Zhang Yuqi knelt before his mother for a long time before slowly rising. Looking at Zhang Yujie's three women, his usually gentle and mild face was now filled with determination. "Sister-in-law, I will do everything in my power to get my brother out. Only he can shoulder the responsibility in the entire Zhang Family. I will take all the blame to get my brother out. Don't worry, the Zhang Family will not collapse!"
Li Suiyi, Chen Yaofang, A-Yin all looked at Zhang Yuqi, whose words were resolute. Zhang Yuqi then looked at Kuang Jieying: "Sister-in-law, whether Fourth Brother is here or not, I think neither Mother nor Eldest Brother will treat you as an outsider. If Fourth Brother does something wrong, it has nothing to do with you. You are still a member of the Zhang Family, the fourth branch of the Zhang Family. You will receive what you deserve."
He looked at his mother one last time; she remained silent, her eyes vacant, muttering to herself. Zhang Yuqi, unable to bear it, turned his head away, biting his lip in silence for a moment, before addressing everyone in the room:
"My older brother has been transferred to prison. I'm bringing my lawyer to see him now to discuss how to bring him back."
Seemingly to prove his resolve, Zhang Yuqi then looked at A-Yin: "Sister Yin, could you please accompany me and the lawyer to see my brother on behalf of my two sisters-in-law? Please remember what I said to my brother and tell everyone when we get back, so that everyone can see clearly whether Zhang Yuqi is truly a scoundrel who took advantage of my brother and his brothers' misfortune!"
A-Yin glanced at Li Suiyi and Chen Yaofang, who both nodded slightly to A-Yin. Both women trusted this woman without a formal title. Zhang Yuqi was willing to prove her innocence, and they also wanted to know what Zhang Yuqi would say to their husbands—whether she was truly preparing to rescue him or using sweet words to gain their trust and take over the Zhang Family.
After Zhang Yuqi finished speaking, he walked out, and the room fell silent again, leaving only Guo Geng still muttering to himself:
"During the Spring Festival, you four brothers were still hanging around me like little kids, laughing and shoving each other, asking me for Red packet..."
In the visiting room of Victoria Prison, Zhang Yuqi saw Zhang Yujie again after only half a day. Although he was no longer handcuffed or shackled, he had changed into the prison uniform. Under the watchful eyes of two prison guards, Zhang Yujie sat down opposite Zhang Yuqi across the iron bars with Malaysia.
"Put the matches down, and then turn your heads away," Zhang Yujie said after sitting down.
Upon hearing Zhang Yujie's words, one of the two prison guards took out cigarettes and matches from his Uniformed Branch pocket, placed them on Zhang Yujie's table, and then obediently turned his face away.
"A brother from A-Hung Youth Society, from the Five Counties region," Zhang Yujie said. "Now that no one's with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well."
As he spoke, he looked at A-Yin, A-Yin took out a stack of small bills and a box of cigars in an exquisite wooden box with the caps already trimmed from her handbag. She handed it to Zhang Yujie through the iron bars. Zhang Yujie took out the cigars, slowly lit them with a match, took a pleasant puff, and then looked directly at Zhang Yuqi: "What? After dealing with Fourth Brother for me in front of everyone, now you want to see how I'm doing here?"
"Brother, I didn't kill Fourth Brother, you should know that..." Zhang Yuqi looked at Zhang Yujie with a pale face. "Since I returned from Guangzhou, I have never argued with you or the other two brothers over anything."
"I know, but I can't figure it out right now. Is it that you really don't want to fight, or that you're going to endure it longer than that good-for-nothing fourth brother? In any case, for now, you're in charge of the Zhang Family. As for Mother, you'd better take good care of her for me." Zhang Yujie, biting his cigar, stared coldly at Zhang Yuqi: "We'll talk about everything after I get out of here."
"The Zhang Family can't do without you. You can't stay in there too long. I'm afraid things will change if we delay, and things might go wrong if we stay too long. Brother, I'll arrange for evidence to get you out as soon as possible. I'm prepared to take all the blame myself. I arranged for the fourth brother to be killed, and I arranged for the military funds to be smuggled without your knowledge. The agency rights are still firmly in the Zhang Family's hands, waiting for you to come out and take charge." As Zhang Yuqi said this, he gripped the iron bars tightly with both hands, his face pale.
Wei Jiafei, A-Yin, Zhang Yujie were all stunned.
"Trying to prove it wasn't you?" Zhang Yujie smiled faintly. "Whether it was you or not doesn't matter anymore. The moment Fourth Brother died right in front of me, I suddenly realized that the family business is unimportant. Brothers are as close as one, and there's no need for them to live together and share property. Family rules, family traditions, and what I did back then—all of these things made Fourth Brother want to rebel and overthrow the Zhang Family. Now that Fourth Brother is gone, there's no need for the remaining three brothers to fight each other anymore."
"I must prove my innocence, brother. For you, for everyone in the family, I must prove that I did nothing wrong! Once I've arranged for false evidence, I'll take all the blame and let you take charge." Zhang Yuqi reiterated his determination once again.
Seeing the determination in Zhang Yuqi's eyes, Zhang Yujie nodded slightly. "Alright, then I'll wait for you to show me."
"I'm leaving, brother, wait for me." After saying this, Zhang Yuqi turned around decisively and left resolutely.
A-Yin looked at Zhang Yujie, Zhang Yujie coldly said through the smoke of his cigar, "Keep an eye on him. Don't let him try to take over the Zhang Family's business or transfer assets."
"Understood, Mr. Zhang." A-Yin replied, then turned away with a touch of sadness, adding, "Take care of yourself."
By the time A-Yin chased after him out of the meeting room, Zhang Yuqi had already walked out of the Victoria Prison. He was standing in front of his car, his fists clenched, looking up at the sky with a sorrowful expression.
The four sons of the Zhang Family, three tigers and one leopard, each possess the bearing of a family head and the aura of a tycoon.
Zhang Yuqi, who sacrificed himself to become a Buddha?
Chapter 177 Biao
"Secretary Song, why do you want me to keep an eye on that guy named Zhang Yuqi from a distance? I already did it all day yesterday, and you want me to go again today?" Scribe Hui yawned as he sat opposite Song Tianyao, holding a half-eaten char siu bun in his hand, and asked Song Tianyao in confusion.
Yesterday, he had been keeping an eye on Zhang Yuqi all day. Today, just as dawn broke, Song Tianyao called him downstairs to have breakfast together and then sent him to continue doing the same thing. Even though Scribe Hui had been a patrolman who had braved mountains and rivers and was experienced in running errands, his legs were still aching after a day.