Chapter 852: Chapter 633: Wu Rong’s Anxiety

"Jun Jie... do you realize that stealing your grandfather’s belongings, having them end up at the police station, will have a major impact on him?"

"... I know."

Yin Junjie stared wide-eyed, "Fourth Granny, if a person has a clear conscience, why would they fear such an impact?"

Su Xiaomeng frowned slightly,

"Yes, having a clear conscience means not being afraid, but I must say something unpleasant. Your grandfather is not an entirely just person, what he has done..."

"If he has a guilty conscience, then he will receive the punishment he deserves."

"..."

All the words Su Xiaomeng had prepared in her mind stopped abruptly at her lips.

"Fourth Granny, I took my grandfather’s things without his consent, so I got a beating. Dad and Grandpa made their mistakes and should be punished the same way. That’s fair."

Yin Junjie looked directly at Su Xiaomeng, and in his youthful, dark eyes, one could see the justice in this child’s heart.

Su Xiaomeng met his gaze for a long time, pressed her lips together, and thought maybe she had underestimated this child.

He knew and understood much more than she had imagined.

She reached out and patted his head,

"Having a little grandson like you makes Fourth Granny both proud and compassionate..."

This child shouldn’t have to grow up in such a family. The elders in this family don’t deserve to be his guardians.

"Did Fourth Granny really come just to see me today?"

"What else?"

Su Xiaomeng smiled bitterly in helplessness,

"Knowing the things came from you, how could I not worry? But... I can only worry in vain. This is your home, your grandfather is your grandfather... Fourth Granny can do very little."

She spoke like this, but she had already made a decision in her heart.

One day, she would give this child a better environment, a deeper sense of family, so he could see the kindness and beauty in this world.

Make sure this boy, whose heart is rooted in a deep sense of justice, won’t regret any decision he makes today.

"Fourth Granny, I’m already satisfied that you’ve taken the time to come see me despite your busy schedule!"

Yin Junjie laughed, a smile coming from his heart.

Su Xiaomeng felt a pang of sorrow for this child,

"Fourth Granny can’t do much right now, but remember, if you encounter any difficulty again, talk to Fourth Granny first, understand? If your family hits you again, tell Fourth Granny."

"Fourth Granny would even dare to snatch you away outright."

Yin Junjie paused, his eyes suddenly reddened. He sniffed, chuckled twice, and looked at Su Xiaomeng,

"Fourth Granny, do you remember? When you and Fourth Grandpa got married in Bali Island, Du Qian and I had a squabble, and what you said to me then?"

"..."

"You said... if parents always protect their kids and always call on someone to stick up for them..."

"Then when the child grows up, they’ll do the same... always calling someone to stick up for them..."

"You said that if Jun Jie doesn’t want to become a sissy, then I shouldn’t always rely on my parents to stand up for me whenever there’s a problem."

"Hitting others when you don’t get what you want is something only a sissy would do..."

"I said I was a man, and you told me men protect girls and don’t make them cry..."

"Fourth Granny, the first time I ever apologized to someone was because of your teaching... Every word you said I’ve kept in my heart..."

"When I look at you, I find it amazing. You’re the first person to tell me you wouldn’t stand up for me or discipline others for me..."

"I don’t know why, even though I have my parents’ protection and should feel safe, when I heard you say a man should protect others rather than be protected, I felt... very excited..."

Yin Junjie, maybe feeling a bit embarrassed by his words, touched his nose,

"I don’t like Grandpa, I don’t like Grandma, I don’t like Dad, I don’t like the woman who drove my Mom away, and... I don’t particularly like Mom either... but I really like you and Fourth Grandpa..."

This child spoke his true feelings, his words tinged with a sob, making Su Xiaomeng’s chest tighten,

"Fourth Grandpa is gone... Such a sad thing, but I heard Grandpa and Dad laughing about it... sob sob..."

Yin Junjie couldn’t hold back his tears any longer.

Su Xiaomeng quickly reached out to embrace the child, gently stroking his hair over and over.

"Jun Jie, if your Fourth Grandpa knew you were so distressed over his death, he would feel comforted."

Yin Junjie’s tears were a sudden outbreak of emotions, and after crying for a while, he quickly pulled himself together, looking up at Su Xiaomeng,

"Fourth Granny, don’t worry. Even though I’m young, from now on, I will do my best to protect you! Even if Fourth Grandpa isn’t here, I won’t let anyone bully you!"

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After leaving Yin Shiqing’s home, Xiao Meng sat alone in the car for a long time before driving away from the neighborhood.

The documents Yin Junjie stole from Yin Shiqing were taken by Guo Shuai.

Yin Junjie confessed to this as soon as he got home that day.

Yin Shiqing and Yin Bowen quickly sent people to find Guo Shuai, but there were no more leads.

They didn’t know that this evidence of Wu Rong’s crime had already fallen into Bai Sidong’s hands.

Yin Shiqing told the truth to Wu Rong, who hung up the phone in a fit of rage.

No one knew whether Wu Rong believed what Yin Shiqing said.

Wu Rong was not one to sit idle and wait for death. Knowing that the evidence Yin Shiqing had was missing, he kept a close eye on his phone, emails, and any visitors.

According to Yin Shiqing, the person who ultimately got the documents was not a good person either, just a thug and a hooligan.

Wu Rong didn’t think too much into it and was sure this person would eventually come to him.

With this thought, Wu Rong felt he might be lucky amid misfortune.

Having evidence in the hands of a brainless thug might be easier to control than in someone as calculating as Yin Shiqing.

Wu Rong had mostly dealt with smart people over the years, so he didn’t anticipate that a "brainless" thug could be even harder to control than a cunning smart person.

This "brainless" thug indeed planned to use the documents to properly extort this "big man".

But while Wu Rong anticipated the beginning, he didn’t predict the ending.

On the fourth day of the disappearance of the documents, Wu Rong became a bit restless.

He waited during the day, and at night, but what he was waiting for didn’t come. Instead, something unexpected appeared.

Wu Rong was quite startled when he saw the news push notification pop up on his phone—

A 15-year-old case reopens, the family of the deceased detective seeks justice for their husband, hoping the government will right the wrong.

Wrongful cases aren’t exactly rare nowadays, so the headline didn’t scare Wu Rong. What frightened him was a name that appeared under the headline in a small subtitle.

Wu Yao.

Wu Rong clicked on the long blog post and read it carefully from beginning to end.

The more he read, the more startling it became, chilling his spine and leaving him breathless.

Who was it?

Who had betrayed him?

The blog post contained far too many confidential details, details that could not have been recorded or preserved in writing and could only have been known by those involved at the time.

There were only a few who played roles in the case involving Wu Yao.

Wu Rong immediately called these people, getting similar responses from all of them—none would dare risk self-exposure to reopen a 15-year-old case, surely they weren’t insane.

The blog was published by Lu Ping. But if Lu Ping knew this information at the time of Wu Yao’s death,

it was impossible for her to keep it secret all these years.

But if she had learned of it recently, someone must have betrayed him...

Yet Wu Rong couldn’t find any reason or motive for anyone to betray him...

Who was it really, who was causing trouble!

Wu Rong overturned all the documents before the case, clenching his fists tightly.

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With the reopening of the case from 15 years ago, the names of the people involved at the time were listed in the blog.

Among them, the most talked about was Wu Yao’s brother, Wu Rong.