Chapter 273: Partiality
When she saw Mr. He, He's mother's eyes lit up, as if she had seen a savior.
“Dad, you have to take good care of He Zhishu. Don’t insist on saying that Xu Xiaoyue is missing and it’s my fault.”
He's mother pretended to be aggrieved. "I have been staying at home these days. You saw it with your own eyes. Now Zhishu wants to call the police. When the police come, I can't clear my suspicion even if I didn't do it."
When he heard the words "call the police", Mr. He's eyes fell on He Zhishu.
"As a family, what can't we talk about nicely?"
He Zhishu stood straight, facing the gaze from Mr. He, and greeted him neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Why didn't she disappear before we found out that Xu Xiaoyue was the lost Zhuzhu?"
"Now is the time to recognize relatives, and a good person has disappeared. Don't you think it's suspicious?"
Fearing that Mr. He was still trying to cover up for her, He Zhishu continued, "Grandpa, Xiaoyue is also a member of the He family. She has gone missing once. Is she going to disappear a second time?"
He Zhiyu frowned, "Brother Zhishu, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that it was my mother who did it?"
"Is there some misunderstanding here?"
Mr. He thought for a moment and said.
Mother He pursed her lips, no longer feeling impatient, "Who knows if that girl went off to play somewhere by herself?"
He's mother felt a little more resentful towards He Zhishu, as she had clearly handled the matter.
Now the man has to jump out, how does she know where Xu Xiaoyue went.
When asking that group of people to do something, even paying them is quite secretive. Judging from the time now, it is probably already in pieces.
Thinking of this, He's mother felt a little more relieved.
If she were to ask her, the little girl should have died more than ten years ago, but she was lucky to have a long life.
All she was doing now was just pushing the progress back to square one.
He Zhiyu quickly echoed her mother's words and nodded, "Yes, yes."
"She ran from the capital to Hong Kong City before, and maybe she left Hong Kong City this time too. Brother Zhishu, don't be too surprised."
"If she was just out having fun, why would she disappear for so long?"
He Zhishu now had no patience for the mother and daughter. If Mr. He hadn't been here, he would have almost gotten Mother He to tell him what she was talking about.
"How long has he been gone? He disappeared only yesterday, so it's probably less than 48 hours."
"I don't know if you would be so anxious if something big happened to the He family."
He's mother had long disliked the young He Zhishu, who, relying on the old man's favor, dared to look down on her daughter Zhiyu.
Now is the time for her to put some eye drops on people.
He's mother was talking all at once, and He Zhiyu interrupted her quickly, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"
He Zhishu smiled coldly, "Aunt, I remember not telling you the time when Xiaoyue disappeared, but you know it very well."
The man turned around and looked at Mr. He, "Grandpa, you just heard it yourself. Whether to make this call is not up to me, but whether my aunt is willing to tell the truth."
He's mother knew that she had said something wrong. She wanted to make a few more excuses, but for a moment she couldn't think of what to say to make up for what she had said.
He Zhiyu quietly pulled her mother's sleeve and signaled her to stop talking.
She didn't expect her mother to be so brave and dare to think and do it.
Kidnapping a person is treated lightly.
Mr. He’s face looked very ugly, with a mixture of blue and white, and it looked like a storm was about to come.
"Tell me the truth, where did you take him?"
He's mother moved her lips, her mind was confused, and she was still explaining: "It's not me, I really don't know about this."
Her explanations sounded pale and powerless, and her face showed the guilt of being exposed.
"Dad, I'm a member of the He family. Am I not as good as an outsider?"
It doesn't work in theory, so He's mother started playing the emotional card.
Mr. He said impatiently: "You are a member of the He family, so does that mean he is not?"
"You are all He family's relatives. If we really talk about blood relationship, my granddaughter is still missing."
Both He's mother and He Zhiyu were choked by the old man's words.
Especially He Zhiyu.
She has claimed to be the granddaughter of the He family for many years. Now that the old man has said in person that she is an outsider, she can no longer hold back her pride.
"This matter should be considered as a private matter of our He family. Tell me where you hid the person."
Mr. He was somewhat partial to Mother He. He did not call the police directly like He Zhishu did, but let her tell the truth herself.
Beads of sweat appeared on He's mother's forehead. She bit her lips tightly and looked at the floor, refusing to let go.
She had no idea where the two men had taken Xu Xiaoyue.
Even if you point a knife at her, she won't be able to explain anything.
"Still not telling me?"
Mr. He suddenly got angry and his face looked gloomy.
As the head of the He family who has the final say, he was giving her face by asking again and again.
He's mother's silence at this moment was no different from a slap in the face.
He Zhiyu was also frightened. Since she was old enough to understand, she had never seen her grandfather get so angry.
She looked pale, and she looked at her mother's face, which was gray compared to hers.
Mother He wanted to argue again, but Mr. He seemed to see through her intention. Before anyone else could speak, he spoke first.
"Don't make excuses."
"If you can't explain it today, you don't have to stay in the He family."
Once these words are spoken, it's like an order to leave.
He's mother's lips trembled several times, her head was buzzing, her body fell limp to the ground, she closed her eyes and pretended to faint.
"mom!"
Seeing that the person had fainted, He Zhiyu squatted down and quickly helped the person up.
While supporting him, he blocked Mr. He's view.
Things had dragged on to this point, and He Zhishu’s patience had run out.
The man's slender fingers pressed three numbers on the landline in the living room. It was not an emergency number, but a number for the police.
He Zhiyu realized the moment she supported her mother that her mother was pretending to be fainted, and now she just followed her mother's trick.
He Zhiyu still underestimated how cruel He Zhishu was.
Even though her mother was like this, he still wanted to call the police, as if the person lying on the ground was not his relative, not his aunt.
He Zhiyu understood that for Xu Xiaoyue, he could even go against the entire He family.
When the call was about to be connected, Mr. He hung up without a second thought.
"Family disgrace should not be made public, Zhishu. After all, she is your elder."
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