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

Chapter 461 Was the reaction really that fast?

Being so bluntly exposed, the group was quite embarrassed.

There's a saying that goes something like this: "If you see through something but don't say it, it'll be easier to meet again in the future, right?"
Besides, what's wrong with enjoying gossip? It's human nature to enjoy gossip and watch the excitement. Liberating our nature and respecting the laws of nature are the evolutionary principles of nature. I enjoy gossip, and I'm proud of it!
Fortunately, Du Anrao was unaware of what the others were thinking, otherwise her facial expression would have been even more interesting.

Despite the complaints, the most important thing right now was the fresh gossip, and soon everyone's attention was turned back to Du Junyan.

"How's it going? Any progress on the Ke family matter? Did that child still get taken back by her heartless father?"

"No, not at all." Du Junyan sat down opposite Du Anrao, took the water his sister personally handed him to moisten his throat, and said truthfully, "Mr. Ke's wife was arrested a few days ago. There are witnesses and physical evidence. She can't escape charges of abandonment and intentional injury, but..."

"Just what?"

"But she was pregnant, and the child was rescued in time and wasn't seriously injured..."

Before Du Junyan could finish speaking, Du Hexuan angrily interrupted him: "What do you mean by not suffering any major harm? If it weren't for An'an, that child would have been taken away by human traffickers long ago. Who knows where she would have been sold or been murdered along the way. Is this what you call not suffering any major harm?"

"But none of this actually happened, right? The law can't convict someone based on something that didn't happen. What you're saying can at most be considered an attempted crime. Plus, she has the baby in her belly as a lifeline, so she probably won't get a severe sentence."

Despite their anger, everyone knew that Du Junyan was telling the truth. After all, even death row inmates who become pregnant are not sentenced to death; they can only be given other punishments. So it was even more true that she did not deserve the death penalty.

The law and reason allow for compassion, but sometimes this compassion can be truly infuriating.

Unlike Du Hexuan, Du Anrao was not indignant. He only asked, "Are the Ke family's companies still affected by this?"

Du Junyan gave everyone a look of satisfaction, as if to say, "As expected, our An'an is the smartest." He continued, "Of course it had an impact. The incident of you and He Xuan arresting human traffickers caused quite a stir online. Those netizens quickly dug up the secrets of the Ke family and imagined the truth of the matter."

As a result, the Ke family company's stock plummeted, and many previous partners expressed their intention to terminate their contracts. The Ke family company was in dire straits, and Mr. Ke and his family became notorious and universally condemned.

Things have developed so quickly, there must be some behind-the-scenes manipulators. These people may be enemies who had a grudge against Ke Dian before, or they may be members of the Ji family who now wish they could kill Ke Dian's family to vent their hatred.

This incident was a huge and heavy blow to both Ke Dian himself and his company, and the culprit behind it all was his newlywed wife.

Just by looking at Mr. Ke's attitude toward his deceased wife's daughter and family, you can tell that he is not a kind person, or at least not a love-obsessed person who puts love above all else.

Does he love his wife? Maybe, but it's nowhere near as much as he loves himself, his company, or his wealth.

Mrs. Ke may have escaped legal punishment because of the child in her womb, but what will happen after she returns home safely? Faced with the culprit who ruined her reputation and caused her company's assets to evaporate, will he still be as calm and obedient to her as before?

Therefore, in Du Anrao's view, the tragedy of Mrs. Ke's life only began after she returned home.

The Du family listened silently to Du Anrao's analysis and found it quite reasonable. While it was regrettable to see the wicked punished by law, letting them go back to fighting amongst themselves wasn't necessarily a bad outcome.

What's more important now is...

"What about Zhao Zhao's custody? Has it been decided yet? Where did she live before that? Who was taking care of her?"

"The child's custody is still undecided. Logically, she should go back to the Ke family for a while until the final custody decision is made. However, the human trafficking incident has had a terrible impact, and Ji Weifeng followed the lawyer's advice and applied for the intervention of the local women's federation and the court to take the child away first. Now we are just waiting for the court's judgment to completely sever the child's ties with the Ke family."

Du Anrao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Du Junyan glanced at his sister, hesitated for a moment, and then added meaningfully, "Xi Jingyue also played a part behind the scenes in this matter."

"Mr. Xi?" Du Anrao was somewhat surprised, and the others also frowned and looked over. "What did he do?"

"The lawyer who helped Ji Weifeng with the custody battle was introduced by him. It is said that he is a relative of one of his sister-in-law's, a top lawyer in the country who specializes in this type of case. Because of his help, this custody battle was able to be settled so quickly and come to an end."

Du Anrao was stunned, vaguely sensing something.

[A relative of your sister-in-law? Could it be a relative of Mr. Xi's great-uncle's ex-sister-in-law? Mr. Xi mentioned before that this ex-sister-in-law's family are all top-notch law and political science graduates from prestigious law universities at home and abroad. If your great-uncle and cousin dare not divorce, they could be ruined and imprisoned at any time.]

[However, is Mr. Xi really that close to his ex-sister-in-law? He barely spoke to her during the ancestral worship ceremony, so how come he's getting her lawyer relative to help Ji Weifeng with his case? Could it be that he also got involved in his aunt and cousin-in-law's divorce? But he doesn't seem particularly close to either of them, so why is he helping them? Could it be…]

Du Anrao once again wondered whether Xi Jingyue, like his family, could hear his inner thoughts.

[I still need to find a way to test the waters.]

Upon hearing this, all the eyes of the Du family members turned to Du Junyan: Why bring up that guy? What bad luck!

Du Junyan took it in stride and looked back at everyone with a straight face: "Do you dare say you're not curious? Anyway, if this matter isn't clarified, he won't be able to eat or sleep peacefully."

Everyone: "..." Well, actually they were quite curious too.

At that time, Xi Jingyue was unaware that he was about to be exposed. The Du family, including Du Anrao, had already become suspicious of him and were planning how to test him.

However, before Du Anrao could figure out how to bump into Xi Jingyue by chance and how to subtly test him, someone else found her first.

"Mr. Xie, which Mr. Xie? Is he the Mr. Xie who almost got engaged to you, Fourth Sister? What does he want with me? Wait, when did you two become so close?"

Du Yuxi, suddenly under the spotlight of her entire family: "..." Did they have to react so quickly?