Chen Yue frowned deeply, "I don't know them at all. It's impossible for me to have any grudges with them. Did someone send them to kill me?"

"Have you offended anyone recently?"

"No."

"Who do you think would want to kill you?"

"I can't think of anyone. I haven't had any conflict with anyone over the years."

Luke probed, "Do you know Song Jinbao?"

Chen Yue's face changed slightly as she blinked, "I know him. What's wrong?"

"These two assassins were hired by him."

"Song Jinbao wants to kill me?" Chen Yue's eyes widened as she shook her head, "Impossible, he wouldn't kill me."

"The assassins have already confessed."

"That can't be, I believe he definitely wouldn't kill me." Chen Yue spoke with conviction.

This surprised Luke, "Why?"

Chen Yue's eyes darted, and she said, "Isn't Song Jinbao a subordinate of Zhou Tiansheng? Could it be Zhou Tiansheng who wants to kill me?"

"Zhou Tiansheng is already dead."

"What! Zhou Tiansheng is dead!" Chen Yue showed a shocked expression, "When did he die?"

"He was dead before I went to Yue Lai Yue Hao restaurant to find you last time."

"Then why didn't you tell me? Could it be... you suspect that I killed him?"

Luke indeed thought so but would not admit it, "NO, I've never suspected you, it's just that Zhou Tiansheng's face was damaged, and his body decayed badly, we couldn't identify his corpse."

"Then how do you know now that he is dead?"

"We did a DNA test on the corpse, and that confirmed his identity."

Chen Yue's hands twisted together, showing more tension, "DNA test? Zhou Tiansheng's parents are already dead, how did you perform the test?"

"Though Zhou Tiansheng's parents are dead, his daughter is still alive. We compared his and Chen Ning's DNA, and they are indeed father and daughter." Luke observed her expression and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"So, Chen Ning's father is dead." Chen Yue's voice carried a trace of sobbing.

"Yes."

"Oh God, why is this happening? Boohoo..." Chen Yue finally couldn't hold it in, covering her mouth and crying.

Luke and Louise exchanged glances, both guessing something.

Luke recalled Chen Yue's profile, she divorced Zhou Tiansheng eight years ago, and Chen Ning is already nine years old, meaning Chen Yue had an affair during marriage and was pregnant with another man's child.

Louise handed Chen Yue a pack of tissues, "Ms. Chen, I know you're in a lot of pain right now, but your daughter is just outside. If she hears this, she'll be very sad."

Chen Yue gradually stopped crying, wiped her tears, "How did he die?"

Louise asked instead, "Who is Chen Ning's real father?

We need to know his true identity to find the killer."

"Song Jinbao." After saying this name, Chen Yue covered her mouth and murmured softly, "Bao, my Bao..."

Louise "..."

Luke "..."

At this moment, Luke couldn't help but feel a bit depressed, he had been investigating for a long time but got the victim's identity wrong.

Regardless of whether Chen Yue's feelings for Song Jinbao were genuine or not, her affair during marriage was a fact.

Now, Luke didn't know whom to sympathize with anymore.

Now there's a new problem, who killed Song Jinbao?

Luke asked, "What's the story between you, Zhou Tiansheng, and Song Jinbao?"

Chen Yue shook her head, "I don't want to bring up the past anymore."

"Not speaking will affect the investigation, Song Jinbao's death might become a cold case.

And the one who hired the hitmen hasn't been caught, he could try to kill you again.

If you die, what will happen to your daughter?"

Mentioning her daughter had an immediate effect on Chen Yue, she began to speak, "About ten years ago, Zhou Tiansheng had just started running online gambling, and he was making money exponentially faster than before, practically like picking money off the ground.

He became careless, spending most of his time out carousing under the guise of entertaining clients.

Ironically, I could smell different perfumes on him every day.

That period was very sad and lonely for me.

You know?

By that time, we no longer lacked money, it had become just numbers.

Honestly, I wasn't happy about him having so much money, as it turned him into a different, very unfamiliar person.

That time was very painful for me…"

Chen Yue wiped her tears, her face showing a bit of warmth, "It was then that Jinbao came into my life.

He was a subordinate of Zhou Tiansheng, responsible for protecting me during that period.

He always silently stood behind me, and sometimes when our eyes met, he would quickly look away.

I knew he often secretly observed me, and I knew he liked me.

We spent several months like that, nothing happened, we didn't cross any lines.

We both knew it was impossible for us to be together."

Chen Yue sank into her memories, with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes, she spoke hoarsely, "I thought this was how my life would be.

Until one day, a gang came to seek revenge against Zhou Tiansheng, and a gang war ensued.

Some said Zhou Tiansheng was dead, some said he was injured, others said he fled, and some claimed he was arrested by the police.

I was terrified at the time and didn't know what to do.

Jinbao stepped forward, taking me to another city.

We took a car by day and shared a room at night… and that's when we became involved.

Later, Zhou Tiansheng eliminated the rival gang and took me back.

But Jinbao and I had developed feelings for each other and continued that relationship.

Eventually, I had Ningning.

Jinbao and I both loved her very much."

"Does Chen Ning know that Song Jinbao is her father?"

"No."

"Does she know Song Jinbao?"

"Yes. They often met."

Louise's face reddened; when she asked Chen Ning, the child claimed not to know Song Jinbao at all. She had been deceived by a nine-year-old kid.

"Does Zhou Tiansheng know about your relationship with Song Jinbao?"

Chen Yue laughed, "How could he possibly know?

He didn't care about me at all; I was insignificant to him.

I suspect he was eager to divorce me.

If he found out, both Jinbao and I would've been tossed into the Mekong River."

Luke pressed on, "How did you end up in New York?"

Chen Yue wiped her nose, "Zhou Tiansheng's business grew larger, and he acquired some assets here in New York. Jinbao was often sent to America to manage his affairs.

After Ningning was born, I was on constant alert, fearing he might notice something off.

So, I used an excuse to divorce him.

Then, I proposed moving to America, which was quite normal back then, so he didn't suspect anything."

"If Zhou Tiansheng didn't discover your relationship with Song Jinbao, why did he want to kill Song Jinbao?"

"Zhou Tiansheng is cunning and ruthless, removing anyone who could affect or pose a potential threat to him.

Song Jinbao had always worked for him; he knew more about his American assets than anyone.

I had warned Jinbao long ago.

But he was worried about my and our daughter's safety, and refused to leave…"

Chen Yue's eyes turned red, and with clenched teeth, she said, "It must have been Zhou Tiansheng who killed Jinbao.

He's the murderer.

You must capture him!"