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Chapter 61: Die in Ignorance

On that day, the Shanghai Evening News suddenly published a scandalous news story: Yan Yibin, a secretary of the puppet government, had died, found on a woman's belly. After an investigation, the police determined that it was not a murder, but a sudden death from a stroke after taking aphrodisiacs.

Everyone loves gossip, especially when it comes to high-ranking officials. Yan Yibin's death exemplifies the old saying: "A woman who dies under a skirt will be a romantic ghost." That day, the "Da Wan Bao" sold out, and reprints were run overnight.

Huang Shufen learned about this from a customer's conversation and, for the first time ever, spent twenty cents to buy a newspaper. After Han Hui got up for lunch, she asked, "Xiaoman, did you kill Yan Yibin?"

Han Hui asked in surprise, "Yan Yibin is dead? How did he die?"

Yan Yibin died in just four days. She hadn't expected Han Mengyang to be so quick. Well, she liked this efficiency.

Thinking about Yan Yibin's death, Huang Shufen felt like she was going crazy. Her daughter was only fifteen years old, and while she had high fighting skills, she would never think of killing someone in this way.

Han Hui looked at Huang Shufen's expression and said, "Mom, Yan Yibin didn't offend me. If you want revenge, you should look for the culprit."

She had no intention of killing Han Yongjing and Zhao Anna directly, let alone Han Youwei. What she wanted was to let these people taste the suffering and sins that her original body had endured in her previous life.

Huang Shufen's heart, which had just been relieved, began to hang heavy again: "Xiao Man, you have a good job now, and my braised food stall makes a lot of money every day. Let's let the past be the past, and we can live a peaceful life in the future."

"it is good."

As Han Hui had predicted, as soon as Yan Yibin died, Han Youwei suspected her of being the culprit: "Meng Xing, it must have been Han Hui. I wanted her to return my grandfather's inheritance. She was jealous of me, so she killed Yibin and left me without a backer!"

Han Mengxing asked, "Han Hui is skilled, but she's only been in Shanghai for a little over a month. My parents and I didn't know my brother-in-law had a mistress outside. How did she find out?"

Seeing she was about to say something, Han Mengxing stopped her in her tracks: "Don't mention it to Big Brother. Big Brother doesn't care about money at all, and it's impossible for him to kill for it. If he knew about this, he would most likely come to talk to Dad about it, not kill anyone."

"If it's not them, then who could it be?"

Han Mengxing suspected the murderer was most likely an enemy of Yan Yibin's. Such a disgraceful death would surely tarnish his reputation and become a hot topic, even implicating his superiors. This kind of revenge was both cruel and satisfying.

Yan Yibin had offended many people over the years, and after his analysis, Han Youwei immediately listed several suspects. She then informed the pseudo-government official Zhou Hai of her suspicions.

The people who had left the scene were forgotten. Some of the people Han Youwei suspected held important positions in the puppet government, and some had powerful backers. No one would offend anyone for the sake of a dead secretary. In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

On the afternoon of the second day after Yan Yibin's death, his first wife appeared with their three children, the eldest of whom was already 16 years old. In front of the guests, his first wife took out her marriage certificate to show that she and Yan Yibin were not divorced.

Han Hui was naturally unwilling to do so, so she also produced her marriage certificate with Yan Yibin. After verification, both marriage certificates were found to be correct. The only difference was that Han Youwei's marriage certificate was registered in her hometown, while Han Youwei's was registered in Shanghai.

Yan Yibin's first wife had given birth to two sons and a daughter, so the guests naturally favored her. However, his first wife said she was unfamiliar with Shanghai and had little experience, so she was willing to let Han Youwei handle the funeral, with herself and her eldest son assisting her.

The guests all praised her for being sensible. Han Youwei felt very aggrieved, but she had no confidence as she had no children, so she had no choice but to accept the proposal.

After the funeral, the property was divided. Yan Yibin's original wife was very generous. Not only did she agree to let Han Youwei take away her own belongings and personal belongings, she also gave her five large yellow croakers.

According to national conditions, family property is left to children and grandchildren, so everyone thinks this distribution method is fine. Han Youwei was about to explode with anger and asked Han Mengxing to support her to take back the property, but was rejected. The reason why Han Mengxing refused was simple. He felt that Han Youwei had a lot of personal belongings and received five large yellow croakers as compensation. People should be content with what they have.

Han Youwei ran to Zhao Anna to complain. At her suggestion, she contacted a minor leader of the Green Gang, hoping to recover the money from Yan Yibin's first wife. However, the leader's efforts were in vain. Upon further investigation, he discovered that Yan Yibin's first wife had already found a buyer during the funeral. After the property was distributed, she sold the apartment and other property for below market value, then took a train and left with her three children overnight.

Han Hui was pleased with the news, the only drawback being that Han Youwei got a good share. However, she had no plans to do anything about it for now. As the old saying goes, too much is as bad as too little.

Huang Shufen saw her humming a little tune as she came in. She usually looked listless after coming home from work at night, but today she was in a good mood. "What are you so happy about?"

Han Hui didn't even need to make excuses: "I got my salary, 500 French francs, and a 50 French francs bonus. Mom, let's go out to eat when I'm on vacation."

Although Huang Shufen made money, she couldn't bear to eat out because it was too expensive: "Whatever you want to eat, mom will make it for you."

Seeing this, Han Hui decided to go out to eat by herself to save money and the pain to her ears.

Han Mengyang wasn't there during breakfast, and Han Hui didn't ask. Huang Shufen took the initiative to say, "Your eldest brother is looking for his old trading company to see if he can go back to work."

Han Hui didn't ask any more questions. After dinner, she went back to her room to rest. She slept until after two in the afternoon. When she woke up, she saw Han Mengyang learning to peel potatoes in the yard.

"The food is hot in the pot!"

Han Hui was in no hurry to eat. She squatted beside him and said, "Brother, Mom said you want to go back to work at Fengze Trading Company?"

Han Mengyang nodded and said, "I want to go back to Fengze Trading Company to continue working, but the boss has already found someone."

Han Hui told him what she was thinking: "Brother, I heard that trading companies are very profitable, why don't we start our own business?"

"Do you know how much it costs to open a trading house?"

Trading companies range in size, and costs naturally vary depending on their scale. Han Hui said, "I still have thirty large yellow croakers and two thousand dollars. I should be able to open a medium-sized trading company, right?"

Han Mengyang didn't expect that she still had so much money: "With this money, we can only open a small trading company. But to open a trading company, you need more than just money, you also need a backer."

Han Hui said, "We can give Aunt He 30% of the shares in the trading company. If Chen Wenpeng's influence is not enough, we can find another backer."

Han Mengyang thought that Chen Wenpeng was the head of the customs tariff department. With his investment, he might be able to get goods from Pingyuan Society. "Okay, but you have to come back and be responsible for escorting the goods."

The biggest challenge of running a trading company was securing the goods. Shipping goods out of Shanghai and selling them could at least double the profit, a staggering profit, but also a high risk. Beyond Shanghai, there were numerous checkpoints, and outside, there were bandits and tyrants who would rob and seize goods. He could seek help from close friends at the checkpoints in Shanghai, but Han Hui would be the one to protect him from the risks outside the city. After all, all his hard work couldn't be wasted.

"Once the business is open, I will quit my job at the dock."

(End of this chapter)