Mr. Sheng's Newly Married Mute Wife

Chapter 116 Mom's Jade Bracelet is Missing

Shao Qianyi stared at Wang Qingwan with a stern expression: "Why did you come again later?"

"Brother!" Shao Qianmin interrupted at the right time, unconsciously clasping his hands together and rubbing them a few times, "My bridesmaid dress is not suitable, so I'd like to trouble Yan Liang to send one to me temporarily. A few days ago, I saw that she designed a very beautiful pink light dress in Yan Liang's live broadcast room. I thought it was just right, so I asked her to send it to me."

Shao Qianyi didn't expect that his sister would have a role in this, and his brows furrowed even more.

"It's my fault for not arranging it well," Wang Qingwan hurriedly came to Shao Qianmin's rescue. "The bridesmaid I had originally found couldn't come due to some emergency, so I asked Qianmin for help. I didn't expect that the dress was torn and couldn't be worn."

Shao Qianyi nodded and turned his gaze to other people.

"I've said it before, after they left, only mom, Yanliang and I were left at home. By the way, it seems that Yanliang also had a close friend, and Yanliang came back just to find her." Wang Qinghai said blankly, his eyes sweeping across Yanliang's face.

"I, I left a long time ago..." Jiang Xiaomei glanced at Wang Qinghai timidly, and the moment she met his gaze, she turned her eyes away as if she was burned, "I left early that day, and Yan Liang didn't find me, so I went home before Yan Liang."

Shao Qianyi's gaze lingered on Jiang Xiaomei's face for a moment, with an inquiring light in his eyes. Jiang Xiaomei lowered her head even more, standing far away, not even daring to get close to Yan Liang.

Yan Liang thought she was timid because of Shao Qianyi, and nodded silently to confirm her words.

Yan Liang calmed down a little at this moment. Although her heart was still numb with pain and she still felt like she was dreaming, she couldn't believe that Shang Zixuan was dead, but she forced herself to think about a simple chain of logic.

Who will benefit from Shang Zixuan's death?

It was undoubtedly Wang Kaiye. However, there was one thing Yanliang couldn't understand. If Wang Kaiye and Zhan Meiting had an affair, he could just divorce Shang Zixuan. There was no need to kill her.

Was he afraid that Shang Zixuan would inform Shao's father, so he silenced her?

Since they have an affair, Shao's father will find out sooner or later, right?

Zhan Meiting and Shao's father had no children involved, so at most he would not get any money. Even if Wang Kaiye did not have as much money as the Shao family, it was enough for Zhan Meiting to squander, not to mention that the Shao family also had Shao Qianmin, so she would never let Zhan Meiting take advantage.

Yan Liang frowned, looking at Shao Qianyi hesitantly, wondering if the senior would be embarrassed when she mentioned Zhan Meiting.

"Yanliang, do you have anything to say?" Shao Qianyi saw Yanliang's hesitation and encouraged her, "Don't be afraid, just say whatever you want to say."

Yan Liang pursed his lips lightly, and just as he was about to speak, Wang Qingwan spoke first: "By the way, Mom's jade bracelet is missing!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to her words.

"That jade bracelet is a family heirloom. When I was fifteen, my mother showed it to me and said she would give it to me as a dowry when I got married. But just now when I went to clean up my mother's room, I found that the jade bracelet was gone! It must have been stolen by the murderer. Maybe he killed her just to get the jade bracelet!"

"Wuwu! My poor mother, I would rather not have the jade bracelet than lose my life for it. Why is mom so stupid? Wuwu..." Wang Qingwan covered her face and cried sadly.

Yan Liang's cold eyes suddenly fixed on Wang Qingwan. Was she trying to draw suspicion onto himself?

Could it be that she has something to do with my mother’s death?

A sharp hatred suddenly rose in her heart. If it really had anything to do with her, she would never let her go!

"My mother gave me the jade bracelet!" Yan Liang said calmly, but his voice was as cold as ice. "It is indeed a family heirloom of the merchant family. It can only be passed down to my daughter."

Wang Qingwan widened her eyes in surprise and forgot to cry for a moment: "Yanliang, you took the jade bracelet?"

When they heard this, everyone couldn't help but think of the previous inference that the person who took the jade bracelet killed Shang Zixuan.

The corners of Yanliang's lips curled up in a mocking arc, but it was so cold that it made people tremble: "Mom said that she would give you a dowry. May I ask why Mom didn't give it to her own daughter, but gave it to you? Why didn't Mom give it to you when you got married today?"

"I..." Wang Qingwan paused briefly and then said, "We were in such a hurry today that my mother and I forgot!"

"Have you forgotten? A few nights ago, you asked mom for this jade bracelet, but mom refused. To compensate you, mom gave you her shares! Mom told me all this!" Yan Liang stared at Wang Qingwan with cold eyes.

"You said that mom gave it to you. What evidence do you have? It's not impossible that you stole it. If mom found out, you would kill her!" Wang Qingwan roared with her neck stiff.

"Alright! Stop arguing!" Wang Kaiye suddenly interrupted their argument with a sharp voice, and glanced between them with a sinister and ambiguous look, "Your mother committed suicide!"

Shao Qianyi asked doubtfully: "Uncle, do you have any evidence?"

Wang Kaiye's cloudy eyes shed tears, and he sighed deeply: "Alas! Because her daughter was lost, Zixuan suffered from severe depression. In order to divert her attention, I adopted Qingwan. Zixuan has always cherished Qingwan in her heart all these years. Qingwan is getting married today. I guess she got depressed again after sending her daughter away. She thought she had lost another daughter, and she couldn't get over it for a while, so..."

"No!" Yan Liang shook his head and retorted, "Mom told me that she wanted to divorce you and move out, and we would live together as mother and daughter. She was fully prepared, how could she commit suicide? She promised me personally!"

"Shut up!" Wang Kaiye's eyes flashed dangerously, and he looked directly at Yan Liang, "Don't talk nonsense! How could your mother divorce me? This is nonsense! Could it be that your mother's death is really related to you?"

"It must be her!" Wang Qingwan's finger almost poked Yan Liang's face, "You were jealous of Mom's kindness to me, gave me shares, and wanted to leave the jade bracelet to me, so you cruelly killed Mom!"

"You shut up too!" Wang Kaiye glared at Wang Qingwan, "Your mother committed suicide because she was upset at the moment, don't get involved anymore!"

"Officer Shao," Wang Kaiye said apologetically to Shao Qianyi, "I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip. It's all Qinghai's fault that he lost his temper and called the police. We want to keep this matter low-key, so we won't trouble the officers. We don't agree to an autopsy, and we'll hold the funeral in two days."

As he spoke the last part, his voice became hoarse and choked.

Shao Qianyi stared at Wang Kaiye with a frown, as if thinking about something.

"No!" Yan Liang was like a madman, staring straight at Wang Kaiye, as if he wanted to see into his heart, "I still want to say, Mom would never commit suicide! Please ask the forensic doctor to perform an autopsy and redress Mom's grievances!"

"What? You unfilial daughter!" Wang Kaiye was so angry that his face turned blue. He pointed at Yan Liang and cursed, "How did your mother let you down? You wanted her to die without a complete body? How can you be so cruel! You really brought back an ungrateful person!"

"I have the final say on this matter. My wife cannot be dissected! This is her last bit of dignity! As her husband, I have the power to decide!" Wang Kaiye's tone suddenly became sharp with excitement.

"Wang Kaiye, you have been stopping the forensic doctor from performing an autopsy. Are you feeling guilty? Are you afraid that the forensic doctor will find some evidence that is unfavorable to you? Are you scared?" Yan Liang looked directly at Wang Kaiye without showing any weakness, making him dodge his gaze a few times.

"You are slandering me!" Wang Qingwan jumped up and pushed Yan Liang hard. "What do you mean by guilty conscience and fear? Is this how you talk to your father? You are not my biological daughter, but my enemy! Tell me, who are you? Are you pretending to be my parents' biological daughter?"

"Besides," Wang Qingwan glanced at Yan Liang with ill intent, "You were the last person to be with mom, so you are the most suspicious!"

"Alright! Since everyone is arguing about the cause of Ms. Shang's death, I will ask the forensic doctor to perform an autopsy to confirm the cause of death! This matter may involve a criminal case, so let's leave it to the police!" Shao Qianyi waved his hand to interrupt Wang Qingwan's words, "Also, check the surveillance immediately. It took six or seven hours from Yan Liang's departure to the discovery of Ms. Shang's death. Maybe someone else came in."

"Oh, Officer Shao, I'm so sorry!" Wang Kaiye's face was full of guilt, and he kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I didn't expect the surveillance camera to be broken this morning. I installed the surveillance camera when the house was renovated that year, and I rarely use it. I almost forgot that there was such a thing, and I didn't find it in time when it was broken."

Shao Qianyi paused, looked at Wang Kaiye suspiciously, and said meaningfully: "What a coincidence."

Wang Kaiye's eyes wandered back and forth: "Maybe there are too many people here today, and someone might have touched the line, alas!"

"Are all the surveillance cameras broken?" Shao Qianyi stared at Wang Kaiye and asked.

"Uh," Wang Kaiye was stunned, "There are only surveillance cameras installed in the yard. They are all family members. There are no surveillance cameras in the house. I don't think it's necessary."

Shao Qianyi frowned and fell into deep thought, his eyes moving back and forth between Wang Kaiye and Wang Qinghai.

"This is the list of all the guests today, Officer Shao, take a look." Wang Kaiye took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Shao Qianyi.

Yan Liang stood behind Shao Qianyi, looking over his shoulder and scanning the list.

"No, there is still one person missing!" Yan Liang said firmly.