chapter 36 The Zhao family found clues

"Davina, Nohe, just accept it!" Uncle Wang said. "Thank you, Uncle Wang. I appreciate it. I really don't need the money. Please take it back quickly," Davina Shen replied. In fact, for her at this moment, the money was an undeniable temptation. Subconsciously, she wanted to accept it – hundreds of thousands of yuan, enough to cover their family's expenses for two years. However, after struggling for a while, she resisted the temptation. Randy Ling, on the other hand, nodded with approval in his eyes after hearing Nohe Qin and his wife's words. When the neighbors saw that Nohe Qin was genuinely unwilling to accept the money, they finally gave up, thanked them profusely, and left one after another. Fifteen minutes later, the family re-entered the house. "Brother-in-law, did you do this?" Lucinda Qin immediately asked as they entered the room. "Do you actually know someone so influential?" "No," Randy Ling shook his head, saying, "The friend I know is just an ordinary clerk in the real estate department." "Do you think I'm three years old? Can an ordinary clerk make a developer cave like that?" Lucinda Qin pouted. "Have you ever seen any developer with such a good conscience? Not only did they make up the price difference, but they also gave away an additional two hundred thousand?" Lucinda Qin clearly didn't buy Randy Ling's story. Nohe Qin, his wife, and Arabella Qin all had incredulous looks in their eyes as they stared at Randy Ling. "Then I don't know. I just asked my friend to tell the developer not to escalate the matter," Randy Ling paused and added. "Maybe the developers had a bit of a conscience!" "But..." Lucinda Qin persisted. "Uh... Then I don't know," Randy Ling shrugged his shoulders. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Bang! Bang! Bang! "Forget about it, don't overthink it. Regardless of the reason, it's a good thing, isn't it?" "Ms. Qin, don't get me wrong. I'm here to apologize," the bald man entered the room with two followers. First, he subconsciously glanced at Randy Ling and Sherod Lu, a deep fear flashing in his eyes. "It's you? What do you want?" Lucinda Qin opened the door, and upon seeing the bald man from the previous day, her expression immediately tensed. "Tell me, who went to your boss? Who caused this drastic change in your attitude?" "In response to Miss Qin, no one went to our boss," the bald man added as he got up from the ground. He then knelt towards Nohe Qin's family. "I'm deeply sorry, everyone. I was in the wrong for what happened yesterday. Please forgive me..." "Get up first and then speak!" Arabella Qin took a deep breath and continued. "Why are the neighbors coming to thank our family, then?" Arabella Qin questioned further. "There's a clerk named Liu in that department, and he mentioned that he knows your family," the bald man continued after a brief pause. "Our boss attended a special meeting on the demolition last night because the leaders emphasized that demolition compensation should be strictly investigated. He was concerned about causing trouble for the residents, so he made this decision." "He gave Miss Qin 200,000 yuan as compensation. If you want to sell your house, we'll buy it at the market price. If you don't want to sell, you can stay here for now. When this community is officially demolished, we'll find you a temporary place to live. Once the houses are built, you can move back." "He suggested giving mental distress compensation to the homeowners to avoid any potential issues." With that, he retrieved a bag from an assistant behind him. The bald man placed the bag on the floor, bowed once more, and then hurriedly left the room. He didn't want to stay a minute longer, fearing he might say something wrong. "Can it really be that simple?" Lucinda Qin questioned. "This is what they should have done from the start! Miss Qin, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave!" She had firmly turned down the money from her neighbors, and now she was finally feeling a lot more at ease after seeing her family receive 200,000 yuan as well. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he felt as if a large weight had been lifted off his back. "Did they really give 200,000 yuan to each family?" Davina Shen opened the bag, her face lighting up with joy. Moreover, the most important thing was that this incident had not only allowed her to gain a sense of pride in front of her neighbors but had also brought an unexpected windfall of 200,000 yuan! "Sherod Lu, did you go to see Roger Cao last night?" Arabella Qin turned to Sherod after thinking for a while and asked. She also cast a complicated glance at Randy Ling. Although she wasn't sure if Randy Ling's contact had played a role in this matter, he had, in any case, provided some help. "Dad, Viola wants to be lifted high. Dad, help Viola get high!" Viola Lai called from Randy Ling's arms. "Sure!" Randy Ling nodded with a smile and playfully tossed Viola into the air with both hands. "Huh?" Sherod Lu was momentarily stunned and then shook his head vigorously. "No! He's a big shot with powerful connections! How could I dare to approach him?" "Neither of you is telling the truth!" Arabella Qin said, looking at Randy Ling and the two of them. Ever since the incident with Vinod Zhao, she had been in a bad mood. What was even more frustrating was that despite using all of the family's resources to investigate the incident from five years ago to see if the Zheng family had escaped justice, there had been no progress or leads. To the west of the city, at the Zhao family compound. Donald Zhao, the head of the Zhao family, sat in the living room of his villa, holding a cigar in his hand, his expression dark. After a while, there were footsteps approaching the door. Then Umair Zhao, the second young master of the Zhao family, entered hastily, carrying a lean man who was covered in blood, with blood oozing from his mouth. Additionally, the man who had pushed his son to his death at the hotel that night had disappeared without a trace, leaving him clueless about whom to seek revenge on. Boom! Boom! Boom! "This guy drank too much at a gathering a few days ago and accidentally let slip some important information," Umair Zhao pointed to the lean man and said. "On that day, five years ago, he personally witnessed Nohe Qin's eldest daughter saving someone. There is little doubt that it was the remnants of the Zheng family!" "Brother, we have a lead!" Umair Zhao dropped the lean man onto the ground and told Donald Zhao. "Speak!" Donald Zhao's eyes widened. "Huh!?" Donald Zhao's eyes squinted as he looked at the man and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure she's Nohe Qin's eldest daughter?" "Yes... yes..." the lean man said with difficulty. "She... she's the most beautiful woman in Dongzhou. I... I can recognize her at a glance..." "Where did you see her saving someone?" Donald Zhao continued to inquire. "Just... on the street near the Zheng family compound at that time..." Blood continued to flow from the man's mouth. "I... I saw her... helping a man covered in blood into a taxi..."