The Su family ancestral home.
The anxious Old Mrs. Su paced back and forth in the ancestral hall.
Among the Su family members who went for the memorial sweep, only Su Yingxia's phone call went through.
And she finally understood what had happened.
The Su family had become embroiled in a murder case and had all been taken away and detained.
What's more, it wasn't the police who detained the Su family members, but a special department called the Raptor Squad.
If it were the police, she would still have options, and the Su family would have some connections.
But in the war zone, the Su family had no connections or influence whatsoever.
Furthermore, Su Yingxia had clearly stated that this small team was very special, and even finding the leaders of the sub-war zone was useless.
She couldn't help but feel extremely worried.
Not to mention whether her descendants would suffer, but such an incident alone would be a heavy blow to the already declining Su family, leading to gossip and disdain.
Apart from Old Mrs. Su, the entire Su family had been apprehended. If the news spread, one could imagine the impact.
But she could think of no solution and could only call Su Yingxia, asking her to come back.
Not long after, Su Yingxia drove back, her face not showing much worry.
"Grandma, don't worry too much. This matter has nothing to do with the Su family. The Raptor Squad will definitely release them!"
She comforted the old lady.
Speaking of which, her husband, parents, and sister had also been detained.
However, she herself was surprisingly not very anxious now.
Since the Raptor Squad had let Yuan Liangping go, there was no reason for them to trouble the Su family and Young Master Jiang.
"How can I not worry?" Old Mrs. Su leaned on her cane, her face filled with anxiety, "The Su family is left with only an old woman like me. If something happens, the Su family will be finished!"
"Grandma, it's not that serious, not that serious!" Su Yingxia comforted her.
"Yingxia, isn't Young Master Jiang very well-connected? Can he think of a solution?" Old Mrs. Su asked, grabbing Su Yingxia's hand.
Su Yingxia gave a wry smile. She hadn't mentioned Young Master Jiang's situation on the phone earlier and now had to say, "Young Master Jiang has also been taken away by the Raptor Squad."
"How can this be?" Old Mrs. Su said in a panic, "Does the Jiang family have no way?"
Su Yingxia was really not clear about these matters. She hadn't asked Jiang Lizong yet.
Regarding Young Master Jiang, the Jiang family definitely needed to be notified.
She took out her phone and dialed Jiang Lizong's number, but the call wouldn't connect. Even the Jiang family's landline went unanswered.
How could this be?
Su Yingxia's heart sank. She wondered if the Jiang family had also encountered trouble.
Was it just because an assassin failed to assassinate Chen Fan that the consequences were so severe?
"The Jiang family, they... they wouldn't have the same fate as us, would they?"
Seeing Su Yingxia's expression, Old Mrs. Su asked in shock.
"I'll go back and take a look!" Su Yingxia said.
She immediately drove to Jiangbei.
Jiangbei was not far from Hangjiang, only a little over an hour's drive.
When Su Yingxia arrived at the Jiang family villa, she found it in disarray, with no one around. The entire villa looked as if it had been searched.
Her heart sank to the bottom. After inquiring with the security guards of the villa complex, she learned that a team of fierce soldiers had indeed taken away the entire Jiang family.
She quickly called Yuan Liangping.
She could only seek help from Yuan Liangping now.
Although she knew Yuan Liangping was also in a difficult situation and couldn't help himself.
Unless she went to Chen Xing'er.
But she had only just met Chen Xing'er, so why would she give her face?
The call was quickly connected. Su Yingxia explained the situation, and Yuan Liangping fell silent.
After a moment, Yuan Liangping said, "Yingxia, you know my situation. I was saved by Miss Chen herself. I can't help."
"Brother Yuan, then what should I do?"
Su Yingxia was on the verge of tears.
If the Jiang family hadn't had an accident, she wouldn't have been so worried.
If even Yuan Liangping was fine, then logically, Young Master Jiang should also be fine.
But the facts showed that it was clearly not that simple.
She thought of a possibility: that Yuan Liangping's responsibility had also been shifted to Young Master Jiang to bear.
Otherwise, how could she explain the fact that the entire Jiang family had been taken away?
And if she thought a layer deeper, perhaps the Su family had also been implicated, otherwise, they should have been released once the matter was clarified.
"The only person who can save Young Master Jiang and your Su family now is Miss Chen!"
Considering Su Yingxia's value to Old Master Chen, Yuan Liangping still offered a suggestion.
"But Miss Chen might not help me!"
Su Yingxia said with a tearful voice.
"Let me give you an idea," Yuan Liangping said. "Prepare a generous gift for Miss Chen. After all, she remembers you. If you sincerely plead, perhaps she will intervene."
"A generous gift?"
Su Yingxia was conflicted again. What was a generous gift? Money or items?
Yuan Liangping patiently said, "Miss Chen definitely doesn't lack money, but she lacks valuable and rare treasures. Even if she doesn't like it herself, because Old Master Chen has a hobby of collecting, you can try!"
"This is not Jiangbei, and I don't have anything outstanding here, so I can't help you. You'll have to think of something yourself!"
"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Yuan."
Su Yingxia replied, tears already falling.
Why did she always encounter such things?
Why did that Raptor Squad seem to be targeting her? The matter of Young Master Jiang was just resolved last time, and now such a thing happened again.
She felt utterly helpless.
Fortunately, Yuan Liangping at least pointed her in a direction.
There was nothing outstanding to offer at the garden villa. Su Yingxia thought about it and decided to drive back to the Su family's old residence.
She remembered seeing her grandfather playing with some old objects when she was young, and perhaps there would be something suitable.
Upon returning to the old residence, Old Mrs. Su was still awake, waiting for her.
When she explained the situation, the already extremely worried old lady's body swayed, and she collapsed onto the chair.
Su Yingxia was so frightened that she quickly called for servants, pinching her philtrum and massaging her chest and back to help her breathe.
After a while, Old Mrs. Su finally woke up.
"Why is our Su family so unlucky?"
"Who have we offended? Or has the feng shui been ruined?"
Tears of old age streamed down her face, and Old Mrs. Su let out a sigh.
"Grandma..." Su Yingxia also cried, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I hadn't married that jinx Chen Fan, the Su family wouldn't be like this!"
"This can't be blamed on you. It can only be blamed on your grandfather, that blind old fool, who took in such a bringer of bad luck!"
The grandmother and granddaughter blamed Chen Fan for everything.
After pounding their chests and stamping their feet for a while, Old Mrs. Su slowly got up.
Su Yingxia quickly went to support her.
"The Su family has no money now, but we do have some old items," Old Mrs. Su sighed. "Your grandfather instructed me before he died that even if the Su family faced hardship, we should not sell those things."
"But at this point, we can't worry about that anymore. Who told him to marry such an unlucky person into the Su family before he died, causing the Su family to fall to this state?"
The grandmother and granddaughter supported each other and went to the ancestral hall.
In a utility room on one side of the ancestral hall, the old lady asked Su Yingxia to move a spirit tablet on the altar.
A hidden door actually opened.
Inside the hidden door was another door that required a key. The old lady directly gave the key to Su Yingxia.
Discovering such a mechanism in the old residence for the first time, Su Yingxia couldn't help but be astonished.