his mermaid

***

After crying for an unknown amount of time, Yuhan turned on her phone, and the time on the screen showed 22:00.Two hours have passed since the end of the operation. After talking with the doctor and learning about the specific cause and details of the operation again, they sat on the chairs outside the ward until now.

After this operation, Shu Lan had another tube in her neck, and the respirator was still on. Her complexion was even paler than description, and her eyes were covered by medical tissues because of suppuration at the end of her eyes.

Although her skin was maintained like white jade, her body was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Shulan's assistant was also by Yuhan's side.I kept saying, "It's a miracle that the chairman has passed 20 years safely, so don't force her now." Although such reasons cannot impress people at all.

"Mom, thank you for adopting me for so many years. Treat me like your biological mother and let me live like a princess. It would be great if it was your own, and I always thought so."

Through the glass window, Yuhan said a lot of words before leaving reluctantly. At this time, except for the hoarse voice and swollen eye sockets, her mood has stabilized.

"The doctor said that it's better for us to go home and rest and wait for the notice. You haven't slept well in the past two days, so have you, brother Yaochen. Besides, Yueguo has been with you all the time, so he needs to rest too." Yuhan looked at the two of them.

Yue Guo, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was the only outsider present, and he seemed depressed, but he had been like this for a long time. She couldn't judge Yue Guo's thoughts, and she couldn't force him to be sad along with him.

"That's it. I'll take him home to rest, and I'll also contact the funeral company to make preparations in advance." Yaochen said.

"Well, moreover, a convoy is needed..." Yuhan nodded slowly while thinking. "Company, do you want to notify?"

"Let's wait for the official announcement after my mother's death. Are you going to stay?"

"The doctor said that I might not survive tonight, so I have to stay." Yuhan shook her head.

"Go and eat something." Yaochen rubbed his forehead.

"Where are you in the mood to eat?" Yuhan turned and returned to his seat, "You guys go first. I will stay here..."

Yueguo pushed the wheelchair to the gate of the hospital by himself, waiting for Yaochen to drive.The convenience store downstairs in the inpatient department is open 24 hours a day, but it was too late to go in to pick out food and reheat it, so Yueguo gave up the idea.After sitting in the car, Yaochen kept a straight face and did not drive away immediately. Instead, he activated the phone communication and called the company's subordinates one after another.There are a lot of follow-up matters that need their help, and now it is also necessary to inform some people of the news that the chairman is critically ill, so that they can prepare.

The phone call has finally come to an end, and we can talk, Yue Guo thought to himself, so he looked at him: "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Yaochen didn't answer, he continued to ask: "Yaochen, I think I can help. I can...can I intervene? I will ask my friend to help investigate something."

"Which friend?"

"Chu Quan, he said that his father was employed by your family as a driver. He should know something."

"I don't want to talk about that right now."

"Hmm. Sorry..."

As soon as he got home, Yaochen hurried to the study.Yue Guo asked him what he was going to do, but he didn't answer, as if he didn't hear.Only then did Yueguo realize that it was his mother's serious illness that hit him too hard.Yaochen didn't enter the room to sleep until it was almost early morning.

Yueguo didn't know what time it was, but he knew that he couldn't sleep. In the darkness, he groped to get up and put on his prosthetic limbs, and tried to find a way to go downstairs quietly, and came to the kitchen. He had to eat something before he could go back to sleep in peace.

Fortunately, he is used to walking on foot, as long as he walks slowly, he will be fine.

Turning on the night light in the kitchen, standing in front of the stove, Yueguo put vermicelli into the pot.

Within minutes, the noodles float to the top of the boiling water.

At this time, the lighting in the living room suddenly turned on, and the whole room was filled with light.

"what!"

Yue Guo was undoubtedly taken aback, but as expected, the person who turned on the light was Yaochen. There was no one else in the house, so Yue Guo immediately turned off the natural gas stove.

"Sorry for waking you up."

"Are you eating?" Yaochen walked down the stairs with his arms folded, hugging him from behind as soon as he got close.

"I didn't mean to, I didn't eat anything tonight."

"That should also wake me up and tell me. If you run down by yourself like this, I'm really afraid that you will suddenly disappear."

"how could be……"

"Why don't you use a wheelchair?"

"It's okay, I'm just afraid that the wheelchair will make too much noise and disturb you."

The one who should say sorry should be himself, Yaochen helped him put the noodles into a bowl, and cooked some noodles in the pot, and the two ate supper together.Yaochen seldom eats simple food, and with a heavy heart, the food is tasteless.

When I returned to the bedroom, the phone on the bedside table was vibrating.

"Yaochen..."

Hastily picked up the call, and only heard a few words from the other party, Yaochen's face suddenly became gloomy, he replied "I see" and pressed to hang up.

"It's Yuhan's call."

As everyone feared, Shu Lan passed away.

In the early hours of the morning, the brain waves were already flat, and the doctor immediately concluded that he was brain dead. As long as the respirator was pulled out, the heartbeat would stop quickly. To be precise, there was no heartbeat.It's just that the blood vessels haven't cooled down before the last one is about to die. Even if the oxygen is continuously delivered, it will be useless and powerless.

But the doctor said that it was a very peaceful death.

When Yaochen rushed to the hospital, he didn't expect that the ward was already crowded with people, all of them were employees of the company and people or juniors who had intersected with Shu Lan in the society, among them, a few relatives were the most worried.

Under Yuhan's arrangement, the relatives had to go to the hospital to see their mother for the last time before encoffining.

From time to time, among the discussion crowd, someone said: "It is really a miracle that the chairman has achieved such a great achievement when he has been unable to take care of himself for 20 years."

Now is the time for the miracle to end.

***

People who came to the mourning hall to express their condolences lined up in a long line, and most of them gathered outside to greet each other. After all, it was inconvenient to chat after entering the room.No matter who came, Yuhan and Yaochen knelt in the mourning hall to receive them one by one, and even some people who were close to them appeared, and wanted to take this opportunity to cooperate with Shirong Group.

Of course, the elderly staff had doubts. Now that the chairman has passed away, how can the future of the group be secured by just two young people?

Yaochen felt extremely bored in his heart, and just wanted to end the unnecessary ceremony quickly. Not many of them were really sad for the chairman, they were just pretending.

Today's wake has already come, at least hundreds of people, and there will be another day tomorrow. I don't know how many people will attend the funeral after that. It should be more spectacular than the current number. After all, everyone who has cooperated with Shirong Group, big and small The number of companies ranked down is simply innumerable.

Yaochen could imagine how those people outside the door predicted their fate.

Until the evening, the number of mourners gradually decreased, and Yaochen and Yuhan were able to get up.The vigilers are all sitting in rows in the rest room next door, chatting back and forth, or reading books, and turning on their mobile phones. Playing cards is not allowed on site, which has reduced the fun of many people.However, those employees firmly believe that the next chairman will undoubtedly be Yaochen or Yuhan. As long as they persist here for two nights and show their enthusiasm and loyalty, they will surely impress them in the future.

After the abbot came to chant sutras and collectively reincarnated for a mourning, he could finally rest temporarily, but the music of the Great Compassion Mantra continued to surround the entire mourning hall.

Yaochen came to Yueguo's separate lounge, and there was actually a man sitting in it.

"You are……"

"I'm Chu Quan, Mr. Jiang Yaochen."

Yaochen recognized him.

They had conflicts about Yueguo earlier, but the current occasion seems inappropriate for arguing.Yue Guo said: "I said, I want to ask my friend to investigate the car accident, but he just came here to send evidence. This way... it can also distract you."

What Yue Guo said was not unreasonable, and he couldn't sleep in the mourning hall. Instead of being sad for his mother's death, it's better to discuss the business.

"This is the threatening letter I received before."

There was an envelope in Yue Guo's hand, Yaochen called and browsed it, then threw it back into his hand.

"Yueguo has already explained what happened. He said that the rear-end car accident made your mother's condition worse."

"It wasn't exactly the fault of the rear-end collision, but there was a reason for it."

"Anyway, this prankster wants to threaten Yueguo. Now that he's half threatened, it seems that he intends to involve you and your family."

"Did Yueguo tell you that we already have a clear object of suspicion?"

"It's your father, Jiang Dewen, isn't it?" Chu Quan sighed, "Why did your father harm your mother? Did he have a feud with your mother? Motives must be mentioned when committing crimes."

"Let's find a place to talk, not here."

Afterwards, Yaochen carried Yue Guo to the bed and let him rest in the lounge.

Yaochen was worried that walls have ears. With so many relatives, friends and juniors who came to express their condolences, it was hard to say that none of them were sent by Jiang Dewen.

Shu Lan, who had always been against him, finally passed away. Jiang Dewen was ecstatic in his heart, and it was normal to send someone to express his condolences first.

Yaochen didn't drive, and soon he and Chu Quan came to a tea room next to the funeral home. The tea room is mainly open to people in the mourning hall. After all, there are people who are not relatives but still want to come to watch the coffin, so they can talk about things here. The tea room also accepts custom-made porcelain as a souvenir of the death of a long-lived old man, but Shu Lan is not yet 60 years old, and Yaochen does not intend to order such things.

In the single room of the tea room, Yaochen was willing to speak at ease.

Chu Quan also bluntly stated his purpose of coming:

"Yueguo hopes that I can provide some clues. Please look at these three photos. They are the vehicles my father drove when he was a driver when he was young. You can tell it is a luxury car at a glance."

On the table are three old photographs he brought.

"I heard from my aunt that he works as an errand in your family. I checked, your family runs a bank, and only your grandfather owns this kind of car."

Yaochen picked it up and took a look.

This is the Duke of Nissan. The Shu family had such a car more than 20 years ago. At that time, Shu Bowen was a foreign banker who dominated the city of S. It was not surprising to buy a luxury car. He even owned more than one car at the same time, which was rare in those days. Regal.

"Your aunt told you?"

"It's my father's friend."

"These are all the evidence I have. Now do you understand? My father probably really knew your father, and he was entrusted by his father to drive a car into someone, and was forced to commit suicide in the end. There is another point. This The three photos are very strange, they are all on the same day."

Chu Quan tapped the date watermark on the photo with his finger, and Yao Chen focused on his prompt.

"March 3." Yaochen pouted.

"What's wrong?"

He quickly sensed that something was wrong.

"This day is Jiang Yaoxi's birthday. How could it be such a coincidence? Is it a coincidence?"

"Who is Jiang Yaoxi?"

"My half-brother. Because it is very close to Yueguo's birthday, I remember it, and my father celebrates his birthday every year." Yaochen nodded and said, "But the year of this one, at that time He hasn't come to my house yet."

That's the one with the earliest date.

"That is to say, my father used to drive...on Jiang Yaoxi's birthday, and took a photo with me...for three consecutive years? Why?"

"After Jiang Dewen and my mother got married, my grandfather bought a luxury car and gave it to him as my mother's dowry. Therefore, Chu Rui was employed by Jiang Dewen, not my grandfather. He would secretly drive and take the illegitimate son of his employer Jiang Dewen out to play. , Birthday, it's normal. By the way, bring your own son, that is, you. If you are here, you should know Yaoxi."

"I'm so young, I definitely don't remember."

"Need to look at the photos to recall?"

Yaochen turned on the phone.

A few minutes after the screen was turned on, Yaochen searched for several photos of Jiang Yaoxi, from childhood to adulthood, until recently.Yaoxi is a person who has been wearing glasses since he was very young. From some angles, he is quite a gentle and handsome man.

"This is Jiang Yaoxi. He has been learning the violin from his father. Although he has not caused a sensation internationally, he can be found through Jiang Dewen's reputation."

Chu Quan didn't like classical music, so he didn't know that this character was normal.But when he saw the photo, a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"This person is Jiang Yaoxi?"

Chu Quan got approval from Yaochen's eyes, and his face turned pale with shock.

"Wait a minute, I know him."

"You know Yaoxi?"

"However, his name is not Yaoxi. I remember that he is Aunt Du's son, named Du Tianyi. It's him..."

"Aunt Du?"

"Just tell me that the aunt my father works in your family is a good friend of her father, and she took care of my family when I was a child. But I never knew that she had a son... I only found out about it last year when I met her. "

Yaochen was not surprised, but quickly calmed down and thought.

"Yaoxi's mother's surname is Du. Before he came to our house, he followed his mother's surname. Yaoxi is the new name he took after he came to my house."

If it wasn't for the investigation, Yaochen wouldn't want to share his family scandal with others.

"Then..." Aunt Du is Yaoxi's mother?Chu Quan knew that Jiang Yaochen should have a conclusion in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Yaochen didn't say what he judged, but shook his head: "Yaoxi's mother is dead, and there is a picture of his mother in his room, just check to see if it is true."

Chu Quan tried every means to open Aunt Du's contact information to see if he could find her photo. Sure enough, he left one or two old travel photos on her homepage. He showed it to Yaochen, and Yaochen shook his head. .

"It's not his mother. But it looks a bit like it, maybe a sister."

No matter what it was, Chu Quan was so shocked that he couldn't breathe, his whole body was cold, and the heating in the tea room made him feel even more bored.

"Jiang Yaoxi's mother, why did she die?"

"I heard him say once when I was a child that it was a dystocia. But I have a very bad relationship with him. Both of us are seldom talkative and don't communicate much. I only know so much."

In other words, Yaoxi lost her mother since she was a child.

The two quickly analyzed a possibility.

"Aunt Du, it should be Jiang Yaoxi's aunt. Because Jiang Yaoxi's mother died, she raised him instead of his mother. And he is actually Jiang Dewen's son. He was an illegitimate child before he knew each other, so he can't make it public. Status. That’s why the surname is Du...isn’t that the case?”

"I don't know. But I can be sure that you, Aunt Du, are not simple."

Yaochen took out a piece of paper and pen to draw the relationship between the characters, "Yaoxi's mother died of dystocia, he was brought up by his aunt until he was 9 years old, and then he came to my house and changed his name to Jiang Yaoxi. Before coming to my house, he Maybe I would take this car every year to celebrate my birthday in private. Jiang Dewen and his driver took him out to play. In this way, it is not surprising that Jiang Dewen, your father Chu Rui, and Aunt Du knew each other at the same time. There is also a basis for entrusting someone to kill someone."

"Auntie Du never said that she knew Jiang Dewen. She must have. She probably knows why my father died."

"Don't rush to draw conclusions. Even if you know him, it doesn't mean you are involved in the case. I want to analyze Jiang Dewen's motives first. Why did he change his target and stop attacking Yue Kingdom, but instead attacked the car my sister and mother were riding in?" I initially suspected that I wanted to involve them all in the incident, and finally asked me to compromise. This is my guess. By the way, my parents have a bad relationship. They were discussing divorce when I was very young. Even if Involving her in the incident, Jiang Dewen will not miss the old feelings at all."

"Why did your parents divorce?"

"Their marriage is just a family union, not a free love. Such a nominal marriage, it is better to separate early."

"Oh...then and Jiang Yaoxi's mother..."

"That's the person Jiang Dewen really loves. Since Yaoxi is older than me, he must have married that woman before marrying my mother. After giving birth to Yaoxi, he married my mother until many years later. Later, Yaoxi was taken home and brought up." Yaochen described it plainly, seemingly retelling the stories of other people's families.

"The situation in your family is really complicated."

"I said these things in the hope that you will have a clearer understanding of Aunt Du and Yaoxi."

"I see. I hope I can help you and Yue Guo. As long as there is evidence to prove that my father was threatened by him to pay for the murder, it is not difficult to sue him."

The conversation paused, and Chu Quan took a sip of the tea on the table.

"I'm going to make a phone call to Aunt Du now and ask her why she concealed me."

"Do you think she's a suspect?"

"I do not know."

Chu Quan shook his head, but he had to make a call to Aunt Du, so he immediately found the number from the phone book.

"Koizumi?"

"Why are you keeping it from me? Your son is Jiang Dewen's son?"

"Where did you hear that?"

Chu Quan was at a loss for words for a while, but Yaochen wrote a line on the note for him to see: His tour in Vienna was broadcast on TV.

"He was on tour in Vienna, I saw it on TV."

"Are you sure it's the same person?"

"There will be no fakes, isn't that your son?"

Chu Quan still had a deep impression of that encounter.

He put the phone on the table and adjusted the public release:

"Tiantian is not my child, but my sister's child. But my sister passed away after giving birth to him, so I raised him on his behalf. He has no mother, so he regards my aunt as his mother. What's wrong?"

"Your sister is Jiang Dewen's lover, why don't you say he is Jiang Dewen's son?"

"Koizumi? What are you asking?"

"My father used to be Jiang Dewen's driver, you know that, right?"

"Xiaoquan, didn't I tell you to stop meddling, why are you still investigating your father's affairs?"

Aunt Du realized that something was wrong, and the noise on the phone made her even more suspicious.

"Is there anyone with you?"

"No, I just want to ask you, why didn't you tell me that my dad is Jiang Dewen's driver? Jiang Dewen hired him to kill people... You are the aunt of Jiang Dewen's son, you definitely know Jiang Dewen!"

"So what if we know each other, I just don't want you to get involved in those things, I want your father to leave with peace of mind, Koizumi, I don't know why you made these judgments out of thin air, that's right, Tian Tian was indeed adopted by Jiang Dewen, after that I and The daily contact is very rare, and we only meet a few times a year. You want to say that I know Jiang Dewen, but I really don’t know about his hiring of your father. Even if I know, don’t cause these troubles again If you get caught, they will kill you."

"I just want to confirm that my father's suicide was forced by him."

After Chu Quan finished yelling emotionally, the phone suddenly turned into a blind tone, unable to match Chu Quan's questioning, Aunt Du hung up the phone.

"Hello...? Hello...?"

Chu Quan was still in a daze when a text message rang. He picked up the phone. It was a text message from Aunt Du.

"I want to talk to you about your suspicions."

When I saw this line, my heart almost jumped out.But maybe he will get a clue, Chu Quan scratched his head and smiled happily.

"She really has a problem, and she still wants to talk to me."

After that, Aunt Du sent another address, and Chu Quan asked Yaochen to take it down.

"You go to the appointment alone, please be careful, don't let Yueguo worry about your safety."

☆、Chapter 43