The village beauty and me!

"It's obvious you have a conflict with the Ma family?" Instead of asking for the USB drive, Guo Jianglong started probing for information.

Chen Huan glanced at him. "Let's talk about this later."

"Regarding your earlier claim that Qiao Lingling's mother was not harmed by you, do you have any evidence to prove it?"

Crossing the River Dragon said with a bitter face, "Your logic is flawed, young man."

"You say I killed someone, shouldn't you be the ones providing the evidence?"

"Having lived abroad for so many years, I know a little bit about the law. The burden of proof lies with the party making the claim, right?"

Chen Huan was immediately dumbfounded.

It's unbelievable that a former underworld boss could still utter such legal terms so seriously.

Even Chen Huan himself didn't understand this thing.

It seems there's some truth to the saying that going abroad for "gilding" one's resume is a valid one.

"Stop talking nonsense."

"If you're so capable, go talk to the bullet."

"My sister has a bad temper. If you don't produce some solid evidence, her head will be blown off and she'll have to go to the underworld to complain." Chen Huan's expression gradually turned cold.

Then he deliberately moved back a bit.

So the dragon crossing the river once again faced the dark muzzle of the gun in Qiao Lingling's hand.

Guo Jianglong grinned, blinked a couple of times, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your family owns a hotel, right? You used to run a pretty big business."

"Before the Ma family's business was at its peak, they could only rely on all sorts of despicable means to seize and plunder."

"Your hotel business has long been coveted by them, and they wanted to acquire it at a low price, but you refused."

"Then they found me."

As Guojianglong finished speaking, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

He coughed twice more before continuing, "To be honest, I did a lot of dirty work for the Ma family back then."

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"So, they're the masterminds, and you're the one who did it, right?"

"I'll shoot you!" Qiao Lingling was about to fire before Guo Jianglong could finish speaking.

The finger pressed the trigger, making a clicking sound.

The dragon crossing the river was so frightened that he trembled and his face turned pale.

Chen Huan sat there relatively calmly because he could roughly tell that the gun in Qiao Lingling's hand was not on safety.

"Lingling, give him a little time to speak."

"If he really is the culprit, or if he dares to lie, I'll strangle him for you." Chen Huan took the gun from Qiao Lingling's hand and gently comforted her.

The fat man turned his head and said, "I'll do it. If there's a murder case, I'll take responsibility."

"Huan-ge, just take good care of Lingling for me."

Chen Huan found the fat man's actions a little nauseating.

But I still managed to suppress the urge to curse him.

After all, Qiao Lingling was quite touched at this moment. It was not easy to give the fat man a chance to establish his own noble image, and as his brother, she certainly couldn't undermine him.

Guojianglong looked at the three of them with a meaningful expression.

Then he sighed, "Back in my day, I was just like you, young and full of vigor..."

"Stop talking nonsense. I've been giving you face all this time, but if you don't care about saving face anymore, then you can't blame anyone else." Chen Huan coldly interrupted his sentiments.

Guo Jianglong wiped the greasy sweat from his face, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "I did use some underhanded methods against the Qiao family, including but not limited to framing them and pretending to be poisoned in the hotel lobby to stage an accident."

"I accept all of these things."

"But Lingling should know that back then, the Qiao couple were very tough and resilient. Even though they were overwhelmed, they never compromised."

Qiao Lingling gritted her teeth and nodded, "That's right, you made us suffer a lot back then!"

Guo Jianglong gave a wry smile. "I won't apologize. Let me continue."

"Later, I made a lot of noise and tried all sorts of conventional and unconventional methods, but I still couldn't take over the hotel."

"Moreover, I had already realized at that time that the Ma family was wary of me and were thinking of using me and then kicking me aside, making me the scapegoat so that they could successfully whitewash their image and go public."

"So I made up all sorts of excuses to turn down the job."

"Later, they found someone else to do it, apparently because they heard that there was a large-scale food poisoning incident at the restaurant."

"It caused a huge uproar at the time. All the catering businesses related to the Qiao family collapsed, and the Qiao family went bankrupt."

"So much so that your mother later died with resentment in her heart..."

At this point, Guo Jianglong couldn't help but show a sigh of regret, and murmured, "I do bear some responsibility for this matter, but at most I can only be considered an accomplice of the Ma family. The one who ultimately caused the serious consequences was someone else."

Qiao Lingling's eyes were filled with tears as she tried hard to suppress her emotions.

Almost choking back tears, she asked, "You've said so much, but who exactly did it? You have to give me a definite answer!"

Guo Jianglong scratched his head, "At most, I could only be a suspect, because at that time I was already trying every means to escape, and I didn't know many things."

"Who do you suspect?" Chen Huan suddenly interjected from the side.

The man from across the river glanced at him and said slowly, "Have you heard of the Ma family's affiliated family, the one surnamed Ouyang?"

Chen Huan frowned.

In fact, when Guo Jianglong mentioned that the Qiao family's catering business had encountered a large-scale food poisoning incident, he had already vaguely guessed that it might be related to the Ouyang family.

Because what Guojianglong was referring to was food poisoning, not an act of poisoning.

Although both are related to poison, they are fundamentally different.

It's impossible for a perfectly good restaurant to suddenly experience widespread food poisoning; the only explanation is that it was poisoned.

In Dongjiang City, only the Ouyang family has the ability to turn poisoning into a regular food poisoning incident, making it impossible for relevant departments to uncover the truth.

Chen Huan had dealt with them before and knew that the Ouyang family members were all skilled in using poison, and had a deep understanding of it.

With their capabilities, it would be no problem for them to orchestrate a large-scale food poisoning incident at the Qiao family's catering industry.

Considering the demeanor and behavior of Guo Jianglong as he recounted everything, it's almost certain that this is the truth of the matter.

The enemy of Qiao Lingling's mother has a name: Ouyang.

"Chen Huan, is what that bastard 'Crossing the River Dragon' is saying true?"

"Is what he said credible?" Qiao Lingling looked at Chen Huan with a questioning gaze.

The man who had been cursed to his face was very unhappy, but he didn’t dare to show it. He could only look at Chen Huan with a slightly aggrieved expression.

"It's basically credible, but some things still need further investigation before a final conclusion can be drawn." Chen Huan could only give this response by carefully choosing his words.

Qiao Lingling suddenly became lost and dejected, collapsing limply into her chair as if all her strength had been drained away, leaving her without any energy or spirit.

"I thought I could fight to the death and get my revenge today, but how did the Ouyang family get involved?"

"So what have I been living for all these years?"