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

Chapter 317, Episode 0342: Wang Decai's Past
The gambling addict had some knowledge; one look at the notebook and he guessed that it contained secret codes or something similar.

Then think about the previous owner of this house; I heard he was a high-ranking official.

The gambling addict had some knowledge, but not much. He thought that if someone was a high-ranking official in the past, then they were very likely to be a high-ranking official now, or that one of their descendants would be a high-ranking official. In short, they were definitely not an ordinary person like him.

A high-ranking official has a notebook with coded messages hidden in his house. He could very well be a spy. If he reports him, will there be a reward?

So, the notebook ended up in the hands of the police.

"The notebook itself has nothing to do with the secret code, but it contains a letter written in secret code. The police recognized it immediately. It was an old secret code used by our comrades during the war. The owner of this notebook is one of our comrades."

Through translation, the owner of the notebook was finally confirmed to be Comrade Lin Yiwei, who had been in one-on-one contact with Lao Wang back then.

Judging from the translated content, Lin Yiwei suspected that his identity had been exposed. He was certain that Lao Wang's identity had not been exposed yet, so he was going to tell another comrade about Lao Wang's identity. However, he didn't know what happened at the time, and the notebook was not taken away.

"The notebook contains many things that Comrade Wang did. He helped us through Comrade Lin Yiwei. At that time, he was the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Lin Yiwei was a traitor. It was inconvenient for him to do things himself, so he helped us through Gou Gun."

Speaking of the Dog Stick Gang, the name sounds awful, but back in the day, it was a big name in Shanghai.

Even now, when he is mentioned, the old man still looks at him with respect.

They don't do business or engage in economic activities, nor do they play any games of territorial disputes; they only deal with small-time hawks.

The Dog Stick Gang's motto is: "With a dog-beating stick in hand, every stick is used to beat dogs."

The Dog Stick Gang has a diverse membership, including Taoist priests, Buddhist monks, bodyguards, ordinary people, and former members of other gangs.

They had no fixed location or territory; they appeared and disappeared without a trace, suddenly leaping out and hitting Little Notebook with a blunt object, ordering them to immediately go see Great-Grandma.

I heard that after the Dog Stick Gang reappeared in Haishi, for a long time, Xiaobenzi didn't dare to wander around outside alone, especially at night.

Unfortunately, all 3,675 members of the Dog Stick Gang who were recorded perished in the end!
"With that secret letter, Lao Wang was finally exonerated; but... his wife and children were all gone."

They are the ones who have wronged the Wang family!

The old man sighed deeply. The higher-ups had assigned him the task of appeasing Wang Decai, which was surely putting him in a difficult position.

He suspected that the Second Elder was settling a personal score because he had stolen his red robe.

Lin Yuexi was a little confused when she heard this: "Your wife and children have all passed away?"

This is different from what Xu Shan said.
When Lao Wang appeared in the returning group, how could Xu Shan not investigate him?

Through the elderly people and the recorded information, the truth was quickly revealed.

It seems that the Wang family has few offspring. Wang Decai had several wives and concubines when he was young, but like his father, he only had one child.

It was a daughter named Wang Hui.

Wang Hui is a severe case of "love-induced brain cancer".

When she was only a teenager, she fell in love with a hoodlum named Li Qian. The reason was... well, it was pretty... well, everyone else would do what she wanted, but Li Qian ignored her. Great, he successfully caught her attention, and she was going to win him over.

Ultimately, Wang Hui was willing to sever her father-daughter relationship with Wang Decai rather than marry Li Qian.

Despite having only one daughter, Wang Decai ultimately couldn't outmaneuver Wang Hui. Not only did Wang Hui marry Li Qian, but he also continued to promote Li Qian.

When Wang Decai was arrested, Li Qian seemed to have received advance notice and had already fled with Wang Hui and several boxes of gold. They're reportedly living quite well in Hong Kong, surrounded by wives and concubines. The old man knew Xu Shan would definitely investigate anyone close to Lin Yuexi, but there were some things even Xu Shan couldn't find out.

They haven't returned from Hong Kong yet, so it's not convenient for them to interfere too much.

"News from Hong Kong says that after Li Qian arrived in Hong Kong, he used the gold he took from the Wang family to pave the way, currying favor with the Zhang family, one of the six great families, and even married the Zhang family patriarch's daughter."

He married the daughter of the Zhang family head?

Where is Wang Hui?
According to the information Xu Shan found, Wang Hui is still alive.

The old man noticed her confusion and calmly uttered four words: "Demote your wife to a concubine."

He never expected that he would still need to use this word in this new era.

"Moreover, the wives and concubines still get along very well to this day."

Seeing Lin Yuexi's pupils dilate in shock, the old man's thoughts were miraculously synchronized with hers at that moment. He was also extremely shocked when he heard it.

Women who were brainwashed in ancient times would probably resist in such situations. Wang Hui attended the most prestigious university in Shanghai, and Wang Decai even hired a foreign teacher to give her private lessons at home.

Compared to women who awaken simply by coming into contact with guests with progressive ideas in such places, the old man was at a loss for words when it came to someone like Wang Hui.

It's fortunate that it wasn't a family member; otherwise, his already short lifespan would have been reduced by at least half.

"Li Qian's current wife, Zhang Min, is the daughter of the seventh wife of the Zhang family patriarch. Although she was born to a concubine, the seventh wife was very much favored by the Zhang family patriarch, and Zhang Min also gained power as a result. Among the dozen or so children of the Zhang family patriarch, she is considered one of the more important ones. She had been involved in the Zhang family business for a long time. Now that the Zhang family patriarch has suffered a stroke, she and her son and daughter from the direct line are the three fiercely vying for power."

Not long after Wang Decai was exonerated, a letter from Hong Kong arrived at the Wang family ancestral home. It was written by Wang Hui and roughly meant that she regretted her decision and wanted to come back.

Lin Yuexi's brow twitched. "A letter just after being exonerated? How is Wang Hui so well-informed?"

The old man chuckled. "After Wang Hui arrived in Hong Kong, she was never valued by Li Qian. She lived alone in a small courtyard. A few years ago, Li Qian basically cut off her expenses. It was not easy for her to even leave the Li family's house. She was far from well-informed."

Lin Yuexi immediately realized, "You suspect that Zhang Min instructed that letter to be sent?"

"Even if it wasn't her instruction, she must have guided it. This Zhang Min is a remarkable person, quite famous in Hong Kong's business circles, and known as the Iron Lady."

"According to information obtained by the National Security Bureau, the Zhang family head is not doing well. He has suffered a stroke so severe that he can no longer speak or write. He has not made a will in advance, and his dozen or so children are fighting each other to the death."

The reason for the Zhang family head's stroke is somewhat embarrassing. The Zhang family has always claimed that it was caused by a fall, but according to information obtained by the National Security Bureau, this is just the Zhang family trying to cover up the truth.

Hong Kong is in chaos; open fighting and territorial disputes are commonplace. The Zhang family, being one of the major clans, naturally engages in such activities in their business dealings.

He is the head of the family and also the gang leader.

He started from the bottom and worked his way up, getting his hands dirty and smelly along the way.

He's the kind of person who's embodying all five vices.

Even though he's in his seventies or eighties, he still plays blindfolded hide-and-seek with a group of young girls, and if he can't stand up, he eats candy.

This was too much of a shock; my old heart couldn't take it, and I suffered a stroke.

Can you even talk about this? It's so embarrassing.