When Wu Pengpeng arrived at the detention center, the on - duty officer was still Officer Chen from last time.
Officer Chen thought she was here for Wan Pengcheng. He comforted her gently, "Miss Wu, you can rest assured. Wan Pengcheng is now convicted of taking bribes, embezzling state assets, and intentional homicide. With multiple crimes combined, he won't be able to get out for the rest of his life."
Wu Pengpeng was a bit surprised to hear this. Back then, she had only uncovered Wan Pengcheng's bribery and embezzlement of state assets. Although there were only these two charges, it would at least keep him in prison for twenty years.
She subconsciously glanced at He Qianshan and saw that he had an expression of already knowing everything.
Wu Pengpeng understood immediately. She tilted her head and whispered, "When did you do this?"
He Qianshan told the truth, "I sent someone to investigate after he was imprisoned."
At first, he found the same things that Wu Pengpeng had found. He didn't want to let the scumbag who had hurt Wu Pengpeng off easily, so he sent someone to continue the investigation. Sure enough, he found out that when Wan Pengcheng was 18 years old, he had pushed a classmate into the river and drowned him.
He had done this extremely secretly back then. The police had no evidence and closed the case as an accident. He Qianshan had spent a lot of effort to find the evidence and keep him in prison for life.
This feeling of being silently protected made Wu Pengpeng's heart suddenly warm.
Before she could say anything, she saw Officer Chen looking at her expectantly, waiting for a response.
Wu Pengpeng quickly gathered her thoughts and smiled at Officer Chen. "I'm not here for him. I'm here to see Wang Fu, who was arrested two days ago."
Wang Fu was arrested for kidnapping. Wu Xian had even called specifically to ask about the interrogation results. It seemed that he was very concerned about this matter.
Officer Chen was surprised. "Could it be that he..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized and didn't continue.
Since Wu Xian hadn't mentioned this, he must not want the outside world to know.
Wu Pengpeng smiled at him and changed the topic. "Please lead the way, Officer Chen."
Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Officer Chen didn't ask further and led the way in front.
He Qianshan was worried about Wu Pengpeng going alone. "I'll go in with you."
Wu Pengpeng hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "Okay."
They waited in the visiting room for five or six minutes, and then Uncle Wang was brought in by two young officers.
When Uncle Wang saw Wu Pengpeng, he was stunned for a moment, then walked over slowly and sat down opposite her.
Wu Pengpeng stared at him silently, with no emotion showing on her face.
Uncle Wang looked at this little girl who he had watched grow up since childhood and felt inexplicably nervous. He twitched his lips a few times but finally said nothing.
Wu Pengpeng stared at him until his mentality collapsed. Then she looked away and stared at the disposable cup on the table. Her voice was as soft as if she was chatting with an old friend. "Wu Junyu is dead."
As she said this, she casually looked up and saw Uncle Wang's face turn deathly pale in an instant. His lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't speak. Tears welled up in his cloudy eyes.
Looking at this old man who had taken care of her for a year and a half, Wu Pengpeng felt a little pity in her heart.
But then she thought of Jiang He, who had died a tragic death, and the little bit of compassion in her heart instantly disappeared.
She looked at Uncle Wang calmly and said coldly, word by word, "It was your indulgence and doting that killed him."
Since she found out that Uncle Wang was Wu Junyu's accomplice, she had been wondering why Uncle Wang would help Wu Junyu.
They clearly had no connection. Why was he willing to take such a big risk and betray his kind master to help someone he didn't know well?
It wasn't until she heard Wu Junyu tell his life story that she understood the reason.
It turned out that Wu Junyu was Uncle Wang's biological son.
Back then, Jiang Xinyu and her newly - married husband came to Jincheng to work. Her husband had an accident while mining in a mine. Jiang Xinyu, who was two months pregnant, accidentally met Wu You and married into the Wu family.
By the time Uncle Wang escaped from death and came back, it was already too late. In order to protect his wife and the newly - born child, he could only bury all these secrets deep in his heart, hide his identity, and enter the Wu family to silently guard them.
Wu Pengpeng looked into Uncle Wang's lifeless eyes like ashes and added the second half of the sentence mercilessly. "It was you who killed your own son with your own hands."
Uncle Wang seemed to be stabbed by her words. He suddenly raised his head, looking terrified. "You, how..."
"It's very simple." Wu Pengpeng leaned back in her chair and said calmly. "The only thing that can make a person who doesn't seek wealth risk his life to help a stranger is blood relation. I can't think of any other relationship."
Uncle Wang looked at Wu Pengpeng as if she were a snake or a scorpion, full of fear and disgust.
But Wu Pengpeng seemed not to notice and continued on her own. "Was the death of my parents really an accident?"
Hearing this, Uncle Wang trembled slightly all over. He tried to struggle to stand up but was pressed back by the officer behind him.
Wu Pengpeng continued calmly. "Back then, my mother discovered Jiang Xinyu's secret, so you staged an accident and made her and my father fall off the castle and die together."
Uncle Wang was hit in the heart by her words. He struggled a few times with a pale face. Unable to break free, he could only glare at Wu Pengpeng fiercely.
Wu Pengpeng slowly stood up and walked towards the door without looking sideways.
When she reached the door, she suddenly stopped, turned back, and looked at the almost - collapsed old man behind her. She said coldly, word by word, "I came here today just to tell you that you'll spend the rest of your life in regret and self - blame!"
After saying that, she walked forward without looking back. When she reached the end of the corridor, she heard the heart - rending howl of a trapped animal behind her.
Wu Pengpeng's feet suddenly trembled, and the strength she had been holding on to all this time instantly collapsed.
Just when she was about to lose control, He Qianshan reached out and put his arm around her, supporting her towards the parking lot.
When they reached the parking space, the strength Wu Pengpeng had been forcing herself to hold on to finally dissipated. A strong sense of nausea welled up in her heart. She rushed to the trash can beside the green belt and vomited violently while holding on to the trash can, as if she wanted to vomit out all the nausea that had been pent up in her heart.
After returning from the detention center, Wu Pengpeng got sick. She started to have a low - grade fever on and off and slept all day long.
The doctor came to check, and there was nothing seriously wrong with her body, but her illness didn't improve. Later, even the doctor was at a loss.
He Qianshan knew that she was suffering from a mental illness.
She couldn't face Jiang He's death and was using this self - abusing way to calm the guilt in her heart towards him.
He Qianshan felt sorry for her, but besides staying with her, there was nothing he could do.
Sometimes he thought that if he could have found her earlier that day, it would have been better.
Then he could have saved Jiang He, and she wouldn't have been so sad.
But he didn't know that even if he had gone earlier, he couldn't have saved Jiang He.
Wu Pengpeng's illness lasted until the end of the year. Because of her poor physical condition, Wu You specially allowed her not to go to the Wu family's old house for the New Year.
On the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve, after having the New Year's Eve dinner and giving out red envelopes to everyone, Wu Pengpeng went upstairs.
He Qianshan accompanied her back to her room. Since Wu Pengpeng got sick, he had been staying in the castle, and she didn't drive him away anymore. Every night, he would wait for her to fall asleep before going back to his own room.
Wu Pengpeng sat in front of the window wrapped in a blanket. It was snowing heavily outside, and she was looking out of the window through the glass.
He Qianshan sat beside her, dealing with documents and occasionally looking up at her.
I don't know how long it had passed when he suddenly heard Wu Pengpeng say softly, "Jiang He died because of me."
This was the first time she had actively mentioned Jiang He since she came back more than a month ago.
He Qianshan's breath stopped for a moment. After a while, he heard her say very softly, "Yanshen, don't blame yourself."
She turned her head and looked at him. Slowly, her eyes filled with mist. "Even if you had gone earlier, he wouldn't have survived."
He Qianshan vaguely heard the secret she had been hiding from her words. He asked carefully, "Still can't tell me?"
Wu Pengpeng lowered her eyes. After a long time, she said, "Actually, there's nothing I can't tell. Originally, I thought that if I couldn't come back, I would let Jiang He pass these words on to you."
She lowered her voice very softly, sounding as if she was telling someone else's story. "Actually, I'm not the real Wu Pengpeng. I come from another world."
Seeing that she was finally willing to tell him this secret, He Qianshan was both surprised and happy.
Wu Pengpeng met his complicated gaze and subconsciously looked away. The rest of the words suddenly became hard to say.
If she told He Qianshan the truth, how would he view her?
Would he think of her as a liar or a crazy person?
Just as she was thinking of finding an excuse to say that she was just joking, she heard He Qianshan say, "I know."
Wu Pengpeng looked up blankly and saw He Qianshan stand up, smile, walk up to her, and squat down at her feet. He looked up at her with his head half - tilted.
"I know." He repeated again. His beautiful eyes were so black and deep that they seemed to be able to hold the whole world, but at this moment, there was only her reflection in his eyes. "I know it's you... Sister Xiaoyuan."