On the way back, the children's hearts were filled with fear, especially the fear that Jiang Ziyu would leave with the man who had a fierce attitude.
"Mommy," Qianqian nestled into Jiang Ziyu's arms, her small hands clutching her clothes uneasily. Having been left behind once, her tiny heart was terrified of being abandoned again. "Will you leave with that grandpa?"
As soon as the question was asked, not only the children, but even Di Mingjue, who was driving, wanted to know the answer.
Glancing at them, Jiang Ziyu scooped Qianqian onto her lap. "No."
"Really?" Xiao Ran asked.
Jiang Ziyu stroked his hair and playfully teased, "Do you want me to go with him?"
"Of course not. I don't want to be separated from Daddy and Mommy. We should be together forever as a family," Xiao Ran exclaimed, standing up from his seat.
Through the rearview mirror, Di Mingjue sternly reminded, "Sit properly!"
Jiang Ziyu stroked his waist and drew him back into his seat with her arm.
The car stopped at the entrance of the Di family. Di Mingjue got out and handed the car keys to a servant who approached. After carrying out the three little ones, Di Mingjue held Jiang Ziyu's hand, lingering behind.
Watching the children enter the house, Jiang Ziyu turned to Di Mingjue and asked, "What do you plan to do?"
"My mother's car accident was covered by insurance. I'll first contact the police who handled the accident scene and the insurance company staff from back then," Di Mingjue conveyed his plan to Jiang Ziyu.
He also needed to arrange for people to investigate whether his mother and Jiang Ziyu's mother knew each other or had any grievances.
Jiang Ziyu clasped Di Mingjue's hand. "Don't worry. No matter the outcome, that was their adult business, and it has nothing to do with us. As long as you don't betray me, I will never leave you."
Hearing her confession, Di Mingjue returned her touch.
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With the one-week deadline, Di Mingjue dared not slacken for a moment. He arranged for Shen Lin to find the insurance personnel and the responsible police officer from that year overnight.
Due to the passage of time, the insurance personnel had already resigned from the insurance company. The police officer from that year had also been promoted from a junior officer and was no longer in charge of the police station in the capital.
After a day of searching, Shen Lin finally brought the individuals who had handled the accident scene to Di Mingjue.
"Mr. Di, these two are the police officer and insurance personnel who handled the car accident back then," Shen Lin said before stepping aside.
It was easy to tell who was the police officer and who was the insurance personnel from their attire.
"You have all met before, and you understand why I asked you here. I will be direct. I want to understand more about the cause of my mother's car accident and the other circumstances at the scene," Di Mingjue stated.
Upon hearing this, the man in police uniform spoke, "Mr. Di, I am Wang Kang, the police officer in charge back then. I'm a bit confused. The car accident back then was a normal accident and was concluded normally. Why is it being brought up again?"
"Yes, the insurance company also paid out normally. And there was no indication of homicide or suicide," Li Hong, the former insurance company staff member, added in agreement.
Di Mingjue stood up from his chair and invited the two to sit on the nearby sofas.
"Please don't be nervous. I'm just curious if my mother's car accident endangered anyone else's life," Di Mingjue inquired evasively.
He had personally gone to the scene at the time, and only his mother's car was damaged in the accident. As for other vehicles or casualties, none were seen or heard of at the scene.
Li Hong pondered seriously, "It's been too long. I don't know if I remember correctly. I was responsible for two car accidents, one of which was Mr. Di's mother's."