Eye of Sin

Chapter 636 Uncle
Ning Shuyi stood up and walked out with Huo Yan. Ning's father and mother, who were concentrating on discussing the dinner location, didn't realize that they were going out until the two of them walked to the door.

"Where are you two going?" Ning's father asked.

"I'm full, so I'm going out for a walk." Ning Shuyi answered while putting on his shoes.

"Are you full?!" Father Ning looked at the time in confusion, "It's almost nine o'clock in the evening. What time did you two have dinner? How could you hold on until now?"

Mother Ning nudged her husband's ribs with her elbow and said, "Okay, go ahead. Your father and I can also decide where to stay! It's too late tonight. Let's think about it today and decide tomorrow morning. You can then send a letter to Huo Yan's grandfather and pick him up in advance."

Ning Shuyi nodded, waved to his parents, and the two of them walked out.

The residential area has become quiet at this time of year. The dark night shrouds the tall buildings, and only the small warm yellow street lights downstairs emit a weak light.

But the temperature at this time is quite good, and the slight coolness makes the air seem cleaner.

Ning Shuyi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She turned her head to look at Huo Yan who was walking silently beside her and asked jokingly, "You called me out on purpose. Could it be that you wanted to find a place where no one was around to cry and needed someone to help you cry?"

Huo Yan knew she was joking with him, so he reached out and poked Ning Shuyi on the forehead: "I want to tell you something serious."

"Is it related to your uncle?" Ning Shuyi was able to guess his general idea based on the tacit understanding between the two of them.

"Well, didn't you also hear what Mr. Xing said about his second son's words? What do you think?" Huo Yan asked.

"And you still call me 'Mr. Xing'?" Ning Shuyi glanced at him.

"I don't know how to change my way of speaking all of a sudden. I'm not used to it. I'll change it slowly." Huo Yan touched the bridge of his nose.

For him, finding his relatives is naturally a good thing, but thirty years of habits cannot be changed in one day, and he also needs a process to adjust.

"I don't quite believe what he said, at least not all of it." Ning Shuyi nodded and brought the topic back. "Actually, after listening to Grandpa Xing's story last time, I secretly checked the news and related records about the explosion case that year. It's just that I was working on our case at the time, and your appraisal results hadn't come out yet, so I didn't tell you because I was afraid it would affect your mood.

Judging from the records of that incident, the cause and effect and responsibility are relatively clear. It was indeed caused by the user of the garage on the first floor hoarding dangerous and flammable materials. This was a man-made disaster, but it has nothing to do with your uncle.

In this regard, he is definitely innocent. He went to deal with things over there for Grandpa Xing because there was really no one else in the family who could take on this responsibility.

I don't know much about your uncle. I can only search for some information about the companies under Grandpa Xing's name based on his identity, and look for some information on the Internet that anyone can collect.

Overall, your uncle's business skills are really average. Since Grandpa Xing got old and delegated power to him, the business has not made any progress. To put it in a good way, it has been stagnant. In fact, it is a state of either not making progress or regressing. So Grandpa Xing's evaluation of him should be objective, and the difference in intelligence and skills between him and your father is also very obvious.

A person who has lived in contrast with his brother since childhood may not have evil thoughts like killing people, but he will still have some knots in his heart to a certain extent.

But I think that considering your age at that time, it was a miracle that you survived such a serious explosion..."

Her eyes fell on Huo Yan's T-shirt: "I remember that you do have a scar on your body, but that was left when you were on a mission before, right?"

Huo Yan nodded, gave a bitter smile, lifted the hem of his T-shirt, and pointed to the scar on his chest: "Yes, it was because of this behavior of not cherishing my life that I was forced to transfer to the police force."

Ning Shuyi quickly pulled his hand away: "Fortunately there are not many people outside at this time of night, otherwise I would have thought I had met a pervert!
Seriously, I have seen the news photos from that time. Based on Grandpa Xing's description, I can even roughly guess where the house your parents lived in was.

Judging from the extent of the damage caused by the explosion... If you were at home at the time, even if you managed to survive, you probably wouldn't be able to come back intact. To say you were missing some limbs is a conservative estimate."

In fact, what she said was already very tactful. After she successfully invited Huo Yan over, Grandpa Xing also told her about the original situation.

Because Huo Yan's parents were above the explosion site, their bodies were not intact when they were found.

She was not sure whether Xing Zongda had told Huo Yan about this matter. Even if they had never met their parents, it would probably still be very uncomfortable to hear about it.

However, two adults were blown to pieces by such an explosion, and there was no way a young baby could be saved.

Huo Yan saw Ning Shuyi's thoughtfulness and his lips curved up. A shallow smile couldn't resist the heaviness of the topic, and it turned into a sigh. He nodded and said, "I know that the situation at the scene was horrible. This is also the fundamental reason why he came back and told Mr. Xing that I was blown up and couldn't even be found intact. Mr. Xing believed it.

I actually did some private research on the explosion, but I didn’t tell you because I was afraid that if I told you, you would think I was too concerned about the results. So I became even more worried and didn’t tell you.”

Ning Shuyi was stunned, and the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

"We two really have a great understanding on this matter!" Ning Shuyi shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Then you must have other considerations in bringing this up to me, right?"

"Yes, I checked the time when the explosion occurred, and the news also mentioned the approximate time when the family members arrived at the scene to deal with the aftermath." Huo Yan paused, "My uncle set out to deal with these matters on the second day after the explosion.

But according to the news, a week before he returned home, all the casualties caused by the incident had been properly handled, and the subsequent investigation was about the responsibility of the perpetrator. It had nothing to do with the residents and their families who were implicated, so they did not need to be present. "