He confessed to everything but refused to admit to kidnapping or false imprisonment. With Sheng Sinian's identification, the police quickly found Lin Mengxing. The police wanted Lin Mengxing to cooperate with their investigation, but she refused. She knew in her heart that she was Lin Qingyu. Even if she had gotten a new ID card, her fingerprints were still her own—something that would never change. Fortunately, when she applied for the new ID, she had used a fingerprint cover, so if the police tried to extract her fingerprints from the system at the police station, they wouldn't find any trace. She refused to cooperate with the police in re-recording her fingerprints now. The police didn't push her. They had already retrieved her fingerprints from the system, and they didn't match Lin Qingyu's at all. They asked some questions, including how they had returned from Haicheng. Both said they had hitchhiked back. The police were sharp. They separately asked about the hitchhiking car's model, color, license plate number, and even the driver's appearance. Fortunately, Lin Mengxing had already coordinated their stories with Shen Yunyun, and their accounts were basically consistent. The police then tracked down the car owner, which led them to Gu Changye. They questioned Gu Changye, and he told the truth, making it sound perfectly plausible. The police found nothing suspicious and returned to Haicheng. Even though everything Sheng Sinian said was true, without evidence, it was all useless. The police were more inclined to believe that Sheng Sinian had tortured and killed Mrs. Sheng, but without a body and with him refusing to confess, insisting that Lin Mengxing was Lin Qingyu, they were stuck. In the end, the Sheng family stepped in. Using some unknown means, they obtained a diagnosis of intermittent mental illness for Sheng Sinian and got him released. Sheng Mingyang was also released because he genuinely didn't know the details. After this incident, the Sheng family's stock market lost tens of billions overnight. The old shareholders immediately called a board meeting and fired Sheng Sinian and Sheng Mingyang, father and son. The Sheng family also publicly cut ties with Sheng Sinian in the newspaper, drawing a clear line. Sheng Sinian and Sheng Mingyang were removed from the family genealogy. Although genealogy might not matter much to modern people, it was crucial in wealthy families. Being removed from the genealogy meant they could no longer enjoy the family's resources. Now, aside from the properties and cars in their names, Sheng Sinian and Sheng Mingyang had nothing of value left. But they still owed Lin Mengxing's inheritance. As a result, the court enforced the debt, and the Nanshan Villa was put up for auction. Originally, Sheng Sinian had put a lot of effort into building the Nanshan Villa, even setting up a feng shui array there. It was considered a prime location, so the price was naturally high. But after the theft incident, the villa's price dropped by half. Even so, no one bought it. It was eventually auctioned off at 30% below market price, but that still wasn't enough to cover the inheritance debt. Unable to pay, the two were listed as delinquent debtors. From then on, they couldn't fly, take high-speed trains, or apply for civil service exams. Father and son were now penniless, struggling even to afford food. From the incident to their current downfall, it had only taken about a month. They had to sell their luxury watches just to eat. Sheng Mingyang even went to Qiao Shiyue for help. Earlier, Sheng Sinian had told him to deliberately get close to Qiao Shiyue to find out why she had suddenly become younger. To get close to Qiao Shiyue, Sheng Mingyang had provided many conveniences to the Qiao family, helping them through a major crisis. Otherwise, the Qiao family would have likely collapsed by now.