Seeing that his father-in-law was frightened, and that he himself was also frightened, Zhao Chengguang felt a surge of pride. He had always favored the Yu Rui and Yu Xiang brothers, treating Zhao Chengguang much less favorably, but he couldn't do anything about it because he hadn't achieved particularly outstanding results. Now, however, he could stand tall.
Hu Yun, whom they found themselves, had earned at least tens of millions in just a few days, with only two voyages. The exact figure would only be known after Hu Yun had the pearls appraised, but it was certainly no less than fifty million. At such a rate of earning money, who in the Yu family could do that? They probably hadn't even heard of it.
Zhao Chengguang chuckled as he took the small box from Yu Changhe, then said, "Dad, I need to hurry to the jewelry appraisal center to have my friend appraise the value of these beads. Also, I need to deal with the fish we caught this time. Oh, right..."
Thinking of this, he quickly added, "I have to go now; I still need to deal with that giant squid."
Yu Changhe didn't know what Zhao Chengguang was talking about regarding squid, but after thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and get it done properly."
Zhao Chengguang noticed that his father-in-law was much more amiable towards him today than before, and he thought to himself that ultimately, it was his ability and achievements that mattered.
After Zhao Chengguang left in a hurry, Yuqi, who had been silent all along, finally called out softly, "Dad."
After she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face, but she held back her sobs.
Yu Changhe quickly stepped forward, took her hand, and carefully examined her from head to toe. Only when he saw that Yu Qi was alright and had no injuries did he feel relieved and ask, "Qi Qi, what happened?"
Yuqi looked around the room. Yu Jinshan closed the door and then locked it from the inside.
Yuqi then recounted the whole incident, starting with how she was kidnapped by three men when she returned home the previous night, and how she talked to the three thugs, was then sunk to the bottom of the sea, and how Zhou Xuan rescued her and they escaped together to the ship. She told them all of this.
Yu Changhe's eyes darkened. What Yu Qi said made perfect sense. Based on his understanding of his youngest daughter, she wouldn't lie, and there was no reason for her to lie like this, unless she genuinely wanted to take over the company managed by Yu Xiang. But that didn't make sense either, since he had already let her manage it. It was impossible for her to harm Yu Xiang just to get the company.
Yuqi knew that her father was still somewhat skeptical, and of course, she herself had the same thought. However, after thinking about it, she took out the phone that Zhou Xuan had given her, pulled up the recording of her conversation with the three thugs, and played it for Yu Changhe to listen to.
Yu Changhe frowned deeply, his fists clenched so tightly that his fingers turned blue.
If it's true, then what his son did is extremely disappointing and heartbreaking. To be able to harm his own sister is truly ruthless. And this is only because Yuqi took his share. If he were to divide the property among Yurui, Yuqi, and Yujiao, would his son then turn on him?
However, this phone recording also cannot be used as valid evidence, and there is a high possibility that it was forged.
Yu Changhe thought for a moment, then picked up the phone on the table and called Yu Xiang directly.
"Hello, Yuxiang... It's me, where are you?... Come home, I have something to ask you to do."
When Yu Changhe made the call, he didn't tell Yu Xiang that he had something to ask him. He only said that he had something to arrange for him to do, so that it would not easily arouse his suspicion.
Yu Xiang returned home about twenty minutes later. He parked his car outside the villa and hurried to the living room, saying as he went, "Dad, is there anything you need me to do..."
But as he spoke, he looked up and saw Yuqi staring at him. He froze, stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide with surprise and panic, and stammered, "You...you...Yuqi, you...why are you still...at home?"
"Where do you want me to be?" Upon seeing her second brother Yu Xiang's expression, Yu Qi understood something. She felt cold and distressed, and said coldly, "Second brother, where do you want me to be right now? On the seabed over at Black Reef?"
Yu Xiang was stunned for a moment, his face turned pale, and then he said, "What did you say? I don't understand."
Yu Changhe understood somewhat, and immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Yu Xiang, how dare you! You even dare to harm your own sister? You...you have hurt me so much. Do you want to throw me into the sea too?"
Yu Xiang quickly shook his head and said, "Dad, no, no, no, I didn't harm my sister. How could I possibly harm her? Of course, I would never harm you."
Yu Changhe snorted, then with a stern face, told Yu Qi to play the recording again.
Yuqi remained silent and played the recording again in front of Yuxiang. Yuxiang's face changed drastically upon hearing it, but he still denied it, saying, "This is too outrageous! How could I possibly harm Qiqi? She's my own sister!"
Zhou Xuan snorted upstairs, thinking to himself that this guy was really good at pretending. If he were to deal with this scumbag alone, he would have at least dozens of ways to deal with him using his superpowers. There was no secret that he couldn't get out of him.
Yu Changhe's face hardened, and he said coldly, "Yu Xiang, do you know why I transferred the company you were managing to your sister? Do you think your sister took over your company? You bastard, I was saving you. You worthless piece of trash, I might as well have beaten you to death."
After saying this, Yu Changhe picked up his father's long opium pipe and started hitting Yu Xiang on the head, shouting angrily, "I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"
Yu Xiang dodged a few times, then said urgently, "Dad, can you be reasonable? I didn't do anything wrong, you can't force those things onto me, can you?"
Seeing Yu Xiang still trying to deny it, Yu Changhe became even more enraged and cursed, "You bastard! I'm telling you to give up your company, not to take over your management. It's because you were involved in drug trafficking and smuggling, and the province has investigated it thoroughly. You think you were doing it secretly? That no one knew? You fool, you're doing things that will get you killed! I need you to quickly sell what you're doing. I need to send you abroad temporarily to avoid trouble. I'll then make arrangements for you in China. Otherwise, if you're caught, not only will you lose your head, but our entire Yu family's business will suffer a fatal blow!"
Yu Xiang was startled, and his face turned even paler. If it was because of this, then he had indeed been reckless. He knew that the old man had always been much more kind to him and his two brothers.
Yu Changhe became angry and immediately kicked Yu Xiang again, cursing, "You're such a disappointment! Get out of here right now!"
He then took a small box from the table near the wall and handed it to Yuxiang, saying, "Get out. Don't come back without my orders, and don't let anyone know, otherwise no one can save you."
Yu Xiang opened the box and was stunned. Inside was a bank card, several passports and documents. It seemed that Yu Changhe wanted him to leave Donghai and go abroad immediately.
It seems things are really serious. Yu Xiang has angered Yu Changhe before, but he would never treat him like this. It seems that hiring an assassin to deal with his sister Yu Qi is a bit too serious.
Yu Changhe thought for a moment, then called another person over. It was one of his old subordinates from the company. He returned from the town a dozen minutes later and was then assigned to escort Yu Xiang to the airport to leave the country.
Yuqi remained silent, her face expressionless. Her father's obvious favoritism towards her second brother made any further discussion unnecessary.
After the person who had been called back escorted Yu Xiang to the airport, Yu Changhe sighed deeply and said to Yu Qi, "Qi Qi, don't blame your father for being biased. No matter how wrong Yu Xiang is, he is still your dear second brother. As long as he learns his lesson in the future, let it go. You can't possibly send your second brother to the execution ground to be shot, can you?"
Yuqi turned her face to the side, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed silently.
Yu Changhe paused for a moment, then gently patted Yu Qi's shoulder and said, "Don't overthink it. Go to sleep and get a good night's rest so you'll be refreshed for work tomorrow."
Yuqi suddenly wiped away her tears, turned to Yu Changhe and said, "Dad, I have no objection to releasing Second Brother, but there's one thing you have to promise me, otherwise you can pretend you don't have a daughter."
Yu Changhe and Yu Jinshan were both taken aback. Yu Qi's tone was too serious. They wondered what conditions she was going to set.
"What...do you want me to promise you?" Yu Changhe asked tentatively. If Yu Xiang still wanted to take responsibility for something, then he would just pretend he hadn't said anything and not let him off the hook.
Yuqi snorted, then pointed to the rooftop and said, "I want that Hu Yun to be my assistant. Whatever salary you pay him on the ship, you have to pay him the same here. In short, you have to transfer him to my company, otherwise I won't do it. You can find someone else to manage Second Brother's company."
Yu Qi's words surprised not only Zhou Xuan upstairs, but also Yu Jinshan in the living room. He immediately stood up and waved his hand, saying, "No, no, Hu Yun is doing very well on the ship. He can only fully utilize his abilities on the ship. On the ship, he is a capable person who can make our Yu family more than 100 million yuan in profit a year. Putting him with you would be a waste."
Zhou Xuan, upstairs, also became anxious. If Yu Qi were transferred to work in one of the companies under Yu Xiang's control, it would be really boring.
Yu Changhe never expected Yu Qi to make such a condition; it was something he never even dreamed of.
After a moment's hesitation, Yu Changhe said thoughtfully, "Qiqi, you can have anyone you want, so why do you need this person? As your second uncle said, Hu Yun can only use his skills on the ship. What use is he on land? Giving him an annual salary of over five million is impossible."