Chapter 63: Chapter 63: The Person Who Loves Her Most in the World

Chen Xiao left Sha Xi Village.

When leaving, he didn’t inform Lin Xi, nor did he notify Zhang Xian.

He just drove back to the city alone.

Halfway through, Lin Xi called as expected.

“Honey, where did you go? I couldn’t find you in Sha Xi Village.”

“I’m on my way back to Dongzhou now.”

“Ah? Why did you suddenly go back, did something happen?”

Chen Xiao paused and replied, “I thought of something, I’m urgently wanting to get answers, so I came back.”

Lin Xi fell silent too, and after a few seconds said, “Since you’ve returned, go where you want to go, follow your heart.”

“Hmm. Has Captain Zhang confirmed the identity of the deceased?”

“The body has been seen, but it’s too decomposed to be recognized by facial appearance. However, from the height and hair, it should be Si Ying.”

“Then it’s almost certain. The next step is just some technical identification. I’ll send you some information on your phone later, please help me check their contact details.”

“Okay, keep driving, be safe.”

Lin Xi didn’t say much more, and Chen Xiao didn’t think about other concerns while driving.

All the way back to Hongshan District, Chen Xiao had only one destination.

That was the drink shop!

But upon reaching the drink shop again, the door was closed.

Chen Xiao stood at the door for a while, then received a reply from Lin Xi.

Seeing the very common number in the message, Chen Xiao dialed it.

A man with a nice but weary voice answered on the other end.

“Hello, who is this?”

“Hello, Mr. Zhong Kai? I’m Chen Xiao, I’ve been investigating the disappearance of Ms. Si Ying recently, and I think I’ve found her. We’re just one step away from a final identification with her parents.”

“What? You found Si Ying! Where is she? Let her speak a word, I’m her ex-husband, I’m very worried!”

The other end became anxious, and Chen Xiao sighed, “Mr. Zhong, I’m referring to the police conducting a final identification on a suspected corpse with Ms. Si Ying’s parents.”

The other end went silent instantly, and after a long time, he spoke, “It turns out there are no miracles in this world.”

“I’m sorry to tell you this bad news, but I want to ask if you are abroad now?”

“Yes, I’ve been abroad for a few months, searching for her! It seems Boss Xi was right, she didn’t go abroad, something happened domestically.”

The name Xi Yian, Chen Xiao heard for the first time, but he knew who Zhong Kai was referring to.

“What do you think of Xi Yian?” Chen Xiao asked.

Zhong Kai paused, then replied, “He, in fact, is the one most worthy of Si Ying’s lifetime trust. In this world, there’s no second person who treats Si Ying better, including me.”

“I understand, Mr. Zhong can arrange a trip back. If there’s further inquiry, please contact the Criminal Investigation Team of Hongshan Branch in Dongzhou City, goodbye.”

Chen Xiao hung up the phone, holding the phone in deep thought.

He always felt something was off, but couldn’t recall it at the moment.

After who knows how long, Chen Xiao shook his head, then looked towards the second floor.

Xi Yian said he lives in the store, the current time is eleven at night, people of Xi Yian’s age should be resting.

Chen Xiao stepped forward and knocked on the store door, calling, “Boss Xi, are you in the store?”

No response from inside, Chen Xiao knocked on the door again, seeing no movement still, so he dialed Xi Yian’s number.

The call kept ringing, but no one answered.

Chen Xiao stared at the phone screen silently and got into the car, turning around and driving towards Swallow Lane.

Upon reaching number 506, Chen Xiao immediately saw the ajar door.

Through the ajar door, there’s candlelight visible inside!

Xi Yian indeed came here.

He probably heard the sound too and immediately turned back to look.

Seeing Chen Xiao, Xi Yian smiled and said, “Mr. Chen, why are you here?”

“I went to your store finding no one, called your phone and no one answered, suspected you came here.”

Xi Yian quickly took out his phone, apologetically saying, “Sorry, Mr. Chen, my phone was on silent.”

Chen Xiao shook his head, “It’s fine, but are you here reminiscing Ms. Si?”

Xi Yian nodded, “Ever since this place was demolished, I haven’t come again because I know even if a miracle happened and Si Ying returned, she would likely go to her parents. However, your presence today made me unable to resist.”

“I can understand Boss Xi’s feelings, but I’m here to tell you good news.” Chen Xiao said with a smile.

Xi Yian’s expression paused, then he reached out both hands to grab Chen Xiao’s arms, wildly asking, “You found Si Ying? You found her, right!”

Chen Xiao looked at Xi Yian’s palms, holding it with a sigh, “Boss Xi, don’t be agitated, there’s a result we’ve prepared for long ago, right?”

Xi Yian’s joy gradually faded, his gaze turned uneasy, but still nodded, “You say, I’ve been preparing for that for a long time.”

“We found another female corpse in Su Haidong’s deceased wife Li Ruomei’s coffin. Although unable to fully identify, it matches Ms. Si’s characteristics from hair and skeleton.”

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Xi Yian’s smile disappeared long ago.

He stared blankly at Chen Xiao, body shaking, but soon frowned, whispering like crazy, “So it was in the coffin, so it was in the grave! I wondered why couldn’t find, that’s how it was, that’s how it was!”

Chen Xiao stared at Xi Yian’s eyes, speaking deeply, “Boss Xi, why do you say ’so it was’?”

The air suddenly froze!

Xi Yian also raised his head suddenly, his expression got more agitated: “You tell me, Si Ying was buried alive? She wasn’t, right? If buried alive, how painful and scared she would be! Nobody in this world would be so cruel to her, right!”

Looking at Xi Yian in this state, Chen Xiao also sighed in his heart.

“The cause of death for that female corpse isn’t certain yet, it’s also on its way back to the branch police team now, Boss Xi, will you come with me to the police team to wait?” Chen Xiao said.

Xi Yian kept taking deep breaths, holding Chen Xiao’s arms tightly, saying, “Okay, I’ll go with you, I’ll go wait, wait for Si Ying to come home.”

After speaking, Xi Yian stepped forward.

But his strength seemed drained, just as he started walking, his leg softened, almost kneeling on the ground.

“Boss Xi, can you hold on?”

“Yes, I can!”

Xi Yian took a deep breath again, with Chen Xiao half supporting him, walked out of Swallow Lane and sat in the car.

When getting in, Chen Xiao glanced at the back seat where Xi Yian was zoning out, then took out his phone and edited a text message.

Soon, Chen Xiao started the car, not long after arriving at the police team’s entrance.

In the police team’s hall, Chen Xiao supported Xi Yian, while Liang Yan led Su Jing and Su Ting out from an inquiry room.

The two parties met under the shining light just like that!

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