Double evil in the business district

Chapter 253 Xiao Yue's Exploration: The Secret of the Family Emerges

Xiao Yue's heart trembled and he held the wooden box tightly.

"I just want to see grandpa's belongings," she said calmly, trying to hide her inner nervousness.

Xiao Mei sneered, "Grandpa's relics? What qualifications do you have to see them?" She snatched the wooden box and said sarcastically, "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're the one in charge of the Xiao family. There are some secrets that you'd better not know!"

Xiao Yue's eyes darkened, and she suppressed the anger in her heart. "Aunt, I just want to know the truth."

At this time, Xiao Hai also walked in with a hypocritical smile on his face.

"Xiao Yue, your aunt is doing this for your own good. Some things won't do you any good if you know them." He patted Xiao Yue's shoulder, his tone seemingly gentle, but concealing a threat. "You're still young and don't understand many things. Let your uncle handle it."

Xiao Yue shook off Xiao Hai's hand with a cold tone.

"Uncle, what exactly was written in Grandpa's will? Why are you hiding it?"

Xiao Hai's face changed and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

"What nonsense are you talking about! The contents of the will have been made public, what secrets can there be?"

Xiao Yue sneered, "Really? Then why would grandpa leave a wooden box on purpose? What's inside it?" She stared at Xiao Hai and Xiao Mei sharply, as if she wanted to see through them.

"You..." Xiao Hai was speechless for a moment, angry and embarrassed, "Are you suspecting us? Suspecting that we have embezzled the Xiao family's property?"

Xiao Yue didn't flinch, "Isn't it?"

"You!" Xiao Hai was furious, pointing at Xiao Yue's nose and cursing, "You ungrateful bastard! We worked so hard to raise you, and you dare to slander us like this!"

Xiao Yue's heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle, the pain was unbearable.

She took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions.

"I just want to know the truth. If you really have a clear conscience, you should let me know everything."

Xiao Hai and Xiao Mei looked at each other, a hint of viciousness flashing in their eyes.

Xiao Mei suddenly put on a sad expression and cried, "Xiao Yue, how could you think of us like this? We are doing this for the good of the Xiao family! In your grandfather's will..." She hesitated to speak, as if she had something to hide.

At this moment, an old voice came from outside the door, "Miss, in the master's will..." Butler Zhou stood at the door, holding a yellowed parchment scroll in his hand, with a solemn expression.

Xiao Yue's heart was shocked. Is the truth finally coming to light?

She walked quickly to Butler Zhou and asked, "Butler Zhou, what are you holding in your hand?"

Butler Zhou looked at Xiao Hai and Xiao Mei, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Xiao Hai shouted sternly: "Butler Zhou, you don't have to say anything! You have nothing to do here!"

Steward Zhou's lips trembled as he looked at Xiao Yue, then at Xiao Hai. Finally, he slowly handed the parchment scroll to Xiao Yue...

"This is……"

"This is... the supplementary clause to the will written by the master himself." Butler Zhou's voice trembled, as if he had mustered up great courage.

Xiao Yue carefully unfolded the parchment scroll, and a faint scent of ink wafted into his nose.

There were a few lines of words written on it in a beautiful handwriting. Although the handwriting was a little blurry, it was still clearly visible.

Xiao Yue read word by word, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

Seeing this, Xiao Hai and Xiao Mei's faces changed drastically.

Xiao Hai rushed forward and wanted to snatch the parchment, but was stopped by Shen Ting.

"Mr. Xiao, please respect yourself." Shen Ting's tone was cold and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

Xiao Hai's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to move forward.

Seeing this, Xiao Mei immediately put on a pitiful look and cried, "Xiao Yue, don't believe this fake will! Someone deliberately forged it to frame us!"

Xiao Yue ignored Xiao Mei's crying. She tightly grasped the parchment scroll, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.

The content of this supplementary clause is completely different from the previously made public will. It mentions a hidden family secret and the whereabouts of a huge inheritance.

This inheritance is not simply money, but an important business secret that is enough to shake the entire Xiao Group.

Xiao Yue raised her head and looked at Shen Ting with a firm gaze, "Shen Ting, I need your help." Shen Ting hugged her gently, his arms were warm and strong. Xiao Yue felt at ease when she heard his steady heartbeat.

"Don't worry, I will always be with you." Shen Ting whispered in her ear.

Xiao Yue took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.

She knew that the road ahead would be even more difficult, but she would not give up. She must find out the family secrets and protect everything that belonged to her.

Xiao Yue did not follow the usual practice of asking the family elders, but started with Butler Zhou, which caught Uncle Xiao and the others off guard.

She brought Butler Zhou to her study, dismissed all the servants, and then said to Butler Zhou sincerely: "Butler Zhou, I know you are loyal to the Xiao family, and I also know that you must know something. Please tell me the truth, it is really important to me."

Butler Zhou looked at Xiao Yue's sincere eyes and struggled internally.

He has followed the old man for many years and has deep feelings for the Xiao family. He does not want to see the Xiao family destroyed.

However, he was afraid that telling the truth would bring disaster to himself.

"Miss..." Butler Zhou's lips trembled. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind, "Before the old master died, he once told me..." He paused, looked around, and said in a low voice, "...about that secret..."

Butler Zhou took a deep breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

"Before he died, the old man secretly revised his will and asked me to hide a supplementary clause in a secret compartment in his study. But later..." He paused, his eyes wandering, "I discovered that the secret compartment had been pried open, and the supplementary clause was missing."

"It's been pried open?" Xiao Yue keenly grasped this key information. "When did it happen?"

"Probably... it was three days after the old man passed away." Butler Zhou tried to recall. "That night, while on patrol, I noticed the light in the study was still on. I went in and saw..."

Xiao Yue's heart sank. It was the third day after the old man's death, and Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao were busy dealing with the funeral arrangements.

Is it...

?

She didn't dare to think further, but her intuition told her that there must be something fishy going on.

"Thank you, Butler Zhou." Xiao Yue shook Butler Zhou's hand gratefully. "I know you're in a difficult situation, but the clues you provided are very important to me."

With the clues provided by Butler Zhou, Xiao Yue immediately contacted Lawyer Lin.

Lawyer Lin has been the Xiao family's legal advisor for many years and is very familiar with the Xiao family's situation.

Xiao Yue told Lawyer Lin what Butler Zhou said and hoped that he could help find the relevant legal documents.

"Ms. Xiao, please rest assured, I will do my best to assist you." Lawyer Lin said in a firm tone. Although he was the lawyer hired by the Xiao family, he was more loyal to the law and justice.

The addition of Lawyer Lin brought new progress to Xiao Yue's investigation.

He found the original draft of the will written by the old man from the vast amount of legal documents.

There are some discrepancies between this draft and the final will that was made public. The most important point is that the draft clearly mentioned a secret account, but this account disappeared in the final will.

Xiao Yue's heart trembled. This secret account might be the huge inheritance mentioned in the supplementary terms mentioned by Butler Zhou!

At the same time, Xiao Mei noticed Xiao Yue's actions.

She was extremely anxious and called Xiao Hai immediately.

"Brother, this is bad! That girl Xiao Yue seems to be investigating something! We must stop her!"

"Damn it!" Xiao Hai cursed, "This girl is getting harder and harder to control! We must think of a way..." His face was gloomy, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes, "We can't let her investigate any further!"

Xiao Mei hung up the phone, a sinister glint in her eyes.

She went to the study, opened the safe, and took out a document bag.

She looked at the contents of the briefcase with a sneer on her face.

"Xiao Yue, do you think you can beat me? You are too naive!" She poured the contents of the file bag into the shredder, and watched the papers being shredded into pieces, a hideous smile on her face.

"Now, let's see how you can investigate!"

The next day, Xiao Yue came to Lawyer Lin's office excitedly, but saw Lawyer Lin sitting there with a serious expression.

"Miss Xiao, I have bad news for you..."