Shangguan Yao's call almost arrived at the same time as the USB drive sent by the mysterious person. Yan Xia inserted the USB drive into her computer and opened the document inside. There was only one video file.
She played the video. It was exactly the video of Peng Shiyi's car accident on the way to be escorted, the very first video from the black box.
It clearly recorded that the big truck rammed straight into the police car, shattering the windshield. Immediately afterwards, the entire police car was overturned. The whole process happened within a minute, but the black box of the overturned police car still captured a passing car beside it.
Yan Xia recognized that car. It was Lu Qianzhou's.
That meant that Lu Qianzhou had actually gone to the scene to watch when the accident happened? Was he stupid? He knew that such a showy act would easily arouse others' suspicion, yet he still went to the scene in person.
The mysterious person behind the scenes was keeping an eye on all of them, but had never asked them to do anything. He just sent her these little things from time to time. Yan Xia didn't know if others knew about this person's existence, or what he was really up to.
Yan Xia was sure that Shangguan Yao must have heard Lu Qianzhou say last time that he would help her get rid of Peng Shiyi.
So he had repeatedly probed Yan Xia's attitude, asking her what she thought of this matter and testing her current attitude towards Lu Qianzhou.
Shangguan Yao was no longer the silly Shangguan Yao who used to revolve around the people around him. Every move of his had his own purpose, and he would no longer consider things from Yan Xia's perspective.
Perhaps due to the recent chaotic situation, the mysterious person started to contact Yan Xia frequently. He even called her and told her on the phone,
"I know that there's someone else behind the accident that happened to your daughter. I can tell you who it is."
Yan Xia sat up straight. "Who are you? What on earth do you want?"
The voice on the other end was very strange. The person should have used a voice changer, so it was impossible to tell his real voice.
"I'm just a just person in pursuit of the truth. I can't stand seeing those who have done bad things live in this world unscathed and without any guilt. I know everything you're confused about. As long as you need it, I can tell you all of it, but on one condition. You have to do something for me."
Yan Xia quickly pressed the recording button on her phone and put the phone back to her ear. "I'll find out what I want to know by myself. I don't need you to tell me. You've been hiding behind the scenes pretending to be a good person. That makes others even more suspicious of your motives."
The person on the other end laughed. He was in no hurry and spoke in a slow tone.
"You're recording, aren't you? It's useless. You won't be able to find out who I am." He seemed to be deliberately teasing her. "Don't you really want to know what happened between Fang Jiangyi and Lu Qianzhou, and what happened between Lu Qianzhou and your father? If Lu Qianzhou refuses to tell you and you can't bring yourself to deal with him, are you just going to let these secrets be hidden forever?"
Yan Xia remained unmoved. "That day will never come. Before that, he'll be punished by the law."
The man interrupted her call. "But he won't tell you the reason either. This secret will disappear with him and be buried forever. Only I can tell you why."
Yan Xia remained silent. The other person knew exactly what was on her mind and her current situation. He kept prodding her most vulnerable spots.
"Now that you've resumed your identity as Cheng Yanxia, I have an indecent video that's enough to ruin your father. If it gets out, not only you but the entire capital city will be affected.
I wonder if you, as his daughter, can still stay in the capital city with a clear conscience. If you don't want to see your father's indecent video spread, then do as I say obediently."
Yan Xia tried to keep her voice steady. "Why should I believe what you say?"
So far, she had vaguely guessed some of the crimes that Cheng Hua had committed, but she didn't dare to think in that direction.
Moreover, those were things that happened a long time ago. If this person really knew the reason, he should be about the same age as Cheng Hua.
The man laughed. "Because you're hesitating now. Look, see what a hypocrite your father is and how many crimes he's committed. He and Fang Jiangyi are no good. They're ungrateful scumbags."
Although she had already admitted in her heart that Cheng Hua was a bad person, she still felt uncomfortable hearing others say such things about her father.
Yan Xia said, "No matter how many wrong things my father has done, he's already dead and has paid the price for his crimes. The dead should be respected. You shouldn't humiliate him like this."
"Is this humiliation? Your definition of humiliation is too shallow." The man disagreed. "My patience is limited. You can get the information you want from me in two ways."
Yan Xia held her breath and listened to what he had to say. Her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Her intuition told her that it wasn't going to be easy.
Sure enough, the other person stated two conditions.
"First, you kill either Fang Jiangyi or Lu Qianzhou for me. You can choose one. Second, go to the address I'll send you alone at six o'clock the night after tomorrow. Once you tell someone else about this or if someone comes with you, I'll cancel the deal."
After saying that, he hung up the phone neatly.
Yan Xia was stunned for a moment. When she put down the phone, there was already an address in her hand. It was the address of an office building not far from her.
She checked the recording in her phone's call log, but she didn't find the recording of the call just now. The other person had said that she wouldn't be able to find him or know who he was. It seemed that he had made preparations in advance.
He wanted to kill Lu Qianzhou and Fang Jiangyi, and he knew about the previous things. He must have been a participant in that incident back then, or the child or relative of those participants.
He had been hurt in that incident, so he had been planning for a long time and was trying to kill with a borrowed knife.
As Shangguan Yao had said, she was a key figure between these two people. So finding her was the quickest and wisest choice. This person clearly saw this too, which was why he had approached her.
Even without thinking, she would choose for her enemy Lu Qianzhou to die. But even with such an option, she couldn't do it herself. She had promised Shangguan Yao that she wouldn't do anything illegal.
Yan Xia thought about it for a long time. She was eager to know the whole truth. Because right now she was completely at a loss. To solve a problem, she had to know what had happened and why.
So, she decided to go to the appointment in person. Before going, she set a timed text message to Fang Jiangyi. If she didn't leave there within the specified time, Fang Jiangyi would receive her SOS text message.
That day, she sent a message to Fang Jiangyi, pretending to work overtime. In fact, she came to that office building alone in a low - key manner. When she reached the office area on the top floor, it was empty. There were even very few utensils.