CHAPTER 393: CHAPTER 393: HIDDEN MEANINGS

A judge sentencing someone to death doesn’t mean they immediately drag the person out and shoot them. There is a very long process involved, where the execution is generally delayed for 2 years, unless the crime committed is particularly severe and warrants immediate execution.

Drunk driving that results in hitting someone, without the perpetrator actively fleeing the scene, clearly doesn’t qualify for immediate execution.

Thus, the guy who killed He Qingyan and her two daughters is, for the time being, still alive.

"Judge Sun is truly a good judge, sparing his life like that. If it had been up to me, I would have killed him long ago; he wouldn’t still be alive," said Huang Yuntao.

Seeing Huang Yuntao’s competence in investigating Xu Jiawei and Kang Yurong, Shen Siyuan realizes he has connections and wants his help in investigating the person who killed He Qingyan and her daughters.

If he’s going to ask for help, naturally, he has to narrate the situation to him. After understanding it, Huang Yuntao is filled with righteous indignation.

"What do you mean by that?" Shen Siyuan asks, although he himself harbors some doubts.

"He is a judge, after all. His decisions are final. Even if other judges in the same court learn about it, they’ll likely turn a blind eye and won’t say much. After all, a man has caused the death of his wife and daughters; any form of revenge wouldn’t be too much..."

Huang Yuntao continues to ramble, while Shen Siyuan becomes even more doubtful.

He Qingyan claimed that they were hit by a car because Sun Xinghai had offended some people. This information, however, is something she uncovered after her death—Sun Xinghai himself was unaware of it.

Upon closer consideration, this seems difficult to scrutinize. A judge is actually a top figure in his locality; if he wanted to investigate something, it would be impossible for him to find out absolutely nothing.

Is it that he already knew in his heart who was responsible, or did he simply not want to look into it?

Moreover, this assumption doesn’t hold water. We’re living in a society governed by the rule of law now. Going after a judge’s family members—how powerful does this person have to be, not fearing the possibility of the judges banding together for a collective backlash? After all, these judges have families and share a common fate; they would never allow such an incident. Even if it’s just to make an example, they would bring the person responsible to justice.

Unless it’s someone with a death wish, anyone with a little brain wouldn’t do such a thing.

But since the other party was able to hire someone to commit the crime, it obviously means they’re not brainless.

So this reason is completely untenable.

"You don’t have to worry about this; I’ll ask someone else to look into it," Shen Siyuan ponders for a moment.

Huang Yuntao’s family might have some assets, but they don’t have deep connections. There’s no need to drag them into these matters.

However, Huang Yuntao is displeased upon hearing this.

"Does Brother Shen look down on me?"

"Yes."

Huang Yuntao: ...

"I have a feeling that this matter is not as simple as it seems. You’d better not get involved, to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"Do you think I’m afraid of trouble?" Huang Yuntao retorts stubbornly.

But then he changes the subject: "Who are you going to ask to investigate?"

"You don’t think you’re the only one I know, do you?" Shen Siyuan says with a smile.

He then takes out his phone and calls Zhong Xiaonan. She’s just received a favor from him, so it seems fair for her to contribute some effort.

Zhong Xiaonan is somewhat surprised to receive the call from Shen Siyuan, especially since they had just parted ways not long ago. But once she understands the matter, she immediately agrees without hesitation.

Even without the gifts of Iron-eating Fireflies from Shen Siyuan, she wouldn’t have refused.

Her staying in Qionghai was precisely to serve Shen Siyuan.

She’s not afraid of things happening; she’s afraid of things not happening, as this would make her seem worthless, and she’d have a hard time explaining herself to her superiors.

"Alright, let’s go... to the Red Dynasty Mall," Shen Siyuan says.

Since Xu Jiawei and his wife did not come to the fishing gear store, they should be at the Red Dynasty Mall, because Zhao Xiaorui owns a flower shop there.

Of course, their reason for going there isn’t to sell flowers, but for the wife to go nearby for a beauty treatment, and for the husband to play cards at a nearby chess and card room.

Living a life without any grand luxuries, the wealthy still find life monotonous, except they no longer need to hustle for a living.

Huang Yuntao starts the car but turns his head to glance at the back seat.

"Are the kids on board?" he asks.

He has met Duoduo and Dou Dou before, so he guesses that the two who were talking to Shen Siyuan under the car are probably them.

"Don’t worry about them," Shen Siyuan said.

Huang Yuntao heard this and didn’t ask any further, starting the car and heading towards Red Dynasty Mall.

As for Duoduo and the others, they really didn’t follow along. Mainly because Duoduo and Dou Dou wanted to play with the twins, Shen Siyuan simply left them there. After all, they couldn’t be lost, and with their current abilities, they wouldn’t encounter any danger.

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"Little sapling, little cloud, there’s a seesaw over there. Do you want to ride it with me..."

"You should call us ’big sister’." ×2

Dou Dou: ...

"Hehehe..." Duoduo sniggered on the side.

"You just have to say it once, don’t all say it," Dou Dou tried to divert the topic.

"Oh." ×2

Chun Shu and Mu Yun replied in unison again, making Dou Dou laugh.

Giggling, she said, "You guys are really fun."

But calling them big sister, that’s impossible.

"Call me big sister," Duoduo said.

"Big sister." ×2

Chun Shu and Mu Yun obediently called out immediately.

"Hehe, →_→" Duoduo looked at Dou Dou.

"You’re really too naughty."

Dou Dou was so annoyed that she immediately pounced on Duoduo, and they started tussling with each other again.

Watching the kids playing and making a fuss, He Qingyan asked Xiao Yue curiously.

"Little sister Xiao Yue, what kind of person is Mr. Shen? An immortal?"

Shen Siyuan only said he could help her husband see him but didn’t specify his identity.

Thus, in He Qingyan’s mind, Shen Siyuan was probably someone like a divine mother or a Taoist priest, possessing special abilities.

Saying that Shen Siyuan was an immortal was already giving him a compliment.

But she didn’t expect Xiao Yue to directly say, "No, he’s a demon."

He Qingyan: ...

She thought to herself, why does this little girl speak so bluntly?

When she first started interacting with Shen Siyuan, she was actually very nervous, otherwise, she wouldn’t have sent her daughter away.

After all, not all those who possess witchcraft skills are good people; they could command enslaved ghosts or drive away gods. Even though she was now a ghost herself, she was still pretty and a young wife; who knows if the other party had any special fetishes and would catch her to keep as a pet.

Of course, all these were experiences she had seen in movies.

However, when she encountered such a peculiar person for the first time, she couldn’t help but be curiously drawn to interact with him.

Overall, it was not bad; the other party was not only handsome but also gentle and kind, and he was very patient with the children, obviously not a bad person at all.

At this moment, Sun Xinghai came out of the fishing shop with a fishing rod in hand.

He Qingyan met him with a smile blooming on her face; it was clear that her feelings for Sun Xinghai were deep.

"Are you going to fish?"

"I’ve never seen you fish before, can you do it?"

"Do you know how to use the fishing rod? I’ll laugh at you."

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He Qingyan walked beside Sun Xinghai, knowing full well that he couldn’t hear her, yet she still kept talking to herself non-stop.