Chapter 278 Downfall
I gently pulled Jiang Yichen's sleeve and whispered, "It's okay, Aunt Lin won't hurt me."
Jiang Yichen turned his head to look at me, his eyes softened a little, but his body still didn't move. His palm gently covered the back of my hand, and the warm touch warmed my heart.
I turned to look at Lin Shu and asked softly, "Aunt Lin, how is your son now?"
She raised her head, her eyes full of tears: "The Jin family promised to let him go, but I... I know they won't give up easily. I... I really don't know what to do..."
I sighed, feeling a pang of sadness. Although Lin Shu did something wrong, she was also forced to do so. I was about to say something else,
I turned to look at Lin Shu. Her weathered face was full of fear and fatigue, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to hide countless helplessness. I tried to make my tone gentle but firm: "Aunt Lin, please go back first. It's not safe here. If the Jin family troubles you again, you must contact me as soon as possible, and I will do my best to help you."
There was a flash of gratitude in Lin Shu's eyes, her lips trembled, and she seemed to have a thousand words to say but didn't know where to start.
She raised her hand to wipe away the turbid tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice hoarse with age.
Jiang Yichen stood beside me, frowning slightly, with a hint of worry and disapproval in his eyes: "You are always so soft-hearted. Aren't you afraid that she will have other thoughts?"
I smiled bitterly, my heart full of emotion: "She was also forced into a desperate situation by the Jin family. I can understand that kind of helplessness and pain. If possible, who would be willing to do evil?"
Jiang Yichen looked at me quietly, and the worry in his eyes gradually turned into tenderness and heartache. He didn't say anything more, but just gently held my hand and wrapped my hand in his warm and strong palm. The familiar warmth came from his fingertips, which calmed my originally flustered heart a little.
"Let's go, let's go back first, grandma is waiting." His voice was low and soft, with endless doting.
"Let's go."
At the same time, Xiao Tiantian and Xu Sisi are preparing to go to the hospital as Sisi has been feeling unwell recently.
I walked towards the garage side by side with him, and got into the car one after another. Along the way, his hand was always tightly holding mine, never letting go.
When we got home, grandma was half leaning against the bed. When she saw us coming back, she showed a relieved smile on her face. Jiang Yichen walked up to her, gently tucked the corner of the quilt for her, and said gently, "Grandma, don't worry, we will take care of everything."
Grandma nodded slightly, her eyes moving over us, full of love: "With you here, grandma feels relieved."
I walked to my grandmother, held her hand, and said softly, "Grandma, you should have a good rest. We will take care of this matter."
Jiang Yichen also echoed from the side with a firm look in his eyes.
At night, the lights in the house were soft and warm. Jiang Yichen sat beside me, gently hugged me, rested his chin on the top of my head, and whispered: "Baby, no matter what danger you encounter in the future, you must remember that I will always be by your side and will not let you get hurt."
I leaned in his arms, feeling his strong heartbeat, and my heart was filled with emotion and peace of mind: "I know, but the most important thing now..."
Jiang Yichen didn't say anything else, but just gently held my hand. His palm was warm and strong, which made me feel a little more at ease. His other hand took my shoulder and pulled me closer to him.
Holding my grandfather's diary, it feels heavy, as if it carries countless secrets.
"These diaries... can we really find what we want?" I asked in a low voice, my fingers gently touching the yellowed pages. I felt a slight roughness at my fingertips, as if I could touch the breath of my grandfather back then.
Jiang Yichen stood beside me, his eyes fell on the diary, and his voice was steady: "Since grandpa left these behind, he must have had his reasons. Let's look carefully, maybe we can find some clues."
I opened the first page of the diary. Grandpa's handwriting was neat and powerful, recording what he saw and heard back then. As I turned the pages, my heartbeat gradually accelerated, as if every line of words was telling me a truth that had been buried in the dust.
"Look here!" I suddenly stopped and pointed at a paragraph of text, my voice trembling, "Grandpa recorded the evidence of the Jin family's smuggling, as well as the receipt of their remittance to Lin Shu... These are enough to overturn the case, right?"
Jiang Yichen moved closer, quickly scanned the lines of text, and frowned slightly: "Indeed, these pieces of evidence are crucial. However, we still need to sort them out and make sure that every piece of evidence can stand up."
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down, and gently stroked the yellowed pages with my fingers, as if I could feel my grandfather's mood back then. Jiang Yichen looked at me with a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and suddenly reached out and held my hand.
"Now we are only one step away. There will be news from pregnant woman Li soon."
"It's just a little complicated. You need to wait two days."
"His voice was low and firm, and the warmth from his palm made me feel at ease.
I let his hand hold mine tightly. It was dark outside the window, and I couldn't help but look up.
"Yes, it will only be a few days at most. They will be safe, right?" I asked in a low voice, with a hint of uncertainty in my voice.
Jiang Yichen squeezed my hand gently, his voice gentle but firm: "Yes, and once the case is overturned, everything will be fine."
I nodded, feeling a little more at ease. Just then, my phone vibrated. It was a message from Xu Sisi.
I sent them some photos before and asked them to sort them out, but I didn’t expect them to be done so quickly.
"I've received the photos you sent me, and I'm helping you sort them." Her voice came from the other end of the phone, a little tired, but still focused. "Keep looking, and send me any new discoveries anytime."
"Thank you, Sisi," I said gratefully, feeling relieved. With her remote assistance, our progress will be much faster.
"You're welcome. We're partners." Xu Sisi smiled and said in a lighter voice, "But you have to be careful. The people in the Jin family are not easy to mess with."
"I know." I whispered, but I felt a little uneasy. The Jin family is so powerful that every step we take now is like walking on the edge of a knife. If we are not careful, we may be doomed.
At this moment, Jin Laoer was rubbing the edge of the phone with his fingertips. The surveillance video that was frozen at 3:17 in the morning made his breathing heavy.
A line of warm yellow light leaked through the crack in the door of the study on the second floor. My father was taking a nap in there, his head resting on the dragon head carved on the Burmese rosewood bedpost.
“Sizzle——”
The old man was too aggressive, and the bamboo tea scraped against the mouth of the purple clay teapot, making a harsh sound. He deliberately poured boiling water into the teapot to make a loud noise, and the aroma of the aged Pu'er tea mixed with the gunpowder in his words hit him: "The diary is lost, the diary is lost."
"What can we do if we get it?" The second child turned the screen of his phone away. His father didn't know yet.
The copper-based cloisonné enamel incense burner hit the wall with a thud, and the incense ash fell on the lapis lazuli Buddhist beads. The boss grabbed the front of his shirt and pushed him to the antique shelf. The Tang Sancai horse ornaments trembled on the glass shelf: "If something happens, will you be responsible?"
The second one was silent.
At this moment they didn’t know that in a few days the Jin family would really fall.
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