The Amazing Son-in-Law [The Charismatic Charlie Wade] (Chinese name) Chapter: 4722

“Ma Lan?!”

Xu Jianxi was shocked when he heard this.

He quickly asked, “Sister Mei, are you saying that Ma Lan is the one behind this? She… she doesn’t know who we really are!”

Mei Yuzhen looked serious. “I believe that what happened to our family is connected to Ma Lan’s arrest. It could be because of her, but I can’t provide any solid proof.”

Man Yingjie jumped in, “Aunt Mei, I think Ma Lan is just a simple person. She can’t be tricked so easily, and she doesn’t have any real power.”

Sun Huina agreed, “Yes, Aunt Mei, Ma Lan doesn’t seem to be someone with real skills.”

Mei Yuzhen replied coldly, “Do you remember her son-in-law?”

“Of course,” Man Yingjie said. “Isn’t that the guy named Ye? What was it? Charlie Wade?”

“Yes, that’s him!” Mei Yuzhen nodded firmly. “Looking back, I always thought that kid was unusual!”

Sun Huina tilted her head and thought for a moment. “Aunt Mei, aside from being handsome, he doesn’t seem that special, does he?”

Mei Yuzhen replied seriously, “I can’t explain it exactly; it’s just a feeling I have.”

Suddenly, she remembered something. She took out her phone, which she only used to talk to her family, and started scrolling through it quickly.

After a while, Mei Yuzhen frowned and said, “That’s strange… why is there no update at all…”

Man Yingjie asked curiously, “What do you mean, Aunt Mei? What’s going on?”

Mei Yuzhen blurted out:

“Ma Lan’s arrest hasn’t made it into the news yet. This time, she was caught with over five kilograms of illegal goods, which is a significant amount. In a busy place like New York, we would expect the media to jump on this story right away. So why hasn’t anyone reported it?”

Man Yingjie quickly asked, “Aunt Mei, what keywords did you use in your search?”

Mei Yuzhen replied, “I looked up JFK airport, seized items, and contraband, but all I found were older stories. There was even one about less than 50 grams of contraband being discovered. If that was newsworthy, why isn’t five kilograms?”

Man Yingjie frowned, deep in thought. “It does seem odd… Normally, customs and police would want the whole world to know about such a major case.”

Mei Yuzhen said seriously, “This seems like it’s being covered up on purpose. I suspect the person behind this is connected to Ma Lan.”

She continued, “I know Ma Lan well. As you said, she’s just an old con artist with no real skills, so the biggest suspect has to be her seemingly unremarkable son-in-law.”

“Wow…” Man Yingjie exclaimed, “Should we report this and let them investigate the guy named Ye?”

Mei Yuzhen shook her head. “If he really is the one pulling the strings, he must be very powerful. He has managed to keep such a big story quiet in the U.S. while also finding out information about us in China and alerting the police.”

“Plus,” she added, “there’s something crucial we need to remember: he must have…”

Man Yingjie realized something important and said, “Wait, Aunt Mei! If Ma Lan’s son-in-law really is that powerful, then Ma Lan wouldn’t be so easily fooled. With her personality, if her son-in-law was strong, she would be acting all high and mighty instead of playing games with you.”

Mei Yuzhen replied firmly, “That just shows one thing: Ma Lan is clueless about who her son-in-law really is!”

Xu Jianxi jumped in, saying, “I wish I could get my hands on Ma Lan! I don’t care where her son-in-law comes from. If she doesn’t give back the money that belongs to me, I’ll take matters into my own hands!”

Mei Yuzhen shot back coldly, “Lao Xu, you need to stop dreaming. If Ma Lan’s son-in-law wants to help her get out of prison, he will come after us first. He figured out our real identities too quickly. We might be in serious trouble…”