Chapter 929: Speak of the Devil!

"The rule of law in Hong Kong City is spoken for the rich."

Lou Xiaohan was too lazy to look at her eldest brother's useless appearance one more time, turned around, and walked out.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin raised his head and chased after her, asking, "Where are you going?!"

"To Australia."

Lou Xiaohan paused outside the door, saying without turning back, "Leave while you still can, or stay here waiting to be sold to the horse stable?"

"What should I do!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin had already lost his usual calm; hearing his second sister mention the high-interest debt, he lacked even the most basic ability to think.

"My company, our family, and..."

"If you can contact Father, that would be best; hurry and resolve this matter."

Lou Xiaohan still had a shred of compassion and reminded him, "If not, either flee immediately or go beg Lou Lou Xiaoe; hope she spares you."

"That slut's spawn!?"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin watched Lou Xiaohan go down the stairs, slammed his fist on the table in anger, and shouted loudly, "When disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves, right! You are also heartless and unrighteous!"

After cursing Lou Xiaohan, he remembered the words she had just reminded him of and, resentfully, cursed, "That lowly woman recognizes no kin! She is utterly cold-blooded!"

"Still making me ask Father! I'd like to ask him what lowly thing he gave birth to!"

Cursing to this point, Lou Zhou Xiaobin even suspected this was a trap, that Father and that lowly woman had joined hands to frame him.

Lou Yu could forgive the heartlessness of his wife and children, but he could not be unrighteous.

But in Lou Zhou Xiaobin's case, although he did not say it with his mouth, he still felt some guilt in his heart toward his father.

This guilt at this moment instead became his reason for believing he had been framed by his father; wasn't it just revenge for them not contacting the mainland proactively!

Contact Father! How to contact!

Should I return to the mainland right now!

Do you think I'm an idiot?!

Lou Zhou Xiaobin clenched his fists hard; he knew his own status clearly, and he also knew quite a lot about the situation in the mainland.

A person like him, returning to the mainland, would undoubtedly suffer who knows how much hardship.

Even if he didn't have to go to labor, without the life and material conditions of Hong Kong City, how could he bear it.

As for the last path, making him beg that lowly woman Lou Lou Xiaoe, not to mention he couldn't get past it in his heart, even if she had schemed for so long, where did it look like she could be begged?

He knew best what he had done; even Lou Zhou Xiaobin felt that if he were the other party, he wouldn't forgive himself, so how could he dare to hope for Lou Lou Xiaoe.

So, clearly knowing it was impossible, going to beg the other party was nothing but asking for humiliation.

Just thinking about bowing and scraping to the other party, it would be better for him to die!

"The bastard spawn of a lowly woman!"

"A Bai Yanlang that can't be raised! A dog that can't be fed!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin had been pretending to be a good big brother in front of her for so many days; his heart had long grown impatient, even feeling disgusted.

Now he still had to pretend? Still had to beg?

Delusion!!!

Even if he ended up on the streets begging for food, he would never go to her door!

If a person has no spirit, is he still a person?

Perhaps it was the power of capital, or perhaps Hong Kong City really did speak the rule of law; the financial fraud case involving Lou Zhou Xiaobin, Lou Lou Xiaojing, and others was filed particularly quickly.

How fast? So fast that Lou Zhou Xiaobin had just returned home from the seafood restaurant when he received the court's asset freeze warrant and the police station's arrest warrant.

The efficiency of the Hong Kong City yamen was too high, so high that the whole family dared not believe it.

What they also dared not believe was that Lou Zhou Xiaobin and Lou Lou Xiaojing, as the main suspects, were arrested.

According to the constables, the Oriental Times Bank reported to the police first, then contacted the court to implement the asset freeze.

And this time was exactly two days prior, giving the constables plenty of reaction time.

According to the habits of the rich in Hong Kong City, one naturally could not stay overnight in the police station, so they hired the family's lawyer to bail the two of them out.

The bail fee spent the family's last bit of savings; there wasn't even money left to pay the lawyer's hard-earned fee and travel expenses.

The lawyer also knew the family was in difficulty; with no money for tea, how could he dare to hope for a hard-earned fee and travel expenses.

It was all treated as free service for them, leaving behind a debt of favor.

From the arrest to hiring the lawyer, to arranging for the two to come out of the cell, it was already the middle of the night.

However, the moment Lou Lou Xiaojing came out, he felt no fatigue at all; he threw a punch and knocked Lou Zhou Xiaobin down.

"Give me back my money!"

"You damn..."

"You bastard! Return the money!"

"I am your big brother!"

The two brothers fought fiercely at the police station entrance, drawing a crowd of night-shift officers to watch and laugh.

Especially on the second-floor balcony of the police station, Fat Boy B, who had been eating with them in the morning, stared at them with a sinister look, like a hyena.

The First Wife, the Second Wife, and others rushed forward for a while before they managed to pull the two apart.

After much coaxing, they persuaded the two to get in the car and rush home, fearing they would lose face here.

They were even more afraid of being bitten by these constables; there was no money left to grease the wheels of relationships.

The two households, disregarding the middle of the night, all gathered at the First Household to discuss countermeasures.

If they really let them go back to sleep, they wouldn't be able to sleep anyway.

The First Wife looked at the Second Wife and asked why Lou Xiaohan was not seen; it was only when they were truly at a loss that evening that they had invited the lawyer to help.

The Second Wife's face turned bitter; at a time like this, she didn't fear the Eldest Branch's mockery and bluntly stated that Lou Xiaohan had already left.

"Left?"

The Eldest Wife, puzzled, asked, "Left where? It's so late; why not return home?"

"She went to Australia."

The Second Wife explained in a low tone: "She came back this afternoon, packed her luggage simply, and said she was going to Australia on a business trip."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room understood what was happening; it turned out Lou Xiaohan had sensed something was wrong and fled early.

The Second Wife covered her cheek and said, "She asked me to go with her, saying she had time to take me out to play; I thought it was too far and troublesome, so I didn't bother."

One couldn't tell from her words whether it was regret or helplessness; in any case, everyone in the room fell silent.

"Does that need saying?"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin said angrily, "She's afraid of being dragged down by the family and went to hide from the trouble early."

Actually, he regretted it too; at noon, when Lou Xiaohan had warned him, he could have fled.

But at that time, he was dazed; his mind was chaotic, wanting to be alone, and he simply didn't expect Lou Lou Xiaoe to act so quickly.

Now it's over; everyone in the Lou family is implicated, and since the case isn't finished, all of them are Hu Xian Zhi Chu Jing.

To be honest, even if her daughter had told her the truth and wanted to take her away, the Second Wife couldn't have left.

If she left, what would become of her son? What would become of this family?

Back when they came from the mainland, it was hard enough to divide the household, yet they managed to support a wealthy life and live in a big house.

If she were to go to a ghost place like Australia, she would never close her eyes in peace.

Daughter or son, no matter when, she must rely on her son to live; the daughter won't do.

Everyone understood what the Second Wife said, and they all heard Lou Zhou Xiaobin's complaints.

Complaining and blaming had lost all meaning; regarding this case, even Lou Xiaohan, the only one in the family who understood the law, was treated this way, and suddenly panic spread.

"That Bai Yanlang Lou Lou Xiaoe! How dare she!"

"She's the spawn of a lowly concubine; her heart is simply vicious..."

In an instant, they couldn't find any solution; from Lou Zhou Xiaobin's mouth, they could only hear curses.

And Lou Ting, the eldest grandson who hadn't slept yet because the family had been causing trouble, sat by the sofa; dissatisfied that he couldn't return to his room to rest so late, he imitated his father's tone and joined in cursing: "Spawn of a maid! Bai Yanlang..."

Zhang He Yushu, the eldest daughter-in-law, seeing her son like this, covered his mouth and simultaneously reminded Lou Zhou Xiaobin, "Stop cursing; you'll corrupt the child..."

"Slap~!"

Before she could finish speaking, she had already touched off the raging Lou Zhou Xiaobin; with just one slap, she was knocked to the ground.

Everyone in the room was stunned; for a moment, no one thought to help the other up.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin continued cursing: "What do you think you are, to lecture me?"

He was mad; in the morning, he was still having sweet dreams, imagining a life of luxury and debauchery, yet by noon, that lowly concubine Lou Lou Xiaoe had taught him a lesson.

Not only did Han Sen slap him, but he was also beaten up at the police station, and when he went out, his younger brother punched him; he was truly furious today.

Zhang He Yushu slowly got up from the ground, as if the person beaten wasn't her at all, making no sound whatsoever.

Only when everyone saw her face clearly did they realize tears had soaked her hair and plastered it to her face.

Before the Eldest Wife could comfort her, she simply walked toward the door as usual, slowly.

The Eldest Wife stood up and called her, but noticed her steps were getting faster; by the time she wanted to chase, it was already too late.

Lou Ting was still young; he was used to seeing his father beat his mother before, but today his heart was a bit panicked; he felt his mother didn't want him anymore and cried out while running toward the door.

The Eldest Wife grabbed her grandson, hugging him; it was so dark outside; what if he ran out and bumped or fell?

She only scolded her son, telling him to hurry and chase; if there's a problem, talk about it; how can you hit someone?

Lou Zhou Xiaobin just waved his hand, not caring; he was in a state of agitation now, where did he have the mind to care about Zhang He Yushu?

Besides, didn't she always come back obediently on her own? Why should he go coax her?

His son was crying and making a scene, his old mother was nagging, and he was still worrying about Lou Xiaohan's departure and what he had thought this afternoon: was his father setting him up?

So even as his wife left, he only said: "Go~ Go~ All of you are Bai Yanlang who can't be raised; it's better if you all leave~"

Hearing this, the Second Branch was displeased.

The Second Wife said nothing, but Lou Lou Xiaojing said irritably, "Leave? Leave where? The house is mortgaged, the car is mortgaged, and I even took out a high-interest loan; if you don't give me money, where can I go?!"

"Money~ Money~ Money! You only recognize money, don't you!"

Lou Lou Xiaojing's words annoyed Lou Zhou Xiaobin, who growled in a low voice, "Do you even recognize me as your elder brother?"

"Yes, of course I must recognize you, but even brothers keep clear accounts!"

Lou Lou Xiaojing stared at Lou Zhou Xiaobin and said, "This plan was proposed by you, the elder brother; the money was taken by you; when things went wrong, who else should I look to but you?"

As he spoke, he gestured toward his mother: "If this matter isn't resolved, I won't be able to repay this loan and the high-interest debt; by then, if we end up on the streets, will I recognize you as my elder brother?"

"Only you have difficulties, and I don't, is that it?"

"End up on the streets, is that it? Fine, I'll accompany you!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin said angrily, "You want money; of course I want to give it to you!"

"If I had money, the matter would have been settled long ago! But would you still come asking me for money then!"

"But I have no money right now! How do you expect me to give it to you?!"

"Do magic tricks, huh?!"

"Go surrender~"

Lou Lou Xiaojing shrugged, looked at Lou Zhou Xiaobin, and said, "You caused this mess; go apologize to Lou Lou Xiaoe!"

"I don't care what method you use; as long as you can please her, get her to drop the charges, and return my assets to me!"

He showed no respect as in the past, pointing his finger at Lou Zhou Xiaobin: "Otherwise, I won't let this go!"

"I'm not going!"

"I will never go!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin looked at Lou Lou Xiaojing, who was getting up to leave, and said with determination: "That is the money Father left for us; on what grounds can you deny it to me!"

"I will sue her, confront her in court, and I will claim my share of that fortune!"

"Heh~ Do as you please~"

Standing at the doorway, Lou Lou Xiaojing turned back to Lou Zhou Xiaobin and said: "But you must contact Father first and have him prove that the gold was left to you by him!"

After speaking, he deliberately added: "Be careful; don't play too recklessly. If you play yourself to death, I will truly have to accompany you to hell!"

Seeing her son leave, the Second Wife frowned and rose to go as well, but the First Wife stopped her.

"This matter cannot be delayed; we must cut the knot with a swift blade."

She looked at the Second Wife and said: "Tomorrow morning, we will go find Lou Lou Xiaoe; I want to see if she still remembers her own surname!"

Early the next morning, just after the bank opened, the First Wife and the Second Wife arrived at the bank by car.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin would not come, and Lou Lou Xiaojing certainly would not; only the two of them were there.

Upon entering, they pushed their way inside with arrogance; when staff blocked them, they pointed at their noses and declared they were the First Wife and Second Wife of the Lou family, the biological mothers of your Chairman!

Well then~ How could the staff not recognize the Chairman's two "biological mothers"?

However, the orders they received were to block these two mothers and prevent them from going upstairs.

Blocked by the First Wife and Second Wife, the staff refused to give up, and the women nearly came to blows with the employees.

In the end, they were allowed to burst upstairs and went straight to Lou Lou Xiaoe's office.

With the entire family's lives hanging on this case, how could they allow themselves to be kept outside the door?

But what good did it do to get in? The office was empty; a vacation notice was posted on the door, and anyone with a brain could tell they were hiding from them.

The staff urged the two women again, stating clearly that the Chairman was on vacation, not in Gangcheng, but in Australia.

These two would not believe it; they sat in the office and began to make a scene, demanding outright that Lou Lou Xiaoe come out to see them.

The words were terribly harsh: claiming that since this place bore the Lou surname, they were the wives, and no one could control them here.

Finally, the disturbance grew severe, and the staff summoned Lai Lai Jiasheng, the Vice President in charge of operations, to handle it.

Lai Lai Jiasheng wore gold-rimmed glasses, looked refined and scholarly, had his hair combed to a glossy shine, and presented the image of a capitalist's most capable henchman.

Upon arriving at the Chairman's office and seeing the two "biological mothers," his tone was very tactful, but his wording was serious; he clearly informed them that Chairman Lou Lou Xiaoe was merely a director representative, not the owner of this bank.

Therefore, the bank did not belong to the Lou family, and their behavior had seriously disrupted their work order.

The implication was that since both were people of status, if the police were called, no one's face would be saved.

Threatened by him, the First Wife and Second Wife were so angry their faces turned red and their necks swelled; since becoming wives, they had never suffered such humiliation.

Lou Lou Xiaoe was too excessive; she wouldn't even recognize her own family elders!

While cursing Lai Lai Jiasheng for looking down on people based on appearance, they pondered whom to ask for help, and at that moment could only unwillingly leave the building.

However, as soon as they exited the bank's main door, they saw the driver arguing with someone, while others were inspecting the family car.

"What are you doing! What are you doing!"

The First Wife hurried down the stairs, shouting: "What is this! Are you robbing us!?"

"I apologize; we are here by order to freeze assets."

The team leader was very polite and explained his duties courteously.

After all, being in front of a bank, if a real commotion broke out, it would look bad for them.

As for whether it would be a loss of face for these two wives to have their car confiscated on the street, that was none of their concern.

The First Wife panicked internally but still loudly demanded which department this man belonged to and threatened to file a complaint against them.

The man shrugged, raised his hand to gesture behind the two wives, and introduced himself: "I am an asset appraiser for Oriental Times Bank..."

Before he could finish speaking, the First Wife flew into a rage; realizing he was not from the court, she raised her hand to point at him and start cursing on the street.

But the man calmly pointed to the green-uniformed officers standing by the car and reminded her: "The court has now granted Oriental Times Bank the right to freeze the Lou family's personal assets."

While speaking, he also pointed to the car beside them and said: "Of course, this includes this vehicle as well."

Both the First Wife and Second Wife were stunned; if even the car was to be seized, then the home must be...

Just then, Lai Lai Jiasheng, who had brought them, spoke from the steps: "At this moment, this car belongs to the bank."

"Of course, this includes your house and other assets; I believe my colleagues are already inventorying and seizing them at this very moment."

While speaking, he pointed at the two women again and said: "I can make a decision on behalf of our President Lou; the clothes on your two wives' bodies will be spared, but the jewelry must be counted as assets."

"You dare!"

A wave of blood-red flashed before the First Wife's eyes; she nearly collapsed. Being humiliated on the street, she felt as if she were about to die.

The Second Wife saw the asset appraisers walking toward them, and it looked as if they were about to start removing the jewelry.

Jewelry is a woman's life; even if one goes bankrupt, one would never touch a woman's jewelry. Now, to be liquidated on the street, how could they bear it?

She pointed at Lai Lai Jiasheng and cursed: "You grandmother's legs!"

Well then~ In her panic, her hometown dialect burst out, leaving not a trace of the dignified grace of a wealthy wife.

How could Lai Lai Jiasheng engage in a street-cursing match with them? He merely smiled faintly and gave a signal to those by the car.

The green-uniformed officers had already received instructions; seeing his signal, they rushed forward without hesitation and simply grabbed.

Treated this way, the First Wife and Second Wife naturally tried to resist, but once their ears hurt, they dared not move recklessly again.

On their hands, necks, ears, and in their hair... all jewelry, regardless of value, was cleared away.

Fearing they might hide things, the two green-uniformed officers searched them from top to bottom, disregarding whether the two old scallions were too old, and truly dared to inspect them.

The First Wife could not endure it and fainted directly; the Second Wife's face turned red with rage, covering the blood on her ears while jumping up and down cursing on the street.

The leader of the green-uniformed officers signaled his subordinates to hand the items over to the appraisers immediately.

He himself went down to the bottom of the steps and reported obsequiously, stating that Investigator Han had given orders requiring their full cooperation with the bank, especially to severely crack down on such illegal and criminal acts committed by those who know the law.

Regarding his flattery, Lai Lai Jiasheng merely smiled and said nothing.

Even if one wished to thank that Cheung Chau native, the little good-for-nothing before them was not qualified to deliver the message.

Ordinary people feared them, but Lai Lai Jiasheng did not, and the great mountain he leaned on certainly would not fear them either.

In Hong Kong, these dogs dared to bite anyone, except their master.

So who was their master?

No!

It was neither those yellow-haired ghosts in Hong Kong nor the common people of Hong Kong.

Whoever had money was their master.

Hong Kong was not only a society ruled by law but also a capitalist economic society.

In Hong Kong, the wealthy usually kept two dogs: one white dog and one black dog.

Therefore, in Hong Kong, the rich could truly do whatever they wished.

So who were the rich?

In this Pian Di Yan Jie, this tiny island of Hong Kong, wealthy people emerged endlessly.

These people naturally did not know exactly who the wealthy were, but they knew the bank before them was absolutely rich.

Han Sen also knew that the General Manager of Oriental Times Bank was a rose with thorns, an existence he absolutely must not provoke.

He could run wild and act like a big shot in this Pian Di Yan Jie, but he knew very well that no matter how formidable a character one was, one could not bully an organization or a nation.

Yesterday, after returning from the seafood restaurant, he immediately arranged for people to reinvestigate this President Lou.

Especially regarding the Crown Prince Port Services and Ng Fung Hong that the other party had mentioned.

Damn it, the people sent to investigate went straight to the docks and nearly got caught, leading to a counter-investigation against them.

The only news coming back from the docks was that some of the workers there seemed off, their eyes clearly filled with killing intent.

Meanwhile, inquiries made on Wing Lok Street revealed that a senior business executive from Ng Fung Hong had recently resigned and jumped to a trading company as its Deputy General Manager.

Coincidentally, the major shareholder of this trading company was Oriental Times Bank.

Even more coincidentally, Crown Prince Port Services not only maintained close ties with this trading company, but its person in charge was also a Dong Shi of Oriental Times Bank.

And since Crown Prince Port Services handled the dock operations for Ng Fung Hong, even a fool could see who stood behind them.

So, damn it, this was a huge net; Han Sen knew at a glance that it was a net he could not afford to provoke.

Within the Chinese community of Hong Kong, he was a figure of the big-shot level, but looking at the entire city of Hong Kong, what did his name amount to?

Therefore, having been calculated by Lou Zhou Xiaobin to get entangled in this cause and effect, Han Sen was also worrying about how to clear his name and extract himself from this casting net.

The only way was to unify attitudes, raise ideological awareness, and correct political stance...

Do not laugh; he was serious.

So when Lou Xiao'e moved to liquidate the Lou family of Hong Kong, Han Sen dared not interfere, and did not even seek revenge against Lou Zhou Xiaobin, though he would lend a helping hand at the right opportunity when necessary.

He did not expect Lou Xiao'e to thank him; he only hoped she would not hold him in her thoughts.

It was not that he feared Lou Xiao'e; he feared the capital forces she represented.

Just look at those few Justices of the Peace in Hong Kong; which one of them did not keep white dogs and black dogs? If they truly wanted to deal with him, crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

The Lou family was truly destined to fall to the streets.

When the First Wife and Second Wife stumbled back home, they discovered sealing strips pasted on their front door and an iron lock secured upon it.

Their family members stood blankly at the entrance, surrounded by passing neighbors who watched and discussed them.

They dared not harbor the slightest thought of resistance, nor did they dare break down the door and destroy those sealing strips.

Because near the doorstep, several green-uniformed hyena-dogs were patrolling, their gazes fixed tightly upon them.

The two branches of the family gathered together in a daze, neither having the spirit to argue anymore, discussing where to go now.

Daytime was fine for now, but with not a single cent in their pockets, were they to sleep on the streets at night?

When they fled, they only had time to put on the clothes on their backs; if they truly slept on the streets, would they not freeze to death?

Although winter in Hong Kong did not drop below zero, it was still very cold; temperatures in the teens could still freeze a person to death.

The crucial point was that the family had the old and the young; they still needed to eat.

The mother and child of the Second Branch remained silent because they were out of options; all their properties had been sealed.

The First Branch did have children not implicated in this; the eldest sister, Lou Lou Xiaonan, had only invested her dowry and personal savings, so what trouble could she face by hiding at home?

Even if dragged into the water, she was not the mastermind; she could simply pay compensation.

The First Wife actually wanted to stay at her daughter's home for a while to ease their financial strain.

After all, her daughter had married into a wealthy family; when the maiden family faced difficulties, they should naturally offer help.

But the problem lay precisely here: if Lou Lou Xiaonan's maiden family had power, her voice would naturally carry weight in her husband's household.

However, she had caused trouble and lost so much money, and especially with such a huge disaster befalling her maiden family, her husband had already erupted in anger to settle accounts with her for her arrogance and tyranny over the years.

Lou Lou Xiaonan could not even save herself; how would she dare agree to let her maiden family come stay at her home?

Especially since her maiden family owed a huge debt and still had to deal with the case; inviting them would be inviting fire upon oneself.

Her past harshness toward her husband and her tyranny toward her in-laws had now turned into guilt and fear.

Lou Lou Xiaonan herself was in a state of perpetual panic, her former proud majesty completely gone, fearing only that her husband would divorce her.

Therefore, when the First Wife called Lou Lou Xiaonan, there was no answer, or a servant would answer saying the master was not home.

Sending someone to deliver a message yielded no reply; asking again resulted in the servant simply refusing to open the door.

What did this amount to?

They had become notorious on the streets, with everyone avoiding them.

In the end, the only choice left was Lou Lou Xiaocheng, the youngest son whom the First Wife had not wanted to burden.

When Lou Lou Xiaocheng opened the door, he looked particularly surprised to see the whole family standing at his entrance.

Although he was unwilling to have so many people come to his home, facing his mother, he could only welcome them inside.

Others can be left to fend for themselves, but surely we cannot let our old mother and the young children wander the streets.

Upon entering, Lou Lou Xiaocheng glanced at everyone and asked, as if casually, "Why don't we see Eldest Sister-in-law?"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin, who had been immersed in regret, suddenly realized that his wife had not returned home all night.

Thinking further that this entire large family was not enough to occupy his younger brother's concern, yet at this moment he could still think of that wretched woman, it was truly...

Since they were currently relying on others for shelter, although Lou Zhou Xiaobin felt there were hidden meanings in his brother's words, he held his tongue.

Fearing the two would start arguing, the First Lady took the initiative to explain that she had gone back to her maiden home.

Lou Lou Xiaocheng glanced at his mother and did not continue on this topic, instead asking about the reason for their visit today.

Seeing that no one else in the room was speaking, the First Lady had no choice but to explain herself, her voice filled with bitterness and sorrow.

On one side was Lou Xiao'e's heartless betrayal, and on the other, the great calamity that had befallen the family.

In any case, they believed they had done nothing wrong; all the fault lay with others.

Lou Lou Xiaocheng could not stand such behavior from his family; he had tolerated it while the First Lady was speaking, but only until his eldest brother began cursing Lou Xiao'e again.

"I told you all long ago, but who among you listened to me?"

Lou Lou Xiaocheng said discontentedly, "If you hadn't been bewitched by greed and blinded by money, how could this situation have arisen today?"

"If you ask me, Lou Xiao'e is also Father's daughter and our younger sister; we should not have plotted against her, after all, we are all one family..."

"Fine, so you consider her part of the family!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin could no longer hold back and shouted at Lou Lou Xiaocheng, "Stop talking as if it costs you nothing! Who did I do all this for?!"

"Look at this family! The clothes we wear, the ornaments we don, the food we eat, the items we use—which single thing was not earned through my bitter hard work!"

"And you still blame me!"

He accused his younger brother, "Of course you can speak these cool, detached words now; you ran out to live alone, always caring only for your own carefree enjoyment, but have you ever thought about the family!"

Hearing his eldest brother speak these words, Lou Lou Xiaojing felt nothing but disgust; the money had been sent by their father, so what the hell had his eldest brother earned?

If he hadn't been clever enough back then to clamor for dividing the household, he would now be kicked out with nothing, just like his second brother, Qin Qin Laoer.

His eldest brother was useless at earning money from the outside world, but an expert at scheming against his own family!

He snorted disdainfully, intending to speak, but was shot a glare by his mother.

When living under another's roof, and this being the eldest branch's home, where did they have any right to speak?

Besides, those two were biological brothers; even if they fought until their heads broke, they were still brothers, so who exactly was he?

At this moment, Lou Lou Xiaocheng's face turned red with anger at his eldest brother; he really wanted to expose the things his brother had done behind everyone's back, but seeing his old mother's pleading gaze, he forced himself to endure.

Seeing that Lou Lou Xiaocheng did not respond, Lou Zhou Xiaobin thought his brother had no argument to counter him, so he vented his frustration on the others, "When we first talked about making money, did I force you to give me capital?"

"Wasn't it you all who voluntarily wanted to invest shares? Now that trouble has arisen, why is everyone coming to blame me!"

His incessant noisy quarreling caused chaos in the not-so-spacious house, giving the First Lady a splitting headache.

"Enough, enough! Say less, everyone, and let's think about what to do!"

The First Lady said, "With Lou Xiao'e nowhere to be seen, surely we cannot just wait for all our family assets to be confiscated?"

Blocked and seething with anger, Lou Lou Xiaocheng retorted, "If only we had known today would come, why did we act as we did in the past? Hurry and contact Father to return and solve this, or contact our younger sister as soon as possible."

"Are you teaching me how to do things!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin was like a mad dog; whoever spoke to him provoked a bout of frantic barking.

"If contact were possible, wouldn't I have made it long ago? Why don't you go contact Father yourself!"

"What are you yelling at me for?!"

Lou Lou Xiaocheng decided he would endure no longer and directly countered, "You were obsessed with wealth; did I force you?"

"Can't we speak properly!"

Being in her youngest son's home, the First Lady could only suppress her eldest son, "He is your younger brother!"

"Hmph! Where does he acknowledge me as his elder brother?"

Lou Lou Xiaocheng said disdainfully, "He claims he did it for this family, but what status do I have within this family?"

"He can claim he did it for anyone, just don't include me; wasn't it you, Mother, who supported Eldest Brother in taking the family's assets? What did I get?"

"You!"

Seeing his younger brother bringing up old scores, Lou Zhou Xiaobin pointed at him and cursed, "Wasn't your medical education funded by me? Wasn't this house bought for you by me?!"

Ignoring his mother's attempts to stop him, he pointed at his brother and cursed, "You are also an ungrateful Bai Yanlang!"

Lou Lou Xiaocheng looked at him and snorted coldly, "Do you really want to haggle over this? You even have the nerve to mention the house; shall I go fetch the loan documents I issued to you?"

"You thought that once I repaid the money, you could tear them up, right?"

He looked at his eldest brother with hatred and said, "No, I will never forget what you did to me!"

The Second Lady looked at her son in shock, while Lou Lou Xiaojing wore a face full of mockery and sarcasm; they had known nothing about this matter.

What a fine eldest brother, even making money off his own younger brother.

"You bastard!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin, furious and humiliated, was about to strike, but Lou Lou Xiaocheng pushed him away, simultaneously pulling open the door and gesturing to the outside, "This temple is too small to accommodate a great immortal like you!"

The First Lady had originally thought that bringing everyone to her youngest son's place would at least provide a home.

She never expected to lose all face and end up being swept out the door.

"Fine, fine, fine! Stop arguing; we will leave, that's all."

Taking the initiative to protect her eldest son, she picked up her grandson and rose as if to leave, yet she waited in vain for her youngest son to ask them to stay.

Seeing this, the Second Lady actively asked her son to help her up; seeing Lou Lou Xiaocheng standing at the door with a gloomy face saying nothing, she hurriedly walked out.

As Lou Lou Xiaojing supported his mother past Lou Zhou Xiaobin, whose face was flushed red, he made a cutting remark, "Aiya~ Second Sister is in Australia; at worst, I can send you there, where you still have a daughter to rely on."

"As for me, I don't care either way; unburdened and unattached, I can scrape together a meal anywhere, and I simply won't endure this life of relying on others anymore."

Well now, a whole family, parted in discord.

"Let's go!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin yanked hard on his son, followed him out the door, and decided not to stay there and endure such humiliation!

Yet as he led his son and mother out the door, he felt something was not quite right.

His second brother, Lou Lou Xiaocheng, had entered without asking where his second sister had gone, but instead asked after his own wife!

Even if they were from different branches of the family regarding Lou Xiaohan, surely their mother was still their own flesh and blood!

Shouting at him in such a frantic rush, why did it seem as though he was eager to chase them away?

Was he being so disrespectful?

Just as he was pondering this, he heard Lou Lou Xiaocheng behind him say, as if unable to bear it: "Why is the child's face so red? Is he having a fever? I'll take him to the clinic."

"???"

Isn't his second brother damn well a doctor himself? What bloody clinic does he need to go to!

Could it be that he intends to keep the child?

Lou Zhou Xiaobin simply could not believe that Lou Lou Xiaocheng could watch their mother leave yet feel pity for his son!

"Lou Lou Xiaocheng!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin spun around abruptly, propped the door open with one hand, peered into the room, and cursed: "Is Zhang He Yushu in here?!"

"Are you mad!"

Facing his elder brother's interrogation, Lou Lou Xiaocheng forcefully blocked Lou Zhou Xiaobin, who was trying to rush inside to search for someone.

"This is my home; you're mad, stop bothering me!"

He shouted loudly, kicked his own elder brother out the door, then immediately pulled the door shut and locked it.

Well, this now gave Lou Zhou Xiaobin ample reason to suspect that Zhang He Yushu was indeed inside his second brother's home.

He stood right before the door, heedless of the neighbors on either side, and began cursing loudly, uttering every vile thing he could think of.

The First Lady, clutching her grandson, squatted on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

The mother and son from the Second Branch claimed to have left, but upon hearing the commotion, they had actually slowed their pace to a crawl.

Once they had finished watching the spectacle, disgust filled both their faces; they hurried away as if terrified of catching some bad influence.

Amidst the uproar, a neighbor came out to investigate; seeing how foul Lou Zhou Xiaobin's curses were, he went downstairs to summon the patrol police.

The green-uniformed officers rushed over, stared him down, and warned him that if he continued disturbing the peace, they would arrest him.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin might have the nerve to act tough with his family, but he dared not provoke the police.

Since Lou Lou Xiaocheng would not open the door, he could only continue cursing under his breath before leading the child and his mother away.

At this moment, the child was crying, and the old mother was crying too.

Just as they stepped out of the apartment building, they spotted the Second Lady squatting on the ground, wailing in grief.

The First Lady forgot her own tears and hurried over to help her up; only after asking did she learn that Lou Lou Xiaojing had been taken away.

It was not by the police station from last night, but by those high-interest loan sharks.

Now, everyone who needed to know that their family was finished already knew; when lending money, they had been polite and courteous, but now that it was time to collect, things were quite different.

The high-interest lenders had said that if the money was not repaid, they would sink him in the sea, urging her to quickly raise funds to redeem him.

At this moment, Lou Zhou Xiaobin's heart tightened; even if he had wanted to mock the Second Branch, he found himself unable to do so.

If those people could track down Lou Lou Xiaojing, how could they possibly let him off?

With night fast approaching, he looked around anxiously, wondering if there was somewhere he could hide.

Hey! Speak of the devil!

Just as he was thinking about his own debts to the high-interest lenders, he saw that very Flower-Head arriving at their doorstep.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin truly wanted to run, but he dared not, for he knew that running would only earn him a beating, and he also knew he could not escape.

So at this moment, he trembled with fear, nearly wetting himself.

Flower-Head, however, was quite polite; he simply led his men to block the entire family and asked: "President Lou, can you repay the money?"

"Yes! Absolutely yes!"

Lou Zhou Xiaobin was about to swear solemn oaths, but Flower-Head cut him off: "I already understand your situation; tell me what you can use to repay, aside from what the bank has already seized."

"..."

Lou Zhou Xiaobin felt as though he had plunged into an abyss; the fact that the other party knew his situation so thoroughly meant he knew deception was impossible.

Yet how could he just stand there and wait for death? He quickly promised: "I can absolutely raise the money; trust me, give me a few more days, and by the deadline I will definitely repay you!"

"I would like to give you time,"

Flower-Head smiled slightly and said: "I am a businessman too; I must honor my reputation, but alas, you have provoked someone you should not have; there is no choice but to collect early."

Saying this, he even patted Lou Zhou Xiaobin's shoulder apologetically and added: "But don't blame me; if you could raise the money, the bank would have gotten it before me."

"So then~~~"

He turned to look at the First Lady, the Second Lady, and the child in the First Lady's arms, saying: "Your son is still worth a bit of money, but as for these two old ladies of yours... hiss~~~"

Flower-Head took a sharp intake of breath and said: "It seems I will suffer a loss; who would buy such old goods?"

"Me! Me!"

At this moment, Lou Zhou Xiaobin actually showed some responsibility; blocking the way before his mother and son, he waved his hands and pleaded: "Take me, take me; I will definitely raise the money; even if I have to sell my blood, I will repay you!"

The First Lady, clutching her grandson, wept: "Do not harm my son; I will go borrow money; my eldest daughter has money, my youngest son is a doctor; they can all repay you; do not harm my son..."