I pinched my waist and petted him, and I was made to cry by the ruffian Third Master.

Yu Sheng smiled softly and said, "This is a gift for you."

Su Mian's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and she said in surprise: "I have it too!"

Yu Sheng smiled slightly and said gently, "You are the bridesmaid I invited, so of course you have to have a special gift. Please accept it quickly."

Su Mian was so excited that she was shaking a little. She stretched out her hands and carefully took the gift. She said happily, "Thank you. I'll go back first."

Yu Sheng smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, we'll contact you by phone if there's anything."

Su Mian nodded: "Okay."

After Su Mian finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the door of the banquet hall. As soon as she walked out of the hotel, she hurriedly took out her cell phone and dialed Xu Ze, but no one answered the call.

As time passed, Su Mian became more and more anxious, and she couldn't help pacing back and forth.

After some thought, she decided not to wait any longer and took a taxi directly to the police station to ask Xu Ze in person.

When Xu Ze saw Su Mian in the police station, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

However, before he could open his mouth to ask, Su Mian couldn't wait to ask first: "Officer Xu, I have something to tell you about my brother."

Su Mian looked at Xu Ze eagerly.

Xu Ze looked at Su Mian in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Su Mian took out her cell phone and handed the text message to Xu Ze: "This is the text message I received today, but I couldn't get through when I called, so I came here to ask, what's going on with my brother's case?"

Her eyes were full of anticipation and eagerness.

Xu Ze looked at the text message on Su Mian's phone and frowned slightly.

Su Mian was shocked when she saw that she didn't say anything: "Officer Xu, what's wrong? What happened?"

Xu Ze looked at Su Mian silently. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke slowly. The first words he said were: "I'm sorry."

Hearing these two words, Su Mian's heart suddenly tightened, as if an invisible hand was tightly squeezing her heart.

But she still tried to keep herself calm and continued to ask: "Officer Xu, what's going on? My brother's case..."

Her voice trembled slightly, and her eyes revealed anxiety and worry.

She knew what the apology meant and realized that things might not be as smooth as she imagined.

Xu Ze's voice gradually became lower and lower, and seemed to carry endless regret and helplessness.

"During this period of time, we went to the school to investigate, but we didn't find any clues related to the case. All the clues could not be traced back to the source, so..."

He paused, as if searching for the right words.

Su Mian's face turned pale as paper. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xu Ze in disbelief.

"If you can't find any evidence, then just stop looking? Are you just going to watch the murderer get away with it?"

Her emotions became agitated and her voice rose an octave involuntarily.

She couldn't accept the fact that her brother couldn't just die in obscurity like this.

She expected the police to find the truth and bring the murderer to justice, but now she got this result, which made her feel extremely disappointed and angry.

Su Mian became more and more excited as she spoke. Her voice began to tremble and tears welled up in her eyes. She tried hard not to cry, but couldn't help choking up a few times.

Looking at Su Mian in front of him, Xu Ze's heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. He whispered, "I'm sorry... I'm really sorry."

However, this simple apology could not calm Su Mian's inner pain and anger.

Her emotions were completely out of control at this moment, and tears rushed out like a flood, sliding down her cheeks. Seeing this scene, Xu Ze was filled with contradictions and entanglements.

He knew he had to say something, but he didn't know how.

He clenched his hands at his sides, then slowly loosened them, as if hesitating whether to tell the truth.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Xu Ze finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath, looked at Su Mian with firm eyes, and decided to confess everything to her.

"Ms. Su, I'll tell you the truth. This matter has been suppressed by the higher-ups. Perhaps your brother accidentally offended someone he shouldn't have offended..."

Hearing this, Su Mian's face turned pale as paper in an instant. She widened her eyes and stared at Xu Ze in disbelief, her voice filled with a hint of despair.

"What do you mean? Explain it to me! What's going on?"

Her body was shaking uncontrollably, as if she would collapse at any moment.

Xu Ze lowered his head silently, not daring to look at Su Mian.

His lips moved, but he didn't know how to tell Su Mian about this. After all, this matter involved too many things and was not a simple case of intentional homicide.

Seeing Xu Ze didn't say anything, Su Mian suddenly thought of the conversation between the two police officers she had heard in the toilet cubicle. If it was true as those two said, someone was deliberately seeking revenge...

Thinking of this, Su Mian suddenly felt a chill.

An ominous premonition surged into her heart like a tide, and her heartbeat became more and more violent, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

Her hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and her heart was filled with fear and helplessness.

In panic, she reached out and grabbed Xu Ze's arm tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

There was a hint of despair and pleading in her voice: "Officer Xu, please help me! I can't let my brother die inexplicably like this!"

Tears welled up in her eyes and her voice became choked.

Xu Ze felt a little reluctant, and when he was about to agree, he saw Shen Zhou slowly walking towards him.

Su Mian followed Xu Ze's gaze and was stunned when she saw Shen Zhou.

Shen Zhou walked up to the two of them, his eyes fell on Su Mian's face, and after seeing her red and swollen eyes, he asked, "What happened?"

Xu Ze took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and then answered, "It's about Su Hao's case."

When Shen Zhou heard this, an elusive light flashed across the depths of his eyes.

He turned his gaze to Su Mian again and said calmly, "Go wait for me in the car. I'll talk to him."

Su Mian shook her head. She couldn’t just leave like that when things weren’t clear yet.

Su Mian grabbed Xu Ze's arm and said excitedly: "Aren't you all serving the people? Why do you do this? It's still a living life, how can you just ignore it?

"He was only eighteen years old, and still had a lot of prime years ahead of him. How could you do this?"

The more Su Mian spoke, the more excited she became. Seeing this, Shen Zhou reached out and hugged her: "Su Mian, calm down."

Su Mian choked and cried until she almost fainted.

Shen Zhou felt very upset when he saw Su Mian like this: "Su Mian, don't get excited, go to the car and wait for me first."

Su Mian took a deep breath, and when her emotions gradually stabilized, she stood up straight and looked straight at Xu Ze: "If you don't care about this matter, I will continue to report it until the murderer is found."

After Su Mian left, Xu Ze retracted his gaze, turned to look at Shen Zhou, and asked: "Why are you here?"

Shen Zhou did not respond immediately. Instead, he remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "What does she want to know?"

Xu Ze sighed softly and replied calmly, "What else can she know? Of course, the truth about his brother's case. But, she is still too young after all, and she doesn't understand how complicated this powerful society is."

Shen Zhou nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then slowly said: "She wants the truth, so give her the truth."

Hearing this, Xu Ze showed a surprised expression on his face, as if he was surprised by Shen Zhou's decision, but he didn't say much.

Shen Zhou didn't stop and turned to walk towards Su Mian.

Su Mian noticed that Shen Zhou was walking towards her, and she hurried forward, trying to find Xu Ze.

However, Shen Zhou had already seen through her intention, so he called out to her: "Su Mian."

Su Mian stopped, turned around, and looked at Shen Zhou, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "What's wrong, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Zhou raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a light tone: "Get in the car, there are some things I must explain to you clearly."

Su Mian shook her head and refused, "No need, I still have something to discuss with Officer Xu."

"You really don't want to hear about your brother?"

Shen Zhou looked at her with a complicated expression.

Hearing the word "brother", Su Mian paused abruptly, a trace of struggle appeared on her face, but she finally gritted her teeth and followed Shen Zhou into the car.

As soon as he got in the car, Su Mian couldn't wait to ask, "What did Officer Xu say to you?"

However, Shen Zhou did not answer her question immediately, but turned his head and glanced at her casually.

He noticed that Su Mian was not wearing a seat belt.

Almost at the same moment, he suddenly approached Su Mian. Before Su Mian could react, he reached out, pulled the seat belt next to him, and buckled it into the buckle accurately.

Su Mian's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and she stared at Shen Zhou nervously, fearing that he would do something excessive.

Only when she saw Shen Zhou sitting back down and starting the car did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, she looked at Shen Zhou with a slightly wary look and called softly, "Mr. Shen..."

Shen Zhou seemed to be completely unaware of Su Mian's nervousness. He drove the car attentively and said calmly, "Accompany me to a place first."

Su Mian was stunned for a moment. Her eyes were full of confusion and puzzlement. She opened her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something. But she hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking, "Where are we going?"

Shen Zhou just glanced at her calmly and did not answer her question. Instead, he simply said, "You will know when the time comes."

After saying that, he started the car and left.

Along the way, the atmosphere in the car was extremely depressing. Shen Zhou remained silent the entire time and didn't say a word, while Su Mian seemed a little nervous and uneasy. She secretly glanced at Shen Zhou beside her from time to time, but didn't dare to speak easily.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about half an hour, Shen Zhou's car finally stopped steadily at the entrance of the hospital.

Su Mian couldn't help but be a little surprised. She widened her eyes and wondered in her heart: Why did Shen Zhou bring me to the hospital?

Various possible situations instantly emerged in her mind, but she quickly denied them one by one.

Just as she was lost in thought, Shen Zhou had already gotten out of the car. Seeing Su Mian still sitting blankly in the passenger seat, his face darkened slightly, and he urged impatiently: "What are you daydreaming about? Get out of the car quickly!"

Hearing Shen Zhou's urging, Su Mian came back to her senses as if awakened from a dream. She hurriedly opened the car door and got out of the car in a hurry.

Then he followed closely behind Shen Zhou, step by step.

When they arrived at the door of Shao Jing's ward, Su Mian finally confirmed what he had just guessed.

Her mood became increasingly heavy, and her pace involuntarily slowed down.

She couldn't help but feel very surprised that Shen Zhou would bring her to visit Shao Jing. After all, before this, he had always forbidden her to come here!

Su Mian followed Shen Zhou into the ward silently. When her eyes fell on the young man who was still in a coma on the bed, her mood instantly became heavy.

For a moment, she was at a loss and didn't know how to express her inner feelings.

Shen Zhou slowly walked to the bedside and stared at his brother quietly. After a long time, he broke the silence: "The doctor said that he will probably remain in this state for the rest of his life..."

Hearing this, Su Mian's heart sank.

Before she could respond, Shen Zhou's voice reached her ears again: "Of course, there is a possibility of waking up, but I know in my heart that this is just the doctor's words used to comfort us family members."

Su Mian stood quietly beside the bed, staring at Shao Jing who was lying on the bed.

His face was pale, and beneath his closed eyes there was a look of deep fatigue, and even his breathing seemed so weak.

The bitterness in her heart surged like a tide, almost drowning her.

She had a lot to say, and those words were surging in her heart like waves in a strong wind, one after another.

But when she opened her mouth, she found that she could only utter those three words: "I'm sorry."

Her voice was hoarse and trembling, as if filled with endless regret and self-blame.

If she had noticed earlier that something was wrong with Shao Jing, if she had caught him in time when he fell down the stairs, then perhaps everything would be different now.

However, there are no ifs in this world, only cruel reality.

Shen Zhou stood aside, listening quietly to Su Mian's words.

His eyes were complex and deep, as if hiding countless emotions.

He tightened his hands at his sides, as if trying to suppress his emotions.

He raised his head, looked at Su Mian, and said in a low voice: "Su Mian, I raised my brother, he means everything to me.

You hurt him, hurt my most important relative.

I should hate you, but..."

His voice suddenly stopped, and he seemed to be having difficulty in speaking.

Su Mian lowered his eyes and said nothing.

She knew that no matter what she said, Shen Zhou would not believe her. Shen Zhou firmly believed that she was the one who hurt Shao Jing.

She wanted to prove her innocence, but when she thought of the experience of the young man on the hospital bed, all the words to prove herself were stuck in her throat.

Su Mian lowered his eyes and could only whisper the three words "I'm sorry".

Shen Zhou's voice came again, with a strong nasal tone.

"But I still hate myself more."

Su Mian raised her head slightly and her eyes fell on Shen Zhou's face.

After seeing his moist eyes, Su Mian's heart suddenly tightened, and her whole body seemed to be fixed by an invisible force, unable to move.

The man who was always cheerful and calm at work or in life was actually crying in front of her.

This was the first time Su Mian saw Shen Zhou like this.

For a moment, Su Mian felt his mind went blank and he was at a loss as to what to do.

She didn't know how to face Shen Zhou like this, let alone how to comfort him.

She could only bite the bullet and asked in a slightly awkward voice: "Mr. Shen...are you okay?"