HBWMA -Chapter 315 Each With Their Own Schemes

The room was comfortably warm. After a night of nourishment, the pink roses had fully bloomed, revealing their tender centers and releasing a pleasant fragrance.

Jiang Huashan woke up smelling the flowers, rubbing her eyes groggily.

After a moment of confusion, she instinctively reached for her phone to check the time, only to find a pop-up message on the screen.

She yawned lazily and tapped it open.

[Shen Guiling: I can’t send you Bai Zheng’s information right now. I’ll give it to you when I return from Nanwan.]

Not convenient?

Jiang Huashan instantly woke up. She flipped out of bed and shuffled into the bathroom in her turtle slippers.

What did he mean, “not convenient”?

That green-tea bastard was definitely making excuses again.

The winter sun carried on into the next day.

A long convoy of black cars was parked in the front grounds of the Shen residence.

Fu Jiasheng got out first. His gaze swept coldly over the plaque above the estate before he opened the rear door. “Father.”

Fu Lingnan wore a black padded Tang suit. In his hands, he slowly turned two polished black walnuts. Behind him, a group of burly bodyguards in suits stepped out of the cars.

“Go, knock on the door,” he ordered.

Just as the Fu family steward was about to step forward, the copper crane gate of the Shen residence slowly opened from inside.

Gao Zhi walked out alone, expression unreadable. “Old Master Fu, we failed to greet you properly. My young master has already prepared hot tea. Please.”

Fu Lingnan slowly rolled his walnuts, a cold smile flickering in his eyes. “Good. Old Shen raised a fine grandson. Today I’ll personally test him on behalf of an old friend.”

Gao Zhi lowered his head and stepped aside to make way.

Fu Lingnan strode forward. Fu Jiasheng signaled subtly to the people behind him, and the bodyguards moved in sync.

But Gao Zhi suddenly lifted his eyelids and, the moment Fu Lingnan crossed the threshold, he stepped forward and blocked Fu Jiasheng’s path with his arms crossed.

Fu Lingnan narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at him.

Gao Zhi remained calm. “Old Master Fu, forgive me. The Shen residence has rules: first, we do not receive stray cats and dogs; second, we do not allow anyone to bring in ‘extras’. My young master said the Shen family’s tea is precious—it is not for just anyone. Only distinguished guests are worthy of it.”

Fu Jiasheng looked at Fu Lingnan and then snapped coldly, “Is there no one left in the Shen family? They’re letting a junior speak for them now?”

Gao Zhi replied evenly, “Mr. Fu, it’s not that there are no elders at home. It’s just that the old master is on an official diplomatic visit abroad. Mr. Shen is newly appointed to the National Assembly and currently unavailable. Second and Fourth Young Masters are fundraising for the Nanwan unrest. My young master said family matters are not greater than national affairs. Since the Fu family chose to visit precisely when the elders are occupied, then we can only let a junior receive you.”

Everyone in high society had sharp minds—how could they not hear the mockery in this?

Fu Jiasheng, the Commissioner of the Hong Kong General Police Department, had never been spoken to like this before. He let out a cold laugh. “How unfortunate. Our bureau received an anonymous report that the Shen residence is hiding a large stockpile of firearms and ammunition. Duty calls—we can’t wait for Old Master Shen to return.”

He signaled to the steward behind him.

Gao Zhi still did not move, raising a hand to block Fu Jiasheng again. “Does Mr. Fu have a search warrant?”

One of the subordinates immediately handed over a prepared warrant. Fu Jiasheng snatched it and threw it straight at Gao Zhi’s face. “Scram!”

Gao Zhi lowered his head slightly and stepped back.

Fu Jiasheng strode across the threshold with a dark expression. “What are you all standing around for? Search! Search everything carefully!”

Fu Lingnan pretended not to hear anything and smiled faintly at Gao Zhi. “Now, can you take me to see your young master?”

Gao Zhi nodded. “Old Master Fu, please follow me.”

The Shen residence was divided into a front and back courtyard. The front was for receiving guests; the back was the residential area. Normally, only the front courtyard was open to outsiders, and the back courtyard was rarely entered except by the Shen family.

This was a rule known throughout the upper circles of Country A.

Clearly, the people from the General Police Department came prepared. The moment they entered the estate, they headed straight for the back courtyard. Fu Jiasheng followed closely behind.

Seeing this, Gao Zhi did not stop him and led Fu Lingnan straight to the main hall in the front courtyard.

Fu Lingnan sensed something was off. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized something.

Not good!

Earlier it was said that the eldest, second, and fourth young masters of the Shen family were not here—but no one mentioned the fifth, Shen Rang!

The Shen family maintained a balance between light and dark. Today, all the “light” was absent—this was a setup to let the “dark” take over!

Fu Lingnan’s steps halted. He turned toward the corridor opposite, about to move, when suddenly a gunshot rang out from beyond a wall.

Immediately after, gunfire erupted like boiling porridge bursting in all directions.

To actually open fire inside the inner courtyard, Fu Lingnan felt his entire body go cold as if all his blood had been drained. Cold sweat soaked through his clothes as he stared toward the twelve floral doors of the main hall.

Scared now, huh? You shameless old man! The young master might be bad at romance, but he’s not useless at everything.

To avoid breaking his image, Gao Zhi forced his expression into composure. “Old Master Fu, this way please.”

Fu Lingnan gathered his thoughts, considered briefly, then turned and walked toward the main hall.

He didn’t believe it. With the Fu family’s status laid out clearly, would this young heir of the Shen family really dare to lay a hand on him in the Shen residence?!

Zhou Residence.

“What?! He was driven out?”

Zhou Guochao had been listless ever since Zhou Qishan’s incident, even neglecting his stage performances. Hearing that Fu Lingnan had been beaten out of the Shen residence by Shen Lanxi, he suddenly sat up like a dying man jolted back to life, instantly energized.

“Explain clearly—what do you mean by ‘driven out’? Was the old man of the Fu family beaten as well?”

The Zhou family steward quickly poured him tea.

“The exact details are still unclear, but it’s certain that Fu Jiasheng went to the Shen residence with a search warrant, and that cannot be hidden. There was a huge commotion inside the Shen estate, even gunfire—likely real weapons were used. The search ended without result. It’s said that the Fu father and son left the Shen residence and didn’t even return home, going straight to the hospital.”

“…”

This was more dramatic than any play.

Zhou Guochao shook his head in amazement, brushing away his recent gloom.

“I didn’t expect that Shen Lanxi kid, who can barely say two sentences at a time, would be this ruthless when he acts. Even harder than his grandfather.”

Then he turned to the young man beside him.

“A-Chen, you need to be careful. That kid is no less capable than you.”

After a pause, Zhou Guochao added thoughtfully while sipping his tea, “Still… he’s a bit young. Impulsive. Can’t quite hold his temper.”

Zhou Yanheng smiled faintly and looked at the steward.

“What happened to that search warrant afterward?”

The steward was slightly surprised—he had just been about to mention it.

“The Shen family is now using that search warrant to accuse Fu Jiasheng of abusing power and improper law enforcement.”

Zhou Guochao frowned. “What exactly happened?”

“In Country A’s civil law, search warrants must be issued by the procuratorate. As director of the general bureau, Fu Jiasheng only has the authority to execute warrants, not issue them.”

Zhou Guochao immediately understood the implication.

“So the warrant wasn’t approved by the procuratorate?”

The steward nodded. “The procuratorate says they did receive an application, but the higher court never approved it. Now they are investigating Fu Jiasheng for obstructing judicial justice, together with the Shen family.”

Above the procuratorate is the National Assembly, and above the police headquarters is the State Council. The National Assembly is controlled by Shen Qian, so the procuratorate’s stance is essentially the Shen family’s stance.

As for the State Council… wasn’t the eldest son of the Su family in charge there?

Could the Su family also be involved in this?

Zhou Guochao glanced at Zhou Yanheng with a half-smile.

“You brat… you saw this coming already?”

Zhou Yanheng replied calmly, “Grandfather, you think too highly of me. How could I possibly know what the Shen or Su families are planning? I just happen to understand Shen Lanxi a little.”

Zhou Guochao was even more confused.

“You understand him? You two have nothing to do with each other. What could you possibly understand?”

Zhou Yanheng smiled lightly.

“We like the same things. That’s enough to understand a little.”

That day in the dark alley, he had personally seen Shen Lanxi sending flowers.

And Shen Lanxi… had also seen him.