Capítulo 1021: Chapter 1021: Past Life (18) According to An Xiaolan’s confession, it was Du Tian who discovered something was wrong with An Xiaotong’s so-called elopement, went to question her, and then, noticing a flaw, she shot him dead. The coroner ultimately confirmed that the body was indeed Du Tian. For years, the Du Family had believed their son was abroad, and out of heartbreak, he didn’t want to contact them, especially since Du Tian’s position in the Du Family had always been awkward. After Du Tian’s mother died, his father remarried and had two more children. Although Du Tian was still the eldest son of the Du family’s primary line, the two children born to his stepmother were indeed outstanding and very much favored by Du Tian’s father. For reasons unknown to them, Du Tian did not have a good relationship with his father or the family. Therefore, Du Tian did not contact them, and no one in the Du Family thought to look for him either. This case shook the entire Imperial Capital. But questions also arose. Could Lin Qinghuan and An Xiaolan, these two women, really have the capability to pull off these acts? ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel-fire.net It’s not that they underestimated women, but it was simply impossible. If there wasn’t strong backing supporting them, these actions would not have been possible. Thus, the interrogation continued. But nobody expected that Lin Qinghuan and An Xiaolan would die on the same day. They were killed by two disguised police officers, who committed suicide after the incident. These fake police officers were both orphans, with no traceable information that could serve as clues. The trail suddenly went cold again. At this point, he realized that the forces behind this were unimaginably powerful. The investigation had plunged into difficulty once more. He and Chu Chengfeng were deeply remorseful, thinking Du Tian was abroad. They genuinely believed it, and since Du Tian never reached out, they also didn’t attempt to contact him. But who knew that Du Tian had long been dead. It was their negligence, their fault. This marked yet another suffocating year! Some say that life is born to suffer hardships; he didn’t know whether his trials were endless or if one day they would completely end. But in the summer of the following year, a breakthrough finally came in the investigation. Lin Fanpeng, Lin Qinghuan’s grandfather, the old man living in East Mountain was found out. He was the one who sent people to kill Lin Qinghuan and An Xiaolan. Lin Fanpeng was arrested, but he was cunning and refused to confess to his deeds, even though much evidence pointed to him. However, even if he didn’t admit it, with irrefutable evidence, he could not escape punishment. Moreover, the latest evidence proved that the bomb placed in Gu Tianfeng’s car was orchestrated by Lin Fanpeng. He knew the breakthrough was with Lin Fanpeng, and he used his methods to uncover a shocking truth. Gu Tianfeng’s father, Gu Dashan, was the only son of Gu Qingfeng, the Old Patriarch of the Imperial Capital’s Imperial Treasure Chest, which means Gu Tianfeng was Gu Qingfeng’s only grandson. Ning Wanru was his nominal Second Lady; the Old Patriarch brought her back from the Chang Family as a life-saving favor and then adopted Gu Cheng. His suspicion was confirmed—the mastermind behind this was Ning Wanru and Gu Cheng. But he still needed one final confirmation, which was to find Gu Qingfeng and ask him about everything. If Gu Qiaoqiao was truly Gu Qingfeng’s great-granddaughter, then everything that followed made sense.