Chapter 1293: Chapter 1292: Evil Consequences
Lin Xiang took out sunscreen from her bag, handed it to Ye Qiu, and then lay on the recliner, asking Ye Qiu to apply it for her. For other men, this sort of thing would surely be a good thing, a chance to have intimate contact with a beautiful woman. But for Ye Qiu, it was just whatever.
While holding the sunscreen and applying it to Lin Xiang, Ye Qiu noticed how Lin Xiang’s skin was truly fair and tender, very elastic, and pleasant to touch.
After applying it on her back, Lin Xiang lay there to soak up some sun. When the sunscreen dried, she would turn over to apply it on the front.
Ye Qiu went to wash his hands and then got himself a green coconut, opening it directly and sipping the coconut juice with a straw.
The two of them didn’t say much, lazily lounging there.
Recalling how in some places back in the mainland it had already snowed heavily, it was unexpected that this place still had such scorching heat, which indeed felt different.
"It’s fine now; if it were raining, it’d be annoying."
The weather here in Malaysia is of a tropical rainforest climate, where it often rains, and for extended periods. Now Ye Qiu was pretty lucky not to encounter rain on his visit.
By lunchtime, both felt they had played enough, went back to the changing room area, and washed their bodies with fresh water. Ye Qiu changed back into his original clothes, waiting outside for Lin Xiang, while Lin Xiang’s hair had just been blown dry with a hairdryer and by now was nearly dry.
"What do you feel like eating?" Lin Xiang asked.
"Isn’t there plenty of seafood here? Let’s go have a seafood feast!"
Lin Xiang and Ye Qiu got in the car, driving straight to a big seafood restaurant; upon arriving, parking the car, Lin Xiang holding Ye Qiu’s hand, the two went inside the hotel, with the waitress immediately and warmly showing them in.
Inside a private room, the waitress brought a menu, and Ye Qiu glanced at it, seeing multiple languages and clearly marked prices.
Even though this was a big hotel, the seafood was indeed much cheaper than in the mainland.
Large lobsters, big abalones, king crabs, sea snails, salmon, almost all were imported from Australia, looking large and priced affordably.
Ye Qiu ordered one of each variety, and the waitress asked, "Sir, would you like something to drink?"
"Bring a bottle of red wine!"
Ye Qiu said.
However, Lin Xiang on the side said, "Ye Qiu, you can’t drink and drive here, or it’ll be terrible. If you drink, we’ll have to get a room to rest here until the alcohol wears off before heading back."
"We’re out for fun anyway!"
The waitress went to get a bottle of red wine, and Lin Xiang was curious whether Ye Qiu could finish everything he ordered, even though she knew Ye Qiu ate a lot when he was at the Lin Family.
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When Chen Sheng returned to the hospital, he found that his elder brother had been taken away by the investigation team and hadn’t come out yet. Chen Sheng wanted to discuss it with his father, but his father was in the critical care unit, on the brink of death, and he had no idea who to talk to. Was he really just going to watch his father die, and then all of them would end up in prison?
Earlier, Ye Qiu had made it very clear that either his father takes the blame alone, or the whole family goes to jail.
As for the money, they could keep it for now, but when the investigation team figured everything out, it would surely be frozen, and then returned to the Lin Family.
Chen Sheng never expected that even an outsider like Ye Qiu knew about this matter, let alone other people.
Chen Sheng could only go to the investigation team to ask his elder brother Chen Mao what he thought.
Arriving at the inquiry group of the Kuala Lumpur City Government Economic Group, after clarifying the situation, the main members of the Chen Family were banned from leaving Malaysia by plane, ship, or any means, fearing they would flee early, or transfer assets and then leave.
Now that Chen Mao was here for investigation, he denied everything, not admitting anything, and he had called to hire a high-level lawyer to file a representation for himself regarding this matter.
However, when some evidence was presented to him, Chen Mao realized that the Chen Family was indeed going to have trouble.
Originally, this matter was handled very well, as it had been undiscovered for ten years, but their father’s sudden drastic action of hiring a witch doctor to curse Lin Yazhong was too far.
In fact, regardless of whether Lin Yazhong died or not, it would still cause issues. Of course, he knew his father feared Lin Yazhong rejoining the company, resuming management, and uncovering these issues, which could no longer be hidden at that point.
Unexpectedly, so quickly, it became their own problem.
"Mr. Chen Mao, you should voluntarily confess everything to us. Otherwise, once everything is checked out, according to Malaysian law, you will be sentenced to ten to fifteen years."
"I know nothing. If you have any questions, ask my high-level lawyer. I’ve left it to the law firm to handle."
Chen Mao still wouldn’t speak.
At this moment, Chen Mao’s phone rang; it was his second brother, Chen Sheng, calling.
"Brother, what should we do?" Chen Sheng asked from the other side.
Overall, this place, compared to the mainland, seemed better; they didn’t confiscate phones and such, and before going to court, personal freedom remained, except for the restriction on leaving Malaysia and transferring property, there were no issues.
"I’ll discuss it after I return." Chen Mao replied directly.
After hanging up, Chen Mao remained the same, saying, "My high-level lawyer will arrive soon."
After the two high-level lawyers from the law firm arrived and dealt with informing the economic group investigation personnel, Chen Mao was let out.
When getting in the car, he hadn’t expected so many things to happen in the blink of an eye.
"Brother, I went to find that Doctor Ye to treat our father, and he mentioned two conditions!" Back at the hospital ward entrance, Chen Sheng told his elder brother directly.
After hearing this, Chen Mao’s face changed. He never thought that a doctor from Mainland China knew about the affairs between the Chen Family and the Lin Family, what else could others not know about?
Just as the other party said, if their father died, then many members of the Chen Family would end up in prison, but if their father survived and took most of the blame himself, then they’d be fine.
As for the money siphoned from Lin Mao Company over the years, they were unwilling to give it up, not to mention the 15% of shares in Lin Mao Company that they’d have to hand over. This meant that everything they’d done in Malaysia over the decades, even their father’s entire life of work, would be for nothing?
"Brother, what should we do? Father’s condition can’t wait."
"Let me think about it."
Chen Mao replied.
Not long after, Chen Mao received a call from the high-profile law firm, informing him that they were terminating collaboration because what the Chen Family had done had already become public knowledge in Malaysia and among the Chinese community. Collaborating with such a backstabber would not lead to a good outcome.
Chen Mao didn’t expect that in such a short time, the high-profile law firm refused to cooperate.
When he called other high-level law firms and they heard it involved the Chen Family and the Lin Family, they immediately declined to continue discussions.
This wasn’t just a business issue; there were many underlying factors—the Chinese community couldn’t tolerate such things. Of course, even if they sought assistance from Caucasian or local indigenous lawyers, knowing this situation, they’d likely do the same.