Wei Ning didn't even glance at Meng Yan.

The nanny grabbed Meng Yan's arm, twisted it behind her back, and pulled her aside.

Meng Yan struggled incessantly, cursing at Wei Ning.

The nanny stuffed a rag into Meng Yan's mouth.

After clearing the area, Wei Ning called over the male nanny, who carefully examined Pei Zhao's clothes and any part of his body where he could hide the USB drive.

Still no results.

Mingyao smiled, a hint of mockery in her eyes: "Madam, may we leave now?"

Ice crystals flickered in Wei Ning's eyes.

If they couldn't find it, they couldn't find it; she had no reason to keep Mingyao and Pei Zhao with her.

Helpless, she could only watch as Mingyao and Pei Zhao strode away.

After breaking free from the nanny's grasp, Meng Yan also chased after her and ran out.

Wei Ning stared maliciously in the direction Ming Yao had left, gritting his teeth as he said, "Continue checking the surveillance footage!"

After Mingyao and the other two left by car, Meng Yan took out a USB flash drive from her pocket.

"Son, I did a good job this time, didn't I?"

Pei Zhao took the USB drive and said calmly, "Hmm."

The next second, Pei Zhao gave a thumbs up and couldn't help but laugh.

"Mom, you've finally done something worthwhile!"

Meng Yan was overjoyed and proudly patted her chest: "Don't you know who I am?"

"Hmph, I now see Wei Ning for who he really is."

"If you need me to do anything in the future, just tell me. We can't let Wei Ning get away with this!"

Pei Zhao was so moved by Meng Yan's awareness that he almost cried.

"Mom, you finally understand."

Mingyao glanced at the mother and son interacting so warmly out of the corner of her eye, then smiled as she looked out the car window at the buildings flashing by.

The USB drive had always been on her. Before the inspection, she secretly slipped the USB drive to Pei Zhao.

Mingyao had anticipated that Wei Ning would search her body.

Pei Zhao's shirt had a hidden pocket where the USB drive was concealed.

If Meng Yan had arrived any later, Wei Ning would have discovered that the USB drive was on Pei Zhao.

Unfortunately, Mingyao had already planned everything in advance.

Wei Ning never expected that she would include Meng Yan, with whom she had a bad relationship, in the calculation.

Back at the Pei family mansion, Mingyao immediately plugged the USB drive into the computer.

She took a deep breath and opened the folder.

The folder had no label, and when opened, it contained hundreds of photos and videos.

Mingyao clicked on the first photo. The background of the photo was very dark, and only the outline of a human figure could be vaguely seen.

Mingyao turned the screen up to its brightest setting and finally made out the human-shaped outline.

Her pupils constricted, and she immediately closed the notebook.

What exactly is that photo?

Mingyao bit her lower lip, opened the photo again, and her eyes turned bloodshot after seeing the boy in the photo clearly.

The boy in the photo is emaciated and huddled in a corner in fear, with shackles on his neck, wrists, and feet.

The most shocking thing was the hideous scars on the boy's body.

Tears welled up in Mingyao's eyes.

How could she not recognize that the boy in the photo was Pei Siyu?

Mingyao continued flipping through the photos, almost trembling.

The second photo shows Pei Siyu lying naked on the ground, covered in rats and insects.

Mingyao felt a churning in her stomach.

She covered her mouth and rushed into the bathroom, hugging the toilet and vomiting.

Mingyao collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

She twisted the fabric around her chest as waves of heart pain washed over her.

Mingyao burst into tears, unable to hold them back.

The suffocating feeling in her heart made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

The old man only let her take the USB drive, without telling her that it contained photos and videos of Pei Siyu.

After calming herself down, Mingyao continued looking at the photos.

Each video delivered a significant visual impact to Mingyao.

The disgusting images and distorted scars made Mingyao tremble with fear.

In the photo, Pei Siyu's eyes are lifeless and his expression is blank, like a doll rather than a living person.

Mingyao would turn her back to him for a moment after looking at a few photos.

Just looking at the photos, Mingyao couldn't imagine the terrifying torment Pei Siyu had gone through back then.

She was sobbing uncontrollably. When Wu Ma came over and saw Mingyao crying, she hesitated to speak.

Mingyao hugged Wu Ma and burst into tears.

In both her lifetimes, she had never known what Pei Siyu had gone through.

Having endured such inhuman torture, how did he manage to survive until now?

Mingyao couldn't imagine it.

She glanced through the subsequent photos and videos.

The video and photos were clearly taken by the abuser.

The old man is in poor health now, so she has no way of asking him how he obtained it.

However, some photos contain human reflections; there are two in total.

Mingyao got goosebumps all over her body.

"Aunt Wu, please contact Qin Jiaojiao for me."

Mingyao made the request, her voice choked with emotion.

Aunt Wu was stunned: "Miss Ming, it's best to avoid people like Qin Jiaojiao."

Mingyao clenched her fists, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes.

"I have a question to ask her."

Qin Jiaojiao must know something.

Mingyao gripped Wu Ma's hand tightly and struggled to stand up.

The two arranged to meet at a coffee shop.

Mingyao stared intently at Qin Jiaojiao and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "How much do you know about Pei Siyu's affairs back then?"

Qin Jiaojiao's lips twitched, and she retorted sarcastically, "What I know is none of your business."

"You think too highly of yourself."

Mingyao gripped the cup tightly: "You know about Pei Siyu's kidnapping back then, right?"

Qin Jiaojiao's smile froze.

She avoided Mingyao's burning gaze, her eyes filled with a hint of panic.

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