The bright sunshine cascaded over the Zhan family villa, as if plated with a layer of gold, dazzling under the sky.
Fang Xun hurried through the Zhan family's main gate, all the way to the study door. He knocked a few times rhythmically, and upon receiving permission, walked in.
At that moment, Zhan Mohan was wearing glasses, with unfinished documents in his hand, while Wei Yumeng was opposite him, typing on her keyboard, revising a proposal.
"President, Madam. Our people have received news; the whereabouts of the Feng couple have been found," Fang Xun said, standing erect before the two.
Wei Yumeng looked up from her computer screen. She subtly raised her delicate eyebrows. Now that they had finally found traces of the couple, she offered a word of praise.
"Good."
Zhan Mohan took off his glasses. His hands remained on the desk, one of them still gripping a pen.
"We learned that the day the Feng couple was to return to the country, they took a private car. We contacted the driver, and that's how we learned that on the way to the airport..."
Fang Xun paused here, then continued.
"They almost hit a middle-aged man who was on the verge of death. The Feng couple kindly sent him to the hospital, and now they are staying at a hotel near the hospital."
Upon hearing Fang Xun's words, Wei Yumeng instantly understood the entire convoluted sequence of events. Her rosy lips parted slightly as she voiced her thoughts.
"So, the Feng couple's flight was delayed, which is why they didn't board. They didn't return to their original hotel, leading everyone to believe they truly perished in that plane crash."
Moreover, from previous conversations with them, the Feng couple's approach to raising Catherine was entirely hands-off, granting their child immense freedom.
Therefore, the Feng couple considered it a minor matter and didn't inform Catherine. As a result, she, after watching the evening news, mistakenly believed her parents had actually died...
"Yes, we also found this. After investigation, it's Feng Zhenhua's mobile phone. It's out of battery and turned off. It was likely dropped on the road when he was saving someone."
Fang Xun nodded. He produced the recovered mobile phone, which was placed inside a transparent bag on their desk.
Wei Yumeng lowered her gaze. The black phone's screen was still intact, with only minor scuffs around the edges and a few scratches. It was highly probable, as Fang Xun had said, that Feng Zhenhua had accidentally dropped it at the scene.
This further explained that when Catherine saw the news and tried to call for verification, she found her father's phone switched off. This made her believe even more that their phone had been destroyed in the crash.
"It can only be said that this is a coincidence. Were there any other findings?"
Zhan Mohan tapped his fingers lightly on the corner of the desk, the muffled sound echoing. His dark eyes were filled with deep thought.
Fang Xun nodded. They hadn't just discovered this; they had investigated something even more astonishing.
"The middle-aged man the Feng couple saved was Wei Anguo, Madam's father."
As Fang Xun said this, he looked towards Wei Yumeng and respectfully pushed a stack of photos onto the desk.
These were photos taken by their dispatched personnel. The images showed Wei Anguo, completely bandaged, lying unconscious on a hospital bed, with various tubes inserted into his body.
Wei Yumeng recognized him as her father at a single glance. However, upon seeing these photos, she felt no particular emotion.
Wei Anguo's past reprehensible actions had thoroughly disappointed Wei Yumeng, and she had no desire to engage with him even if they met again.
"Such a coincidence, how could Wei Anguo be there?"
Wei Yumeng questioned, recalling that whichever road led to the airport was some distance from the Wei family residence.
And Wei Anguo was currently unemployed. Given his character, he would undoubtedly spend his days at home, never venturing out.
"Yes, we found this peculiar as well. Through surveillance footage, he suddenly appeared from a patch of weeds, collapsing onto the road, covered in blood."
Fang Xun felt a bit awkward mentioning Wei Anguo, as he was Madam's father, yet he treated her poorly.
"Did you find out from the hospital what kind of injuries he sustained?" Wei Yumeng, without much other emotion, felt only a sense of oddity.
Why was Wei Anguo severely injured, appearing in such a remote location, and then saved by the Feng couple?
"He sustained stab wounds and abdominal injuries," Fang Xun said, producing a hospital surgical report and pointing to the diagnosis written by the doctor.
Wei Yumeng's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She looked at Zhan Mohan and said.
"I recall he shouldn't have any enemies. Someone actually tried to kill him?"
Zhan Mohan's dark eyes flickered. He had indeed instructed people to send Wei Anguo and Yin Fang back to Africa if they were seen.
He hadn't expected these two to be killed before they could even be sent away.
"It seems his existence threatened some people's interests," Zhan Mohan pointed out the potential implications. However, what kind of person could Wei Anguo, in his current state, threaten?
Wei Yumeng heard Zhan Mohan's words and nodded, finding them reasonable. She frowned slightly.
The last time she saw Wei Anguo was in a hospital ward, and he was even dragged out by bodyguards hired by Catherine.
She remembered Wei Anguo rambling then, calling her a bastard, and even an abandoned infant.
Although she hadn't taken his words to heart, Catherine coincidentally happened to be caught up in this wave of gossip.
Wei Yumeng recalled Catherine's face, and a flash of inspiration suddenly struck her. She narrowed her clear, watery eyes.
What if she made a bold guess that Catherine had already overheard Wei Anguo's words outside?
Because she truly couldn't imagine the now-down-on-his-luck Wei Anguo having enemies capable of such a murderous attack.
"The hospital said Wei Anguo's condition is very critical and he could die at any moment... if he had arrived even a second later, he wouldn't have been saved," Fang Xun presented the most crucial point.
"Perhaps the attackers assumed that in such a remote location, no one would pass by to save Wei Anguo. Even if someone saw him, they would only report to the authorities for help, and by then, it would have been too late."
Zhan Mohan, combining the location of Wei Anguo's appearance and the hospital report, finally arrived at a conclusion.
"What they didn't expect was that the Feng couple not only stumbled upon Wei Anguo but also decisively took him to the hospital, saving his life."
Wei Yumeng made a series of 'tsk tsk' sounds, exclaiming that all of this was merely a series of coincidences.
"To uncover more truth, we will need to investigate ourselves."
Zhan Mohan put away the black and gold pen in his hand with a crisp click. He then stood up, his inquisitive gaze falling upon Wei Yumeng.
"Let's go together."
Wei Yumeng nodded in agreement with Zhan Mohan's view. She stood beside him, her beautiful eyes shining brightly.
"President, Madam. The car is ready at the main gate and we can depart at any time."
Fang Xun bowed respectfully to the couple. Outside the door, a Rolls-Royce was quietly parked at the main gate.