Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 542 - 535: Not an Accident (Part 4)

Fearing that Bai Yiran might suffer physical and psychological harm, Leng Yichen forcibly took Bai Yiran away. At this moment, Xia Lian and Cheng Gang’s emotions were unstable, and whatever they said would surely be unpleasant. Continuing to stay here would not only fail to comfort them but also bring harm to herself.

In the car, Bai Yiran stayed silent, her eyes swollen from crying. Despite this, tears continued to flow relentlessly. Leng Yichen watched with a heart full of pain, cupping Bai Yiran’s face with his hands, gently wiping away the tear marks on her face with his thumbs.

"Don’t cry anymore." Leng Yichen’s voice was gentle and soft, as if worried that a slightly louder voice might touch Bai Yiran’s already very fragile heart.

"Leng Yichen..." Bai Yiran’s tears fell even more fiercely, slipping through Leng Yichen’s fingers, dripping onto his suit pants, and even deeper into his heart.

Leng Yichen drew Bai Yiran into his arms, holding her tightly, silently comforting her.

"Today, Aunt wasn’t rational. Don’t take her impulsive words to heart," Leng Yichen consoled, stroking Bai Yiran’s hair. "Shishi’s death has nothing to do with you; don’t blame yourself."

However, in Bai Yiran’s heart, every word from Aunt came from her heart. The words spoken impulsively are the true reflection of one’s inner thoughts.

Aunt really believed that, and even Uncle might be thinking the same.

Shishi’s death was caused by her, it was caused by her!

The police’s initial conclusion about the accident was that it was a traffic incident. The truck driver, who side-swiped the taxi carrying Cheng Shishi, was a mute who didn’t know sign language. He neither spoke nor defended himself. The police detected the smell of alcohol on him and, after performing a test, determined it was a case of drunk driving.

The mute accepted the police’s conclusion and voluntarily shouldered all the responsibility, saying not another word.

All evidence and manifestations were enough to prove that this traffic accident was caused by drunk driving, with the responsible party pleading guilty, so the police began handling the case in this direction.

But Leng Yichen didn’t think it was that simple; he believed this incident couldn’t merely be an accident.

Of course, he wouldn’t tell Bai Yiran that, as it would only make her overthink.

Suddenly, Bai Yiran stopped crying, staring at Leng Yichen with eyes swollen like walnuts. "This wasn’t just a traffic accident!"

Leng Yichen’s breath caught, looking at Bai Yiran. "The police have a conclusion, don’t overthink it."

Bai Yiran shook her head, determinedly. "I’m not overthinking!" Bai Yiran recalled Cheng Shishi’s words on the phone previously. "Shishi did call me before the incident. She was crying on the phone, she seemed very scared, and she told me to be careful..."

As she spoke, tears fell again from Bai Yiran’s eyes. "But she didn’t get to tell me what to be careful of before the accident happened!" Bai Yiran took a deep breath. "So, someone must have wanted to prevent Shishi from telling me something, so they killed her! It must be like this!"

Bai Yiran lowered her head. "At lunchtime in the restaurant, we even argued about her continuing to associate with Wu Jingjing. If I had known it would be like this, I should have talked to her nicely, should have been better to her..."

"You’ve done well enough; this isn’t something you could control." Leng Yichen cupped Bai Yiran’s face, tenderly kissing her eyes. The salty tears stung Leng Yichen’s taste buds.

"Leng Yichen, help me investigate this matter. I don’t want Shishi to die without knowing the truth!"

"Okay!"

Leng Yichen solemnly promised Bai Yiran. Not for Cheng Shishi, but purely for Bai Yiran, Leng Yichen wouldn’t leave this matter unresolved.

Basically, Leng Yichen had already identified the suspect, now all he needed was the evidence.