I was in the car, watching the Su family members get out one by one and run toward the scene of the accident.
The scene was very similar to the one they had found in the statue earlier.
Mrs. Su scrambled to the side of the guardrail and was caught by the police, crying her heart out.
"Nanfeng, is Nanfeng okay?"
The rescue team had already brought the body up. Mrs. Su's eyes were red and she trembled as she cried, "Doctor, please save my son."
Lu Yanchen's men had already come down the cliff and confirmed that Su Nanfeng had died on the spot.
The doctor came over, looking embarrassed. "Family, please accept my condolences. Mr. Su has no vital signs."
"No, that's impossible. You should give him treatment, CPR, and everything. How can you declare him dead without even a check?"
"Family, we understand your feelings, but Mr. Su..."
"No!"
Mrs. Su knelt on the ground, cradling Su Nanfeng's body in her arms, tears streaming down her face. Su Nanyue's eyes also turned red. "Mom, my eldest brother has passed away. I've notified my third brother, and he'll be back from abroad soon."
"Nonsense! Your eldest brother is just asleep, he's not dead!"
Su Ning'an arrived late. She had recently been taken to the Fu family, where they cherished the child in her womb and provided her with the best food and drink.
As soon as Fu Xici arrived with her, before she could say anything, Mrs. Su rushed over.
She grabbed her by the collar, "It was you! You killed Nanfeng."
Su Ning'an's tears immediately rolled down. "Mom, he's my eldest brother. How could I have killed him?"
"Ever since you returned to the Su family, we've been in turmoil. First, Wan'er disappeared, the old lady fell into a coma, Wan'er's body was found, and now it's Nanfeng! He came back from your place, so why did he suddenly die?"
As Mrs. Su spoke, Huang Yu's gaze instantly locked on Su Ning'an. They only received a report and, upon arrival, discovered it was someone from the Su family who had been in trouble. My case remains unsolved, and Su Ning'an is a key figure.
Could she be connected to this?
Wouldn't that lead to some clues?
"Mrs. Su, I understand your pain of losing a loved one. The preliminary ruling is that Mr. Su died in an accidental car accident, but homicide cannot be ruled out."
At this point, his eyes locked on Su Ning'an. "There was only one car at the scene. We can't yet determine why the car lost control, whether it was caused by human error or external factors. We request that Mr. Su's body be brought back for a forensic examination to determine if he had taken any medications."
If it were just a simple car accident, an autopsy wouldn't be necessary, but with my case at the Su family, and no leads to date, the police won't miss this opportunity.
At least there's a body this time!
Unlike me, who was torn into pieces, not even a bone fragment can be found. Mrs. Su's face immediately fell when she heard about the autopsy. "No! No one can take my son away. He was just asleep."
Father Su, who had been silent the entire time, roared, "Enough! Don't you want to get to the bottom of this?"
He had always liked Su Nanfeng the most. Although the Su brothers weren't exactly brilliant, they were well-behaved and hadn't made any mistakes.
Especially since Su Nanfeng had just gotten a girlfriend this year and had been planning to get married after the New Year, something like this had happened.
As a father, he was the most devastated, though unlike Mrs. Su, he didn't show it on his face.
"The truth..." Mrs. Su knelt on the ground.
"God, you are blind! Why are you taking my son's life? I'll give you mine!"
Even Su Nanyue, a grown man, kept wiping his tears. "Mom, stop crying."
Seeing this, I didn't feel any joy.
Because I knew the Su family and I were no different. We were just pawns in Su Ning'an's hands!
I can't forgive their neglect and indifference towards me, and I empathize with their feelings for playing along because we were both in this together.
But I have the chance to start over. Su Nanfeng will never know until his death that it was his beloved sister, whom he cherished the most, who killed him!
Huang Yu was about to take the Su family back to take statements. I turned my gaze away from the cold corpse, feeling a tangle of emotions.
My body was led into a familiar embrace. Lu Yanchen tightened his arms, holding me tightly.
"Wanwan, do you know how painful it was for me to learn of your death?"
I was overcome with grief. Beyond Su Nanfeng's death, I felt the helplessness and heartache of being forced to do what I wanted.
The Su family and I had become victims of the man behind this. Tears trickled down my cheeks, soaking into his coat. "Uncle, when did you find out?"
Lu Yanchen lifted my chin and gently wiped away the tears from my eyes. "You're no longer related to Lu Shiyan. Don't call me that. It bothers me."
"Sorry, I... well..."
He kissed me fiercely, like a punishment, without a trace of his former gentleness.
Perhaps this was the real him, stripped of his gentle facade, he was a beast lurking in the darkness.
Ferocious, brutal.
The force was as if he wanted to snap my waist and devour me.
But I wasn't afraid, because I sensed this man's fear.
He released my lips and crouched in the crook of my neck. "Wanwan, I don't want to lose you again. Come home, and I'll tell you everything you want to know..."