Take her as my wife

During her lunch break the next day, Jiang Ni drove to Huilin Residential Area on Longwan Street.

Because she had contacted the other party in advance, the family was waiting for her at the garage entrance of the community when she arrived, and they met up quickly.

Jiang Ni followed them upstairs and into a room. Based on the furnishings and decor, Jiang Ni guessed that this must be the couple's marital home.

On the wall in the entryway, there are photos of the young couple, including everyday photos, wedding photos, and even a 4D ultrasound image of their baby.

Their past happiness can be seen everywhere.

Through the introduction, Jiang Ni already knew the young couple's names.

The man's surname is Wang, and his full name is Wang Hongyi; the woman's surname is Tong, and her full name is Tong Xin.

Jiang Ni could tell that the pillar of support for the four elderly people was Ms. Tong's father, who was a retired teacher.

"Uncle Tong, I need to know the details of the car accident and what happened afterward, the more detailed the better. I know this will touch on your painful memories, but we must pull ourselves together in order to bring the bad guys to justice."

As soon as she finished speaking, the two mothers couldn't help but cry. Even though they tried to keep quiet, their grief overflowed and filled the house that was no longer filled with laughter.

Tong Zheyuan calmed himself down and began to tell his story.

"That day was May 19th, my daughter's friend's birthday. After she finished eating, Hongyi went to pick her up. Just one intersection, and then another, and the three of them could have come home safely..."

"Because the impact was so loud that day, my wife and I went downstairs to check on the situation... and we found my daughter... my daughter was lying on the ground, covered in blood, my child..."

He choked up, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "The child was also thrown out... My son-in-law, we didn't even see his head, it was only later that the cleanup crew found it in the green belt..."

"That murderer was just sitting by the roadside, calmly smoking and making a phone call!"

At this point, he became extremely agitated and angry: "He said, 'Mom, I hit and killed several people, it scared me to death'—he didn't feel any fear or remorse at all! He's a monster!"

Jiang Ni didn't interrupt, patiently waiting for him to calm down.

"Later, the police arrived. The perpetrator was right there, completely obvious, but they took him away, and we even had an autopsy performed. But after we got the autopsy report, the police hadn't given us any further updates. When we inquired, we found out that the murderer had applied for medical parole and hadn't been detained at all!"

Jiang Ni then asked, "How badly was he injured?"

"It's just a minor head injury, a little bleeding, nothing serious!"

That proves that the "rescue" news that Wang Xiang heard earlier was false, and it is also one of the pieces of evidence that the Du family forged medical records and bribed judicial staff.

Jiang Ni noted this down, intending to check Du Yucheng's medical records later.

"When they approached you to discuss settling things privately, did you record it?"

Tong Zheyuan shook his head: "No, it happened so suddenly. They came to our door with several burly men in black suits. We didn't have time to prepare anything."

"No problem, our community has CCTV footage, right? We can check the cameras at the main gate and garage."

"I'll go ask the property management right away."

"Let's go together." Jiang Ni stood up.

A dozen minutes later.

The property management company informed them apologetically, "I'm sorry, our community's surveillance cameras are replaced every seven days, and the records you requested are no longer available."

Seven days.

The Du family found the victim's family members exactly seven days ago.

Jiang Ni didn't ask any further questions and took the four elderly people back home.

"Generally, residential communities are required to retain surveillance footage for 30 days. Although some communities may retain it for 7-15 days, these are mostly older communities," Jiang Ni analyzed.

Tong Zheyuan, quick-witted, said: "We signed a property management contract. Let me check if it specifies the retention period for surveillance videos."

Jiang Ni nodded. She glanced at her watch; it had been almost two hours since she came out, and she needed to go back to the office.

She politely said goodbye, declined their offer to see her off, and took the elevator downstairs by herself.

The car was parked in the garage, and she pressed [-1].

At this time of day, there were hardly any people in the community garage, and Jiang Ni's high heels made a "clack-clack" sound, which was particularly noticeable in the empty and quiet space.

She had just walked to the car when Tan Wen called her.

Jiang Ni unlocked the car door with one hand and answered a phone call with the other.

"How is things going with your sister?"

Jiang Ni responded, "I understand a little... mmm!"

Before she could finish speaking, a hand holding a handkerchief reached out from behind her without her noticing and covered her mouth and nose tightly.

Jiang Ni struggled a few times, but the effects of the drug took effect too quickly, and she soon lost consciousness, dropping her phone to the ground.

Tan Wen was frantic on the other end of the phone: "Sister! What's wrong! Sister!"

But there was no response from the other end of the phone soon after; the phone must have been stepped on and broken, causing the communication to be abruptly cut off.

Tan Wen forced himself to calm down, but the thought of Jiang Ni being in danger made it impossible for him to stay calm!

"Senior, I need to ask for leave! No, I need to call the police!"

Xie Tao was confused by what he said: "Are you asking for leave or calling the police? And why would you call the police?"

"Someone has kidnapped my girlfriend! Can you send a few officers to come with me on this mission?"

Upon hearing him use the word "kidnapping," and seeing his panicked appearance, which seemed genuine, Xie Tao immediately nodded: "Let's go—do you know which way to find them?"

"have."

He called Jiang Ni around noon and learned that she was going to find the victim's family who refused to settle out of court. He was careful and asked Jiang Ni to send him the family's address as well.

They immediately rushed to Huilin Community.

Although Xie Tao and Tan Wen had only known each other for less than two days, he could already tell that Tan Wen was the kind of person who wouldn't be afraid or panicked even if a bad guy pointed a gun at his head.

But at this moment, he could clearly see that Tan Wen's hands were trembling.

His whole body was taut, like a fully drawn bow.

"Don't panic. Do you have any ideas about who kidnapped your girlfriend? Why would they kidnap her?"

Tan had the answers to all these questions in his heart.

"My girlfriend is a lawyer. She took on a car accident case, and I suspect the driver who caused the accident kidnapped her."

Car accidents are handled by the traffic police brigade and the police officers. Xie Tao didn't have any clues about the car accident case, but based on Tan Wen's few words and his own years of experience in handling cases, he had deduced the connection and some key information.

The perpetrator is most likely a wealthy and powerful second-generation rich kid.

In order to prevent the victims' families from having a chance to win the case, they first extended their clutches to the lawyers who represented them.

That is, Tan Wen's girlfriend.

"How arrogant! In a society governed by law, do they really think they can do whatever they want just because they're rich...?"

Tan Wen had no interest in talking to him about these things; all he wanted now was to find Jiang Ni as soon as possible and make sure she was safe and sound.

elder sister……

elder sister……

Don't scare me.

Nothing bad should happen.