Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1416 Hunting Crime + Fireworks 41

In the car, Li Han couldn't help asking Xu Qin, "Did you see the lion lying on the ground in the lobby? I secretly took a photo and asked Professor Shen to help take a look. He said that the lion represents Cao Xiaodong's closeness and attachment to his mother Liu Yao, as well as his submission. But now it has collapsed and is even damaged, which very likely means that something big has happened between Cao Xiaodong and Liu Yao that is enough to affect the relationship and interests between mother and son."

After listening to this, Xu Qin felt as if she had suddenly realized something: "When we were talking just now, I felt that Cao Xiaodong's feelings for Liu Yao were very complicated. His mother's unexpected death made him sad and upset, and his regret was also real, but I just felt that something was wrong."

"If something major happened between Cao Xiaodong and Liu Yao that affected the relationship and interests between them, I would have some evidence to support my weird feeling."

"So, could it be that there is something wrong with the baby in Zhou Shanshan's belly?"

Li Han couldn't believe what Xu Qin said. She almost jumped up, "Ah——"

"You mean, the baby in Zhou Shanshan's belly might not be Cao Xiaodong's, but Cao Xiaodong's father Cao Jian's?"

"This wealthy family is too chaotic!"

Xu Qin didn't think there was anything wrong with her guess. "You know, Liu Yao's family used to be a listed company, but the business was relatively simple. After Cao Jian took power, they gradually expanded the business scope to hotels, clubs, resorts, and even artist management and film and television production."

"According to the information I have gathered in the circle, there is no one in Liu Yao's family who can support the family, so if Liu Yao wants to maximize her benefits, she can only rely on her and Cao Jian's only child, Cao Xiaodong."

"But what if the major incident that almost caused Cao Xiaodong and Liu Yao to become enemies was that Cao Xiaodong was infertile?"

"Didn't Professor Shen get news from the Kailai Biological Research Institute that the Cao family carries a defective gene that is highly hereditary? Even if Cao Xiaodong has no problem with his fertility, doesn't Cao Jian worry that there is something wrong with Cao Xiaodong's genes?"

Li Han wanted to say something. After all, Xu Qin's speculation about Cao Xiaodong's fertility had too many and flimsy reasons. But she thought about how when she was taking Cao Xiaodong's statement just now, Cao Xiaodong kept making small movements and couldn't help throwing things when his emotions fluctuated greatly.

If the initial explanation could be that he lost control of his emotions after suddenly learning the bad news about his mother, then the subsequent actions seemed to indicate that he was out of control.

Li Han sighed softly, "So now we just need to see whose child Zhou Shanshan is carrying, or verify Cao Xiaodong's fertility, and then we can determine what happened between Cao Xiaodong and Liu Yao?"

Xu Qin was also a little worried. Whether it was to verify the baby in Zhou Shanshan's belly or to verify whether Cao Xiaodong had any problems with his fertility, it was not an easy task.

However, "Perhaps, we can start with Cao Jian?"

Xu Qin was not making this up. "Since Cao Jian and Liu Yao had fallen out long ago, and they had not completely separated for the sake of their own interests, he would not necessarily hide something for Liu Yao or Cao Xiaodong. In fact, to some extent, he might even be more willing to separate himself from Liu Yao and Cao Xiaodong."

Li Han's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly sent messages to Du Cheng and Jiang Feng. At this time, Jiang Feng also sent the information he got from Cao Jian.

Li Han gave Xu Qin a thumbs up and said, "My friend, you are amazing!"

"Cao Jian said that Cao Xiaodong had lost his fertility, so Liu Yao asked Zhou Shanshan to plot against him, hoping to have a child through surrogacy and conceal the truth for Cao Xiaodong."

"As for him, he thought that even if the child was born in the future, he would be nominally just a grandfather, but that wouldn't matter. He would be his direct bloodline anyway. He would be happy to make the illegitimate child the heir of the Cao family and let Liu Yao and Cao Xiaodong train him personally!"

Xu Qin was amused by Liu Yao and Cao Jian's behavior. "No wonder Cao Xiaodong wanted to kill Liu Yao. His teammates chose to humiliate him in this way and belittle him. He will have to spend the rest of his life watching that child who represents his shame and all his shame, and watching that child take over everything from him. No one can stand this!"

Li Han sighed, "It's really hard to describe Cao Jian and Liu Yao, especially Cao Jian. He also formally accused Cao Xiaodong of killing Liu Yao."

Although Cao Xiaodong seems to be more miserable, he is not innocent either. Xu Qin commented directly: "This family of three is equally guilty. So now it seems that the one who ordered the third place winner to ride the electric bike to hit Zhou Shanshan is most likely Cao Xiaodong himself, and Zhou Shanshan is likely to know about it."

"More importantly, we are unable to confirm whether the child in Zhou Shanshan's belly was the result of her having sex with Cao Jian or was actually the result of surrogacy."

Li Han just felt a headache, but from the information he got from Shen Yi, the possibility of gene editing in the baby in Zhou Shanshan's belly could not be ruled out.

Whether it is surrogacy or gene editing, they are both prohibited by law in the country.

Considering what Old Yan had said before, if the Kailai Institute of Biological Studies was suspected of a crime, then gene editing, illegal organ transplantation, human trafficking and other illegal and criminal activities were all possible. Li Han no longer believed that the Kailai Institute of Biological Studies was innocent.

There were many things going on right now, so Li Han could only cheer up and said, "No matter what, let's meet Zhou Shanshan first and see what the relationship between Zhou Shanshan and Cao Xiaodong is like."

According to Zhou Shanshan’s colleagues, she was a lucky 985 university student who worked as a waitress in a club to earn some tuition and living expenses. She was soon noticed by Cao Xiaodong’s mother Liu Yao and chosen to be Cao Xiaodong’s female companion.

The other party's original words at the time were: "Shanshan is smart and capable. Even if she is just a waitress, her salary will not be low. We thought she would be unwilling to be chosen by General Manager Liu to be his female companion at first, but it turned out that she was very open-minded. Anyway, the money that General Manager Liu can give her is almost more than she can earn in her entire life. She herself said that with this money, she can have a higher starting point for her career."

Seeing Zhou Shanshan now, and seeing how she and Cao Xiaodong disliked each other, Xu Qin and Li Han would no longer doubt the news they got from her colleagues at that time.

Of course, Zhou Shanshan's dislike for Cao Xiaodong was hidden beneath the surface, while Cao Xiaodong's dislike and even malice towards Zhou Shanshan were directly on the surface.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and revealing their identities, Xu Qin asked Zhou Shanshan alone, "Is the baby in your belly Cao Jian's or Cao Xiaodong's?"

"Do you know that three months ago, you were almost hit by an electric bike on your way to a prenatal checkup, and that it was Cao Xiaodong who deliberately arranged it?"

Zhou Shanshan put down the small silver spoon that was stirring the bird's nest, and looked up at Xu Qin expressionlessly. Seeing that there was no malicious speculation in her eyes, she spoke up, "It's enough for the baby in my belly to have the surname Cao. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me after it is born. I just want money."

"As for those little tricks behind Cao Xiaodong's back, he only dared to do that. It won't cause any waves."