Ye Bingyu pondered for a moment. "This matter can’t be concealed; it has to be investigated sooner or later. We might as well discuss it all at once, but my intention is to first talk it over with Bingkun and keep it from Second Uncle for now.
"As for Third Sister-in-law, once the investigation starts, she will naturally find out. We’ll only know after the investigation whether she was aware of this matter or not.
"Although there have been no signs of anything inappropriate from her these past few years, she is, after all, the one who stands to benefit. Wen Yue grew up cherished like a pearl in the main branch, and her niece, Wenjuan, grew up by her side. Even though Third Sister-in-law has a slight preference for boys over girls, Wenjuan has never really suffered."
Xia Dongxue’s eyes reddened as she said, "Bingyu, help me book the fastest train ticket to the Northwest. I need to go there and bring our daughter back to Beijing."
Ye Bingyu held his wife’s hand. "Don’t panic just yet. Our daughter went to the Northwest just to shoot a movie, and she’ll be returning to the Northeast in a few days. I was thinking we could go there together after we’ve investigated this thoroughly.
"For now, let’s not disturb her, alright?"
Xia Dongxue choked out, "It’s all my fault. I didn’t watch over her properly, allowing her to be taken from us just after she was born."
Ye Bingyu raised his hand and wrapped an arm around Xia Dongxue. "How could this be your fault? If anyone’s to blame, it should be me. Who could have known that woman, Qin, was so deranged, daring to come up with such a twisted scheme?"
Nearby, Ye Bingkun felt he had to speak up, a little uncomfortably. "Brother, Sister-in-law, Jingfang also bears some responsibility for this. If she hadn’t failed to look after the child, this wouldn’t have happened."
Hearing this, Xia Dongxue quickly interjected, "Bingkun, you mustn’t say that. If Jingfang hadn’t come to see me that day, I might not have even made it to the hospital safely on my own, not to mention that woman, Qin Lijuan, had malicious intentions from the start.
"Besides, if it weren’t for Jingfang’s attentiveness this time, who knows if this matter would have ever come to light."
Elder Master Ye then spoke up. "Alright, stop blaming yourselves. Perhaps this was fate. Our task now is to quickly uncover the truth of what happened back then. Everyone, focus on your roles, and let’s bring that child home."
After some more discussion, Ye Bingyu directly summoned Zhong Yuhu, and they set off for Han City together.
It doesn’t matter if the trick is old, as long as it works.
They used the same old tactic: waiting for Fang Zhichun to come out at night to throw out water, then knocking her unconscious and taking her up the mountain.
Impatient, they doused her with cold water to wake her up.
Fang Zhichun jerked awake with an "AH!" "Which bastard threw water on me?"
But when she opened her eyes, she realized she wasn’t at her own front door. Forcing herself to remain composed, she demanded, "Who’s out there playing tricks? Show yourselves to me, now!"
Ye Bingyu had already instructed Zhong Yuhu to keep watch from a short distance while he personally conducted the interrogation. "Tell me, how did you switch those two children back then?"
Hearing the question, Fang Zhichun’s mind went blank for an instant. Then, as if recalling something, she blurted out a denial, "I... I didn’t!"
But her reaction immediately gave her away. "I mean, I don’t know what you’re talking about!"
Trying to cover her panic, she demanded sharply, "Who are you? Why are you doing this?"
Who was Ye Bingyu? Of course, he knew what she was thinking. "Consider carefully before you answer my question. Don’t harbor any illusions. If anything were to happen to your son... well, I can’t say what might occur."
Fang Zhichun had three daughters and one son, and she valued her son above all else. Threatening her with anything else might have led her to argue stubbornly to the end, but her son, Zhang Qiangjun, was her lifeblood. This update ıs available on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩
Hearing her son threatened, Fang Zhichun was finally scared. "I’ll talk! I’ll talk..."