Shan Mingxu was also pestered to the point of a headache. With no other choice, he could only agree.

Anyway, it’s just a meeting. Once it’s over and I don’t like it, my parents can’t say anything more, right?

With Shan Mingxu’s words, Yin Shihua finally breathed a sigh of relief, however...

The sound of chopsticks falling on the floor followed closely after Shan Mingxu’s voice.

Ming Xu turned to look at the nearby Fu Sheng... his brows slightly furrowing,

"Can’t even hold chopsticks steady?"

Fu Sheng seemed a bit uneasy... she thought she could compose herself, but hearing Ming Xu agree to the arranged meeting caught her off guard.

How many pairs of eyes were on the table?

Not a single person missed the panic and loss in Fu Sheng’s eyes at that moment.

Probably the only one who didn’t notice was Shan Mingxu.

Yin Shihua was about to say something when the sound of a car came from outside.

"At this time, who could it be?"

Yin Shihua raised her eyebrows, looking puzzled.

"Maybe it’s Little Aunt. I had something to discuss with her and asked her to come to our house tonight."

After saying this, Shan Mingxu stood up and walked outside.

Upon hearing it was Xiao Meng, Yin Shihua quickly stood up as well, following behind Shan Mingxu and muttering,

"You have something to discuss with Little Aunt, why not just go to her, why make her come all the way to our house?"

Yin Shihua felt Shan Mingxu wasn’t being thorough enough in handling things, criticizing him a bit.

Shan Mingxu sighed, shook his head, and really wanted to remark on how nagging his mother was...

But after thinking about it, he held back.

It turned out to be Su Xiaomeng, as the driver parked the car to the side, and the Shan Family’s servant went up to greet them.

Seeing Ming Xu and Yin Shihua coming out, Su Xiaomeng quickly walked over.

Only after entering the door did she regretfully scratch her head,

"Came in such a rush that I forgot to buy something..."

As soon as Su Xiaomeng finished speaking, Yin Shihua feigned to knock her on her head,

"Coming to see Third Sister, you have to bring something? Acting like a stranger?"

Su Xiaomeng rubbed her own head,

"My bad, my bad."

"This kid Mingxu is so thoughtless, bothering you to come all the way here for something, we wouldn’t even know you were here if not for the sound of your car!"

Yin Shihua hurriedly asked,

"Have you eaten dinner? I’ll rush to make a couple of good dishes——"

"Third Sister, no need to trouble yourself, I’ve eaten before coming, it’s me who has something to discuss with Mingxu."

"Huh?"

Yin Shihua looked at her confused,

"What could you have to discuss with Mingxu?"

"Just a little something!"

Su Xiaomeng quickly laughed it off, exchanged a few pleasantries with the elders after entering the house, and only smiled slightly upon seeing Fu Sheng.

Xiao Meng knew that Mingxu had brought back an injured woman who had been cared for at home the whole time.

But Xiao Meng had never actually spoken to Fu Sheng, she didn’t even know her name was Fu Sheng, otherwise...

"Mom and Dad, you continue eating, I have something to attend to with Little Aunt, please don’t disturb us."

After saying this, Shan Mingxu dragged Su Xiaomeng upstairs and into a room.

Su Xiaomeng, after sprinting a few steps, was already sweating. Shan Mingxu shut the door and took a drink from the mini-fridge for Su Xiaomeng.

"Little Aunt, just wait a moment."

With that, he took a brown paper bag from the military backpack by the window.

Sitting in a chair, Su Xiaomeng watched as Shan Mingxu retrieved something from the bag and then sat on the bed’s edge. He took out a voice recorder from the paper bag and handed it to her,

"This is the complete recording from the black box, this is a backup, the black box has already been stored in the bank’s safe."

"..."

"In the future, if Uncle returns safely, the black box will be the strongest evidence to clear his name and accuse Wu Rong of framing him for murder."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng’s eyes lit up. She wasn’t foolish; she had already grasped the main point of Shan Mingxu’s words.

When pressing the play button on the recorder, Xiao Meng instinctively held her breath.

The air seemed to stagnate, the room was extremely quiet, and the gentle sound of static slowly began to emerge...

The recording lasted for a total of sixteen minutes and thirty-two seconds...

Su Xiaomeng listened with her heart nearly stopped...

The weakness in her husband’s voice... made her worried, and heartbroken.

"This man named Wu Yao, I’ve looked into him. He’s Wu Rong’s younger brother, two years younger than Wu Rong."

"Wu Rong’s younger brother...?"

Su Xiaomeng was surprised. Previously, when she suspected that Wu Rong might be the murderer of her husband, she had also sent someone to investigate Wu Rong, but it was never mentioned that he had a brother.

"Like Wu Rong, this man graduated from the police academy with excellent grades and entered the public security bureau to work."

"Wu Yao, like Uncle Bai, came from a criminal investigation background."

"How did this Wu Yao know about Wu Rong’s layout and this yacht?"

Su Xiaomeng asked.

In the recording, the conversation between Yin Shixiu and Wu Yao wasn’t much, only the dialogues inside the yacht’s cockpit were recorded, and mostly were conflicts between the two.

Wu Yao explained Wu Rong’s plan, but Yin Shixiu didn’t believe it.

Especially after Wu Yao revealed his identity, Yin Shixiu was even more surprised in his words.

Wu Yao was trying to buy time, but Yin Shixiu at that moment didn’t dare to easily trust Wu Yao.

Among their conversations, probably the most valuable part was Wu Yao’s statement,

"Only if you die will he let his guard down, and only then we have a chance to counterattack."

Only if Yin Shixiu died, Wu Rong would drop his guard, and they would have a chance to counterattack..."they" meant Yin Shixiu and Wu Yao?

After that, Yin Shixiu followed Wu Yao out of the cockpit, as Wu Yao was taking Yin Shixiu to see the remotely controlled bomb equipped on the yacht.

Later, Yin Shixiu and Wu Yao returned to the cockpit and drove the yacht towards the center of the sea, both wearing life jackets before jumping into the sea.

"Shixiu was shot... they just jumped into the sea! A yacht exploded not far away! Was this saving him?"

Su Xiaomeng opened her eyes wide in shock, full of disbelief.

Shan Mingxu pursed his lips, "That’s why I said if Uncle can come back safely..."

Su Xiaomeng didn’t expect that the contents recorded by the yacht’s black box would make her feel more anxious.

"Little Aunt, I said before, don’t think too optimistically... Uncle’s injuries are severe, but..."

Su Xiaomeng clutched her chest.

How could she dare to think too optimistically?

However, she still hoped, hoped that heaven could show more favor to her husband, even for the sake of their two children...

Such severe injuries...

Even if not blasted to death by the yacht, still...

"At least we indeed did not find Uncle’s body."

Shan Mingxu said to Su Xiaomeng.

"That’s the hope, I believe Uncle is not dead, maybe gravely injured, but definitely not dead."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng looked up.

"Think, this Wu Yao came to help Uncle, and this yacht had a manually controlled bomb. He risked being blown up to save Uncle."

"...Yes."

Su Xiaomeng quickly nodded.

"So, there’s no need to doubt Wu Yao’s stance for now. If Wu Yao was helping Uncle, and he said only if Uncle died would Wu Rong relax his guard, right?"

"Yes, he did say that!"

"In fact, he meant to fake Uncle’s death, letting Wu Rong wrongly believe Uncle was already dead, hence the severed arm with the wedding ring, something Wu Yao had prepared long before."

Su Xiaomeng continued to nod.

"If Uncle was indeed dead and the ruse failed, do you think... standing from the perspective of someone trying to help Uncle, would he not let Uncle’s body appear?"

"... No, he wouldn’t."

"He had no reason to hide the body."

Su Xiaomeng swallowed, Shan Mingxu’s analysis... was not wrong.

"Little Aunt, I dare to assert, Uncle is not dead!"

"..."

Tears welled in Su Xiaomeng’s eyes...

She had been waiting for such a statement for so long...

"Right, he’s not dead, we just need to find Wu Yao, and ask him, then we can know where your Uncle is! It doesn’t matter if he’s injured, injuries can be treated, Ming——"

"Little Aunt. But there’s one more problem..."

"Hmm? What is it?"

Su Xiaomeng’s eyes sparkled with hope as she looked at Shan Mingxu, only to see Shan Mingxu’s gaze turn cold...

"Wu Yao died fifteen years ago."

"..."