Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 180 The Reason for Revenge

The two men exchanged a glance, clearly surprised by the woman's identity, but they soon discovered that something even more surprising was yet to come.

"Not only that, but the tragic death of Yao's daughter is also related to her."

It turns out that after Mr. Yao's company went bankrupt and was burdened with huge debts, Mrs. Yao took the children to find that woman.

The reason she brought the child along was that Mrs. Yao hoped that the other woman, being a fellow woman, would be empathetic and soft-hearted towards the child, agree to her request, and persuade her husband to help her husband through the difficult time.

However, she clearly underestimated the ruthlessness of the other party, and she never expected to encounter a robber in the mall, and that her only daughter would unfortunately become a hostage.

"The Southern District Police Department, which was in charge of the case, was initially negotiating very smoothly. Although the robber had a gun, he didn't dare to actually hurt anyone; he was mainly using it for intimidation and threat. The counselor in charge of the negotiations noticed this and proposed conditions that were realistic and met his expectations. It seemed like they were about to save the child when someone suddenly screamed, startling the robber so much that his hand trembled..."

Du Bixiao paused for a long time before saying, "That child unfortunately died."

"This matter is related to that woman." A bold guess suddenly popped into Du Anrao's mind, "The one who cried out, was it her?"

Jiang Younian's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Du Bixiao for advice.

“…That’s true.”

"You beast!" Before Du Anrao could say anything, Jiang Younian had already cursed out, "Could she have done this on purpose?"

Du Bixiao lowered her eyes: "There is no concrete evidence to prove whether she did it on purpose, but it is a fact that the child died because of her screams."

No wonder that woman exuded a faint aura of blood and yin energy; she must have done quite a few bad things.

Jiang Younian's face turned green. He had grown up smoothly for more than 20 years. The Blood Jade incident had given him his first glimpse into the wickedness of human nature, but compared to that, this woman's incident refreshed his understanding of the depths of humanity.

He simply couldn't understand how there could be such a despicable person in this world. What deep-seated hatred could make her so cold-hearted towards a living, breathing human life, let alone a child who was only a few years old!
"The death of his daughter dealt a heavy blow to Yao's entire family. Yao's parents, who were already elderly, had fallen ill from worry about his bankruptcy and debts. The loss of their only granddaughter was an even greater blow, and they both passed away soon after... His wife was overwhelmed with guilt and took a large amount of sleeping pills when he went out to borrow money again..."

This is what Du Anrao meant when he said that the suspect's entire family was dead, leaving him all alone. Without any ties, he naturally had no scruples.

So he strapped the last bomb to himself, preparing to perish with everyone and find release.

The reason for choosing this place to ignite everything is easy to guess: it's the place where his daughter tragically died, and it marked the beginning of the departure of all his family members from his life.

It's understandable that he chose to lure the police over, because he resented them for not saving his child that day.

He probably initially intended to lure the officers from the South District, since those were the same people who responded when he called the police after his child's incident. Given that, if the same thing happened again in the same place, the same group of officers would most likely respond if he called the police.

But he probably didn't expect that, by a twist of fate, the people who went this time were not the Southern District police officers who failed to save his daughter, but Du Bixiao and others.

To put it simply, the other party's actions, seemingly indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians and newspapers, actually have their own set of retaliatory logic, so...

"The child he almost kidnapped..."

"It's that woman's youngest daughter, a year older than her daughter." At this point, all the behavioral anchors are connected.

This was a premeditated act of retaliation. Yao attempted to stage a kidnapping that mirrored the death of his daughter in order to vent his pain at losing all his loved ones and to take revenge on those who had caused him such suffering.

"He is indeed pitiful, and that woman is indeed despicable, but aren't those guests who have no idea what happened innocent? Aren't you and your colleagues in the South District, who did their best even though they couldn't save his daughter, innocent?"

He was hated simply because he didn't save anyone; he's a prime example of "a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."

Du Bixiao couldn't help but laugh when she heard her say that.

The police announcement did not disclose these details because they were worried that some self-righteous people who liked to use other people's money would use the pretext of sympathizing with the Yao family's plight to attack their colleagues in the South District who already needed psychological intervention because they failed to save the little girl.

If such remarks are allowed to fester, it will be tantamount to causing them further harm.

"She seemed quite afraid of you just now."

"They must be feeling guilty. We've talked to her and her husband a few times before in the investigation of the bombing. They are still key targets of our department."

Anyone with eyes could see something fishy about the woman's husband transferring most of the funds from Yao's company. However, after being questioned, he insisted that the money was his initial investment when he partnered with Yao to start the company, and that the transfer was simply a withdrawal of investment.

It makes no sense that someone would take so much money and go down with the company when it's about to go bankrupt. This argument sounds reasonable, but it's full of flaws. However, it also shows that this person must have a mastermind behind him.

They have rules for handling cases, including the principle of presumption of innocence, so even if they know the other party has a problem, they cannot arrest people arbitrarily.

However, the fact that they couldn't do anything to the other party for the time being did not mean they gave up. During this period, they have been working hard to find evidence.

While Yao's heinous act was unforgivable, the suffering he endured should not be forgotten; these are two separate issues.

The woman probably understood this as well, which is why she unconsciously showed a guilty look when she saw Du Bixiao.

After hearing her explanation, Du Anrao frowned slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

[Cause and effect are cyclical, and retribution is inevitable. That woman is imbued with the yin energy of bloodlust and the resentment of Mr. Yao's family; the dark clouds above her head are several shades darker than those of that Mr. Sun. She's probably about to suffer a terrible fate.]

As if to confirm her idea, Du Bixiao's phone suddenly rang. As soon as she answered it, she heard good news, which made her unconsciously turn her gaze to the girl in front of her who was completely unaware.

Du Anrao misunderstood her intention and said understandingly, "Cousin, are you busy? Then you should go back first. I have Uncle Wen and the others with me, so nothing will happen."

"Alright then, head back early after you're done shopping, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, by the way, you can have this." Du Anrao took one out of the bag Jiang Younian was carrying and handed it to Du Bixiao.

Upon seeing this, the junior next to Du Bixiao immediately widened her eyes in surprise. Good heavens, is this considered openly doing...?

(End of this chapter)