"My wife is still alive, but your brother is dead. This is no accident," Tianyi retorted. "Sheng Haoguang was only targeting your brother. My wife was an innocent victim caught in the crossfire!"
Mengqi said with grief and indignation, "He's gone now. You can say whatever you want."
Susu stood beside Tianyi and expressed her deep sympathy for Mengqi's loss. "I was kidnapped with him and saw everything from the side. I don't know what deep hatred Sheng Haoguang and Huangfu Shaohua have for each other, but he and his men kept beating him. It was heartbreaking to watch."
"Tell me, quickly tell me, what exactly happened after you were kidnapped?" Mengqi, agitated, tried to grab Susu, but Tianyi blocked her.
At this moment, Officer Ye said sternly, "Miss Huangfu, please don't be so aggressive here. We still need to take Ms. Gu's statement. Please go back. We will notify you immediately if there are any new developments."
Mengqi stared intently at Susu and asked, "Why don't you say something! How did the whole thing happen..."
"Miss Huangfu, please," Officer Ye said, preparing to have her escorted out if she didn't leave.
Susu avoided Mengqi's gaze and followed a police officer to the interview room, the memories of those events causing her pain.
After Susu finished her statement, Officer Ye noticed discrepancies between her account and Sheng Haoguang's.
It seemed Sheng Haoguang had been dishonest during the interrogation, not telling the whole truth, even claiming that Jason's subordinates had beaten Huangfu Shaohua to death.
In Susu's view, it was Sheng Haoguang who delivered the fatal blow to Huangfu Shaohua.
Susu and Tianyi left the police station through an inconspicuous back door. Not long after stepping out, they saw Huangfu Mengqi again.
She was accompanied by two men. One was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, with an arm around Mengqi's shoulder, indicating a close relationship.
The other man was dressed formally and wore rimless glasses, likely a lawyer.
Tianyi shielded Susu and said to them impolitely, "We've told the responsible officers everything we know. We also feel very sorry and sad about your brother's death, but my wife did everything she could. Please stop bothering her."
Mengqi ignored Qin Tianyi and whatever he was saying. She only stared at Gu Susu and asked, "Can you tell me why you arranged to meet my brother, and the entire process of your kidnapping? Just once, I want to know the whole truth!"
"The truth? My wife is also a victim and has no idea about any truth. The so-called truth is probably something only your Huangfu family knows best," Tianyi retorted.
Mengqi's husband stepped forward and said, "If you speak like that, I'll have my lawyer sue your wife. She also bears joint responsibility! And whose side are you on? I have to suspect you are colluding with Sheng Haoguang. What method did your wife use to lure Shaohua into ditching his bodyguards, knowing he was in danger?"
Susu immediately explained, "I didn't know anyone intended to harm Huangfu Shaohua, nor did I know he had ditched his bodyguards before coming to meet me..."
"You don't need to tell them anything," Tianyi stopped her. "If you want to sue, then sue. Just find my lawyer."
Susu understood Mengqi's request. Having lost her own brother, it was not wrong for her to want to know the entire sequence of events.
Susu didn't want Tianyi to have such a strained relationship with the Huangfu family over this matter, nor did she want him to offend Mengqi's husband.
She tugged at Tianyi's sleeve, breaking free from his protection, and looked at Mengqi. "Alright, I can tell you what happened then, and the whole story. Can we find a place to sit down and talk calmly?"
Mengqi also tugged at Yao Feili's arm and said, "I don't want any complications. I just want to know how Shaohua died?"
Yao Feili nodded, his expression softening towards Tianyi. "Okay, I'll have someone find a quiet place for us to sit."
Tianyi no longer insisted and nodded slightly, respecting Susu's wishes.
Susu and Tianyi's car followed Mengqi's car to a private winery arranged by Yao Feili.
The owner personally opened a bottle of wine for them. There were no other guests, making it a very quiet place suitable for discussing matters.
Mengqi requested to sit at a small table alone with Susu, while Tianyi, Yao Feili, and the lawyer sat at a larger table nearby.
Mengqi forced a slight smile and said, "You can tell me now."
Susu saw the deep sorrow in her eyes and knew how much her heart ached.
"Mm, I asked him to meet me then, I just wanted to talk to him about Daisy..."
Tianyi and Yao Feili sat at another table, swirling their wine glasses and chatting casually.
"We were almost cooperating with your group last time, but unfortunately, I had to win my beauty's heart," Yao Feili said, clinking glasses with him. "Mr. Qin, you don't still hold a grudge against me, do you?"
Tianyi clinked glasses with him, took a sip of red wine, and said, "How could I? Sometimes cooperation depends on fate. Even without this project, our group has other projects underway. There's no grudge to speak of."
"Mr. Qin is indeed a man of great ambition. I believe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future," Yao Feili also sipped the red wine, savoring its bittersweet taste.
Tianyi drained his glass and said, "I look forward to it."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Susu's side. Having to constantly recall the experience of being kidnapped must have been very difficult for her.
Although he felt heartache for her, he also knew that if they didn't provide an explanation to the Huangfu family, they would continue to pester Susu.
He and Yao Feili had no conflict of interest; they were mere acquaintances, and their confrontation was solely for his wife's sake.
After Susu finished speaking with Mengqi, she saw Mengqi gripping her wine glass with all her might. "I've told you everything that happened. I hope you feel a little better. Huangfu Shaohua did his best to help me when I was in danger, but I couldn't save his life even though I wanted to help him. Please accept my condolences."
Mengqi remained silent. The thought of Shaohua suffering so much before his death was unbearable, and her grief intensified.
Unable to face her overwhelming sorrow any longer, Susu stood up and said, "Then I should go."
Seeing her get up, Tianyi quickly put down his wine glass and walked over, supporting her. "Let's go back."
Susu nodded. Mengqi no longer stopped them, remaining in her posture of holding the wine glass, motionless.
After Tianyi had helped Susu walk a few steps, he heard Yao Feili's anxious voice from behind, "Mengqi, relax your hand. You've crushed the wine glass, and your hand is bleeding! Be careful of the glass shards..."
Susu and Tianyi left the winery without looking back.
Susu still felt a wave of pain in her heart and didn't want to speak, just wanting to go back and rest.
Facing the pain of Huangfu Shaohua's relatives was too heavy.