He Yu barely slept well that night. At dawn, he called Li Tang and said, “Brother Li, come with me to check the surveillance camera.”
According to the evidence from the police, the crime occurred in the middle of Chengnan Avenue. There was an intersection not far away, and there was surveillance there. Witnesses said that the suspect continued to drive forward after committing the crime. Unless he turned around midway, he would definitely pass that intersection. Before that, Qiao Mudong’s car should have gone straight south through that intersection, and the surveillance should be able to show it.
He Yu had already written down the license plate number of the car that was photographed by the surveillance camera outside the bar. If he could confirm that the car happened to pass that intersection at that time, then his suspicion would be very high.
He Yu was very excited about this discovery.
Monitoring must be obtained from the police force, and it still relied on lawyer Gao’s connections. Li Tang went with him. After listening to him talk about his findings, he raised his hand, put his arm around his shoulders, and patted him on the back. What Li Tang wanted to express was that he felt that it was not easy for He Yu and that it was completely worth it for Qiao Mudong to be so kind to him.
Watching the surveillance video was a very boring process, mainly because cars just flashed past the screen. Even after estimating the approximate time, they still did not dare to fast-forward the progress bar. They could only watch it second-by-second.
He Yu calculated the actual time when Qiao Mudong left and arrived home and estimated how long it would take for him to pass through the intersection. However, he still waited for more than ten minutes before seeing Qiao Mudong’s car pass through. After that, he and Li Tang continued watching for less than ten minutes before they saw another black off-road vehicle passing by; the license plate number was exactly the one He Yu saw on the surveillance camera at the door of the bar. The car did not go straight but turned to the right road at this intersection and then disappeared from the surveillance screen.
Li Tang held his chin with one hand and said, “This person was probably following Mr. Qiao. When he saw Lu Jincong getting out of the car, after Mr. Qiao drove the car away, he stopped on the side of the road and hurt him.”
He Yu stared at the screen. “It must be him.”
Li Tang said, “It’s better to inform the police and tell them everything we have. The evidence to prove that Qiao Mudong committed the crime is weak. In this way, it will be even more difficult for the police to convict him.”
He Yu raised his hand, wiped his face with his palm, and said, “I don’t know. I’m worried that this won’t explain anything to the police. They may think we think too much.”
Li Tang asked him, “Then what are you going to do?”
He Yu answered, “I want to find this person.”
Li Tang asked him, “And then?”
He Yu thought for a moment: “Trick him and ask for clues.”
“Don’t be stupid.” Li Tang rubbed his head. “If this person really committed the crime, it means that he is a dangerous person. Qiao Mudong is still locked in there and has not come out. How dare I let you take such a risk? Don’t think about it too much. I’m going to talk to Lawyer Gao and ask him how to handle it now. Just go back and wait for the news.”
Of course, He Yu couldn’t go back and wait for the news. He knew that Li Tang could find out his identity with this person’s license plate number, but Li Tang didn’t tell him, maybe because he didn’t want him to do anything else. But he just refused to give up. Even if the evidence was handed over to the police, he was not willing to sit at home and wait for the police’s verdict.
That night, He Yu went to Bay Street again.
He walked around the roadside parking lots on both sides of the street but did not find the off-road vehicle he saw on the surveillance camera. He squatted down and wiped his face helplessly, then stood up and walked to the bar where Lu Jincong often hung out.
The waiter already recognized him, requested that he sit down, and asked, “You’re here again? Still haven’t got any news?”
He Yu shook his head. “Please bring me a bottle of beer.”
The waiter brought a bottle of beer over and suddenly asked curiously, “I heard something happened to Lu Jincong. What’s your relationship with him? Why are you so concerned about him?”
He Yu hesitated and said, “I’m his friend.”
The waiter smiled when he heard this. “Nevermind. If you were really his friend, you wouldn’t have asked me that day if he had any enemies or familiar people.”
He Yu didn’t know how to answer for a while but finally said, “Actually, my friend was wronged, and I want to find evidence to prove that he is innocent.”
“Oh? The one who hit him is your friend?”
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He Yu shook his head. “He didn’t hit anyone.”
The waiter asked tentatively, “That person is not just your friend, right?”
He Yu raised his head and looked at him. This was a gay bar. The people who came here were like him and Qiao Mudong. It seemed that he had nothing to hide, so he nodded. “We’re together.”
The waiter looked at him and suddenly said with emotion, “I’ve seen a lot of different men here, and this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you. If that man really goes to jail, can you possibly still wait for him? Do you really believe that two men can stay together for a lifetime?”
He Yu said seriously, “I don’t know if it will last a lifetime, but if he really goes to jail right now, I think I will still wait for him.”
The waiter suddenly sighed in one breath, then sat down next to He Yu and said in a soft voice, “Look up at the man opposite you.”
He Yu heard these words and instantly looked up. He then saw a man sitting not far in front of him. His hair was a little long, and he was wearing a black shirt.
The waiter whispered, “This man’s name is Xiao Bin. He has a good relationship with Lu Jincong. The two of them often come here together.”
He Yu was slightly surprised. He said to him, “Thank you.”
The waiter smiled and said, “I can’t say much else. They are all regular customers, and I can’t afford to offend them.”
After saying that, he stood up. He was about to leave when He Yu quickly stopped him and asked in a low voice, “Then do you know a black off-road vehicle with the license plate number D547X? Do you know who the owner is?”
The waiter was a little confused. “I’m not sure about the license plate number, but about the black off-road vehicle… There was indeed a very tall customer who had that. I remember seeing Lu Jincong leaving with him. It seemed that he was driving a black Tiggo?”
He Yu quickly asked, “Who is he? Do you know where he is?”
The waiter spread his hands helplessly. “He has only been here two or three times. Because he left with Lu Jincong each time, he left a deep impression on me. He probably doesn’t come here very often. I don’t even know his name.”
He Yu nodded. “Thank you very much.”
After the waiter left, He Yu took a deep breath, picked up his beer bottle, and walked towards the man named Xiao Bin.
Xiao Bin was sitting alone. Suddenly, he felt someone sitting down next to him, so he turned his head to take a look, but after just one glance, he immediately turned his head away.
He Yu had never tried to strike up a conversation with someone like this, but he still said shamelessly, “Can I buy you a drink?”
Xiao Bin smiled when he heard this, turned back to look at He Yu, and said, “You look good, but you’re not up to my taste. Don’t waste your time.”
He Yu quickly said, “I’m sorry, do you know Lu Jincong?”
The smile on Xiao Bin’s face disappeared as he stared at He Yu. “Who are you?”
He Yu answered, “I want to find out the real culprit who injured Lu Jincong.”
Xiao Bin said, “Hasn’t he been arrested by the police?”
He Yu quickly shook his head. “That’s not true. Do you have a good relationship with Lu Jincong? Do you know who he has conflicts with? Or has he offended someone recently?”
Xiao Bin said coldly, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know him very well.”
He Yu couldn’t help but pull his arm. “Aren’t you Lu Jincong’s friend? Are you just going to watch him being injured and lying in the hospital while the murderer was still at large outside?”
Xiao Bin shook him off hard. “Who are you? You’re not even a policeman. I don’t need to tell you anything, right?”
He Yu persuaded him quickly, “I also want to help him. I know that he has a relationship with a tall man who drives a black Tiggo. Am I right? Is there any conflict between them?”
Xiao Bin was obviously stunned. “You mean Song Yunkai?”
“Song Yunkai?” He Yu asked in repeat.
Xiao Bin still turned away. “I don’t know anything.”
At this moment, a tall man walked in from the bar door.
The waiter who was receiving him immediately turned to look at He Yu but said nothing. He Yu and Xiao Bin also saw the person who just came in. He Yu noticed Xiao Bin’s frown and asked, “Is he that person?”
Xiao Bin didn’t say anything. He simply lowered his head, picked up his glass, and took a sip of wine.
The tall man’s eyes wandered around the bar before he sat down at a seat in the corner.
Looking from behind, his figure did look somewhat similar to that of Qiao Mudong.
When the waiter passed by He Yu, he covered his mouth and deliberately coughed, nodding at him.
He Yu understood immediately. He took a deep breath, let go of Xiao Bin, stood up, picked up his beer bottle, and walked towards the man as if nothing had happened.
Xiao Bin subconsciously wanted to pull him back, but unfortunately, he couldn’t.
He Yu took the beer bottle and walked to sit next to the tall man. He did his best to use a frivolous tone as he said to the man, “Can you buy me a drink?”
The man turned his head, looked at He Yu carefully, and then said, “You already have a drink, right?”
He Yu’s bottle of beer was left nearly untouched. At this time, he put the bottle’s mouth close to the man’s mouth and said, “Please drink, ah.”
The man did not accept it but asked, “Do you know Xiao Bin?” When he came in just now, he saw He Yu sitting with Xiao Bin.
He Yu tightened his fingers involuntarily and then said simply, “Yes, I also know Lu Jincong.”
The man stared at him closely.
He Yu was very nervous, but still approached the man and said softly, “On the night of October 17th, you saw Lu Jincong leaving with a man, so you chased him in your black Tiggo. When you saw that Lu Jincong was dropped from the car on Chengnan Avenue, you followed him, severely injured Lu Jincong, and then drove away. Isn’t that right, Song Yunkai?”
Song Yunkai looked at him and said solemnly, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
He Yu insisted, “You probably thought that no one saw it, right? But you’re not that lucky. Someone on Chengnan Avenue has already seen you do it. The police just haven’t found you yet. As long as I call the police, the police can immediately bring the witness to identify you.”
Song Yunkai asked, “Who are you?”
He Yu answered, “I’m Lu Jincong’s friend.” After saying that, he glanced at Xiao Bin deliberately and said, “Xiao Bin can also prove that you have a motive for committing the crime.”
Song Yunkai crossed his arms in front of his chest. “Then why aren’t you calling the police? You can call them now.”
He Yu’s original purpose was just to give him a try. At this point, he became more and more convinced that the person in front of him might be the real culprit. But what he said was just a lie to him. Now that he had to call the police, as long as he refused to plead guilty, there was no other evidence to support his claims at all.
He Yu hesitated, wondering whether he should call Li Tang or call the police right now.
Unexpectedly, Song Yunkai said, “What? You’re not going to call the police? If you’re not going to call the police, then I will take my leave.”
He Yu subconsciously grabbed his arm. “Wait a minute.”
Song Yunkai actually held back his hand. “What? You don’t want me to leave, ah?”
He Yu said, “Didn’t you ask me to call the police? Why are you still leaving in a hurry? I will call the police now.” After saying that, He Yu took out his mobile phone from his bag.
Song Yunkai sneered when he saw this. He pushed He Yu away and walked out.
Before He Yu could dial the number, he saw Song Yunkai walking out, so he hurriedly chased after him. At the door of the bar, He Yu grabbed Song Yunkai’s arm and held a mobile phone in his other hand to call 110. Unexpectedly, Song Yunkai suddenly grabbed his other hand and dragged him towards the street.
He Yu struggled hard, but Song Yunkai was tall and very strong. He grabbed his hand, pressed his wrist, and broke it hard, causing his phone to fall to the ground.
When He Yu saw Song Yunkai dragging him in the direction of the parking lot, his heart suddenly tightened. He shouted loudly, “Let go! Let me go! Help!”
Many passers-by saw it, but no one came to help.
He Yu was dragged to Song Yunkai’s car. He grabbed his head and banged it against the car door. He Yu suddenly felt a pain in his forehead, causing him to feel dizzy. Song Yunkai punched him in the stomach again, pulled open the car door, and threw him inside. He Yu no longer had the strength to resist. He curled up his body, his eyes going dark. He raised his hand to cover his forehead, but he only felt something warm and slippery on his hand.
When Xiao Bin and the bartender heard the commotion and followed them out, Song Yunkai had already pushed He Yu into the middle row of the back seat and closed the door.
Xiao Bin was surprised to see this. He wanted to stop Song Yunkai but was pushed so hard by his palm that he ended up sitting on the ground.
The waiter took out his cell phone to call the police, but Song Yunkai had already sat in the driver’s seat and started the car.
He quickly drove the car forward. Many people saw this scene along the way, but no one dared to stop him. Song Yunkai was like a madman, driving the car very fast on the narrow street of Bay Street.
The pain in He Yu’s body slowly subsided. Blood flowed from his forehead, covering one of his eyes. He pushed himself up, threw himself on the back of the driver’s seat, and stretched out his left arm to twist Song Yunkai’s neck.
Song Yunkai was very strong. He instantly freed up one hand to grab He Yu’s wrist and pull it apart. He Yu couldn’t get away from him since his left wrist was grabbed by Song Yunkai, so he used his right hand instead to pull the gear lever, pushing it into neutral. The engine roared, but the speed of the car gradually slowed down. When Song Yunkai reached out to change gears, He Yu stepped on the seat and used the force of his body to push Song Yunkai’s head forward. He only heard a “bang” as his head hit the steering wheel hard.
At the same time, the steering wheel was also tilted to the right, so the car hit another car that was parked in the parking lot next to it.
Song Yunkai’s car was hit. Thus, it finally stopped. Although the impact was not small, because the body of the car was relatively strong, the car that was hit was completely dented.
He Yu’s body bounced and hit the car door, then he recoiled back as he finally fell limply to the bottom of the car on the footrest in front of his seat. He felt severe pain in his one hand, and his body was completely losing its strength. He didn’t even know whether Song Yunkai in front of him was dead or alive. He feebly closed his eyes.
He didn’t know when the police car and ambulance arrived. Later on, He Yu was taken out of the car and put into the ambulance.
He Yu was seriously injured. The trauma to his head caused a concussion. The ulna of his left arm was also fractured. As for the bruises on his body, they were numerous and could be seen everywhere.
Li Tang looked at him lying on the hospital bed with some helplessness and said, “That man is a madman. He already beat Lu Jincong into such a state. How dare you go to him?”
Having been lying down for more than a day, the symptoms of the concussion had improved a lot, and his broken arm had been fixed. He Yu sat up, with gauze still wrapped around his forehead, and asked, “When can Qiao Mudong come out?”
Li Tang smiled and said, “If Qiao Mudong sees you like this, won’t he go crazy?”
He Yu said, “I want to pick him up.”
Li Tang sighed. “Lawyer Gao said that Qiao Mudong can be released from the detention center tomorrow. Can you be discharged from the hospital tomorrow?”
He Yu whispered, “I’ll leave after the ward inspection. Remember to pick me up.”
Li Tang said helplessly, “Just wait for Qiao Mudong to lose his temper, ba.”
Poor He Yu, always ending getting some sort of injury…but it really helped this time, good boy 👍…thank you for the update 🌺
Uwuwuwu baby He Yu is too reckless 😭😭 he’s lucky he’s still alive…
Thank you for the chapter~~
Gosh that was intense! 😳
Thanks for the chapter 🌸
He yu you did good to save your hubby but this is not it, you reckless little bean!! Qiao mudong is definitely gonna murder you in bed, just you wait 😭