"Fraudsters? Scammers?" Li Qiyu was stunned by these two terms.
"Sure, I can guarantee that in such a situation, it's 100% fraud. However, there's a strange thing. Logically, Song Yi'an didn't have much money at that time. For the scammers to go to such great lengths to deceive him, the cost they invested was even more than those tens of thousands of yuan." This detective was truly a remarkable figure. He not only helped find information but also provided after - sale analysis.
"So, they didn't really need to go to such great lengths for a poor man?" Li Qiyu tried hard to keep up with the detective's train of thought.
"Right. Of course, these scammers are the most shrewd people in the world. What we think is not worth the effort might have other values in their eyes."
When the detective said this, Li Qiyu suddenly remembered that when chatting with Li Xiangping the other day, Li Xiangping admitted that he had suspected Song Yi'an's identity even before Li Xiyu and Song Yi'an got married.
Right, tens of thousands of yuan really wasn't worth the scammers' great efforts.
But if the person they were trying to deceive was the golden grandson of the Song family, just this identity was worth billions.
"By the way, regarding the person you commissioned me to investigate, I've also found a very interesting thing. I wonder if Miss would be interested in knowing?"
"What is it?"
"Miss, I'm running a business, so naturally, the prices are clearly marked. I've investigated the matter you asked me to, and for this extra discovery, you'll need to pay to buy it."
Li Qiyu hesitated a bit.
She had spent 30,000 yuan on the previous piece of information. She didn't know how much money she had. She hadn't spent much money herself and didn't have a clear concept of modern money. But she knew that in ancient times, 30,000 taels of silver could buy half a year's military pay for an army.
So, it was impossible for Li Qiyu not to feel heart - ache.
She made an excuse.
"I need to think about this."
"Naturally, I'll prepare the information and wait for Miss's reply at any time."
After chatting with the detective, Li Qiyu sent the results she received to Ming Yuexuan and asked her to help analyze.
Ming Yuexuan also thought this matter was suspicious. "If we combine what you know with the information the detective found, it seems that Song Yi'an was really tricked by your dad. But there's also a problem here: Song Yi'an isn't a fool. With his intelligence, he was able to make the Li Corporation big and strong. He definitely wouldn't jump into an obvious trap. And if the moneylender and the person who gave him the money were the same, Song Yi'an definitely wouldn't trust your dad so much."
Li Qiyu was also full of doubts. She mentioned the second piece of information the detective had talked about and asked Ming Yuexuan whether they should buy it from the detective.
Ming Yuexuan said, "Money isn't a big deal. 30,000 yuan isn't as exaggerated as the 30,000 taels of silver you mentioned. It's not a small amount, but it's definitely not a huge sum. After all, you're a little rich woman. This amount of money is probably just a few days' profit in your account. But still, we can't spend money recklessly. These business people like to be mysterious. Maybe after you spend money to buy it, you'll find that the information is just something half - true and half - false, not really necessary."
At this point, Ming Yuexuan gave Li Qiyu an idea. "Maybe you can ask Song Yi'an."
Ming Yuexuan's original intention was that if Song Yi'an supported it, Li Qiyu could save this money. Maybe if Song Yi'an was curious, he would buy it for Li Qiyu - after all, Song Yi'an was the kind of person who would do such a thing.
But Li Qiyu completely misunderstood. She really thought Ming Yuexuan wanted her to go to Song Yi'an for advice.
The matter was stuck here. After thinking for a while, Li Qiyu summoned up her courage and went upstairs to find Song Yi'an.
Probably tired from the past few days, Song Yi'an was rarely not working in his study but in his room. Li Qiyu knocked on the room door. Song Yi'an thought it was Aunt Liu. It was only when he opened the door that he realized it was Li Qiyu.
Song Yi'an invited Li Qiyu into the room. Li Qiyu took a glance at the furnishings in the room. Simple black, white, and gray. It was indeed Song Yi'an's style.
However, on Song Yi'an's bedside table, there was a photo. It seemed to be of her.
It was a photo of her playing with Li Tong at home. She didn't know when Song Yi'an had secretly taken it.
But Song Yi'an quickly noticed this too. He quickly blocked Li Qiyu's view with his body and then turned the photo over on the table before Li Qiyu could react.
Li Qiyu didn't expose him. She had a more important thing to do today.
"Do you remember the loan you took before you and I, that is, before you and Li Xiyu got married?"
Hearing this, Song Yi'an looked up in surprise.
He suddenly understood.
So Li Qiyu had hired a private detective to investigate this matter.
This matter made him a bit embarrassed. That was the lowest point in his life. Of course, he didn't want his beloved woman to know about his embarrassing situation.
But since Li Qiyu had asked about this, it was better for him to confess now than for her to find out from a private detective.
Thinking of the latter, Song Yi'an still summoned up his courage and started to talk about that past he was most reluctant to mention.
"Yes, there was indeed such a loan. This loan almost destroyed me."
"Who did you borrow the loan from?"
"To be exact, it wasn't me."
"Huh?"
"It was my mom."
When Song Yi'an said this, he sighed and continued.
"At that time, my mom was seriously ill and needed money urgently. I took out all my money for her. To raise money for her, I signed a contract with a film and television company at a low price. My mom knew I didn't like being an actor. She didn't want me to sacrifice myself. So she secretly took out a loan behind my back, hoping that I could use the money to terminate the contract. But soon, the loan sharks found their way to my mom's hospital ward and threatened her to pay back the money. My mom was already sick. This scare gave her a high fever and put her in critical condition. So I was going to pay back the money my mom had borrowed from the loan sharks. But who would have thought that after a few days, with the interest compounding, the amount had reached a level I couldn't afford. I had no choice but to sign a loan transfer agreement with the loan sharks, as if I had taken out this loan myself, so that they would stop harassing my mom."
This scheme sent a chill down Li Qiyu's back.
Knowing that Song Yi'an was too smart to be deceived, they actually targeted his seriously ill mother? The treachery of modern people really refreshed her understanding.
Li Qiyu still didn't want to believe that this was something her dad could do. She asked.
"Didn't you ask your mom how she got this loan?"
"My mom said it was a friend of hers who told her about it. The moneylender was her friend's boyfriend."