Chapter 279: Clearing the Name
At this time, Jiang Yichen was still standing beside me, flipping through another diary with focused eyes. His profile was particularly clear under the soft light, and there was a firmness between his brows.
"Yichen..." I called him softly, with a hint of hesitation in my voice.
"Hmm?" He turned his head and his eyes fell on my face gently.
"If...if we don't succeed in overturning the verdict, will you think it's all worth it?" I asked in a low voice, feeling a little uneasy.
Jiang Yichen was silent for a moment, then smiled softly and reached out to ruffle my hair: "Of course it's worth it. As long as I can clear your grandfather's name, I will accompany you no matter how difficult the road is."
I looked at him, and a warm feeling surged in my heart, as if all my fears and anxieties were dissolved by his tenderness at this moment. I continued to read the diary. Time passed by unknowingly, and the night outside the window became darker and darker.
I don't know how long it took, Jiang Yichen suddenly stopped what he was doing, and looked at me solemnly: "Look here."
I leaned over and saw him pointing at a page in the diary, which recorded a secret transaction between the Jin family and a high-ranking official. My heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and my fingers trembled slightly: "This... This is irrefutable evidence!"
Jiang Yichen nodded, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "With this, the Jin family can no longer deny it."
I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down: "We need to collect all the evidence as soon as possible and hand it over to the police."
"Yeah." Jiang Yichen responded, then took out his mobile phone, took a picture of that page of the diary, and sent it to Xu Sisi.
"Sisi, take a look at this." I said into the phone, with a hint of excitement in my voice.
Xu Sisi quickly replied, "Received. This evidence is too crucial. I will sort it out as soon as possible and discuss it in detail when we meet."
"Okay." I nodded, feeling a little more at ease.
After putting down the phone, I looked at Jiang Yichen and found that he was looking at me quietly, with a complicated look in his eyes. I was stunned for a moment, then lowered my head, and my face was a little hot.
"What's wrong?" I asked in a low voice.
Jiang Yichen smiled softly and reached out to hold my hand: "Nothing, I just think... you are very brave."
"Thank you, Yichen." There was a hint of gratitude in my voice.
Just then, the cell phone vibrated. It was Xu Sisi calling.
I quickly pressed the hands-free button, and Xu Sisi's voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of urgency: "I just found new clues. The Jin family not only forged the formula of the fake medicine case, but also covered up the truth through bribery and threats. I have sent the evidence to your mailbox."
Jiang Yichen quickly opened his tablet and pulled out the files they had sent. We looked through them carefully and found that these new clues further pointed to the Jin family's crimes and even implicated higher-level figures. My fingers tapped unconsciously on my knees, feeling angry and complicated.
"These evidences are enough to bring down the Jin family completely." Jiang Yichen said in a low voice, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
I nodded, but I still felt a little uneasy: "But the Jin family is very powerful, we have to be careful."
"Don't worry, I've made arrangements." Jiang Yichen's voice was steady and firm. "When daybreak comes, we will hand over the evidence to the police."
I looked at him, and a warm current surged in my heart, as if I was gently wrapped by something soft. No matter how dangerous the road ahead was, as long as he was there, I would have nothing to fear.
The next day, in a hidden corner not far from the car, Xu Sisi and Xiao Tiantian were sitting in an inconspicuous car, taking photos of the newly acquired evidence and analyzing the relationship between the evidence and previous clues through their mobile phones. The lights inside the car illuminated their focused faces.
"These evidences are completely consistent with the Jin family's accounts." Xu Sisi stared at the screen of her mobile phone, sliding her fingers quickly, carefully comparing the information, "It seems that the Jin family's crimes are more serious than we thought."
Xiao Tiantian was holding a notebook, carefully recording important clues and analysis results, and occasionally raising her own opinions and questions: "Could the 'seniors' mentioned in these bribery records be..."
"Shhh..." Xu Sisi interrupted her, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes, "There are some things that cannot be said now."
Xiao Tiantian nodded, her eyes showing a hint of understanding. They looked at each other tacitly, and then continued to devote themselves to the intense analysis work.
In the hospital corridor, the smell of disinfectant was pungent and cold, as if even the air was filled with a heavy sense of oppression. Xu Sisi's call came suddenly, with a hint of excitement in her voice that was difficult to conceal: "We found the survivor of the fake drug case that year. His name is Xiaojie, and he is now in the Municipal Hospital."
Jiang Yichen and I looked at each other and immediately drove to the hospital. Along the way, my emotions were so complicated that it was hard to describe. Xiaojie, this name is like a key that may open the door to the truth that has been sealed for a long time.
When I pushed open the door of the ward, I saw a pale and thin face. Xiaojie was lying on the bed, with various tubes inserted into his body, and his breathing was so weak that it was almost inaudible. His mother sat beside the bed, holding his hands tightly with both hands, her eyes were red and swollen, and full of bloodshot.
Her eyes were empty and painful, as if all hope had been drained away.
I slowly walked to the bed, squatted down, and gently held Xiaojie's mother's hand. Her hand was cold and trembling, as if she was grasping the last straw to save her life.
"Auntie, we are here to help Xiaojie." I said softly, with a hint of sob in my voice.
She raised her head and looked at me with a dull look, then lowered her head again, tears silently falling: "Help? How can I help? He's already like this... After so many years, what else can I do?"
Jiang Yichen stood beside me, gently hugged my shoulders, and said in a low and firm voice: "Auntie, we will do our best to find the truth and give Xiaojie justice."
I nodded, my eyes fell on Xiaojie's wrist. There was a dark blue scar there, shaped like a coiled snake, ferocious and dazzling. My heart suddenly shrank, as if it was being tightly grasped by something.
"Is this...left over from the injection?" I asked in a low voice, my voice trembling a little.
Xiaojie's mother nodded, her voice hoarse: "At that time, they said this was a special medicine that could cure his disease... but who knew..."
She didn't say anything more, but we all understood. Those so-called "special medicines" were just tools used by the Jin family to cover up their crimes, and Xiaojie was just one of the countless victims.
Jiang Yichen walked to the bedside table and picked up the yellowed medical record book. The edges were worn and the paper was so fragile that it seemed like it would break if touched. He opened it carefully and quickly scanned every page.
"Here." He suddenly stopped and pointed to one of the pages. His voice was low and rapid. "Injection record."
I leaned in to take a closer look, and my heartbeat suddenly quickened. The injection time was exactly the same as the record in the Jin family's account book, and even more shocking was that the signature of the nurse who injected was Lin Shu's name.
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