Chapter 25: The Black Pot on His Back (Part 3)

**Trigger warning for non-con drug use.**

Xie SiQi closed the car door and looked at the dilapidated building in disgust.

If it weren't for business, she didn't want her newly bought sheepskin ankle boots to set foot on this dirty street.

She bent down slightly and said to the driver, "Wait for me here, It’ll be quick."

After speaking, she walked in on her high-heeled boots and walked into the doorway that was incompatible with her luxurious skirt.

The stairs leading up to the second floor had some historical traces. On the floor landing, there was an old and inconspicuous sign in front that said, "Lewis Detective Agency".

Xie SiQi pushed the door in and looked around the somewhat dilapidated office. There was a mess of materials and no one was there.

Perhaps after hearing the movement outside, a male voice came, "Is it Miss Xie? Please wait a moment. There is good black tea on the table, please help yourself.”

Xie SiQi sat down at the messy desk. She did not move the teapot on it, but took out a file bag from the bag she carried with her.

She never fought unprepared battles.

Ever since she was able to find out who were the ones who had been following HeJin for the past two years, she had been preparing for today's meeting.

HeJin was studying at M University alone, but there had to be someone watching over him. With DuYan’s cautious nature, it was absolutely impossible to allow HeJin to go to a foreign country that was beyond his control.

The person in charge of surveillance must know a lot of DuYan's secrets, which may become the breakthrough point for her father to fight back.

Xie SiQi had always wanted to find, and not long ago, she finally got her wish.

As for whether this person named Lewis was loyal to DuYan, and whether he was unwilling to disclose those secrets, Xie SiQi felt that this was never an obstacle.

She believed that as long as one was human, there would be weaknesses. The so-called loyalty without betrayal was simply because the interests were not enough to tempt the other party.

Xie SiQi looked down at the information in her hand.

This was really a beautiful resume. He had worked as a criminal policeman, worked undercover, and had done countless deeds. Later, his family members were kidnapped. In his rage, he had beaten up the criminals, who had long stopped resisting, to death.

The former hero was reduced to a prisoner, and his wife and children separated. After he was released from prison, he could only be reduced to opening a detective office and make a living by talking.

But she just didn't expect that such a dirty and messy uncle would be DuYan's person. Xie SiQi imagined DuYan standing in this place, with his face full of disgust, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but smile.

DuYan, he was so clean and cold that people couldn't wait to taint it.

"Miss Xie, you've been waiting for a long time."

The rough man finally walked out of the bathroom with unclean drops of water on his face.

Lewis sat down behind his desk with a smile on his face, "This beautiful lady, what can I do for you?"

Xie SiQi didn't want to talk too much nonsense with such people, "I don't want to go in circles with you. Do you want to know the whereabouts of your daughter?"

As soon as the voice fell, the cynical expression on Lewis's face disappeared in an instant, and he became more cautious.

Xie SiQi smiled in her heart and continued to throw out her own bargaining chips.

"The price is very simple, no harm to you or your family. After that, I can even send you all to a safe place and give you a sum of money sufficient to live a lifetime of wealth. "

"What I need is all the things XieYan entrusted you to do here.”

Xie SiQi left the detective office with her things, walking briskly and looking triumphant. She even wondered what kind of posture she should use to appear in front of DuYan when he was crushed into the mud.

Lewis stood by the window, looking at the graceful and beautiful woman get in the car and gradually leave.

Facing the void, he said, "She's gone."

The messy decorative frame on the side slowly opened, and DuYan walked out of it.

Unlike Xie SiQi's imagination, DuYan did not show any discomfort in this messy environment.

He walked to the side of the sofa and sat down, "Continue to keep an eye on their movements, especially Zhou YaLi."

As DuYan had expected, Zhou YaLi soon made a move.

Zhou YaLi stood under the dormitory, waiting for HeJin. She suddenly remembered the situation two years ago.

Afterwards, HeJin had broken up with his uncle, but unfortunately she still couldn't get the person she wanted. She looked at HeJin who was bringing Fang Xiangxiang with him, her eyebrows frowned slightly.

Even though the truth was exposed, HeJin’s uncle still did not give up controlling HeJin's life, and actually used means to send Fang Xiangxiang abroad.

She felt a little unhappy, and she didn't know why HeJin's uncle liked Fang Xiangxiang. Perhaps it was her weak character and ordinary family background. Giving her a small favor had made her grateful.

The more Zhou YaLi thought about it, the more reasonable it was. Maybe that person wanted to control HeJin by controlling HeJin's future wife. As expected, people from a wealthy family are really black.

Zhou YaLi squeezed the files in her hand, and suddenly gave birth to an idea of saving HeJin from the fire and water. So that he would not be restrained by the small favors of the past three years and not be controlled by that hypocritical uncle.

After today, Fang Xiangxiang would not want to get even half a step closer to HeJin.

She quickened her pace and greeted him just as she did two years ago, "HeJin-gege, I have something to tell you."

HeJin still smiled politely, wanting to refuse.

"It has something to do with your uncle, XieYan."

Everything was the exact same as it was two years ago. It's just that the place of conversation was changed to a coffee shop in a foreign country.

Zhou YaLi placed the order for herself and HeJin’s with an elegant smile. After watching the waiter go away, she looked at HeJin who was a little anxious, "Do you still remember what happened back then? Uncle He’s and Auntie Xie’s accident?”

HeJin's face sank, "Didn't you say that this was related to my uncle?"

"This matter is indeed related to him. I found something very interesting." Zhou YaLi took a sip of her coffee.

"The person who caused your parents to have a car accident due to drunk driving was called Fang JianGuo. And the father of your good friend Fang Xiangxiang was also called Fang JianGuo."

HeJin frowned. He had long heard of Fang Xiangxiang's father dying prematurely in a car accident. But when it came to asking about others' sadness, HeJin wouldn’t ask about it too much.

The father of his close friend was the one who caused his parent’s accident. This really made HeJin uncomfortable, but he had long learned to hide his emotions and to not act impulsively.

Even if there was something, he would not show even half of it to Zhou YaLi, "So? This is Fang Xiangxiang's father’s fault. Having a certain relationship with the offender and being punished for it is no longer popular in modern society.”

Zhou YaLi said, "Of course it's not that simple, I just want you to be mentally prepared.”

After speaking, she pushed the files in her hand forward.

The information was about the life of Fang Xiangxiang’s father, Fang JianGuo.

Fang JianGuo’s business failed and he owed a large amount of money to loan sharks. The loan sharks gave a deadline. If he failed to pay in time, his wife, daughter, and parents at home would suffer.

At this time, a well known foreign firm called Overseas General Affairs approached Fang Jianguo. Soon after, Fang JianGuo's loan was paid off.

After that, there was a car accident caused by drunk driving.

And this agency called Lewis Detective Agency had always been doing things for one person.

And that person's name was XieYan.

***

DuYan stayed in the hotel, casually flipping through the newspaper in his hand.

He had his own property in Y Country, and it was located in a remote and pleasant town, but it was a place for retirement for himself. Since he had to be ready for HeJin to come to his door, he couldn’t expose his hiding place.

The decoration of this hotel was very retro, in line with DuYan's preferences.

He looked at the fireplace beside him, and there was a crackling sound from inside. For the sake of safety, naturally there would be no wood-burning fireplaces in the hotel, so this was just an electrical simulation.

However, in the house that DuYan chose, there was a fireplace, the kind that could burn wood. He stared at the fake fireplace in front of him, and began to imagine the good life afterwards.

Xiao Ba finally couldn't help but spit out, "You look like an old man who is about to retire now, do you know that?"

DuYan picked up the black tea next to his hand, "After the villain is killed, shouldn't they go back to the country for retirement?"

The doorbell rang.

DuYan got up and said to Xiao Ba in his consciousness, "It’s here. The most exciting scene. After this performance, I will have nothing to do and only wait for retirement.”

The person outside was the one DuYan was waiting for.

HeJin stood at the door. From the hair down to the windbreaker, he was all wet. The messy black hair draped in front of his forehead, making his already deep brows look a little gloomy.

DuYan asked, "How did you know that I was here.”

HeJin didn't answer, and walked directly into the room, leaving behind an endless chill.

DuYan closed the door and felt that the illusion of warmth created by the simulated fireplace had fallen into cold reality upon HeJin’s arrival.

"Sit." DuYan turned around and saw HeJin standing next to the sofa, looking over with an unpredictable expression.

DuYan thought that when HeJin came to the door, HeJin would lose control of his emotions, and so he was even ready to be punched.

He didn't expect that the two could sit on the sofa with such peace.

DuYan still asked in the tone of an elder, "Has it been going well here?”

HeJin stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled, "You should be very clear on how I have been doing lately.”

DuYan's expression remained unchanged, "You knew that I sent someone to watch over you?”

HeJin squeezed the files in his hand and threw it on the table, "The things I know are not just that.”

The information in the files were scattered, and the top one was evidence of the transaction between Lewis and Fang JianGuo.

DuYan reached out and picked up the materials, and scanned at will, "Where did you get these?"

HeJin spoke in a deep voice, "Don't worry about where I got it, you just have to answer me, are these true?"

"What if I deny it?" DuYan asked.

HeJin was a bit unable to hold himself back as he replied, “Then I would believe. Uncle, as long as you say something, say that these aren’t true, that someone set you up, I will believe you…”

DuYan finally smiled. He curled his lips, smiling proudly and indifferently, "HeJin, the facts are in front of you. Have you always been this naive? What a pity, these things are true.”

HeJin was struck by lightning and was stunned on the spot. It took a long time before he muttered, "You--why do you have to do this.”

"Of course it's for the Xie Family.”

"Xie family! Power! Are these the only things you can see?” HeJin suddenly swept all the information on the table to the ground, and then looked over with red eyes.

He walked towards DuYan, staggering.

DuYan just stood up and took out a handheld gun from behind the sofa cushions, "You better stay away from me."

HeJin stopped, and his shoulders began to tremble slightly. He asked, "Then why, why are you unwilling to keep lying to me?”

"The Xie Family is now mine, didn’t you know? Grandfather left a few days ago." DuYan raised the gun in his hand, "HeJin, you should go now."

HeJin didn't move, just lowered his head and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

DuYan did not stimulate him anymore. The ruthless and vicious words that he said just now had already condemned himself. Now that his lines have been said, it was not a bad idea to give HeJin some time to slow down.

After a long time, HeJin looked up and smiled miserably, "Uncle, can I have a drink with you for the last time?"

He paused for fear that DuYan would refuse, "After drinking this glass of wine, you will no longer be my uncle."

DuYan nodded slightly.

HeJin twitched his lips as if he wanted to show a smile, but in DuYan's view, it was more like a crying expression.

HeJin turned around, fetched the wine from the suite’s bar, and poured it into a goblet.

The two clinked glasses, then drank it all in one fell swoop.

"You can go now." DuYan said again.

HeJin didn't move, but looked straight at DuYan, with a strange expression on her face.

DuYan frowned slightly, and was about to say something, only to find that HeJin in front of him was becoming a little fuzzy.

He rubbed his temples and felt dizzy, "What did you put in the wine?"

HeJin smiled softly, "Uncle, I'm really happy that you didn’t put up a guard against me at all. I’m really, really happy…”

DuYan almost couldn't hear what the other party was saying.

He just thought that HeJin wouldn't be so impulsive, but now because of these facts, he had directly poisoned himself to death? If he wanted to make a move, he should’ve waited until he could cover the entire sky with one hand. He had no power at all. This approach would only lead to losses on both sides okay...

This was DuYan’s only thought before he lost consciousness.

After that, he couldn't support himself anymore and fell down. The moment his consciousness plunged into darkness, he felt as if he had fallen into a cool embrace.

The situation was not as bad as DuYan imagined. When he woke up the next morning in the hotel bed.

DuYan sat up supporting his head. He felt a sudden tingling pain in his shoulders, but other than that, there was no other discomfort.

He frowned, got up, walked to the bathroom, and opened his collar in front of the mirror.

The person in the mirror had messy hair and a pale face. On the place where his left shoulder connects to his neck, there was a deep tooth mark with blood stains on it.

DuYan’s fingers touched it lightly, and shrunk in pain, “Hiss--so cruel. It seems that he is very angry.”

After that day, the private detective hired by DuYan lost all news on HeJin.

HeJin disappeared for a full eight years.