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“Why are you here?”
“Why else?” Wang Yalan looked at Lin Qingyou with displeasure. “You ruined Qingqing’s reputation completely. Now she’s like a rat everyone wants to beat up.”
Ever since that birthday party, Lin Qingqing had been too ashamed to go outside.
But Lin Qingqing was someone who thrived in the public eye. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have tried so hard to become a celebrity.
Yet after what happened at the birthday party, not only was there no place for her in the entertainment industry, but even going outside required her to be fully disguised, sneaking around.
She was going crazy from being trapped.
No matter what, Wang Yalan still felt sorry for her daughter.
So, she brought her on a vacation to relax.
Wang Yalan’s words were flawless, but they were still taken in for questioning by the police.
After questioning, the mother and daughter were found to be uninvolved.
Although they were at the same resort, it was enormous. They had no interaction with Xiao Xue and hadn’t even crossed paths.
When Xiao Xue was attacked, they also had alibis.
Once again, the trail went cold, and Lin Qingyou was stuck in a dead end.
She spent the entire day in Xiao Xue’s hospital room, thinking…
She kept writing and drawing on a blank piece of paper.
When Yin Hanyu arrived to find Lan Si, he noticed that Ji Mo Sheng was there as well.
However, he wasn’t surprised.
They were likely here for the same reason.
Sure enough, Ji Mo Sheng looked at Lan Si and said, “This is your territory, so you need to handle it. We won’t know if there’s an underground human experimentation facility under Sunshine Resort until we dig.”
Lan Si scoffed. “Easy for you to say.”
Sunshine Resort wasn’t just the largest resort—it was also an international convention center and hotel. Any high-profile foreign dignitary visiting China would stay there.
Its largest shareholder was a foreign investor and was protected by international organizations.
It wasn’t something they could just dig up on a whim.
And besides, the resort was massive—bigger than some small countries.
Where would they even start digging? How deep? For how long?
If they found nothing, he’d be attacked by the whole world for targeting foreign investments unjustly.
If they did find something, he’d still be attacked—for mismanaging the country, for running a nation that conducted inhumane experiments on people and children.
The entire country would become an international scandal.
Ji Mo Sheng said, “Exactly because it’s complicated, that’s why we need you.”
Lan Si: “…”
Thanks, but no thanks.
This was beyond difficult.
So when Shang mentioned Sunshine Resort, he didn’t feel even the slightest joy.
Putting aside the foreign investment issue—just the sheer size of the resort alone made it impossible to handle discreetly.
The Angel Kindergarten case, he could cover up and deal with privately.
But if Sunshine Resort was as problematic as the kindergarten, even he wouldn’t be able to suppress it.
After all, the foreign investors behind the resort weren’t people he could control easily. One misstep could bring disaster.
Ji Mo Sheng turned to Yin Hanyu. “You’re here for this too?”
Yin Hanyu nodded.
Ji Mo Sheng smirked at Lan Si, clearly enjoying his dilemma. “Well, well. Even your own son is here to ask you. Let’s see how you refuse now?”
Lan Si was instantly speechless.
Without a doubt, when he first learned that Yin Hanyu was his biological son, Lan Si had felt excitement, joy—
But above all, guilt, sorrow, and shame.
Whether it was towards Bai Ci, Yin Hanyu, or Yin Haoting, those three emotions dominated.
He also knew that Yin Hanyu would never call him “Uncle” so intimately again, nor seek him out when he was confused.
He didn’t expect Yin Hanyu to acknowledge him as a father, but he didn’t want to be hated by him either…
He had so much he wanted to say, but every time he saw the cold, indifferent look in Yin Hanyu’s eyes, he lost the courage.
Lan Si sighed deeply but quickly composed himself.
“You’re here for this too?” Lan Si asked.
“Yes,” Yin Hanyu nodded.
“What’s your take on it?”
Yin Hanyu said, “Pei Jue always kept a low profile in his border bases, hiding himself completely.”
“But at Sunshine Resort, he showed his real face.”
“That means…” Yin Hanyu paused. “It means Sunshine Resort is the only place where Pei Jue felt absolutely safe.”
After all, Pei Jue had experienced the destruction of his entire family.
“So the one behind Sunshine Resort must be him. He is the true owner of Sunshine Resort.” Yin Hanyu looked at Lan Si. “Those so-called foreign investors might just be a smokescreen.”
Lan Si listened carefully, then nodded in agreement. “I’ll instruct my people to investigate this angle further.”
“Also…” Yin Hanyu frowned.
“What else?” Lan Si asked.
Yin Hanyu: “Do you know Pei Jue well? Did he have anyone he completely trusted?”
“Why are you suddenly asking this?” Lan Si said. “After the Pei family was wiped out, the only one left was Pei Mingzhu. Besides her, he shouldn’t have anyone he trusted absolutely, right?”
Yin Hanyu shook his head. “Sunshine Resort was his safe zone. Yet in this very safe zone, Pei Jue was killed.”
“That means the person who killed Pei Jue must have been someone he trusted completely.”
“Exactly!” Ji Mo Sheng agreed. “I examined Pei Jue’s body. He was stabbed straight in the chest—killed in one strike.”
Ji Mo Sheng even demonstrated it for Lan Si. “To inflict a fatal wound like that, the killer had to be positioned exactly like this, this close.”
“If the person wasn’t someone Pei Jue completely trusted, they wouldn’t have been standing in that position.”
“Someone he completely trusted?” Lan Si thought about it but couldn’t come up with anyone.
Yin Hanyu said, “Pei Jue’s records have all been sealed by you. I can’t access them.”
“I need you to grant me special access. I want to go through all his information and personal history.”
Every action leaves a trace. He refused to believe there was nothing to find.
“Alright.” Lan Si agreed without hesitation.
Inside Xiao Xue’s hospital room.
Lin Qingyou, exhausted from days without sleep, had dozed off on the edge of Xiao Xue’s bed.
Just then, Lin Zhiwei gently pushed the door open and entered.
Lin Qingyou heard the sound and woke up immediately.
Seeing her father, she was surprised. “Dad? Why are you here?”
“Of course, I came to see your aunt.” Lin Zhiwei carried a thermos of chicken soup and handed it to her.
Lin Qingyou said, “My aunt hasn’t woken up. She can’t drink it.”
Her father glared at her. “I made it for you! Look at you, you’re wasting away. Where’s Yin Hanyu? Is this how he takes care of you?”
“What does this have to do with him? My aunt is still in a coma. No matter how well he takes care of me, I can’t be happy.”
Suddenly, Lin Qingyou looked at her father. “How did you know my aunt was hurt?”
She had personally asked Lan Si to seal all information.
She wanted to see who had leaked the news last time—who had spread those damning reports about her aunt.
What was their goal?
Why wouldn’t they let her aunt go, even after her death?