"Why?" Li Se asked calmly. He would definitely investigate his birth mother's car accident. The reason he could remain so calm was that it had happened twenty years ago. If it were happening now, he would definitely not be able to stay composed.
It was as if even if Chen Xiulian were not his birth mother, if something happened to her now, Li Se would still not be able to calm down.
Li Zhongfu looked at Li Se and took a deep breath. He said, "You are currently investigating your mother's case. You should know that your mother's background was not simple. For someone to dare to harm your mother with such a background, you should be able to guess that the person behind it was incredibly influential."
Li Se remained calm and said, "Regardless of the other party's background, no matter how influential they are, I will definitely investigate the car accident from twenty years ago. What I want to know today is about that car accident. I want to know, what role did the Li family play in this car accident?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Zhongfu's body couldn't help but tremble. He clearly hadn't expected Li Se to ask so directly, and to question the Li family so bluntly.
"Child, you..." Li Zhongfu was about to speak.
Li Se spoke first, "When I was in Qingyun City, people kept saying I looked very much like Marshal Li Sheng, possibly father and son. Especially since you supported me becoming a royal physician, I believe this news couldn't be kept a secret. Therefore, from that point on, assassins started trying to kill me. At first, I had no idea who it was, and I couldn't possibly suspect the Li family, because at that time, I didn't know my true identity."
"Until I came to the capital, and my arrival in the capital was instigated by someone behind the scenes, possibly the Lin family, or perhaps the Li family. But even after arriving in the capital, there were still people trying to assassinate me."
"Initially, I suspected Li Shengguo, but after investigating, I found it wasn't him. The Ye family's answer to me was Li Shengmin, so I went to find Li Shengmin. This guy was quite straightforward in admitting it, which made me think things were not that simple. The final investigation results pointed to you!"
Li Se paused here, while Li Zhongfu remained silent, not saying a word.
Taking a deep breath, Li Se continued, "But I suspect it wasn't you. These investigation results were likely deliberately manipulated. And looking at the entire Li family, there should only be one person who could do this, and that is the Li family's Old Madam!"
"That is to say, your wife. She really didn't want me to come to the capital, and meticulously planned to eliminate me, with the sole purpose of preventing me from coming to the capital. I believe you are very clear about her attempts to kill me, after all, you are the master of the Li family, no matter what."
"You are right..." A look of pain flashed across Li Zhongfu's aged face.
"You want to support me to become the next head of the Li family because you know that only if I become the new head can the Li family's peak continue. But once I become the head, it will affect many people's interests, such as Li Shengguo, Li Shengmin, and the Old Madam. It's because Li Shengjun is not her biological son. As the Li family's Old Madam, she does not allow the son of an illegitimate child to take over the Li family. Because once I take over, this Li family will have nothing to do with her."
Li Se spoke at a moderate pace. However, his words also surprised Li Zhongfu. "You... already know?"
"I can only say that the younger generation of the Li family is indeed quite useless. I think Li Shengguo also doesn't want me to take over the Li family, but his idea is for me to assist. After all, with my assistance to Li Tian, the Li family will definitely remain unchanged. As for Li Shengmin, his enemies are not just me, but also Li Shengguo. This person is very deep in his schemes..."
Li Se had basically interacted with the younger generation of the Li family. He could only say that one was more useless than the other. If such useless individuals took over the Li family, the Li family would surely decline.
Li Zhongfu took a deep breath, as if he had made a decision. He tightly grasped Li Se's hand and said, "Child, as long as you are willing, I will do my utmost to help you become the helmsman of the Li family. No one can stop it!"
Li Se shook his head and withdrew his hand from Li Zhongfu's. He slowly said, "In fact, what you care about is not how excellent I am. I cannot deny that I might be the most outstanding among your many grandchildren. But to say that the Li family will decline without my inheritance is a bit of an exaggeration. I think you want to gain Li Shengjun's support. After all, if I become the head of the Li family, Li Shengjun will definitely continue to support the Li family. This way..."
He paused again at this point.
Li Zhongfu looked somewhat surprised, but did not refute. Instead, he said, "With you and Shengjun here, the Li family will definitely be even more prosperous than during its peak!"
"No!" Li Se shook his head. "It's not entirely for this reason. Perhaps there is this reason, but more likely it is to counter the forces behind the Old Madam, right?"
As these words were spoken, Li Zhongfu's body trembled. He had just been observing, and now he was trembling, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"Aren't you curious why I know?" Li Se smiled and continued, "It's not difficult to guess. If I didn't know about my mother's car accident twenty years ago, I definitely wouldn't have thought of this. I always thought that the old woman of the Li family wanted to kill me because she didn't want me to return to the Li family, and didn't want me to compete for the position of family head with her own grandson. But after thinking about it carefully, it shouldn't be for this reason. Perhaps this is a reason, but more likely she dared not let me come to the capital because she was afraid! Afraid that I would know the truth of twenty years ago, afraid that I would join forces with Li Shengjun!"
"This is enough to explain one thing: my mother's death is related to the Li family, and related to this old woman. Perhaps she was the one wielding the knife, or perhaps she was the knife. After all, her background is not simple. If she could move Wan Qiuying and make you wary, then saying she only has an ordinary background, I wouldn't believe it!"
Li Zhongfu's expression was shocked. After a long time, he finally calmed down a bit and sighed, "Child, you... are truly smart. I didn't expect you to be able to guess this far based on this..."
"Haha..."
But before Li Zhongfu could finish speaking, a burst of laughter sounded. Several figures had appeared at the doorway. They were the Li family's Old Madam, Li Shengmin, and several servants.
It was obvious that the conversation had been overheard by the Old Madam.