After discussing more details about Zhou Jingren’s plans, Fernando and Li Shanshan immediately left for the UK. They needed to keep pretending that Lily’s death devastated them so they could avoid Jack’s suspicion. With no concrete proof, the group could not really do anything aside from investigating and waiting for results.
Because of this, Zhou Jingren focused his energy on the Zhou Family instead.
\”Why?\” Bei Tian asked. The fact that Lily was missing is already making him livid. Why was Zhou Jingren still calm about the matter?
Zhou Jingren’s lips thinned. \”If Jack is indeed the one who took her away, I can’t act carelessly. I don’t know his motive or him at all. Plus… he has Qin Yuanfeng. He is smart when it comes to computers. Think about it. Jack could easily threaten Yuanfeng to do something for him now that Lily is in his hands. Or… he could threaten Lily to do something or else he will kill her brother.\”
Bei Tian frowned. \”My point is we don’t have proof that it is him. Why do you always say it is Jack? The man seemed to grieve in front of us. He did not show any weird behavior at all!\”
\”Do you want to ask how did I found out that you liked Lily?\”
Zhou Jingren’s questions rendered Bei Tian speechless. Seeing this, Zhou Jingren added. \”There… the same feeling. Call me insecure or whatever… I know Jack likes her. I saw it in his eyes. We are about to get married and everyone knew that the only thing that could stop the wedding is if one of us refused to do it. In this case, both Lily and I would do nothing like that.\”
Bei Tian only nodded in response. What else can he say? Can he really convince Zhou Jingren to not focus all of his plans on Jack? NO. Bei Tian knew that Zhou Jingren’s obsession with Lily is on the extreme side. He would not let his instinct go just because Bei Tian told him so.
\”What are we going to do now? Are we going to just wait?\” Bei Tian asked.
\”I want you to get a list of Jack’s properties. Everything… It will be hard, so take it easy. I want you to include his mother’s properties as well as Liam Arison’s and George’s. Every property that he or his family own. I want a concrete list of everything.\”
\”I can do that. But I would need more time.\”
\”I understand.\” Zhou Jingren nodded. \”Meanwhile… let’s cause some chaos to the Zhou Family.\” He dialed his phone and called Secretary Go. After a few minutes, the latter arrived.
\”Do you have what I need?\”
Secretary Go nodded at Zhou Jingren’s question. \”You are right about the Zhou Kang’s plan on blaming you for Zhou Jingtao’s death. He already met with the Dongfang Family and I have reasons to believe that he would use this as a motive for murdering an executive from the Zhou Enterprise. He would say that this upcoming partnership threatened you, so you ended Zhou Jingtao’s life. Here is what I have…\” He gave both Zhou Jingren and Bei Tian a tablet.
\”Look at the press release that he will release in the funeral of his brother and father two days from now. It was written before the explosion. Our spies got a list of his schedules, as well. He had been seeing the patriarch of the Dongfang family in the past few days. I dare say they are cooking something.\” Secretary Go added.
\”I can’t say I blame them. The Dongfang Family is the Zhou Capital’s direct competitor in mainland China. They had been eying our bank for years now. Too bad they are lacking when it comes to connections.\” Bei Tian said as he browsed the document. \”Still… I would like to commend them for thinking that you have lost your mind because of Lily’s death.\”
\”Actually, Zhou Kang’s analysis was very much accurate. He knew that once Lily dies… I will get distracted. He is greedy, and he wanted to make me suffer. Those are his only motivations for doing this. He would even sacrifice his own company just to see me fall. He wanted… he wanted that woman, my mother, to help me once I struggle.\” Zhou Jingren said. His eyes were glued at the numerous pages of PR strategies and social media articles that Zhou Kang is planning to release after Zhou Jingtao’s funeral.
\”He is a psycho. Killing his own brother for his own self-interest.\” Bei Tian muttered. \”Humans are selfish in nature… it is a little scary.\”
\”That man is capable of killing his own father and brother. He is not just a psycho but a complete monster.\” Secretary Go chimed in. As someone who grew up in an orphanage, this is a very touchy subject for people like Go Jichen. While he had seen Zhou Jingren and Bei Tian do a lot of cruel things, he still could not fathom the reason why someone like Zhou Kang would kill his brother and father. When all they did was support him.
\”Well… we are all born animals. Our parentage and environment affect the way we make decisions as adults.\” Zhou Jingren said. \”He saw his father kill his brother’s family. He must have thought… he must have seen this as the norm.\”
Both Secretary Go and Bei Tian shook their heads at the same time as they fell into their own thoughts. While Secretary Go was still mulling over this fact, Bei Tian was eyeing Zhou Jingren. He couldn’t help but wonder what kind of monstrosity Zhou Jingren is capable of.
\”This… I want you to have someone kill this man.\” Zhou Jingren’s words interrupted the silence. While Bei Tian and Secretary Go are used to seeing Zhou Jingren order them to end someone’s life, this time, both of them notice the difference in his tone.
Contrary to the previous darkness that he always exhibited when deciding to end a life, Zhou Jingren’s tone contained a tinge of warmth this time. It was light. It was as if… as if he was talking about some random hobbies like cooking and baking instead of killing someone.
\”This man,\” Zhou Jingren smiled as he showed the image to Secretary Go. \”I want to frame the heir of the Dongfang Family. Let’s not wait for trouble to knock on our doors. Let’s bring chaos to their doorstep, instead.\” Zhou Jingren’s eyes sparkled. It was beautiful- too beautiful, it was almost deadly, evil. It immediately sent shivers down their spine.
