Chapter 127: The Punished Young Master Si (Late Night)
Regarding how Ran Siya was ultimately dealt with, none of the Mu brothers asked.
The patriarch of the Mu family ordered Mu Jingchi to freeze all of Ran Siya’s accounts and simultaneously dismissed all her servants.
It was said that she had moved out from that mansion and relocated to an apartment.
Though called an apartment, it was still one of the few luxurious residences in the capital.
The conditions remained lavish and refined.
At that time, Mu Qingcheng was resting in her room when she received a call from Ye Zi.
As soon as she answered, she heard Ye Zi venting in frustration,
“I’m telling you, boss, why won’t you make those call records public? Such strong evidence wasted for nothing.”
Ye Zi was referring to the call records between Ran Siya and Xu Maoyan, as well as the journalist who had been secretly following and filming.
Although the SIM card wasn’t registered in Ran Siya’s name, the same phone number appeared in the call logs on both ends.
This indicated that the entire affair was orchestrated by a single individual.
By tracing the sales record of that SIM card and reviewing nearby surveillance footage... it was easy to link everything back to Ran Siya.
Yet in the end... Mu Qingcheng chose not to disclose it.
“Xu Maoyan is still useful,” she replied absentmindedly.
“Ah? Xu Maoyan? The descendant of the Xu family from Taihu?”
“Mm.”
“I thought the Xu family was no more?”
“Exactly, which makes it all the more interesting, doesn’t it?”
Mu Qingcheng sipped the bird’s nest soup brought by her servant, but her heart felt heavy.
Not for any other reason, but because someone had once promised to come find her.
Three days had passed with no word.
Thinking of this, Mu Qingcheng cleared her throat and awkwardly asked,
“Cough, by the way... any news from the Shadow faction lately?”
“No, I’ve been keeping an eye on it. Since the last explosion, it’s been unusually quiet.”
“Is that so?”
Mu Qingcheng’s mind drifted away as she gave a perfunctory reply.
If they had been face to face, one would notice her tightly furrowed brows and the faint press of her lips.
Her eyes, unshielded by glasses, held a dim gleam, trying to conceal her truest emotions.
At that moment, Ye Zi suddenly continued in a mysterious tone,
“But boss, did you know the Si family from the southern district... got into trouble?”
“What?!”
Mu Qingcheng immediately stood up.
In her haste, she knocked over the bird’s nest soup, the spill soaking her clothes.
“Tch, damn it.”
“What’s wrong, boss?”
“Nothing, go on, what happened exactly?”
She hastily set the bowl upright without bothering to wipe her clothes.
Ye Zi went on,
“The Si family also has the responsibility of protecting the capital. Because of that last explosion, they were severely reprimanded by the higher-ups.
It’s said the eldest son of the Si family personally went to plead guilty to protect his parents.”
“And the result?”
“No idea, the information is tightly controlled. I don’t have your skills, and I’m afraid to hack into the central network, don’t want to raise suspicion. I...”
“Beep beep beep beep...”
Before Ye Zi could finish, the call suddenly went dead.
“Boss! Boss?”
Ye Zi glanced at her phone screen and confirmed that the call had been abruptly ended by Mu Qingcheng herself.
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On the other side,
Mu Qingcheng’s heart pounded wildly.
She finally understood why Si Qingchen hadn’t come to see her these past few days.
“How is he now... really?”
Pacing nervously around the room, phone in hand, she didn’t even feel like changing her soiled clothes.
At this moment, Mu Qingcheng was completely unsettled, forgetting all the warnings she had once given herself... not to fall in love.
Her entire heart and mind were occupied solely with thoughts of this man’s condition, unable to focus on anything else.
After hesitating for a moment, she set the phone down and took her laptop out of her bag.
She powered it on... and quickly pulled up a dark screen.