Chapter 2907 An Important Choice

Qin Feng thought about it for a long time. Of all the people involved, Yang Yuxin was the most suspicious. She lived next door and had a key to his house. If she really wanted to, she could have overheard the whole plan or guessed it.

What made Qin Feng most suspicious of Yang Yuxin was that Yang Guoqiang had called Yang Yuxin back to the Yang family's old house last night. Before going to the old house, when Yang Yuxin met Qin Feng at the gate, she had already guessed that Qin Feng had asked the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to take Ding Wenbo away. Finally, after Yang Yuxin returned from the old house, her attitude towards him changed drastically.

Last night, after Yang Yuxin returned from the Yang family's old house, Shao Hongli was murdered.

Qin Feng neither avoided Yang Yuxin's gaze nor denied her guess, and sat on the sofa to light a cigarette.

Seeing Qin Feng's expression, Yang Yuxin let out a cold laugh, a laugh that seemed more like self-mockery.

Qin Feng originally thought Yang Yuxin would explain, or at least make some excuses, but Yang Yuxin did not.

After a cold laugh, Yang Yuxin stood up from the yoga mat, walked to the coffee machine at home, and started fiddling with the coffee, seemingly with no intention of explaining herself.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Qin Feng asked Yang Yuxin.

"What did you say?" Yang Yuxin replied calmly.

"If I said I didn't leak this information to Yang Guoqiang, would you believe me? If you would believe me, you wouldn't have kept it from me and been wary of me all this time, and you wouldn't have come to ask me this question. Since you wouldn't believe me even if I told you, why should I say it?" Yang Yuxin walked over with a cup of coffee, but instead of stopping next to Qin Feng, she stood by the open window in front of him.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, but what’s done is done. Shao Hongli is dead, and there’s no point in figuring it out anymore. I came here today just to find out what happened to you. I can tell something must have happened when you went back last night, Yuxin. As a friend, I’m just worried about you.” Qin Feng stood up, and these words came from the bottom of his heart.

"Do you really consider me a friend?" Yang Yuxin asked.

"of course."

"Okay, then tell me, now that Shao Hongli is dead, can you still trace back to the Yang family through Shao Hongli?" Yang Yuxin asked.

Qin Feng was stunned; he hadn't expected Yang Yuxin to ask that question.

"Or let me put it another way, how do you plan to handle the Shao Hongli case? Will you treat it as a suicide or as a murder?" Yang Yuxin continued to ask.

Yang Yuxin was very clever and immediately grasped the core of the problem. If Shao Hongli's case was treated as a suicide, it would mean that Qin Feng did not intend to take action against the Yang family through Shao Hongli's case. However, if it was investigated as a murder case, it would be clear that he was targeting the Yang family.

Qin Feng didn't know how to answer for a moment, and after a long time, he asked Yang Yuxin, "How would you like us to handle the Shao Hongli case?"

"Still testing me? Fine, since you asked, I'll tell you, because I've never lied to you."

"Yes, you guessed right. Something did happen at the Yang family's old house last night. These things are crucial to me, and I need to make a choice now."

"If you are confident that you can defeat the Yang family this time, I will make a choice. But if you are not confident and have no intention of taking action against the Yang family, then I will have to make another choice."

"This choice is very important to me, and whether you can defeat the Yang family is the only criterion for my decision. Qin Feng, I hope you will tell me the truth and not lie to me, because this is really important to me," Yang Yuxin said, looking at Qin Feng.

Yang Yuxin told Qin Feng several important things in one breath.

"What exactly happened? What happened to you? What choice are you going to make?" Qin Feng knew that Yang Yuxin was not lying.

"Tell me your answer first," Yang Yuxin said.

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, then lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"The fact that you asked this question means that you already have the answer in your heart."

“But I want you to say it to me in person,” Yang Yuxin said.

"Indeed, as you predicted, the Shao Hongli case will be closed as a suicide case. First, everyone knows that this case is a murder case. Shao Hongli could not have committed suicide, let alone at this time. However, there is a lack of evidence."

“We not only lack evidence to catch the murderer, but we also lack evidence to prove that this case is murder, let alone to implicate the Yang family in this case and thoroughly settle accounts with and try the Yang family. This is more difficult than the journey of Tang Sanzang and his disciples to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures.”

"Secondly, there isn't enough time. Shao Hongli's identity is too special, and the pressure of such a big case is immense. There's no time for the police to slowly investigate and solve the case; they must act quickly and close it as soon as possible. So there's simply no possibility of conducting a thorough investigation."

"Thirdly, and most importantly, classifying Shao Hongli's death as suicide best serves the interests of all parties. Individual opinions are powerless against the interests of the group." Qin Feng briefly explained the reasons.

"So, the Yang family will still be safe and sound this time, and the Yang family will not fall in a short period of time, right?" Yang Yuxin asked again.

"Yes, you should know this better than I do," Qin Feng nodded.

"Okay, I understand. It's getting late, let's go back." Yang Yuxin gave Qin Feng a smile for the first time ever.

"You still haven't answered my question. What exactly happened to you last night? What choice are you going to make?" Qin Feng asked.

"You'll know when the time comes, and you'll remember it vividly. Go back now!" Yang Yuxin dismissed Qin Feng.

Since Yang Yuxin had already said all that, Qin Feng had no choice but to get up and leave.

Just as Qin Feng reached the door, he heard Yang Yuxin say, "By the way, if you have time, you can have someone go to the property management office of the community to see if anyone has recently investigated the surveillance footage there."

"Community surveillance cameras?" Qin Feng was baffled by this question.

"Who do you think is smarter, you or Yang Guoqiang?" Yang Yuxin continued to ask.

Qin Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Your dad is very capable. The fact that he gave the No. 1 Middle School of the city to Jiang Longjun and then won him over shows how ruthless he is."

"So you said you could guess from Ding Wenbo's leave to go to Shanghai for medical treatment and my mention of Uncle Yin going to Myanmar that Ding Wenbo was planning to flee and that the Yang family was planning to kill him to silence him, then do you think Yang Guoqiang could also guess from some details that you had the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection arrest Ding Wenbo? And thus decisively dealt with Shao Hongli to protect the Yang family?" Yang Yuxin said while drinking coffee.

"You mean..."

"Of course, these are just my guesses, and as you said, it's already happened, so it doesn't really matter which link went wrong anymore. Also... once this matter is resolved, come home early one day when you're not working overtime, and I'll cook you dinner again. Ding Wenbo interrupted our last meal." Yang Yuxin suddenly turned to Qin Feng and said with a smile.

After listening, Qin Feng nodded awkwardly. The Yang Yuxin in front of him seemed to have returned to the Yang Yuxin he knew before, while the Yang Yuxin from last night to this morning had disappeared again.