The elevator was about to reach the ground floor, but it was too late for Bai Yang to go upstairs.
Bai Yang quickly pressed the button to stop the elevator and went upstairs again. However, the moment the elevator door closed, Jian Xia and Qin Chen walked out of the stairwell and got into a taxi in the shortest time possible.
Lin Yan saw them getting into the car from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but smile. His eyes fell on Chen Mo, and his thin lips parted slightly as he said in a cold voice, "Leader Chen Dui, if there's nothing else, we'll take our leave first."
Chen Mo's eyes were cold, and he looked at Lin Yan and Ye Zi without blinking. He raised his chiseled chin and muttered, "Have you been together all this time?"
Chen Mo's eyes were fixed on Ye Zi's face as he spoke.
They had grown up together, and Chen Mo was familiar with the minutiae of Ye Zi's expression.
Lin Yan was about to speak, but Ye Zi tugged at Lin Yan's sleeve. She stepped forward and looked up at Chen Mo. "Brother Chen Mo, what happened?"
Her question cleared the fact that she and Lin Yan had helped Qin Chen escape.
Chen Mo couldn't help but frown when he heard that. Had he really judged wrongly?
Ye Zi curled her lips, and her eyes were cold and distant. "Brother Chen Mo, I wasn't with Lin Yan the whole time today …"
Chen Mo instantly looked at Lin Yan.
But suddenly, he heard Ye Zi say, "In the morning, I went shopping with my colleagues and asked Jian Xia out for lunch. Lin Yan picked me up at the mall, and then we came here."
As soon as Ye Zi finished speaking, Bai Yang led the team to stand behind Chen Mo.
Chen Mo turned to look at Bai Yang. "Did you find him?"
Bai Yang shook his head.
Ye Zi smiled faintly and raised her eyebrows in a seemingly unintentional manner. That look seemed to be saying to Chen Mo, "See, I worked for nothing."
Chen Mo's face was ashen, as if it was covered by a thick layer of dark clouds. He squinted his eyes and carefully stared at Ye Zi's face. After a long while, Chen Mo didn't find anything unusual, and reluctantly believed Ye Zi's words.
"Retreat."
Chen Mo was silent for a long time before he turned around and walked towards his Beijing Jeep.
Phew!
Seeing Chen Mo leave, Ye Zi let out a long breath. It was too dangerous just now. If it weren't for Yao Mianan's timely discovery, Qin Chen would have been taken away by Chen Mo.
It wasn't that Ye Zi didn't believe in Chen Mo, but the clues now clearly pointed to Wang Dongxue and Eric. As long as they could find the key evidence, they could clear Qin Chen's name. Ye Zi wanted to help Qin Chen in her own way.
Chen Mo sat in the car. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. When the car was halfway there, Chen Mo suddenly made a sharp turn, turned the car around, and sped away.
There must be something wrong.
Chen Mo hadn't thought about it carefully just now. He had sent people to keep an eye on Lin Yan. When he found that there was someone in his car, it was clearly near Xinglan Bay Apartments. Moreover, in the previous investigations, Jian Xia clearly lived in Xinglan Bay Apartments, and she was also next door to Ye Zi. Why did she suddenly return here?
The only explanation was that Ye Zi had lied.
As for why she lied, the answer was very simple. She wanted to help Lin Yan.
Chen Mo jumped out of the Beijing Jeep and looked up at the towering building. He concluded that perhaps Qin Chen was still here. As the saying went, the most dangerous place was the safest place.
Sure enough, after a while, a taxi stopped. Chen Mo saw with his own eyes that Qin Chen and Jian Xia got out of the taxi. Chen Mo jumped out of his Beijing Jeep and walked straight toward Qin Chen and Jian Xia.
"Qin Chen!"
Hearing someone call his name, Qin Chen turned around subconsciously, but he saw Chen Mo standing behind him. Qin Chen's face changed, and his eyes widened subconsciously.
The corners of Chen Mo's mouth rose slightly, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Jian Xia subconsciously pulled Qin Chen's hand and frowned hard.
Qin Chen smiled faintly. His thin lips slightly opened, and he said indifferently, "What will come will come. I am innocent. I believe that Chief Chen Dui will definitely prove my innocence."
Jian Xia frowned slightly. She was still worried about Qin Chen. After all, he was still injured.
Qin Chen gently moved Jian Xia's hand away, raised his arm, and held her in his arms. Qin Chen put his angular chin on Jian Xia's shoulder and said softly in Jian Xia's ear, "Don't worry. Wait for me to come back."
Jian Xia's tears were like pearls with a broken necklace. She was unwilling to let go of Qin Chen's hand, but reality gave her a heavy blow. She had no choice but to let Qin Chen and Chen Mo go.
At least in this way, it could prove that Ye Zi and Lin Yan did not lie.
Jian Xia watched Qin Chen get into Chen Mo's car. She quickly took out her phone and called Ye Zi.
After the call was connected, Jian Xia said anxiously, "Qin Chen was taken away by Chief Chen Dui."
They had spent so much effort to hide Qin Chen, but in the end, it was all in vain. Ye Zi slowly closed her eyes and let out a long sigh. She muttered, "When did this happen?"
"Just now."
Ye Zi said, "Okay, I will tell Lin Yan to send the Lin Group's legal team now."
"There's no need."
Jian Xia suddenly refused Ye Zi.
Ye Zi asked, "Why?"
Jian Xia said, "Have you forgotten that Qin Chen is the most famous lawyer in Binhai City and even the whole country? We all know that Qin Chen is innocent. I believe that no criminal can escape the punishment of the law, and the police will not wrongly accuse a good person."
Ye Zi, who was on the phone, suddenly fell into deep thought. After a long while, she said, "Okay, if you need anything, remember to call me."
Jian Xia said, "I know. Ye Zi, it is not convenient for me to continue investigating Wang Dongxue and Eric during this time. I will leave the matter of helping Qin Chen to clear his name. "
"Don't worry."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zi did not speak for a long time. Lin Yan, who was driving, did not need to ask to hear the meaning behind Ye Zi's words.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the car was extremely awkward. Neither Ye Zi nor Lin Yan said anything.
After a long time, Lin Yan suddenly stepped on the brakes. He stopped the car by the side of the road and turned to look at Ye Zi.
Lin Yan's eyes were bloodshot. He clenched his hands into fists and hit the steering wheel hard. Suddenly, the car honked continuously.
Ye Zi hurriedly pulled Lin Yan's hand away. She looked at Lin Yan with a solemn expression. After a while, Ye Zi said, "Lin Yan, Qin Chen is innocent. We already have sufficient evidence. I believe that Brother Chen Mo will definitely clear Qin Chen's name."
Lin Yan's expression became more and more unsightly. Even though he knew that Qin Chen had nothing to do with the case, he was still unwilling …
Lin Yan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes that were like obsidian instantly darkened. His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was as cold as ice. "This time, I won't let it go!"
Ye Zi suddenly grabbed Lin Yan's hand. She furrowed her brows and asked Lin Yan word by word, "What do you want to do?!"
"Don't interfere with the investigation anymore. I have a way to prove Qin Chen's innocence."
Ye Zi said, "Lin Yan, don't mess around."
Lin Yan raised his chin and stared coldly at Ye Zi. "Don't worry."
Lin Yan sent Ye Zi back to Xinglan Bay Apartments and then drove away.
Ye Zi looked at the black Jeep Cherokee that was getting further and further away. After a while, Ye Zi took out her phone and dialed Chen Mo's number.
"Brother Chen Mo."
Ye Zi muttered to herself for a moment, took a deep breath, and continued, "Can we meet?"
Chen Mo's voice didn't come through the phone. If it wasn't for the fact that Ye Zi could hear Chen Mo's breathing, she would have thought that her phone was broken.
After a while, Chen Mo's deep voice traveled into Ye Zi's ears. "I wanted to tell you about this, but it seems like you know more than I do."
Chen Mo's words sounded like a joke.
However, when it entered Ye Zi's ears, it was extremely piercing.
Ye Zi bit her lower lip hard. After a while, she said, "Let's meet at the old place."
"Okay."
"Mm, I'll wait for you. See you there."
…
Ye Zi had been sitting in the barbecue restaurant for a full hour. Then, she saw a Beijing Jeep parked in front of the restaurant through the window. After a while, Chen Mo walked out of the Beijing Jeep in a green military coat, black pants, and a pair of military boots.
As soon as Chen Mo entered the restaurant, he saw Ye Zi waving at him. Chen Mo nodded and walked toward Ye Zi.
"Same rules. Twenty kidneys, twenty skewers, and two bottles of Yan Jing."
Ye Zi raised her eyebrows and looked at Chen Mo.
"I have a mission later, so I won't be drinking," Chen Mo said.
Ye Zi smiled. "You really don't have a share of these two bottles of Yan Jing."
Hearing this, Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. After a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up and he said with a smile, "Not bad, little girl. You've grown up. Don't you usually drink one bottle? Why are you …"
Ye Zi blushed slightly. The Yan Jing was originally ordered for Chen Mo, but since he couldn't drink, Ye Zi could only say that it was for her.
Ye Zi smiled and said, "I'll show you how much I can drink today."
Not long after, the food they ordered was served. Ye Zi didn't say anything. Instead, she picked up a skewer of lamb and started eating.
Chen Mo didn't ask anything, nor did he eat anything. He just sat there quietly, waiting for Ye Zi to say what she wanted to say.
Ye Zi picked up a bottle of Yanjing and gulped it down in big mouthfuls.
Suddenly, Chen Mo reached out and snatched the beer bottle from Ye Zi's hand. With a serious expression, he asked in a deep voice, "If you have something to say, just say it. Do you think I don't know how much you can drink?!" If you want to talk about [Essay] with more like-minded people, follow "Youread Literature" on WeChat.
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