Chapter 716 - 697: Oh my, Mr. Qin is actually not dead
After that day, Qin Rui Li and Xi Changqing were confined to their own villa. Apart from the delivery of meals three times a day, their only contact with the outside world was the television in the living room.
Every time someone from the Qin Family passed by this villa, they felt a deep sadness.
Xi Siwei was unable to plead on behalf of his parents; he couldn’t change what the Qin Family had unanimously agreed upon.
If he went to the police to report Qin Mobai and the others for illegal detention, it would eventually lead to the revelation of Qin Rui Li and Xi Changqing’s plot to hire a hitman.
So Xi Siwei truly had no options, especially after Qin Mobai’s return, when people strangled the economic lifeline of his company, and any slight misstep could cost him his entire fortune!
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Two days later, the funeral ceremony for the elderly lady.
The news of the elderly lady’s passing had spread through Nancheng over the past two days. On this day, in addition to the Qin Family’s relatives and friends, reporters were also blocked outside the villa attending the memorial.
The Qin Family’s movements have always been under the lens of journalists in Qin City, and now that the elderly lady has died, is the Qin Family about to make some big move?
That’s why the reporters came early to gather information!
The guests attending the funeral seemed to recognize a familiar face among the relatives.
"Isn’t that... Qin Mobai? The newspapers reported his death a few days ago; how is he still here?"
"It really is Mr. Qin. He isn’t dead?"
"If he isn’t dead, whose ashes was Lou Xi holding at the airport then?"
"My God, Mr. Qin isn’t dead!"
Amidst the chatter, Qin Mobai pretended not to hear, focusing solely on thanking those who offered flowers to the elderly lady.
When the family expressed their gratitude, the guests truly saw clearly that the man in white mourning attire was, indeed, Qin Mobai.
Thus, Qin Mobai’s prior death announcement had been just a diversion.
Why did Lou Xi announce to the public that Qin Mobai had died? Is there some hidden truth in all this?
Those attending the funeral had clearly shifted their attention away from the deceased elderly lady to this "resurrected" Qin Mobai.
Yet, Qin Mobai consistently offered no explanation. During the family’s gratitude expression, he only bowed to the guests without saying anything more.
After the viewing, it was time for the relatives to say their farewells. Qin Ruiqian and the others, according to their generational status, went up to express their grief and sadness over the elderly lady’s passing.
At this moment, people seemed to notice that Qin Rui Li was absent from delivering a eulogy.
However, nobody cared about Qin Rui Li; they were waiting for Qin Mobai and Lou Xi.
Finally, Qin Mobai led Lou Xi by the hand onto the stage.
As Qin Mobai and Lou Xi stood up, the audience fell silent, eager to hear Qin Family’s heir’s explanation about his "death."
But to everyone’s disappointment, Qin Mobai didn’t mention his "death" at all; he simply expressed mourning over the elderly lady’s passing.
Since Qin Mobai wasn’t discussing it, the guests couldn’t very well ask about it during someone’s funeral; that would truly be disruptive.
While the guests refrained from asking, the reporters guarding outside the Qin Family villa were far less tactful!
As for media people today, such audacity knows no bounds. Even though they clearly know it’s the elderly lady’s funeral ceremony today, they insist on blocking the entrance, preventing the convoy to the cemetery from moving forward.
Moreover, some reporters aimed their cameras at the rear of the vehicle where Qin Mobai was seated, turned on the flash, and began a frenzy of shooting inside.