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Chapter 84: The Former Sect Leader

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: The Former Sect Leader

"Officer, I really didn’t kill anyone!" Long Feifei said with an aggrieved face, almost bursting into tears before she seemed to remember something and added, "That’s right, there was another person who entered Eton Manor that day. It was him who saved me!"

Another person? Zhou Zixiong was startled, then asked with furrowed brows, "Who was it? A man or a woman? But from the surveillance footage, we haven’t found anyone else entering or leaving the manor besides you."

Long Feifei was at a loss for words, crying out loud now as she stuttered, "I didn’t kill, didn’t kill anyone! I really didn’t!"

Zhou Zixiong kept frowning. From the interrogation so far, he could tell that Long Feifei wasn’t lying—this was borne out of his years of experience as a police officer.

To tell if someone is lying, one only has to look into their eyes, but all Zhou Zixiong could see in Long Feifei’s eyes was panic, nothing more.

"Could it be that the killer is really someone else?" Zhou Zixiong thought to himself.

However, it didn’t make sense. Who could avoid such tight security and not be caught by the cameras? Could it be an assassin from abroad?!

"Take her away for now. We’ll proceed when we have further clues," Zhou Zixiong waved his hand.

Two policewomen entered and escorted the crying Long Feifei away.

"Hm? That bracelet!!"

As Long Feifei was being led away, Zhou Zixiong’s eyes widened as he spotted a very familiar bracelet on her wrist.

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Zixiong suddenly said.

The two policewomen and Long Feifei all froze, clueless as to what Zhou Zixiong was planning, all wearing puzzled expressions.

Zhou Zixiong didn’t pay them any heed, but walked straight over to Long Feifei and grabbed her hand.

The policewomen were startled, as male police officers are not supposed to have any physical contact with female prisoners—this was strictly regulated, especially since there were policewomen present.

But at that moment, Zhou Zixiong wasn’t concerned about regulations. He just wanted to ascertain whether the bracelet on Long Feifei’s wrist was the one he recognized.

"This, this really is that bracelet!"

Upon closer inspection, Zhou Zixiong was greatly shocked, for the bracelet on Long Feifei’s wrist was indeed the one he recognized.

"You two go out, I have some questions for the suspect," Zhou Zixiong told the policewomen to leave.

The policewomen looked at each other, not thinking too much and left the interrogation room after opening the door. Zhou Zixiong then walked over to the corner and turned off the recording device.

Long Feifei started to feel afraid seeing Zhou Zixiong’s unusual behavior, worried about what he might do to her.

However, she was clearly mistaken; as a people’s police officer, Zhou Zixiong would never do anything that violated his principles.

"Who gave you this bracelet?" Zhou Zixiong asked Long Feifei seriously.

Long Feifei was initially slow to react. Which bracelet? What is he talking about? When she followed Zhou Zixiong’s gaze and saw that she was wearing a bracelet on her wrist, she finally understood.

They were just talking about whether she killed someone or not—why did it suddenly switch to the bracelet?

"Who gave you this bracelet?" Zhou Zixiong asked again when he saw that Long Feifei didn’t react, though his tone was somewhat gentler this time.

This time, Long Feifei responded quickly, "It was given to me by the man who saved me. I didn’t even want to accept it at first, but he insisted, saying it could help me avoid unnecessary troubles."

Zhou Zixiong was stunned, he could tell that Long Feifei wasn’t lying.

"Could it be him who killed Yang Qian?"

Zhou Zixiong smiled wryly to himself. He had already figured out who had killed Yang Qian, and it certainly had nothing to do with Long Feifei.

"If it’s really Brother Xiao, this will be a difficult matter to handle," Zhou Zixiong felt helpless.

This case had a significant impact. Just recently, the city leaders had personally phoned him, but now knowing that the murderer was Xiao Zheng, Zhou Zixiong felt he had no choice but to pretend ignorance.

"Miss Long, it seems like there has been a misunderstanding. I can affirm now that Yang Qian’s death has nothing to do with you," said Zhou Zixiong.

Zhou Zixiong’s sudden change in attitude left Long Feifei struggling to keep up.

"Are you saying that I can leave?" she asked incredulously.

Just moments ago he had been so harsh to her—and now he was changing his tune? Was it because of the bracelet?

Long Feifei remembered the words Xiao Zheng had said to her, and the moment when Zhou Zixiong grabbed her wrist. She finally realized that everything was because of the bracelet.

But what was so special about this bracelet?

Zhou Zixiong knocked on the door, and the two policewomen standing outside came in.

"Release Miss Long. The investigation is clear—this matter really has nothing to do with her," Zhou Zixiong said.

The policewomen were just as baffled, from being a prime suspect to being released unexpectedly?

However, since the order came from the chief, they naturally didn’t dare to question it. One of the policewomen took out the key to the handcuffs, hurrying to unlock Long Feifei’s handcuffs.

This bracelet was, in fact, a birthday gift from Zhou Zixiong to Xiao Zheng back when Xiao Zheng, the Master of Tianji Sect, ruled over Zhonghai, and Zhou Zixiong wasn’t as prominent as he was now.

Zhou Zixiong had gone to great lengths to find this tasteful bracelet as a way to curry favor with Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng really liked the bracelet and wouldn’t have worn it on his wrist otherwise.

There were no special powers associated with the bracelet, but it matched Xiao Zheng’s aesthetic perfectly.

For Xiao Zheng, although the gift wasn’t highly valuable, Zhou Zixiong’s efforts to please him were evident, making the sentiment behind it quite precious.

Now that Zhou Zixiong discovered the bracelet on Long Feifei’s wrist, he was very curious about her identity. Xiao Zheng would not have given the bracelet to her if she weren’t significant.

Since she was an important individual, Zhou Zixiong naturally wouldn’t make things difficult for Long Feifei.

Moreover, the bracelet was also a hint from Xiao Zheng, telling Zhou Zixiong that it was he, Xiao Zheng, who had killed the person, and it had nothing to do with Long Feifei.