“Should I bring her back for interrogation?” He might still have to obtain information from her to find Lin Xinyan.
Looking tired, Zong Jinghao closed his eyes and said, “No.”
She could still be of use.
Shen Peichuan didn’t continue to discuss it as he knew that Zong Jinghao had his own plan. He changed the subject and said, “This is clearly a huge plot. We first had Shen Xiuqing and He Ruilin, and now this fake Ms. Lin got to you. If they did so many things just to make sure that this fake Ms. Lin can be by your side, what benefits would He Ruilin get?”
Zong Jinghao suddenly opened his eyes, his mind flashed back to the past memories. He Ruilin might have no direct bearing on Shen Xiuqing’s death, but rather she wanted to die out of her own free will due to Lin Yuhan. Since she had lost her freedom, she thought it would be better for her to help realize her daughter’s wishes.
Then, how would that benefit He Ruilin?
She isn’t the type of person who would help others for free.
Why did she help Lin Yuhan and have her back to the wall?
The relationship between the He family and her wasn’t good, while the only one who’s close to her was He Ruize. Plus, He Ruize had been thrown in…
“This doesn’t look good.” Zong Jinghao stood up suddenly.
Shen Peichuan wasn’t sure what he was thinking about and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“He Ruize might not be in jail anymore.” He strode towards the door.
Shen Peichuan quickly followed him and said, “It can’t be. The only possibility that he isn’t in prison now is that he managed to escape…” He suddenly realized that something wasn’t right and said, “Did the He family renege on their promise?”
Zong Jinghao glanced at him and thought to himself. This might not be related to the He family, yet He Ruilin must have a direct bearing on it.
When the door was opened, they saw Guan Jing holding Lin Xichen in his arms, standing in front of the door and about to knock on it.
Zong Jinghao stopped, looked at Lin Xichen in Guan Jing’s arms, and gulped.
“Where’s my mommy?” Lin Xichen was staring at him.
Zong Jinghao initially wanted the fake woman to be an impostor of Lin Xinyan to put him at ease, yet he couldn’t accept it once he imagined him calling the woman as his mommy.
He slowly lifted his slightly shaky fingers to caress his face and said, “You are a man, and so you should look like a man.”
Lin Xichen looked nervous.
Clearly, what Zong Jinghao said indicated a bad omen.
“Your mommy is missing.” He picked Lin Xichen up and said, “We’ll find her together, okay?”
The stubborn Lin Xichen didn’t refuse to be carried by Zong Jinghao but said nothing. Even though his eyes were bloodshot, he tried his best to open his eyes and prevent the tears from streaming down his face. He said hoarsely, “I’m a man, and I won’t cry. I want to find mommy.”
Zong Jinghao took the little one in his arms, showing tenderness that was never seen before.
Lin Xichen leaned against his chests quietly, listened to his heartbeats and immersed himself in the special smell of his body.
His little hand grabbed him by his collars tightly as he said firmly, “We will find mommy.”
Zong Jinghao responded affirmatively and softly.
He looked at Guan Jing and said with a deep voice, “You’ll watch over the woman inside.”
After finished speaking, he strode out of the hotel.
Guan Jing was confused. Which woman? And what’s happening now?
When Shen Peichuan passed by him, he made a long story short by saying, “Ms. Lin is missing, while the one inside the house is fake. Since she could be of use, we mustn’t let her know that we’ve figured out her identity.”
Guan Jing was at loss for a moment.
What?
Lin Xinyan is missing, yet an impostor is here? What’s really happening?!!!
As Shen Peichuan didn’t have time to explain to him in detail, he just patted him on his shoulder and followed Zong Jinghao to leave the hotel.
Shen Peichuan started the car and called his subordinate. He instructed him to check if He Ruize was still in prison.
After about half an hour, he received the news that He Ruize was replaced by another person who merely looked like him to be in prison.
Shen Peichuan looked at Zong Jinghao in the rear-view mirror and said, “He’s gone.”
“What should we do now?” Shen Peichuan was nervous.
“I want to meet He Ruilin.” He said with a rough and deep voice.
Shen Peichuan understood it and accelerated the car. Soon, the car pulled over at the detention center.
Zong Jinghao brought Lin Xichen out of the car, caressed his son’s hair and said, “You can play with Mr. Shen for a while. There are some matters that I have to deal with.”
Even though Lin Xichen didn’t know what he wanted to do, he knew that the place that he’s going to wasn’t a place that he should see. He thoughtfully nodded his head.
Shen Peichuan held Lin Xichen’s hand and said, “Let’s go. I’ll bring you to tour around my office.”
Lin Xichen nodded and followed him.
“Mr. Zong.” Liu came out of the building.
Liu was one of Shen Peichuan’s subordinates and had made the necessary arrangement.
After Zong Jinghao nodded at him in response, Liu led the way.
It was still the same room at the end of the passageway in the building that he came that night.
“It’s quiet here, and nobody will disturb you. I’ll wait for you outside.” Liu said.
Zong Jinghao nodded and walked towards the last house at the end of the passageway. There was a solid wall at the end of the passageway with a small four-sided window connected with an electric fence as well as a door right next to the wall.
He pushed the door open. It was a four-sided house without any window, and merely an energy saving bulb was hung on the ceiling. There was an interrogation chair beneath it on which He Ruilin was handcuffed.
She was still wearing the same clothes since the night when she was caught. Her clothes looked rather shabby and revealed much of her skin.
There were some blood stains on her corners of the mouth and clothes. As the wounds on her head and lips were not cleaned, scabs had grown on her wounds after a day.
Tilted her head, she looked at Zong Jinghao who was walking in and said smilingly, “You’re here to visit me again?”
Zong Jinghao closed the door and walked steadily towards her. When he stood in front of her, he looked down to stare at her.
He Ruilin looked up, stared into his eyes and said laughingly, “Why are you staring at me? You missed me already?”
But she felt that something wasn’t right. He should have found ‘Lin Xinyan’ by now, but why is he still here?
“Aren’t you supposed to spend your intimate moments with Lin Xinyan? Why did you suddenly think of me?”
Zong Jinghao remained silent and looked emotionless, so much so that others could not read his mind at all.
He Ruilin felt slightly uneasy. But according to their plan, ‘Lin Xinyan’ should be able to get to him successfully now.
He Ruize had also brought Lin Xinyan who lost her memories to leave B City.
As for her, Shen Peichuan could never discover any evidence that she committed a crime, while at the same time, she had asked a lawyer to assist her when needed.
This will be a happy ending for all.
Even though she lost Zong Jinghao, she managed to fulfill her brother’s wish.
She wasn’t liked by Zong Jinghao anyway.
The plot was perfect so far.
But why would he be here?
Shouldn’t he be clinging to Lin Xinyan at home all the time once he found ‘Lin Xinyan?
She would then be dealt with by Shen Peichuan, and she could soon free herself as Shen Peichuan didn’t have a shred of evidence to prove her crime.
She felt something strange when Zong Jinghao appeared before her.
“Would it be that Lin Xinyan wasn’t coquettish enough and didn’t serve you well…”
Bang!
Her voice stopped all of a sudden.
Before finished listening to her filthy language, Zong Jinghao slapped her on her face with all his might. As He Ruilin didn’t expect it at all, she fell to the ground all of a sudden along with the chair. The dust was flying all over the house following the loud bang.
He kneeled on one of his legs in front of her and said, “Don’t try to play tricks on me. You don’t know how much evidence I have that is unfavorable to you, and how many things that you thought I’m not aware of. Tell me everything if you wish to live. Where is Lin Xinyan?”
He Ruilin suffered from a temporary hearing loss and could hear only constant ringing in her ears, while her right face was numbed and unconscious. She looked at him through her hair that partly blocked her eyes and said stubbornly with her bleeding mouth, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“Really?” Zong Jinghao lost his patience. He stood up to unbutton his jacket and revealed his white suit.
As He Ruilin hadn’t recollected herself after being slapped hard on her face, she wasn’t sure what he was up to and said, “You, what are you doing?”
Zong Jinghao gave her a sinister smile and said, “Since you don’t want to talk, let’s change the method.”
When He Ruilin opened her eyes and was about to say something, he kicked on her chests as fast as lightning with all his might. She was sent flying and smashed against the solid wall. It was indeed a savage torture as her spine was fractured and she was now in severe pain.
She fell to the ground with her body twitching in pain.
Panicked, she looked at the ferocious man and asked, “You, you knew it?”
