I didn't know how I had walked out of the office.
This meeting felt like a lifetime apart. Everything had changed.
He was my dad, after all, and he had done so much for me. I couldn't bring myself to curse at him or say anything harsher.
He asked me to give him two days. I said nothing more, turned around, and walked out.
Two days later, he would confess what he had to confess and turn himself in as he should. That was already settled.
Back in the car, Song Xiaotian and Meng Yifan both looked at me.
"I've confronted him. He asked me to give him two days. After that, he'll turn himself in..."
When I finished, Meng Yifan let out a long sigh without saying anything.
Song Xiaotian said nothing either. I didn't know what he was thinking.
Afraid he was upset, I hurriedly said, "I'm not sure whether he'll run. Why don't we call the police now and tell them he wants to turn himself in..."
Song Xiaotian quickly took my hand and shook his head. "Never mind. He couldn't get away even if he wanted to. Give him two days. Your grandpa is getting old, after all. Once your dad is arrested, he'll definitely get the death penalty. Even without witnesses or physical evidence for what happened fifteen years ago, he'll get life at the very least. They won't see each other again for the rest of their lives. Let them have two days."
A sharp pain pierced my heart.
My grandpa was so old, and Dad and I were the only family he had. If Dad was arrested and I died too, how would he manage on his own...
"Chen Mo, could your grandpa have been involved too?" Meng Yifan suddenly asked.
I froze,