Chapter 692 - The Qian Family (1/2)
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The clouds turned darker and rain started to pour heavily. The loud noise of pouring rain seemed to envelope the world.
Xiong Zhi dazedly stared out of the window while her mind wandered.
The sound of the door opening made her wake up from her stupor.
Linfeng came in. He was holding a folder in his hands.
Xiong Zhi straightened up from her sluggish state. Her heart started to beat fast with anticipation.
”Is that the file?”
”Yes. An unknown man left it at the reception desk. It's quite risky if others got hold of this before we did. Good thing I left my men to watch the building the entire night.”
”You've worked hard.”
Linfeng and Xiong Zhi went to the couch. They stared at the folder that might contain Ming Zhi Yi's deepest secret.
This information might be a double edged knife for all they know, with a trap hiding behind it. However, no matter how dangerous it was, they would not back out. They had been investigating Ming Zhi Yi for a long time now. They badly wanted to know who this Ming Zhi Yi really was.
What was his purpose? What was his aim? And why was he targeting the legendary families?
They did not have the answers on this yet because they have no idea of who he was.
As was said in the saying, if you knew your enemy and yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
Thus, their hearts raced fast as they stared at the information that might lead them deeper into the den of their enemies.
Linfeng looked at Xiong Zhi.
Xiong Zhi nodded.
Linfeng opened the file.
On the first page was a picture of an old man. With a familiar black suit and the way he stood, everyone who saw him knew instantly.
The man was a butler.
This old butler was standing next to Ming Zhi Yi.
The details of the identity of the butler were written on the next page.
The butler was the son of the head butler of the fallen Qian family. There were old pictures of the younger version of this butler serving as the next head butler of the former Master and Mistress of the Qian Family in the parties of other families.
In the latter picture, Butler Qian Lu was younger with a full head of black hair, while in the former picture, he was clearly older indicating the passage of time. However, the features remained the same.
”Do you know him?” Xiong Zhi asked, peeking from Linfeng's side.
Linfeng shook his head.
”I don't know him personally. I haven't met him. However, after I spent the night studying the fallen Qian family, I found pictures of this butler in their former glorious times. This is, without a doubt, Butler Qian Lu, the son of the head butler of the Qian family.”
But of course, it was not sufficient evidence to confirm that Ming Zhi Yi was truly a Qian.
”By the way, Qian Lu is the name of that old butler, isn't it? It's the same as the Qian family's surname.”
”His father is also surnamed Qian. They likely took after the surname Qian.”
”Hmm. So he must be very loyal.”
”Well, he did stay beside Ming Zhi Yi even after the Qian family's fall.”
They continued checking on the files.
The file also showed a picture of an old mansion. It was a hidden property of the Qian family strategically secluded somewhere at the top of a mountain. There were some captured monitoring details recorded in the doc.u.ment about Ming Zhi Yi's visits there all throughout the past years. Butler Qian also apparently stayed in that mansion.
This mansion was not known to the public as it was supposed to be the hideout of the Qian family's direct line member in case of emergency. Even the elders and relatives from secondary branches were not allowed to know this secret hideout. This was why when the Qian family fell, this mansion was left untouched.