Although the video looked quite aged and blurry, the happenings were quite clear to anyone's eyes. Anyone could see that the car driving down the street was out of control. It seemed like someone had put their hand and tampered with the brakes of the car, making it go out of control like that.
"What is happening? Who has put on this video?"
"What's the matter?"
"This doesn't look like some movie. What is Feng Shufen up to?"
"I don't think Shufen has put it on. I saw clearly that when the video was played, Shufen was out in the garden."
And the video aimlessly proceeded, the relatives whispered among themselves. Everyone was confused. But even though no one understood what was happening, they didn't dare to take their eyes off the screen in order not to miss any important clue.
While they discussed, Feng Yi Lan came close to Qi Shuai to confirm something that she had an inkling about. "Brother Shuai, don't you think this car looks the same as the one my brother had years back. The same one that I liked but disappeared overnight?" She asked as she turned to look at the face of the man.
But since there was darkness around, she could not make out any of his expressions, nor did the man reply to her. She reached to tug on his hands to probe his response, but her eyes widened at him complicatedly when she felt his fingers clenched with all the strength he held in his body.
She didn't know what had happened. But she could already tell that the man was in his worst mood. Bad enough to scare her away.
"Brother Shuai, you are scaring me. What has happened? Tell me." She asked softly, slowly reaching out to hug his arms to ease him down.
Qi Shuai's expression didn't ease but he didn't lose it on Feng Yi Lan as well. Letting her hug his arms, he said, "This is the same car you are talking about and the driver inside it is no other but your brother. The car didn't disappear overnight, rather it got destroyed in the same accident that has been filmed to be presented here today."
He said and Feng Yi Lan was horrified at his words. Her eyes turned to look back at the screen as soon everyone witnessed the car hit a lorry coming from the front. Although the hit wasn't very severe, it was perfect to make the car change direction and make it hit the tree on the other side of the road hard.
Feng Yi Lan flinched while the relatives gasped when their eyes finally caught the familiar glimpse of the familiar person coming out of the car, with blood all over his head.
"Isn't that Feng Shufen?"
"Yes, it's him. Seems like the video has recorded his accident from years back."
"But this doesn't seem like some simple accident. It looks like someone has planned it."
"Yes. First, the car looked like it had lost control of the brakes and then that lorry. It deliberately appeared and sped up to hit the car. What's happening?"
"Someone planned his accident? Who and what for?"
Even though the 'what for' question was easy to answer, no one could be sure if anyone would have the courage to plan such a heinous thing for wealth. After all, the company proved to be flourishing under the orders of Feng Shufen. To keep the prosperity, no one would ever plan such a thing.
Feng Shufen was precious and they dare not put his life at stake.
The relatives whispered among themselves, trying to guess who could be behind it. They thought that it was a planned accident and the video must have gotten over after it had telecasted all of the accident sequences. But their whispers fell into silence when they saw the further plot getting added to it. They paused as once again their eyes stared at the screen where they could see a jeep stopping by at a distance and Feng Shufen walking out with great difficulty.
Some felt relieved thinking that the people who arrived had come to rescue him but to their surprise, they soon saw them attacking instead. Although Feng Shufen fought for a good while, he still has sustained a lot of wounds from the accident earlier that made him fall weak in front of so many attackers.
Falling weak, he was about to pass out naturally when one person from the group came to inject something at the back of his neck and the next, Feng Shufen's body fell all limp on the ground. It almost looked like he was dead.
"Did they inject him with poison?" Suddenly one of the relatives' voices rose in the darkness.
And then someone's hushed tone was heard, "Are you crazy? If they would have injected him with poison, wouldn't he have died that night itself? Feng Shufen has not been injected with poison. It was something else. The kidnappers have some other plans."
He said and right then the background changed on the screen, shifting to the next shoot at some lowly clinic.
At first, no one understood what was happening on the screen. Seeing the doctors in the white robe, they almost thought they were treating Shufen. But their assumptions proved to be wrong when they saw them performing something else on him.
Day's leaps were shown with Feng Shufen lying on the bed, unconscious as if his soul had long left his body.
None understood what was happening until they saw a woman getting wheeled into the same ward as him.
"We have gotten his sperm and we are all ready to perform the artificial insemination." In the inaudible video, this was the first time the voice of someone was heard and it was of no other but a doctor.
Artificial insemination?
People couldn't contemplate it for a while and when they did, they couldn't believe it. All this was not just an accident, but an act to impregnate some woman with Feng Shufen's child.
The video paused on the screen as slowly the lights were again put on. The relatives turned to look accusingly at Li Xue.
Feng Yu Hao's expression looked grim. His face looked all red and Feng Yi Ran was first to reach and soothe him.
"Father, drink some water. Please don't let yourself get hyper over this. Shufen is safe and with us. There is no need to get worried." She said as Feng Yu Hao's eyes turned to look at his son who wasn't standing too far at the distance with Li Xue on his side. Li Xue's face was also pale but more than shocked there was confusion in her eyes.
"Did you know about this?" Feng Yu Hao asked. His voice came out all aggressive. If calculated, anyone could connect the coordinates of Li Wei's birth with this accident. After all, the accident happened six years back and the girl turned out to be six years old today as well.
Li Xue couldn't say anything. What could she say? She was confused herself. "I … I …" She stuttered when suddenly she felt Feng Shufen's hands reaching to hold hers. She looked at him. Her brows still jutted with confusion.
"She is not involved in this. Don't ask her anything." Feng Shufen's voice came all firm, even ready to challenge the authority of his father just to defend Li Xue. Then looking at the screen he added, "As anyone could see, the woman who is lying on the stretcher next to me doesn't resemble her."
Feng Yu Hao turned to look at the screen, along with all the other relatives. Now that they see, they couldn't deny that the woman lying on the stretcher truly doesn't resemble Li Xue.
"If not her, then who is she?"
"And does she get pregnant? If yes, wouldn't there be another child?"
Feng Shufen was confused as well. Although he knew that Li Xue was the one who got impregnated from his seeds, still something felt amiss seeing another woman on the screen. All this while he thought Zhen Qinrou was the one behind it. But now it seemed like there was something more to it.
His eyes instinctively went to look at Zhen Qinrou coldly.
"Shufen, since you knew this had happened back when you got injured in the accident, why did you not tell us anything?" The relatives suddenly asked with concern.
"Shufen, even though a heinous act was performed to impregnate the woman, we cannot ignore that the baby that she must have delivered would be a Feng. We have to search for her and get your child in the family?"
"But who could do such an ugly thing? And what could be the intention behind it?"
They discussed it among themselves and were about to turn to take the matter to Feng Yu Hao to ask his opinion when suddenly a voice came out audaciously confident.
"Who can be capable of doing it? It was me. I did it. I did something that no one could ever dare to."
Heads snapped in the direction of Zhen Qinrou. Everyone got confused at her sudden confession.