The Favored Heiress -
Chapter 398: I’ll accompany you after these busy days are over
Chapter 398: Chapter 398: I’ll accompany you after these busy days are over
After Luoyu left, Li Qiao poured a glass of water for Bai Luhui and asked directly, "You came to South Sea to investigate Xiao Yeyan, so how did you end up offending He Chen?"
She had pondered over this question for a long time. Bai Luhui was not an impulsive person; on the contrary, he was much more cautious than Shen Qingye and was definitely not one to act recklessly and cause trouble.
At that moment, Bai Luhui took the cup with his left hand, thanked her, and then explained in a low voice, "It was an accident that he found out. While I was investigating, I unintentionally discovered that He Chen and Xiao Yeyan had very close dealings in the past.
Xiao Yeyan came to South Sea half a year ago, and it just so happened that He Chen left South Sea half a year ago.
An intentional misalignment of timelines—I suspect they were trying to hide something by making it more obvious.
Plus, Xiao Yeyan often goes to underground gambling dens, so I thought I’d go and take a covert look, but..."
He paused and his fingers involuntarily tightened around the glass. "I was discovered by He Chen and he used the excuse of me cheating to have his bodyguards detain me."
Speaking of which, he had indeed underestimated his enemy.
The bodyguards in an underground gambling den turned out to be exceptionally skilled.
When he was attacked, he vividly remembered He Chen saying, "Someone from the Sixth Bureau dares to casually investigate my affairs?"
Listening to Bai Luhui’s explanation, Li Qiao’s gaze turned heavy as she looked out the window.
He Chen actually had close dealings with Xiao Yeyan.
...
Less than ten minutes later, Li Qiao left the Yan Emperor Private Hospital.
She got back into her car and, while sitting in the passenger seat of her large G, made a call to Shen Qingye. "Bai Luhui’s hand is injured; he might need to be hospitalized for a while."
Shen Qingye fell silent for a few seconds then responded in a muffled voice, "I know, Xiao Bai told me last night.
This He Chen, my Sixth Bureau isn’t done with him. I’ll come to South Sea in a few days once I’m done with my current matters... thanks."
Li Qiao didn’t say much and hung up quickly.
Inside the car, Luoyu noticed she had finished the call, started the engine, and asked, "Miss Li, back to the Mansion?"
Li Qiao pondered for a moment. "First, make a trip to the South Sea Police Station."
The unexpected death of Ye Yun at the police station hadn’t been revealed yet.
To avoid the matter escalating to an irreversible point, she planned to feel out how this incident affected her godfather.
During the drive, Li Qiao reclined lazily against the chair’s backrest and turned to look at Luoyu. "How much do you know about He Chen?"
"Not much." Luoyu answered flatly, "He came to South Sea with the boss, and their private relationship is almost unknown to anyone. Miss Li, are you suspecting Brother Chen?"
Li Qiao raised an eyebrow, "He has close dealings with Xiao Yeyan; did you all know about this?"
Luoyu gripped the steering wheel and looked at her with a smirk, "Of course. Xiao Yeyan comes from the Chairman Family, which is rival to our boss. So, Brother Chen befriending him was indeed intentional."
Li Qiao looked at Luoyu with a profound expression.
So, it turns out Shang Yu’s rival was the Chairman Family.
Luoyu didn’t hear a response from Li Qiao and couldn’t help but glance at her, and, after a moment’s realization, he said, "Miss Li... didn’t you know that Charlman is the boss’s rival?"
"Now I do." Li Qiao tilted her head to look out the window. No wonder Shang Yu had previously told her to stay away from Xiao Yeyan.
His rival wasn’t just Xiao Yeyan, but the entire Xiao Ducal Family.
"Miss Li, if the boss didn’t tell you, he probably didn’t want you to be involved, so..." Luoyu trailed off.
Li Qiao curved her lips slightly, watching the rapidly passing streetscape through the window, and smoothly continued the conversation, "Right, I’ll pretend I don’t know."
Luoyu slowly pulled up in front of the police station, an uncharacteristic trace of a smile on her rigid face, "Miss Li is wise."
Li Qiao glanced at her and unbuckled her seatbelt, teasing, "You seem to have developed more of a human touch than before."
...
In the police station, Li Qiao sat in the chief’s office, observing Fei Zhihong’s somewhat weary expression, "So, Ye Yun was poisoned to death by a prison guard?"
Fei Zhihong sighed, "The investigation results from the criminal investigation team do indeed indicate that. The prison guard denies it, but all the evidence points to him, and Ye Yun’s autopsy report also shows cyanide poisoning."
Oh, another chemical agent.
Li Qiao tapped her fingers on the armrest of the sofa, her eyes flickered, "What about the prison guard?"
Fei Zhihong picked up his thermos from the desk, contemplating, "He’s been detained. He’s still in the interrogation stage."
Li Qiao narrowed her eyes and reminded him, "Godfather would do well to assign some trustworthy people to guard that prison guard. If he really was the poisoner, one cannot rule out the possibility of him ’committing suicide out of fear of his crime.’"
Hearing this, Fei Zhihong’s movement stilled as he drank water, "Really? He hasn’t been at the police station for long, and he has a very strong character. No matter how we have interrogated him these past days, he hasn’t confessed. He doesn’t seem like someone who would commit suicide out of fear."
Li Qiao shook her head slightly, locking eyes with Fei Zhihong, her gaze turning dark, "I’m worried someone might deliberately create the false impression of a ’suicide out of fear of crime.’"
With those words, Fei Zhihong felt enlightenment wash over him.
Li Qiao didn’t stay in the chief’s office for too long. After discussing some general situations with Fei Zhihong, she left the police station.
...
After lunch, Li Qiao let Luoyu go back to the company, while she drove back to the laboratory.
Just as she walked into the lab building, Shang Yu’s call came through.
The man’s deep and resonant voice carried a hint of displeasure, "Why aren’t you resting at home properly?"
Li Qiao walked up the steps, a smile curling on her lips, "There wasn’t much going on, resting for a morning was enough."
On the other end of the line, Shang Yu was silent for a long time.
Li Qiao reached the turn of the staircase, pausing and leaning casually against the wall, her voice softly reassuring, "The conference is about to start soon, everyone is busy. I just took leave a while ago, it’s not nice to always make my colleagues accommodate me. After I get through these next few days... I’ll accompany you."
Last night she distinctly felt the man’s passion, but he probably refrained from further action because of her waist injury.
Good!
Otherwise, she might have had to suffer through days of a sore back and waist again.
"Hmm, remember to call me if there’s anything," Shang Yu finally responded, reluctantly agreeing to her suggestion.
After hanging up, Li Qiao looked down at her phone, a faint smile lingering on her lips.
It looks like the next few days were going to feel like a long-distance relationship again.
She shook her head with a chuckle and resumed climbing the steps when the Guan siblings, Mingchen and Mingyu, happened to come down from above.
As the three crossed paths, the smile on Li Qiao’s mouth disappeared, and her gaze swept past the weary-looking Mingyu, her tone indifferent, "Done with the trial?"
Mingyu nodded, appearing very weak.
Mingchen looked at Li Qiao with a simple, goofy expression, "Miss Li, I’m going to take my sister back to the dormitory, then I’ll head right back to training."
Li Qiao pulled a tight smile, climbing the steps, her eyes glinting mysteriously as she directed a double entendre at Mingyu, "Hmm, looking forward to your performance."
The siblings caught the innuendo.
Mingchen didn’t catch on, but Mingyu seemed to grasp Li Qiao’s gaze and, thinking of something, quickly shifted her eyes away...
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