Chapter 392: Finding the Truth

Gu Mian turned around and saw Li Xingze rushing towards him. "What do you mean by destroying the body? That's my mother! You... Snap!"

A crisp slap interrupted Li Xingze's words.

He was stunned for a long time.

If the pain on his face hadn't reminded him, he would have almost thought he was dreaming.

"Gu Mian, you hit me?" Li Xingze touched his face and reacted belatedly, "How dare you fucking hit me!"

"I hit you!" Gu Mian said word by word, "If it wasn't for you, she wouldn't have died!"

"At least she survived the fire and was able to explain it herself!"

"She shouldn't have died, you know that!"

"Should my mother die?" Li Xingze said angrily, "My mother is your mother-in-law after all. It's unfilial of you not to feel sad for her when she died. Now you beat me up because of an outsider. Are you crazy?"

"If you're crazy, go to a mental hospital for treatment. Don't go crazy in front of me!"

"I'm going crazy. You guys are driving me crazy." Gu Mian smiled bitterly. "I don't understand why this happened. What makes you think she killed someone?"

Gu Mian looked at Li Tingshen, "You said that Dr. Lu wanted to shoot Li Xingze last night, so you shot her to protect your brother, but how could she have a gun on her?"

"She couldn't possibly have a gun on her because she couldn't use one!"

Li Xingze answered, "I brought the gun."

"What?" Gu Mian frowned, "Did you bring it?"

"Yes, Lu Yueming killed my mother, so of course I want revenge." Li Xingze said righteously, "I knew there would always be a gun in my brother's study, so I secretly took it and went to settle the score with Lu Yueming."

"I found her on the second floor of the villa. During the struggle with her, the villa suddenly caught fire for some reason. I was distracted and the gun fell to the ground and she picked it up."

"Of course I was afraid she would shoot me, and as the fire got bigger, I immediately fled the villa."

"She chased me all the way to the first floor. As soon as I escaped from the villa, I saw my brother and then heard the gunshots."

Gu Mian found it hard to accept, "She's chasing you, not necessarily to kill you, but maybe to escape like you!"

Gu Mian turned his head and looked at Li Tingshen again, "The gun in her hand was brought by your brother. Maybe she didn't throw the gun away. She just wanted to protect herself and didn't want to shoot and kill anyone!"

Li Tingshen walked up to her and said, "Gu Mian, calm down."

"How can you ask me to stay calm?" Gu Mian looked at him, "Li Tingshen, if you didn't shoot, she could have escaped..."

Li Ting held her shoulders tightly, "I told you, my mother was indeed poisoned to death, and Lu Yueming did not deny that he poisoned her on the phone."

"She's dead. I can't verify what you said." Gu Mian closed his eyes in pain. "Your mother's body has also been cremated. I can't even go to check her body again."

"Brother, she's crazy. She beat me up for a stranger." Li Xingze said angrily, "If I hadn't beaten women, would she still be able to stand here and talk like this?"

"Let's go. Mom's funeral is this afternoon, and we have a lot of things to do."

"You go back first." Li Ting stared at Gu Mian deeply and spoke to Li Xingze.

The corner of Li Xingze's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Li Tingshen's bad expression, he held back.

"Brother, I'll go first, you hurry up and come over."

After Li Xingze left, Li Tingshen said, "Gu Mian, you are not feeling well today. I will take you back to rest first."

"No need." Gu Mian said with difficulty, "Today is your mother's funeral. I should attend."

"You are not in good condition. You don't need to go. No one dares to say anything."

"I'm going." Gu Mian's eyes were full of determination, "This is what I should do."

Li Ting was silent for a moment, then he said, "You went to the funeral, firstly out of courtesy, and secondly to find out the truth, right?"

"But the body has been cremated and there is no way to find out."

“Then I want to go too.” Gu Mian insisted.

"Okay, but you have to control your emotions and don't let others see that you're overreacting." Li Ting reminded her seriously, "Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone about your relationship with Lu Yueming, not even grandma, your master, or Wen Jing. This is what you promised your mother."

"Of course." Gu Mian twitched his lips, "I promised her that no matter what happens, I must protect myself."

......

Gu Mian returned to Yunyue Bay and changed into black clothes.

She put on black sunglasses to hide her tear-swollen eyes and followed Li Tingshen to the funeral site.

Although the Li family is a top wealthy family, Liu Qingyu's funeral was not open to the public, and only relatives came.

Apart from the Li family, there are also Liu Qingyu's family members.

The middle-aged woman standing next to Liu Yunxi looked at Gu Mian unkindly, "Is this Ting Shen's cheap wife?"

"Yes." Liu Yunxi put on makeup to make her face look pale, with two lines of tears hanging on her face, making her look pitiful.

"She is beautiful. No wonder Ting Shen is so obsessed with her." The middle-aged woman lowered her voice and said, "Yun Xi, you have a long way to go to be with Ting Shen."

"Mom, I know what I'm doing." Liu Yunxi's eyes flashed with a smile of determination, "Give me some time, I will give you and Dad a surprise."

"You have always been sensible and filial. Your father and I are so lucky." The middle-aged woman sighed, "Unlike the Yin family, even if they adopted the daughter of the Ye family, what would happen? Didn't they still end up with a miserable death?"

Liu Yunxi held her hand and said, "Mom, I will definitely strive for success. Our Liu family is more blessed than the Yin family. We will definitely not be the same as the Yin family."

"Of course."

......

Gu Mian quietly observed everyone present, his brain working rapidly.

Liu Qingyu has been bedridden for more than 20 years, so it is unlikely that she has made an enemy. Who on earth wanted to poison her to death?

If he didn't kill her, then it was an accident?

This is also impossible.

It is impossible to easily put potassium cyanide in your mouth.

Moreover, Liu Qingyu's diet has always been personally taken care of by Liu's mother.

I heard from Li Tingshen that Aunt Liu was not an ordinary servant. She was a distant relative of the Liu family. She came to the Liu family in her early years because she had no relatives.

After Liu Qingyu married into the Li family, she came to take care of him and became the person Liu Qingyu trusted the most.

She is also the last person who would harm Liu Qingyu.

If it wasn't aimed at Liu Qingyu, could it be aimed at Lu Yueming?

Poisoning Liu Qingyu and blaming Lu Yueming?

Lu Yueming is a kind-hearted person who has saved countless lives throughout her life and has never intended to harm anyone. Who on earth would go to such great lengths to target her?

Gu Mian's mind was a mess, and he couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly, Li Xingze's voice broke Gu Mian's thoughts.

"Who asked you to come? Get out of here!"

Gu Mian turned around and saw Gu Xingzhi, dressed in a light grey casual suit, walking in.

Li Xingze was filled with anger and sadness and didn't know where to vent, when Gu Xingzhi came knocking on his door.

Li Xingze rushed forward and grabbed Gu Xingzhi's collar, "I told you to get out, are you deaf?"

"Xingze, don't be rude." The old lady said, "I asked Xingzhi to see your mother off for the last time. Let go."

"Grandma, this kind of person will only cause trouble for my mother!"

"I told you to let go!" Madam Li said sternly, "Xingzhi is a member of the Li family recognized by me. He should be present at the major events of the Li family!"

Only then did Li Xingze reluctantly let go of Gu Xingzhi.

Mother Liu, who was kneeling on the ground burning paper money, suddenly stood up and rushed towards Gu Xingzhi, "It's you! It must be you!"