Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

Chapter 298 - The Lan Family in Jingcheng City

Chapter 298 The Lan Family in Jingcheng City
Jingcheng City was the capital of Country Hua, as well as the center of politics, economy, and culture.

The northern suburbs were under the mountains where the head of the dragon vein was. There were two groups of buildings built along the hills. On the left was a low-key antique quadrangle, and on the right was a large group of villas.

Shortly after turning left, there were soldiers guarding and checking on the people who went in and out because the people who lived here were all Chinese soldiers. To the right was a smooth way to the residences where the wealthiest people lived.

“Hurry up. Is everything settled?” This night, one of the villas was brightly lit, with uniformed servants running around, for fear that there was something wrong with their work.

“If people see the clamor, they will expect that someone great must be coming.” In front of the French windows on the second floor, a middle-aged man looked at this scene with dissatisfaction.

Behind him, a woman was putting on makeup in the mirror.

“She is great.” The woman was not young, but she was aging well since she had very fair skin. She touched her hair and smiled. “My father made a great effort to find his granddaughter. Of course, she will be a great figure!”

The man sneered, “Your elder brother has been dead for so many years, and God knows where the girl comes from.”

“No matter where she came from, from today, she is the first person of the third generation in the Lan family.” The woman smiled. “As long as my dad recognizes her, no one will doubt her identity.”

The man sighed. “One more person to carve into the inheritance…”

“What are you worried about?” The woman poked his chest. “I am his daughter. After my father dies, I can get nothing more than money, real estate, and some shares of the company. As for the others, they have nothing to do with me.”

The man pinched her shoulders flatteringly. “I understand, but even so, it will be a barrel of money.”

“The people who should be worried are my second brother and younger brother now!” The woman stood up. “Now let’s go to meet my niece, whom I have never met. I hope she won’t let us down!”

The villa door slowly opened, and a long white Lincoln came in. The car bypassed the vast lawn and stopped at the door of the main building.

“Miss Elder, welcome home!”

As soon as the door opened, the servants lined up on both sides bowed down and said. An older man dressed like a housekeeper excitedly looked at the girl getting out of the car.

“Miss Elder, Elder Master has been waiting for you for a long time!”

A Miao looked at these people calmly, but she could not help recalling what happened three months ago.

“They want me to pretend to be someone.” When they returned to Shen Xinglan’s house, everyone gathered around.

A Miao put a few pieces of paper on the table. “The Elder Master of the Lan family in Jingcheng City has been looking for his missing granddaughter for many years. It is a pity that the girl was terminally ill and died in the hospital a month ago.”

“What do they want to do?” He Shishi took the paper on the table while Lil Xi was looking for the information about the Lan family on the computer.

Shen Xinglan held A Miao tightly. “Do they want you to pretend to be the granddaughter?”

“…Yes.”

He Shishi raised the first page with a strange expression. “Look at the photo. You look very much like her.”

“This… this is incredible!” Le Yi took over the photo and looked at it carefully. “But they have different shapes of mouths and noses.”

“Yes, we only look alike at first glance.” Seeing Shen Xinglan strain his body, A Miao patted him. “They said that this granddaughter had disappeared when she was a child, so the Lan family has no idea what she looks like now.”

Shen Xinglan didn’t bother to read the paper. “I won’t let you go.”

“Did they threaten you with us?” Le Yi asked with a dark face. “Don’t worry about us. We can handle it.”

“I can disband the organization.” Shen Xinglan could barely control his emotions. He was going to explode at any moment.

A Miao embraced him. “You have spent a lot of effort and blood to build it. How can you give it up so easily?”

“I won’t let you go,” Shen Xinglan repeated.

The rest all fell silent since they didn’t know what to say.

“I want to know why they want A Miao to go to the Lan family?” Ling Lang broke the silence. “This is the key. If we can achieve their purpose by other means, A Miao will not have to go.”

He Shishi waved the document in her hand. “This information shows that the Lan family has some secrets about… the dragon vein? What is the dragon vein?”

“I found it.” Lil Xi put the computer on the table. “The Lan family is an ancient clan with a nearly 100-year history. They were responsible for building and repairing the Emperors’ Mausoleum in the Qin dynasty and have been very low-key until the War of Resistance.

“They provided great help to the country in that era and began to do business after the reform and opening-up. Now their three generations are living an extravagant life.”

He Shishi frowned. “Where did you find the gossip?”

“The National Special Information Secret Library.”

He Shishi: “…”josei

“That… What does this have to do with A Miao?”

“Wait.”

The ancestor of the Lan family was not buried because he discovered a secret path in the Emperors’ Mausoleum and escaped. Due to being afraid of attracting attention, he had to stay in the shadows for the rest of his life.

“Wait a minute. The information indicates that he was rich.” He Shishi asked, “Did he steal the treasures in the mausoleum?”

Lil Xi shook his head. “No, the secret path he found was in the tomb that had been built before, because the Emperors’ Mausoleum was a tomb inside the tomb.

“He later returned to another unknown tomb and brought the treasures out.” Le Yi looked at the screen. “The country later figured out these things, but they could not find out the secrets of the tomb.”

A Miao nodded. “They said that the dragon vein of Country Hua has not been found yet. They suspect it is in the tomb.”

“Why don’t they ask the Lan family?” Ling Lang felt very confused. “According to the laws of Country Hua, even if people discovered a tomb in their own home, everything inside belongs to the country.”

What did people like to say?—”I want to hand you over to the country.” o(╯□╰)o

“It didn’t work.” A Miao repeated what the old man said. “They had talked to the Lan family before, but they didn’t admit anything. No matter how hard they pushed, they just said they didn’t know.”

Shen Xinglan’s face darkened. “Maybe they really don’t know.”

“I think so too.” A Miao curled her lip. “Then the old man said that they thought the Lan family might be telling the truth, but the clues about the dragon vein must be within the Lan family.”

He Shishi sneered. “Since they also believe that they don’t know, why do they have to continue the investigation?”

“I think it is because of this.” Lil Xi clicked on the computer. “50 years ago, the Lan family once gifted an antique gold plate to the people from the British Empire when they visited Country Hua at that time. Experts secretly identified it and suspected that it was from the dragon vein.

“So they thought even if the Lan family of this generation does not know where the dragon vein is, they must have something or some clues of the dragon vein.” Shen Xinglan sneered. “Since they could not find any proof in the Lan family, they have to use us.”

“But they are too naive.” Ling Lang shook her head. “For an influential family like the Lan family, how can they recognize A Miao hastily? Besides the DNA test, they will use the most advanced technology to recreate the adult appearance of the girl.”

A Miao looked at her. “Yes, after the re-creation… they found me among countless individuals.”

There were more than 20 people who looked like the girl after she grew up. They had considered all the aspects before they chose A Miao.

“As for the DNA test, they said they will handle it and I don’t have to worry about it.”

Shen Xinglan suddenly raised A Miao’s chin. “I said, you don’t have to go. I won’t let that happen.”

“Shen Xinglan!” A Miao held his hand. “It’s not just your problem. They have the evidence of me stealing things…”

He Shishi and Ling Lang were stunned. “Steal thing? What have you stolen?”

“Sorry. I didn’t tell you. I was the female thief that people talked about a few years ago…” A Miao scratched her head. “I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I just forgot to tell you.”

Ling Lang was surprised, but she soon calmed down. “No wonder that female thief suddenly disappeared and never showed up again.”

It turned out that she was married and had a child…

“A… Miao!” He Shishi looked at her with a grin. “Be honest, is there anything else you want to say?”

“No. Nothing else. I swear!” A Miao quickly waved her hand.

Le Yi sighed. “If you don’t go, they will arrest you and take you to jail.”

“I’m sure they will.” Ling Lang nodded. “These are the people who will sacrifice individuals for the sake of the country’s interest.”

Shen Xinglan tightly compressed his lips, and A Miao squeezed out a smile to comfort him. “See, I’m so unlucky that I resemble that girl. But I didn’t allow them to use me for nothing!”

“What did you do?”

A Miao glanced at the crowd proudly. “I told them that they have to promise me not to make difficulties for your organization, and whether or not I can help them, I will only stay there for three years!”

At first, she only wanted to spend one year there, but she was rejected because the Lan family would not trust her in a year.

“Also, they have to protect me.” A Miao said with feigned ease, “Don’t worry, guys.”

However, Shen Xinglan and the others all knew that once A Miao was exposed, the Lan family would not hesitate to get rid of her. As for those people who sent her… They could only pretend that they knew nothing, and would desperately make their hands clean.

“I repeat again, I won’t let you go.” Shen Xinglan picked A Miao up directly as he said, “It is not early. Let’s go to sleep.”

Seeing A Miao reveal a helpless smile on Shen Xinglan’s shoulder, the rest were all stunned, not knowing how to react until He Shishi broke the silence.

“What if we send A Miao away?” she asked. “We can help her sneak away, as long as it is not discovered by those people. She can hide and come back when they’ve stopped looking for her.”

Ling Lang glanced at her and said, “Don’t forget that A Miao is not alone. We still have to protect Shen Xinglan’s organization. If A Miao were to run, those people would turn against him.”

“They are too shameless!” He Shishi yelled, “Why? B*stards!”

“I have told you. For those people, as long as they can achieve their goals, they will not worry about sacrificing anything. Even their own people and their loved ones can be sacrificed, let alone other people.”

Le Yi wiped his glasses clean and said, “Let’s go home first. We will figure it out.”