Han Haoming paused slightly and continued,
“However, a month later, she was involved in a car accident at Xishan Cemetery. By the time I got there, she was gone.”
So, he knew all of this, and remembered it all.
“Yes. I still haven't found her,” Shen Xi lied, “It seems you and she have some history. You must have helped her a lot, then?”
“It was nothing, I was just doing my duty as a police officer,” Han Haoming chuckled dismissively.
As for how he had done his best to negotiate with the relatives of the person Yin Yuan had hit and killed back then, it was not worth mentioning.
“The car accident at Xishan Cemetery that year was reported by a passerby. When my colleagues and I arrived, the driver of the offending vehicle had already fled.
The taxi driver, in whose car Yin Xi was, had just woken up. From his description and the scattered items at the scene, I was able to confirm Yin Xi's identity.
Moreover, after surveying the scene, my colleagues and I strongly suspected that the car accident was deliberately caused.”
“What? Deliberately caused?” Hearing this, Shen Xi looked at him in disbelief.
“Yes. Unfortunately, there was no surveillance there. The timing and location of the offending truck's appearance were very suspicious. I deduced it from the taxi driver’s account and the tire tracks on the ground.”
Han Haoming looked at her with a serious expression, a hint of apology in his eyes.
“I have been following this case all these years. It’s a pity that I haven’t had any leads so far. The driver of the offending vehicle seems to have vanished into thin air.”
Listening to him, Shen Xi felt a chill run down her spine.
She remembered that Brother Kai Cheng had mentioned to her later that when he rescued her at the cemetery, he had only seen her lying in a pool of blood, with the taxi driver slumped over the steering wheel.
He had not seen any offending truck.
However, her own memory included a large red truck.
So, by the time Kai Cheng had rescued her, that truck had already left.
Who would have orchestrated the car accident? It was clearly premeditated and organized.
They had intended to kill her directly.
The thought was terrifying.
Just then, a waiter came in to serve the dishes.
Shen Xi quickly collected her thoughts. After the waiter left, she said with a calm expression, “It’s alright. Perhaps the other party was too thorough in their preparations.
Please continue to pay close attention to this case. I hope you can find the mastermind behind it soon and bring justice to Yin Xi.”
“I will,” Han Haoming nodded solemnly at her.
Although he had been transferred out of the traffic department, he had been asking his former colleagues to keep an eye on the case for him.
Shen Xi let out a long sigh, poured him a drink, and they raised their glasses, eating and chatting.
Remembering the real reason she had invited him to dinner today, Shen Xi quickly steered the conversation to the main topic.
“Han Haoming, what I asked you the other day at the market was indeed a bit abrupt. Today, with this drink, I’d like to apologize for my rudeness.”
With that, she picked up her cup and drank it all in one go.
Seeing her do so, Han Haoming felt a bit embarrassed. He gave a dry chuckle and finished his drink as well.
Seeing that he had put his cup down, Shen Xi smiled and gestured for him to eat.
Then, she refilled their drinks.
Shen Xi put down the drink bottle and said, “Han Haoming, although you forgave my abruptness that day, I still want to bring it up again today. I hope you won’t avoid it and will answer me truthfully.”
The man opposite her looked surprised and gazed at her helplessly, “Why do you insist on dwelling on this topic?”
His attitude was clearly less resistant than when she had first brought it up.
Shen Xi was secretly delighted. Had her sincerity earlier worked?
“Han Haoming, you should know why I’m so insistent on this matter. It’s all for you and Si Yue, so you two lovebirds won't miss each other in this life,” Shen Xi said directly, not hiding her intentions.
Then, she revealed the results of Qin Si Ye’s investigation at Zhuo Sheng Group to him.
“What did you say? Qin Si Ye is also investigating this matter?” Han Haoming looked at her in disbelief.
Shen Xi replied earnestly, “Yes. Ever since he learned of his sister’s feelings, he has strongly supported you two being together.
We all know that your father used to work at Zhuo Sheng, so you might as well stop hiding it.
Han Haoming, tell me the truth, is the reason you're unwilling to accept Si Yue because you suspect your father’s suicide back then was related to Si Yue’s father?”