Pei Yansi smiled, but his eyes were filled with indifference. "That’s for the best."
He changed into a proper suit and stood behind Chen Lingmeng, allowing the photographer and the makeup team to transform them.
In reality, most of the transformation was done on Chen Lingmeng, simply because she was in a wheelchair and her demeanor wasn’t sufficient besides Pei Yansi, who was outstanding.
Together, Chen Lingmeng always seemed to lack some charm.
In order to make them look more matched, a great effort was spent on Chen Lingmeng.
Unfortunately, her being in a wheelchair made the shooting very inconvenient. After much busy work, they only managed to shoot one set of wedding photos.
Even so, Chen Lingmeng was very satisfied.
Looking at the original photos, Chen Lingmeng was very happy and wanted to say something to Pei Yansi, but she saw that he had already left with Zhao Jin without looking back, as if his presence was merely a task.
Chen Lingmeng sighed, feeling quite downhearted, but she always knew what she wanted. She just wanted to be by his side forever, as his wife, his legally wedded wife.
Even if he didn’t love her, he could never leave her.
After leaving from there, Pei Yansi went straight to the office.
Zhao Jin followed him, reporting recent work in the office, among which the most important was finding the truth about the car accident.
He said, "I’ve found some clues; the truck driver has already been found by us."
Pei Yansi gave him a glance, "Speak."
"His family has a critically ill member, desperately needing a large amount of medical fees he couldn’t produce. Just then, someone approached him, offering to cover the fees and an additional 500,000 as a reward after the job."
Zhao Jin said, "I suspect that the person is from Chen Lingmeng’s side."
"Suspecting?" Pei Yansi’s voice was cold, his gaze chillingly indifferent.
He was not satisfied with such an answer; he needed a hundred percent proof, evidence enough to accuse Chen Lingmeng.
Zhao Jin said, "I’m still investigating. The person did not directly deal with the driver but used a middleman. I believe we will have results soon."
Pei Yansi said, "Bring that person to see me."
This matter had already dragged on for too long, and he didn’t want Zhao Jin to delay further. Zhao Jin’s methods were too mild.
Unlike him, he was famously known for his swift measures.
No matter what, he wanted the most direct results in the shortest time.
Zhao Jin immediately went out, and not long after, he brought a man inside.
The man had a long scar on his face, wore plain work clothes, dirty with mud, with numerous wrinkles on his face and mostly white hair.
Standing in front of Pei Yansi, he instinctively felt the oppressive aura emanating from him, fear creeping in as he carefully looked at him, "What’s the meaning of this?"
He had been working well at the construction site when suddenly he was dragged here.
Looking at the man before him, he felt he was extremely dangerous, especially the way he looked at him, which carried a clear intent to kill.
Pei Yansi looked at him and asked indifferently, "What’s your name?"
The man said, "I’m Wang Zhiqiang."
Wang Zhiqiang said this, unable to help but lower his head to look at the floor beneath his feet—it was too clean, and his feet were muddy, all from the construction site. He was afraid of dirtying the floor tiles.
Pei Yansi said, "You used to be a truck driver, a cargo transporter, right?"
Wang Zhiqiang nodded.
"About over a week ago, someone approached you, had you drive and cause an accident, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhiqiang was stunned, his face turning pale. He had known from the moment he did it that it was only a matter of time before it would be discovered.
Such matters, once uncovered, would mean prison, but his mother was sick, and he could never afford the huge medical fee needed for surgery.
When someone directly came to him, he had no other choice but to agree.
Pei Yansi said, "You’d better think carefully before you answer; I haven’t determined anything specific, just asking you about the facts."
Wang Zhiqiang rubbed his head. Although Pei Yansi said this, he was not foolish—he could see the indifference and ruthlessness in Pei Yansi’s eyes.
If they didn’t already have solid evidence, why would they forcibly bring him here just to ask about this?
He stammered, "Indeed, there was such an incident."
"The other party, male or female, any characteristics? Speak now, and I might consider that you did this for your family’s medical conditions and won’t do anything to you."
Pei Yansi’s hand curled up, fingers lightly tapping on the table in front of him, looking at him and saying, "However, if you hide anything, I can’t guarantee what I’ll do."
Hearing his threatening words, Wang Zhiqiang was scared out of his wits. He was just an ordinary man, inexplicably involved in these powerful conflicts.
He dared not conceal anything.
But he couldn’t afford to offend people from either side—if those on the other side knew, he wouldn’t end up in good shape either.
Pei Yansi, seeming to see through his thoughts, took the initiative to say, "Don’t worry, as long as you are willing to speak clearly and provide a way to find the person, I will cover your mother’s surgery cost in full. I’ll also give you an additional 1 million as a reward, and then send you away, not letting them find your traces."
Pei Yansi’s words were not mere threats to get results. He indeed could understand how a serious illness could crush an ordinary family.
Wang Zhiqiang seemed not a bad person, just someone cornered, someone who was handed a knife to ruin someone else’s life—not taking a life but saving his most important person.
Faced with such a choice, few could remain unmoved.
As for the money, he wasn’t lacking that 1 million.
Yet, Wang Zhiqiang said, "Boss, although I don’t know who you are, I won’t take that 1 million. Things that don’t belong to me will only bring me trouble."
"I know I can’t afford to provoke either of you, I just hope my mom and I can be safe. She raised me through hardships, and I can’t just watch her die."
"To gather money for her surgery, I had to do this. It was my mistake, and I can lead you to that person. I don’t need your 1 million; I just hope after this, you can send my mother and me away. I want to return to a peaceful life."
Pei Yansi was taken aback for a moment, as if he hadn’t expected there to be someone in the world who, when faced with the temptation of money, would rather choose a peaceful life.
He looked at the honest worker before him, "I promise you."