He Liyu's words were almost identical to those of He Xiao.
Shen Linyue's heart sank to the bottom: "So, you also suspected that it was my own choice to leave you two? That's why I was able to disappear without a trace."
“No, A-Yue, I’ve never doubted you.” He Liyu answered almost the instant she asked the question.
He noticed that the girl was upset and gently comforted her, "You don't even dare to kill a fish, so how could you let Chen Wensheng drive to his death?"
“I haven’t come away empty-handed all these years. Chen Wensheng didn’t want to die. His grandson has a heart condition, and he really wanted to see his grandson healthy. The surveillance footage from that day is very clear. Chen Wensheng was fully conscious when he drove into the guardrail. In the instant the car went out of control, I saw your hand gripping the back of the passenger seat.” His voice grew colder as he finished speaking.
He seemed to be able to empathize with A-Yue's breakdown and disbelief that day; if only he were there.
His Ah Yue wouldn't be left without a body; he would protect her.
"No one can open the locked car door underwater. Ah Yue is missing; she was in that car."
Shen Linyue: "..." How did things start to get so bizarre? Is this some kind of horror movie?
"Do you still think I'm in that car?" she asked, trembling, goosebumps instantly rising on her arms.
Through the phone, she heard He Liyu's low laughter: "A-Yue, we must believe in science."
Shen Linyue: ...The fact that I was able to travel back in time is very unscientific.
"I think I need some peace and quiet, my brain's CPU is fried." Oh no, I need to grow a brain.
He Liyu didn't say anything, but stayed with her for a few minutes to process it.
After a long silence, Shen Linyue asked, "Then why did you ask Li Yanxi to tutor us?"
“Li Yanxi?” He Liyu paused for a moment, then quickly realized who Li Yanxi was.
He sat on the edge of the bed, wearing a black silk nightgown. Perhaps because he had just woken up, the collar was open, revealing his strong and powerful muscles. Unfortunately, no one could see this.
The man raised his hand and pinched his temple: "You think he's related to Chen Wensheng?"
"Yes, I asked Uncle Liu. Li Yanxi and Chen Wensheng look somewhat alike, and Chen Wensheng's wife's surname is Li, right?"
He Liyu paused, a faint smile curving his lips: "You are really smart, Yue, but I really don't know anything about Li Yanxi. He applied for the tutoring job himself, and the person who received him is my assistant. I only need to know his profile and that he has no bad issues."
Shen Linyue: ?
Don't all you domineering CEOs directly check people's backgrounds and identities? Why are you different?
He Liyu seemed to understand the meaning behind her silence and chuckled, "It's illegal for you to check other people's information without permission, A-Yue."
Shen Linyue: "..." I didn't expect you to be so law-abiding.
“I will leave this matter to a private investigator. Don’t worry, you can tell me anything else you know now,” He Liyu said.
"Aren't private investigators illegal?" Shen Linyue asked in confusion.
He Liyu smiled, his gloomy mood seemingly easing a bit: "He takes money to do things, so he'll definitely keep himself hidden and keep his employer's secrets. Otherwise, who in the industry would dare to hire him? Unless he ruins his own career."
Shen Linyue understood and then recounted her trip to Taipei University that day, omitting the part about visiting the lonely grave.
"I heard you used to be quite famous. There was a girl who wanted to see you... It was really pitiful. Did she have no connection with Jiang Yanxin or Jiang Jinyu?"
The smile on He Liyu's lips faded, and his eyes grew deep and serious: "You even found out all of this? A-Yue is really amazing."
“She didn’t come to see me; she went to see her brother.” His voice deepened. “Perhaps she was also curious about me? Ha.”
Shen Linyue: "...Who is her brother? Do you know him?"
“Yes, they are a blended family. She and her mother married into the Jiang family, and her stepbrother is Jiang Jinyu.” He Liyu’s brows furrowed even more when this was mentioned.
I'm reminded of that time when I was morally blackmailed. :)
Shen Linyue was shocked again, "Have you investigated Jiang Jinyu?"
"Yes, we've already had someone investigate, but he was abroad at the time," He Liyu replied, his tone ambiguous.
He may have gone a little crazy because there has been no progress in Ah Yue's disappearance over the years, and now he has started to investigate the people around him.
He didn't want to suspect Jiang Jinyu, but A Yue's words still woke him up. The only murder case he was involved in was the death of Jiang Jinyu's stepsister.
Moreover, while it appeared on the surface that he was being morally blackmailed, Jiang Jinyu had privately expressed his hope that he would date his stepsister to help her get out of that dark period.
Kehe found the offer of hospitality absurd and refused it outright.
His stepsister later died, and Jiang Jinyu acted as if nothing had happened and even apologized to him, saying that he was just talking nonsense in his desperation.
He Liyu knew from the beginning that the two of them were not on the same wavelength, but he couldn't resist Jiang Jinyu's thick skin and kept talking to him every day until the matter was completely forgotten.
Even after A-Yue's car plunged into the river, he never suspected Jiang Jinyu.
“Chen Wensheng was definitely acting under someone’s orders. His goal wasn’t money, but his grandson’s heart. Have you investigated the source of that heart?” Shen Linyue asked.
“Yes, less than a month after Chen Wensheng died, his grandson found a heart donor. The donor was a young girl who had just passed away.” He Liyu paused and continued, “That family has no relation to the Chen family, but they favored sons over daughters. When they donated their heart, the Chen family gave them a sum of money.”
He Liyu tapped the quilt lightly with his fingers. "The amount of money is not large, 100,000 was enough to bribe that couple. I also had someone ask the two of them, and confirmed that the girl died accidentally."
"Does A-Yue know what's wrong with this?" He Liyu asked patiently.
Shen Linyue nodded with a serious face: "Yes, a heart transplant requires a matching heart. You can't just have a heart transplanted for no reason. And this heart just happens to be a match for Chen Wensheng's grandson's heart."
He Liyu chuckled softly: "Yes, A-Yue is as smart as ever. That's one question. The second question is, when and where was the girl matched for the transplant, and who took her there?"
Shen Linyue blinked, the tension of deciphering the mystery instantly filling her.
"Did they lie?" she asked, puzzled.
“No.” He Liyu shook his head: “If they had known all this in advance, given their temperament, they wouldn’t have asked for such a simple amount as 100,000.”
"Matching involves many steps, and you also need to find children of similar age. Under what circumstances would parents take their children to the hospital for a check-up?"
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