In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Weekend in Hong Kong.

After arriving in the port, Gao Xiaoqin took Tang Chuchu to her younger sister Gao Xiaofeng's residence.

As for why Tang Chuchu was brought along, the reason is simple: Tang Chuchu had been vomiting and feeling nauseous from time to time for the past few days.

Gao Xiaoqin, having given birth to a son herself, already had a vague suspicion in her mind.

Gao Xiaofeng lives in a small villa. The sisters have been very happy to see each other these past two days.

In the morning, after getting up, Gao Xiaoqin went to the living room to play with her son. Her son with Qi Tongwei had always been raised by her younger sister, Gao Xiaofeng.

Just as they were teasing each other, Tang Chuchu came downstairs. As soon as she sat down on the sofa, she couldn't suppress the nausea she felt when she saw the steak on the table.

He immediately ran into the toilet and vomited.

At this moment, Gao Xiaoqin also came up behind her and gently patted Tang Chuchu's back.

"Miss Tang, this has been going on for three days in a row. Do you think it's possible that you're pregnant?"

Tang Chuchu simply smiled faintly at this.

"Mr. Gao, it is possible, but... we need to go to the hospital for a check-up to find out for sure."

"That's easy. I'll go to the hospital with you later. Oh, and don't blame me for not reminding you."

Zhao Ruilong doesn't want this child to be born. If you are really pregnant, it means Zhao Ruilong will be abandoned by the Zhao family. If you trust me, then let me negotiate with the Zhao family patriarch. Of course, to be frank, I also have my own purposes. I want the Zhao family to hold Zhao Ruilong accountable for the illegal and criminal activities of the Shanshui Group.

Tang Chuchu nodded upon hearing this.

"Mr. Gao, believe it or not, even if I really get pregnant, I won't be able to escape your grasp, will I?"

Besides, I have no feelings for Zhao Ruilong. Mr. Zhao is a relatively honest businessman, but also a pervert.

"I'm not exactly a good person. I know if I'm pregnant, Mr. Gao will definitely use it as leverage. That's okay, because I've used it as leverage too."

Seeing that Tang Chuchu was so sensible, Gao Xiaoqin couldn't help but offer a few more reminders.

"Miss Tang, if you really are pregnant, you might not be able to keep the child. The Zhao family will most likely give you a sum of money, and from then on, you and the child will have no further connection."

Tang Chuchu paused in surprise.

Then he looked up and stared straight at Gao Xiaoqin.

"Sister Xiaoqin, please help me!"

Gao Xiaoqin shook her head.

"No rush, let's go to the hospital for a check-up later. It's too early to make plans now."

Meanwhile, the struggle between the Zhong and Zhao families has reached a fever pitch. The Zhong family's investigation team has been trying to get Liu Xinjian to talk for the past few days, but Liu Xinjian is stubborn and refuses to listen to reason.

Meanwhile, the report submitted by the Handong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection regarding the problems of Lin Manjiang, the Party Secretary of Zhongfu Group, also led to a double-regulation investigation of Lin Manjiang.

With only three days left before the ten-day deadline given by Handong, Zhao Lichun was extremely anxious, fearing that he might really be left without an heir.

Time passed by little by little. Zhao Lichun was anxious, and Zhong Zhengguo was just as anxious. They couldn't find any useful evidence against Liu Xinjian. At the same time, Lin Manjiang was taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission for investigation during the day. At this point, it was a contest between him and Zhao Lichun to see who could win first.

"We can't wait any longer!"

That evening, Zhong Zhengguo called the Handong investigation team. No one knows what he said. However, at the investigation team's office that night, in the interrogation room where Liu Xinjian was being held, a man in black slowly walked towards the sleeping Liu Xinjian with a strip of cloth in his hand.

Suddenly, a strip of cloth was tightly strangled around Liu Xinjian's neck while he was asleep. The suffocating sensation jolted Liu Xinjian awake. He opened his eyes wide and stared at the man in black with an incredulous look.

In the struggle, Liu Xinjian felt his breathing becoming weaker and weaker, and he even began to hallucinate. In his dazed state, he only heard one sentence.

"Don't blame General Manager Zhao. Liu Xinjian, you can only live if you die. The old Party Secretary only has this one son. Who told you to be just his godson?"

After losing consciousness, the man in black quickly untied the cloth strip and waved to the outside. The staff who were already prepared rushed forward and carried Liu Xinjian to the hospital.

The smell of disinfectant blurred the passage of time. When Liu Xinjian woke up again, it was already nine o'clock on Monday morning. He felt an unusual pain in his neck.

Even breathing is difficult.

"Liu Xinjian, you're awake?"

Last night, when our staff heard a commotion and went to check the interrogation room, they found you weren't breathing. We didn't realize it; some people seem quite interested in your life.

Listening to the staff's teasing, Liu Xinjian's face darkened. He had worked for the Zhao family for more than ten years, only to end up like this. How could he not be angry?

"If you're so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless too, Team Leader Feng, I'll confess everything!"

Team Leader Feng was secretly pleased with himself, thinking that his old leader was indeed resourceful, easily getting a lackey like Liu Xinjian to confess.

With Liu Xinjian speaking, a complete chain of evidence was formed regarding Handong Oil and Gas Group transferring benefits to Zhao Ruilong of the Zhao family. At this point, regardless of whether Zhao Ruilong forced Zhong Xiaoai or not, there was only one outcome for him!

Monday afternoon.

Upon learning of Liu Xinjian's confession, Zhong Zhengguo let out a heavy sigh of relief; he knew he had won.

Zhong Zhengguo took out his phone, dialed Zhao Lichun's number, and was extremely proud of himself.

"Comrade Lichun!"

"Jung Jung-guk!"

Zhao Lichun practically choked out those words, while Zhong Zhengguo chuckled and said, "Secretary Lichun is very angry. By the way, Liu Xinjian from Handong has already confessed that your son has been using your name to amass wealth over the years, embezzling billions of yuan in state-owned assets."

Life imprisonment is too lenient; the most likely outcome is the death penalty. Secretary Lichun, I haven't submitted this evidence yet. You still have a chance, don't you think?

Zhao Lichun's face was gloomy. He knew all too well what Zhong Zhengguo meant by those words. It was nothing more than him giving up his interests to save his son's life. But if he backed down now in this life-or-death struggle, he might end up losing everything in the future, especially since the Zhong family's reputation was not trustworthy.

"You're despicable!"

"Hahahaha, Secretary Lichun, life-or-death struggles have always been the case. It's your son who's holding you back, what does that have to do with me? There are plenty of ways to make money, the financial industry is a simple one, why does your son have to use this method to make money? He's utterly foolish!"

Zhao Lichun had nothing to say about this.

"Are you really going to fight to the death?"

After a long silence, Zhao Lichun finally uttered those words.

"Secretary Lichun, you're wrong. The fish may die, but the net won't break!"

I'm giving you one day to think it over. If you haven't given me the answer I want by this time tomorrow, then you'll just have to watch your son be sentenced to death!