âAre you Miss Jian Xi?â
Two policemen suddenly walked in front of Ming Shu. From their stance, they were intending to question her.
âShe has nothing to do with this. If you have anything to ask, you can ask me.â Ye West Wind stood in front of Ming Shu. âI was always with her tonight.â
Ye West Wind left for a while, but he felt that Ming Shu had nothing to do with this.
âMister Ye West Wind, we are just doing a routine questioning. Please do not hinder our work.â
The policemen were firm.
Ye West Wind frowned. The policemenâs attitudes were weird. He thought of something. âDid someone say anything against her?â
âMister Ye West Wind, we will know the truth after we investigate this issue.â
Ming Shu raised her hand to signal Ye West Wind to stop talking.
âWhat do you all want to ask me?â
The policemen saw that Ming Shu was willing to cooperate with them and softened their attitude. âMay I ask you where you were during the time of the crime?â
âOn the second floor eating. Many people saw it.â
The policeman glanced at Ming Shu. âDid you leave the second floor during this time?â
âI went to the washroom once.â
âIs there any witness for that?â
âWill you hold hands with people to go to the toilet?â
The policemen were caught off guard by her sudden mocking. âDonât... donât you girls like to go to the washroom together? Is there anyone that can prove that you went to the washroom?â
Ming Shu crossed her arms in front of her chest. âI stayed in the washroom for only a few minutes. I didnât have the time to commit the crime.â
âHowever, someone said that you left for almost half an hour. How can you explain this?â
Ming Shu looked past the policeman and saw Han Ying who was not far away. Han Ying looked back at her.
Ming Shu smiled. âAfter I left the washroom, I followed the servants to the kitchen. The servants could prove it.â
âWhat were you doing in the kitchen?â
Ming Shu pulled up her mouth corners. âI went there to eat. What else would I do? Cook there?â
The policemen: â...â
The servants proved that Ming Shu was in the kitchen. She hung around the pastry chef and watched him make a few desserts before leaving.
After she returned to the second floor, many people saw her and she never left after that. She didnât go to the third floor, either.
There were no surveillance cameras now and fingerprint technology was not perfected yet.
There was no way to form a conclusion as to whether the girl committed suicide or was murdered.
However, Ming Shu was not suspicious at all.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The guests here all had powerful backgrounds so they could leave after the questioning was done.
Ye West Wind sent Ming Shu back hurriedly.
The rest also started leaving once their families came to fetch them.
Han Ying and Han Qian prepared to leave too. Han Qian seemed to be in shock. She was lifted up the car by the people beside her. This whole time, she was in a daze.
Li Meng followed behind Han Ying.
âLittle sister Jian Xi, do you need me to send you off?â
Han Ying stood in front of his car door and waved his car keys at Ming Shu.
âNo thanks.â Ye West Wind rejected him firmly.
âYour brother is not here today,â Han Ying said. âAre you sure you donât want me to send you back? You had a huge scare today, right?â
Han Yingâs gaze was always on Ming Shu. Does she really have heart disease? Why does she seem fine even after experiencing such a situation? Normal people are in shock too.
âYou want to scare me?â
Ming Shu tilted her head and exchanged glances with Han Ying.
She found it weird that she got dragged into the issue just now.
And Han Yingâs reaction...
Is he trying to scare me so that he can inherit my snacks?
Han Ying placed his finger on the side of his lips. âLittle sister Jian Xi, why would I do that? I have no reason to do it. You canât just accuse me like this.â
Ming Shu replied sincerely, âMaybe you have something wrong with your brain?â
Han Ying: â...â
Why was Jian Shuâs younger sister so irritating too?
They made people want to kill them.
âUrgh...â Ming Shu suddenly clutched her chest and groaned.
Ye West Windâs face changed immediately. He held onto her.
Another person rushed over quickly and pushed Ye West Wind away. He grabbed Ming Shu and shouted, âXixi! Xixi, medicine, where is her medicine?â
Ming Shu blinked at the middle-aged man that came to hold her. Then, she panted heavily. âFather... he... he bullied me!â
The person that rushed over was Father Jian.
The moment he arrived, he saw his daughter clutching her chest.
But her blink just now...
Father Jian glanced at Han Ying and immediately started acting. He was a seasoned player in the business world so he instantly caught on. âXixi, who bullied you? Donât be angry. I will teach this person a lesson!â
âHim...â
Ming Shu pointed at Han Ying.
Han Ying: â...â
Father Jian raised his hand and aimed it at Han Yingâs face.
Han Ying was still in a daze so he didnât react in time. He took the full force of the blow.
The sound of the slap was loud and clear. Everyone heard it.
âXixiâs health is not good. How can a man like you bully a little girl. Do you think that Xixi is someone easy to bully? Let me tell you, if something happens to Xixi, I will not let the Han family off.â
Since the Jian family and the Han family were not on good terms already, Father Jian was not afraid of offending Han Ying.
Was he afraid that people would say he bullied a junior?
Han Ying bullied Xixi first. He was just protecting his daughter. There was nothing wrong with that. Even if Father Han came, he would still be the one in the right.
Han Ying: â...â
Father Ye saw that the situation here was turning uncontrollable and hurried over. He asked West Wind to bring Ming Shu inside to take a rest. Ming Shu took her medicine.
Then, he went to console Father Jian.
After that, he scolded Han Ying and asked him to leave.
Han Ying: â...â
WTF!
This is not right!
That little girl didnât look like she was having an attack at all!
However, the people around him were looking at him weirdly. They thought that he really bullied a little girl.
Han Ying hated this feeling. He slammed the door and left in his car.
...
Once she arrived at an empty place, Ming Shu patted her clothes as though nothing had happened.
Ye West Wind widened his eyes. âYou...â
âWhat?â
âYou didnât have an attack?â
âDo you wish that I had an attack?â
Ye West Wind shouted angrily, âYou scare me!â
He really thought that she had an attack.
âHan Ying wanted to scare me so I fulfilled his wish.â I am such a kind and thoughtful person. When I canât hit him, I have to think of another way to anger him, right? Iâm not stupid.
Ye West Wind recalled Father Jianâs reaction and knew that he was playing along with her.
âXixi.â
Just as he was thinking about it, Father Jian came in with Father Ye.
âFather.â
This was the first time Ming Shu saw the Hostâs father.
Father Jian looked similar to Jian Shu. She had to admit that the whole family was handsome and beautiful. Even as a middle-aged man, Father Jian was good-looking.
âYou little rascal. You gave me a fright just now.â
Father Jian sounded a little stern but he had no intention of scolding Ming Shu.
Father Ye managed to get hold of the situation. âLittle Xi, why are you provoking Han Ying?â
âHe wanted to scare me so I fulfilled his wish,â Ming Shu said naturally.
â...â Father Ye was speechless.
âWhy does that guy want to scare you?â Father Jian was angered.
âThere might be something wrong with his brain.â Ever since the first time they met, Han Ying had bad intentions toward her.
Father Jian: â...â
He heard from his wife that his daughter become more lively and talkative. His wife mentioned that she was willing to talk to them and didnât immerse herself in her own world anymore. At first, he didnât believe her.
Now, he believed it.
His daughter was different now.
She had the energy that children her age should have.