The next day, Wang Zhijie and Wang Shengli waited until the afternoon before coming to find Xia Yichu.

In the morning, Wang Shengli's cousin and his family came to visit Wang's mother. Then, Wang Shengli and his cousin went to the Yu family to ask Yu Jianping about Yu Jianfei.

"Yi Chu, my cousin-in-law said that Yu Jianfei rarely gives money to his sister-in-law, and the couple had argued about this several times before."

So that money must be with Liu Jiayu. I really don't understand what's so great about Liu Jiayu that makes Yu Jianfei do this, taking such a huge risk just to save Liu Jiayu's mother.

Yu Jianfei's wife is a nurse who works night shifts. Their two daughters were raised by his mother. Before his illness, his father worked on a construction site, and he covered all the household expenses.

The elderly couple only have one son, Yu Jianfei. Their son and daughter-in-law didn't contribute any money, but they didn't care. Recently, Yu Jianfei's father has been unwell and unable to work. The elderly couple has no savings, and Yu Jianfei pays for their medical treatment and medication.

The elderly couple had issues with their daughter-in-law. After saying a few words to her, she ran back to her parents' home. Furthermore, since Yu Jianfei was arrested, his wife simply refused to go back and is still at her parents' home.

"Don't worry, let's call Liu Jiayu and ask."

Although Xia Yichu also felt that the money was most likely with Liu Jiayu, it seemed that she didn't have it yesterday.

Xia Yichu dialed Liu Jiayu's home phone number, and it rang several times before someone answered.

"Hello, is this Liu Jiayu?"

"Yes, in a moment."

Liu Jiayu covered the phone and said, "Mom, take Xiaobao downstairs for a walk."

"it is good"

Liu Jiayu watched her mother take the child out before she picked up the phone again to answer it.

"I inquired about it yesterday, and what you said is true; Jianfei's money is indeed not with me."

"Impossible. Yu Jianfei's family didn't receive that money either. If it's not with you, who else could he have given it to?"

Xia Yichu put the call on speakerphone, and Wang Shengli couldn't wait to question her. He knew that given Liu Jiayu's past actions, she wouldn't obediently hand over the money.

I'm telling the truth.

"Whether you don't want to hand over that money or you want to harm Yu Jianfei again is none of my business. But you can't harm my dad. I'm going to expose the shameful things you and Yu Jianfei have done to the public right now."

After a night of reflection, Liu Jiayu on the other end of the phone was much calmer. At worst, she and her mother could sell the house and move to another city. She was just a little reluctant to part with Yu Jianfei, and genuinely wanted to save him.

"If you reveal my affair, your father will be stuck in jail for the next few years. Yu Jianfei is just an accomplice; he'll be out in a year or two."

"Then he can divorce his wife Zhao Yaqing and marry me, and my child won't be an illegitimate child."

Liu Jiayu had already looked into the situation; as a college student, she knew a little about the law. According to what Yu Jianfei told the police, Deputy Factory Director Wang was the main culprit, no wonder Wang Shengli was so anxious.

"you…"

Wang Shengli was so angry he couldn't speak. Xia Yichu said, "Zhijie, take Shengli out. I'll talk to Liu Jiayu."

Wang Shengli did not resist and was pulled away by Wang Zhijie. Xia Yichu picked up the phone and said, "Liu Jiayu, I believe you are not lying. I hope you can cooperate with us to find that money."

What if I say no?

"Then we can only go to Zhao Yaqing. If she knew that Yu Jianfei had spent all the money he had earned over the years on you and your daughter, and even bought you a house, do you think she would let it go?"

Don't tell me there's no evidence. If the people in your neighborhood knew you had a son with someone else's husband, they would definitely be happy to testify for Zhao Yaqing.

After all, Yu Jianfei isn't your brother. You should know that there's a crime of bigamy!

It's okay if you don't know. I'll look into it after I hang up the phone, and I'll also give Zhao Yaqing a proper lesson on this.

Xia Yichu was only trying to scare Liu Jiayu; she knew about bigamy in this era. Bigamy refers to the act of marrying another person who already has a spouse, or knowingly marrying someone who already has a spouse. Therefore, Liu Jiayu and Yu Jianfei are not guilty of bigamy, and it would be difficult to convict them of it.

"You... alright, I can cooperate with you to find that money. I hope you can help Jianfei out then; he was definitely threatened by Yang Dazhi, and in a way, he suffered an innocent misfortune."

Xia Yichu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Liu Jiayu wasn't entirely indifferent to Yu Jianfei; it was good that she was willing to help.

"I can only guarantee that the Wang family won't take advantage of his misfortune; I can't guarantee anything else. If you want to mitigate Yu Jianfei's sentence, you should find the money."

Think carefully whether Yu Jianfei mentioned anything about money to you, or gave the child anything.

Liu Jiayu knew Xia Yichu was right, and Xia Yichu's reminder had actually reminded her of something. Last month, Yu Jianfei gave Xiaobao a locked box, saying it was a first birthday present for Xiaobao, and that Xiaobao could open it himself later.

The box wasn't very big; it couldn't possibly hold money. But it couldn't hold that much money either, maybe ten thousand yuan at most.

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully."

Xia Yichu then gave her Wang Shengli's phone number, telling her to contact him if she had any leads. She was going to Kyoto tomorrow, so she could only have Liu Jiayu contact Wang Shengli.

"Shengli, Liu Jiayu agreed to help. I'll give her your home phone number. If she finds out where the money is, she'll contact you again."

"Yichu, I don't trust Liu Jiayu. I want to investigate her myself."

"Shengli, your uncle and I have been to the Yu family several times, but we didn't find anything, did we?"

Wang Shengli remained silent. Not only had he found nothing, he hadn't even seen a trace of money. The Yu family was dirt poor; their eldest daughter was six years old and still hadn't gone to kindergarten.

If Xia Yichu hadn't instructed Wang Zhijie to investigate Liu Jiayu and then go to the Yu family to investigate further, even Wang Shengli would have suspected that his father had taken the money.

Yang Dazhi is a smart man; he definitely didn't touch the money. His wife's business is thriving. He wouldn't take that money for the sake of his future, so it's highly likely the money is in Yu Jianfei's hands. It's even possible that Yang Dazhi gave Yu Jianfei a sum of money to frame his father.

"Zhijie, you go home with Shengli these next couple of days. Liu Jiayu called, so come and talk to her. I'm going back to Pengcheng on Monday. Keep an eye on Shengli and don't let him offend Liu Jiayu."

"it is good"

Xia Yichu looked at him and called out, "Victory!"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything."

"I understand how you feel. Liu Jiayu cares about Yu Jianfei a lot, and she also wants to save him."

Wang Shengli neither confirmed nor denied these words. Seeing that Wang Shengli was silent and the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Wang Zhijie changed the subject.

"Yichu, what will happen to your cats and dogs if you go to Kyoto?"

If Wang Zhijie hadn't brought it up, Xia Yichu would have almost forgotten about her cats and dogs.

"Shengli, how about we bring the cats and dogs to your house to keep Auntie company for a couple of days?"

"OK"

Wang Shengli thought about how his mother was always sighing and listless at home, so he figured it would be good to find something for her to do.

"Then Yichu, Shengli and I will head back first."

"it is good"

After Wang Zhijie and the others left, Xia Yichu went to take a shower, and after she finished showering, she packed her things.

The wedding gift she prepared for Zhou Miaoying was a pair of gold bracelets, which she bought at the mall a few days ago. She packed her things and went to sleep; she'd head straight to the airport the next day.

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