"Minister Hai, if you want to see your daughter, we should just go find her directly." The confidential secretary said cautiously. He was in a daze all day, anyone would find it difficult to process this huge twist in events.
Looking back now, every time Minister Hai liked to go to National Security University to run with Sheng An, wasnât that just a natural bond between father and daughter? Sheng Anâs memory surely comes from inheriting the ministerâs genes?
At that time they were searching everywhere for her, not realizing she was right in front of them. Truly, the leaf blinds the eye.
"She wonât want to see me." Hai Yunfeng said with a heavy tone, "How could I have the face to see her again?"
The confidential secretary wanted to say, but standing here without eating or drinking isnât a solution, right?
"Letâs go back! There are more things to do."
"Yes!"
Hai Yunfeng left with his people, but his usually upright posture seemed somewhat forlorn at that moment.
******
The atmosphere in the Family Compound was harmonious, everything seemed as if nothing had happened, except for Anâanâs venomous tongue, liking to look at people like theyâre idiots, it was still the same as before.
Xu Qigang was actually very busy at the rescue team, after lunch he went back, the identity of his sister-in-law didnât make any difference to him at all.
Qin Yue seemed quite affected, he returned to school without even eating lunch.
Actually, more than just Qin Yue were affected, Hai Yunfeng left the War Wolf Rescue Team but didnât return to his office, instead going to the municipal bureau.
"Minister Hai, what brings you here?"
"I want to see Dong Shuhua."
"This way, please."
The leader personally led the way, all the way to the temporary holding area for prisoners, coincidentally encountering people from the Shen Family. Hai Yunfeng, after all, was a son-in-law of the Shen Family, and knew more about them than anyone could imagine.
Though the person was a stranger, he recognized immediately they were sent by Old Leader Shen.
"Minister Hai!" The person greeted him with a bow.
"Hold them for now, Iâll deal with it after questioning."
"Yes."
After speaking, he entered without looking back.
Dong Shuhua still didnât know that Shen Luhua had returned, nor did she know Old Leader had returned. She sat idly on the bed, calculating when she would be released.
Previously, someone from the Shen Family had come to inform her it would be a few days. They said it was inconvenient now, and it had been days since the message was passed, probably within these two days she could get out.
Hai Yunfeng stood outside, and she saw him immediately.
"Minister Hai?" She used to address Hai Yunfeng as brother-in-law, ever since Xinwen died she changed how she addressed him. "Are you here to save me and let me out?"
"Why would I save you?" Hai Yunfeng asked expressionlessly.
"I... I am innocent, I was implicated, and Iâm a witness, of course, I need to be released." Dong Shuhua said righteously.
"A witness? What witness?"
Hai Yunfengâs reaction made her freeze, suddenly sensing a bad premonition. "You... whatâs wrong? Why ask such obvious questions?"
"Itâs unclear, thatâs why Iâm asking."
"Of course, the evidence that Sheng An killed someone."
"Dong Shuhua, you and Han Xiaoqiu really see Hai Yunfeng as a pushover, huh? Is it that easy to bully? Havenât you thought the consequences would be beyond what you could bear?" Hai Yunfeng was exceptionally skilled at hiding his true emotions, very few knew what he was thinking. Despite harboring murderous thoughts towards Dong Shuhua now, no one could feel it.
"You... you..." Dong Shuhua stepped back, "You... you know everything?"
"What do you think?"
"Let me explain, none of this has anything to do with me. I was at home well, it was Han Xiaoqiu who found me. She discovered Sheng An was Baoâer, fearing Baoâer would recall childhood events and expose everything, so she thought to kill to silence."
It was all because they were too unlucky, and too careless. They had planned not to show up, just let the hooligans kill her and frame them. Unexpectedly, Sheng An carried a knife, and unexpectedly Han Xiaoqiu had such bad luck, bumped into a rock and died on the spot.
If she hadnât died, she wouldnât be implicated.
"To expose your wrongdoing in Xinwenâs death?"
"Not me, we didnât kill Xinwen, it was herself, she committed suicide. It has nothing to do with us." Dong Shuhua stubbornly refused to admit guilt, knowing admission meant death.
"Shen Yu is currently held in a special prison, what would happen if I transfer him to a normal prison?"
Dong Shuhua turned pale, "What do you want?"
"I want to transfer Shen Yu to a normal prison, then there would be people persistently sent in. Its purpose is to torture him to death, he will find out the previous prison was paradise, he will hate you for not letting him die directly."
"Iâll talk!" Dong Shuhua knelt on the ground with a thud, "Iâll say everything, please donât go after Shen Yu, he is already very miserable."
Hai Yunfeng sneered coldly, calling this miserable? Didnât she consider her sonâs future consequences when hurting others?
"Iâll say... Iâll say everything." Dong Shuhua regretted immensely, "Back when Xinwen was pregnant, Han Xiaoqiu wouldnât stop approaching her talking about things between you and her."
"What things?" Hai Yunfengâs eyes widened, "I have never had any relations with Han Xiaoqiu throughout."
"I know, but Han Xiaoqiu was persistent. At that time Xinwen was pregnant, she was sentimental, personality was melancholic. Han Xiaoqiu calculated she wouldnât question you, so behind your back, she wantonly provoked Xinwen, making her constantly gloomy. I honestly did not participate, none of this was related to me."
"Then why did you participate later?"
"Because of Baoâer, Baoâer had exceptional talent. The old man and the family said, Shen Familyâs future depended on Baoâer entirely. So... so for Shen Yu..." Dong Shuhua was too scared to speak under Hai Yunfengâs murderous gaze.
"So you teamed up to kill Xinwen, right in front of Baoâer?"
"Xinwen was deceived by Han Xiaoqiu, believing you truly loved Han Xiaoqiu, so chose suicide under our pressure. I... I was truly wrong, it was Han Xiaoqiuâs manipulation, if it werenât for her how could I..."
"Enough!" Hai Yunfeng painfully rubbed his temples, throughout life prided himself on being clever, constantly wary of outsiders scheming against him. Yet didnât expect the deepest schemers were beside him.