If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1367: The Fuse for the Cold War with Xu Chaomu

Chapter 1367: Chapter 1367: The Fuse for the Cold War with Xu Chaomu

Early summer arrived in C City unnoticed, the weather gradually warming, blossoming flowers filling the view with vibrant purples and reds.

On this day, Shen Chi discussed that commercial street project with the person sent by Ji Shengxuan, and then held a meeting with his subordinates.

After the meeting, Shen Chi stood by the French window smoking a cigarette, the smoke curling around his handsome face, his deep gaze overlooking the scenery below like a sovereign from on high.

At this moment, Xiao Mo knocked on the door and after entering, handed Shen Chi a stack of documents.

"President Shen, the report for the Stone City Hot Springs project is all here, please review it," said Xiao Mo.

"Hmm."

"President Shen, I just received a call from my subordinate about the witness you asked to be investigated," Xiao Mo hesitated.

The witness, naturally, was the one who approached Xu Chaomu’s family in Jin City.

Shen Chi snuffed out his cigarette and then turned his head around.

"What’s the situation?" he glanced at Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo calmly stated, "We found the person, but he has been unwilling to tell the truth. He said he was indeed the witness from back then, and agreed to testify in court for Mrs. Shen’s sake, feeling his conscience would not be clear otherwise."

"Where is he now?"

"He’s being held in a small room on Lohes Road, under guard."

"Prepare the car." Shen Chi picked up the coat from his chair and walked out.

Xiao Mo had just wanted to say something, but Shen Chi had already left.

Xiao Mo followed closely behind, personally driving Shen Chi to the so-called ’black room.’

Outside, the city was bustling with beauty and blooming flowers, but here on Lohes Road, it was rundown, low houses were seen everywhere, a stark contrast to the lively, international vibe of C City.

Xiao Mo led Shen Chi straight inside, where the man’s hands and feet were shackled with iron chains.

"It’s you again..." The middle-aged man clearly recognized Xiao Mo, pointing at him with a complex expression.

"It’s me," said Xiao Mo indifferently, "Our boss has a few words for you. You’d better tell the truth, and after you do, I can let you go."

"If I get out, I’ll definitely report you all. Is there no law left? Can you just detain people casually?" The man was very agitated.

"You know who we are. Go ahead and report, nobody is stopping you," Xiao Mo’s tone was as chilling as the cold wind of December.

The man’s eyes darted around, he pursed his lips, and said no more.

Then, Xiao Mo turned to Shen Chi and said, "President Shen, you can ask your questions now."

After speaking, he took two steps back and stood quietly.

The middle-aged man glanced at Shen Chi and recoiled a few steps in fear. Shen Chi exuded a powerful and icy aura that made the man involuntarily shrink back.

"Who instructed you to go to Jin City?" Shen Chi demanded coldly.

There weren’t many who knew Xu Chaomu was in Jin City back then; in truth, he had already guessed who it was. But he wanted to see just how stubborn this man would be.

"It’s a thankless job being a good person these days," the man said disdainfully, "I told you, it weighed on my conscience. It took a lot of effort to find out that girl, Xu Chaomu, was in Jin City, and I agreed to testify for her because my conscience is clear!"

Shen Chi sneered coldly, "Clear conscience? Or were you driven by money?"

"Don’t slander people!" The man’s face turned red with anger, "If you don’t believe me, then forget it."

"My patience is limited, I’ll give you three minutes to tell me who sent you to Jin City," Shen Chi’s voice was ice-cold as if quenched in frost, "If you continue to hide the truth, don’t blame me for being impolite."

After speaking, Shen Chi then sat down on a chair nearby and extended his hand to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo understood and passed a stack of documents he was holding to Shen Chi.

The middle-aged man muttered, "Think whatever you want, I just couldn’t bear to see that girl remain unaware of the truth after all these years."

Shen Chi flipped through the documents and glanced over them, saying indifferently, "Your son is in his final year of high school and is about to take the college entrance exams, isn’t he? His grades aren’t bad; he ranked second in his class in the recent monthly examination."

The middle-aged man’s expression changed immediately, and he shouted, "Who exactly are you? Why do you care about my family affairs! What have you done to my son?!"

The man was very agitated, and if his hands and feet hadn’t been bound, he would have fought with Shen Chi.

Shen Chi simply looked down indifferently at the documents in his hands and continued, "Your mother’s health isn’t very good; she has been staying in the hospital, needing a large sum of money to cover her daily medical expenses. However, starting from some time last year, your mother’s treatment has been maintained well, and her condition was brought under control."

"You’re just a measly coal miner but suddenly came into a lot of money..." Shen Chi said calmly without a change in expression, continuing to read the documents.

The middle-aged man fell silent, his complexion turning pale.

"Still not telling the truth?" Shen Chi coldly threw the documents onto the ground!

"If I tell the truth, what are you going to do to my family?"

"Don’t bargain with me!" Shen Chi said harshly, "I said you had three minutes."

This man wasn’t in a position to bargain with him!

The middle-aged man knew that even if he didn’t talk, Shen Chi would eventually uncover the truth. It was just a matter of time. But if he remained stubborn, his fate would be quite miserable.

"I’ll talk," the man conceded.

Shen Chi let out a cold laugh, his gaze piercing like a knife as he looked at the man’s face.

"There was a time when my mother’s health indeed wasn’t good, and I happened to be in urgent need of a large sum of money," the man said, "When I was at my wits’ end, a woman found me, and this was the year before last."

"The year before last?" Shen Chi frowned.

"Yes, the winter of the year before last."

Shen Chi thought for a moment, at that time, it happened to be when Xu Chaomu was over seven months pregnant.

"She was going to give me a large sum of money, actually, I couldn’t refuse because she said if I did, my mother would die even quicker," the man said, "Later, she asked me about some events from long ago and had me record an audio snippet to serve as testimony."

Audio evidence... Shen Chi remembered, that audio recording had once been the fuse that caused a cold war between him and Xu Chaomu.

He didn’t listen to her explanation at the time and assumed she was going to take Zhou Ran to court.

Every time he thought about that affair, he regretted it deeply...

Although he wasn’t directly at fault, if he hadn’t been ignoring her those few days, she wouldn’t have given birth prematurely, and none of what followed would have happened...

The time she hid away in Jin City was the biggest punishment for him.

Remembering these, a sour ache spread across his chest.

"The words you said in the audio, are they true or false?" Shen Chi asked coldly.

"I didn’t lie about it, I was working in the fields back then and indeed saw a young woman go into Xu Mengxi’s house. However, it was too dark at the time, and I couldn’t see clearly. I only remember her silhouette..." the man said, "Later, that woman showed me a photo, and I felt the woman in the photo was the same person who visited Xu Mengxi’s house back then."

"What photo?"

"I don’t have the photo, don’t ask me," the middle-aged man said in panic.

"What does the woman in the photo look like, what’s her name?" Shen Chi interrogated.