After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 296, Episode 0315: Righteousness often comes from humble beginnings.

As she was passing through one of the alleyways, a group of thugs suddenly rushed out and blocked her way.

Fu Zhixue refused to yield even unto death and slammed her head against the wall.

When the thugs saw that someone had died, they scattered in terror. It was a simple-minded homeless man who happened to pass by and saw Fu Zhixue with a bloody head. He carried her to the hospital.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Fu Zhiyi was so angry that she bit her lip until it bled, and a trickle of blood slowly flowed down the corner of her mouth.

Huo Han's eyes flickered, and he took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it over.

"Be patient, and you will eventually have a chance."

Fu Zhiyi snapped out of her daze, gratefully taking the tissue to wipe the blood off her face. "Don't worry, I understand."

He had waited so many hopeless years, and now that the Cui family had finally shown their true colors and the higher-ups were already planning to settle scores with them, how could he possibly wait any longer?

Not wanting to talk about these troublesome things anymore, and not wanting to continue, Fu Zhiyi and Huo Han started talking about something that had been being privately discussed in the compound recently.

Don't assume men aren't gossipy; men can be just as gossipy as women.

"Old Master Leng is probably going to have a headache lately."

Upon hearing this, Huo Han immediately guessed what it was about. However, he had been in charge of Lin Yuexi's safety recently, and although he had heard about it briefly, he hadn't paid much attention. He knew what it was about but wasn't entirely clear on the details.

The matter is now settled. Bai Hao will be met by someone once he enters Ding County. Besides, he trusts Bai Hao and his team's abilities, so there's no need to worry too much.

So he didn't interrupt Fu Zhiyi, and even raised an eyebrow, giving a hint.

Fu Zhiyi: "..."

Pshaw, you're such a repressed pervert. Do you think no one can see through your thoughts?
I knew you'd be interested in the Leng family's affairs.

"Old Master Leng's eldest daughter-in-law, Kong Liping, often took her two daughters to the military nursing home to visit the old man after Academician Lin returned to Beijing."

Logically speaking, they are the younger generation, and Kong Liping is Leng Zhan's wife. They should all call Leng Zhan "uncle." Calling Kong Liping by her first name would be disrespectful and would make them seem ill-mannered.

But what Kong Liping did was something they simply couldn't respect.

Leaving aside Kong Liping, even Leng Zhan, they all lost any goodwill towards him because of Kong Liping.

Fu Zhiyi couldn't help but laugh when she thought of Kong Liping's attempt to use her daughter to steal Academician Lin's favor from the old man.

Under Huo Han's questioning gaze, he managed to suppress a laugh and told him what had happened.

"Kong Liping brought her two daughters with her herself, you know that."

Huo Han nodded, looking at him speechlessly.

That's ridiculous. Does everyone in this compound know that?

"Oh, I know you're anxious, but don't worry, I'll tell you the whole story from the beginning."

"I've been investigating the Cui family, and by accident I've stumbled upon some information about the Leng family. Everyone knows that Kong Liping is remarried, but no one knows who she married in her first marriage, right?"

Indeed, Kong Liping's family was not originally from Beijing, but from Shanxi Province.

The Kong family moved to Beijing more than ten years ago after the eldest son was transferred there. At that time, Kong Liping was already divorced and had a two-year-old daughter and a one-month-old baby girl.

She met Leng Zhan because the eldest son of the Kong family had just been transferred to the same unit as Leng Zhan in Beijing, and the two would often run into each other at work. The eldest son's wife had passed away, leaving behind two children. Kong Liping was at home and helped take care of her two nephews, and she would often bring meals to the eldest son. Over time, she and Leng Zhan took a liking to each other.

Thinking of this, Fu Zhiyi asked curiously, "I heard that Uncle Leng's ex-wife separated because of the war, is that true?"

There are also rumors that he died during the war.

Huo Han glanced at him indifferently, without saying a word.

Fu Zhiyi immediately understood; this meant that the person already knew the information but was unwilling to disclose it.

He didn't care; he was just curious and didn't necessarily want to get to the bottom of things.

“When I was investigating the Cui family, I found a collateral relative named Cui Min who served as the head of the police department in Shanshi back then. However, he was not called Cui Min at that time; he used a false name, Liu Anshan.”

"Coincidentally, Kong Liping's ex-husband was named Liu Anshan, and he was the Minister of Police in Shanshi."

"Kong Liping is not a widow. Liu Anshan was killed by a gun, but Cui Min went back to the Cui family. He has now changed his identity and is the boss of the black market in the east of Beijing. Because he was disfigured, his face is covered with knife scars, and everyone calls him Scarface."

Huo Han's expression instantly turned serious. "Is the news true?"

"That's true. A friend of mine works under him and is quite trusted."

To my shame, Fu Zhiyi's network of connections in Beijing was not as illustrious and upright as people imagined; on the contrary, it consisted of all sorts of people from all walks of life.

There was nothing he could do. As someone who had long been abandoned by the Fu family, he naturally couldn't use any connections related to the Fu family. After returning to Beijing, let alone getting any help from anyone, those people were too lazy to even bother with him if they didn't suppress him.

He unintentionally saved a black market boss whose surname was Hei, and everyone called him Master Hei. The two formed a friendship despite their age difference. With Master Hei's help, he was able to build his current network of connections that included people from all walks of life.

Well, except for the one in front of me.

However, he met Huo Han relatively late. He was only transferred to Huo Han's side to assist him when the Special Forces were established. Before that, the two didn't know each other, so there was no question of helping each other.

Huo Han knew about Fu Zhiyi's situation. Fu Zhiyi had confided in him privately that the Special Forces acted unconventionally. As long as Fu Zhiyi adhered to his principles, Huo Han wouldn't care about the nature of his network of connections.

On the contrary, Fu Zhiyi's so-called shady relationships often had unexpected effects.

Who can say that the followers of the Sanjiu Sect are not loyal and righteous?
There's an old saying: "The most righteous are often butchers, while the most ungrateful are often scholars."

Fu Zhiyi knew what Huo Han was worried about and comforted him, "The National Security Bureau is here."

What he really wanted to say was that the higher-ups hadn't assigned them to investigate this matter, so why were they worrying about it?

"Let me continue telling you about the Leng family. Kong Liping's two daughters are both married, one married into the Zhao family, and the other married the director of a clothing factory in Haishi."

"Before Academician Lin returned to Beijing, she called both of her daughters home, whether she had already received the news or it was a coincidence. Then, the day after Academician Lin returned to Beijing, she took her two daughters to the military nursing home, saying that she was visiting Elder Leng."

"Visiting my ass! He heard from people at the military nursing home that Kong Liping didn't bring anything with her at the time."

"Later, it seems that Aunt Zhang kicked them out, and the old man even ordered that they were not allowed to enter the military nursing home again."

Huo Han then understood why Kong Liping and the others hadn't appeared at the military nursing home for the next few days; it turned out that the old man had kept them outside the compound.

Fu Zhiyi suddenly came over with a smeared face, and Huo Han almost kicked him away.

"Just a few days ago, Uncle Leng actually took Kong Liping and the others into the military nursing home. I don't know if Uncle Leng is getting old and his mind isn't working properly, but he almost got into a fight with the guards at the gate of the compound."

Because of this incident, the Leng family has become a laughing stock among many people.