Did he trick the young marshal into becoming sworn brothers and then go south to Huangpu Military Ac

The lady noticed the eldest sister's displeasure and quickly came over to sit down next to the third young lady, taking over the conversation.

She knew that nothing could be hidden from her eldest sister's eyes.

"Eldest sister, actually... Third sister has someone she likes."

The lady sighed and decided to make no attempt to hide anything, recounting in detail the earth-shattering changes that had taken place in their Guangzhou headquarters over the past few months.

From Lin Qi disembarking with 150,000 silver dollars to his iron-fisted reorganization of the Shijing Arsenal, from his confrontation with Soviet military advisors to his subduing of the Whampoa Military Academy's elite in the mire.

Then, just two nights ago, she led a team to eliminate the assassins and traitors. The lady recounted each and every incident with great excitement.

Finally, the lady focused on recounting the family banquet at the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

"Big sister, you don't know, that night the gentleman and I originally intended to arrange this marriage."

As the lady spoke, her eyes filled with emotion: "But for the sake of the greater good, Tuozhi flatly refused. He said he had a fiancée in San Francisco who controlled the smuggling lines, and if the engagement were broken off, the military equipment in the South would be cut off. He also said that in order to protect your political reputation, you must not allow the headquarters to be tainted by nepotism."

The lady held the third young lady's hand: "This young man, who can coldly push away the immense wealth that is within his grasp for the sake of the revolution, is truly a national hero who is rare to find in a century."

The main hall fell silent, with only the ticking of the Western-style grandfather clock on the wall.

The third young lady lowered her head, her fingers twisting the hem of her clothes.

The eldest sister listened quietly, without showing any emotion on her face.

She pulled a silk handkerchief from her bag, wiped her mouth, and then let out a chilling laugh.

"Second sister, oh second sister."

The eldest sister's gaze was piercing as she stared intently at the madam: "You've been involved in politics with your husband for so many years, how come you've completely forgotten even the most basic business logic?"

The woman was taken aback: "Elder sister, what do you mean by that?"

The older sister stood up, her high heels making a dull thud on the carpet.

Like a top surgeon wielding a scalpel, she began to peel back Lin Qi's flawless disguise layer by layer.

"Is the fiancée in charge of the smuggling route?"

The eldest sister's words were sharp as knives, mercilessly exposing the absurdity: "It's utterly ridiculous! The lifeblood of capital, the bond of interests, will never be tied to a mere, intangible marriage contract! If that fiancée's family truly possessed the extraordinary means to break through the blockade imposed by the great powers, they could directly negotiate with the Bureau of Commerce at headquarters, demanding tariffs and territory!"

The eldest sister walked to the window and suddenly turned around.

"Furthermore, who is Lin Tuozhi? He holds hundreds of thousands of silver dollars in his hands and single-handedly revived the Ishii Arsenal. He's a madman who dared to point his finger at a Soviet advisor and curse him to his face. Would he really let a so-called wife's family hold his lifeline?! Would he willingly endure such humiliation?!"

The third young lady was fine; she had already seen through it all. The madam, however, was stunned and speechless.

The eldest sister of the Song family's logic was airtight, directly shattering the emotional barrier that Lin Qi had fabricated.

"Then...why did he refuse you, sir?"

The lady's voice was strained.

"Because he wanted to dispel the gentleman's idea of ​​forcing a marriage!"

The eldest sister of the Song family had eyes as cold as an ice cellar.

"Without smuggling routes to hinder us, and without any of that bullshit political fastidiousness, there's only one truth—"

She held up her finger adorned with a large diamond ring, revealing the secret in a single sentence.

"This Lin Tuozhi is deliberately avoiding the Song family! He's hiding from us!"

These words struck the main hall like a thunderbolt.

The lady stood up abruptly, shocked, her face filled with disbelief: "Hiding from us? Countless people in headquarters are trying to curry favor with us..."

"He didn't want to be labeled a comprador or a member of the Jiang-Zhe financial clique!"

The eldest sister of the Song family coldly dissected Lin Qi's true intentions: "He personally funded the establishment of an arsenal, tightly controlling the production of guns and cannons. Yet he stubbornly refused to become the principal of the military academy, insisting on pushing that powerless Chiang Kai-shek to the forefront as a live target!"

The eldest sister of the Song family took two steps closer and lowered her voice.

"He's using Chiang Kai-shek as a shield and a watchdog! In this chaotic world, he wants to use the southern territory and Chiang's influence to incubate his own private industrial base and private army!"

Quiet.

A deathly silence fell over the main hall.

The lady felt a chill run down her back.

She never imagined that the noble and virtuous patriot, the righteous and awe-inspiring young man in her and her husband's eyes, would turn out to be someone else entirely.

Under the watchful eye of his own elder sister, he turned out to be a cunning and ruthless tyrant who had schemed against everyone in the world!

Miss Song was sitting in the corner of the sofa.

The English magazine slipped from my hand and fell to the ground.

Although she saw through many things, she didn't see through everything.

She felt no anger at being tricked by Lin Qi's lies. On the contrary, she slowly raised her head, her beautiful eyes bursting with an almost morbid fervor and excitement, and her breathing became rapid.

A man whom even his own elder sister found unfathomable, a man who dared to manipulate the Mr. and the Song family at will.

Isn't this the ultimate prey she's been dreaming of, the one she'd spend her whole life trying to conquer?!

The eldest sister of the Song family looked at her third sister's undisguised fanaticism, and a complex light flashed in her eyes.

She sat back down on the rosewood sofa and casually smoothed out the wrinkles in her cheongsam.

"Since Lin Tuozhi wants to play blind chess on this southern chessboard."

The eldest sister picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and spoke with an air of absolute control.

"Then I'll go and meet him myself, darling!"

Kong Yongzhi rushed in from the outer hall: "Ailing, what's wrong?"

"Send an invitation to Lin Qi tomorrow in the name of the Song family."

Sister Song put down her teacup: "I want to see just who this Lin Qi really is."