Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Such a Classic Wealthy Family!

Chen Xiao has not yet read the case file.

So after meeting Qiu Huasheng and witnessing Qiu Huasheng’s abilities.

He feels he should have some very reasonable doubts.

Qiu Huasheng is a wealthy businessman with an estimated net worth of over a billion.

Such businessmen generally place a high importance on safety.

Although he went abroad, at least Qiu Huasheng’s driver and bodyguard, as soon as Chen Xiao glanced at them, he could determine that both were practitioners.

Therefore, it is evident that Qiu Huasheng’s safety awareness is quite strong.

But his adopted daughter, whom he treated as his own, mysteriously disappeared after arriving in a small town, and was finally found murdered in the deep mountains and forests.

This point, in Chen Xiao’s view, is worth questioning.

Even though, in Chen Xiao’s opinion, Qiu Huasheng’s power is not comparable to Guo Zhengchang’s.

But after encountering the Xiaofeng Village murder case, Chen Xiao did not question Guo Ning’s security issues.

Because the situations were different, the environments were different.

Qiu Tingfang returned to the country from abroad to search for her family.

Guo Ning, however, had agreed with her classmates to visit a terminally ill classmate.

Those classmates, as a family member, Guo Zhengchang knew them well and trusted them.

Another point is that Guo Ning’s character was completely different from Qiu Tingfang’s.

From the videos of Guo Ning before her death, Chen Xiao could see that Guo Ning was a girl who didn’t like to be high-profile or boastful.

She couldn’t possibly have brought a large group of bodyguards when visiting a sick classmate, especially her sweetheart.

What kind of person is Qiu Tingfang, Chen Xiao does not yet know.

But he could start from this point of suspicion to establish his understanding of the entire case.

Moreover, holding Qiu Huasheng’s wrist was also useful.

Because he had interacted with a genuine traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Shencheng City—Huang Zhao, Dr. Huang.

After the Jiang Anguang case concluded, in his leisure time outside socializing, Chen Xiao had also visited him.

The two had established some friendship, and Huang Zhao had taught him some simple methods of taking a pulse.

For example, inferring someone’s emotions based on their pulse.

However, when Chen Xiao held Qiu Huasheng’s wrist, the pulse signal conveyed to him was very weak.

This signal prompted Chen Xiao to pull the already somewhat angry Qiu Huasheng onto the sofa.

"President Qiu, don’t be displeased with my words. Your goal is to find out the truth about your daughter’s death, and to bring peace to your wife. My goal is even simpler, which is to uncover the truth of this case. But you grew up abroad and may not be fully aware of some methods of your homeland, so for the sake of convenience later, I need to clarify some potential issues first."

With Chen Xiao’s explanation, Qiu Huasheng’s expression slightly eased.

The previous words from Chen Xiao, "want to hear a secret," indeed could easily provoke anger.

Once Qiu Huasheng calmed down, he instructed his subordinates, "You all go out first, I want to speak privately with Advisor Chen."

This sentence has two meanings.

Both to dismiss his own people and to hint at Pan Huiping to leave wisely.

Pan Huiping was no fool, she directly turned and left.

She knew that even if Chen Xiao and Qiu Huasheng chatted alone, later Chen Xiao would share the results of this private conversation with her.

Seeing Pan Huiping leave, Xiaoji and Liu Dayou were even less likely to stay on site.

Once everyone had left, only Chen Xiao and Qiu Huasheng remained in the room.

Oh no... upstairs, there was still Mu Rong, who had been dead for several hours.

"President Qiu, why did you adopt Qiu Tingfang, who was 6 years old back then? A 6-year-old child is not the optimal age for adoption. After all, realistically speaking, a child of that age may remember many things."

Chen Xiao opened up his topic.

Qiu Huasheng hesitated not at all: "Originally, we indeed had not intended to adopt her, in fact, we were more inclined to adopt a boy."

Chen Xiao nodded, and Qiu Huasheng continued, "But on the day we went to the welfare home, it rained heavily. My wife was going up the steps, followed by several children, but it was only her who sensibly went forward to lift my wife’s skirt."

"I see, so it was this action that made your wife feel sympathy." Chen Xiao understood.

Qiu Huasheng’s eyes reddened: "Exactly, but at that time, I was quite opposed to it. I thought, with so many children not realizing this, she did, making me feel she might have been scheming even at such a young age."

"But after getting to know her, I thoroughly accepted her. She was only 6 at the time, but she could wash clothes cleanly, do her hair herself, even mend clothes and cook meals! I don’t know if domestic children from poverty-stricken backgrounds learn these skills at a young age."

"But for me, it’s very shocking! Particularly, she never deliberately flattered me but always worked hard in silence. From originally lagging in studies, catching up intensively, she eventually graduated from a prestigious school! Through the years, I watched a rising star, but her fall was too sudden!"

"She promised to repay me, but... she broke her promise!"

From Qiu Huasheng’s tone, Chen Xiao could hear the pain.

But as someone investigating the case, Chen Xiao knew he must remain rational.

"Why didn’t your wife have children with you?" Chen Xiao asked.

Qiu Huasheng looked up and said, "Before she married me, she was my sister-in-law. Before becoming my sister-in-law, we were childhood sweethearts."

Chen Xiao was stunned.

This relationship is somewhat complicated!

But fortunately, not too complicated.

"My family and hers operated many businesses. Our fathers were very close friends. So, long ago, our fathers made a promise for family alliances. No matter who, the eldest son marries the eldest daughter."

"She was the eldest daughter of the Mu Family, I was the second son of the Qiu Family. Though I was a year younger than her, we were the best playmates from childhood to adulthood. In adolescence, we always stayed together and developed mutual feelings."

"But at that time, we clearly understood she would ultimately be my brother’s wife. Our fathers’ promises were something we utterly couldn’t defy at the time."

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, asking, "Then how did she end up marrying you?"

Chen Xiao wasn’t gossiping, because grudges had already emerged here.

Either Qiu Huasheng chose not to shy away or truly listened to Chen Xiao’s earlier words about "cooperation," he straightforwardly said:

"Because my brother died. He returned from abroad and found she had undergone an abortion, then he drank in despair and died in a car accident. The child she aborted was mine. Perhaps it was karma; after that, Mu Rong could never conceive."

Upon hearing, Chen Xiao felt as if struck by lightning.

True affluent families indeed, with such classic plots!

So classic that Chen Xiao temporarily didn’t know how to respond.

Instead, it was Qiu Huasheng who indifferently said, "I had no particular feelings for my brother, I never felt inferior to him either, he merely happened to be born a year earlier, otherwise everything he had would have been mine!"

"And now, indeed it’s all mine!"