“Perhaps it’s possible.”
“Alright, I’ll trust you this once then.”
Meng Jingwei knew she had no way out, and taking Jiang Quan with her didn’t give her many options for where to go.
It would be better to interrogate Jiang Quan right here and then leave, wouldn’t it?
Thus, Meng Jingwei, along with Song Jun, began their interrogation of Jiang Quan.
The Xiao family villa.
Xiao Cheng hadn’t slept yet, waiting for the result of the assassins.
But after all this time, there was still no news.
Just as Xiao Cheng was about to call back, his phone rang. “Young Master Xiao, your subordinate is incompetent. Jiang Quan was taken away.”
“We are investigating, but we cannot yet determine the identity of the other party.”
“What?”
Xiao Cheng’s pupils constricted. “A bunch of useless trash. I don’t care, Jiang Quan must die tonight!”
If he didn’t die, and the matter was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng became restless.
“Yes, your subordinate is investigating with all his might,” the other party replied.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Cheng could not calm down and hurriedly left the villa.
Some matters were best arranged by himself.
The car repair shop.
Meng Jingwei, wielding the electric baton, severely taught Jiang Quan a lesson, finally forcing him to tell the truth. “Wuwuwu… Stop hitting me, it hurts. I’ll talk, I’ll talk…”
“If you had said it earlier, you would have avoided much suffering,” she said, her face grim. With one hand holding the baton, she reached into her pocket, turned on the voice recorder, and began recording the entire confession.
“Wuwuwu… I don’t know… wuwuwu… A mysterious person called me and told me to pick up fifty thousand cash at a designated location, and to frame Meng Jingwei. They also gave me the reporters’ contact information. They told me to frame that woman named Meng Jingwei, wuwuwu… They said they wouldn’t kill anyone, so… so I did it.”
Jiang Quan, who had never experienced hardship, quickly confessed.
“How did the other party contact you?”
“They called my phone.”
“What was the phone number?”
“I don’t know, wuwuwu… The other party always called me, and the number… the number displayed as unknown, I couldn’t find it at all, wuwuwu…”
Jiang Quan wept bitterly, feeling as if his internal organs were trembling with pain. He then asked, “Who are you, and what… what is your relationship with Meng Jingwei?”
Meng Jingwei was furious and swung the electric baton she was holding. Jiang Quan, seeing the baton coming at him, yelped in fear. Before the pain could hit, his vision went black, and he fainted.
Meng Jingwei was not about to let Jiang Quan off.
She found a bottle of water nearby and splashed it on Jiang Quan’s face. The sudden chill revived him, and Jiang Quan woke up again.
She continued to question him and finally learned where Jiang Quan had picked up the cash, and that the fifty thousand yuan was hidden in his home.
After the interrogation, Meng Jingwei looked back at Qing Muyue. “The interrogation is complete. Can you hand the person over to me?”
Jiang Quan was Lin Meng’s husband. Although he was greedy and deserved to die, he was still Lin Meng’s husband.
Lin Meng had just given birth and could not be without her husband, and the child could not be without its father.
Qing Muyue raised an eyebrow. “You’re not killing him? What good is he to you?”
The man feigned not recognizing Meng Jingwei, speaking with a hint of coldness.
“Although he is greedy, he ultimately did not kill anyone, so his crime does not warrant death.”
“Hmm, that makes some sense.”
Qing Muyue nodded slightly. “In that case, take him away.”
“Thank you.”
Meng Jingwei was surprised that Qing Muyue was so accommodating and didn’t say anything more. She directly picked up the injured Jiang Quan and laboriously left the car repair garage.
Only after she stuffed him into the trunk and sped away did Song Jun approach Qing Muyue. “Mr. Qing, do you know ‘him’?”
The man stood tall and straight, his deep gaze fixed on the receding car until it disappeared into the twilight. Only then did a slight curve form on his lips. “Of course… I ‘don’t know’ him.”
One had to admit, her disguise was quite good.
Being able to deceive Song Jun’s eyes meant she had some skill.
…
Meng Jingwei, after leaving, abandoned Jiang Quan in a hidden warehouse and then left immediately.
This was, for Jiang Quan, the safest place possible.
Because…
While they were looking for Jiang Quan, the mastermind behind it all must also want to eliminate him.
Not only Jiang Quan was in danger, but also Lin Meng in the hospital, and their newborn child.
Meng Jingwei was somewhat overwhelmed. She contacted a private investigator to check the surveillance footage near where the fifty thousand cash was stored, hoping to uncover the true identity of the person behind it.
After giving her instructions, Meng Jingwei immediately drove to the Maternal and Child Health Hospital.
She was worried about Lin Meng and wanted to check on her.
But who knew, as Meng Jingwei stopped her car and stepped out, she encountered someone – Xiao Cheng!
As she walked out of the car, the eyes beneath her baseball cap swept over Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng glanced at her as well.
Perhaps because Meng Jingwei had deliberately altered her gait and appearance, Xiao Cheng did not recognize her at first glance.
Xiao Cheng was walking out of the hospital, while she was walking into the hospital. They glanced at each other, but neither stopped. They continued walking until they brushed past each other.
Bang—
With the sound of a car door closing behind her, accompanied by the sound of the car starting and gradually moving away.
Meng Jingwei finally stopped, her hands tucked into her pockets, and looked back at the car with its taillights receding into the distance.
Her heart sank to the bottom.
Meng Jingwei’s eyes narrowed, her fists clenched. Staring in the direction the car had gone, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Late at night, Xiao Cheng appearing at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital – was it a coincidence, or was he there to investigate her affairs?
Thinking of this, Meng Jingwei quickly rushed into the hospital and went directly to Lin Meng’s ward.
Seeing Lin Meng and Elder Mrs. Jiang resting in the ward, and the baby in the cradle licking its lips as it slept soundly, her anxious heart finally settled.
The next moment, Meng Jingwei suddenly remembered something. She turned around, rushed out of the ward, left the hospital, and drove directly towards Lin Meng’s home.
Since she had visited Lin Meng before, she knew the location of Lin Meng’s home.
As if by chance, on the road Meng Jingwei was driving towards Lin Meng’s house, she saw that black Volkswagen car again.
This was the same car that Xiao Cheng had gotten into at the hospital entrance!
After a long while, Meng Jingwei arrived at an old district in the suburbs. In a row of old houses, she immediately found Lin Meng’s home.
Because her home…
Was on fire!
Meng Jingwei, who had gotten out of the car, stood on the roadside. Seeing this scene, her steps faltered, and she almost fell to the ground.
The truth.
She saw the truth.
A truth filled with lies and one that caused her immeasurable pain.
If Meng Jingwei had naively thought just moments ago that Xiao Cheng was rushing around late at night to help her investigate the truth, then the fire at Lin Meng’s house and Xiao Cheng’s decisive departure were the best explanations.
It meant…
He wasn’t there to find evidence, but to destroy it.
The fire at Lin Meng’s house was raging. The residents of the old district were awake, some shouting through megaphones, evacuating the crowds urgently, and calling the fire department.
Meng Jingwei watched from the roadside for a few minutes, then turned, got into her car, and drove away.