A silver Mercedes was parked outside the police station. Wang Mao, the You family’s housekeeper, was standing next to the car door in a suit, tie and white gloves. His chin was raised as usual, and he looked arrogant.
But when his eyes met You Mian walking out of the police station, he no longer had the arrogance and sharpness of the past.
Wang Mao lightly raised a hand to stop You Mian and said softly, “The master wants to see you.”
You Mian had already handed over all the information in his hands to the police station. At this moment, he had empty hands and only a black bag on his back.
The young man raised his eyes and glanced over calmly as if he wasn’t surprised that You Jiyuan came to him so quickly.
“What if I don’t go?” You Mian asked coldly.
“Then…”
Before Wang Mao could use threats or inducements, a few burly bodyguards wearing sunglasses walked quickly from the alleys and street entrances and protected You Mian.
Their aura was so oppressive that people didn’t dare to act rashly.
Wang Mao was stunned and took several steps back. He saw the word JL printed on the chest of the uniforms of these tall bodyguards and didn’t know what to do for a moment.
Wang Mao instinctively turned his head as if trying to find a solution from the dark car window.
You Mian stood there silently with a cold attitude.
In less than three seconds, the rear door of the Mercedes finally opened from inside.
The man’s face looked tired and thin. You Jiyuan, who still looked irritable and serious, stood by the car door on the street and said in a hoarse voice, “You Mian, let’s talk. Some things aren’t what you think.”
Pei Huaiji was very good at protecting people. Ever since the recording of the show ended, the You family had wanted to talk to You Mian. They never expected that due to JL’s deliberate interference, they couldn’t even touch a single hair on You Mian’s body.
Today, they finally met You Mian walking alone.
You Jiyuan wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet You Mian, but he never expected to follow his route to the police station.
An hour ago, You Jiyuan stopped at the door of the police station and felt cold all over. Bai Peilan’s palm covering the back of his hand was also cold and sweaty.
You Jiyuan didn’t know what You Mian had found out and he didn’t dare to alert the enemy.
Before meeting You Mian, You Jiyuan only intended to use some coercion and inducement to resolve the quarrel with Xiuming and Bai Lin. Now the situation had completely changed so he was passive. Major changes had occurred.
If they weren’t careful, he would be smashed to pieces along with the You family and Xiuming.
You Jiyuan couldn’t help feeling nervous when he saw the police station.
Thus, he immediately made up his mind at this moment. The conversation today must be accomplished.
However, facing this group of tall bodyguards standing between them and You Mian, both You Jiyuan and Wang Mao showed helplessness on their faces.
It seemed that this group of bodyguards only listened to You Mian’s orders. Before You Mian spoke, they stood in front of him in a defensive posture and left no space for others.
You Mian tilted his head after hearing You Mian’s words, and his eyes revealed a slight question.
Wang Mao had already retreated to the car and stood beside You Jiyuan, a loyal dog like always.
You Jiyuan seemed to understand something from this silence. He lowered his head and exchanged looks with Bai Peilan, who was sitting in the back seat and not showing up.
A few seconds later, everyone present heard You Jiyuan change his words. He had a look of shame on his face as he said in a humble tone, “You Mian, please give us a chance to talk to you.”
“There must be some misunderstandings about this matter,” You Jiyuan said.
You Mian waited a few seconds with an indifferent expression.
He watched the smile on You Jiyuan’s face become increasingly stiff until it could hardly be maintained. Then he finally nodded in agreement.
The group of people arrived at Shouxi City. A serial numbered Bentley and a silver painted Mercedes-Benz were parked in front of the revolving golden gate.
The lead manager wore a bow tie and had a happy smile on his face. Behind him were two waiters holding fruit plates and champagne.
You Jiyuan waited for Wang Mao to get out of the car and open the door for him before stepping out. He was very arrogant. The man’s leather shoes were polished to be shiny, and he was wearing a well-ironed suit. The fine lines at the corners of his eyes made him look more serious.
Seeing the welcoming gesture right in front of him, You Jiyuan was slightly happy in his heart. However, he pretended to be calm on the surface.
He thought it was because Wang Mao had booked a seat in advance that these people had come to greet him.
But just as You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan were standing there with raised chins, looking very noble and waiting for the manager to hand over the fruit plates and champagne, they suddenly saw that none of these people looked at them. Instead, they rushed past the Mercedes-Benz toward the door of the Bentley, respectfully calling out, “Mr You.”
You Mian wore an ordinary brown coat and even carried a bag. He looked like a student.
But it was this ‘immature’ You Mian who left aside You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan, who were dressed in suits and looked elegant and refined.
The manager smiled and handed over the champagne. “I didn’t know you were coming. I just had someone set aside the top private room. Just follow us up.”
Pei Huaiji’s serial numbered Bentley was known to everyone in Huajiang City. The moment the front desk staff took a glance at them, the entire Shouxi City took countermeasures.
Even if the person who got out of the Bentley in front of them wasn’t Pei Huaiji, their respectful attitude didn’t change in the slightest.
You Mian waved his hand lightly and naturally refused, “Don’t bother. Mr You should’ve already booked a private room.”
The manager was stunned for a moment. Then he saw You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan standing stupidly on the side.
You Jiyuan heard You Mian throw everyone’s attention on him and couldn’t help stuttering as he spoke.
“Yes, it is settled,” You Jiyuan gave Wang Mao a look.
So forget about the top floor just now. Wang Mao stepped forward and gave the number of an ordinary private room on the second floor.
Upon seeing this, the manager couldn’t help frowning. He turned his head to look at You Mian and found that You Mian looked normal. He didn’t seem to think there was a problem.
There were no more words said by this experienced person. He immediately walked to the side and walked through the revolving door.
You Jiyuan was extremely furious upon seeing this. He felt as if his face had been stepped on and crushed.
A top floor private room compared to an ordinary room. You Jiyuan felt embarrassed just saying it.
Before the conversation started, the You family had already fallen behind.
A smile appeared in You Mian’s eyes as he walked into the box.
No wonder why Pei Huaiji changed his car when he went out in the morning. It turned out that Pei Huaiji was silently supporting him.
You Mian sat opposite the You family. After ordering a few dishes, You Jiyuan’s eyes fell on the bodyguards standing at the door and behind You Mian. He cleared his throat and said, “It is just a meal. Let them all go out.”
You Mian picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, “Mr You, do you have any concerns?”
Bai Peilan skillfully pretended to have a pale face. “It is just a conversation. It is scary to have a group of tall and strong bodyguards standing here.”
You Mian raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Bai Peilan with a serious expression.
Bai Peilan pursed her lips.
However, after a few seconds, You Mian turned his head and let three bodyguards go out, leaving only two behind.
The door of the private room was finally closed.
You Jiyuan wiped his sweat. He thought that two was a lot better than five, so he didn’t say anything else.
This meal wasn’t meant to fill the stomach, so the moment the door of the private room was closed, You Jiyuan immediately started the topic he wanted to talk about.
“I saw that you just came out of the police station?” You Jiyuan asked in a lighter tone. “Did anything happen to you?”
Bai Peilan also became 100% serious in an instant.
Wang Mao stood behind You Jiyuan with his head down. He was silent like a sculpture.
You Mian was the only person present who looked relaxed. Upon hearing this, a gentle smile appeared in his amber eyes.
You Mian said casually, “It is just a thing of the past.”
You Jiyuan’s expression twisted instantly. Fortunately, Bai Peilan held his arm to avoid an argument right away.
Bai Peilan smiled. “What thing of the past?”
You Mian looked up and said, “I think Chairman You and Chairman Bai know better than me.”
This time, Bai Peilan could barely maintain her smile and her whole back felt cold.
“What did you find out?” You Jiyuan asked in a hoarse voice.
You Mian calmly threw out a bomb. “ Why is Mr You so emotional? I just found your former friend. He seems to be called… Sheng Jiangang?”
“There is another one called Ba Quan.”
The two people’s expressions were as ugly as a pig’s liver. You Mian saw this and threw out the last name. “His son seems to be called Ba Yongping, right?”
Before coming, You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan had agreed that You Mian would most likely record them again, so they had to remain calm and not let anything slip.
They just hadn’t expected You Mian to throw out all his chips at once, catching them off guard. All the panic and shock was clearly shown on their faces.
You Jiyuan pretended to be calm. “Are they doing well? Did you see them?”
You Mian laughed, his voice cold. “You know better than me whether I can meet them or not.”
Bai Peilan’s hands were shaking badly. Just as she was trying to hold onto the teacup to calm herself down, You Mian’s words completely broke her defenses.
“If the police and prosecutors move quickly, the arrest warrant will probably be issued in less than three days.”
Bai Peilan screamed uncontrollably.
You Jiyuan got up and shouted, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
This should’ve been a simple conversation to resolve Xiuming and Bai Lin’s problem, but it suddenly turned into the story of the police station and arrest warrant.
You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan weren’t mentally prepared and almost fell into You Mian’s control in an instant.
“Sheng Jiangang committed suicide by jumping off a building 17 years ago. He used the millions in compensation to repay the workers’ wages and the factory rental fees. Ba Quan got into a fight with one of the workers while trying to appease them and was sentenced to five years in prison for intentional injury.”
You Mian glanced coldly at You Jiyuan, and continued without stopping. “12 years ago, Ba Quan was released from prison. He found the You residence and had a serious conflict with you. Ms Bai called the police and reported a burglary.”
“You shouldn’t have made such a mistake.” You Mian lowered his eyes and said, “Did Chairman You want to stop it but failed at the time?”
With You Mian’s words, You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan’s memories returned to that rainy night 12 years ago.
Ba Quan was wet and cold all over. Rain dripped down his short hair and his appearance was embarrassing.
The man, who was over 40 years old, had bloodshot eyes as he pointed the weapon in his hand at You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan, roaring and demanding that they get retribution.
Bai Peilan was frightened and called the police. You Jiyuan appeased Bai Quan while scolding Bai Peilan to hang up the phone. Unexpectedly, he was a step too late.
By the time You Jiyuan snatched the phone and hung up, a police record had been made.
Before the police arrived, they tried to offer Ba Quan three million to stop pursuing the matter. However, Ba Quan refused until two policemen arrived.
Seeing that things were about to get out of hand, You Jiyuan didn’t hesitate to gesture at Ba Quan in front of the police.
From three to five, from five to eight.
Finally, Ba Quan agreed. For eight million, he admitted to the police that he came here to steal.
You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan immediately said that the matter had been resolved. They stressed that there was no property loss and let Ba Quan leave after receiving a warning.
“You knew you had committed a serious crime when Sheng Jiangang jumped off the building.”
You Mian watched You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan collapse and continued, “17 years ago, Sheng Jiangang died and Ba Quan was imprisoned. As long as there is someone who knows the inside story in this world, you will be worried.”
“So 17 years ago, you went to the Anxin Welfare Home to adopt me. You used me to replace your biological son and endure the extreme actions that those extreme people, who lost everything, would take.”
“Sure enough, the first thing that came to Ba Quan’s mind after being released from prison was revenge.”
You Jiyuan said with a tight throat, “Nonsense! What evidence do you have?!”
You Mian wasn’t interrupted by You Jiyuan but continued, “But Ba Quan died nine years ago. The cause of death was also jumping off a building.”
“In addition, the period when I was kidnapped repeatedly started after Ba Quan’s death.”
“This is revenge from Ba Quan’s son. Ba Quan’s son took revenge on your son, You Jiyuan.”
You Jiyuan couldn’t say anything other than ‘nonsense.’
Bai Peilan held You Jiyuan’s arm, and the only thought in her heart was to run quickly.
“Ba Yongping hired many people to kidnap me. The You family didn’t dare to make it public, so they chose to pay the ransom every time, allowing those people to make a lot of money… Until one day, Ba Yongping made you feel angry due to his endless demands.”
“You guys decided to go all the way and killed him.”
You Mian’s tone was calm when he talked about this, as if he wasn’t the victim of this five year continuous kidnapping case.
“But you guys gave too much sweetness. Even if you kill one Ba Yongping, there were still countless Ba Yongpings who did this with him.”
“Your nightmare continued. For some unknown reason, on the day Bai Lin turned 18, you finally felt at ease to take your biological son back home to be reunited as a family.”
You Mian sneered. “Why? Is it because those people who could speak and take revenge have disappeared?”
You Jiyuan pointed at You Mian and shouted, “Evidence! What evidence is there?!”
You Mian raised an eyebrow. “The unfinished building.”
The noise in the box fell silent for a moment.
You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan stopped as if someone was strangling them.
You Mian said, “After Sheng Jiangang died, the developer stopped the project for a while. But nine years ago, the government invested funds to restart the suburban residential real estate project. The unfinished building was also in the planning.”
“In the dark night, Ba Quan asked you for money again,” You Mian stared into You Jiyuan’s eyes and said. “You invited him to the unfinished building and pretended to reminisce with him. But in the darkness, you pushed him down from the eighth floor that didn’t have a guardrail.”
“The unfinished building that was just about to restart construction had a layer of wet cement on the ground. You didn’t expect that, did you?” You Mian smiled. “Mr You was probably too scared to look down at the time.”
“Your footprints are left there.”
You Jiyuan was like a chicken with his neck strangled. His face was red and ferocious. He stretched out his hand to reach You Mian, looking hysterical and crazy.
“Impossible!” You Jiyuan shouted. “We were on the rooftop at the time. There was no cement at all! There was no way there was cement!”
Ba Quan’s shocked eyes when he was pushed down often appeared in You Jiyuan’s dreams. He was sure that there was no undried cement that night. You Mian was lying!
In a flash, You Jiyuan suddenly stopped and stared into You Mian’s eyes crazily.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, You Jiyuan heard You Mian laugh softly.
There was a gentle smile in his amber eyes. Even the tone of his voice was soft.
You Mian smiled slightly with crooked eyebrows. He said, “Just kidding. Why is Mr You scared like this?”
A terrifying fear enveloped You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan.
When did this adopted son, whom they thought they could easily handle, grow up to the present appearance?
The long hibernation and momentum of a single blow made You Jiyuan tremble.
Bai Peilan immediately grabbed You Jiyuan’s arm and pulled up the man whose legs were about to weaken.
“Let’s go!” Bai Peilan shouted.
Things were about to be exposed. All the hidden dirty tricks were about to be revealed and they could no longer be calm.
Wang Mao was even more shocked than You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan.
Bai Peilan pushed Wang Mao, grabbed You Jiyuan, and ran out of the box. They left Shouxi City without even turning their heads.
Bai Peilan asked Wang Mao to drive quickly while repeating the words ‘go abroad.’
At this moment, they no longer had the energy to care about Xiuming and Wanhua. They were only thinking about protecting themselves.
If the company went bankrupt, it would go bankrupt. If the money was gone then it was gone. But they only had one life!
In the suddenly empty box, the bodyguard behind You Mian asked softly, “Aren’t you going to chase them?”
In the lavishly decorated private room, the delicate dishes on the table were already cold.
You Mian’s comfortable posture on the wooden chair disappeared completely. He was tired and stretched his shoulders and neck.
He looked out the window at the blue sky in the distance and said calmly, “The evidence and materials have been handed over. Send the video you have just recorded to the police station as well.”
This conversation would become strong evidence of You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan’s crime.
You Jiyuan and Bai Peilan had long been restricted by the police from leaving the country, so they couldn’t escape.
The shackles of justice could only be put on by the authorities. You Mian had done everything he could do now.
Under the dreary sky of the coming storm, the young man walked out of the banquet place with brisk steps.
You Mian had just gotten into the back seat of the car when he was suddenly hugged by a strong arm.
Pei Huaiji’s voice sounded deep above his head, pulling You Mian from his past memories back to the present.
“Are you tired?” Pei Huaiji asked.
You Mian raised his head and met those dark eyes. A cool breath like a cold pool instantly enveloped him.
The strong sense of security made him sigh again and again that life was beautiful.
“Not tired.”
You Mian hugged Pei Huaiji tightly and sniffed the clean scent on Pei Huaiji’s body.
“Chairman Pei is silently showing off to me again,” You Mian said with a smile, referring to the serial numbered Bentley that the two of them were sitting in.
Pei Huaiji took You Mian’s hand, raised it to his lips, and kissed it gently. Then he raised an eyebrow and asked with a handsome smile, “Did I succeed?”
You Mian listened attentively to Pei Huaiji’s heartbeat and whispered, “Very successful.”
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