After ruling out that Fu Yanshen did not kill my cousin, and considering the huge debts my cousin owed, the terrible situation of being chased by loan sharks, and the police forensic report, I have accepted the fact that my cousin committed suicide.

Although his will to survive was so strong that day.

However, people's thoughts can change at any time, and sometimes, life and death are just a matter of a single thought.

After hanging up the phone, I rushed to my cousin's house without any hesitation.

In the bedroom, my cousin's eyes were red and swollen, as if she had been crying.

"Sister-in-law, what did you find?"

"Qiaoqiao, I didn't sleep all night," she said hoarsely. "Yesterday I spent all day sorting through your cousin's belongings and found a lot of phone recordings on his computer's cloud storage..."

As we were talking, my cousin-in-law handed me the computer.

"He made a last phone call before he died, and this is a recording of the call."

Listening to my cousin's words, I clicked on the audio.

"It's me," the girl's voice rang out.

I could recognize that voice even if it were reduced to ashes.

It was summer.

The last phone call my cousin made before he died was to her.

"Shi Xia, Qiao Qiao already knows about my embezzlement of public funds and our scheme against her. Tomorrow I will confess everything to President Fu!"

"Lu Ming, are you trying to sell me out?"

Shi Xia's tone was calm and collected, without a trace of panic.

"Shi Xia, I'm also doing this to survive. If I listen to Qiao Qiao, I still have a glimmer of hope."

"What about your wife and children? Don't you care whether they live or die?"

Shi Xia's smiling voice sent chills down my spine.

"What do you mean?"

"Lu Ming, your wife and son are sleeping so soundly right now. Your wife's belly is about to burst from the stretch marks inside, but they look so ugly."

"Shi, Shi Xia, where are you now?!"

"Of course I'm in the hospital... But I have people at your house now, I'll send you a video..."

Hearing Shi Xia's perverted voice, I felt a chill run down my spine, and my cousin's wife next to me also looked terrified.

That summer, someone actually broke into my cousin's place that night.

"Shi Xia! What exactly do you want to do?!"

My cousin's tone was filled with anger and fear.

Clearly, Shi Xia was showing him a live video recording.

"Lu Ming, do you think your life is more valuable than the lives of your wife and children? Your one worthless life is of course not worth as much as the lives of your wife and children, three lives in total..."

"Tell me, will you die, or will they die?"

"Shi Xia, don't try to scare me! I'm not easily intimidated. You can lay a hand on my wife and kids and be caught the next minute!"

"So what if you get caught? Your wife and kids will pay with their lives anyway."

"Also, my men are all orphans who are willing to risk their lives for me. Do you know what orphans are? Their lives are cheap. They are abandoned by their biological parents right after birth. They are fearless... Don't think I'm just trying to scare you."

"Shi Xia, you—"

"You have ten seconds to jump off your apartment building right now, or you can use your worthless life to collect the corpses of your wife and children!"

The recording has now ended.

I clenched my fists tightly.

So that's how Shi Xia drove my cousin to commit suicide by jumping off a building!

"Qiaoqiao, this is terrifying! Kele and I didn't feel anyone breaking into our house that night at all..." my cousin-in-law said in a panic.

“I never expected that Lu Ming would actually jump off a building for our son and me… He was so greedy…” My cousin-in-law covered her mouth and sobbed as she spoke.

She looked much sadder now than when her cousin had just passed away.

Despite all the wrong things my cousin did, deep down he still had some humanity towards his wife and child...

It's all Shi Xia's fault!

My cousin doesn't have to die. If he lives and is truly repentant, the Sheng and Lu families won't ignore his debts; they will definitely help him out.

I said goodbye to my cousin's wife and left the villa.

"Find out where Shi Xia is right now!" I made a phone call as soon as I got in the car.

I really want to see her right now and tear her apart!

Soon after, news arrived.

Shi Xia is currently on her way to the airport. Fu Yanshen is sending her abroad on a private jet.

Why did he suddenly decide to send Shi Xia abroad?

He must know about Shi Xia driving her cousin to his death and is protecting this scourge!

Last time, his mute brother touched my brakes, and he covered for him in the same way.

It seems that Shi Xia was right. This group of people doesn't care about human life at all, and Fu Yanshen is no exception.

When I arrived at the airport, they were in the private jet terminal on the second floor.

As soon as I entered the lounge, I saw Fu Yanshen standing tall and straight in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, wearing a long black trench coat.

Several planes were parked outside.

Shi Xia, wearing a khaki trench coat and carrying a shoulder bag, stood facing him.

Even from a short distance, one could vaguely see the innocent and harmless smile on her face.

Simply harmless.

She's such a good actress!

She's a viper who took a life with just a few casual words!

How could there be such a vicious person?!

Just as I was about to walk over, I saw Shi Xia suddenly hug Fu Yanshen.

In an instant, she let go of him again.

"Just a hug, why are you still angry with me?"

She looked at Fu Yanshen, smiled, and raised her voice, her tone carrying a hint of coquetry.

"I've thought it through. From now on, I'll still treat you like my brother! When I get to America, I'll definitely study hard and strive for further education so I can come back and help you in the future. Don't look down on me for being slow then!" she said to him in a very carefree tone.

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