Chapter 1397: Chapter 1397: The Handsome Man Scheme (5)

Ye Qilan originally didn’t want to pay attention to Ye Shiqing, but now hearing his words, he found himself slightly intrigued.

He set down the work in his hands, looked at Ye Shiqing, and asked, “So, what’s the main point you’re trying to express?”

There’s no such thing as a free visit. Could it be that Ye Shiqing brought other clues?

Ye Shiqing sat down on the couch and replied, “I went to see her because I thought she had taken Baobao and wanted her to release him. She, however, told me that Baobao wasn’t taken by her. Instead, someone deliberately misled us, making us believe Lin Zhi manipulated everything. Sisi, think about it—what kind of person has such deep schemes to execute every step without any flaws?”

Ye Qilan nodded slightly, feeling there was logic to it: “Then do you have any other clues?”

“I’m here to ask you if you have other clues.” Ye Shiqing countered.

Ye Qilan stared at Ye Shiqing for a long moment before saying, “I think that person might have ties to Hongkang Group. Also, Du Qingyu is highly suspicious.”

Perhaps Su Hongxing was correct—Ye Shiqing was an ideal partner for collaboration. If the two of them worked together, they could pull out the final mastermind sooner.

“Hongkang Group recently acquired the Ye Family. You’re suspecting Hongkang Group based solely on this?” Ye Shiqing questioned.

Ye Qilan recounted the events of nearly being killed during his visit to the Imperial Capital that night. “The chairman I saw from Hongkang was clearly just some wine sack and food bag. How could someone like that have the ambition to acquire the Ye Family? So I suspect there’s someone working behind the scenes at Hongkang Group. If they aren’t hiding from public view, why would they need a stand-in actor?”

Ye Shiqing nodded, “That makes sense. But you claimed Du Qingyu killed Uncle Four—there’s no evidence for that. It’s merely your conjecture.”

“Ye Shiqing, I really dislike your wishy-washy personality. I’ve already said Du Qingyu is suspicious, but I never claimed she definitely killed my father.” Ye Qilan replied coldly.

Ye Shiqing laughed despite himself, “Sisi, I feel like you’ve turned into a different person.”

Ye Qilan used to respect him immensely, and would call him “Second Brother” without fail. Now, things were different—calling him by his name was just the surface of it, the disdain for him in his words was apparent.

“The old Ye Qilan is dead. I’m a vengeful spirit that’s crawled out of hell.” Ye Qilan’s voice paused and then continued, “Ye Shiqing, let me emphasize one more time, I deeply, deeply dislike being betrayed.”

If it weren’t for Ye Shiqing’s unique position, Ye Qilan would never consider collaborating with him.

“I failed to uphold your trust—that’s something I’ve always been remorseful about.” Ye Shiqing got up and said, “You’re busy, we’ll be in touch. No matter what, I hope you can set aside biases and work with me. If we don’t find the true culprit, neither you nor I will have peace. That’s the crux of the matter.”

“I understand.” Ye Qilan stood up, “Second Brother, let’s go. I’ll see you to the elevator.”

Ye Shiqing looked at Ye Qilan in surprise, “Sisi…”

He had thought Ye Qilan would never call him “Second Brother” again. He hadn’t expected such a quick change.

“No matter what, you’re still my Second Brother—there’s no grudge that lasts overnight between brothers. Moreover, we should absolutely work together and combat external threats during critical times. A sense of the bigger picture is something I do possess.” Ye Qilan smiled faintly.

At the very least, when Ye Shiqing had obtained new leads, the first person he came to was him. This showed that, at least in Ye Shiqing’s heart, he regarded him as one of his own.

Ye Shiqing laughed silently, realizing this reasoning made sense.