
"Okay, no problem! Ling Tian, you go ahead and do what you need to do. Our Wang family is not made of mud anymore!"
Old Master Wang said this with confidence. Although the Wang family had split up, their foundation was still there. Even if they just sat and ate their wealth, it would be enough to support these people for a hundred years.
Moreover, after abandoning the unprofitable industries, the Wang family's risk resistance capabilities were now many times stronger than before.
The old man made some arrangements, and soon, three female bodyguards were sent over. These three girls were in their early twenties and were very agile. They had been trained by the Wang family since childhood and were absolutely loyal.
These three girls rented an apartment in the same building as Wang Bingxia's residential complex.
When Wang Bingxia returned to school, two of them would always be present to provide close protection.
Ling Tian also gave the contact information of the two people sent by Yan Yu Ge to protect Wang Bingxia to the three female bodyguards.
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In the Jiangshan Xiangxie residential complex, at Bai Guanghai's home, two guests arrived today. Bai Guanghai, who had just been discharged from the hospital, personally received them.
Bai Guanghai led the two into the reception room. A servant served them tea and then withdrew, closing the door.
The two visitors were none other than the Jin family father and son from Jiangshan City.
The fact that Bai Guanghai's home had been burgled and his entire secret stash emptied was no longer a secret in Jiangshan.
A few days ago, Jin Peng had also visited Bai Haotian in the hospital.
The Jin family father and son were also relieved that Bai Haotian had not been burned to death at the scene. If he had died then, Bai Guanghai would have gone mad and taken his anger out on the Jin family.
Although the Bai family's influence was far inferior to the Jin family's, if the Bai family went mad, they would certainly be enough trouble for the Jin family.
"Brother Jin, our family has suffered greatly. We have no choice but to ask for your help. Please help us as much as you can," said Bai Guanghai, his face pale.
"Alas, I can understand your feelings. With consecutive incidents at home, no one is in a good mood.
By the way, did you report the theft at your home to the authorities?"
"Yes, of course, we reported it. With such a large value of stolen goods, how could we not? The officials have also come several times.
But it was useless. They have no leads at all."
"Then why have you asked me to come?" Jin Tianxiang asked.
"Brother Jin, I am very aware of your family's influence in the underworld. Now, as long as the case can be solved and the damned culprit can be found, I am willing to pay any price.
I want to ask for your help in issuing a reward in the underworld to help me find the culprit who stole from my home.
That person stole many things, including a lot of precious jewelry, gold, antiques, and tickets.
Only when this person tries to sell these items can they be exposed."
"Alright, our two families have been doing business together for many years, and Haotian and Jin Peng are also good friends. We must help with this!"
Jin Tianxiang didn't mind lending a hand. This was also a way to make the Bai family owe them a great favor, and it was a simple matter for them anyway.
Bai Guanghai turned around, brought a tablet computer, and handed it to the Jin family father and son.
"Here are the relevant clues. Basically, everything the officials have found is here, including the surveillance video at the time of the incident and a list of lost items..."
Jin Peng took the tablet computer and, very curious, opened it and clicked on a playback software.
Soon, the surveillance video of the incident that night began to play.
Jin Peng had only watched for a couple of minutes when he suddenly jumped up as if his backside was on fire, almost dropping the computer.
Bai Guanghai and Jin Tianxiang were startled by his reaction.
"Are you crazy? Why are you jumping around for no reason!" Jin Tianxiang scolded him unhappily.
"Dad... Dad... Look, look at the culprit!"
Jin Peng's excitement was not without reason, because he saw the familiar green fish-head mask in the surveillance video.
Just about a month ago, this same person had ransacked his home in the city center, causing him tens of millions in losses.
And it was this same person who appeared at the scene of the second theft of gold!