Chapter 356: Song Yin Is Dead
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Originally intending to say a few harsh words, Mrs. Xu suddenly became alarmed upon hearing the police’s words. She ignored what Gu Chen was saying and quickly ran over, grabbing the female officer’s arm, “I’m Xu Wen’s mother. What happened to her?”
The female officer looked somewhat uncomfortable, but eventually said, “Suspect Xu Wen escaped in a van. The van was speeding through an intersection and collided with a large truck…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Mrs. Xu almost fainted, but someone nearby caught her.
“W-what did you just say?” Mrs. Xu struggled to stand up, her voice full of panic.
The female officer hesitated but said, “Are you Xu Wen’s mother? You better go to the hospital now; her condition is not optimistic.”
Mrs. Xu rushed out almost stumbling, not caring about anything else, only concerned about her daughter’s well-being.
Gu Chen and Song Fan exchanged glances, both revealing a mixture of shock and helplessness.
At this point, the police called them in for questioning, presenting a photo, “Do you two know this girl? She was the one who assisted Xu Wen, and many witnesses saw her at the scene.”
Song Fan’s eyelids twitched. The girl in the photo was Song Yin, but she wasn’t sure if the injuries on her face were from the Song family dungeon. Since Song Yin disappeared, the Song family had sent people to search for her, but there was no trace of her, and the person who rescued her was skilled.
Song Fan nodded. “This is my stepmother’s daughter, Song Yin.”
She took a deep breath, fully aware that she couldn’t let the police know about Song Yin being imprisoned. So, she continued, “She had a mental breakdown recently, and the doctors said she might have intermittent psychosis. Some of her classmates also knew about it. But to avoid gossip, we only mentioned that she got sick and needed long-term treatment at the hospital. In reality, she was being treated at our old residence, and she took advantage of the distraction to slip away recently.”
The police seemed somewhat skeptical, asking, “If such a grown person went missing, why didn’t you report it?”
“The Song family has always valued its reputation. Although she’s my stepdaughter, she’s been treated as a family member for many years. So, she has always attended various events in A City as Miss Song. I believe the police should be aware of this. Not reporting it was also to prevent her current situation from being exposed. Besides, with the Song family’s resources unable to locate her, she might have been hidden by some formidable opponent.”
The police found themselves at a loss for words, realizing her words made sense, though there was a mysterious aspect to the situation.
However, Song Fan didn’t intend to elaborate further. The affairs here would be handled by Song Yi, and she needed to find out the truth about Song Yin, her connection with Xu Wen, and the circumstances of Song Yin’s accident. The police sighed, “If this is Song Yin, then unfortunately, she has already passed away.”
“What?” Song Fan widened her eyes. She had considered a hundred possible scenarios of Song Yin appearing at the scene, but death was not one of them.
The police explained, “She was in a car accident, and her injuries were quite severe. Although we haven’t conducted a post-mortem yet, it’s highly likely to be her. Inform your family to take her back.”
Gu Chen gently held her hand and asked, “This matter has had nothing to do with us from the beginning to the end. We only acted bravely.”
The police naturally understood his meaning. The mastermind had been found, and there was no need to keep these two detained. After a brief inquiry, they let them go.
On the other hand, Hei Man had also confessed to the whole story. He provided evidence that Song Yin had contacted him first, and then Xu Wen informed him of the plan to defame Song Fan. Even if Xu Wen didn’t hire someone to kill, this alone was enough to implicate her.
Upon thinking that the mastermind was in the hospital, and the accomplice was already dead, Song Fan suddenly felt a bit inexplicably anxious. She had a gut feeling that this was part of a larger conspiracy.
“I’ll take you back,” Gu Chen said, holding her hand as they got into the car. Song Fan shook her head, “Go to the hospital. I want to see Song Yin.”
She had already told Song Kai about what happened, and although Meng Yu had directly thrown her biological daughter into hell to save herself, Song Fan felt that Meng Yu, as Song Yin’s only family, should be there to collect her body.
As she arrived at the hospital morgue, Meng Yu was being helped by Meng Xia to reach the place.
At this moment, Song Yin’s appearance was no longer recognizable. Meng Yu, who initially wanted to cry, vomited at the sight of her daughter’s body. Meng Xia was also too scared to approach..