Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 792: Madam Huo the Third, A Golden Resplendent Thigh

Chapter 792: Chapter 792: Madam Huo the Third, A Golden Resplendent Thigh

Qin Ruan didn’t think too deeply about it. Knowing that the Cabinet and Tianxing Team were here for Lu Han. Now that Huo Qiang had delayed the investigation, she couldn’t help but worry for the Third Master.

She asked anxiously, "Will the Third Master be accused by others by intervening in the affairs of the Cabinet?"

As soon as she said this, the air seemed to freeze.

Huo Qiang and his men, as well as Lu Han, Yuan Zhiwei and others, stared at Qin Ruan with disbelief, as though doubting their understanding of life.

Qin Ruan’s heart jumped upwards while she tried her best to maintain her composure, "Did... I say something wrong?"

A smile curiously surfaced on Lu Han’s stern face.

He found Qin Ruan very naive, naive to the extent that he worried she’d be swallowed up whole if she were thrown into cutthroat political games.

Yet, her abilities struck a chord of fear within people. Her ability to survive exceeded that of most people.

Having survived over eighteen years in West City enduring hardships while still maintaining her innocence was no easy feat.

The deceptions among those in society differed from the open fights and covert struggles among reputable families.

Qin Ruan had truly stepped into a place wrought with political stratagems.

Lu Han sighed lightly, his voice filled with subtle hurt: "Lady Third, how little you understand about your husband."

Huo Qiang’s usually expressionless face twitched slightly as he fought hard to contain himself.

Although Yuan Zhiwei was not clear about these family matters, the recent conversation gave him shocking information that challenged his philosophy and rationale.

Qin Ruan was from the Huo Family, the Huo Family had meddled with the Cabinet in order to prevent Tianxing Team from interfering with the case.

And all this was because of Qin Ruan, not Lu Han, the lawful son of the Lu Family who was in power.

Considering Lu Han’s form of address towards Qin Ruan, and reflecting on the rumors surrounding the Huo Family in Capital City over the past half year, what did Yuan Zhiwei not understand?

He stared at Qin Ruan as though she was a golden leg.

Qin Ruan belonged to the third master of the Huo Family, the future head of the family, a truly influential figure!

He remembered how aloof he’d been in the past, and now he wished he could go back in time and slap his past self twice.

The Huo Family was an ancient noble family in Capital City with power and wealth beyond ordinary people’s imagination. To think that Qin Ruan, a commoner, had managed to enter the family, it was as if she had accumulated great virtues from her ancestors!

Just as Yuan Zhiwei was shocked and dazed, he heard Qin Ruan’s question.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he continued to stare at Qin Ruan.

Finally realizing that he hadn’t been breathing for some time, Yuan Zhiwei hastily drew in deep breaths. With a trembling voice, he said, "Lady Third, how little you understand about the Huo Family?"

"The Huo Family has direct control over the Cabinet. Everyone in the Cabinet has to obey the family’s orders, including the person in power in the Cabinet, our current Master Lu."

"Is that so..." Qin Ruan was completely unaware of this. She glanced at Huo Qiang.

The latter nodded with respect: "Yes, Third Master is worried that Madam might be troubled."

Qin Ruan’s heart fluttered, filled with a sweet feeling as she felt moved by the Third Master’s concern.

She squinted her smiling eyes and spoke in a soft voice: "In that case, I should not disappoint Third Master’s intention. Let’s solve the case promptly.

Seeing the cold and wild manner of Qin Ruan replaced with that of a young woman, Lu Han raised his eyebrows slightly.

Indeed, even the most aloof woman would show a tender side when faced with the one she liked.

Qin Ruan pulled her coat a bit tighter: "Let’s go see Shao Xujie."

The group exited the office.

...

"I don’t recognize this person."

Holding the photo of Li Xuemei before her death, Shao Xujie pondered deeply, but couldn’t recall the face from among the people he knew.

"Now all the individuals involved in the several cases in the North, South, and East City have connections to this deceased woman named Li Xuemei, except for you." Lu Han sat in front of the interrogation table, his voice severe. "Shao Xujie, think carefully, have you really never met Li Xuemei?"

Shao Xujie put down the photo in his hand, shaking his head in certainty. "Lu Han, I don’t know her."

The interrogation room was under surveillance, and he kept calling Lu Han by his name to avoid suspicions.

Lu Han pressed his lips into a straight line, his gaze on Shao Xujie full of exhaustion.

Shao Xujie gave a bitter smile. "Although I don’t have a photographic memory, I absolutely remember everyone I’ve come into contact with. I really don’t recognize the woman in the photo."

Qin Ruan suddenly interrupted to ask "Can I ask, what were you doing in the middle of October last year?"

"Last year?" Shao Xujie fell into his memories. "October should have been a very special month. Ah... at the beginning of the month were nationwide celebrations."

"I was probably on duty and very busy at the beginning of the month. In the middle of the month, I participated in a case and even went to catch criminals in the remote countryside."

"The place was very remote. When I returned to the Capital City, I slept for three days and three nights. If not for my teammates feeding me, I probably wouldn’t have had a bite to eat."

By the end, Shao Xujie’s voice carried a sense of self-mockery and satisfaction.

Those old, hard but meaningful days returned to his mind, and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face.

Lu Han was puzzled by Qin Ruan’s question but quickly caught on to something from Shao Xujie’s answer.

He looked down to flip through the documents in his hand and quickly followed up with a question: "Do you still remember the place where you were working on the case?"

Shao Xujie had been working with Lu Han for two years and recognized this expression. Lu Han only looked this way when the case had made progress.

His relaxed demeanor turned more solemn as he earnestly recalls the details from a year ago, trying his best to provide as much detail as possible. "It was a very undeveloped village. There were hills all around and the dirt was everywhere."

"I remember my teammates and I took the train there. We changed trains twice before we reached the county of our target village. After that, we took a large sedan chair to the town, then rode a tricycle to reach the village where the suspect was located."

"The roads there were particularly difficult to navigate. The journey was so bumpy that my butt was practically split in half. The village’s name was something-something Mountain Village..."

Qin Ruan’s voice was cold. "Shanlu Village?"

Shao Xujie’s eyes lit up slightly. "Yes, that’s right, Shanlu Village!"

Qin Ruan and Lu Han exchanged a glance, falling into silence.

Li Xuemei was a villager from Shanlu Village. She obtained exemplary scores and was recruited into Shengshi Academy in the Capital City from their county.

Lu Han closed the file in his hand. "Xujie, did you encounter anything in Shanlu Village, like some troubles or disputes, or meet anyone memorable?"

"No, we just caught the suspect at his house and returned back overnight."

Shao Xujie was too embarrassed to admit that he couldn’t stand to stay in Shanlu Village for even a moment longer as it was extremely underdeveloped and impoverished.

Lu Han nodded, standing up to leave the interrogation room. "I’m going to check if Li Xuemei returned to the village in October last year!"

If Shao Xujie had contact with Li Xuemei, it might have been in Shanlu Village.

Qin Ruan also stood up to leave. "I’m going to make a phone call."

Only Yuan Zhiwei and Shao Xujie were left in the interrogation room, staring at each other in silence.

After a while, Shao Xujie couldn’t help but ask, "Chief Yuan, is this case very complicated?"

He was now a little confused and eager to know how far the case had progressed.

Yuan Zhiwei looked at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. "You’re really lucky, young man."

Shao Xujie was no longer as distressed as he had been early in the morning. He asked calmly, "Chief Yuan, what’s going on?"

Yuan Zhiwei chuckled, "What could it be? As they say: those who are meant to be hung won’t drown!"

His tone carried an indescribable bitterness and envy.

He, too, had met influential people in his many years of service.

The casual actions of these influential people, insignificant to them, had been matters of life and death for him, Yuan Zhiwei. Yet he had managed to come this far with numerous close calls.

But he didn’t have Shao Xujie’s luck. Not only the Cabinet and the somewhat mysterious Tianxing Team were moving because of him, but he had also drawn the attention of the two prominent families in Capital City.