Chapter 285 Father and Son Reunite (3)
Chapter 285 Father and Son Reunite (3)
"I was carried away!" Lu Mingxuan recounted what had happened.
Xie Changgui looked at his son, and tears finally streamed down his face: "Son, you must have suffered a lot, right?"
"I didn't experience much hardship, but I basically didn't receive any love from my family during my childhood."
"Son, tell me quickly, how did you eventually find your biological mother?"
Xie Changgui never expected that Yunmiao would give birth to a son for him and suffer so much. He sat in the chair with tears streaming down his face.
“My adoptive father was very good to me, but my adoptive mother was very cold to me. Later I found out that they took me home because they wanted me to be their son-in-law.”
"son……"
No words could express the harm he had caused his son. Xie Changgui looked at Lu Mingxuan with heartache and said, "I am sorry, but when I went to see your mother back then, she didn't tell me any of this."
“You’re still saying this? At that time, my mother was looking for her son who had been lost in the hospital. If it weren’t for my grandfather taking pity on my mother, she might not be alive today.”
Lu Mingxuan recounted how Yunmiao later met Lu Wenguang, and also told Xie Changgui about how he reunited with his biological mother.
“I was raised by my grandfather. At that time, I didn’t know that Aunt Yun was my biological mother. My mother and I met often, but we didn’t know that I was her biological son.”
After hearing Lu Mingxuan finish speaking, Xie Changgui asked, "Was that girl who just went out your adoptive parents' daughter?"
Lu Mingxuan shook his head: "No, she is the woman I love. We just got married and are here on our honeymoon."
"So you didn't marry your adoptive mother's daughter?"
Xie Changgui knew there was more to the story.
"No! She's in Jiangcheng now. She tried to hurt me and my wife multiple times, and my adoptive father sent her to the police station. She's still inside and hasn't come out yet."
Just then, Lu Mingxuan's phone rang. Seeing that it was Captain Wang from the police station calling, he answered, "Captain Wang, hello!"
"Lu Mingxuan, right? There's been progress in your case. Come to the police station immediately."
Xie Changgui heard Lu Mingxuan's voice on the phone and asked after he ended the call, "What case?"
“My wife and I were stabbed in the park today. The police called me and said there was progress in the case and asked me to come over.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Changgui quickly said, "I'll go with you!"
"Let's forget about it. You're the town mayor here; we shouldn't let it affect you."
At the crucial moment, Lu Mingxuan still considered Xie Changgui's feelings, which moved him deeply.
"It won't affect anything. I've been following up on this case too. Let's go over there now and see who the killer is and why they targeted you."
After saying this, Lu Mingxuan looked at Xie Changgui and said, "Wait a minute, let me let Qiaoqiao in and introduce her to you."
Lu Mingxuan opened the door and saw Song Qiao waiting in the corridor. He quickly called out, "Qiao Qiao, come in for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Song Qiao went inside.
"Qiaoqiao, this is our father, call him Dad!"
Lu Mingxuan didn't shout it himself; he couldn't shout it out, but he conveyed his meaning through Song Qiao.
"father!"
Upon hearing Song Qiao's words, Xie Changgui's eyes filled with tears of emotion: "Oh! Good boy."
Lu Mingxuan told Xie Changgui about Song Qiao's identity: "Qiao Qiao's family owns several companies in Jiangcheng, and we already have a daughter."
"This...didn't you just get married?"
Just as Song Qiao was about to explain, Lu Mingxuan said, "We were just like you and my mother back then. We didn't get a marriage certificate after we got married, but we got one after we had children."
Xie Changgui smiled and said, "No wonder. My son and daughter-in-law are both so outstanding. They must have known each other for a long time."
Lu Mingxuan didn't explain the matter to him in detail. He looked at Song Qiao and said, "The police station called and asked us to come over. Dad said he'll come too."
Song Qiao looked at Xie Changgui with a happy expression: "Dad, thank you for your help."
“Good children, there is very little I can do for you, but I will definitely help you find out who the real murderer is.”
The three men walked out of the office, and Xie Changgui made a phone call at the door: "Xiao Li, bring the car over, I need to go to the police station!"
When the three people walked out of the town government building, there was an official car parked at the entrance.
"Go in!"
After Xie Changgui said this, he got into the passenger seat, while Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao got into the back. The car then drove away from the town government.
Mayor Xie came to the police station in person. As soon as his car entered the gate, the station chief knew about it and rushed out to greet him.
The group arrived at the interrogation room, where Xie Changgui was accompanied by his superior and several police officers handling the case.
Standing in the room were Wang Ermao, who had committed the attack with a knife at noon, and another person, Liu Asan, whom neither Song Qiao nor Lu Mingxuan recognized. Lu Mingxuan assumed it must be Liu Asan.
"Mayor, let's begin the trial now."
Xie Changgui looked at the two of them with an unusual coldness in his eyes and nodded silently.
"Liu Asan, who instructed you to kill Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan?" According to the park's surveillance footage, Wang Ermao's knife was pointed at Song Qiao.
"Yes... I can't say!"
"You don't have to talk, but I'll sentence you to death right now."
The director said this in front of Mayor Xie.
When Liu Asan lowered his head and then raised it again, he asked, "If I tell you, will you reduce my sentence?"
"You're right. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. You should understand this principle."
"It was someone from Jiangcheng who made me do it," Liu Asan said, making a desperate gamble.
Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan were both surprised, and Xie Changgui finally spoke.
"Who are those people from Jiangcheng? Liu Asan, you have committed many evil deeds, and we have also collected a lot of evidence against you. If you don't explain yourself clearly this time, you may not have another chance."
Liu Asan knew Xie Changgui; he often saw him on television.
"I'll talk if you promise me you'll reduce my sentence."
"Then we'll see how you perform!"
The director slammed his hand on the table.
"I heard she's a female leader, from the Bureau of Trade and Economic Affairs, her surname is Qiao...?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingxuan felt a chill run up his spine. Qiao Hongwei wanted to kill them? She was his mother!
"She said she would keep the man, kill the woman, and send me abroad after it was done, but I didn't expect Wang Ermao... to fail."
He glanced at Wang Ermao and then bit his back teeth out.
"Alright, take him away. We'll wait for the investigation to be completed and then decide his fate."
Wang Ermao remained silent throughout. He had been threatened by Liu Asan, and Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao had discussed it and decided to help him reduce his sentence.
After leaving the police station, Xie Changgui looked at Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao and said, "I'll go back to Jiangcheng with you. We can't let this guy surnamed Qiao get away with it. I'm the most ruthless person in my life when it comes to using power to oppress others."
Xie Changgui believes that the Bureau of Commerce and Trade is oppressing the people.
"Dad, she is my adoptive mother!"
Lu Mingxuan is also in a dilemma. If it really is Qiao Hongwei, what should she do next? After all, she has raised him for so many years, and she has certainly put in a lot of hard work, even if she hasn't done anything particularly good.
"What? Your adoptive mother? Why would she do this? Is it because you didn't marry her daughter?"
Hearing Xie Changgui's words, Song Qiao nodded: "Dad, it was because I blocked her daughter's way of marrying Mingxuan that she wanted to kill me."
"Is this how marriages are formed? She's the director of the Economic and Trade Bureau, disregarding the law—it's utterly absurd!"
After venting his anger, Xie Changgui said, "Let's go! Dad will go back with you. I also want to see your mother. I've had something to say to her all these years."
When the car returned to the town government, Lu Mingxuan took his suitcase out of the office and put it in Xie Changgui's private car. The group then headed towards the airport.
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