Chapter Ninety-Two: Crossing the Line

However, the hospital is in complete chaos right now, and getting hold of the DNA may not be so easy.

The assistant and the others had only just returned from the hospital, and they knew how many reporters were stationed there. If they went to retrieve the DNA now, and someone with ulterior motives took advantage of it, no one knew how the media would spin it.

Let’s not rush this. We already have plenty of evidence, and we are not short one more piece.

She spoke with calm composure.

Now that Brother Li and the others were in their hands, and given what he had said, this was not the first time he had done such work for the M Group. There might well be a great deal of evidence in his possession.

What had begun as nothing more than a commercial power struggle had repeatedly dragged lives into it. Even an enormous behemoth like the M Group should not be able to escape responsibility.

In the past, our dealings with the M Group were nothing more than open and covert conflicts. I never expected them to go so mad this time.

To drag the Fu Group into the mud, they were willing to use any means at all.

Some people are perhaps simply like that, she said through clenched teeth. For the sake of greed, there is nothing they cannot do.

At first, she had felt a measure of guilt. Whether it had been an accident or not, if not for that quarrel, an innocent life would not have vanished from this world.

But now it was clear that was not the truth at all. The child’s mother had already made up her mind to terminate the pregnancy. So whether or not that argument had happened, the child would still never have had the chance to be born.

All right, it’s over now.

Fu Zichen could see that she was in a poor mood. He reached out and drew her into his arms. The others nearby, seeing this, tactfully prepared to leave, taking Brother Li and the rest with them.

They were very important witnesses now. Until all statements had been recorded, they could not be handed over to the police. Every detail had to be questioned and clarified, so that this dangerous risk would not have been taken in vain.

Miss Pei, if you can really find my daughter, our whole family will be grateful to you.

Brother Li’s expression was complicated.

Peeking out from Fu Zichen’s embrace, Pei Susu looked at the somewhat heartbroken father before her. Her heart softened a little, but then she thought of how many families Brother Li might have torn apart in his search for his own daughter, leaving wives and children scattered, and she did not even know who the murderer was.

Her heart hardened once more.

Your daughter is innocent. If I find her, I will tell you.

Li gave the worn patch a relieved rub with his rough fingers. It seemed to be a gesture he had repeated countless times, so familiar it had become second nature.

Did he do the same when he killed people? Did he never have nightmares at night?

No matter what, thank you, Miss Pei.

Brother Li was taken away by the assistant and the others, and for a time the villa was left with only Pei Susu and Fu Zichen. Pei Susu felt a little guilty and looked up at him.

Sister, before I went out, didn’t you promise me you would rest properly?

There was no trace of accusation in Fu Zichen’s eyes. Like a big dog, he nestled against her collarbone, his voice somewhat muffled.

When I heard there had been a car accident, I was nearly frantic. I was worried you’d been dragged into it, and worried I might hear bad news.

Seeing him like this filled her heart with tenderness. She reached out and stroked his hair; the warm feeling under her palm was impossible to resist.

Don’t worry, Xiaochen. I wasn’t taking any real risks just now. I only had a few company robots written off. I’ve already put in the claim.

I know. I promised I would rest well, but we are a couple now. If you stand up for me, even though this was something they deliberately planned, as long as you didn’t act on impulse for my sake and expose yourself, their scheme would have nowhere to land.

Pei Susu saw everything very clearly.

The people of the M Group had linked one step to the next, calculating everything in advance, including Fu Zichen’s feelings for her. Their plan was flawless. If they had not reacted quickly enough, who knew what disaster might have followed.

No matter what, it is good that nothing happened.

Pei Susu hugged Fu Zichen back. In that case, once we get the DNA from over there and compare it with the head of the M Group, we can ease the pressure for now.

Fu Zichen nodded.

When we went to the hospital just now, it wasn’t entirely without results.

To the hospital?

Pei Susu had already seen the news. The hospital had been virtually sealed shut by reporters. Under such circumstances, Fu Zichen and the others had actually still gone there?

You were far too reckless.

Pei Susu frowned. If she had known he was going to the hospital, there was no way she would have stayed quietly at home waiting for news.

Seeing that she seemed a little angry, Fu Zichen raised a hand and brushed her hair.

I wasn’t that reckless. The information we got was still very valuable.

As he spoke, he took out his phone and showed her the report he had just had checked. These had come from the doctor, and were far more reliable than the media reports. Looking at the data on the screen, she saw that the reporter’s condition was nowhere near as serious as the press had made it sound, and she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I said so. It was only a light shove. How could the consequences have been that severe?

Her fists tightened. But I think we should send someone to protect him now.

The gravity in Pei Susu’s eyes spread outward. Since the M Group’s boss had chosen to go all in and already struck at the people around them, that meant he was absolutely not afraid of killing.

Now that we have this information, we do have evidence proving our innocence. But if they make a move against that reporter now...

Fu Zichen had not considered this before. He had not imagined that the M Group’s boss would go so far as to hire a killer in order to frame him.

I’ll send someone to protect him right away.

Seeing him agree, Pei Susu also let out a breath of relief, but the tightly interlaced fingers in her lap still did not loosen.

This attack had come fiercely and without warning. She did not dare let her guard drop even a little. If anything truly happened, she wanted to know at once.

Knowing that even at home she would not rest properly, and would only keep worrying about this, Fu Zichen simply moved his work back home as well.

The two of them sat in the study, with Pei Susu keeping watch over the comments online. Right now, the tide had almost completely turned, with nearly everyone condemning the Fu Group for using its position to trample a lower-level reporter.

And Fu Zichen’s reputation had fallen through the floor as well.

They had always thought the Fu Group handled things with absolute fairness, but I never expected them to break their own principles for the sake of his girlfriend this time.