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Chapter 840 Betrayal
Wang Yang smiled knowingly as he spoke. The information didn't actually come from his trusted confidants—they had followed Shen Qiang for many years, their loyalty impeccable.

It was something Xiao Liu overheard by chance.

But Wang Yang knew that Shen Qiang was inherently suspicious. If he gave him this hint now, it might make him temporarily relax his surveillance of Wang Yang and instead conduct an internal investigation.

Once he begins to doubt his trusted confidants, he is likely to alienate his subordinates. Given his suspicious nature, he will probably prefer to believe the rumors rather than risk them.

"Stop trying to sow discord! I don't believe anyone close to me would betray me."

"Then how do you think I knew that?"

Shen Qiang truly couldn't understand it. Logically, it shouldn't be like this, and he had never revealed it to anyone else.

"It must be your own speculation. Alright, I don't want to dwell on this. You should know that I've found out about your family background."

Wang Yang remained calm and composed, seemingly neither surprised nor worried.

"It doesn't matter. You can find out about my family background with a little investigation in Beicheng. I did hide something before, but it was for safety reasons. I can't reveal all my cards to you."

Shen Qiang knew that Wang Yang wasn't truly indifferent. If he really didn't care, why would he have gone to such lengths to hide his wife's information?

"Your wife's name is Qin Qingqing. She is the general manager of a company and is quite successful in her career. Coincidentally, that company seems to be one of your businesses?"

"Now that you've investigated everything, there's nothing left to hide. Threatening me with this won't work; I never intended to keep it hidden forever. So what? Do you dare to touch them?"

Shen Qiang shook his head. He truly dared not. The investigation revealed that Wang Yang not only owned multiple properties in Beicheng, but his clinic was also connected to the Ye family. He spent a great deal of time and energy conducting an in-depth investigation, almost reassigning all the personnel searching for his daughter to investigate Wang Yang's background.

Persistence pays off; it was eventually discovered that Wang Yang had connections with all the major families in Beicheng. It seems that his claim of going to Haicheng because he was ostracized was a complete lie.

With connections to so many powerful and influential families, he could practically do whatever he wanted in Beicheng. Who would dare to suppress him? It was obvious that he had initially come for him.

“You certainly have the confidence to back it up. I’ve investigated your network of connections, and to be honest, I can’t afford to offend any one of them, let alone so many working together. Any one of them could crush me like an ant. Wang Yang, I truly admire you.”

To be honest, after investigating all this, Shen Qiang was genuinely impressed by this young man. The key was that he was so young, yet he possessed such a vast network of connections, with so many people backing him up.

None of those who opposed him fared well. If Shen Qiang were younger, he might have been truly intimidated by such a formidable presence.

But now he has no way out and must take a hard line. Even with Wang Yang's powerful background, he has to go all out.

How can we back down because of this little difficulty after all the hard work and accumulation over the years?
"Actually, I deliberately let you find some of this information, hoping you would back down. I didn't expect you to insist on facing the challenge head-on. I really don't know whether to praise you or criticize you."

Shen Qiang burst into laughter: "Actually, I often think about whether I should back down. I don't stand much of a chance against you. But you have to understand, once it comes to Peach Blossom Spring, do you think those people will help you?"

Wang Yang pretended to be deep in thought, and only answered after a moment:
"I've never mentioned this to them, and you won't either, will you? Who would you dare tell? And how would they react if you did?"

Shen Qiang gritted his teeth. Of course, he wouldn't tell anyone. The fewer people who knew the secret of Peach Blossom Spring, the better. Because almost everyone, like him, couldn't resist the temptation of the treasure. The more people knew, the more people would search for it, and the more competitors there would be.

Currently, it seems that his only competitor is Wang Yang. If the secret were to be leaked, so many wealthy and powerful families would join the search, and all their efforts over the years would be in vain.

“I admit, you’ve got me figured out again. Neither of us will reveal this secret, so you can use those connections. I concede defeat on that point.”

"Uncle Shen, it's too early to admit defeat. There will be many more opportunities for you to admit defeat in the future. I wasn't lying about your daughter; I have indeed found a clue. I believe we will find her soon."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang's heart raced. He was beginning to believe Wang Yang's words. There was absolutely no way Wang Yang could find his daughter on his own.

However, it does make sense to rely on those personal connections.

"How about this, you tell me the clues, and in exchange, I can reveal some information about Peach Blossom Spring."

Shen Qiang had assumed Wang Yang would accept the proposal, since the most important thing right now was finding Peach Blossom Spring. Unexpectedly, Wang Yang shook his head and refused.

"No need. I am not willing to trade this information, nor do I intend to obtain information about Peach Blossom Spring from you. Since you have spent so many years without finding it, it means that the information you have is too scattered and lacks clear clues."

The lack of clues meant that none of the information Shen Qiang possessed could directly guide them to Peach Blossom Spring. This was of limited value to Wang Yang, and also to Shen Qiang himself.

Shen Qiang sighed helplessly. It seemed he couldn't hide anything from Wang Yang after all. Indeed, as Wang Yang had said, although he had collected a lot of intelligence over the years, none of it could truly guide him to his final destination.

"Then name your terms. What will it take for you to reveal my daughter's whereabouts?"

"To be honest, I haven't found your daughter yet. However, I have indeed discovered an important clue. I believe that if we follow this clue, it shouldn't be difficult to confirm whether she is still alive."

Shen Qiang was instantly enraged and would not tolerate anyone questioning that his daughter was no longer alive. He firmly believed that his daughter was still alive, but that the family had been taking her on the run.

“I’m warning you, don’t talk nonsense! My daughter is definitely still alive, she’s always been alive! I found some clues before, but then the connection went cold.”

"Don't get agitated, Uncle Shen. I just said I need to confirm it first. If I can confirm that she is indeed alive, I will have a clear direction, and finding her will be a piece of cake. I have already handed this matter over to others to investigate."

Shen Qiang understood that the "others" Wang Yang mentioned referred to the powerful families behind him, and that they must have sent their people to search for him.

"You wouldn't be relying on the power of those powerful families when you're searching for Peach Blossom Spring, would you?"

"That's impossible. So that's where our biggest limitation lies—we can only use our own strength when searching for the Peach Blossom Spring, and our resources are really limited."

Shen Qiang chuckled: "What do you mean by that? Do you perhaps want to cooperate with me?"

"Of course not. We each have our own agendas, and cooperating would only slow things down. Think about it, whoever finds a clue first will definitely want to go alone and do everything they can to shake off the other. Am I right?"

(End of this chapter)