Bai Shouren stood up and stared at the surveillance footage, saying, "No, Cheng Yi wouldn't kill anyone. You faked this!"
"Whether it's faked or not, we can let the police judge." Tianyi turned off the monitor, restoring the office lights to normal.
Bai Shouren was still looking at the screen, as if he hadn't fully registered what had happened.
Tianyi sighed, "Your son is incredibly audacious. To only punish him for commercial crimes is really too lenient..."
"You! You can't give this to the police, absolutely not!" Bai Shouren looked at him and walked to his desk.
Tianyi looked up at him, spreading his hands, "I'm a good citizen. Of course, I have to hand over such important evidence..."
"I won't sell my cousin's things. I'll give them all to you, all of them!" Bai Shouren said hastily.
Tianyi's expression turned cold, and he asked, "But how do I know you won't keep some for yourself and threaten me later?"
"Absolutely not, absolutely not!" Bai Shouren raised a hand and swore.
Tianyi didn't believe in oaths. He said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I see someone spreading rumors about Bai Shouzheng and my mother, I will hand this surveillance footage over to the police without hesitation."
Bai Shouren understood that Tianyi wouldn't destroy the footage. He wanted to say something but didn't.
At this moment, he knew that nothing he said would matter. His son was too disappointing, having committed such a capital offense. He no longer had the right to bargain with Tianyi.
"Fine." He walked out slowly, like a thoroughly defeated rooster.
"You don't need to see me again," Tianyi said coldly. "Send me everything related to my mother as quickly as possible."
After Bai Shouren left, An Jing came into his office and asked with some concern, "Now it seems Bai Chengyi is the murderer of Xi Xianya's father. Are we really not going to give this surveillance footage to the police?"
This surveillance video was found by him.
Tianyi discovered that the place where Xi Xianya's father jumped to his death was the rooftop of Bai Chengyi's second-hand shop, suspecting that Bai Chengyi was involved.
However, rooftops of ordinary buildings usually didn't have surveillance cameras. Tianyi thought that perhaps surveillance cameras on taller buildings nearby might have captured footage of this building's rooftop.
Following this lead, An Jing spent several days checking surveillance footage from surrounding buildings and finally found a surveillance camera on the thirteenth floor of a building that was precisely aimed at the rooftop, thus obtaining this video.
Tianyi said, "For now, don't tell anyone, and don't give it to the police. Have you found out who the man with Bai Chengyi is?"
An Jing nodded and said, "I've found out. It's Zhao Jianhua's assistant, Xia Ming. This means Xia Ming was present when Bai Chengyi pushed Xi Xianya's father off."
"So Zhao Jianhua knows about this, and it's possible that Zhao Jianhua orchestrated it," Tianyi frowned.
He hadn't intended to get involved in these matters, but Bai Shouren had dragged him back in, and he had also learned that Susu had been helping Zhan Jiayi all along.
At this moment, his feelings were indescribably complex. It seemed that his peaceful days were about to be disrupted again.
"That possibility is very high," An Jing agreed. "Because the surveillance was taken by a camera in a nearby building, it was too far away to hear what they were arguing about. This footage can convict Bai Chengyi and Xia Ming, but there isn't enough strong evidence to prove that Zhao Jianhua was the mastermind."
"Right, things are getting more complicated," Tianyi said.
An Jing still looked a bit worried and said, "Last time I had dinner with Xi Xianya and Yi Feng, Xi Xianya really wanted to find out the truth about her father's death. Should we tell her about this..."
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Tianyi looked at him sternly. "Don't tell anyone about finding the surveillance footage!"
"Understood." An Jing said no more, thinking that they should wait until after Xi Xianya's assault case was concluded.
He remembered Yi Feng saying that Xia Ming was needed as a witness. Counting the days, Xi Xianya's case was scheduled to open in a week.
...
Tianyi returned home from work and, as soon as he reached the door, smelled the aroma of cooking. The scent was so familiar.
In the past, only when Chen Ma made soup would the entire villa be filled with this pervasive fragrance.
Bai Shouren's matter was finally resolved, and he was no longer afraid of his mother's past being dug up. Tianyi's mood improved somewhat.
Upon entering the living room, he found Xiaomei not in the kitchen but playing with the two children in the living room.
Xiaomei saw him return and came forward to help him with his shoes, smiling, "Young Master, you've come back quite early today. Young Madam is still busy in the kitchen, saying she wants to give you a surprise."
"Is Susu making soup?" Tianyi asked.
Xiaomei nodded and said, "Young Madam came back even earlier than you. When she returned, she specifically bought some fresh ingredients, saying she wanted to make something delicious. We're all fortunate to have a taste..."
Before Xiaomei could finish, Tianyi had already gone upstairs, not to the kitchen.
Xiaomei couldn't help but feel strange. In the past, if the Young Madam cooked personally, the Young Master would always be happy and go to the kitchen immediately. What was wrong today?
Had the Young Master and Young Madam quarreled?
She couldn't figure it out and could only continue playing with the children, hoping the Young Master and Young Madam would reconcile soon.
Tianyi went upstairs to change his clothes and sat quietly by the bed for a while.
He knew Susu wanted him to forgive her, but he wasn't sure if he was even angry with her.
Susu had always maintained her initial kindness and enthusiasm, which he found most precious.
Now, whether Susu had helped Zhan Jiayi or not, trouble would find them, and there was no avoiding it.
He wondered why he had become so hesitant and fearful of consequences. He thought he was too afraid of losing this peaceful and beautiful life.
He adjusted his mood, went downstairs to the kitchen, and saw Susu had just finished stir-frying a dish and was turning off the heat. He quickly went to help.
"Let me do it, you rest," Tianyi took the spatula from her hand and served the dish onto a plate.
Susu looked at him as if he were a rare sight and asked, "When did you get back? You're so early today."
"Just got back a while ago, went upstairs to change. " Tianyi saw the prepared, uncooked fresh ingredients beside her and decided to cook himself. "What about you? Was your studio not busy today? You came back so thoughtfully to cook."
Susu watched him roll up his sleeves, ready to take charge, and smiled, "It was okay. Are you not angry anymore, Chef Qin?"
Tianyi turned the stove back on and began stir-frying the vegetables with great seriousness, saying, "I told you I wasn't angry with you. You can help Zhan Jiayi if you want. But have you thought about how dangerous it was to go to the Xie family that day? What if Feng Rou had gone crazy while you were there? What would I do if something happened to you?"
Susu hummed in response, but couldn't help but retort, "I didn't know Feng Rou would be there when I went. I only didn't dare to stay longer because I saw her."
"Alright, you always have your reasons," Tianyi said helplessly.