Chapter 33: Premeditation
A shooting incident occurred once again at the Xu Mansion. The police arrived remarkably fast. Butler Ge contacted more bodyguards overnight to stand guard around the Xu Family estate, and Anshi also rushed over.
Everyone knew they were deliberately targeted. The only explanation offered, however, was that "someone was hunting nearby, and their gun went off accidentally." Fearing Xu Si wouldn’t believe it, they even claimed to have apprehended the culprit in the nearby woods. A man, appearing simple and honest, was handcuffed with gleaming silver cuffs, apologizing to Xu Si with a shamefaced expression.
"I’m terribly sorry. I was just trying to shoot a bird and didn’t expect the shot to hit your house."
It was an obvious lie, riddled with holes.
Xu Si grew even more curious about who had orchestrated this shooting.
Anshi’s expression was grave as he asked if she wanted to continue investigating.
Xu Si nodded, her voice calm. "Of course, we must investigate. In business, it’s either you try to ruin my turf, or I try to take yours. If I backed down and didn’t dare to act because of something like this, I might as well sell the company and take up farming."
She understood this principle perfectly: in the business world, if you yield once, you’ll be forced to yield every time.
Consequently, she became even busier and had to submit another request to the school to delay her return. Given the complexities surrounding powerful families, the school quickly approved her request.
Fortunately, this coincided with the summer vacation. Pei Zhen, being an exemplary student representative, had accompanied the school to a month-long Summer Training Camp. He hadn’t witnessed the shooting.
Xu Si didn’t tell him about it, nor did she call him back. He was usually tired enough as it was; there was no need to burden him with more worries.