Chapter 76: Chapter 75 Enough to Go to Jail Chapter 76: Chapter 75 Enough to Go to Jail Suddenly questioned, Shen Jingxiu paused slightly, “Dad, why don’t we wait until after dinner to talk about it.”
We’ve already started eating, might as well finish this meal.
Anyway, they had already decided to come clean, a few minutes wouldn’t matter.
But Shen Yuan didn’t express Wenyan’s inner thoughts, and that didn’t mean he was still in the mood to continue eating.
“You and Jinghe have been coming home every day for the past few days, which is unusual. Come to my study.”
After speaking, Shen Yuan pushed back his chair and left the dining room.
Shen Jingxiu could not refuse his father and had no choice but to follow Shen Yuan’s steps.
One after another, the sounds of chairs being dragged rang out in the dining room, and Su Yang finally came to her senses and hurriedly followed the father and son’s pace.
In an instant, only Wenyan and Shen Jinghe were left beside the large dining table.
Wenyan put down her chopsticks and looked at Shen Jinghe, “Second brother, do you think Mom will be very sad when she knows the truth?”
“What do you think?”
“Then should we think of some strategies in advance, like taking Mom out for a trip to relax? I want to know if you still have work coming up?”
Shen Jinghe was just about to answer Wenyan’s question when his phone in his pocket began vibrating incessantly.
He didn’t get around to answering, turning instead to check his phone.
As he looked at it, his brow furrowed.
Seeing his reaction, Wenyan couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong, who sent you a message? It couldn’t be big brother, could it? Has something happened?”
“How could it be him? Do you still remember Chai Zhaodi?”
“Of course, I remember. What about her? Don’t tell me something has happened to her? I contacted that journalist who helped us expose the news online a while back, and he said he was working on a follow-up story, mentioning that Chai Zhaodi was doing well after being taken back home by relatives and that many netizens in her hometown had offered her help.”
“Coincidentally, it’s precisely this journalist who has messaged my studio. The people at the studio were uncertain, so they sent the message to me.”
“Is it about Chai Zhaodi?”
“Take a look for yourself, I can’t explain it in just a word or two.”
Wenyan deftly took the phone from Shen Jinghe’s hand.
Only after reading did she realize that the journalist had never stopped tracking the case after Chai Zhaodi returned home.
He believed that the Chai Zhaodi incident was no accident and certainly not an isolated one, so he went to her hometown.
In doing so, he indeed stumbled upon some clues. However, for some reason, his account seemed to have been throttled after the last incident, and his plans to raise public awareness and create a buzz for certain events had failed.
Therefore, he thickened his skin and reached out to Shen Jinghe’s studio, seeking help.
After reading quickly, Wenyan handed the phone back to Shen Jinghe.
“So, what do you plan to do now, do you want to help him?”
“Help,” Shen Jinghe frowned, “consider it a good deed. I hope the real Zhirou can still come back to this family. Besides, when we found the journalist initially, we intended to pay him for posting the news, but after unraveling the Chai Zhaodi incident, he returned the money to us, helping us without compensation. Morally and logically, I should repay him.”
Wenyan nodded, “I also hope the real Zhirou can come back and reunite with your family soon.”
While they were talking, Sister Zhang suddenly hurried towards them.
“Mr. Shen orders you to come to the study immediately! Now!”
They exchanged a glance and quickened their steps in unison.
Soon, everyone in the family had gathered in Shen Yuan’s study.
His eyes were rimmed with red.
And Su Yang, it was obvious that she had cried hard.
Wenyan couldn’t stand to see a girl cry, especially an elder.
She immediately went over to Su Yang and gently wrapped her arm around her.
Suppressing her tears, Su Yang held Wenyan tight.
Her voice trembled, “My good child, you’ve suffered so much over the past four years, and mom didn’t know that you were treated so badly by that fake, that person. Dad and mom were wrong, we shouldn’t have disbelieved you. If we had believed you, maybe we would have discovered it sooner, and you wouldn’t have had to bear such grievances.”
“Mom, don’t blame yourself. What’s past is past, and the ones who did wrong are those despicable people with ulterior motives, not you and dad.”
Su Yang choked up, and she wanted to say more, but couldn’t make a sound.
She was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to hold back her tears if she opened her mouth.
In such an atmosphere, Wenyan’s eyes began to sting, and she quickly pulled out a few tissues and handed them to Su Yang.
After they finished talking on their side, Shen Yuan then addressed Wenyan.
“Yanyan, dad wants to ask you a few questions, and you answer honestly, okay?”
“Okay.”
“When this fake Shen Zhirou was provoking you or having covert fights with you, did she ever slip up, like mentioning her biological parents or original family?”
Wenyan thought carefully, then shook her head:
“I’m sorry, dad, I really can’t remember the details of my conversations with her from years ago, but she must have been very careful not to mention them, otherwise, I wouldn’t have started doubting only this year.
“However, I feel that her purpose in fighting with me was very clear. She wanted to drive me out of this family. I used to think it was because she was afraid I would steal your love and take her place, so she acted that way.
“But now, it seems that she herself is a carefully crafted counterfeit, and her purpose must have been very strong, definitely for the Shen Family’s wealth.”
“Indeed,” said Shen Yuan, his voice ice cold, “when she first came back, in order to thank her foster parents, I gave them a large sum of money. Later on, I heard their factory had some problems, and it was me who helped solve them.
“But I’ve only just realized that the disappearance of a group of women from the mountains years ago was related to her foster mother and her foster mother’s garment factory. They had issues with their factory back then, and it’s very likely they were using me to launder money!”
As he spoke, Shen Yuan clenched his fists tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
He was filled with hatred—hating himself for not having investigated thoroughly! To think that such people had schemed against him and he had even helped them!
After Shen Yuan finished speaking, the study was heavy with tension, and for a time, no one else spoke.
A moment later, Shen Jingxiu was the first to break the silence.
“The disappearance of those women is difficult to trace, as no one ever filed a report. Now, six or seven years later, they may not have any living relatives left, and it’s likely that no one even remembers them anymore. Dad, the priority is to get control of these people, making sure not one of them gets away,” he said.
“Hmm,” Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes, a resolute ferocity emanating from him.
“Their actions constitute fraud. The money they took from me is enough for a criminal conviction. I will find the best lawyer in this field, I want them to receive the harshest punishment.”