Upon hearing the police officer’s words, everyone’s expressions changed dramatically.
Without another word, they instructed their caregivers to quickly push their wheelchairs away from the nursing home.
Jiang Yuxia hurriedly pushed Wei Nainai out of the nursing home’s vicinity.
An hour later, caution tape had been set up.
Gas pipeline repair workers had already identified all the leak points and completed repairs and inspections.
The cause was that during the nursing home’s construction phase, one section of the pipeline had not been properly sealed, leading to the leak.
The blue uniforms of several police officers were soaked through with sweat.
Wei Nainai had the Butler bring them bottled water. After thanking her, the officers wiped cold sweat from their foreheads.
“If an explosion had actually occurred, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
The residents here were all well-known wealthy individuals and retired senior officials from the capital.
If they had died in a gas explosion, not only would the entire capital be shaken, but even the higher-ups in the state would pay close attention.
Thinking of this, several police officers approached Jiang Yuxia and saluted.
“Thanks to Ms. Jiang’s timely discovery, a major accident and disaster were avoided.”
The elderly residents gathered around in their wheelchairs, eagerly inquiring about Jiang Yuxia’s background.
Wei Nainai beamed with pride, holding Jiang Yuxia’s hand as she introduced her to the crowd: “This is my granddaughter-in-law!”
Immediately, waves of praise surged like a tidal wave, completely overwhelming Jiang Yuxia.
The nursing home staff pulled Jiang Yuxia aside for photos, while Wei Nainai watched with a smile.
Ye Xiaoluo stepped forward, intending to offer a few words of comfort to Wei Nainai.
Just as she was about to speak, Wei Nainai said calmly, “Regarding that matter with Xiaxia, Huaizhou probably sided with you, but don’t think Xiaxia has no one backing her up.”
“I’ve seen your father’s resignation letter. Think about it—should your father bear the consequences for your mistake alone?”
“If I see a public apology from you online, and Xiaxia can accept it, then your father won’t have to resign. After all, he’s getting older and has some history with our family. You should let him have peace of mind.”
Ye Xiaoluo’s expression stiffened, her face turning pale. “I understand, Madam. I will apologize.”
By the time Jiang Yuxia returned to Wei Nainai’s side, Ye Xiaoluo had already disappeared without a trace.
Wei Nainai patted the back of Jiang Yuxia’s hand. “Xiaxia, Grandma is getting old. I’m entrusting the follow-up matters of the nursing home entirely to you.”
Jiang Yuxia felt utterly helpless.
She had originally intended to discuss her consideration of divorce with Wei Nainai, but now she couldn’t bring it up.
Settling the elderly was more important.
Thus, Jiang Yuxia took charge and arranged for all the elderly residents to be temporarily relocated to the central hospital funded by the Wei family.
As an apology, all hospitalization and nursing fees for the elderly would be waived for the time being.
She then arranged for a thorough inspection of the entire nursing home to check for any remaining safety hazards.
Jiang Yuxia also took the opportunity to dismiss the Engineering Department Supervisor.
In such a major incident, he had relied entirely on foreign technology and lacked professional judgment. Keeping him would only invite further disaster.
After resolving the matters, Jiang Yuxia finally returned home from the central hospital.
It was already 1 a.m. Exhausted, she took a shower and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
When daylight broke, she was awakened by the piercing ring of her phone.
“Hello?” she answered with her eyes closed, her voice heavy with sleep.
“Jiang Yuxia, come to the police station.” It was her brother Tang Fei’s voice.
Jiang Yuxia had just woken up, her thoughts still muddled. “What’s wrong?”
Tang Fei’s tone sounded off. “We’ll talk when we meet.”
Jiang Yuxia hung up the phone, quickly washed up, and rushed to the police station. When leaving, she took the blue-covered Diary with her.
This was her lifeline—she would never be separated from it.
Upon arriving at the police station, Tang Fei directly escorted her to the interrogation room, where two recording officers were also present.
Seeing this setup, Jiang Yuxia was bewildered. “I haven’t done anything wrong, have I?”
Tang Fei, dressed in his police uniform, spoke sternly. “There are several suspicious points regarding the gas leak at the nursing home, and we need your cooperation in the investigation.”
“From now on, answer whatever we ask truthfully.”
Jiang Yuxia was taken aback for a moment before nodding silently.
Tang Fei asked, “The gas leak at the nursing home—even the engineering department’s professionals couldn’t detect it during their inspection. How did you notice it?”
“I smelled it,” Jiang Yuxia replied without changing her expression. “My sense of smell is quite sharp.”
Tang Fei gave her a deep look and asked a few more questions.
Gradually, Jiang Yuxia finally understood what was going on.
The gas leak at the nursing home was not an accident—it was deliberate.
“Are you sure you didn’t see anyone suspicious at the nursing home yesterday?”
“No,” Jiang Yuxia shook her head as she recalled. “Besides, I only went to visit Wei Nainai yesterday and didn’t pay much attention to anything else.”
Tang Fei frowned. “According to our professionals’ technical analysis, the person who tampered with the gas pipeline had only just done it when you discovered the leak.”
“You evacuated everyone promptly, so they must have still been inside the nursing home at the time, without a chance to leave.”
At this point, Tang Fei instructed the two recording officers, “Go check the surveillance footage from the scene. Report any suspicious individuals to me immediately.”
“Yes, sir.” The two left.
Jiang Yuxia thought she could leave now, but unexpectedly, Tang Fei closed the door and casually turned off the law enforcement monitoring device.
“Brother, you’re not going to interrogate me with violence, are you? I really didn’t see anything,” Jiang Yuxia blinked.
Tang Fei scolded, “Have you been watching too many TV dramas? What follows are a few questions I want to ask you myself.”
“How exactly did you discover that gas leak? Don’t give me that ‘sharp sense of smell’ excuse. When you were little, you couldn’t even tell the difference between durian and dog poop. When Uncle roasted durian, you insisted he was eating poop.”
“Jiang Yuxia, you better come clean with me!” Tang Fei scowled, his intimidating demeanor quite imposing.
Jiang Yuxia nearly burst out laughing.
“Why bring up childhood stuff, Brother? I’ve grown up now, of course I’m different.”
There was no way she would admit to possessing the Future Diary.
“Let me tell you, you mustn’t hide anything from me. This gas explosion might very well be someone targeting a big shot in the nursing home, and the consequences are beyond what you can handle.”
As Tang Fei finished speaking, his phone rang. He answered, listened for a few moments, and nodded. “Alright, I’ll be right there.”
After hanging up, he said, “The bureau leaders are all here today. I have a meeting to attend. You go home first, and come over for dinner at my place this weekend.”
“Got it.” Jiang Yuxia left the police station.
She calculated the time—Wei Huaizhou should have arrived in the country by now.
Jiang Yuxia planned to go home to change clothes before heading to the old house to wait for him.
However, as soon as she opened her front door, she keenly sensed something was off.
Someone had been in her home!
Ever since making a fortune with the Future Diary, Jiang Yuxia had become extremely cautious, especially since she lived alone most of the time.
Although she had chosen a high-end residential complex with excellent security, it wasn’t absolutely foolproof.
The small red box she kept on the entryway shoe cabinet had been tampered with.
The box contained only some storage items, nothing of real value.
But the box was special—though its front, back, left, and right sides were all the same color, the front was opaque red while the back was translucent.
At that moment, the sunlight from the balcony shone through, casting a faint red glow from the back of the box, which caught her eye the moment she stepped inside.
Someone had moved the box and placed it with the wrong side facing out—they must have searched her home.
Realizing this, Jiang Yuxia withdrew the foot she had stepped in with.
She turned and left, quickly slipping into the elevator and pressing the button for the first floor.
Trying to stay calm, she took out her phone, intending to call the property security under the pretext of checking the water pipes.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she unlocked it, a text message popped up on the screen.
【I know you have a Future Diary. You have three days to place it in the express delivery cabinet A03 at Shanshui Jiayuan, or face the consequences.】
Jiang Yuxia instantly felt as if she had plunged into an icy abyss.
Had her Future Diary been discovered?
With a “ding,” the elevator reached the first floor, but Jiang Yuxia stood frozen, unable to snap back to reality.
“Miss Jiang, are you alright? Why aren’t you coming out?” Standing outside the elevator was Aunt Liu from across the hall, who had just returned from walking her dog.
Jiang Yuxia snapped back to her senses and forced a smile. “I’m fine. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I keep spacing out.”
“Oh, you young ladies shouldn’t push yourselves so hard with work. It’s better to marry and settle down sooner.”
As usual, Jiang Yuxia bent down to pat the big dog’s head, bid Aunt Liu a cheerful goodbye, and stepped out of the elevator.
The blazing summer sun beating down on her finally helped her regain a bit of composure.
Whoever broke into her home must have been certain the Future Diary was there and wanted to steal it.
When they couldn’t find it, they dared to send her a threatening message—had this person already uncovered all her secrets?
Summoning her courage, Jiang Yuxia tried calling the number from the text message, only to be told it was disconnected.
It must have been a virtual number—the other party was being extremely cautious.
Just then, she heard the sound of pages turning as the Future Diary updated.
Jiang Yuxia broke into a run, dashed into her small white car, and locked the doors.
With trembling fingers, she opened the Diary—
【July 24th. I never expected that, to force me to hand over the Future Diary, they would dare to stage an explosion in my home, disguising it as a gas leak. Although I avoided the explosion by not being home, I know that as long as I hold the Diary, I am no longer safe.】
Jiang Yuxia’s eyes widened, a drop of cold sweat trickling down her forehead.
The Diary mentioned “they”—could there be more than one person? Was it a group?
They actually dared to take action in the residential complex and stage an explosion!
And today was the 22nd—the explosion was set to happen the day after tomorrow!
Should she really give them the Diary? What nightmares would follow if she did? And who were these people?
Clutching the Diary tightly, Jiang Yuxia sat in the car, biting her red lips repeatedly.
Finally, she made up her mind. She placed the Future Diary back in her bag, took out her phone, and dialed a number.
“Brother,” she called Tang Fei, “there’s something I need to tell you in person. Let’s meet at the police station.”
After hanging up, Jiang Yuxia drove straight back to the police station.
Since someone had already discovered the Future Diary and was acting so ruthlessly, they were clearly no ordinary threat.
If she had to hand it over, then Jiang Yuxia chose to entrust it to the state!