"What do you want to say?" Xia Weilan felt strange. Could it be that this maid had some difficulties at home and wanted to ask for an advance on her salary? "If you have any difficulties, just tell me. It's okay."
Seeing that the maid was already sweating profusely, Xia Weilan softened her voice.
The maid seemed to make up her mind and whispered, "Miss, there's something. I'm not sure if I understood it wrong, but I still think I should tell you."
"Oh?" Xia Weilan's expression also calmed down. She looked at the maid seriously. "Go ahead."
The maid's eyes flickered, and she voiced her suspicion. "On the day Grandpa passed away, I'm not sure if I understood it wrong, but I heard Miss Ruolin on the phone, asking someone to intercept Grandpa's car. Unexpectedly, Grandpa... passed away that day."
The maid took a deep breath. "I wonder if Grandpa's sudden death has something to do with Miss Ruolin. Of course, this is just my guess. Miss Xia, you still need to investigate this matter yourself."
As the maid finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
The maid didn't hear Xia Weilan's reply, so she looked up at her. She saw that Xia Weilan's face was extremely pale. Gone was the playful smile from before.
The maid's heart skipped a beat. She was worried that Xia Weilan would blame her for talking nonsense. Just as the maid was about to say something, she heard Xia Weilan's voice, low and full of emotion. "I see. You can go and get back to work first."
"Yes." The maid let out a sigh of relief and turned to leave.
Xia Weilan still stood in the shadows, trying to come to terms with what she had just learned.
So, Grandpa's car accident back then might not have been an accident?
Thinking of a possibility she least wanted to face, Xia Weilan suddenly took out her phone and made a call.
But the call went unanswered for a long time.
Xia Weilan dialed another number. "Hello, is Miss Xia Ruolin in the ward? Please transfer me to her ward."
"Sorry, the Miss Xia Ruolin you mentioned has been discharged." The nurse on the other end replied matter - of - factly and then hung up the phone.
"Beep, beep, beep!" Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Xia Weilan couldn't believe it. Just now, the doctor had said that Xia Ruolin was still in danger and needed to be observed in the hospital. How could Xia Ruolin be discharged in less than half an hour?
Xia Weilan thought that Xia Ruolin had been acting strangely all day. She wondered if Xia Ruolin had been faking her illness.
So, was it that Xia Ruolin had been stalling her at the police station to prevent her from seeing Second Uncle Xia?
What was Xia Ruolin so afraid of?
Xia Weilan put away her phone with a complicated heart.
When Mo Beichen came downstairs, he saw Xia Weilan standing in the corner. He couldn't see her expression, but she stood there motionless.
"Weilan, what are you doing there?"
The deep and sexy male voice interrupted Xia Weilan's train of thought. She looked up.
"Why is your face so pale!" Mo Beichen was shocked. He immediately walked over nervously.
Xia Weilan grabbed Mo Beichen's hand and murmured to herself, "Do you think Grandpa might have been deliberately killed?"
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Outside, the sky was completely dark.
The bright lights in the police station shone on the people coming and going, leaving them nowhere to hide.
In the reception room, Mo Beichen briefly stated their purpose and was then led by a policeman to a room.
"Second Uncle Xia is inside now. You can talk to him directly." The policeman opened the door and let Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen in.
Inside the room, there was a simple rectangular table. On one side of the table sat an old man in prison clothes.
When Second Uncle Xia saw them come in, his eyes lit up.
He knew he couldn't count on Xia Ruolin, but he could negotiate with Xia Weilan.
"You're here! Why did you come so late!" Second Uncle Xia complained. His eyes were fixed on Xia Weilan.
Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen sat down opposite him. On the way here, Xia Weilan had already regained her composure. She looked at Second Uncle Xia calmly and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Second Uncle Xia said excitedly, "I have something you're interested in. As long as you promise to let me atone for my sins and withdraw the lawsuit, I can tell you everything I know."
"Humph!" Xia Weilan looked at him indifferently, as if she didn't care. "It's impossible to withdraw the lawsuit. At most, I can plead for you to serve a shorter prison term. How about it? You can tell me, and I'll listen. If you don't, I won't lose anything."
Mo Beichen sat there silently all the time, but his presence was impossible to ignore. Second Uncle Xia was most afraid of Mo Beichen, but he didn't expect Xia Weilan to be so difficult to deal with.
Seeing that Second Uncle Xia was silent, Xia Weilan immediately said, "Then we'll leave."
"Don't go!" Second Uncle Xia snapped out of his thoughts and quickly said, "I'll make a deal with you."
Second Uncle Xia took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and handed it over. "This is the evidence that Xue Zhiqing forged the will. There's also a recording of Xia Ruolin admitting that she ordered someone to cause my elder brother's car accident. You can take them."
Second Uncle Xia said it so casually, but Xia Weilan on the other side was holding the USB flash drive angrily. "You knew all this, but you colluded with them!"
It was simply too much. Second Uncle Xia was also a descendant of the Xia family. Knowing that his own elder brother had been killed, he still had the nerve to collude with others to divide the family property.
But the next second, Second Uncle Xia said indifferently, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. In this world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."
Just like now, Second Uncle Xia was willing to cooperate with Xia Weilan to get his prison term reduced.
Xia Weilan angrily stood up abruptly.
Mo Beichen immediately followed her out.
"Don't forget what you promised me. You'll plead for me." As the door closed, Second Uncle Xia's voice came from the room.
Xia Weilan didn't stop. She really didn't want to stay in this place any longer. She immediately got in the car with Mo Beichen.
Just as Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen's car drove away, in the corner, the watcher who had been waiting there for a long time immediately made a call and reported that Xia Weilan had been to the police station.
Xia Weilan's car hadn't driven far when Ouyang Mingqi's call came in.
"Where's Xia Ruolin?" Xia Weilan answered the call and immediately asked coldly.
"Weilan, Ruolin is pregnant now. Can you stop arguing with her about these things?" Ouyang Mingqi advised.
"Let her answer the phone!" Xia Weilan said firmly.
By now, Mo Beichen had stopped the car. His eyes were on Xia Weilan.
He gently held Xia Weilan's wrist, but Xia Weilan didn't notice. It showed how angry she was at the moment.
"You can't see her. She's gone abroad." Ouyang Mingqi's helpless voice came from the other end. "Weilan, can we wait until Ruolin gives birth to the baby? I'll personally hand her over to you for punishment then."
Ouyang Mingqi sounded embarrassed. Hearing the heavy breathing on the other end, he added, "No matter what she's done, she's carrying my child. I don't want to be against you, but I have to protect my child."
Although Ouyang Mingqi said so, in his heart, he thought that Xia Weilan would never be able to see Xia Ruolin. If Xia Ruolin confessed that it was he who sent the killer, then he would be in trouble.
"You can protect her, but I will definitely find her." Xia Weilan said forcefully.
The next second, Xia Weilan hung up the phone first.
She looked at Mo Beichen. "Husband..."
"I know. I'll immediately arrange for people to look for her." Mo Beichen knew what she wanted to say. He picked up his phone in front of her and made a call.
Outside, the wind and snow were raging, and the atmosphere in the car was even colder than outside.
Xia Weilan knew that Grandpa's death must have been caused by Xia Ruolin. Otherwise, why would she have to run away?