Chapter 49

Yin Shishi was full of tears, and she hurriedly replied, "Second Brother, it happened like this. Earlier, that Jason brought people from the HSBC Bank in Shanghai to our house..."

Next, she quickly recounted the sequence of events, and finally said, "Second Brother, what should we do now?"

Yin Qi frowned; he instinctively realized the problem within it.

HSBC Bank only gave them one day to raise funds; this clearly showed they wanted to take the opportunity to annex the Yin family.

"Cough, cough!"

At this moment, Yin Chengtao slowly regained consciousness, coughing continuously.

Mother Yin was overjoyed: "Old Master, you're awake!"

Yin Chengtao's voice was strained: "Help me sit up."

"Alright, alright!"

Mother Yin nodded and carefully helped Yin Chengtao up, letting him sit leaning against the head of the bed.

"Father, are you alright?"

Yin Qi walked to the front of the bed and asked with concern.

Yin Chengtao's face was pale, his expression listless, and there was still a look of pain in his eyes.

The problem Yin Qi could think of, he could naturally think of as well.

This was clearly a trap; it started from the moment Yin Xuan met Jason, and the other party's goal was to swallow the entire Yin family.

And Yin Xuan, I'm afraid, has already been murdered.

With no proof of death, Jason could naturally collude with HSBC Bank to collect the loan, reasonably and legally.

As for who the murderer is, it goes without saying.

If Jason and his group weren't foreigners, he could still file a lawsuit and argue.

Even if he couldn't win, he would still have time to raise money.

But they are foreigners; the government dares not offend them and will definitely shield them.

Yin Chengtao endured his grief, his voice hoarse: "I'm fine, I just feel weak all over. Qi'er, you also know the sequence of events, what are your thoughts?"

A cold glint flashed in Yin Qi's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Father, this is a trap, a trap to annex our Yin family, starting from when Big Brother met Jason in Hangzhou. They used equipment as bait, inducing us to take out a loan to buy it, then took Big Brother to Shanghai to handle the loan procedures, and then killed Big Brother halfway. Thus, with no proof of death, they could take the loan contract to demand debt."

Mother Yin exclaimed upon hearing this: "My son!"

Yin Shishi also stiffened, her face pale: "Big Brother!"

Yin Chengtao closed his eyes in pain; he slumped against the head of the bed, as if all his spirit and energy had been drained away.

Yin Qi continued in a deep voice: "Foreigners are outsiders after all, they don't understand us, so they couldn't have set up such a perfect trap unless there was an insider colluding with them. Just like the Caohe Gang last time, they targeted us for no reason."

At this moment, he had already thought of the Chen family.

Because Chen Rui had been at odds with him since childhood, he knew about the feud between Yin Chengtao and Chen Mingxuan.

To ruin someone's future is like killing their parents.

The hatred between the two sides simply cannot be resolved.

He was still wondering earlier why the Chen family had been quiet; it turns out they were holding back a big move here.

He secretly regretted not killing the Chen family along with them back then.

Although, he might have guessed wrong.

A fierce glint flashed in Yin Chengtao's eyes, and he said sternly: "No matter who it is, I must crush his bones and scatter his ashes!"

He didn't think of Chen Mingxuan, because for the past twenty years, Chen Mingxuan had never retaliated against him; he had even almost forgotten about the incident where he reported Chen Mingxuan for cheating in the imperial examinations.

I have to say, this Chen Mingxuan is truly an old, sinister villain.

In order to take revenge, he endured for over twenty years.

If it weren't for Yin Qi accidentally encountering the secret talk between Chen Rui and Lv Xianba while assassinating Lv Xianba, he probably wouldn't have thought that the one who had been racking his brains to deal with the Yin family was actually the Chen family.

Yin Qi said in a deep voice: "Father, I will investigate the matter clearly and will never let the mastermind go. The most important thing right now is to raise the money and settle HSBC Bank first; otherwise, if the Yin family's assets are confiscated and we have nothing, the mastermind will definitely take the opportunity to kick us while we're down and root us out."

Regardless of whether the mastermind is the Chen family or not, the mastermind will definitely take the opportunity to kick them while they are down.

If you don't root out the grass, it will grow again in the spring breeze.

A look of despair flashed in Yin Chengtao's eyes, and he said bitterly: "This is 700,000 silver dollars! Our family only has 200,000 in cash, and other jewelry and antiques that are easy to liquidate are at most 100,000, but we are still short 400,000. With only one day, we can't even borrow it. It's hateful that their intentions are so vicious, giving us no time at all."

With the Yin family's connections, if there were enough time, 400,000 silver dollars wouldn't be impossible to borrow.

But the key is that the other party only gave one day.

400,000 silver dollars, which is 400,000 taels of silver, is not a small amount.

Yin Shishi suddenly said: "Father, Chuchu's family runs a money shop; their family must have money. Can we borrow from them?"

Yin Chengtao shook his head and said: "You have a good relationship with Chuchu, but my relationship with Zhang Fenglai is very distant. How could they take the risk of offending foreigners to lend us money? And what would we use to borrow it?

Our family assets have already been mortgaged; they couldn't possibly accept a second mortgage.

Moreover, borrowing 400,000 would only settle HSBC Bank; we still need operating capital, otherwise, if the capital chain breaks, the factories will have to stop production, or even go bankrupt."

A bright light flickered in Yin Qi's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Father, rest easy and recover from your illness; I will solve the money issue."

"You solve it? How will you solve it?"

Yin Chengtao was stunned.

Yin Qi waved his hand and said: "I have my own plans for this matter. Mother, Little Sister, take good care of Father; I'm leaving first."

After saying this, he turned and left.

Watching Yin Qi's receding back, Mother Yin suddenly said: "Old Master, Qi'er has really grown up."

Indeed.

To be able to shoulder the heavy burden of a family, how could he not have grown up?

Yin Chengtao sighed; although he was gratified that Yin Qi had grown up, he didn't harbor any illusions.

Even he himself had stopped struggling.

Only Yin Shishi clenched her fists slightly, seemingly full of confidence in Yin Qi.

Zhang Family, Medicine Hut.

Zhang Yunze said in surprise: "Yin Qi, why are you here?"

Generally speaking, Yin Qi always came in the afternoon; it was only nine o'clock in the morning right now.

Yin Qi got straight to the point and said: "Old Master Zhang, I brought two things over, I want to show them to you."

"Oh! Let me see!"

Zhang Yunze was curious.

He looked at the things in Yin Qi's hands, two small porcelain bottles.

Yin Qi placed one of the porcelain bottles on the table beside Zhang Yunze and said: "This bottle contains Dragon Tiger Embryo-Changing Ointment. Applying it to the whole body during training can nourish blood, flesh, tendons, and bones, making martial arts training twice as effective with half the effort. Even if an ordinary person applies it, it can strengthen the body."

A bright light flashed in Zhang Yunze's eyes, and he praised: "Good stuff."

Yin Qi also placed the other porcelain bottle on the table and said: "This bottle contains a Foundation Establishment Pill, which can consolidate the foundation and cultivate vitality, and strengthen the body. Martial artists taking it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Ordinary people taking it can supplement congenital deficiencies and also prolong life."

"Good stuff!"

Zhang Yunze praised again. Bright light flickered in his aged eyes as he said: "I have two doubts: First, although I wouldn't say I know everything in the medical world, there are very few things I don't know, yet I have never heard of Dragon Tiger Embryo-Changing Ointment and Foundation Establishment Pill; Second, you suddenly brought these two things out, what are you asking for?"

They say that people get wiser with age; he certainly wouldn't think Yin Qi came to show off for no reason.

Even as a tribute, that's impossible.

Because if what Yin Qi said is true, then both the Dragon Tiger Embryo-Changing Ointment and the Foundation Establishment Pill are worth a thousand gold.

He served as an imperial physician in the palace for over a decade, and even the palace didn't have such things.

With such things, one would be too late to hide them.

(End of chapter)