Chapter 840: Chapter 566: She’s Taking Revenge

When Men Chao came over, he saw Xu Xuezi in this frenzied state.

Her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were bloodshot.

Seeing Men Chao approaching, Xu Xuezi panicked: “Darling, why are you here? Don’t come over.”

Xu Xuezi covered her face with the quilt, refusing to let Men Chao see.

Men Chao raised his brow slightly, his brows furrowing: “How did you end up like this?”

Xu Xuezi naturally didn’t answer, but the attendant beside her answered for her: “The madam initially contacted a doctor, who said they could perform surgery to heal her leg. But it seems that’s not the case, and now the madam is having a hard time accepting the truth.”

She felt sorry for the madam when she heard.

Originally a healthy person with two functioning kidneys, now she only has one left.

Men Chao was indifferent to what Xu Xuezi had been through: “Since it was her own choice, she must bear it regardless of the result. Stay here and recuperate.”

Thinking Men Chao was about to leave, Xu Xuezi emerged from the quilt: “Darling, I know I acted impulsively, but I just wanted to stand up soon and be by your side. Darling, I’m sorry. I didn’t know they were frauds, they even tricked me into stealing the key to the basement to give them.”

Xu Xuezi cried and complained, feeling very sad inside.

Men Chao’s eyes turned sharp, and he rushed in front of Xu Xuezi, squeezing her chin with one hand: “What did you say? Say it again.”

“Lan Shuixian said she could invite a foreign doctor to operate on me, with a fifty percent chance of standing up. I was moved and begged her to help me. But she had one condition: that I give her the key to the basement.” Xu Xuezi looked at Men Chao through her tears, but Men Chao was filled only with anger.

“Xu Xuezi, do you even know what you’re doing?” Men Chao released her at once, saying, “If something happens to the Xu Family because of this, you’ll be the cause.”

He immediately released Xu Xuezi and turned, striding out.

He needed to quickly return to see if anything was missing or amiss in the basement.

Men Chao hadn’t reached home yet when he saw police officers arrive at the Xu Family residence. Seeing Men Chao return from outside, the head of the police station stepped forward: “Family Head Men, we’ve received a report saying your Xu Family is harboring the results of Case 139 years ago. I’ve reported this to Master Gu; he should be arriving soon. My surname is Pan, Family Head Xu, please lead the way. We need to search the interior of the Xu Family. Here is the search warrant; we hope Family Head Men will cooperate.”

Captain Pan is a subordinate of the Yu Family’s leader, who assigned him to lead the team after receiving the report.

Men Chao nodded: “Please.”

However, he understood that the Xu Family was likely in trouble this time.

Since the moment Old Xu was hidden by the Gu Family, someone wanted to eliminate the Xu Family.

Captain Pan was very courteous; after all, the Xu Family was powerful in the Imperial Capital, and he instructed his team to follow protocol and not act rashly.

Men Chao watched them enter, squinting as he thought about the basement, turning to head there.

Why did those people need the basement key so badly?

He avoided the police and went to the basement alone.

The Xu Family was so vast that it couldn’t be fully examined in one go; when they reached the basement, it was about half an hour later.

Opening the basement door, he carefully entered and closed the door gingerly.

To be precise, there was nothing special in the Xu Family’s basement, just a practice room, a storage room, and a weapon room.

He entered quietly, found the light switch, and turned on the lights.

At a glance, the arrangement here was different from usual.

“Master.” Yin Li’s voice sounded from outside: “Master Gu has arrived and wants to inspect the basement.”

Men Chao was taken aback, then smiled wryly; Gu Yecheng came quickly, seemingly heading straight for the basement.

After a glance around the basement, finding nothing suspicious, he turned to open the door.

Outside stood Gu Yecheng in a military-green uniform, his eyebrows like blades.

Seeing Men Chao step out, he stepped forward: “Family Head Men, sorry for this, but we’re just following protocol.”

“No problem, go ahead and search; I’m also curious about what my home is hiding.”

Gu Yecheng waved to those behind him: “Go in and search.”

He also put on gloves and walked inside.

The arrangement inside was simple and uncomplicated.

“Boss, there’s nothing.”

“Boss, no discoveries.”

Gu Yecheng stood before a chest made of red rosewood, speaking to Ye Fei beside him: “Ye Fei, take this box out.”

Ye Fei had people carry the box outside.

The box appeared old, with intricate carvings on the outside, like a fine relic left by ancestors.

Men Chao approached, looking at the small box before him, frowning.

He hadn’t noticed this box before.

It was a combination lock box with a complex mechanism, and Gu Yecheng’s people tried several times but couldn’t open it.

“Family Head Men, do you know the password to this box? Or do you know how to open it?” Gu Yecheng looked at Men Chao.

Men Chao stepped up to the box, tried a few times and failed: “Perhaps you could ask Grandfather; maybe he knows.”

Gu Yecheng was about to act when he heard Ye Fei’s alarmed voice: “Sir, it’s bad. The air in the basement is toxic, two of our personnel have passed out.”

“Have everyone withdraw.” Gu Yecheng made a swift decision, his eyes turning to Men Chao, speaking lightly: “Family Head Men, what’s going on here.”

Ye Fei commanded the retreat and moved the two unconscious men to an open area.

Gu Yecheng immediately stepped forward to check their pulses; it was indeed poisoning.

He took out some detoxification pills from his person and stuffed them into their mouths.

Once everything was settled, Gu Yecheng looked at Men Chao: “Family Head Men, can you explain?”

“I think it must be something they touched; I was in there just now, but I’m perfectly fine. The others were in there too, and there’s no issue.”

“What did the two of them touch?” Gu Yecheng asked Ye Fei.

“An ancient vase, they reached inside it, and soon enough they fainted.

So, the vase they touched was problematic.

“Hand me a gas mask, I’ll go in and have a look.”

Ye Fei immediately retrieved a gas mask from the equipment and handed it to Gu Yecheng.

…

The Xu Family’s personnel were restricted from leaving, even Men Chao himself couldn’t go out. Until the matter was resolved, no one from the Xu Family could freely enter or exit.

Gu Yecheng watched as Bai Liuniang exited the lab, rushing forward: “Old Bai, how is it, any findings?”

Bai Liuniang had a weary look, probably from aging and waning stamina.

“There are indeed some things left from the old lab, but after so many years of changes, these things have now become potentially harmful to everyone’s safety, so they must be destroyed quickly and never allowed to see the light of day.”

“We found only a small amount of residue in the Xu Family, with no clue of how much and where they’re stored. According to Men Chao, the basement key was taken from him by Xu Xuezi and given to Lan Shuixian and others.”

“Someone is just trying to draw your attention; the real mastermind is still hiding behind the scenes.” It’s clear that the intention was to make the Gu Family release Old Xu.

“The opponent is playing a big chess game.”

“Indeed.”

…

Lan Shuixian looked at the man opposite her, lit a cigarette, gently inhaling and exhaling in slow puffs.

One must admit, Su Xiaofeng truly has a good life, finding such an attractive and capable man.

“Master Gu, you suddenly came looking for me; is it because I’ve done something illegal?” Lan Shuixian laughed lightly, looking at Gu Yecheng, the curve of her lips beautifully formed.

“So, Men’s wife said that before her surgery, she gave her home’s basement key to you. I’m here to ask, what does a club owner like you want with the Xu Family’s basement key? Do you have any ulterior motives towards the Xu Family?”

“Ah, look at you, pinning such a big accusation on me. At the time, Men’s wife genuinely believed I had connections to treat her leg, so I casually mentioned a condition. Who knew she really delivered her home’s basement key to me? But I truly didn’t want it and returned it immediately. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Men’s wife if I returned it.”

“Now, some unsavory things have been found in the Xu Family’s basement, and Men’s wife accuses you, saying you might be involved. What do you have to say?” Gu Yecheng pursed his lips, watching her intently.

“That Men’s wife too, she’s just retaliating. Here’s the situation: she asked me to get a doctor for her surgery and I did indeed invite one. But I had no idea the invited doctor had issues and did not perform the leg surgery, but instead removed one of her kidneys. For that, she wishes me harm and vengeance. Master Gu, I assure you, I hold no grudge against the Xu Family; it’s definitely not me. This is just Men’s wife retaliating by shifting the blame to me, making you suspect me.”

Even if Xu Xuezi foolishly confessed, it doesn’t prove anything, nothing at all.