Wan Jiayuan staggered from the push of his wife, regained some semblance of rationality, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he swallowed his tears, "Zhan Han, what on earth is going on, can you... can you please explain it to me more clearly?"
There was some noise in Zhan Han’s background, seemingly outside, with the accents of many folks from his hometown.
Zhan Han: "I can’t explain everything to you in such a short time, Jiayuan. All I can tell you is that it’s possible your dad killed your mom. Of course, everything is still under investigation. Weren’t you planning to come back? Let’s talk more when you return."
A buzzing filled Wan Jiayuan’s head, "How is that possible..."
"When we rushed over, your dad was digging up a grave, presumably trying to move the bones. When he saw us, he ran away, but we’ve caught him and brought him back. At first, he was blustering and denying everything, but after we dug up the bones, he kept saying that he didn’t mean to do it..."
Zhan Han revealed some details.
It wasn’t much, but it was enough for Wan Jiayuan to grasp the current situation.
After Zhan Han’s colleagues apprehended Wan Ren, he initially caused a scene, accusing them that even as police, they couldn’t just arrest someone senselessly, claiming he ran at the sight of police out of sheer reflex due to his timid nature.
Zhan Han ignored him, letting him rant until his colleagues unearthed the remains, at which point Wan Ren deflated.
Wan Ren knew, even with his limited capacity, that modern technology was powerful and that if there were bones, they could confirm the identity of the deceased and how they died.
He wanted to argue, but he had no ground to stand on.
"I really didn’t do it on purpose..."
"It was her, it was that woman, she insisted on running away..."
"I, I just couldn’t help but hit her a few times, who knew she was so frail..."
Hearing Wan Ren’s self-justifying monologue, Zhan Han turned to look at him, "You killed someone and think you have a reason? Do you realize how much psychological trauma this is going to cause your son? ’A couple for a day is couple’s grace for a hundred days,’ and you dared to kill your own wife, you were far too cruel!"
Wan Ren shrieked, "I didn’t do it on purpose! She forced me! I’ve sold everything to get together two thousand yuan for this wife, and everyday she only thought about running away, about abandoning both me and our son, I... I had no choice..."
Zhan Han’s expression turned cold.
On the other end of the phone, Wan Jiayuan also heard Wan Ren’s voice and his tears instantly started to flow.
Seeing him suddenly cry, Wang Jiahui grew even more frantic, quickly grabbing the phone, "Hello, Zhan Han, I am Jiahui. What exactly happened? Jiayuan looks so terrible, and when I ask him what happened, he won’t tell me..."
Zhan Han, upon hearing Wang Jiahui’s voice, was at a loss for words, managing only to vaguely say: "His mother has been found, but it’s linked to a murder case. Anyway... let’s discuss it when you get back."
At his words, Wang Jiahui’s heart skipped a beat and she too sensed something ominous. Glancing at the dumbstruck Wan Jiayuan, a growing unease churned inside her.
After hanging up the phone and before she could inquire further with Wan Jiayuan, they heard the announcement to check their tickets and board the train.
Wang Jiahui could only support Wan Jiayuan and said, "No matter what has happened, we need to go back first, Jiayuan, you have to hold on."
Upon hearing this, Wan Jiayuan mustered his spirit and boarded the train with Wang Jiahui.
The moment he sat down on the high-speed train, Wan Jiayuan immediately took Wang Jiahui’s phone and sent a message to Xia Xin.
Xia Xin had just finished preparing lunch and set it on the table, not yet having started to eat, when he received Wan Jiayuan’s message.
Seeing the ID ’Clear Skies and Great Distances,’ Xia Xin uttered "Huh," "Why is Wan Jiayuan messaging me so quickly? Could it be they’ve found something out?"
As he spoke, he opened the message.
Jiangli and Chen Tianxu both looked over as well.
Upon reading the content, Xia Xin exclaimed, "Damn! That fast?"