Lu Ming and Su Wanran, as victors, drove towards Yuan Ming in the south of the city. This land was specifically set aside by the Old Madam for Su Wanran to treat her illness.
Its soil quality ranked among the best in the entire Mist Capital, and within the Su family, it was a top-tier piece of land.
With such excellent land and Sun Yao’s superb skills, they were confident that the perfect Shui Bo Ying would be researched in no time.
“Great!” Su Wanran beamed with a brilliant smile.
An hour later, Su Wanran’s car stopped.
“This is it,” Su Wanran said, pointing to a piece of land ahead.
With this land, the position of family head would be within her grasp. After struggling with Su Feiyang for so long, the victory was finally within reach.
However, before Su Wanran could celebrate for long, she sensed something was wrong.
Several police cars were parked on the road ahead, with police tape surrounding the area. A large crowd of onlookers had gathered, craning their necks and stretching to see what was happening.
What was going on?
Su Wanran observed closely and realized that the area the crowd was gathered around was precisely the land she had just acquired.
A strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.
Su Wanran quickened her steps, rushing to the scene. She pushed through the crowd, reaching the front row, and loudly asked, “Officers, what happened here?”
A police officer glanced back at her but didn’t respond.
Su Wanran continued, “I am Su Wanran, Vice President of the Su family. This land you’ve cordoned off is under my charge.”
Oh?
Hearing this, the police officers’ attitude changed.
Detective Captain Yue Quan beckoned Su Wanran over, “Come in for a talk.”
Su Wanran ducked under the police tape and approached Yue Quan, anxiously asking, “Officers, what exactly happened here? Why is our family’s land being cordoned off?”
Yue Quan pointed to a pit not far away. Beside the pit was a white plastic sheet, under which a pair of legs were visible.
Clearly, it was a corpse.
Yue Quan said, “Someone reported that your family’s land emits a terrible stench and has bloodstains, suspecting a buried body. Upon our arrival and subsequent excavation, we indeed discovered two bodies. You are the person in charge of this land, aren’t you? So, you explain to me why there are bodies buried on your family’s land?”
This…
Su Wanran was stunned.
She had only just acquired this land and was seeing it for the first time. She knew nothing about the situation here.
How could she possibly explain bodies being buried on the land?
Was the Old Madam trying to trick her?
No.
The Old Madam had been hospitalized, and she was a devout Buddhist. She wouldn’t do anything so wicked.
Then who else could it be?
Su Feiyang? Han Yun? Or perhaps the slumbering dragon of Mist Capital, Han Shichong?
Regardless of who it was, one thing was certain: someone didn’t want Su Wanran to become the family head. They had deliberately murdered and buried bodies, thereby ruining this piece of land!
With bodies buried on the land, it would certainly be unusable until the case was thoroughly investigated.
By then, it would be too late.
By the time the case was resolved, Su Feiyang would have likely already researched the Shui Bo Ying, and the position of family head would no longer be within Su Wanran’s reach.
What a malicious tactic.
To think of using two bodies to sabotage the land and delay Su Wanran’s research progress was a vile, yet effective, move.
The critical point was that Su Wanran couldn't ask the Old Madam for another piece of land.
Su Wanran looked up at the sky in despair, speechless.
She had arrived full of joy and confidence, only to be brutally doused with a bucket of cold water by reality in just over ten minutes.
Detective Captain Yue Quan asked again, “Vice President Su, do you have anything to explain? Fine, then you’ll have to come with us to the police station and explain slowly.”
Su Wanran felt like crying.
She had thought that by acquiring a prime piece of land, she could successfully research the Shui Bo Ying. Instead, before the research could even begin, she had gotten into trouble. Not only was the land ruined, but she also had to go to the police station.
Only now did she truly understand the ruthlessness of her opponents!
Helpless, Su Wanran eventually got into the police car and went to the station to provide details and give her statement.
By the time she left the police station and returned home, it was past ten o'clock at night.
Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin were waiting for her.
Su Wanran entered the house dejectedly, casually tossing her beloved handbag onto the sofa, and sank down, utterly dispirited.
Jiang Mengxin walked over to comfort her, “It’s okay, Wanran. You didn’t kill anyone, and you just got the land. This whole thing isn’t really your fault.”
Heh.
Su Wanran gave a bitter smile, “I’m not worried about that. What bothers me is that the land I finally managed to obtain has been ruined before I could even use it. What about the Shui Bo Ying research? My opponent is too ruthless, willing to kill to fight for the position of family head.”
Jiang Mengxin fell silent. The current situation was indeed difficult.
However.
Lu Ming calmly walked over, poured a glass of water, and gently handed it to Su Wanran, saying, “A misfortune can be a blessing in disguise.”
Did that mean there was still hope?
Su Wanran took the glass of water, took a sip, and asked, “Where’s the blessing?”
Lu Ming replied, “The opponent thinks that without land, our research will be stalled, and the progress of the Shui Bo Ying research will grind to a halt. Their vigilance against us will become unprecedentedly weak.”
He paused and continued, “If we can seize the opportunity of our opponent’s complacency, pretend to repair our deck while secretly crossing the sea, and secretly research the Shui Bo Ying, wouldn’t we catch our opponent completely off guard?”
Makes sense.
But, even so, how could it be done specifically?
Su Wanran shook her head, “Without quality land, what will we use for research?”
At this moment.
Lu Ming opened his phone, brought up the map of Mist Capital, and pointed to a particular area, saying, “The land in this area is also excellent. Tomorrow, Mengxin and I will go for you. We guarantee to acquire a high-quality piece of land for Sun Yao to research.”
Su Wanran’s spirits lifted. She asked, “What about me? What can I do?”
Lu Ming grinned, “You just continue to act dejected, angry, and despairing. Plead with the police, desperately request to use the land. You’ll be putting on a show for your opponents, making them believe their plan has succeeded and lulling them into a false sense of security!”
Brilliant.
On the surface, Su Wanran would appear desperate, desperately pleading to use the land.
In reality, Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin would secretly acquire other plots of land and have Sun Yao research in secret.
While the opponents were complacent, they would covertly research the Shui Bo Ying.
This strategy of deceiving the heavens was truly ingenious!
Perhaps, the opponents might end up being their own undoing due to the murder and burial, as they would no longer be able to ascertain Su Wanran’s true state.