"How could it not be found? The actress playing the mermaid picked up an axe and chopped to the side, and then an explosion occurred. Wasn't the spot she chopped the bomb's switch?"
Song Mai stood up anxiously.
Song Lan immediately took her hand and gently persuaded her, "Mai Zi, don't get agitated. We know you're anxious, but we need to give the investigation time."
Realizing that she was getting too emotional, Song Mai sat down helplessly.
"Ms. Song, the surveillance footage does show the actress playing the mermaid striking a button with her axes, but the footage was interrupted by an explosion. By the time we arrived at the scene, there was no trace of the bomb left."
This is the most suspicious part of the matter; the police arrived only a few minutes after the incident.
It is impossible for anyone to remove the bomb and restore the scene in a few minutes.
"How could this happen?" Song Mai was stunned, completely at a loss for how to react.
Just then, Liu Jia'er rushed over in a fit of rage and slapped Song Mai across the face.
She was so fast that no one at the scene had time to react.
"Look what you've done! If it weren't for you, Ah Xing wouldn't be in this state now. Ever since you came back, Ah Xing is always getting injured every few days. You're a real jinx!"
The Shen family naturally wouldn't allow Liu Jia'er to insult their daughter like that. Song Lan, abandoning her usual gentle and virtuous demeanor, spoke in a cold voice: "Who do you think you are, daring to point fingers at her here?"
“Auntie, I advise you to stay away from her. After all, who knows what kind of trouble someone like her might cause? I’m worried that your family might get implicated one day,” Liu Jia’er said smugly.
"You rushed over immediately after Chu Yunxing's accident. It seems this matter wasn't made public to anyone. How did you offend them?" Shen Xiujing stood protectively in front of her mother and sister, her expression serious.
When Shen Xiujing, who was always smiling, suddenly became violent, Liu Jiaer couldn't help but feel afraid.
She stammered and took two steps back before speaking, "This matter has become so big that the entire South City probably knows about it. Moreover, Chu Yunxing's status is different from others, so naturally many people are paying attention to his whereabouts and movements."
"Your explanation is far-fetched. Rushing over so deliberately, anyone who didn't know better would think you were his wife." Song Mai raised her hand and slapped her hard. "You have no right to hit me."
Liu Jiaer blushed with anger and turned to seek help from the police, only to find that the police had already left sometime earlier.
"Fine, you lot are in cahoots. I now have the right to suspect that Ah Xing's injury is related to you."
Song Mai pressed his fingers together, making a cracking sound, and walked step by step to Liu Jia'er.
"It seems you never learn your lesson."
"Song Mai! I'm warning you, stay away from me! You're such a jinx, your parents have treated you like this since you were little, and now you've dragged A-Xing down with you. Don't you feel any guilt? If I were you, I would have wanted to die the moment my parents rejected me." Liu Jia'er said smugly.
She lost her parents at a young age, and Song Mai could use the topic of her parents to attack her.
However, her upbringing did not allow her to use her parents as leverage against others, so she could only watch coldly at the moment.
Song Mai didn't react much, but Shen Jia spoke up anxiously: "Liu Jia'er, don't think that just because you've been protected by the Chu family since you were a child, you can do whatever you want. If you utter another rebellious word, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
Shen Ming's words carried a hint of authority, making Liu Jia'er hesitant to speak further for a moment.
She secretly recorded the conversation, maliciously edited it, and sent it to the Chu family.
Qin Jizhi disliked Song Mai to begin with, and hearing her arrogant and domineering words only made him angrier.
She and Chu Mingqian rushed to Nancheng without stopping and went straight to the hospital.
Song Mai stood outside the emergency room, waiting patiently, unmoved by the footsteps behind her.
Qin Jizhi rushed forward anxiously: "How is A-Xing?!"
"Auntie, Yunxing is still in critical condition." Song Mai looked at her with guilt.
As Chu Yunxing's mother, she must be more anxious than anyone else at this moment.
"My son came to Nancheng perfectly fine, why is this happening now?" Chu Mingqian questioned.
Such a tone made the Shen family uncomfortable. Shen Ming and Song Lan came to the Chu family with their brows furrowed.
“This kind of accident is not what Mai Zi wanted to see either. The most important thing now is whether Chu Yunxing can get out of danger. We can discuss other things later.” Song Lan didn’t like this mother-in-law, but she could only speak patiently at this moment.
Qin Jizhi and Chu Mingqian would not be as impolite as Liu Jiaer in directly opposing the Shen family. As a powerful family in Nancheng, they would still have to show some respect.
"Thank you for bringing Ah Xing to the hospital. I have no resentment towards you, but I feel that this woman has harmed my son." Qin Jizhi's eyes reddened.
She didn't want to see this happen either, but there was no better solution at the moment.
Someone has to be blamed, and that person can only be Song Mai.
Song Mai had already anticipated this, and a bitter smile slowly appeared on her lips as she said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't know this would happen."
"Of course you don't know, because you've always been the kind of woman who drags down those around you. A woman like you doesn't deserve friends and family."
Every word pierced the hearts of Song Mai and the Shen family, and Shen Xiujing could no longer bear it.
He tried to rush forward several times, but Shen Ming stopped him each time.
After all, they couldn't be sure if Song Mai would accept that she was a child of the Shen family.
But at this moment, Shen Xiujing could not tolerate the group of people in front of her insulting her sister like this.
"I'll say it one last time, this has nothing to do with Song Mai. She's also a victim; if you had eyes, you could see the injury on her arm." Shen Xiujing took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Jiaer and Song Lan.
"Since you are so superstitious, how can you so wantonly insult and belittle someone? Will Heaven be angry if it sees this?"
Everyone present was speechless, except for Liu Jiaer.
Unwilling to be rendered speechless so quickly, she continued, relying on the presence of the Chu family members: "You're so protective of her, does that mean you two have been having an affair all along?"
"This is utterly absurd." Shen Xiujing laughed in exasperation. "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."
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