While out picking up trash, I was forcefully pushed around by a beautiful female CEO.

Soon, Zhang Qian found the photos on her phone and placed them on the dining table for Qin Xiangyang and his son Qin Xiao to see.

"Hey, let's see who's got such good fortune. Meng Qingyao is a famous beauty in our Minghai City..."

Qin Xiao chuckled and continued talking to himself. Then he looked at the screen and saw the wedding photo on it. His words stopped abruptly, and the rice bowl in his hand trembled so much that it was knocked over on the table.

"Oh dear, what's wrong? You're such a grown man, why are you always so clumsy? How many times have I told you?"

Zhang Qianmei relentlessly berated Qin Xiao.

Holy crap!

Qin Xiao, however, seemed not to hear his wife Zhang Qian's scolding. He rubbed his eyes, and after confirming that he hadn't seen wrong, he couldn't help but swear.

Qin Xiangyang had also seen the marriage certificate photo on his phone, and his expression instantly turned serious. He had seen the surveillance footage around the scene of the crime last night, and the person Meng Qingyao was helping out of the alley was the young man in the marriage certificate.

Qin Xiangyang only knew that the people who died last night were thugs that the Su family had kept when they were running a gray industry, but he did not know the specific reasons and details of what happened.

But one thing is certain: Scarface and his gang of thugs were killed by the young men whom Meng Qingyao helped to leave.

Since those who died were all desperate criminals, and the Su family intervened to suppress the matter, Qin Xiangyang didn't bother to investigate further. However, before leaving get off work today, he specifically asked his secretary to investigate the young man's background. After all, with such an unsettling and ruthless character in Minghai City, it was necessary to investigate and understand his situation.

What surprised and puzzled Qin Xiangyang even more than these things was his son's attitude and reaction.

Logically speaking, Qin Xiao, the son, should not know about what happened last night. The Su family suppressed the matter very quickly, so the news would not have spread to the outside world so fast.

"Old Qin, something's not right with you? You...you know this person on the marriage certificate?"

Zhang Qian had also realized what was happening by this time. She looked at Qin Xiao and asked with some suspicion.

Qin Xiao realized his lapse in composure and didn't respond to Zhang Qian's words, but just kept rubbing his palms.

"Xiao Xiao, do you really know this person?"

Qin Xiangyang also spoke, staring at Qin Xiao.

From his father Qin Xiangyang's gaze, Qin Xiao sensed that something he didn't know about must have happened.

"Dad, you...you know him too?"

Qin Xiao felt uncertain and looked conflicted.

"Um!"

Qin Xiangyang nodded, his gaze towards Qin Xiao growing even more serious. His son's words had undoubtedly answered his confusion. After a moment of contemplation, Qin Xiangyang said, "Seven people died in Qingshan Lane last night. It must have been this young man who did it!"

"What?"

Qin Xiao's face paled, and almost without hesitation, he said, "Those people definitely deserve to die!"

His son's words made Qin Xiangyang even more unsettled.

"Huh? It's... a murderer? Meng Qingyao's gone mad? She got married to a murderer?"

Zhang Qian was frightened.

"He's not a murderer! Zhang Qian, I don't want to hear those three words from your mouth a second time!"

Qin Xiao, however, was somewhat angry, his eyes red as he looked at Zhang Qian.

"I...I..."

Zhang Qian was frightened and stood aside wiping away her tears, feeling wronged. She could clearly feel her husband's anger, as if he had violated some taboo. Since their marriage, Qin Xiao had never treated her like this before, or even called her by her name.

"You bastard, what are you doing, acting crazy with Qianqian?"

Qin Xiangyang reprimanded Qin Xiao with dissatisfaction.

Qin Xiao realized he had acted impulsively. He lowered his head guiltily, almost pleadingly looking at Zhang Qian: "Wife, I... I didn't control my emotions, but please, don't use those three words to insult him..."

Seeing Qin Xiao's bewildered and almost pleading expression, Zhang Qian felt a sudden pang of heartache. She suddenly remembered her husband's strange behavior that morning and a thought struck her: "Honey, this morning, were you...?"

But when she met the struggling look in Qin Xiao's eyes, Zhang Qian swallowed her words.

Just then, Qin Xiangyang's phone rang.

Qin Xiangyang picked it up and glanced at it. It was information about Meng Qingyao's husband that his secretary had sent him.

After reading it, Qin Xiangyang's expression became even more serious. He looked at Qin Xiao in confusion: "Xiao Xiao, what exactly happened? How did you get to know a homeless man? And Meng Qingyao is strange too, why did she marry a homeless man?"

"tramp?"

Qin Xiao and Zhang Qian were both stunned and looked at Qin Xiangyang.

"Hmm! He doesn't even have a household registration. It was only today, after he married Meng Qingyao and got his marriage certificate, that we found out his name was Lin Nan in the archives of Minghai City. He's from Kyoto and appeared in Minghai City two years ago. Many people saw him collecting recyclables to exchange for food. It's really strange. Secretary Liu tried to investigate further, but apart from the fact that he's from Kyoto, we couldn't find any other information in the archives."

Qin Xiangyang grew increasingly suspicious and pushed the phone towards Qin Xiao: "You two see for yourselves!"

While the two were looking at the information on their phones, Qin Xiangyang couldn't help but think of the case from last night and the dead Scarface.

"Minghai City is getting more and more bizarre. Even I, the top leader, am starting to not understand it! It's a miracle that a homeless man on the verge of death, who can barely walk, has survived in Minghai City for the past two years. And for someone who could kill Scarface and his seven thugs at any moment is an even bigger miracle!"

Qin Xiangyang had lost his appetite.

Qin Xiao looked at the information on his phone, word by word, about Lin Feng's activities in Minghai City over the past two years and his past experiences.

Then his fingers began to tremble, and then his whole body began to shake violently. Finally, the grown man burst into tears, crying uncontrollably.

"Brother Feng, you've had such a hard time in Minghai City these past two years, why didn't you come to me? Is it... that you don't trust me...?"

Qin Xiao suppressed his sobs, murmuring incessantly in a voice only he could hear. Especially when he saw the photo of Lin Feng curled up like a dying stray dog ​​next to a garbage dump, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if a dagger had pierced it. There were many more photos like this, but Qin Xiao no longer had the courage to continue flipping through them.

Qin Xiangyang and Zhang Qian both noticed Qin Xiao's loss of composure and unusual behavior.

"Xiao Xiao..."

"husband……"

The two spoke at the same time.

Qin Xiao raised his bloodshot eyes, looked at the two of them, and choked out, "Dad, wife, please don't ask, please don't ask. Even if you kill me, I won't say a word."

Zhang Qian trembled. She hadn't expected that what she thought would be just gossip during casual conversation would cause such a stir at the family dinner table today.

Qin Xiangyang fell silent. Thinking of his son Qin Xiao's experiences, he suddenly realized something and sighed, "Alright, I won't ask, and Qianqian won't ask either. Also, regarding this information, I'll have Secretary Liu keep it confidential, but you should understand that if the Su family wants to investigate, they definitely will!"

Qin Xiangyang's words suddenly reminded Qin Xiao.

He took a deep breath and looked at Qin Xiangyang: "Dad, can you do me a favor? In the name of our Qin family, send someone to the Meng family with a congratulatory gift, saying... saying it's to congratulate Miss Meng on getting her marriage certificate..."

Qin Xiangyang's pupils contracted upon hearing this. He understood his son's intention: to use the Qin family to endorse Meng Qingyao's husband in order to intimidate the Su family.

This made Qin Xiangyang even more uneasy. Just who was that person?

However, considering what his son had just said, Qin Xiangyang ultimately didn't ask. He believed that when the time was right, his son Qin Xiao would tell him.

Having made his decision, Qin Xiangyang quickly nodded: "Alright, I'll have Secretary Liu prepare some generous gifts and go to the Meng family in my name!"