Lu Yu stared at his face and said, "The pharmaceutical factory is... used by Jiao Hua'an and Jiao Yushen to manufacture special drugs. I didn't hear the names of the drugs. The pharmaceutical factory is not large in scale; it's just for the convenience of manufacturing small doses of drugs in the research center's laboratory."
"Who was it used on?" Jiao Yuyin's deep voice came from behind.
"Your second sister...and your mother." Lu Yu felt a little weak, but she still insisted on slowly telling Jiao Yuyin the details.
"Jiao Yushen only knew about the pharmaceutical factory, but the person who actually used the special drugs was Jiao Hua'an. Your father... seems to have found out afterward. As for your mother, only Jiao Hua'an thought of it; no one else thought of your mother because of the pharmaceutical factory. So the focus of the investigation may be on Jiao Hua'an."
At this moment, Jiao Yuyin was unusually calm and restrained, and pointed out the crux of the problem: "Too much time has passed since my mother's incident. Apart from finding the connection between the pharmaceutical factory and Jiao Hua'an, there may be no other effective evidence. Moreover, in the Jiao family, the truth is not important. Only things that truly threaten the Jiao family can be used as weapons for retaliation."
Jiao Yuyin chuckled and continued, "Let's start the investigation with my second sister. It happened recently, so it'll be easier to investigate."
Lu Yu finished her milk, suppressing the nausea rising in her chest. Perhaps because of the nausea still churning within her, she felt a bit carsick.
Lu Yu put down her milk glass and went to take Jiao Yuyin's hand.
Jiao Yuyin was clearly caught off guard. He suddenly opened his eyes and tilted his head to look at Lu Yu.
He wasn't wearing glasses, and his eyes looked somewhat unfocused.
Lu Yu grabbed one of his large hands with both of hers.
Jiao Yuyin's palms and the backs of his hands were touched by Lu Yu's skin.
Lu Yu's voice came through, trembling slightly, "I feel a little uncomfortable, let me hold your hand for a while."
"Hmm... let's hold hands a little longer."
Lu Yu, preoccupied with her own thoughts, ignored the deeper meaning in the other person's words and said, "Your second sister had a miscarriage before she committed suicide..."
The snow that fell in the middle of the night hit the windowsill, as if taking away all the warmth from the living room.
Lu Yu collapsed into the sofa, pressing her hands to her forehead, along with Jiao Yuyin's hand, covering her forehead. "The culprit might be Jiao Hua'an, but it's uncertain; his thoughts are unclear. Jiao Hua'an thought of someone called Sister Ou."
"Sister Ou?"
"Hmm. I didn't hear the whole story, just this name." Lu Yu's voice was muffled by the sofa cushions.
“Sister Ou used to be the nanny at the old Jiao family house. After my second sister passed away, she said she went back to her hometown to take care of her grandson. It seems that Sister Ou must know something.” Jiao Yuyin said gently, “These clues are enough. I will investigate the rest.”
“Hmm…” After a few seconds, Lu Yu’s voice sounded with a hint of sorrow, “Isn’t your second sister helping Jiao Yushen? How could this happen… The whole family is full of people who hurt each other.”
After Lu Yu finished speaking, she realized it was inappropriate; saying this directly to Jiao Yuyin seemed a bit hurtful. Before she could utter a word of remedy, Jiao Yuyin chuckled softly.
“The filth in this house could fill a whole day and night. To survive in this house, you have to be even more ruthless than them…” Jiao Yuyin’s voice suddenly lowered: “Lu Yu, if you see me… I also have a ruthless side, okay? Don’t be afraid of me, alright?”
For some reason, Lu Yu could see struggle and sorrow mixed together in his unfocused eyes, making it difficult for her to discern. There was also some emotion hidden in them that she couldn't quite understand, was it... longing?
"I don't know when it started, but it's snowing." Lu Yu looked at the dappled light and shadow created by the falling snow. "You just don't want to be the little match girl, not destroy the world. I understand your initial motivation, so I'm not afraid."
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