Chapter 814: Chapter 610: Why Did He Help Shi Shengde Escape From Prison?

Su Xiaomeng didn’t leave Lu Ping and Wu Yu’s house until six in the evening.

On the way back, Su Xiaomeng couldn’t help but reflect... the development of the situation, although dramatic and full of twists, was unexpectedly smooth.

Wu Yu’s mother and he agreed to appeal to the People’s Procuratorate, accusing certain key officials of the former Public Security Department of framing Wu Yao in their official roles, causing him to carry infamy for years even after his death.

They requested a retrial on the case from fifteen years ago where Wu Yao was accused of betraying the police and people, secretly colluding with bandits.

With the cooperation and promise of Wu Yu’s mother and him, Su Xiaomeng’s mood was quite good.

After returning home, she used the contact information Wu Yao gave her to reach out to him and relay the conversation she had with his wife and children in the afternoon.

Su Xiaomeng was happy, even though this matter was indeed rather dangerous and required burning quite a few brain cells.

While recounting to Wu Yao, the determined expression of the young man and Lu Ping’s firm posture seemed to appear before her.

Xiao Meng was a naturally emotional person, making her adept at storytelling, so every word she spoke while recounting was vivid and lively.

Wu Yao didn’t expect that she could successfully persuade his wife to take such a risk and file an appeal.

The result was somewhat unexpected for him, and he didn’t conceal his surprise in his tone, but he asked quite a few questions, given that Wu Rong came by during the process.

Xiao Meng answered Wu Yao’s questions, detailing the reactions and responses of his wife and children...

Eventually, Wu Yao fell completely silent...

"Are you... still listening?"

"...Yes."

Wu Yao responded mildly, "I understand, thank Mrs. Yin for personally going through this. Contact me if there’s anything else, I’ll hang up now."

After just a few words, without waiting for Su Xiaomeng to respond, Wu Yao hung up the phone.

Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips, and after a long while, a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

After all, between husband and wife, there’s mutual affection.

Time can change many affections, but those that are destined not to change will remain unchanged, no matter how much time passes.

The choking in Wu Yao’s brief words was very clear to Su Xiaomeng.

Fifteen years...

Behind this seemingly simple and light number is the tangible passage of years.

How many fifteen years does one have in a lifetime?

A man at the height of his youth, faced with such misfortune, full of honor, suddenly screeching to a halt in a life that was continuously advancing upwards, taking a sharp downward turn.

Who could have foreseen that?

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On the sixth day after Xiao Meng returned from London, it happened to be a Sunday, and she granted herself a rare holiday to stay at home with her two children.

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, seeing Su Xiaomeng resting at home, came up with the idea to go to an amusement park.

As if they had been neglected for a long time, the siblings tried both soft and hard tactics with Su Xiaomeng, despite being so young, their means were numerous.

Prince Huang was always the calm and composed one, quietly finding his most handsome outfit, dressing himself up, and carrying his favorite little leather backpack, filled with unknown items, bulging...

Then, he wore it, without saying a word, and just wandered back and forth in front of Xiao Meng on his own.

Su’s mother asked him why he was carrying a little bag, and he didn’t reply, just secretly glanced at Xiao Meng, as if believing mother and child were so attuned, mother must understand his thoughts.

As for Shuangshuang?

She’s naturally carefree, if she has something on her mind, she definitely has to say it out loud.

The little girl knew all too well that family elders indulged both her and her brother, if they wanted anything, they just asked, and someone would definitely realize it for them.

She wanted her mom to accompany them to the theme park to see the cartoon characters, so she started muttering beside Su Xiaomeng in the morning.

"Mom, Winnie is in the park... and there’s a beautiful princess, Shuangshuang likes them..."

"Mom, is Shuangshuang being good?"

"Mom, can Shuangshuang make a tiny, tiny wish?"

"Mom, Shuangshuang thinks if we go to the park to play today... Shuangshuang will be very happy..."

This willful little girl speaks whatever comes to her mind, her purpose is singular, to persuade Su Xiaomeng to take them to the theme park to see the cartoon figures.

However...

The siblings’ soft and hard tactics couldn’t sway Su Xiaomeng.

"It’s too hot."

Xiao Meng said to them, "It’s really too hot outside, once the weather cools down a bit, mom will take you, okay?"

The siblings, always indoors, the house’s temperature constantly adjusted to the most suitable level.

Looking through the window at the sun outside, the two little ones didn’t feel it, but upon hearing mom say it’s hot outside, they quickly replied,

"Not afraid of the heat!"

Su Xiaomeng didn’t want to take them out to play, partly due to the blazing sun and oppressive heat, and partly... she truly had no mood for it.

Yin Shixiu’s surgery had been moved up a day, scheduled for today, London time at 2 p.m.

The reason Xiao Meng gave herself a day off was that she knew she would be equally distracted at work.

Yin Shixiu had gone in early for all sorts of examinations.

After finishing the pre-surgery checks, he connected with Xiao Meng.

Of course, they couldn’t chat in the living room, so after firmly denying the siblings’ request, Xiao Meng returned to her room, telling her parents she was too tired and wanted to sleep well, asking not to be disturbed.

Su’s mother understood quite well and asked her to rest assured, saying she would take care of the siblings.

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang seemed somewhat disbelieving that Su Xiaomeng could truly "heartlessly" refuse their request.

Shuangshuang watched Su Xiaomeng enter her room, standing there staring blankly for quite a while, and Bai Sixian walked over, prompting Shuangshuang to immediately ask,

"Grandma, how could mom bear to ignore obedient Shuangshuang?"

This face filled with doubt and disbelief amused Bai Sixian endlessly.

Huang Huang, having changed his clothes and packed his bag, couldn’t sway Su Xiaomeng either...

The little guy silently returned to his room to change back, taking off his bag, all expressing a face of great grievances and incredulity.

Fortunately, the siblings at such a young age indeed knew how to care for their mom, and Su Xiaomeng’s excuse was quite effective.

Upon hearing mom was tired, they didn’t cause any more trouble.

Su Xiaomeng lay on the bed, wearing earphones and softly video chatting with Yin Shixiu.

In the video, Yin Shixiu looked quite spirited, speaking without much difficulty, even able to hold a cup and drink water on his own.

The man had a deeply grown stubble on his chin, and Su Xiaomeng mumbled,

"I wonder if in another week or two you’ll transform into an old grandpa, haha."

Yin Shixiu knew she was joking and laughed,

"Just a bit of stubble turns me into an old grandpa?"

Su Xiaomeng propped her face up lying on the bed, looking relaxed, yet Yin Shixiu knew her best.

"The surgery risk is indeed not small, but as you said, the hardest part is already behind us, there’s no reason to come this far and not make it through."

Yin Shixiu promptly brought up the topic Su Xiaomeng intended to avoid.

Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips, even though Yin Shixiu said that, she still couldn’t relax.

She guessed that if she didn’t receive news of him coming out of the operating room today, sleeping might be impossible.

Xiao Meng sighed, eventually changing the subject, telling Yin Shixiu about the matter Wu Yao requested her to undertake and what she had agreed upon with Wu Yu’s family.

"Filing the appeal, the lawyer aspect isn’t hard, but does Wu Yao truly have evidence that can completely overturn Wu Rong?"

"If he had it, he wouldn’t have dragged it on for so many years, we’ll have to find the evidence ourselves."

Yin Shixiu murmured.

Su Xiaomeng’s eyebrows furrowed,

"But Wu Rong is indeed meticulous, those three people Ming Xu brought back didn’t know Wu Rong’s situation, it’s impossible to use them as proof."

"Shi Shengde, who could have been utilized, is already dead..."

Yin Shixiu looked at her focused face, deep in thought, suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Have you ever thought about why Wu Rong helped Shi Shengde escape from prison?"

Yin Shixiu asked, his brown-black eyes full of confidence and shrewdness.

Why did Wu Rong assist Shi Shengde’s escape...?

Su Xiaomeng’s eyebrows furrowed even tighter...

"Why did he help him and then kill him?"