Chapter 833: Chapter 522: Slept Already!
She really wanted to help Tang Fei, but if helping Tang Fei endangered her family and parents...
She felt extremely distressed inside.
Sun Shehu took another sip of tea, then looked up at Sheng Jing and said with a smile, "The Finance Minister just said it was a misunderstanding... What part does the Finance Minister think is a misunderstanding?"
Sheng Jing lowered his head to pour tea, his movements fluid: "Mr. Sun, just tell us what brings you here."
Sun Shehu knew that it was unrealistic to ask people to confess without stating any reasons.
As the old saying goes, confess and you’ll get a lighter sentence, hold out and you’ll serve every minute of it.
Resist and face harsh punishment, then go home for the holidays.
Expecting those in high positions to willingly confess is simply a fool’s dream.
Sun Shehu squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Sheng Jing, and got straight to the point, asking: "Does the Finance Minister know Tang Fei?"
Sheng Jing lifted his head and said angrily: "How could I not know? Even if he turned to ashes, I would recognize him."
"Oh?" Sun Shehu scrutinized Sheng Jing thoughtfully, wondering about his attitude. "Is the Finance Minister dissatisfied with him?"
"Not just dissatisfied. I wish I could grind that bastard to powder."
Sun Shehu adjusted the glasses on his nose and asked curiously: "Why is that?"
After a moment of silence, Sheng Jing poured more tea into Sun Shehu’s cup and said: "Family scandals shouldn’t be exposed, but since Mr. Sun asked, I’ll honestly confess. In any case, please do keep it a secret."
"Naturally."
"I have a daughter, named Xin Huai."
"I am aware of Miss Sheng," Sun Shehu replied.
Not just aware, her name rang in his ears like a thunder.
There are rumors outside that she’s indulgent, drinking every day, unable to find joy without alcohol.
After drinking, she must indulge in male company; any handsome man could become her overnight guest.
Some time ago, she brought a rock singer home and caused a scandal, didn’t the Security Bureau catch them in the act?
But now, everyone suspects that the rock singer was Tang Fei in disguise...
Because when Tang Fei and Lu Siyu left, the rock singer Chen Zhuo and Hua He from M3 also disappeared.
Moreover, this girl, being the Finance Minister’s daughter, renowned for her stunning beauty, was once described as ’charm beyond charm, fragrance beyond fragrance’ by admirers...
Wanting not to know was difficult.
"Because of excessive pampering from a young age, she developed a spoiled and willful temperament," Sheng Jing said with embarrassment on his face: "I’m not sure when it started, but she became very close to Tang Fei, even to the extent of talking about marriage."
"My daughter’s age isn’t young anymore, she’s dating, and as her parents, we naturally have a welcoming attitude."
"Her mother even sees him as a half-son, inviting him to the house for festivals like he’s family... even often making soup for him to nourish his health."
"Unexpectedly, this person harbored ill intentions, not only hiding his identity as Tang Li’s son but also deceiving my daughter’s feelings..."
"..."
Sun Shehu knew Sheng Jing was putting on a show.
However, he also felt there was some truth to what he said.
Tang Fei being close to the Sheng family and having a relationship with the Sheng family’s only daughter was well known.
Mei Yuyin regarded him as a half-son, often inviting the two Tang brothers to family meals...
Unexpectedly, that kid cheated them out of food, drink, affection, and even their favor.
When Tang Fei’s identity was revealed, he surrounded the Zhong Royal Family and escaped to Old Lands.
The Sheng family hadn’t been notified at all...
Wasn’t this just leaving them out in the cold?
Moreover, the Military Minister had more detailed information on Tang Fei.
While Tang Fei was dating Sheng family’s daughter Sheng Xinhua, he was also closely involved with the Zhong Family Princess Zhong Yu Xiuxue...
Sheng Jing’s desire to grind him to ashes, Sun Shehu could completely understand and accept.
But is this really the truth?
"Do you think I should kill him?" Sheng Jing looked severely at Sun Shehu, speaking out: "If you find his whereabouts, please do let us know."
"Finance Minister... On the night Shen Leyou was killed, Tang Fei... we confirmed that the Assassin was disguised as Tang Fei."
"Back then, Fengming Palace was surrounded tightly, only your vehicles could freely come and go... Was it really not you who took him out?"
Bam!
Sheng Jing slammed the teapot onto the tea table heavily, saying angrily: "What do you take me for? He humiliated and insulted me like that; if I’d known his identity, I’d have handed him over to the Military Minister right there... so how could I have helped him escape?"
"Moreover, what benefit would helping him bring to the Sheng Family? They can escape to Old Lands, but the Sheng Family has been rooted in New Star for a hundred years..."
"Also, I, Sheng Jing, have gained the Military Minister’s trust, entrusted with a nation’s finances... what could that kid bring me?"
"Without sufficient benefits, why would I put the Sheng family in such a dangerous situation?"
Sun Shehu nodded in his heart repeatedly.
Truly, this was the reasoning.
Great families put interests first.
Without benefits, how could they maintain their family’s standing for a century?
Though the Sheng family was not among the Nine Great Families, they were not much weaker than them.
Moreover, because they were not among the Nine Great Families, they had the opportunity to control the Empire’s financial purse.
No matter which family becomes Emperor, they would never hand over the Empire’s finances to the Nine Great Families’ hands...
That would be too dangerous.
It would also feed some unnecessary ambitions.
What could Tang Fei possibly give them?
To put it bluntly, even if Tang Fei succeeds in usurping power, what could he offer the Sheng Family?
Unless he marries the daughter of the Sheng family, then the Sheng family would become a family of the Phoenix’s nest.
But even if that were the case...
Would Sheng Jing even have the chance to control the Empire’s financial purse?
"One more question," Sun Shehu, feeling conflicted and undecided, said: "Miss Sheng’s relationship with the rock singer Chen Zhuo is close, witnessed by Director Guo Nu of the Security Bureau..."
Recently, Guo Nu’s power has increased dramatically, making him arrogant and disrespectful towards him.
He decided to stab him first before saying.
"Now that Tang Fei and Lu Siyu have disappeared, and Chen Zhuo and Lu Siyu are also nowhere to be found... Does Miss Sheng know the singer’s true identity?"
"Tang Fei was that rock singer?"
"Yes." Sun Shehu nodded.
"Is there evidence?"
"..."
What evidence can there be?
Tang Fei ran away, Chen Zhuo disappeared, where could they find evidence?
"To be honest with Mr. Sun, I also have people searching for that Sun Zhuo..." Speaking in a low voice as if afraid Sheng Xinhua upstairs would hear, "If Mr. Chen is found, please do let me know too."
"..."
Sun Shehu left with Shen Lewu and his group of Tiger Guards.
Shen Lewu, full of discontent, asked: "Mr. Sun, are we just going to leave like this?"
"What else can we do?" Sun Shehu asked, expressionless.
"We could throw the Sheng family into prison; under heavy torture, I refuse to believe they won’t confess." Shen Lewu said angrily.
"What reason?"
"They colluded with the enemy, consorted with traitors..."
"Evidence?"
"They aid and abet enemies, commit treason..."
"Without evidence, we cannot arrest and torture. But, this would also need the consent of the Lord Military Minister."
"Does he dare?"
"At the moment of life or death, what wouldn’t he dare to do?"
"..."
Sun Shehu, with Shen Lewu and his subordinates, left the place. Mei Yuyin and her daughter Sheng Xinhua came downstairs again. Mei Yuyin asked: "Mr. Sheng, is everything okay?"
"It’s fine." Sheng Jing reassured: "It’s resolved, don’t worry."
Obviously, Sheng Xinhua didn’t believe it.
She knew how serious the situation was.
If she had helped an ordinary person, the Sheng family, with their influence, would not worry.
But how could the Shen Family just let it go?
Sheng Jing glanced at his daughter, seeing the tension and worry in her eyes, his heart softened, and he said, smiling: "What? You don’t believe me?"
"I do believe," Sheng Xinhua said, "it’s just..."
"If I say it’s okay, then it’s fine." Sheng Jing said firmly: "Just...">
Mei Yuyin interrupted, coming in with her daughter: "That Xiao Tang kid is actually pretty good, it’s just... oh well, it’s already happened, nothing more to say about it."
"..."