"Hey, don't talk like that. Do you think your dad is a fool? I was really infatuated with her when I was young, but as time went by, that passionate love has long been calmed by life. Moreover, now that I know she not only swapped my son but also tried to kill my whole family, I definitely won't have any love for her anymore. This kind of thing isn't for us to take the law into our own hands. Just hand it over to the police."
Uncle Du was still quite clear - headed. When he used to listen to Tao Jing's gossips, Wei Ziqi used to think his own dad was just a brain - less love - struck fool. Now it seemed that wasn't the case.
The real love - struck one was the rather disheveled Mrs. Du.
"Okay, just do as you said. I'll send her to the police station, but before that, I have many questions to ask her."
Wei Ziqi was very interested in the deal Mrs. Du mentioned before attempting to kill them.
If there were many people involved in planning this murder, to dig out the mastermind behind it, they must have substantial evidence. The most likely person to have the evidence was Mrs. Du, who had connections with the person behind the scenes.
"Miaomiao, is there any way to wake this woman up now?"
Wei Ziqi asked Miaomiao gently.
Miaomiao tilted her head and thought for a while. Then she slowly walked up to Mrs. Du and firmly pinched the woman's philtrum.
"Cough... cough..."
Mrs. Du woke up, looking dazed. It seemed she hadn't yet figured out what was going on.
While the woman was still unable to resist, Wei Ziqi quickly tied Mrs. Du up with a rope. They should thank her murder plan today, otherwise, it would be really hard to find a rope in this high - class villa.
"Miaomiao, Du Ziming has some physical difficulties. Can you help take him upstairs?"
The following scene would be an interrogation, which would surely be a bit unsightly. Wei Ziqi thought it would be better to send Miaomiao away to maintain his own image.
Miaomiao didn't suspect a thing. As a simple - minded girl, she would do whatever others told her. Without saying a word, she went to push Du Ziming's wheelchair and took him upstairs.
The people who shouldn't be present had left. Wei Ziqi looked at Mrs. Du, who had fully opened her eyes and was glaring at him angrily. He sneered mockingly.
"You're already a prisoner. It's meaningless to look at me with that look. Your look can't eat me. I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer them properly, maybe I can put in a good word for you when the police come and get your sentence reduced."
"I know what you want to ask, but even if you ask, I won't answer any of your questions. Don't waste your effort."
Mrs. Du rolled her eyes and turned her head away, refusing to cooperate.
Wei Ziqi didn't care about her attitude at all. He sneered coldly and said, "Your murder plan has failed. With conclusive evidence, do you think someone will come to rescue you? Or do you think the person behind you has the power to get you out of prison? If not, just cooperate obediently. I guess you were prepared to sacrifice yourself when you made such a decision. Everything you've done is for Du Ziming. If you keep this attitude, I'm afraid I can't guarantee how your son, for whom you've given your all, will live after you go to prison."
"Ziming is so close to you and trusts you so much. How could you even think of hurting him?"
Mrs. Du imagined the pitiful scene of Du Ziming being alone, bullied, and seriously ill after she went to prison. She roared excitedly.
"Close to me? That's just his one - sided action. What does it have to do with me? Have you seen me having any intention to get close to him from the beginning to the end? To be honest, if you hadn't meddled in this, the one who should have lived a life of luxury since childhood, being cared for and doted on by the family, should have been me, not living in the cold on the streets, living a poor life and scavenging for a living since childhood. Do you think I won't hate him because of my experience?"
Wei Ziqi deliberately put on a fierce look, clearly threatening her.
"Didn't you say you weren't interested in the things of the Du family?" Mrs. Du was also confused. Her next move might very well affect Du Ziming's whole life.
She had done so many crazy things just to secure a future for Du Ziming. In this situation, being stubborn would only make all her wishes come to nothing.
Mrs. Du fell silent and thought for a long time. Wei Ziqi just waited quietly. Finally, Mrs. Du compromised.
"I can tell you everything I know, but on the premise that you must guarantee that Ziming will have enough food and clothing in the future and live a healthy life until his natural death."
"As long as you're willing to talk, these are not problems. I guess with our good words for you, you won't be sentenced to death. I'll make sure Du Ziming visits you in prison regularly. You can still see your son from time to time to check if we're lying to you."
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Wei Ziqi smiled contentedly and replied.
"Okay, I know what you want to ask. It's nothing more than who helped me. Your dad also knows about this. There's no need to go through so much trouble to get the answer from my mouth. The only thing I can tell you, which even your dad doesn't know, is that originally you didn't need to die. Because you're not in our family's household register, legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether you're killed or not. Du Ziming could still inherit the inheritance smoothly. The reason they tricked you here and tried to kill you was that they were deliberately targeting you. And they told me before that they wanted to trick the little girl who knocked me out just now here and kill her too, but I didn't agree for fear of getting exposed. After all, it would be too strange to invite a stranger, especially one with a bad relationship, to have dinner at home."
Mrs. Du's words really took Wei Ziqi by surprise. During their time in the imperial capital, they always just went between school and the research institute. At most, they would go out for a meal with Tao Jing. They had never offended anyone. How could there be someone who was desperately trying to kill them?
The figures of Han Shuo and Shao Rong immediately flashed through Wei Ziqi's mind, but then he dismissed the thought in his heart. These two were currently under full - scale surveillance and couldn't possibly do such a thing.
Even if they had the intention, they might not have such helpers. After all, Shao Rong was handed over to the higher - ups by Lin Yao himself, so it was impossible that the higher - ups would kill Miaomiao to satisfy these two.
Then who could it be?