The next morning, after Meng Zihan finished the formalities and was about to leave the hospital, two police officers appeared in her ward.

"Meng Zihan, you are suspected of a criminal case. Please come with us."

Meng Zihan was stunned.

Criminal case?

What does this have to do with her?

Did Ye Zhenghua really blame her for that incident?

But it has nothing to do with criminal cases!

Meng Zihan immediately struggled to get up.

"I don't know, I don't know anything! It's all Ye Zhenghua's problem! It has nothing to do with me!"

When the police heard Meng Zihan mention Ye Zhenghua, they exchanged a glance and asked, "You say it's related to Ye Zhenghua, what evidence do you have?"

"Do we even need evidence?" Meng Zihan was completely bewildered. "The safety issue at the steel mill was his own mistake and oversight. It has absolutely nothing to do with my aunt's divorce from him. He just doesn't want to take responsibility and is making baseless accusations! If you want to arrest someone, go arrest him. It has nothing to do with me!"

The police officer looked at Meng Zihan with a sense of disdain.

Before they came, they had already learned about the Ye family's situation.

She knew perfectly well how the Ye family favored their niece and mistreated their daughter.

And this favored niece turned out to be like this.

Before even understanding the situation, they're already smearing and shifting the blame onto my uncle.

The two interrupted Meng Zihan.

“Our investigation is unrelated to this matter.”

"What is this? I didn't do anything, you can't arrest me!"

Meng Zihan was getting a little frantic.

She had already forgotten about poisoning the fish soup and didn't think Ye Linchen would discover the problem.

The police didn't bother arguing with her and immediately grabbed her to take her away.

Meng Zihan panicked even more and struggled with her hands and feet.

Criminal cases lead to jail time, and she doesn't want to go to jail!

She's already unlucky enough to not get into university, but if she's also burdened with a criminal charge, how will she ever find a job?

How can I take the college entrance exam?

Would Gu Yifei still be willing to date her?

But with her strength, she was no match for two policemen, and was quickly subdued and taken to the police station.

Meng Zihan was in a very disheveled state when she entered the interrogation room; she had even lost one of her shoes.

Her hair was a complete mess.

"I'm going to sue you! What right do you have to arrest me without any evidence?!"

Meng Zihan retorted defiantly, her eyes filled with malice.

“We have witnesses and physical evidence to prove that you drugged Ye Linchen,” the police officer said directly. “Your aunt identified you as the one who put the drug in the fish soup, and the pharmacy owner also testified that you bought medicine that causes diarrhea before the college entrance examination.”

Meng Zihan was stunned.

But she was quick-witted and immediately offered a righteous and righteous defense.

"Meng Xueyun is slandering me. This has nothing to do with me; she did it. She asked me to buy the medicine, and she's the one who administered it. She did it all! I didn't do anything!"

“We have questioned her, and she said that you volunteered to make the fish soup and secretly added the drug, so she brought the fish soup home for the Ye family without knowing it. We have also verified with the Ye family’s twins that it was indeed you who took the initiative to ask Meng Xueyun to make fish soup for Ye Linchen.”

"The twins are Meng Xueyun's children! How can you trust their words! Everyone knows Meng Xueyun hates her daughter. I have no grudge against Ye Linchen, why would I harm her?"

"No conflict? Our investigation found that after Ye Linchen returned to Jiangcheng City, you repeatedly provoked and slandered her, framing her for stealing exam papers and cheating on the exam. There are records to prove all of this."

"I...I..." Meng Zihan thought for a moment, "It was all Meng Xueyun who instigated me. She threatened to kick me out of the Ye family if I didn't do what she said."

Meng Zihan cried as she spoke, "I'm living under someone else's roof, I have no choice!"

The police officers exchanged a glance, knowing that Meng Zihan wasn't telling the truth.

But so much time has passed, and the key physical evidence has been destroyed, making it difficult to convict her.

They then contacted Ye Linchen and Meng Xueyun.

Meng Xueyun had just moved and was tidying up her house to prepare a meal when there was another knock on the door.

Ye Zhenghua opened the door and saw two policemen standing there. He quickly put on a smile and said, "Officers, what can I do for you? Please come in and have a seat."

The two police officers entered the house, sat down on the sofa, and got straight to the point.

“We questioned Meng Zihan, and according to her, the poisoning of the fish soup was done under duress by Meng Xueyun and had nothing to do with her. We are here to investigate whether this is true.”

"That's not true! Absolutely impossible!" Ye Zhenghua was practically jumping up. "Anyone can tell you that my wife is muddle-headed and dotes on her niece the most. She treats her like a precious gem, so how could she possibly coerce her?"

"My house is small, there's room for her even if there isn't enough space for my own daughter, and it's the biggest and best room, officer. She's lying, don't believe her!"

The police officer nodded, which was consistent with the results of their investigation. After asking a few more questions, they got up and left.

After seeing the police off, Ye Zhenghua roared at Meng Xueyun.

"Look, this is your good niece. You were reluctant to identify her, but she didn't hesitate at all to frame you!"

"What?! You forced her to do all that!"

"Do you know that if this were to happen, you would be sentenced to prison!"

Meng Xueyun felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She thought Meng Zihan would take the blame and kept blaming herself, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

However, she quickly found another reason for Meng Zihan.

"I would be terrified if I were in this situation, let alone Xiaohan, who is just a young girl. The police questioned her like that, how scared would she be? What else could she say but this?"

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