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Picking up his chopsticks, Cheng Juan heard this and looked at Old Master Cheng very amiably. Yeah, were going tomorrow. You still have to see Yun Chengs scenery, so well take our leave first.

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Old Master Cheng was silent for a while before turning to glance at Butler Cheng.

Butler Cheng put away the little notebook in his hand.

Old Master, I think the plot of land in our backyard, the old back door building that Young Master Lu and Young Master often visited when they were young, is very good. Butler Cheng suggested very considerably.

Reaching out to knock on the table, Old Master Cheng said with a serious expression, Since thats the case, lets go back to Beijing. Arrange the plane tickets for us.

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Butler Cheng was speechless.

Since they were going back together, Butler Cheng would arrange their tickets.

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In Qiao Shengs home.

There werent many planes in Beijing and Yun Cheng. No matter how rushed Xu Yaoguang was, he arrived at Qiao Shengs house in the middle of the night after Qin Rans college entrance banquet.

He didnt manage to attend the banquet nor meet anyone from the class.

Qiao Sheng was drunk and Mother Qiao had to drag him up. At this time, he walked downstairs in a bad mood and yawned. Young Master Xu, Sister Ran is going to Beijing tomorrow.

Xu Yaoguang was taken aback. Beijing?

Yeah. Reaching out, Qiao Sheng pulled a pillow to him and leaned his chin on it. Speaking of this, he glanced at Xu Yaoguang involuntarily. I really thought you wouldnt come back.

I just wanted to ask her Xu Yaoguang glanced out the door and stopped halfway. He fell into deep thought and pursed his lips silently.

But Sister Ran really scored full marks in Physics! At the thought of the complicated Combined Sciences papers and then of Qin Rans terrifying results, Qiao Sheng jolted up and chuckled lowly. I heard that the headteacher of class 1.1 bet one month of pocket money on her and made a fortune overnight.

Getting full marks in Combined Sciences this time is a different matter, because of the Zhou familys participation in the college entrance examination. Xu Yaoguang glanced at Qiao Sheng. Do you know Beijings structure?

Qiao Sheng was dumbfounded. My mom mentioned it before.

Xu Yaoguang took a cup of water from Mother Qiao and thanked her before continuing, There are thousands of families in Beijing who have developed a series of systems. Beijing is divided into four factions: the Cheng, Xu, Zhou, and Qin families, all led by the Cheng family. As for the Qin and Zhou families, they already hit the skids a few years ago and have faded out to being almost replaceable by the Ouyang family.

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Although Qiao Sheng had never been to Beijing, his mother had told him about the structure there after the college entrance examination. Theres still the Lu and Jiang families, right?

Both families belong to the Cheng family. Theyve been very prominent in Beijing in the past ten years. The Zhou and Qin families have almost been forgotten after fading out, and most people only know of the five big families: the Cheng, Lu, Xu, Jiang, and Ouyang families in Beijing. They basically dont know about the big four factions, Xu Yaoguang explained lightly. Several colleges have intervened in the college entrance examination for three consecutive years in order to allocate various resources and forces but now, the current structure of the five major families in Beijing is about to be broken.

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Qiao Sheng wasnt at all drowsy right now. He didnt know there would be so many open fights and covert maneuvers over a college entrance examination. No wonder the examinations had been more difficult this year.

He still had two months left before going to Beijing, so his mind was on another matter now.

Those people around Qin Ran

Cheng Juan, Lu Zhaoying, and Principal Xu made up almost half of the five major families in Beijing?

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In the afternoon.

Ninghai Town, Qin familys house.

Qin Hanqius family lived in the town, in a two-bedroom and one-living-room flat with a small layout.

However, Mother Qin was eating with her uncles family at this time.

Fang Ye scored 530 points, which is 30 points higher than the cutoff line. The whole family congratulated the Fang family at the table.

A young man held up a wine glass and replied with a proud expression, Its average, I didnt do very well.

Fang Ye, you have great potential! You can go to the big cities. Mother Qin raised a glass of wine for a toast and then patted Qin Ling on the head. Learn from your cousin Fang Ye!

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Father Fang glanced at Qin Hanqiu. Hanqiu, you have to take care of your Qin Ling. He cant stay in this small town forever and be a good-for-nothing like you.

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Yes, yes. Qin Hanqiu just picked up his chopsticks and ate silently.

Father Fang glanced at him. He was such a loafer, and only his sister would fancy him.

This years college entrance examinations top scorer also has the surname Qin, Father Fang said immediately. Your familys surname is Qin. Qin Ling, you

Before he could finish his sentence, someone patted the door outside. Old Fang! Old Fang! Come out quickly, the mayor is here!

The mayor?

For so many years, neither the Fang nor Qin family had seen the mayor of Ninghai Town.

Father Fang said in shock, Why is the mayor looking for me?

He walked out and saw the mayor as well as several people watching the show behind.

Qin Rans college entrance examination results only came out yesterday and news of it had been overwhelming in Yun Cheng. On the other hand, Ninghai Town was remote, and news of the top scorer had passed on slowly since yesterday morning. The mayor only heard about it this morning and had thus rushed down with banners and pennants.

Youre Mr. Qin, right? The mayor passed by Father Fang and walked over to Qin Hanqiu. Congratulations, youve raised the second top scorer in our town. Student Qin Ran is the nations top scorer with a high score of 747! This is a 20,000 yuan bonus awarded by the town. I have brought a few reporters with me. Clean up a little and let them interview the top scorers family

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The Qin and Fang families were in a state of confusion and were at a loss for words.

Glancing at the banners and pennants on their shoulders, Qin Ling couldnt help but frown distastefully. Dad, Ill go home first.

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But Qin Hanqiu didnt reply to him.

The streets of Ninghai Town werent big and it was just a small town in a remote area. There were only three streets in total, and the Qin familys house was two streets down.

Qin Ling took the key and went home.

After crossing one street, he saw a middle-aged man standing at the end. Frowning, he turned to walk down another street.

The middle-aged man saw Qin Ling and immediately caught up with him. Kid, wait a minute. Im really not a bad guy, Im Beijings Qin

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He was so annoying.

Qin Ling plugged his ears with both hands and continued walking.

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The next day.

At two oclock in the afternoon, Beijing Airport.

Qin Ran and the others got off the plane and headed towards the black commercial car arranged by the Cheng family.

Old Master Cheng took the lead with a profound face.

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Cheng Juan followed Qin Ran with the luggage. Wearing black sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and taking long strides with his slender legs, he easily stood out from among the crowd.

Dad, go back to the old house, Cheng Juan pulled the luggage and said lazily.

Old Master Cheng was walking calmly with his back straightened when he heard this. Pausing, he asked, What about you?

Cheng Juan glanced at him and raised an eyebrow. How many times have you seen me stay there?

Old Master Cheng walked forward and was silent for a long while before asking, Then where are you staying?

Ting Lan. Ting Lan was a luxury apartment on the edge of Beijing University. As the best land around the area, an apartment there was more expensive than a suburban villa.

Then well send you off first.

Qin Ran followed Cheng Juan and lowered her cap calmly.

Her phone rang. Master Wei was asking for the address.

After asking Cheng Juan, she sent the address to Master Wei.

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Half an hour later, they arrived at the Ting Lan apartment on a duplex floor.

It was 480 square meters.

Exhausted from the long journey, Old Master Cheng sat down on the sofa and didnt leave immediately. Butler Cheng glanced at him but didnt hurry him. Qin Ran went upstairs to put away her luggage, then went to wash her face in the bathroom.

The phone on the sink rang before she finished.

It was Chang Ning.

She reached out to pull a towel and wiped her hands clean before picking up. Whats wrong?

Youre in Beijing? Chang Ning didnt beat about the bush and asked directly.

I just reached. How did you know? Qin Ran asked suspiciously.

On the other end, Chang Ning walked down a hallway with his hands in his pocket and smiled. Sorry, its my professional habit. Many people are paying attention to your movements these days.

Oh. Qin Ran walked out and poured out the contents of her backpack before rummaging through it at will.

For now, its the Xu, Zhou, and Ouyang families. Chang Ning didnt sound bothered. Ill send the details to you later.

After a pause, he asked again, What did you do behind my back? Why were so many families keeping an eye on her?

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Her arrival in Beijing felt strange.

Of course, they werent investigating Lone Wolf, but Qin Ran.

Who knows? Just send me the information. Glancing at the things on the table, Qin Ran felt too lazy to put it away and simply walked downstairs. If theres nothing else, Im hanging up.

Wait, Chang Ning said immediately. When will we meet?

Qin Ran put a hand behind her head and said calmly, Line up.

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