"It's fine. I'll show up at the company tomorrow, and those rumors will be dispelled," Tianyi said nonchalantly.
"Where were you this morning? You didn't come to the company, and you had me worried sick."
Tianyi calmly replied, "I went to see someone and handle some matters. Don't worry, I won't let those who want to vent their anger or those who want to make a big deal out of this succeed."
Hearing his steady tone, An Jing felt reassured and said, "Since you have a plan, I won't worry unnecessarily."
"I've put the three little ones with you. It must be hard on Lan Yu. Can she handle it?" Tianyi, fearing the children's noise might disturb Susu's rest, had asked An Jing and his wife to take their three little ones.
He also anticipated that some people might come looking for them and didn't want the children to be scared.
It was fine if Daisy came to see Susu, but he was worried about the Huangfu family members coming with ill intentions.
"You've also sent the nanny and tutor to our house to help. She's not tired. Our Ning Yu is overjoyed to have so many little friends to play with," An Jing said with a smile.
"Then we'll have to trouble you for a few more days."
An Jing asked, "How is Susu? Has her health recovered at all? Our Lan Yu was terrified when she heard about this, let alone Susu who personally experienced it."
"She's much better. She woke up today, ate something, and her spirits have improved a bit," Tianyi thought, feeling a pang of heartache. He had been willing to let Susu help Daisy and care for her, but he never expected it to involve Huangfu Shaohua and put her in danger.
"I won't talk anymore. I'll have my secretary send you the important documents from the company today," An Jing said before hanging up.
Tianyi didn't immediately check his computer. Instead, he sat in his chair, thinking about his meeting with Sheng Zhuzhu earlier that day.
Although the injuries on Sheng Zhuzhu's hands and scalp could be treated, restoring them to their previous state would require expensive plastic surgery. No one was willing to pay for it now, and she couldn't afford it herself.
Furthermore, the hospital doctors assessed that she had a mental illness, and after her injuries were healed, she would have to be sent to a mental institution.
Her eyes, wide and filled with fury, stared at him as if he were Huangfu Shaohua, indicating she was indeed not normal.
He had no choice but to pretend to be Huangfu Shaohua and talk to her, learning from her why Sheng Haoguang had kidnapped Huangfu Shaohua and harbored such deep malice towards him.
It turned out that the bankruptcy of the Sheng family was closely related to Huangfu Shaohua's mother, Wu Xiufang.
Wu Xiufang and Sheng Zhuzhu's mother, Zhong Lu, had been very close friends. Wu Xiufang was well aware of their Sheng family's business dealings, and the two families sometimes collaborated on projects or had business exchanges.
Therefore, Wu Xiufang knew the Sheng family's weakest points and used certain tactics to strike a decisive blow, causing their family to go bankrupt in a short period.
Last night, Tianyi had secretly met with a former subordinate of Lü Hongyuan to gather information about the foreign criminal syndicate colluding with Sheng Haoguang.
The leader of this syndicate, Jason, was a notorious villain. While he claimed to help Sheng Haoguang revive the Sheng family's business, he was actually using him to make a large sum of money to expand his own casino operations abroad.
Jason had come to Lancheng a few days ago, but upon discovering that Sheng Haoguang and his group had failed in their kidnapping and ransom attempt, he had gone into hiding, and his whereabouts were unknown.
However, Lü Hongyuan's former subordinate estimated that he hadn't returned abroad yet and was likely still hiding in Lancheng, probably planning how to smuggle himself out.
Tianyi believed this was the best opportunity to apprehend him. If he managed to escape back abroad, it would be very difficult to catch this leader again.
He had also contacted Su Kangxi last night and shared his thoughts.
Su Kangxi agreed wholeheartedly and was already deploying people to search for this person named Jason.
During his interrogation, Sheng Haoguang had pushed all the blame onto Jason, claiming he was threatened and instructed by him.
Catching Jason was now crucial. Tianyi had also sent people to investigate Wu Xiufang's background. It seemed she was quite capable and truly a supportive wife to Huangfu Shaohua.
...
Susu rested at home for two days. Her physical condition was slowly recovering, but her emotional state was one of torment.
Today, Huangfu Shaohua finally agreed to accompany her to the police station to give her statement.
However, when their car arrived at the police station entrance, Susu realized that the area was swarming with reporters.
As soon as anyone in uniform entered or exited, reporters would rush towards them, asking about the Huangfu Shaohua case.
Seeing the scene, Susu felt a bit intimidated. Tianyi held her hand and said, "Don't worry, someone will guide us in through another entrance shortly."
She nodded at Tianyi and then looked at the reporters outside.
Tianyi explained, "This case is causing quite a stir. Given Huangfu Shaohua's background and the severity of the crime itself, it's prime news material. All the media in Lancheng are vying to report on it, afraid of missing any new information or developments."
"This will continue to cause harm to the victims' families," Susu said, feeling immense pressure just looking at the scene.
Tianyi stated calmly, "They are public figures. How can celebrities and socialites gain fame if they aren't scrutinized?"
At that moment, an inconspicuous plainclothes police officer knocked on their car window. Tianyi asked Xiao Lin to lower the window slightly.
The officer said, "Drive your car to the street behind us. Someone will meet you there. It's a back entrance that most people don't know about."
Tianyi said okay and then had Xiao Lin quietly drive away.
As soon as Susu and Tianyi entered the police station, they heard someone arguing loudly.
"Officer Ye, it's been several days. Why have you only found out so little? When will my brother get justice!" the woman's voice was filled with grief and anger.
Tianyi recognized the officer explaining the situation as the one in charge of the kidnapping case. He had cooperated with this officer before.
Officer Ye explained, "Our interrogation and investigation work takes time. It's not as simple as you think. I've told you many times, please wait patiently for your brother's autopsy results."
"All you ever tell us is to wait!" Huangfu Mengqi said angrily. "Have you considered how we, the victims' families, feel? My brother still cannot be laid to rest, and why haven't the people kidnapped with him come to the police station yet? Those who might be accomplices of Sheng Haoguang, why aren't you arresting them..."
"My husband is absolutely not an accomplice of Sheng Haoguang! If you don't have evidence, please don't talk nonsense!" Susu retorted indignantly, stepping forward to confront the woman.
Even if she was Huangfu Shaohua's sister and felt guilty towards him, she wouldn't allow her to speak about Tianyi like that!
Mengqi was momentarily stunned and looked at Gu Susu.
Qin Tianyi immediately stepped in front of Susu and said politely to Mengqi, "You must be the eldest daughter of the Huangfu family. We are here at the police station today to give our statements. My wife was just rescued and is very weak; she almost lost her life."
Mengqi now understood who they were and said resentfully, "But she is alive, and my brother was not so fortunate!"