Chapter 245 The Truth
When Shen Ci came back with the examination report, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. Shen Manzhi had woken up and was sitting on the bed with one leg propped up, which looked a little scary in the dark Ci only turned on the light in the outer room, and his eyes twitched a little when he saw the scene in the inner room.
"The report is out, take a look for yourself."
Shen Ci gave her a dinner and turned on the bedside lamp. "Overall, the situation is not very optimistic. You have to be mentally prepared."
Shen Manzhi took the report, flipped through the pages one by one, and just glanced at it lazily.
Just at this moment, Baihu called.
"Du Heping was sent to his residence in the southern district this afternoon, and our people are guarding outside the community."
Shen Manzhi's eyes changed slightly, and he raised his hand to signal Shen Ci, "Let's talk about it later."
Shen Ci saw that she put on her Bluetooth headset and knew that she had other things to do, so he left the room first.
Du Heping was sent back to a new residence. He grabbed Baihu who was nearby and asked, "Where is my daughter?"
Bai Hu pulled his hand away and said coldly, "Mr. Du should take care of himself first. We will arrange people to guard the community. If Mr. Du wants to play any tricks, he should think about your daughter first."
Du Heping actually had some suspicion that Shen Manzhi was going to blow him up, so he didn't dare to contact his daughter easily at this time. He just prayed that Tangtang was safe.
At night, Du Pingsheng lay in bed unable to fall asleep. He was neither sleepy nor exhausted after the day's fright. When he heard extra footsteps in the room, he shivered and sat up. His leg was injured, and he gasped in pain.
Hearing the heavy sound of leather shoes stepping on the wooden floor, Du Heping suddenly turned on the bedside lamp, and saw the familiar face of the person in front of him, his expression was tinged with panic.
"What are you doing?"
The man handed him the phone indifferently, "The boss wants to talk to you."
Du Heping looked at the name on the call display warily, his expression slightly tense.
Seeing him dawdling, the man said coldly, "Don't worry, Mr. Du. No one knows that I'm coming to see you tonight."
Du Heping swallowed and answered the phone, "Hello?"
"Lao Du, I heard about your story."
Du Heping frowned slightly, "You shouldn't contact me at this time."
"I know. I'm just worried about your safety."
Du Heping sneered, "Humph, you're worried about my safety? Aren't you worried that I'll betray you?"
The other party was silent for a while, "Tangtang has always had someone of mine by her side, you should take good care of your injuries. From what I know about her, she is just trying to scare you, and it is impossible for her to find Tangtang."
Du Heping remained silent. He remembered what Shen Manzhi had said in the afternoon: I know best what kind of person he is.
"Mr. Duan, you once promised me to protect Tangtang for the rest of your life. My life is actually worthless. I'm just afraid that after I'm gone, you won't keep your promise."
Shen Duanwen sighed, "Tangtang has not been discovered for so many years, can you still not believe me?"
Du Heping snorted coldly, "After all, Mr. Shen is a man who can kill his own wife. If the car hadn't had problems at the time, she might have survived!"
"Du Heping, please be careful with your words!"
Du Heping was still furious at the threat from Shen Manzhi. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had touched the other party's sore spot, and his tone softened a little.
"Mr. Shen, you know I have always wanted to avenge my wife. I don't know if she can do it, but she seems very confident. I can only clear you from this matter. I also have my own plans. I hope you can also follow your previous promise and never tell anyone about Tangtang's existence."
Shen Duanwen said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, she won't make any waves."
At most, they would come to cause trouble with him and ask about what happened back then, but it was impossible for anyone to dig up the details of that year.
After Shen Duanwen hung up the phone, he said with certainty in his heart, Yes, it is impossible to find out.
Shen Manzhi took off his headphones, and his long hair fell from his shoulders to his front.
How could Shen Duanwen be so sure that she wouldn't make any splash?
Ten minutes later, Baihu called again.
There was the sound of dripping rain, accompanied by a few shouts and curses, and a deep male voice was trying to suppress it.
"Ancestor, we found that person. I just came here. His wife doesn't like outsiders. Please wait a moment."
Shen Manzhi leaned back against the wall and listened to the conversation on the other end of the phone slowly grow quieter.
Bai Hu seemed to have walked out of the room and recounted to her in a clear and logical manner, "The people who knew about the incident that happened have either left or been promoted over the years. He heard from me that it was the victim's daughter who wanted to investigate the matter that made her willing to speak up."
Shen Manzhi responded, "So this matter is related to Shen Duanwen?"
Baihu returned to the car, and the voice became clear. He was silent for a while, and then said, "Yes."
Shen Manzhi felt like she was hit in the chest by a dull hammer, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Du Heping's daughter actually had Shen Duanwen use his connections to get a death certificate in order to persuade Du Heping not to pursue the matter."
There was no emotion in Shen Manzhi's eyes. "There's no need for him to take such a big risk."
"Yes," Bai Hu said in a low voice, "The old policeman said that after the incident, he checked the surveillance footage of the route where my wife's car was traveling.
He found that there seemed to be something wrong with the lady's car, and she even ran a red light at an intersection before the accident. The truck driver was drunk and hit Mrs. Zhan's car, and the lady's car did not even deviate from the track. He said that based on his experience, the car's brakes may have failed. "
Shen Manzhi's breathing stagnated slightly, "Didn't you report it?"
Baihu sighed, "I've reported it." The old policeman was just an ordinary police officer 20 years ago. His colleagues felt that there was no need to investigate the surveillance footage, so they left him alone to watch the video.
The case leader received a phone call at the time, and half an hour later a new group of people took over the case. A few days later, they collected clues from all parties and determined it to be a drunk driving accident, and the brake problem was explained as a coincidence.
The old policeman suddenly realized that this matter was very complicated. The explanation given by his superiors regarding the road surveillance was that the person involved was a little tired. Moreover, because it was just his personal judgment, it was not necessarily accurate, and no one testified for him. The superiors did not allow him to intervene anymore, so he did not get involved in this mess again.
"The brother who was guarding Du Heping just sent a message saying that someone went to see him."
"Someone from Shen Duanwen's faction."
Bai Hu snapped his fingers. "That's right. The old police recalled that Du Heping and his wife's car were driving in opposite directions. At the moment of the incident, Du Heping must have seen the clues. Otherwise, how would he know that his wife's car had problems? He had leverage over Shen Duanwen, so he concealed it for him."
Shen Manzhi's fingers turned white. "Did the car come from the Shen family?"
Baihu lowered his eyes, "Yes. Can we assume that Du Heping saw the clues and knew that this was a conspiracy. He wanted to redress his wife's injustice, but Shen Duanwen, who was also the victim's lover, stopped him and told him not to make a big deal out of it and to investigate it privately. But the Shen family was obviously in its heyday at that time, so why hide it?
So the biggest possibility is that he is feeling guilty, and he is worried that someone might have tampered with his wife's car, and that the person who tampered with it must be related to him."
The surveillance along the way showed that Zhan Yunqing's car came from the Shen family.
She didn't know that there was a problem with her car. The truck driver was drunk driving and she was unable to dodge or could not dodge at all, so she had no chance of survival.
Or maybe the other party did not give her a chance to survive. The drunk driving accident was premeditated, and the brake failure was also premeditated.
A car accident that could have reduced the damage turned into a 100% mortality rate.
Shen Duanwen may be the indirect murderer.
But all of this was reconstructed by them. What happened twenty years ago was deliberately covered up and buried, and the truth of the case had long been written into another story.
The mastermind behind this has now become a big figure in Huaicheng.
Baihu waited in silence for her to speak. He believed that his ancestors had already understood the logic he had just elaborated.
Shen Manzhi raised his eyes slightly. It was already three o'clock in the morning. The evening breeze blew the curtains swaying, and there was an eerie silence in the dim room.
After a long while, she spoke in a hoarse voice, "When Du Heping just returned to Huaicheng from the capital, someone wanted to silence Du Heping, but Shen Duanwen always protected him."
Bai Hu understood, "Grandfather, you mean that Du Heping still has evidence against the mastermind?"
Shen Manzhi's throat rolled, "Shen Duanwen saved him, and he also saved his own life."
Bai Hu understood what she meant. "Du Heping's daughter has been abroad for three days. Shen Duanwen can't find her at all. He is still deceiving Du Heping. In this case, I will start directly from Du Heping."
Shen Duanwen has Du Heping in his hand, and Du Heping has the handle on the mastermind. If he is an accomplice, the mastermind behind the scenes will not step him out to take the blame for the overall situation.
But what if Shen Duanwen is not it?
So what was his motive for concealing the car's problems?
After so many years, has revenge been taken?
Shen Manzhi responded in a low voice.
Baihu was in a hurry to get back, so he hung up the phone in a hurry.
The room fell into deathly silence again.
The phone slid onto the sheets, making a muffled sound.
Shen Ci came in quickly, and she didn't touch the dinner on the table.
"You haven't eaten in nearly ten hours."
Shen Manzhi's eyes were empty and she came back to her senses when she heard the voice. So was she just thinking of a reason to exonerate Shen Duanwen?
Shen Ci walked forward and picked up the report on the bed. "Have you read the report?"
Shen Manzhi lowered his head and shook his head slightly.
"The corresponding physical indicators have a clear upward trend, which will have a strong stimulation on your brain nerves. Your fainting will become more and more serious, and the feeling of loss of control will be prolonged."
The so-called feeling of being out of control refers to Shen Manzhi. She was in a violent state and even ten bulls couldn't pull her back. She couldn't control herself, like a wild beast.
If there was anything wrong with her body, the situation would be even worse than the man who went berserk in the street that day.
She asked softly, "What else?"
Shen Ci looked at her and said, "Don't worry too much. These may be sequelae of the previous treatment. Once the index reaches a peak value, it may drop. Let's wait and see the effect after the third phase of treatment."
After saying that, he glanced at Shen Manzhi and said, "The sooner you get treated, the better. Don't delay any longer."
Shen Manzhi glanced out the window. The moon was full on the 15th and 16th. When Shen Ci came in, he opened the curtains and the moonlight jumped in. The light was bright white and seemed like a dream.
"Shen Ci, I still have some things to do."
Shen Ci frowned, "Your mother's matter? It happened 20 years ago. It's impossible to completely deal with those people overnight. You can wait until you finish the treatment and then continue the investigation."
Shen Manzhi lowered his eyes, bent over and rested his face on the knee of his left leg.
Shen Ci looked at the back of her head for a long time, sighed slightly, and left with the door.
It was unknown how long it had been before Shen Manzhi picked up her phone again. There was not a single private message or call. Her expression was unclear. She rubbed her belly and made a phone call.
The other party answered in seconds.
"Qin Yanfeng, come and pick me up."
