Chapter 144 - The Real Successor

"Eh? Can it record voice?"

"No, it's not the one you used back then." Long Ying's lips twitched. Security camera that could record voice was quite rare and it was mostly used for spying and would not be located in such conspicuous place. 

Yu Yan sneaked a glance at the security camera then nodded. "In that case, I'll call now."

"I'll tell my men to prepare the things."

But just as Yu Yan was about to make a call, she got a message in her social media. Looking at it, it was a short and succinct message from Lei Xing Yi.

Lei Xing Yi: Let's start. I'm going to AC Mine today to start everything..

"She's already going to AC mine. Can I go there?" Yu Yan asked and looked at Long Ying. In truth, the doctor already said that she was allowed to leave a few days prior but it was Long Ying who wanted her to stay here because it was safer here.

Long Ying nodded. "Alright."

"I'll prepare the car!" An Luo quickly rushed out. The car keys were mostly held by him, so he was undoubtedly the fastest.

San Xia was stunned. She then looked at her husband feebly. "I only have the key for our car…."

Lan Huo then thought about the key he held but upon recalling that he came here while using motorcycle because he came right after some mission, he discarded any thoughts of being the driver for the day. It seemed that he could only hope to tag along if the Boss permit it.

The three of them looked at Long Ying as if they were all asking for permission.

Long Ying knew what they were thinking. He lightly shook his head. "Return back and finish the missions. Lan Huo, finish the discharge papers."

"Yes, Boss!"

After giving them order, Long Ying proceeded to help Yu Yan to change her clothes. In but a few minutes, the papers were done and they were on their way to AC mine. Since it was located in City A, it would take some time before they could arrive in their destination.

The AC mine was still operating like usual with Manager Wu overseeing everything. It was clear that under his watchful eyes, the workers were doing their work as per usual. The only difference thing was that Manager Wu was waiting outside with Lei Xing Yi stood not far from her.

Lei Xing Yi was dressed in casual clothes and no longer looked like so much like a nerdy girl. Instead, she looked smart and yet also slightly cool. It made one wondered just what kind of person she was because she looked quite different from usual.

"You're here, Cousin Yu Yan." Lei Xing Yi smiled and greeted politely. She then turned to look at Long Ying and also treated him politely. "Cousin in law."

Long Ying nodded lightly. He was not really a man of many words in front of others and this time, he was merely accompanying Yu Yan.

"I didn't expect you to be so fast either, Cousin Lei Xing Yi." Yu Yan then looked at Manager Wu. "Manager Wu."

"You two little lasses are going to make my hair turn whiter faster!" Manager Wu chided at the two of them. How could he not know their plans when he was the one overseeing the mines? Not to mention, he had already gained some information prior the event from Kang Shu Jiang, their grandfather. Thus, he could guess what these brats actually wanted.

Lei Xing Yi looked at Yu Yan and vice versa. The two ladies then giggled.

"Many thanks for guarding this mine so long and didn't move job, Manager Wu."

"You're the best, Manager Wu. There's no way the plan can go this smoothly without your help."

Manager Wu looked at the two girls, who were praising him, and felt helpless. Their words were sincere but he felt that these two were also silently tried to pull him to their sides.

Forget it, he had made promise to Old Kang, so he would fulfill his duty.

"I already arranged the explosives, but I would need experts to confirm it once more. Also, are you sure that you want to start it right away?" Manager Wu looked at Lei Xing Yi as she was the one who was actually controlling the management of the mine from behind the scene.

Lei Xing Yi nodded. "You don't have to worry that much about my parents. I already traded the 5% I have for AB mine with my mother. She's more than happy to receive more share."

"I thought that you're going to spare them." Yu Yan arched her eyebrows.

"Why should I?"

The sentence was cold, devoid of any warmth whatsoever. It was as if the person whom she was talking about was not her blood parents but instead someone who had blood feud with her.

Lei Xing Yi glanced up and looked at Yu Yan. Her lips curled up to form a slight mockery. "Aren't you the same?"

"Did they try to sell you too?" Yu Yan furrowed her brows. Her heart turned cold when she thought about that matter. 

Letting out a self-depreciating laugh, Lei Xing Yi shrugged. "That pair of sisters surely think of similar schemes. Unfortunately for them, I already guess about such plans and would never let my guard down whenever I come to their place."

Looking at how Lei Xing Yi looked, Yu Yan sighed as her expression turned somber. She looked at her little cousin and sighed. "I can't believe that they're still not getting caught for what they did."

"It's not exactly a crime." Lei Xing Yi waved her hand. "Anyway, you come here because of the mine and not to reminisce these poor memories, right? Let's go and check on the location to make sure that there's nothing wrong. I wouldn't want to destroy it."

"Wait, I don't know the truth of the place and why we need explosives."

Lei Xing Yi was silent for a while. She glanced at Yu Yan's husband and felt that the man was actually quite something. "We cover up the real mine with rocks a few years ago. Well, it's actually grandfather's idea."

"Cover up the mines?"

Yu Yan was astonished. Looking at the mines around her, she couldn't tell that one side was actually a fake one. Why did they do this?

Lei Xing Yi was silent for a while before pointing to one direction. "That one. Grandfather had long want to make me his successors with you helping me. However, he knew that if he hands me over a lot of inheritance, my parents as well as your parents are not going to let me off.

They would think of various schemes to make sure that I can't get it. And with me still underage back then, it'll be easy for them to take the properties under their name with excuse that I can't handle it well."

Hearing that, Yu Yan's heart trembled. She knew very well based on her mother and her aunt's personalities, they might as well do that. It was clear that they were capable to do considering that they had even tried to sell off their daughters.

"How… does grandfather know that you'll still be underage?"

Does it mean that Grandfather had already predicted that he would die soon?

Passing a look at her cousin, Lei Xing Yi smiled bitterly. "Grandfather's health is not that good. When he plans to do this, it was when I was in middle school. At that time, he had told me that his time is limited and that he wouldn't be able to protect me forever."

No one could live forever. One day, they would surely leave this world. 

Yu Yan then recalled that a few years ago, she heard the matter of the second mine no longer giving that much profit. It seemed as if the mine had started to die after giving them a lot of results from the previous years. 

She didn't think too much at that time because a mine couldn't produce unlimited resources. But she never thought that it was actually a scheme that her grandfather made.

"Then…"

"With his mine being worthless, there shouldn't be anyone who object with us being the major profit shareholder, right?" Lei Xing Yi smiled lightly. She still could remember how her mother was relieved when it was said that she would obtain this mine and not the other one.

It was as if her own mother wished that she would live worse than her.

What a good biological mother. 

"I see…" Yu Yan replied in low voice. It seemed that her little cousin hadn't had it easy all this time. She slowly stepped forward and before Lei Xing Yi could react, she had pulled her cousin to her embrace. The two of them were of similar height, with Lei Xing Yi slightly taller. "You've had it hard Xing Yi."