The Shi Family held absolute dominion in Yancheng during Shi Lan’s era.
But as most people had anticipated, upon Shi Lan’s death, the Shi Family quickly began to spiral into decline and bankruptcy.
Because none of those in the Shi Family nest were good for much. If there had been any real talent for business, the old Master Shi would never have had to pick out Shi Lan amongst the grandchildren. Although Master Shi’s character was often called into question, his discernnt was always sharp and ruthless.
This group of incompetent people insisted on going against the grain, and their ultimate fate was nothing but destruction.
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The news of the Shi matriarch being poisoned spread quickly throughout the city, and now, it had even alard the police.
The Shi Family was like a decaying piece of old yellow cloth, and now that a corner had been lifted, the rot and stench underneath were imdiately exposed.
Upon seeing this news, both Shi Hongyu and Shi Yihui, the brothers, were infuriated.
They went ho in a fury to reprimand their families and thundered through the house.
Shi Hongyu threw himself onto the sofa and interrogated his wife, Ding Hong, "This is your masterpiece, isn’t it?"
Ding Hong exchanged glances with Si Junlan, their eyes continuously eting.
At that mont, Si Junlan spoke up, "Second brother, you shouldn’t bla the second sister-in-law for this. We all did it for the sake of the family. With that woman around, there was always a hidden danger, so we wanted to help you eliminate future threats."
"Nice words, but is this the result of your actions? It would have been fine if the person had died, but she didn’t die, and now the whole city knows about it, even the police are involved. Do you think our Shi Family can withstand a police investigation?"
"Moreover, an important banquet for the Shi Family is coming up. You could have dealt with her earlier or later, but you’ve caused such trouble now. That woman was already no threat; once the overall situation was settled, it would have been easy to deal with her. Now, in the short term, we can’t take action and she will beco the biggest cancer in the Shi Family."
Ding Hong knew she had caused trouble and felt guilty, but she had never done such a thing before, how could she gauge its severity?
She had thought that woman would certainly die, but unexpectedly, she turned out to have such a strong will to live.
"Husband, I really didn’t know it would turn out like this. Believe , I did it for the family too."
"Second brother, blaming soone is aningless now. What’s urgent is that we find a way to resolve this," said Yihui. "All the people in the living room right now are true mbers of the Shi Family. We should stand united so that the Shi Family can beco stronger in the future."
Shi Hongyu took a deep breath and massaged his forehead, showing signs of a headache, before finally asking, "So what do you think we should do?"
"Everyone just needs to stay calm and deal with the police first. If they can’t find any evidence, we naturally have the upper hand," Yihui suggested. "So, second sister-in-law, you need to tell us everything about what happened, so we can adapt and deal with it as necessary."
"Not only that, but our family should also visit that woman in the hospital to show our generosity."
"You’re right. The more critical the situation is, the calr we need to be. You few also need to completely forget about this matter, act as if nothing ever happened. Who was poisoned? What does it have to do with us?" Shi Hongyu agreed.
At this point, as long as the two n did not pursue the matter further, Ding Hong quickly plastered on a smile, "It’s good we have you here. We won are clumsy and only bring trouble. You can rest assured, husband, I will definitely take care of things at the hospital."
To take a case of poisoning and treat it as if it were a minor incident, as a matter of course—how could the Shi Family possibly be saved?
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