Chapter 137: Chapter 137: The Real Culprit

“I know what you’re thinking. If I wanted your life, I could have easily not saved you. Rest assured, as long as you confess honestly who sent you to hit me, I absolutely won’t let anything happen to you. How about that?”

Qiao Yi stated her terms unhurriedly, while Wang Xu’s eyeballs flickered, but he still maintained that lifeless look.

Seeing him like this, Qiao Yi didn’t get angry. Instead, she gently clapped her hands, signaling the person behind her to bring a tablet over to Wang Xu.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to talk, but I think there is someone who could make you speak. Don’t you want to meet her?”

Qiao Yi tapped the tablet a couple of times, and an image appeared on its screen.

The photo showed a young girl sitting in a hospital room. She seemed to notice someone taking her picture, glanced shyly over, her pale face tinged with a flushed blush.

“Wang Xiao, diagnosed with leukemia three years ago, currently under treatment at a private hospital in the northern suburbs of Capitol City.”

From the moment the photo appeared, Wang Xu could no longer keep calm, desperately attempting to struggle upright, but he couldn’t move at all.

“Don’t touch her… don’t touch her…”

“Of course, I won’t do anything to her, but I’m really curious, if an out-of-control Hummer suddenly appeared in Miss Wang’s hospital room, I wonder if Miss Wang would also be lucky enough to escape unscathed? Mr. Wang, can you clear up my doubts?”

Desperation filled Wang Xu’s eyes. His arms banged against the hospital bed, and even the arm in a plaster cast stretched out strenuously towards Qiao Yi.

“Please… don’t hurt her…”

“Mr. Wang, you’re being unreasonable. Are you saying it’s okay for you to drive and hit me, but not for me to vent my anger?”

As Qiao Yi finished speaking, the tablet in front of Wang Xu changed its display once more, showing a video this time.

The main character of the video was the just-seen Wang Xiao, only now, outside her hospital room, stood several tall, burly men in black – each holding different weapons and staring menacingly at the door, as if they could burst in at any moment.

“You! Despicable!”

“Look, Mr. Wang, I am the victim here, and I’ve been speaking to you in a good tone the whole time. If you keep up this uncooperative attitude, I don’t think there’s any need for us to continue this chat.”

Saying this, Qiao Yi took her phone out of her bag, making as if to make a call.

“Don’t! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything! Just don’t harm my daughter…”

Wang Xu reluctantly gazed at the girl’s image on the tablet, then with a hardened heart, he closed his eyes and forced himself to turn away.

“Speak up, what do you want to know!”

“It’s simple. I want to know the identity of the person you were dealing with, as well as evidence of your transaction.”

Wang Xu hesitated, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

“I don’t know who I was dealing with. The person didn’t contact me directly; they mailed a card and a letter to me, instructing me to use the car to hit you at the specified time and location mentioned in the letter.”

“Just because of a letter, you went?”

Qiao Yi was astonished. Surely there can’t really be someone that foolish in the world?

“No, at first I thought it was a prank and didn’t take it seriously. But later the person called me and even sent a video threatening me. They said if I took the money and didn’t do the job, they would kill my daughter! So I…”

“You are quite a good father!”

Qiao Yi let out a snide remark, then, after asking for more details, instructed her subordinates to watch Wang Xu carefully before leaving the hospital room.

“The other party is too cautious. From what Wang Xu said, they contacted him using disposable phone numbers and anonymous delivery services, making it impossible to trace the source!”

Qiao Yi was hugely disappointed. She had hoped that following Wang Xu’s lead would yield something valuable, but it turned out the information was barely better than nothing!

“I’ve already dispatched someone to trace the recent contacts on Wang Xu’s phone and that bank card mailed to him. We should have news soon.”

Qiao Yi was aware that Lu Yanchuan had the right talent for the job, and although Han Wenle was also a hacking expert, he was somewhat out of his depth with such a complex investigation.

“Anyway, stay indoors until we get that information.”

This time, Lu Yanchuan was truly frightened. Had he arrived even a minute later, Qiao Yi would have been hit by the Hummer, and it would have been futile finding the culprit if something had happened to her!

Thinking this, a deep murderous intent flashed in Lu Yanchuan’s eyes.

Qiao Yi obediently returned to the Lu Mansion, but Lu Yanchuan did not make her wait long. In just two days, Lu Yanchuan relayed useful information.

“The account that made the transfer to Ning Yuhui had one of the cards Wang Xu held, and after reviewing the bank’s surveillance for the transaction date, we can confirm it was the same person who contacted Ning Yuhui and Wang Xu.”

“Lu Song? Who is this person? I’ve never heard of him before!”

Qiao Yi, looking at the man’s information in the file, was utterly baffled.

She was sure that she never encountered this man in her life prior to this point. Why would he target her?

“He is a department manager at the Bai Family’s Lai Xing Group.”

“The Bai Family? When did I ever cross paths with the Bai Family? I had no clue.”

A mere department manager certainly didn’t have the power to go after her like this. There had to be someone else behind this Lu Song targeting her!

“Bai Lingling.”

Lu Yanchuan uttered a name Qiao Yi hadn’t expected, and as Bai Lingling’s face flashed before her eyes, she couldn’t fathom how such a brainless young lady could do such ruthless things!

Not counting innocent people inadvertently involved by Wang Xu’s driving, two people linked to the incident had already died, Feng Siyu was injured, Wang Xu narrowly escaped death, and Qiao Yi herself almost lost her life!

“How could it be Bai Lingling? Why her? I have no history of conflict with her…”

Qiao Yi’s words trailed off midway as her gaze slowly fell on Lu Yanchuan.

“Could it be…”

Qiao Yi’s complexion turned pale, and Lu Yanchuan also looked extremely grim.

If Qiao Yi was just shocked and incredulous, then Lu Yanchuan’s heart was a tumult of emotions.

He and Bai Lingling grew up together, and although Lu Yanchuan had no particular feelings for Bai Lingling and only saw her as a naive younger sister, now, his so-called sister, who had always been like a tame bunny in front of him, had revealed such a shocking side to him, and the impact on Lu Yanchuan was no less significant than that on Qiao Yi!