Rebirth from the Ashes

The first thing Li Yuan saw was Fu Hannian sitting next to Shen Xi when he stepped into the room. With his face falling, he approached them.

Shen Xi immediately caught a glimpse of Li Yuan and smiled the moment he walked in.

Great-uncle and the rest looked toward Li Yuan, not knowing who he was. However, judging by his presence, it was plain to see that he was no ordinary man.

Fu Handing cheerfully introduced them. "Uncle, this is Xixi's husband, Li Yuan."

"Oh, your son-in-law." Great-uncle bobbed his head while sizing Li Yuan up between nods. He uttered with a grin, "Great. I know you. You're Li Yuan of the Li family."

Li Yuan's name was known far and wide. He was the richest Chinese in the world and the Li family was also the most influential in China.

Fu Hannian and Fu Hanji warmly said hello to Li Yuan.

Fu Hanji reflected that business would only flourish following the marriage alliance between the Li and Fu families.

Xixi was amazing. It was said that Li Yuan was her long-time boyfriend and they had long been in a relationship before she reunited with the Fu family.

The girl sure had an eye for Mr. Right, picking the richest and most powerful man in the world.

Li Yuan exchanged greetings with every one of them before taking a seat next to Fu Handing to spend some time with the elders.

Fu Hannian kept blabbering on with Shen Xi, getting in her face about the story of how she and Li Yuan met.

Great-uncle and the family intended to meet and thank the Shen family before leaving.

Nevertheless, the Shen family had not returned despite their wait. They had to take off as they had made prior engagements with an old friend.

Li Yuan quietly observed Fu Hannian and waited until the party was over before sending Kun Lun a message. He wanted Xuan Yuan to sweep all the cars in the basement parking lot during the day of the shooting and to look into Fu Hannian.

Sensing something amiss, Shen Xi saw the guest leave and pulled Li Yuan into the bedroom. She asked with worry, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Li Yuan gazed at the girl. "I've seen Fu Hannian before."

Furrowing her brows, Shen Xi gave him an inquisitive look.

Li Yuan was not one to keep her in the dark. "On the day of the shooting at the temple, there was a silhouette much like him."

As Xuan Yuan was going through the surveillance video in the parking lot, Li Yuan had taken a quick glance and caught a figure resembling Fu Hannian.

He was not too sure and needed Xuan Yuan to reexamine to confirm his suspicion.

"Are you saying that he did it?" Shen Xi spoke in hushed tones as a murderous intent fleeted across his eyes. "I think he's bad news. He must be behind it."

Qingli would trust Fu Hannian with his life. It was clear that Fu Hannian was so deep in his persona that even Qingli did not suspect him.

"Wait for the update." Li Yuan looked at the girl. "I need a moment with your big brother."

If it was indeed Fu Hannian, they must get him to show his true colors.

The man was too cunning. Li Yuan and Fu Qingli had not been successful in finding any clue that linked him. True enough, he left the crime scene squeaky clean and without a trace.

"I'm going with you." Shen Xi held his hand.

Fu Handing was around when Shen Xi and Li Yuan went to Fu Qingli. There was no need to hide the matter from Fu Handing since he was the person involved.

Li Yuan was not 100% sure that the person in the parking lot was Fu Hannian. Hence, he gave Fu Qingli the heads up. "I think we can put the word out there that Dad is slowly recovering his memories and has remembered certain events."

Fu Hannian would feel the fear and strike again out of desperation if he was the mastermind. After all, it would be too late to do anything else once Dad got his memory back.

"Send the evidence to me the moment you hear back." Fu Qingli neither agreed nor disagreed with the idea. His profound eyes reflected a complex of emotions.

How could it be his uncle!

He did not leave stones unturned in his investigation, except for one – Great-uncle's family. His family was the most loyal to him.

They had unwaveringly stood behind Fu Qingli, giving him support and aid for over a decade.

After Dad went missing, Fu Qingli faced tremendous opposition when he took over the company. He was believed to be too young to handle the heavy responsibility. Fu Hannian was the first to step up before pledging his support and allegiance to him.

Yet now, his uncle might be the perpetrator who went after Dad and his little sister's life. How was he to accept that fact?

"Okay." Li Yuan responded and took off with Shen Xi in tow.

He had heard about Fu Hannian. The latter was Fu Qingli's most trusted right-hand man and walked Fu Qingli out of his darkest moments.

It could be said that Fu Hannian's help and support were instrumental to Fu Qingli hanging tightly as the head of the Fu household at a young age.

Shen Xi looked glum. "Brother, I think we should just kill him."

There was no need to mull over it. For Fu Hannian to come after her, she should return the favor by sending assassins on his tail.

"How are you going to explain to your brother?" Looking at the girl, Li Yuan sighed. "Your big brother needs to see concrete proof."

Humans were susceptible to feelings, and Fu Qingli was no exception. It was unlikely for Fu Qingli to put the man who built him up to death.

"What if we can't find evidence or he doesn't take the bait?" Shen Xi balled her fist as a chilling face took over. "He got his tracks covered airtight. You and Qingli didn't smell a rat in him. How would he fall for it?"

"He has been hiding in plain sight for your big brother to notice." Li Yuan comfortingly patted the girl's head to calm her down. "I believe your brother won't go soft toward the person who harmed you and Dad."

Shen Xi was still hung up about killing Fu Hannian.

Otherwise, that person might cough up something sinister. Shen Xi did not want to see anyone in her family hurt again.

They heard back from Xuan Yuan by the time Shen Zhangqing, Yun Jinping, and the group got back from an evening of New Year shopping.

After a comprehensive cross-referencing, it was determined that there was a 60% chance that the man in the car and Fu Hannian were the same person.

It was hard to get a clear look at the man through the car window. This was the best they could get. Otherwise, they would have jumped on the clue back then instead of waiting until now.

Fu Qingli said nothing as he took the video to his independent study, not even leaving the room for dinner.

In the still of the night, everyone headed into dreamland.

Shen Xi abruptly opened her eyes and glanced at the man fast asleep beside her. Planting a kiss on his lips, she quietly got up and changed her clothes before drawing close to the window. Shen Xi cracked it open a little and was ready to jump when she was seized by the wrist.