Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 235 Her safety is more important than the truth
By the time Jiang Muchen entered the police station office, Lu Xingyan had already found the officer in charge of the case.

After briefly explaining his purpose, Lu Xingyan opened his laptop and displayed Fengzheng's internal system to everyone.

“I personally integrated Fengzheng’s company structure, and I personally supervised the construction of the system step by step. When this system was built, I also made a backup system. In short, if someone from the outside intrudes into the system and modifies the data, they will only leave traces in the public system, but the backup system will retain the most original data. Now I will show you both systems so that you can see exactly where the data has been modified by external intrusion, and what the original data looks like.”

Upon hearing this, the investigators immediately perked up and surrounded the area.

Lu Xingyan's involvement as the administrator of Fengzheng and the provision of such crucial evidence made it impossible for them to ignore it.

Jiang Muchen stood to the side, coldly observing the scene before him.

The lawyer stepped forward, wanting to say something to him, but Jiang Muchen had no patience to listen and directly raised his hand to interrupt him, focusing intently on the situation on Lu Xingyan's side.

Lu Xingyan fully demonstrated the differences between the public system and the preparatory system to the police.

The two main people in charge glanced at it briefly and then exchanged a look.

Then one of them spoke up and asked, "Let me remind you, since you've voluntarily provided this evidence, you must guarantee its authenticity. Otherwise, we will definitely pursue the relevant responsibilities."

“Of course.” Lu Xingyan straightened up and crossed his arms. “Now that I’m here, I’m willing to take full responsibility for what I’ve provided.”

"Get an expert to come and verify immediately."

Seeing that things were developing as he had expected, Lu Xingyan breathed a slight sigh of relief. When he looked up, he saw Jiang Muchen leaning against the window, staring at him.

Jiang Muchen's appearance here was truly unexpected for him.

Although Lu Xingyan had already noticed something unusual about Jiang Muchen before leaving Huai City, Jiang Muchen had been almost entirely opposed to Tang Xu from beginning to end. Occasionally, some details showed a difference, but compared to those specific events, they were insignificant.

But now that Tang Xu is in trouble, it is highly unusual that Jiang Muchen would so proactively and openly bring his lawyer to the police station for two consecutive days.

After all, he had been away from Huai City for a long time and had not had much contact with Tang Xu recently. What exactly happened in between was something he did not know.

Lu Xingyan thought this, but did not take the initiative to go up and talk to Jiang Muchen.

Regardless of Jiang Muchen's current stance, Tang Xu's desire for a divorce has never wavered, so he is ultimately on the opposite side.

Jiang Muchen had no intention of communicating with Lu Xingyan. He still didn't take Lu Xingyan seriously, but at this moment, he unusually showed patience and quietly waited for the final result.

……

On the one hand, the police had experts verify the dual-system situation that Lu Xingyan mentioned, and on the other hand, they also took a brief statement from Lu Xingyan.

Not long after, we received feedback from the experts—

The evidence provided by Lu Xingyan is real and credible. Most of the evidence that could have implicated Tang Xu and existed in the system has now been proven to have been modified from the outside. The tracking of IP addresses also shows that most of the accounts that modified the data came from overseas, from more than a dozen different countries and regions.

This effectively eliminates the possibility of Tang Xu manipulating the system from outside.

Almost simultaneously, the handwriting analysis team also responded—most of the documents bearing Tang Xu's signature were forgeries, with only a few genuine signatures. However, when those signatures were taken out of context, they were almost indistinguishable from those in this case.

This means that Tang Xu has been almost completely cleared of suspicion.

Lu Xingyan was not surprised by this result, so he simply waited patiently for the police's decision.

Jiang Muchen, however, clearly didn't have such a good temper and directly questioned the police, "When are you going to release them?"

The person in charge was clearly not satisfied with the result and replied, "The case involves a great deal of information. Although some new evidence has emerged, we still need time to review and verify it, so we cannot release the person for the time being."

Jiang Muchen sneered upon hearing this and turned to instruct his lawyer to continue communicating with the police.

Half an hour later, Tang Xu was successfully bailed out of the police station.

In reality, it was only a day, and the impact on Tang Xu personally was negligible. However, when Lu Xingyan saw her, he still couldn't help but frown.

"You've gotten yourself into this state while I was gone?"

Tang Xu smiled at him, "What do you mean? I'm perfectly fine."

Lu Xingyan glanced at the police officers behind her and laughed, "Of course you'll be fine. Don't you know how many important people have come and gone from this office for you in just one day? If you're not good, how can you live up to their efforts?"

After saying that, Lu Xingyan took her hand and walked out.

The moment Tang Xu saw the light of day again, she breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to stretch her arms, she suddenly noticed Jiang Muchen, who was sitting in the back seat of a car that was slowly starting to move ahead, casting a glance at her.

He glanced at her briefly, then quickly looked away and drove away.

Lu Xingyan watched the car drive away and said, "The police inside said that Mr. Jiang has spent quite a bit of time at the police station from yesterday to today... Did I miss something? When did Jiang Muchen change his mind?"

"If I said I didn't know, would you believe me?" Tang Xu replied.

“Of course I believe you.” Lu Xingyan raised an eyebrow and said, “After all, he put in so much effort, but then turned around and left as soon as you were finally free. This Mr. Jiang probably doesn’t even understand himself.”

Tang Xu frowned slightly, clearly not wanting to continue the topic, and instead asked, "How did you know I had an accident and rushed back?"

"What do you think?" Lu Xingyan glanced at her and said, "You didn't even tell me when something happened. Who else could have notified me besides you?"

Tang Xu paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Him?"

Lu Xingyan gave a slight snort before saying, "Why is it that even he knew to call me back to handle this matter, but you couldn't? What are you doing with your brain?"

Tang Xu let out a soft breath before saying, "It's not that I didn't think of it, it's just... I'd rather see who will surface in this murky water."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyan couldn't help but ask, "Do you know who did it?"

"I have a rough idea," Tang Xu replied. "It's just... you came a little too fast. Maybe that person didn't even have time to do anything before I was already free."

"So, it's my fault after all?" Lu Xingyan snorted again and said, "Then don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame someone else."

Tang Xu didn't comment on this, only saying, "He's still in New York."

Hearing the hint of melancholy in her calm tone, Lu Xingyan couldn't help but roll his eyes slightly, then said, "If I told you he was back, would you immediately rush over to find him?"

Tang Xu was suddenly stunned.

……

At the same time, inside Qiushuitai, Duan Siwei sat on the sofa, saw the latest message he had received, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then he heard the sound of the bedroom door opening and closing behind him. He turned around and saw Yan Shiyu coming out of the room after taking a shower.

He returned to the company in the early hours of the morning, stayed up all night and all morning, and only now was he finally free to come back and take a shower.

"Tang Xu is fine now, she's been released on bail." Yan Shiyu responded softly, walked to the bar, and poured herself a cup of coffee.

"You just finished pulling an all-nighter and then drank coffee. Aren't you afraid you'll suddenly die?" Duan Siwei couldn't help but ask.

Yan Shiyu seemed not to hear him, and sat down on the sofa with her coffee. "What's the situation with Tang Lan?"

Duan Siwei replied, "I left Xiaofu in Nancheng early this morning and went to the police station. I was so provoked by Jiang Muchen that I almost had an emotional breakdown."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu finally turned his head slightly.

Duan Siwei cleared his throat before continuing, "Don't you think you're in a really passive position in this matter? You can't openly stand up for her, you can't subtly test Tang Lan, and you can't directly confront Meng Liancheng... But Jiang Muchen can do all of these things."

Yan Shiyu took a small sip of coffee and said, "So what?"

“That means he had far too many opportunities in this matter,” Duan Siwei said. “He had so many channels to get close to the truth, while you still only had Tang Xu as your channel—you are far behind!”

Clearly, because of his encounter with Jiang Muchen at the police station yesterday, Duan Siwei now sees Jiang Muchen as an opponent to some extent.

Since they are rivals, they naturally won't accept his lead and are eager to catch up in every aspect.

However, upon hearing his remarks, Yan Shiyu simply asked, "Does the truth matter?"

"Isn't it important?" Duan Siwei asked in a trembling voice. "If it's not important, then why have we been busy for so long, investigating this and that?"

Yan Shiyu put down her coffee cup and turned to look at him. "To me, her safety is more important."

Duan Siwei was taken aback. That feeling of being inexplicably shown up came back to him, which made him very unhappy. He couldn't help but reply, "Tang Xuke may not think that way."

“Yes,” Yan Shiyu said. “So, the truth is important too. But the premise is that she is safe and sound.”

These two sentences are both reasonable and logical.

First and foremost, Tang Xu's safety is more important than the truth;
Secondly, if Tang Xu wants to know the truth, then the truth is also important.

Therefore, for him, that person is the important one.

Because of that person, some things become important.

Duan Siwei figured out the cause and effect, but instead of feeling relieved, he felt a nameless anger.

Unhappy, very unhappy.

He suppressed his temper, sat there with a furrowed brow, and told him about the conversation between Tang Lan and Jiang Muchen.

“If Meng Liancheng hadn’t suddenly appeared, I think Tang Lan would have lost her composure and blurted out everything she could and couldn’t say.”

Yan Shiyu was silent for a moment before saying, "You said that when Tang Lan appeared today, she seemed certain that Tang Xu would be alright."

Duan Siwei nodded.

“She went to see Meng Liancheng yesterday, and today she’s certain that Tang Xu will be alright,” Yan Shiyu said slowly. “Some things don’t necessarily have to be said out loud to be known by others.”

"So he went to all that trouble, spending months framing Tang Xu, just to get Tang Lan to come back to see him?" Duan Siwei found it unbelievable. "That old guy doesn't seem like the type to be so devoted."

After saying that, he glanced at Yan Shiyu again and said, "Do you think everyone is like you?"

Yan Shiyu ignored his sarcastic remarks. "If it were really that simple, that would be great."

"What else could it be?" Duan Siwei thought for a moment, then said, "Could it be that Tang Lan has some kind of leverage over him, and he needs Tang Lan to come back and control her to prevent his secrets from being leaked? Or does Tang Lan serve some other purpose for him?"

Yan Shiyu glanced down at his phone. "Tang Lan is back. We'll probably find out soon."

Duan Siwei stroked his chin, wanting to continue his analysis, when he suddenly heard Yan Shiyu say, "You should go."

Duan Siwei was suddenly taken aback. "What do you mean? Why are you suddenly kicking me out?"

In his daze, he caught sight of Yan Shiyu's phone, and that nameless anger surged up in his heart again—

"Fine, so you're kicking me out because Tang Xu is coming? Yan Shiyu, you're so heartless! What if I refuse to leave? I've put in the effort too, so isn't it only right that Tang Xu comes over to thank me in person? Why should I leave just because she's here? I'm not leaving!"

After saying that, Duan Siwei flopped straight onto the sofa, looking like he was determined not to leave.

His appearance was so unbearable that Yan Shiyu didn't look at him much, and got up to go back to the bedroom to change his clothes.

……

Twenty minutes later, Tang Xu went upstairs and entered the house, only to find the living room empty.

She clearly saw Yan Shiyu's car downstairs; he should be home.

Tang Xu walked to the study door and gently knocked, but received no response.

She then opened the study door and looked inside, but there was no one there.

Tang Xu then headed towards the bedroom.

As soon as I entered, I heard the sound of water coming from the direction of the bathroom.

She walked through the walk-in closet and, through the open bathroom door, saw a man standing beside the bathtub, bending over to test the water temperature.

She moved very quietly, and since he had his back to her, he shouldn't have noticed her arrival.

But the moment Tang Xu saw him, he seemed to sense something and turned around.

Their eyes met, and neither of them moved for a moment.

Tang Xu looked at the tank of water behind him. "Was this prepared for me?"

"Ah."

"Do you have any pomelo leaves?"

"No."

“Then you weren’t prepared enough,” Tang Xu said.

Seeing that the water had almost been drained, Yan Shiyu reached out and turned to turn off the tap before turning back to look at her. "What should we do now?"

Tang Xu then slowly walked up to him, raised her face to look at him, and said, "I have no taboos, it just depends on whether Mr. Yan has any taboos or not."

Yan Shiyu slowly lowered his eyes, met her gaze for a moment, and then lowered his head to kiss her.