CHAPTER 119: CHAPTER 119 MO YINHE: SECRETLY REVEALS HIS LOVE AGAIN 2

This time, when the police asked if the surveillance footage should be kept confidential, Mo Yinhe stated directly, "Don’t worry about my identity. In A Country, I’m just an ordinary citizen. I will fully cooperate with the police investigation into Song Pianlan’s death. As for the surveillance footage, if you need to explain it to the public, feel free to release it."

The officer in charge of the case sincerely admired Mo Yinhe. He’s truly a political heavyweight, so different from those so-called VIPs who love to flaunt their status at the slightest opportunity!

After taking his statement, the police officers even bowed deeply to Mo Yinhe.

Si Mingjing, however, remained in the car the entire time. She had been at the scene when Song Pianlan died. Who knew if the Song Family, in their grief-stricken madness, would lash out at her? Si Mingjing wasn’t looking for trouble. So, after observing for half an hour, she left the scene in Mo Yinhe’s car.

That night was agonizing for the Song Family.

Song Pianlan’s body was not immediately sent to the funeral home. It was a murder case, after all, and the police had to conduct an investigation. Her body was taken away by the coroner.

Two days later, the Song Family received a call to collect Song Pianlan’s body. They were to take it to the funeral home for cremation and then hold a funeral.

On the same day, the police made an official announcement on Weibo:

"Convicted thief Song Pianlan attempted to escape prison by feigning suicide. While being transported, she was intercepted by Mo Yinhe’s guards. As Mo Yinhe’s guards were attempting to return Song Pianlan to the police station, she was assassinated by unknown assailants. The police are offering a citywide reward of 5,000 dollars for any relevant clues."

The police also released surveillance footage from one minute before and after Song Pianlan’s murder to prove that her death had absolutely nothing to do with Mo Yinhe.

However, once the surveillance footage was made public, netizens focused on something entirely unexpected. The online crowd didn’t discuss Song Pianlan’s assassination much, merely sighing a few times. But Mo Yinhe’s instinctive action of shielding Si Mingjing in his arms sparked a heated discussion!

Excited netizens turned the moment Mo Yinhe pulled Si Mingjing into his arms and activated the protective shield into animated GIF stickers. Some netizens even made a short video of Mo Yinhe picking up Si Mingjing and heading towards the car. These were wildly shared across major platforms.

Netizen A: AAAHHH! My eyes are going blind! Tell me this isn’t true!

Netizen B: SOB SOB SOB, I feel like I’m about to have my heart broken.

Netizen C: Didn’t they say Si Mingjing was the bride Mo Yinhe’s family’s Little Demon King had his eye on? A father-in-law hugging his daughter-in-law? I’m reporting this! Where are the ethics?

Netizen D: Such affectionate gestures! @Ye Shen, please clarify!

Netizen E: Urgently requesting an official statement from @Ye Shen!

Netizen F: Waiting online for @Ye Shen to clarify.

Netizen G: If @Ye Shen doesn’t clarify, I’m not logging off! I refuse to believe I can’t wait it out...

「At this moment, at the Ye Family residence.」

Ye Shen was playing games on his computer, but the constant notifications made it impossible for him to fully immerse himself in the game’s battles. Glancing at the Weibo messages, Ye Shen grew annoyed. Why is everyone asking me to issue a denial? I don’t want to go to Mu Continent as a hostage! Fellow netizens, I suspect you’re all trying to harm me, and I have evidence!

Ye Shen also watched the GIFs and short videos. Wow, that’s really affectionate. It was like seeing an iron tree bloom; his brother was actually showing emotion! Are the netizens blind? Do they really need a clarification?

But Ye Shen couldn’t confirm whether Si Mingjing was his sister-in-law, so he chose to remain silent.

The netizens waited for hours but received no official denial from Ye Shen. Unsatisfied, they turned to @Ye Nianbai, a major V-account with three hundred million followers.

The netizens were quite mischievous, fanning the flames on Ye Nianbai’s Weibo one by one.

Netizen: "WHIMPER, WHIMPER. Poor baby, you’ve got a vast green meadow on your head now."

Netizen: "PAT PAT. Your wife and your dad are secretly fooling around! What are you going to do?"

Netizen: "WARNING! Little Prince, Si Mingjing doesn’t want to be your wife; she wants to be your stepmother."

The irritable Little Demon King, after watching the netizens’ edited videos and GIFs, cocked his delicately carved little head and thought hard. What’s the problem? How has this young master been cuckolded? If this young master’s wife is in danger, of course Daddy has to protect this young master’s wife!

Ye Nianbai wanted to get into an online brawl with the netizens again! And he immediately sprang into action.

Ye Shen, lurking online, silently mourned for his little nephew. He’s utterly clueless, with no sense of awareness! Still doesn’t know that your dad really wants to hit on your wife.

It turns out the most endearingly naive one in the family was Xiaobai.

Finally, Ye Shen felt mentally balanced.

「Meanwhile.」

Si Mingjing was unaware that she was trending again. She was attending Song Pianlan’s funeral.

At the funeral, she was inevitably cornered by Song Pianlan’s mother, who kept asking her why she was at the scene that night and what she had said to Song Pianlan. Song’s mother now held a deep grudge against Si Mingjing, even though Song Pianlan’s death had nothing to do with her.

For the past two days, Song Tengfei had been seething with fury. But when he saw his mother causing a scene with Si Mingjing, he intervened. He asked Fang Jing to take his mother to the lounge and then consoled Si Mingjing, trying hard to play the role of a good father.

"Your grandmother is too agitated. I know this has nothing to do with you. That night... what did you and your aunt discuss before she died?"

Truthfully, Song Tengfei also feared Si Mingjing knew something. She was now a valuable asset in his hands, holding limitless future potential. Not only did she possess a secret recipe that could cure cancer, potentially astounding the world, but she had also caught Mo Yinhe’s eye. Such a daughter, he had to carefully win over. Song Tengfei was observing Si Mingjing.

Si Mingjing then repeated, word for word, the sorrowful declarations Song Pianlan had made to Mo Yinhe. She concealed it well, speaking only of Song Pianlan’s unrequited love.

Song Tengfei felt a headache coming on as he listened. If Pianlan hadn’t been so obsessed, so insistent on loving Mo Yinhe, perhaps she wouldn’t have ended up like this!

Seeing Song Tengfei’s furrowed brow, Si Mingjing feigned extreme fright. "Dad, I was terrified that night! Who on earth could be so depraved as to assassinate Aunt Pianlan? Did she have any enemies?"

A complex emotion flickered in Song Tengfei’s eyes. His heart ached, but he couldn’t confide in anyone. He had his suspicions but dared not voice them openly.

Just then, someone reported, "Sir, someone from the Huo Family has come to pay their respects."

Song Tengfei’s expression immediately soured.

Si Mingjing noticed the shift in Song Tengfei’s mood and followed him out to greet the visitors. She saw two men walking side by side. Si Mingjing had a strong impression of one of them. His attire was distinct from all the other gentlemen. He wore a ponytail, with inwardly curled bangs framing his temples, reminiscent of wild grass flourishing untamed in the wilderness—unrestrained and individualistic. Yet, his bearing was noble and dignified, making him particularly eye-catching.