The flush from the wine at the banquet had faded, leaving Qin He’s face ashen, her eyes shining with an unnerving gleam.
“Mr. Gu, could you please drive me back to the Qin residence?”
Following the incident at the Vinson family’s banquet, the Vinson patriarch acted swiftly. The manor was cordoned off, and all guests were escorted away.
Gu Qishen drove, two Vinson family escort vehicles trailing behind.
He pulled up to the Qin residence and stopped the car, holding Qin He back as she prepared to alight.
“Qin He, who wanted to kill you?”
Qin He pursed her lips. “I’m not sure.”
“You’re not sure about something like this?” Gu Qishen’s voice rose slightly, his stern face etched with worry.
Although his attitude was not entirely to her liking, she remembered that Gu Qishen had saved her just moments ago.
“I will find out. Thank you for your help today,” Qin He said again, expressing her gratitude before exiting the car.
Back home, she went to her bedroom and checked her ear in the bathroom.
The bullet must have grazed her ear; a little further, and her head would have been blown off.
Who could it be?
She had been in charge of security for the Qin family recently, and the watertight measures made it difficult for anyone to target her.
After washing her face, Qin He entered her small study.
She first logged into the Qingyan Mansion forum and went to the section for posting free missions. There, she found the post from the last time someone had tried to assassinate her.
Her custom-built mini-program was still painstakingly sifting through the IP address of the poster, Zero-Point Rose, like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Qin He scrolled through the post and noticed a new comment below it.
“Bu Guo San Dao: Five million? A bit low.”
“Zero-Point Rose: Private message me, the price is negotiable.”
Qin He’s eyes twitched. This “Bu Guo San Dao” was a notorious assassin in Qingyan Mansion. It seemed highly likely that he was the one who had made the move tonight.
Most importantly, Bu Guo San Dao was someone Mo had taken a liking to, intending to promote him to the fifth administrator after an assessment.
She tapped her fingers on the keyboard and, using her administrative privileges, directly spied on their private conversation.
The exchange between Zero-Point Rose and Bu Guo San Dao was brief, the price escalating directly to eight million.
Bu Guo San Dao accepted the mission.
Qin He was furious. She threw a screenshot into the administrator group chat.
“Mo: Huh, Qing Xie, why are you peeking at user private messages?”
“Jue Qing Liu Mang: Strongly condemn!”
Qin He typed: “Mo, I recall you planned to promote Bu Guo San Dao to manage the free mission section and have been investigating him. Give me his information.”
“Mo: I can give it to you, but based on the chat logs, he intends to target the eldest daughter of the Qin family. What is your relationship with that Qin family eldest daughter?”
“Jue Qing Liu Mang: Perhaps Qing Xie is pursuing the Qin daughter? I remember that Qin daughter just got divorced. A divorced woman and Qing Xie, this middle-aged single old man, would indeed be a good match.”
Qin He sneered. Divorced woman?
She typed: “Liu Mang, if you encounter problems on your next mission, don’t come to me!”
Qin He provided technical support for the forum and also helped in other ways. On several occasions when Liu Mang encountered danger during missions, Qin He had used her hacking skills to help him find targets, evade danger, or erase their tracks.
Seeing Liu Mang’s wailing surrender in the group chat, Mo had already tossed Bu Guo San Dao’s investigation file into the chat.
Qin He downloaded it. On the dark web, it was difficult to investigate the real identities of users.
However, Mo had been investigating Bu Guo San Dao for a long time. Qin He scanned the records. Bu Guo San Dao’s commonly used IP address was in Qingcheng!
She narrowed her eyes. With an IP address, things became much simpler for her.
Her fingers flew across the keyboard, switching systems. An hour later, Qin He had traced the IP address to a location in Qingcheng.
The address was so familiar that Qin He’s eyelids twitched.
Qingcheng Funeral Home!
Qin He put away her computer and, using the persona of Qing Xie, contacted Bu Guo San Dao on the Qingyan Mansion forum.
Bu Guo San Dao’s excitement was palpable in his messages: “Boss Qing Xie, what brings you to chat with me!”
Qin He directly sent him the address she had found: “Do you work at the Qingcheng Funeral Home?”
“Bu Guo San Dao: ???”
“Qing Xie: This is a standard investigation before promotion to administrator.”
“Bu Guo San Dao: Boss, you scared me to death! But you managed to find my real address, amazing!”
Several thumbs-up emojis followed.
Qin He stared at the screen, sifting through the colleagues at the funeral home in her mind.
There were quite a few people working there, but based on Bu Guo San Dao’s tone, the list narrowed down considerably.
Qin He pursed her lips and pondered for a moment.
“Qing Xie: I’m also in Qingcheng. Shall we meet up? I can conduct a face-to-face interview.”
“Bu Guo San Dao: Yes, yes! Boss Qing Xie, you’ve always been my idol! Let’s pick a place!”
Things were proceeding very smoothly.
Qin He narrowed her eyes, her fingers flying across the keyboard: “Tomorrow night at eight, at the Moonlit Pavilion, Courtyard One.”
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Gu Family Garden.
In the study, Gu Qishen’s brows were tightly furrowed. The room was dim.
He rubbed his temples and looked out at the deep night.
Someone was targeting Qin He, his expression taut. He thought of Qin He’s seemingly unconcerned demeanor; this woman was far too bold!
Now that Qin Yun was hospitalized, according to Yu Jing’s report, Madam Qin had also gone to Haicheng.
Qin He was alone in the Qin family, and she was not safe alone!
Qin He, the Qin family is now a partner with Gu’s Corporation—
Gu Qishen’s eyes narrowed. Protecting a partner and ensuring the smooth implementation of the West District redevelopment project was also Gu’s Corporation’s responsibility.
He picked up his phone and made a call to Yu Jing.
The next day.
Qin He woke up, washed, and went downstairs for breakfast. The butler hurried into the dining room.
“Miss, the security team just came by. They said there are over twenty strangers in the streets surrounding our grounds.”
Qin He, who was drinking milk, widened her eyes. “Over twenty? What are they doing?”
“They don’t seem hostile. They appear to be patrolling in groups of three—”
“Patrolling?!” Qin He frowned. What was going on?
“Miss, shall we apprehend one and question them?”
Qin He thought for a moment. “Not yet. If they intended to harm us, they wouldn’t be openly loitering around here.”
After breakfast, Zhou Yang arrived.
Qin He got into the car and headed to Qin’s Corporation.
After leaving home, Qin He kept an eye on the roadside. As expected, she saw two groups of people patrolling.
They were in groups of three. Seeing their bulging waist pouches, Qin He could guess what they contained.
Who were these people?
Her brother knew that someone was secretly targeting the Qin family. Was he worried about her safety at home?
Qin He thought about going to the hospital to ask about things after meeting Bu Guo San Dao tonight.
At two in the afternoon, Qin He arrived at the Joint Department in the West District.
Upon entering, she saw over a dozen people causing a commotion in the large conference room by the entrance.
The people were of all ages, male and female. An old man with a head full of white hair was lying on the ground, refusing to get up.
“Ah, you pushed my grandfather down! This matter is not over!”
The staff member was anxious. “I didn’t push him; he came to hit me, and I just stopped him!”
Qin He frowned. “What’s going on this time?”
Zhou Yang, who was accompanying Qin He today, immediately stepped forward to inquire when he heard her question. He returned a moment later. “A family is causing trouble because they are dissatisfied with the demolition compensation and are demanding seven apartments.”
Qin He’s mouth twitched. “How large is their house?”
“Eighty square meters, but they say they have many family members.”
During demolition, more households did indeed receive more apartments, but seven was a bit exaggerated.
Qin He nodded. This matter did not require her personal attention. She turned to walk inside.
“Don’t go, don’t go!” A middle-aged woman by the entrance of the main office rushed over and blocked Qin He. “I’ve been watching you for a while. Are you the one in charge of Qin’s Corporation?”
The young man who had been arguing turned and quickly ran over. “It’s her, Mom. I’ve seen her news online; she’s the current president of Qin’s Corporation!”