Mu Chenyan saw shock and astonishment on Wen Ya's face.
After three years, Wen Ya was still as handsome as before. However, she was no longer as skinny as before because she had gained some weight due to her pregnancy.
"Wen Ya, it's really you!" Mu Chenyan could not hide her excitement when she saw that Wen Ya was also pregnant. It seemed like the baby was not too young either.
"Chenyan … When did you come back …" Wen Ya seemed to have yet to recover from the shock.
"I just came back not too long ago!" Mu Chenyan excitedly grabbed Wen Ya's hand. "I couldn't contact you. I heard that you went to East City …"
After Yuan Xuan paid the bill, he saw the two women holding each other's hands affectionately. He came over and greeted Wen Ya. Then, he carried Yan Muyu and said to Mu Chenyan, "I'll take the child home first. Do you guys have a nice chat?"
Mu Chenyan nodded and told him, "Don't let Muyu eat anything cold when you get back."
Wen Ya watched as Yuan Xuan left with the baby. Her tone was slightly envious as she said, "The baby is already so big!"
"Three years old!" Mu Chenyan looked at Wen Ya's bulging belly. She had some doubts in her heart but did not dare to ask.
"The baby is Zheng Shuyan's!" Wen Ya seemed to have noticed Mu Chenyan's doubts. Her slender hand touched her belly and said softly.
*
In the afternoon, the sun was setting. The ground was covered in gold under the brocade.
The two women found a quiet coffee shop. Since they were both pregnant, they ordered fruit juice. They leaned against the coffee table by the window. Time seemed to flow back to the time when they were studying more than 10 years ago.
At that time, Mu Chenyan was cheerful and optimistic while Wen Ya was calm and steady. The two talented women appreciated each other and formed a deep friendship when they were studying in England.
Later on, Wen Ya suddenly returned to the country and news of her marriage came. Mu Chenyan did not expect it. After spending a few years in the Yuan Family, their arrogance had been reduced by half.
When they sat together again, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
"Did you really marry Zheng Shuyan?"
Mu Chenyan remembered that Wen Ya had this intention before she left. However, she did not expect that this stubborn woman would actually make it happen.
"Yes!" 温雅 was a little shy. She nodded and said softly, "After his case was decided, I applied to the relevant departments to marry him. I went there many times, but because of Zheng Shuyan's special situation, it was never approved."
"In the end, it was all thanks to Yuan Tian and Yuan Xuan that I was able to marry him. In addition, Zheng Shuyan performed very well in the prison and fought for a lot of privileges in the prison hospital …"
"The wedding will be very simple. We can meet once a month in the prison hospital …"
As Wen Ya spoke, her face blushed a little. Mu Chenyan understood the meaning of this "meeting" and also understood the reason why this child had come.
Mu Chenyan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. Wen Ya's experience could no longer be summed up with the word 'pitiful'.
In the past, she and Yuan Zhe hadn't been able to conceive a child for so many years. Because of this, she had been looked down upon and abused. Now that she had such an ending, it was a good thing.
Mu Chenyan's gaze turned gloomy. Those deductions from three years ago were stuck in her heart. Now that she saw Wen Ya's contented expression, she could not bear to continue talking about it.
After chatting for a while, Wen Ya suddenly asked, "Are you still doing your old profession after returning to Luo Hai?"
Mu Chenyan was startled. She said faintly, "It's not the same anymore. I've learned indology from Professor Shen Muchen in A University. Now, I'm working in the forensic department of the Public Security Bureau. "
Mu Chenyan saw Wen Ya's body tremble. It seemed like she was in awe of the term 'forensic department'.
"I admire you very much. You've always been doing what you like. Who would've thought that the major you majored in in university would end up in the forensic department!"
Wen Ya sighed from the bottom of her heart. Her long eyelashes suddenly flickered. It seemed like she had something else to say, but she did not have the courage to do so.
Mu Chenyan looked at Wen Ya and suddenly asked faintly, "Wen Ya, have you ever regretted it?"
Wen Ya was stunned by the question. The two women looked at each other.
"What do you mean regret?"
"About Zheng Shuyan!" Mu Chenyan did not make it clear. If Wen Ya continued to play dumb, she would definitely not continue talking about it.
Wen Ya's expression was slightly flustered. She picked up the fruit juice on the side of the table uneasily. Her hands were trembling uncontrollably. Wen Ya avoided Mu Chenyan's gaze and took a sip of the fruit juice. Her expression was still tense.
Mu Chenyan remembered that she was still pregnant and could not get emotional. She comforted her and said, "It's all in the past. If you don't want to talk about it, just pretend that I didn't say anything …"
"Chenyan, do you know something?"
Wen Ya smiled bitterly. Her eyes were misty. What was to come would come. She seemed to have prepared herself.
Mu Chenyan did not make it clear. She answered with silence and only stared at Wen Ya with a calm gaze.
"Actually, after so many years, I have no one to talk about it to. I've been suppressing it in my heart. It's really depressing!"
The corner of Wen Ya's mouth curled up into a desolate smile. There was a carefree feeling of finally being able to talk about it.
Mu Chenyan did not say anything. She continued to look at Wen Ya. Wen Ya's expression confirmed all the doubts in her heart. What else did she need to say at this time?
"Chenyan, how did you find out?"
"Find out what?" Mu Chenyan deliberately asked.
"Yuan Zhe's death is related to me!" The corner of Wen Ya's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile. She said it casually as if she was talking about someone else.
"To be precise, you killed Yuan Zhe!"
Mu Chenyan saw that Wen Ya was no longer hiding it, so she directly exposed her.
Wen Ya was not in a hurry to defend herself. Instead, her heaving chest calmed down. It was as if the secret that had been hidden in her heart for many years was stuck in her throat.
Now that there was finally someone to listen to her, she did not panic. Instead, she felt a little more relaxed.
Her gaze fell on Mu Chenyan. Wen Ya smiled faintly. "You're right. I was the one who poisoned him!"
Wen Ya suddenly felt that today's meeting with Mu Chenyan had become a trial.
Mu Chenyan reached out and held the pair of jade-like hands on the table. They were trembling slightly, and her palms were cold.
"Wen Ya, I'm actually just guessing! I knew it three years ago. "
Wen Ya seemed to be in disbelief. "Three years ago?"
Mu Chenyan nodded. "I didn't report you back then. I still won't do it now."
Mu Chenyan was only guessing before. Now that Wen Ya had made it clear, it meant that her guess was correct.
However, she really did not have the intention to report Wen Ya, even though it did not match her identity as a criminal police officer.
This had nothing to do with justice!
Mu Chenyan felt that she was taking off all the halos. The evil in everyone's nature was growing.
If it was possible, she also wished for Yuan Zhe to die!
After all, this man did not have any benefits, but he had done many evil things.
However, with the Yuan Family's strength, if this accident had not happened, it would have been difficult for this devil to receive such retribution.
Wen Ya sighed. The light in her eyes was suddenly filled with hatred. She bit her lip and said faintly, "There are two inlets for cold and hot water in the water purification system at home. You know that!"
"So, you put the poison tablet in the Y-shaped hot water inlet!" Mu Chenyan said bluntly.
Wen Ya smiled and nodded. "Yes! You're very smart! "
"Yuan Zhe used cold water to wash the tea set and boil the first pot of coffee. The water entered from the left side of the Y-shaped outlet, so the first pot of water was poisoned. Those two reporters were safe!"
Wen Ya said and let out a long sigh. Her body seemed to have been sucked dry as she leaned against the back of the sofa.
Mu Chenyan looked into her eyes, and a hatred that could not be dispelled flashed in them.
"For the second pot of coffee, Yuan Zhe definitely used the peppermint-flavored sugar cubes. Yuan Zhe said that the sugar cubes would not taste good if they were repeatedly boiled in the coffee pot. So, he used hot water every time to rinse the roasted coffee powder before adding the sugar cubes!"
When Mu Chenyan heard this, she knew that Wen Ya must have carefully observed Yuan Zhe's habits.
"So, for the second pot of water, he turned the water valve to the right side. When the hot water came from the right side of the Y-shaped outlet, he poured the poison into the coffee pot."
Mu Chenyan understood now. This was the reason why the second pot of coffee was poisoned.
"When Zheng Shuyan heard that something had happened to the Yuan Family, he immediately thought of me …" As Wen Ya spoke, she covered her face in agony. "I stole the poison from his laboratory. When he found out that Yuan Zhe was poisoned to death, he immediately went to the office to stop me and gave me a box of sugar cubes!"
This was similar to what Mu Chenyan had guessed.
"I think that box of sugar cubes was indeed what Zheng Shuyan planned to use to kill Yuan Zhe, right?" Mu Chenyan asked softly.
Wen Ya nodded while crying and said, "Yes! His original plan was to bribe the family's maid and then leave the poisoned sugar cubes at home. He knew that I wouldn't drink those flavored sugar cubes.
"However, I had already acted before he could carry out his plan. So, he gave me the sugar cubes and asked me to secretly place them on the wine rack when I returned to Peace Mansion.
"At that time, I didn't know that the sugar cubes were poisoned. When I returned to the crime scene in Peace Mansion, I pretended to go in to retrieve something and conveniently placed the sugar cubes near the wine rack. The police were only concerned about whether I took anything from the crime scene. They didn't care about what I brought in."
Mu Chenyan did not say anything and continued to listen to Wen Ya's sob.
"Zheng Shuyan did this to divert the police's attention to him so that he could turn himself in later."
Mu Chenyan thought about it and asked, "When you led Su Qingcheng to the box of sugar cubes, was it also Zheng Shuyan who instructed you to do so?"
Wen Ya covered her face and cried, "Yes!"
"The police couldn't find the box of sugar cubes, so Zheng Shuyan called me from a public phone and told me to lead the police to the box of sugar cubes. If I knew that he planned to turn himself in at that time and take responsibility for everything, I wouldn't have …"
When Mu Chenyan heard this, she could only sigh on behalf of this pair of ill-fated lovebirds.
"Wen Ya, a life for a life. You should have expected this outcome!"
Wen Ya raised her head from the crook of her arm and looked at Mu Chenyan. She smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! From the moment I poisoned the sugar cubes, I was already prepared to accept this outcome. "
"However, I never thought of asking Zheng Shuyan to take my place …"
Wen Ya cried again. Mu Chenyan remembered that she was pregnant and that she should not be overly emotional. She quickly comforted her, "Wen Ya, you can't be emotional for the sake of the child!"
Her words snapped the woman out of her emotional breakdown. She wiped her tears and looked at Mu Chenyan with her swollen eyes. She murmured, "Why did you suddenly think of me?"
"Three years ago, do you still remember when you were hospitalized and you asked me to go to Peace Mansion to retrieve some of your personal belongings?"
Wen Ya recalled for a while and realized that this was indeed the case.
"When I went to Peace Mansion, Little Cui went upstairs to retrieve the things you wanted. When I was waiting downstairs, I realized that the banana tree in the courtyard had died!"
Wen Ya's face turned pale and ugly. When the banana tree was mentioned, she recalled that her first child was buried under that tree.
"I think you should know why that tree died!"
Mu Chenyan smiled and said, "Actually, Wu Huai had also speculated that someone might have tampered with the water inlet. That was why he repeatedly took water samples but could not obtain any test results!"
"Because you vomited when you first returned to the crime scene, you applied to flush the dirty things under the banana tree. When you took the water, you flushed the remaining poison out of the water purification system."
"Because you took a lot of water, you also watered the flowers and plants around the banana tree. However, you underestimated the power of the poison. Not long after, the flowers and plants, along with the banana tree, died."
"When I went to Peace Mansion, Little Cui complained to me that the banana tree had died. I immediately recalled your previous actions and associated them with your actions. That was how I came to this conclusion!"
"Therefore, I took some soil samples and brought them back. When Su Qingcheng went to the forensic department, they could help me analyze them. They found the remnants of M36N in the soil samples."
When Wen Ya heard this, she could not help but admire Mu Chenyan's meticulousness.
Wen Ya knew that with Wu Huai's experience in handling cases, her method of poisoning was not very clever. Once the poison was found in the water purification system at home, she would not be able to escape.
Therefore, after she returned, she tried to think of ways to release more water to reduce the amount of residual poison. This was also the reason why Wu Huai ordered people to take water samples several times but to no avail.
However, Mu Chenyan's logic was very strong. She could guess so much just by seeing that the banana tree was dead.
"Chenyan, can you give me some time to give birth to the child …"
"The child needs a mother to take care of him after he's born!" Mu Chenyan interrupted Wen Ya's words. Her gaze was much gentler.
Wen Ya was stunned and said softly, "You don't plan to report me?"
"Although I'm currently a member of the forensic department, I'm not a god! I have a selfish side too! "
Mu Chenyan said with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth. "In fact, I'm a little evil too!"
The things that Yuan Zhe had done would not be enough even if he were to die a hundred times. It was only a matter of who would execute them.
Moreover, Zheng Shuyan had already paid the price for this matter.
If justice was necessary, why did justice not help Wen Ya to get rid of this demon earlier? Why did it insist on forcing her to this dead end?
However, to the people of the world, this kind of thinking was considered improper, so Mu Chenyan could not say it out loud. If she wanted to talk about "Mr. Yuan, I Had No Choice" with more like-minded people, she would follow "You Read Literature" on WeChat.
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