Xia Xin touched his nose and glanced at Jiangli. Seeing that she didn’t stop him, he then briefly explained Wan Jiayuan’s situation to Chen Tianxu.
Chen Tianxu listened until his face turned white, unable to swallow his food, "How could such a thing happen... They were husband and wife, and they had children..."
Jiangli picked a large chicken wing for herself, "Human nature, huh, there’s all kinds out there."
But Chen Tianxu began to feel somewhat uncomfortable, involuntarily setting down his chopsticks, "Thank goodness my parents aren’t like that... If things aren’t working out, just get a divorce, why would they need to kill someone..."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xin remembered what Wan Jiayuan had said, "Oh right, their family’s situation doesn’t seem that simple. Wan Jiayuan mentioned that his mother seemed to have been bought by his father for two thousand yuan."
Jiangli raised an eyebrow slightly, "Bought?"
Xia Xin nodded, "Yes, I’ve heard from my master that in the past in some remote places, if the locals couldn’t marry a wife, they would buy one from elsewhere, and there were also exchanges. Wan Jiayuan is now in his early thirties, so backtrack over thirty years, it would’ve been quite common during his father’s time."
Jiangli clicked her tongue, "People were actually buying brides with money; you modern people aren’t any better than those from ancient times."
Xia Xin sheepishly said, "It’s a bad custom, and now it’s strictly prohibited."
Saying this, he quickly changed the subject.
"Usually, brides who are married off this way, or trafficked, would want to escape. It seems that was the case in Wan Jiayuan’s family too, but somehow, it turned into a murder case."
Chen Tianxu rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, "That’s really terrifying!"
Xia Xin said, "You’re just a kid, don’t inquire about this, just eat."
Chen Tianxu had lost his appetite by then.
Seeing this, Xia Xin served him some food, "Eat up, study hard. Getting rid completely of these bad customs in the future is up to you guys."
Chen Tianxu perked up a little upon hearing this.
Jiangli looked at Xia Xin and Chen Tianxu, "You two get along almost like real brothers."
Chen Tianxu’s mouth turned sweet in that moment, "Xia Xin is like my brother!"
Xia Xin couldn’t help but laugh, patting him on the shoulder, "Alright, hurry up and eat."
Chen Tianxu chuckled.
With this interlude of light-hearted banter, the atmosphere at the meal returned to its original state, quite lively.
Wan Jiayuan had no idea how long he had been crying in the restroom until someone knocked on the door.
He finally came to his senses, wiped away his tears in shame, stood up leaning against the wall, and when he opened the door, he saw his wife standing outside.
"You hadn’t come back, and I was worried to death, so I came to check on you..."
Wang Jiahui said subconsciously upon seeing Wan Jiayuan.
But before she could finish, Wan Jiayuan immediately came over and hugged her, crying uncontrollably.
A single phone call had dashed any hope of luck he might have had.
Two hours later, Wan Jiayuan and Wang Jiahui rushed back to their hometown and headed straight for the police station in the county town.
In those two hours, Zhan Han hadn’t been idle and had basically figured out the whole story.
The forensic doctor had basically confirmed the identity of the remains.
Seeing that Wan Jiayuan had returned, Zhan Han first took them back to the office and explained the basic situation to them.
"After our interrogation, Wan Ren has already confessed..."
Zhan Han said, Wan Ren was quite timid in front of the police and, after being slightly intimidated, he admitted everything.
In modern terms, Jia Fang had been trafficked to Wan Ren’s home.
And the person who trafficked Jia Fang was her own uncle, who demanded two thousand yuan right off the bat.
Two thousand yuan, more than thirty years ago, was a sum that Wan Ren’s family had scraped together with great difficulty.
However, Jia Fang always kicked up a fuss, unwilling to stay with the Wan Family, not knowing how many times she had tried to run away, each time being caught and brought back by Wan Ren.