Nian Xi got angry before he even finished. âCaptain Chen, you donât know my brother, so you donât understand the kind of person he is... but I do. I can tell you with full confidence that everyone in the Nian family has a deep-rooted military history. My brother was trained in the army since young, so he knows better than anyone what discipline and abiding by the law means. Even when my granny was stabbed by someone and faced certain death, he sucked it up and complied with the law. While he may say things like that, he will never do anything illegal.â
âPlease donât get all worked up,â Captain Chen said, flustered. âIâm just asking. As the police, we cannot let our judgment be clouded by our feelings. We need to consider every possibility with logic and rationale.â
âI understand,â Nian Xi said, âbut I am willing to guarantee with my life that youâre beating a dead horse here. Itâs best just to wait for the forensic report.â
âAlright.â
After hanging up, Jiang Yuning, who was feeding Jiang-Jiang, raised his head, âDid the perpetrator suddenly pass away?â
âYes,â Nian Xi replied as she massaged her temple. âThis case is a little strange. Iâm guessing that his sudden death might have something to do with that gun.â
Jiang Yuning looked confused.
âItâs alright, you wouldnât understand even if I told you. Just eat up and go to my paternal grandmaâs place first, then weâll go to my maternal grandmaâs place at night.â
They finished up their breakfast before heading out.
The two of them moved slowlyâit was already eleven-thirty by the time they reached the Nian Family Mansion.
Nian Junting and his family of three were already waiting.
When Little Apple saw her in a wheelchair, her eyes filled with worry, âAuntie, pain...â
âYes, itâs very painful.â Nian Xi stroked her tiny face, âI heard that your uncle has been taking care of you. Has he been doing a good job?â
âUncle... good,â Little Apple smiled to reveal a row of pearly white teeth, âlike... Uncle, donât like... Daddy.â
Nian Xi burst into laughter while Nian Juntingâs face darkened. âDidnât Mo Liuxi only take care of you for a week?â
âThe food that Uncle makes is... good,â Little Apple said, all smiles.
Nian Xi asked Luosang with a smile, âSangsang, arenât your parents still in Europe? Why donât you ask Liuxi to come over? Isnât it lonely and boring to spend the Lantern Festival alone?â
Luosang sighed heavily. âI did, but he said that he wants to visit his girlfriendâs hometown to spend the Lantern Festival with her parents. I donât even know where that is... probably either in Hubei or Hunan. I have to give it to himâheâs supposed to come back on the seventh, but school is starting in two days, so heâs hurrying back tomorrow. What perplexes me even more, is that even his girlfriend is too busy to go home for the Lantern Festival, and he has the guts to say that he wants to fulfill the filial duties for his girlfriend.â
Nian Xi was shocked. âYour brother has understood perfectly what it means to become a son for another family, but looking at how proud and arrogant he is, who wouldâve known that heâd be so obedient to his girlfriend.â
âThatâs right, itâs really unbelievable,â Luosang shrugged. âI want to see what kind of amazing, legendary creature his girlfriend is.â
âHowever, to a woman, he is a really good man,â Nian Xi couldnât help but praise him.
âXixi, Iâm also a good man,â Jiang Yuning who was listening to their conversation beside them spoke up unhappily. âI didnât go home during the New Year Festival either, and I spent the Lantern Festival with you too. If you think that Iâm still not good enough, I can even marry into your family.â
No matter what, he had to become the best guy in Nian Xiâs heart. He didnât want her to think that heâd be disposable in the future.
Luosang burst into laughter. Nian Xi grew flustered and said with exasperation, âHave you talked to your parents about marrying into my family?â
âThereâs no need to, itâs my lifeâI make my own decisions,â Jiang Yuning said nonchalantly.