Chapter 660 You dare!
Xia Wanwan couldn't understand how Xia Ningxi had become like this.
Although he and Xia Ningxi had had disagreements in the past, Xia Ningxi was usually too lazy to argue or make a big deal out of it, let alone make things so ugly and embarrassing for both of them like today.
Xia Wanwan also lost her temper, her face turning pale as she said, "Xia Ningxi, I think my mother has already made herself very clear. I don't know why you have to say such hurtful things. Even if you don't like her, you can't humiliate her like this."
Xia Ningxi sneered: "Since you like meddling in other people's business so much, why don't you ask your mother what shameful things she has done?"
Hearing this, Xia Wanwan was very puzzled and looked at Zhou Fenglin with a questioning look.
Zhou Fenglin naturally couldn't admit to what he had done, and immediately denied it: "I didn't do anything, how could I do something so stupid?"
Both sides have their own version of events.
Xia Ningxi insisted that Zhou Fenglin was responsible, but Zhou Fenglin refused to admit it no matter what.
Without concrete evidence, no one's words are very credible.
But everyone is willing to believe the person they care about most.
Xia Wanwan felt that her mother would not do such a heinous thing, but seeing Xia Ningxi's obvious unwillingness to give up, she knew that no matter what she did, she could not calm Xia Ningxi down, so she could only turn her gaze to Huo Nanxiao.
“Nan Xiao, this matter still needs you to handle. No matter what, we are family. Since you chose to get engaged to me and promised to protect me, you naturally cannot let my family suffer such slander and harm for no reason.”
“You have the best relationship with Xia Ningxi, and she is only willing to listen to what you say, so you should handle this matter. I believe you can give me a satisfactory answer.”
Xia Wanwan decided to let Huo Nanxiao make the choice. She felt that her mother was not wrong, so she could not let Xia Ningxi do whatever she wanted.
If Huo Nanxiao still cared about her, he would never have allowed Xia Ningxi to bully his mother.
Xia Wanwan's decision not to leave was also a way of supporting her mother.
Even if Huo Nanxiao didn't care about Zhou Fenglin's life or death, he still had to give Xia Wanwan some face.
But today's matter can no longer be resolved simply by everyone sitting down and explaining things clearly.
Xia Ningxi was in a fit of anger and wouldn't listen to anyone.
Huo Nanxiao said to Xia Wanwan, "If your mother really did nothing wrong, Ning Xi won't do anything to her."
"My house has been smashed up like this, and you're still defending Xia Ningxi? According to you, all of this is my mother's fault? My mother set fire to Xia Ningxi's house? Where's the evidence? Does she have any evidence to prove it? Nan Xiao, Zhou Fenglin is my mother. Have you considered my feelings when you say this?"
As Xia Wanwan spoke, her eyes reddened, and she looked at the man in front of her with a hoarse voice, seemingly unable to believe that Huo Nanxiao could be so heartless.
In the past, Huo Nanxiao would have listened to Xia Wanwan without hesitation and not pursued Zhou Fenglin's matter if he saw Xia Wanwan so upset. But this time was different.
This incident is too serious. If it were just a simple fire, it would be fine, but what if it really was Zhou Fenglin who did it?
The arson attempt nearly killed Xia Ningxi and his child. As both a husband and a father, Huo Nanxiao could not downplay the incident.
Huo Nanxiao said, "You're right. Without evidence, we can't wrongly accuse your mother. I'm staying here today and I'm not going anywhere."
After saying that, Huo Nanxiao took out his phone and called Lu Qi, asking him to take people to investigate the scene of the fire and examine the source of the fire.
Zhou Fenglin's expression turned sour when he heard this.
Huo Nanxiao remembered that there should be surveillance cameras nearby, and said to Lu Qi, "By the way, check the surveillance footage in the vicinity as well. Don't let any suspicious person get away."
"Yes, Young Master Huo, I'll go check right away." Lu Qi was very obedient.
Huo Nanxiao's voice was very clear, as if he was deliberately speaking for everyone to hear.
Xia Ningxi fully agreed with Huo Nanxiao's approach. As for Zhou Fenglin, there was a momentary unease on his face when he heard about checking the surveillance footage, but she hid it well.
"Young Master Huo, would you deliberately put a dirty hat on my head for Xia Ningxi's sake?" Zhou Fenglin questioned.
Huo Nanxiao said, "If you didn't do it, no one can pin this blame on you."
“I went to Xia Ningxi’s house last night and had an argument with them. Now whatever Xia Ningxi says goes. You two are husband and wife, so I have reason to doubt you,” Zhou Fenglin said with a cold snort.
Huo Nanxiao slowly looked at her: "You'd better think it through before you speak."
Zhou Fenglin gritted her teeth angrily. In fact, she was very unwilling and even scared. She was afraid that Huo Nanxiao's people would find out something. But she also knew that it would be too obvious to stop Huo Nanxiao's people from investigating at this time. So she could only cry to Xia Wanwan.
"Wanwan, look at them. They only believe what Xia Ningxi says, but not what I say." She immediately became aggrieved.
However, this matter is not up to Xia Wanwan alone, and it's obvious that Huo Nanxiao doesn't want to help them.
The house was a mess, and Zhou Fenglin was uneasy just waiting for the investigation to begin, because she remembered that there were many surveillance cameras near Xia Ningxi's house, and there was a real possibility that they would find something.
The more Zhou Fenglin thought about it, the more frightened he became. He was so nervous that his back was covered in sweat, but he still had to pretend to be calm.
Two hours later, Lu Qi returned, holding several photos in his hand.
"Young Master Huo, we've found out. Before the fire, there was a very suspicious car near the young mistress's house. The owner of the car is Zhou Bingchang, who has already taken the earliest flight abroad today," Lu Qi reported.
Zhou Fenglin's body slumped and trembled.
“Zhou Bingchang? Isn’t that my uncle? Mother, what did my uncle do last night?” Xia Wanwan asked immediately after realizing what had happened.
Zhou Fenglin said, "How would I know?"
"That's your brother. If you don't know, who does?" Xia Ningxi sneered. "You're still pretending to be stupid at a time like this. Do you think we're all fools?"
Now that everything is out in the open, it's impossible for Zhou Fenglin to pretend to be ignorant.
Lu Qi confirmed the evidence several times before daring to go to Zhou Bingchang's house, for fear of wrongly accusing him.
However, according to the investigation, there was no conflict between Zhou Bingchang and Xia Ningxi this week.
Lu Qi raised a question: "Madam Zhou, your brother's car lingered near our young mistress's house for a long time last night, and he even got out of the car once. Strangely, it caught fire not long after. If it has nothing to do with him, then why did he buy the earliest flight this morning and flee the country overnight?"
Zhou Fenglin denied it outright: "How would I know? Anyway, this has nothing to do with me."
Xia Ningxi immediately saw that she was trying to protect herself, and slowly said, "Since it has nothing to do with you, then his life or death has nothing to do with you either."
"What do you want to do!" Zhou Fenglin was startled.
Xia Ningxi said, "If I tell Huo Xiuyuan about this, it wouldn't be difficult for your younger brother to die abroad."
"You dare!" Zhou Fenglin was so excited he almost jumped up.
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