Love is a mistake that cannot be escaped

Gu Yichen's phone call lasted a long time. He had his back to me, and I could only see his clenched fists and slightly trembling shoulders. What on the other end of the phone had said that made him so uneasy?

"What's wrong?" I asked anxiously as soon as he hung up the phone.

Gu Yichen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but he couldn't hide the seriousness in his eyes: "It was a blackmail call. The other party said..." He paused, seemingly hesitating whether to tell me.

"What did they say?" I pressed, my unease growing stronger.

"The other party said that he had some company secrets and that if I did not pay a huge sum of money as he demanded, he would make these secrets public."

Gu Yichen's voice was low and hoarse, tinged with weariness.

My heart sank, and Du Yue's face instantly appeared in my mind.

Could it be her? What trick is she up to now?

"Could it be Aunt Du?" I asked tentatively.

Gu Yichen remained silent for a moment, seemingly also considering the question: "It's possible, but there's no evidence yet."

"No matter what, we cannot sit idly by and wait to die."

I clenched my fist, my eyes flashing with determination. "We must find out the truth and not let the mastermind succeed."

Gu Yichen looked at me, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes: "Okay, let's investigate together."

Did the other party leave any clues? Such as their voice, tone of voice, or other information?

I tried to calm myself down, hoping to find some clues.

Gu Yichen shook his head, his brows furrowed: "The other party used a voice changer, and the call was very short, without revealing any personal information."

The trail has gone cold? I was a little frustrated. Did we really have to let the mastermind control us? Just then, Gu Yichen's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and his expression changed slightly.

"It's Yi Chen."

He spoke softly and answered the phone.

Gu Yichen is Gu Yichen's half-brother. Due to health reasons, he rarely goes out, but he is a computer genius who is omnipotent in the online world.

"Brother, I heard about the extortion call." Gu Yichen's voice sounded weak, but it couldn't hide his worry. "Don't worry, I've started tracking the other party's IP address, hoping to find some clues."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Gu Yichen's eyes: "Okay, Yichen, I'm counting on you."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yichen's expression improved considerably. He looked at me and said firmly, "Don't worry, we still have Yichen. He will definitely find the mastermind behind this."

I nodded, a glimmer of hope igniting in my heart.

For the next few days, we anxiously awaited news from Gu Yichen.

He locked himself in his room, tracking the other person's whereabouts day and night.

Gu Yichen and I began to investigate Du Yue, as I always felt that she was involved in this matter.

We checked Du Yue's recent call and travel records and found that she did indeed contact an unknown number frequently and often visited high-end clubs, seemingly meeting secretly with someone.

Could this mysterious person be the mastermind behind the extortion calls?

What role does Du Yue play?

My mind was filled with questions.

My intuition tells me that a much larger conspiracy is brewing...

Just when we were at our wits' end, my phone suddenly rang. It was my kindergarten teacher calling.

"Hello, Ms. Fu Yan, Xiao Bao says he has something important to tell you. Could you come to the kindergarten?"

My heart skipped a beat. Had my little one gotten into trouble at kindergarten? I rushed to the kindergarten and saw my little one sitting next to the teacher with a serious expression.

"Mommy!"

As soon as my little one saw me, he jumped off the chair and ran into my arms, saying in his sweet, childish voice, "Mommy, I heard Aunt Du on the phone saying that she was going to hide an uncle so that the police wouldn't arrest him!"

My heart skipped a beat. Could the "uncle" the little one mentioned be the mysterious person who blackmailed Gu Yichen? Why would Du Yue help him?

"Xiao Bao is great!"

I touched his head and checked him over from head to toe to make sure he wasn't injured before I felt relieved.

Then, I asked him in detail about what happened. Although he was young, his vivid description made me even more convinced that this was no ordinary matter.

I immediately told Gu Yichen and Gu Yichen the news. Based on the clues provided by Mengbao, Gu Yichen quickly located the mysterious person's hiding place—an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.

We didn't dare delay and immediately drove to the outskirts of the city.

The abandoned factory was dark and damp, with a musty smell permeating the air, making people feel very depressed.

We carefully searched every corner and finally found traces of the mysterious person in a warehouse.

However, just as we were about to arrest him, the warehouse door suddenly opened, and blinding sunlight shone in. A familiar figure appeared in the doorway—Du Yue!

"You can't take him away!" Du Yue's voice was shrill and piercing, her face filled with panic and anger. "He's been framed, you can't treat him like this!"

Could it be that Du Yue and this mysterious person really have some kind of shady relationship?