His tricks were being exposed .

However, on Yu Bo's face, the surprised or panicked expression they expected from him was absent .

He took a deep puff from his cigarette . His expression did not show the youthfulness his age should have . There was only silence and deliberation as he thought about the past .

His calmness and youthful face did not suggest that he looked at all like an evil person . Rather, he was like a child who had done something wrong…

Xiang Wan folded her arms and smiled at him . “Are you still considering how you would make up another story to deceive us?”

Yu Bo looked at her as he bit his lips . There was a hint of embarra.s.sment on his face as he realized all of his tricks had been exposed .

“Don't be afraid . ”

Xiang Wan repeated this again .

“By telling us about it, you're saving lives…”

“Saving lives…” Yu Bo stroked the surface of the sofa with his fingers subconsciously . He seemed helpless as he hesitated to speak the truth . “Why do I have to save them?”

Uh!

What a good question .

Xiang Wan took a deep breath . “We are human beings . We should have compa.s.sion for our fellowmen . ”

Yu Bo did not lift his head or answer her .

Xiang Wan saw the sweat on his forehead . She knew he was struggling inside . Instead of forcing him, she decided to change the direction of the conversation .

“Who knows, the ones you save might include your family . ”

“I don't have any family . ” Yu Bo's head hanged lower . “Mom's already dead . ”

He did know that his mom was already dead? Earlier on, he told Xiang Wan his mom was waiting for him .

Xiang Wan heaved a sigh . “You still have one more family member . You don't want him to die, right? Brother Steel… who is he to you? Is he your dad?”

Once again, she asked this question .

Yu Bo's expression seemed downcast and somewhat strange .

He lifted his head slightly to look at Xiang Wan, as though he had a burning desire to explain something, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out . His head drooped down again .

“I shouldn't have such a father… He's not my dad . My dad's dead…”

He was incoherent .

This young man did seem to have some problems .

Otherwise, Brother Steel would not have locked him up in the bas.e.m.e.nt?

“If he's not your dad,” Xiang Wan looked at him . “Why did you seem like you don't want him to die?”

Yu Bo mumbled, “He's not, yet he is . ”

After that, in less than three seconds, he suddenly covered his face and laid his head on the table . He only looked up after quite a while .

“He's my dad's younger brother, as well as my biological father…”

His reply was too shocking!

Xiang Wan felt her heart being squeezed as she looked at Yu Bo's dim, downcast face .

She got it now .

Yu Bo's mom was married to Brother Steel's elder brother .

However, Brother Steel was actually Yu Bo's biological father .

In such a messy relations.h.i.+p, it was no doubt that this child deserved their pity .

Hence, Xiang Wan tried to be more careful in her words so as to not hurt him .

“Will you please tell us what you know? Where did they go? Did you send the pictures to other people? This is very important to us since we're saving lives . Yu Bo… you're a kind person, we all know that… It's because you don't want anyone to die . That's why you posted this incident on the internet, am I right?”

“I didn't want to . They will still die anyway . He wanted them dead . ”

Yu Bo seemed to be angered suddenly as he spoke in a loud voice .

Xiang Wan's eyes seemed taken aback for an instant as she stared at his agitated eyes .

“You… when you took the first picture, Brother Steel caught you, didn't he?”

Yu Bo was stunned .

This time, he looked at Xiang Wan as though he had seen a ghost .

He started to stammer . He seemed a little scared of her now .

“You… you even know about this?”

“Mm . ” Of course Xiang Wan would not tell him she had based this on deduction and logical reasoning . She thought it would be more beneficial if her shroud of mystery frightened him .

“So, Brother Steel took the picture away?”

Yu Bo took a look at her quietly as he calmed himself down slowly .

“He saw that and took my phone away… I had used another phone I found in the backyard to create that post on the internet…”

There were dead bodies in the backyard . Hence, those people must have carried their mobile phones with them .

What he said made sense .

Yu Bo had taken a picture, but Brother Steel took it away from him .

Whether Brother Steel had used that photo to threaten Xie Wanwan or he sent that photo to another person, they were unable to know .

Xiang Wan knew it was pointless to think about that, so she continued to question Yu Bo .

“What about those people? Where did they go? Tell me!”

She stared at Yu Bo expectantly .

“They…”

Yu Bo seemed a little scared .

He licked his dry lips gently as he looked at Xiang Wan apprehensively .

“They're all dead . ”

No!

Someone gasped!

Xiang Wan couldn't help but shudder .

After a few seconds, she asked in a calm manner, “Where are they?”

“They're dead, already dead . ”

Yu Bo replied strangely .

“If a person's already dead, their corpse will be there . ”

Xiang Wan's eyes that were narrowed to a squint were burning .

No one knew the pain and fear in her heart .

No one knew how much Bai Muchuan meant to her—

Perhaps it was only that day that she really understood this .

She felt pain in her heart and her blood frozen . That pain reminded her that if she lost him, she would have no more happiness in her life .

Xiang Wan calmed herself down . “Yu Bo, you know very well that we have combed through the entire villa . We didn't find them, not even their corpse . We don't believe they're dead . ”

“What's wrong with being dead?” Yu Bo retorted with a question, seemingly provoked by her remark . “Why are all of you so afraid of death? Isn't death salvation? My mom… she got relieved of the suffering . ”

“Your mother was relieved but she couldn't accompany you anymore . ”

This time, Xiang Wan reb.u.t.ted him back coldly .

“She will no longer help you prepare your meals, or help out in your laundry . She won't be waiting for you to go home either… Death means you've lost her forever . Tell me, what's good about death?”

Death .

Death .

Yu Bo's facial expression changed as her words pierced through his heart .

His brain felt muddled, and he was suffering from his own misery . He only knew that it hurt, and it still hurts a lot .

“They've disappeared, dead . They will die . ”

Disappeared .

Xiang Wan's heart was beating furiously .

However, she told herself that she should keep a clear mind .

Yu Bo could not be considered a perfectly sane person .

As she needed to get something out of him, she would need to keep a clear and calm mind .

Otherwise, he could easily affect them .

“They disappeared together with Brother Steel?”

“… Yes . ” Yu Bo lifted his head . His gaze was meek and a little pitiable . At that moment, he was just like his black cat . He curled himself up and there was a deep fear on his face .

“They wanted to escape, so my uncle chased after them… then… they ran into that place, and disappeared . ”

In the end, it was back to square one .

“Where is that?”

“…” He did not talk, just gritting his teeth .

“How can all these people just disappear like that?”

“It's not that they disappeared . ” Yu Bo shook his head, finally saying something normal .

However, immediately after, he shook his head . “They escaped to that place . Anyone who escaped to that place couldn't step out of it alive…”

Xiang Wan continued to press him for an answer . “Tell me, where is that place!”

He lowered his head, unmoving and mute .

“Look at me, where is that place?”

“Yu Bo, I know you're kind-hearted…”

“If you don't talk, not only the good people will die… Brother Steel will die as well . He went in there with them, right?”

“He won't!” Yu Bo seemed to have a habit of arguing when he heard something different from what he knew .

That was the reason why Xiang Wan needed to stay alert and had to keep guessing when she talked to him .

“If that place is really so horrifying, why wouldn't he die? He will die too . ”

“He won't!” Yu Bo's gaze was firm . “He went in there before and came out safely!”

She finally got what he was saying .

There really was a place they had gone to .

In Yu Bo's opinion, that place was dangerous . Nonetheless, Brother Steel went in there before and came out unharmed . Hence, Yu Bo felt that Brother Steel could also escape unscathed this time . Therefore, he was struggling if he should tell them about it .

“You're leaving things to luck!” Xiang Wan gave a piercing glance at him . “As long as it's a dangerous place, it could claim their lives anytime . Maybe it was pure luck that he was unharmed last time . This time, he might not be as lucky . Otherwise, well, it's been hours now . Did you see him come out of that place yet?”

Yu Bo looked at her .

There was consternation in his eyes .

He was afraid visibly of her for this woman managed to guess his thoughts with the greatest of ease .

“Yu Bo, look at my eyes . ”

Xiang Wan's voice sounded low and indifferent . She was so calm that it felt scary .

Yes, she also felt terrified when she heard herself .

This was so unlike her—she was not her normal self .

She was thinking that during these hours Bai Muchuan went missing… She almost went crazy too .

“Yu Bo, we're the only ones that can save them . No, only you can . ”

“Me?”

“You don't want them to die, right?”

Yu Bo looked at her for quite some time when he suddenly held his head .

“I lied . How serious of an offense is that?”

He's actually worried about this , she thought .

Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow .

“If you didn't kill anyone, didn't involved yourself in drugs, didn't do any bad things… and only told a lie, then the judge will not throw you into prison…”

A faint glimmer of light flashed past Yu Bo's eyes . As though he was trying to ascertain her words, he kept his eyes on Xiang Wan .

“I'm a good person?”

“Yes . ”

“The son of a drug dealer is also a good person?”

“… Of course . ”

Yu Bo let out a whimper .

“They entered Vulture's Mouth—we call it, the mouth of the vulture . ”