Chapter 616: Gains from Relentless Confrontation

Since Chen Xiao took over Zhu Nianying's case.

Regarding Zhu Nianying's character, Chen Xiao never considered it an issue.

Because as a detective, the most rational and calm approach is to never mind who the victim is, or what kind of character the victim has.

These are all irrelevant to the case.

Knowing too much might even sway one's investigative thought process.

But now, Chen Xiao suddenly felt this might be a crucial issue.

"Nianying's character?" Zhu Nianhong murmured and then raised her head slightly, saying faintly:

"Surely, Advisor Chen also knows that our family has several children. First there's my eldest brother, then my eldest sister, then me, Nianying, and after that, there's Nianbing."

"My eldest brother's character is impulsive, but at that time he was the only male in the family, and our parents almost always went with his decisions."

"Yet, my eldest brother has always been good to us. When my elder sister married that person, my brother was strongly opposed, and so was I. My brother didn't want us to ruin our lifetime of happiness for a little money."

"However, my brother has a very noticeable character trait, despite being the decision-maker at home, he is very filial. My mother grasped this point, so she used threats of suicide for my and my sister's marriages."

"Helplessly, my sister and I were forced to marry our current husbands like that. Of course, my brother once planned for my sister and I to escape, but in the end, they all failed. Because my mother was determined and she cried at our ancestral grave with a rope as soon as our brother started planning."

"I think perhaps it was because of this matter that the seeds of wanting to escape were planted early in Nianying's heart."

"It was also at that time that Nianying developed an independent and resilient character. I don't know what others say about her character, but as her sister, in my heart, her character has absolutely no problems!"

"She has always fought for what belongs to her from childhood to adulthood, but she never fights for what doesn't belong to her. And moreover, if she can help someone, she never shirks."

"She is a very good girl!"

As a family member, Zhu Nianhong spoke the image of her sister in her mind.

And as a teacher, Huang Zhao's evaluation of Zhu Nianying was the same.

Even President Zhuang's driver, Master Liu, expressed admiration for Zhu Nianying's resilience.

And Qin Fei's parents.

They were just Zhu Nianying's landlords.

Yet they kept her in mind for years as a tenant.

When all evaluations of Zhu Nianying were aggregated.

Chen Xiao suddenly felt that, actually all evaluations of Zhu Nianying were consistent.

She seemed unchanged.

She's just always been that way!

From beginning to end, resilience and helpfulness ran through her short twenty-something years.

Therefore, Chen Xiao felt that his subconscious inquiry about Zhu Nianying's character from Zhu Nianhong.

This seemed to be his inner desire to do something.

Which is akin to a review!

Except he was reviewing a person's character, behavior.

Suddenly Chen Xiao felt he ought to have a fixed understanding of Zhu Nianying.

Seeing Chen Xiao absorbed in thought, Zhu Nianhong kept waiting.

Although Chen Xiao's contemplation lasted only a few seconds, it felt somewhat long for Zhu Nianhong.

"Advisor Chen, is there any reason for asking me such a question?"

Chen Xiao smiled and shook his head, "No."

"Is there a reason? If not, why would you ask me such a question?"

Chen Xiao paused and said, "Do you know that the female corpse inside has a very distinct trait?"

"If you didn't tell me, how would I know?"

"Alright, then I'll tell you now, that female corpse was once pregnant."

"What does that mean?" The thought in Zhu Nianhong's mind momentarily short-circuited.

Chen Xiao replied seriously, "It means that during my investigation, Zhu Nianying was also once pregnant with someone's child."

"Ah!!!"

Zhu Nianhong was stunned directly.

Chen Xiao looked directly at Zhu Nianhong.

Originally it was a secret, and Chen Xiao promised Master Liu to keep it confidential.

But now, he suspected Master Liu had issues, what secrets to keep?

Even if Master Liu had no issues, Chen Xiao felt saying it at this point wasn't problematic.

But Zhu Nianhong was truly too shocked, after a while she stammered:

"Is this news really confirmed? Whose child is it?"

"It's hard to tell you who the child's father is now, but I want to ask you, would Zhu Nianying do such a thing in your view?"

Upon hearing Chen Xiao say this, Zhu Nianhong's expression first froze, then she asked, "So Advisor Chen you're not entirely sure about this, just heard it?"

"Yes."

"It's fake! It's absolutely fake!"

Chen Xiao's gaze narrowed, "Why say it's fake?"

"Why did Nianying go to Shencheng City?"

"Because she didn't want to marry so young."

"Yes, so why didn't Nianying get together with Xiaokang or Xiaoli?"

This question left Chen Xiao stumped for a moment.

"Because she detested marriage, hated everything about marriage!"

Zhu Nianhong's words stunned Chen Xiao.

Yet Zhu Nianying's actions themselves had nothing to do with marriage.

These words still didn't explain anything!

Therefore, more information was needed!

"According to my investigation, the person she had a relationship with was a very successful businessman, with assets amounting to billions!"

"And that person is a seventy or eighty-year-old elderly!"

Zhu Nianhong originally listened calmly, but upon hearing that the other party was so old, she immediately replied:

"No way, that's absolutely impossible, Nianying could not have been pregnant with someone that old!"

"Also, I know you might say the person is very wealthy! Worth billions, but I know my sister well, she's definitely not that kind of person."

"Then what about the money Zhu Nianying gave to your younger brother? If she didn't do something, how could she possibly have that much money!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Nianhong didn't know how to reply for a moment.

Perhaps Chen Xiao's repeated rebuttals made Zhu Nianhong somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Anxiously, in a slightly embarrassed and angry tone, she said:

"Anyway, there's no way she would do such a thing; that sum of money might've been from a lottery, borrowed, or possibly given by someone else, but it definitely wasn't earned by selling her body!"

Zhu Nianhong confronted Chen Xiao head-on, even turning red with anger.

But as she glared at Chen Xiao, Zhu Nianhong's expression gradually froze.

"What are you doing? I just trust my sister, why are you looking at me like that!"

"No, I didn't intend to do anything to you. I'm saying that you might be right, maybe that sum of money was given by someone!"