Forty minutes later, Jiang Nuan drove to the Jinshi Wharf. Jiang Shuo had escaped and would surely take the water route.
The sea breeze was strong, and it felt a bit cold as it blew through the car window.
Jiang Nuan rolled up the window slightly. A black car overtook her from behind. Jiang Nuan thought the figure looked a lot like Jiang Shuo.
If Jiang Shuo managed to escape to Modu, it would be even harder to find him.
Noon was the busiest time at the wharf. The consequences of reckless driving could lead to many casualties.
Jiang Nuan kept close to the black car.
"One." Jiang Nuan contacted One.
One: "J, I'm here."
Jiang Nuan looked straight ahead, "I've spotted Jiang Shuo, at Jinshi Wharf."
One: "J, that's great. We're issuing a city-wide manhunt for him. With you there, I'm relieved. The lamb led to slaughter has escaped, it's truly infuriating."
Jiang Nuan narrowed her eyes, her expression nonchalant, "He's very cunning."
"Heh heh…" One chuckled, seemingly disagreeing with Jiang Nuan's assessment. "J, no matter how cunning a person is in this world, they can't escape your grasp. I'll issue the order immediately. Someone will be there soon. They will cooperate with you."
Jiang Nuan chuckled coldly, "Why does that sound like you're calling me more cunning than them?"
As Jiang Nuan finished speaking, she was about to cut off the signal.
"J." One called out to Jiang Nuan, who was about to hang up.
"You said it." Jiang Nuan replied.
"N is back."
Jiang Nuan fell silent instantly and said, "I've already met him."
One: "J, you two are still the best partners."
Jiang Nuan remained silent. She was a woman, lacking the broad-mindedness and grand aspirations of men.
At that time, she was solely focused on earning money to support her family, not wanting to risk her life or the lives of others.
"J, I know you feel guilty, but your profession is very dangerous. You know this yourself, so why dwell on it? Life is a long road, and a brilliant sea of stars awaits everyone. You don't need to linger on the past. The wounds you've suffered will also become the light that illuminates your future."
"I understand. I'll adjust my mindset." Jiang Nuan said and then cut off the signal.
Her guilt wasn't for Nan Zhou's injury, but for Nan Zhou's intentions.
The black car ahead stopped by the roadside.
The person in the car pulled the door open and ran towards the wharf.
Jiang Nuan also quickly got out of the car and chased after him.
"Jiang Shuo, stop!" Jiang Nuan shouted.
Jiang Shuo stopped abruptly and turned to look at Jiang Nuan behind him. She was dressed in black from head to toe, her hair tied back in a ponytail, fluttering in the wind. Her expression was cold, and her bright, almond-shaped eyes held little emotion, but her sharp posture exuded an arrogant and wild aura.
"Jiang Nuan, why is it you?" Jiang Shuo was surprised. "Nuannuan, I am your father. Will you have a clear conscience after bringing me to this point?"
Jiang Nuan slowly walked towards him, looking at his haggard and anxious face. After hiding for a while, his face had aged considerably.
"You never treated me as your daughter, so how could I have a conscience towards you? In the twenty-odd years of your memories, have you ever fulfilled your fatherly duties towards me?"
Jiang Nuan stared intently at him, her eyes filled with pain.
They shouldn't have caused the death of the only person in this world who was kind to her, her grandmother. "You shouldn't have angered Grandma to death. She was the only warmth in my life." With every word she spoke, Jiang Nuan felt as if her heart was being cut. She hadn't had the chance to show her grandmother filial piety before she passed away.
Jiang Shuo said, "That was my mother. Are you the only one who's sad? I was also very sad when she died."
"Grandma raised you, and how did you repay her?" Jiang Nuan's gaze was like a knife, making Jiang Shuo tremble.
"Jiang Nuan, whether you believe it or not, I'm also very grateful that your grandmother raised me. But your grandmother didn't have much affection for me, as you've seen with your own eyes since you were little."
"Shut up!" Jiang Nuan didn't want to continue this topic. "Now, let's discuss the next issue. Who are the parents of myself and Big Brother?" This was the reason she came here.
Even though she wouldn't get the result she desired, she still had to bring Jiang Shuo to justice.
"Heh heh…" Jiang Shuo's stern face instantly shifted to one of confident control of the situation.
"Nuannuan, if I go to jail, you and Jiang Xingyu will never know who your parents are. Only I know your identities. Besides me, no one else in this world knows whose children you two are?"
"So, you were the one who secretly took me and Big Brother away back then? Big Brother was the first, and I was the second, is that right?"
Jiang Nuan's automatic recording device captured their conversation.
"That's right, Nuannuan. Let me go. As long as I'm safe, I'll tell you about your and Jiang Xingyu's backgrounds." Jiang Shuo was now incredibly arrogant, this was his trump card.
After all, the other party hadn't discovered their child was missing and wouldn't know of their existence.
"I'm sorry, I can't believe you." Jiang Nuan slowly walked forward.
Jiang Shuo slowly retreated. It was because of Jiang Nuan that he had fallen into such a predicament.
"As long as you tell me who my biological parents and my Big Brother's biological parents are, I'll let you go."
One, who was listening from the other side: "..."
Jiang Shuo laughed, "...Nuannuan, I know you're very smart. If you weren't smart, you wouldn't have survived in our family until now. You could get the neighbors to bring you food every day, and make the neighbors scold us like beasts. Even at a young age, you were very scheming."
Jiang Nuan stared intently at his face. He could still smile while saying such things; this was a heartless person. "I did it to survive, and to understand why you treated me this way. But I never dreamed that I wasn't your biological daughter."
If she had known earlier, she would have left with her grandmother. At least her grandmother would still be by her side.
Her heart was clear, yet she feigned ignorance and hoped for something better. Her foolishness was also a mistake!
She smiled slightly, as brilliant as the stars, her faint voice filled with a sense of release. "Since you refuse to say, then take this secret to hell with you."
Jiang Shuo froze, suddenly realizing something. He turned around, and three plainclothes police officers were already standing behind him.
"Jiang Nuan, you..." Jiang Shuo glared at Jiang Nuan with righteous indignation.
"I knew you would come here, so I called the police. You sent Liu Fei and the others to Modu, and you've been in Modu for over twenty years. If your movements are traced clearly, it will also reveal the backgrounds of Big Brother and me." Jiang Nuan's tone was calm, the curve of her lips lifting slightly, truly indifferent to the secret Jiang Shuo was guarding.
"Heh heh…" Jiang Shuo sneered, looking at Jiang Nuan and saying word by word, "Jiang Nuan, you and Jiang Xingyu will never know your true identities."
Jiang Shuo was quickly apprehended by the three police officers and handcuffed.
Jiang Nuan watched him struggle and then slowly said, "What if your biological father is Tan Wenbin?"
Jiang Shuo's pupils trembled, and he stared at Jiang Nuan in shock.