Three o’clock in the morning, at Banyan Courtyard.

  The lights were still on in Sheng Xiao’s study. Mu Qiqi watched the surveillance footage of Sheng Bowen’s accident over and over again. One by one, she ruled out whether Sheng Bowen had committed any other violations.

  Although he was at the zebra crossing, the traffic light was indeed green. It was supposed to be the time for a car to drive. In addition, there was a car on the right lane, so Sheng Bowen was in a blind spot.

  At that time, the woman and Xiao Jiayu had taken advantage of the yellow light to walk on the zebra crossing. When the light was green, they immediately stopped and waited. However, for some reason, Xiao Jiayu suddenly ran a few steps forward and tripped on the ground.

  It seemed like she didn’t have much strength in her legs.

  Mu Qiqi had watched this scene countless times, especially how the woman supervised Xiao Jiayu.

  The woman’s hand was always on Xiao Jiayu’s back, bending over to support her as she walked.

  “This won’t do. I know this is a trap, but I can’t find any evidence.” Mu Qiqi forced herself to focus and carefully observed the surveillance again. “If only I could zoom in and see that woman’s hand.”


  Mu Qiqi muttered to himself and finally fell asleep in the study. As for Sheng Xiao? He checked other surveillance footage in the bedroom because Sheng Bowen had taken what was a necessary route from Huang Yao to the Sheng family’s place.

  Sheng Xiao combed through all the surveillance footage in the past few days to find the couple. If they were really there on purpose, the surveillance cameras would definitely have captured them.

  As it turned out, his expectations were right.

  At five o’clock in the morning, Mu Qiqi returned to the bedroom, climbed onto the big bed, and lay down beside Sheng Xiao. “Xiao Xiao, why do I feel like that woman is pushing Xiao Jiayu with her hands behind her back?”


  “Go to sleep. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”


  “I want to look for witnesses.”


  Mu Qiqi lay on the bed, extremely exhausted, while Sheng Xiao opened his eyes.

  The sequence of events was like this. First, they had to prove that the couple’s actions were premeditated. Then, the lawyer would argue that Sheng Bowen had no idea about the traffic accident. Of course, the difficulty in this matter was the fact that there was a mastermind in control of the whole situation with a very clear goal. He wanted to send Sheng Bowen to prison.

  If he wanted to seize the opportunity to counterattack, he had to distract the other party.

  With this thought in mind, he would not end up in a desperate situation.

  Hence, as soon as dawn broke, Sheng Xiao got up and gave Tang Yan a call. “Are you free? Let’s have a talk face-to-face.”


  “I’ll be right there.”


  The two men took advantage of the fact that their respective women were resting, so they arranged to meet at Banyan Courtyard. Fifth Aunt came over early in the morning to make coffee for the two of them and paired it with a nutritious breakfast.

  “What information do you have so far?” Tang Yan stirred the coffee and asked Sheng Xiao.

  “I’ve always known that there was someone behind Sheng Kai. Ever since he wanted to frame Huang Yao through Third Master Long, the resources he had were not something the Gu family could support.

  “The police have never been able to find the source of the batch of goods from Huang Yao. I think it’s also because of the powerful background of his backer.

  “Then, Bai Xinyi’s case happened, which made me more certain that the person behind Sheng Kai was not only the murderer of Bai Xinyi’s case, but also the one who caused a lot of trouble in Jianchuan.

  “I tried to find out who he is, but I didn’t get anything.

  “Now that Sheng Kai is using that person’s power, he has started to make plans for Huang Yao and the Sheng family. I have to be on guard against him. However, I believe that those who got closest to him were Xiao Qi and Officer Cheng who found Su Hong and Zhou Qin in J City.”


  Sheng Xiao recounted everything that had happened during this period of time to Tang Yan.

  “Are you saying that the person who framed Third Young Master this time is the murderer of Bai Xinyi’s case?”


  Sheng Xiao took a sip of his coffee and said elegantly, “What do you think? It’s because Sheng Kai played a very important role in the middle that I have to be so suspicious.”


  “So, what’s your plan now? Third Young Master’s escape case should be a done deal. This must be defended by a lawyer.”


  Sheng Xiao hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said to Tang Yan, “I have a very bold idea. This case is closely related to the Sheng family. There’s no way I can continue to stand idly by.”


  “Go on.”


  “Everything about the Sheng family will be handled according to the police’s procedures. I’ll handle the couple myself because this is different from Third Brother’s alleged escape. This is also the other party’s brilliance. Regardless of whether the couple wants to kill the child or not, Third Brother’s escape cannot be denied.

  “The Sheng family will be anxious because Sheng Bowen is being detained. At that time, Sheng Kai or the people behind him will probably relax and wallow in their own achievements. Therefore, that will be the perfect time for the police to go to J City and get close to Su Hong or Zhou Qin.

  “They will definitely not think that we will choose that time to secretly investigate Bai Xinyi’s case. The sooner we solve Bai Xinyi’s case, the sooner we can find the person behind Sheng Kai……”


  Tang Yan thought about it and felt that he could take the risk.

  “I will mention this idea to the chief,” Tang Yan said cautiously. “If we want to take action at that time, we have to start wiring now and make long-term plans.”


  “I’ll wait for your news.” Sheng Xiao knew Tang Yan’s concerns. After all, he did not have the final say in this matter. The chief was still in charge, even though he had promised to give Tang Yan an explanation.

  “Have you mentioned these ideas to Xiao Qi?”


  Sheng Xiao shook his head. “What happened to Officer Cheng is a lesson. The fewer the people who know about this, the better.”


  “Alright, thank you for the breakfast, CEO Sheng. I’ll be leaving first. Qiqi should be awake soon.”


  Sheng Xiao nodded slightly and gave a signal. He watched as Tang Yan left Banyan Courtyard.

  Ten minutes later, Mu Qiqi came out of the bedroom to sit next to Sheng Xiao.

  “Good morning, Master Xiao.”


  Sheng Xiao looked at him with amusement. Did this mean the little one had changed his nickname for him?

  “What did you find on the surveillance footage?”


  “I found a very important witness. I’m going to look for him today.” Mu Qiqi took a sip of milk and said calmly, “Last night, I begged Senior Brother Long for a long time before he was willing to give me this person’s address. He didn’t reveal any other private information and even said that he was going to be fired!”


  “You told me before you went to bed last night that you suspected that woman had pushed the little girl on purpose.”


  “That’s right. That’s why I need this witness,” Mu Qiqi whined. “She’s such a young child and her own niece. How could she do it? She’s worse than an animal.”


  Sheng Xiao patted Mu Qiqi’s head to comfort her. “Then you’d better look for her today.”


  “Last night, Xu Che called. He said that the little girl’s grandfather came over but was chased away by that couple. I want to go and visit him too.”


  “But Third Brother will still be judged as a criminal.” Sheng Xiao could not help but sour the mood a little with the truth. “But I’ve already found the best defense lawyer. He’ll be at Jianchuan tonight.”