Chapter 272 - A Lot More Digging (2/2)

”Couldn't agree more,” agreed Xin Zimen.

They spoke over the phone for another minute before hanging up. As Xin Kuan looked at his phone screen, he was bemused at how much Xin Zimen was worried about Yan Ying. One might say that he always preferred her over his sons but only Xin Kuan knew what Yan Ying was in Xin Zimen's life. Or why she mattered so much.

While Xin Kuan was lost in his own thoughts, he was startled by the roar that came from behind him...

”I didn't even think of that!”

He turned around to look at Yan Ying's face when she abruptly stood up and clapped her hands together with a look of enlightenment. She ran up to Xin Kuan's side as she uttered, ”Uncle Kuan, we always focused on the fact; where is Carina Novell? But we never even focused on why.”

Xin Kuan gave her an uncertain look while she went on, ”What I mean to say is that why was she in China of all places?” Xin Kuan looked interested in her line of thoughts as he stayed silent to allow her to speak. ”It's not like a person of European roots would come all the way to Asia just to die, right?”

Xin Kuan narrowed his eyes at her choice of words while she ignored it with a sheepish look and continued, ”Focus on the context here, Uncle Kuan. Why would Carina Novell come all the way to China? What was her purpose here? You can't say she was here for sightseeing.”

Xin Kuan mused, ”Maybe she came to-”

But Yan Ying's frisky self didn't give him a chance to finish, ”Yes, you can assume that she was here to meet Zizi. But we can't be certain of that. Because even if we assume that, there is still a loophole.”

Xin Kuan crossed his arms over his chest as he listened to her and wondered, ”What's the loophole here?”

Yan Ying hit his arm and informed, ”If she was here for Zizi then why didn't she contact him? Why didn't she try to meet him?” Before Xin Kuan could say anything, she speculated, ”Now, I have two theories... One; she was never here for Zizi. Two; someone intercepted her attempts to contact Zizi.”

Xin Kuan was surprised at how much Yan Ying's words made sense. 'No wonder, Xiao Zi always says that she turns into a genius after her meditation sessions,' thought Xin Kuan to himself as he stared at Yan Ying in amus.e.m.e.nt. She definitely wasn't looking for his suggestions. Instead, she was just telling him what she thought and she won't be in the mood to hear that she was thinking wrong.

Yan Ying came before Carina Novell's gravestone as she claimed, ”And if I'm not wrong... The second option seems more likely to me.” She touched the memorial with her hand as she whispered, ”Whichever it is, I'll get to the bottom of this mystery. You don't worry, I'll make sure to find justice for you.”

Then she turned around, looking resolute as she declared, ”Uncle Kuan, let's go. Our mission is not even halfway through yet. We have a lot more digging up to do.”

Xin Kuan was really applauding her enthusiasm and was also feeling relaxed. If Yan Ying got focused on this task, she won't even have the time to pay any attention to what was going on with Xin Xiaoli or Ah-Si. In fact, this way he wouldn't even have to do anything.