After some interrogation, Ye Xue confessed everything.

But Cui Baoxiang refused to confess.

No matter what Ye Xue said or how the police asked, Cui Baoxiang insisted that he had absolutely nothing to do with the matter.

But Ye Xue insisted that Cui Baoxiang was an accomplice.

Since the two men's testimonies didn't match, the police officers simply brought them out for a meeting.

Hearing Ye Xue repeatedly say that he was an accomplice, Cui Baoxiang was so angry that he wanted to rush over and hit Ye Xue, but the handcuffs held him tightly, so he could only glare fiercely at Ye Xue.

Ye Xue, however, laughed when she saw Cui Baoxiang's exasperation.

“Brother Baoxiang, you said you couldn’t swallow this insult and asked me to help you get revenge. We went to find Skinny Monkey together, you can’t deny it.”

As she said these words, the hatred on her face was particularly unrestrained and satisfying.

Cui Baoxiang's eyes turned red with rage. "Ye Xue, I never realized you were such a vicious person!"

Ye Xue threw her head back and laughed loudly.

Perhaps knowing that refuting her statement would arouse suspicion from the police and constables, she didn't refute a single word and insisted that Cui Baoxiang was the person who went to see the skinny monkey with her that day.

Finally, the police brought in Skinny Monkey and asked him to identify whether the person with Ye Xue was Cui Baoxiang.

Skinny Monkey said, "It was too dark that night, I couldn't see what the man coming from the other side looked like at all. Besides, I only care about money, not employers."

Seeing that the police officers wanted to understand the situation, he chuckled and said, "Why don't you release me? Maybe then I'll recognize who that man is."

Goodness.

One sentence led to the police giving him three batons.

Skinny Monkey's body was already on the verge of collapse, but he was tough. The other prisoners he was locked up with were no pushovers either, and as soon as he entered, he was greeted by the gang leader inside.

After being hit by three police batons, he couldn't hold on any longer, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

The patrol captain had no choice but to have the skinny monkey taken away to continue interrogating Ye Xue and Cui Baoxiang. They couldn't make a mistake in their interrogation, even though Cui Baoxiang certainly didn't seem like a good person.

"Captain, the phone!"

Someone called for the patrol captain, who first greeted Qin Zheng and Ye Yun before rushing to answer the phone.

Ye Yun turned her head and looked at Ye Xue and Cui Baoxiang, who were handcuffed to one side respectively.

If the person who hired Skinny Monkey with Ye Xue that night wasn't Cui Baoxiang, then who was it?

Two police officers entered the interrogation room, separated the two men again, and planned to continue their one-on-one interrogation.

A short while later, the patrol captain ran back.

"Something's happened. We got a call from above, telling us to release Cui Baoxiang, saying he has nothing to do with this. I guess his family found out about it and pulled some strings."

The patrol captain knew that Qin Zheng was no ordinary person, so he told the truth.

Cui Baoxiang's attire didn't resemble that of an ordinary young man, nor did Qin Zheng's. Caught in the middle, he couldn't afford to offend either side and could only tell the truth, asking Qin Zheng not to make things difficult for him.

Qin Zheng looked at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun nodded, having already anticipated this outcome.

Even if Cui Baoxiang was the one who hired the skinny monkey along with Ye Xue, Cui Baoxiang would be fine. He was the only son of the distillery manager, and the manager would do everything in his power to protect him.

"Captain, Cui Baoxiang wants to see the victim."

Someone came to report, and upon hearing this, the patrol captain immediately looked at Ye Yun with an inquiring gaze.

Ye Yun shrugged.

"Then let's go see him."

In the interrogation room, Cui Baoxiang sat dejectedly in a chair, handcuffed and thoroughly roasted.

He was no longer as furious as he had been in front of Ye Xue. Now, he resembled a defeated rooster, with a hint of irritation in his eyes, but more so, anxiety and unease.

How did something as trivial as picking up a girl end up in such a life-or-death situation?

If his father finds out, he'll beat him to death.

No, he should be thinking about how to get out now, otherwise his father will definitely find out.

But if he wants to get out, he probably won't be able to do it alone. His father will have to come and rescue him.

Unbeknownst to him, Cui Baoxiang had fallen into a closed loop, which made him sigh angrily. He knew that even if he were given ten girls, he would not touch Ye Xue.

Now he can only place his hopes on Ye Yun, hoping that Ye Yun will come to see him.

Squeak...

The interrogation room door opened, and Ye Yun walked in accompanied by police officers.

The moment he saw Ye Yun, a light suddenly ignited in Cui Baoxiang's eyes, and he was so excited that he almost stood up.

The police officer next to him reacted quickly and pressed him down hard.

Cui Baoxiang wasn't angry. His eyes were only on Ye Yun, and his tone was clearly urgent: "Ye Yun, Ye Yun, believe me. I really didn't go to harm you with Ye Xue. Your father is Mu Jingsheng, and you have the county magistrate backing you. I'm just the son of a winery director. I'm not stupid. What reason would I have to take revenge on you? Wouldn't I be courting death?"

"I know."

Ye Yun said calmly.

Cui Baoxiang, who had prepared a long speech, was about to launch into it when he suddenly paused, startled: "What? You know?"

"Um."

Ye Yun said indifferently, "Ye Xue hates you and wants to take revenge on you, which is why she wants to drag you down with her."

Cui Baoxiang's face lit up with joy.

"You really knew!" He was overjoyed, slamming his hands on the table, the handcuffs clattering against the wooden surface. "I knew you were a smart man! You know I'm innocent! Make them release me right now, and go catch that man! We can't let him get away with this!"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow.

The police officers inside the house remained motionless, their eyes fixed on him, not even glancing at him.

This made Cui Baoxiang realize that something was wrong.

"Ye Yun, what are you standing there for?" He opened his mouth helplessly, looked at Ye Yun, then at the police officer, and asked anxiously, "You know I'm innocent, why won't you let me go?"

Ye Yun smiled slightly.

She looked coldly at Cui Baoxiang and shrugged: "I know, but that's all I know. They may know too, but there's no evidence to prove your innocence."

"What?"

"On the contrary, Ye Xue has information about you. She said that you were the one who hired Skinny Monkey with her that night, and the police also found your watch on Skinny Monkey."

"That watch was clearly a gift from me to Ye Xue!" Cui Baoxiang exclaimed excitedly. "I had no idea she would pawn the watch to Skinny Monkey. She actually used my things to hire Skinny Monkey and smear me!"

"We know that too. But..."

Compared to Cui Baoxiang's agitation, Ye Yun was remarkably calm, each word sounding like a death sentence: "Faced with such irrefutable evidence, how can you expect the law to believe you are innocent?"

Bang!

Cui Baoxiang felt as if the sky had fallen.

His straight back suddenly bent down, his excited expression gradually turned pale, as if he had lost his life force, and his head drooped down dejectedly.

Clutching his hair tightly, he finally couldn't help but let out a low, suppressed growl of pain.

"Ye Xue, Ye Xue..."

He was filled with regret and hatred, gritting his teeth as he called out Ye Xue's name.

He tore at his hair with both hands, seemingly oblivious to the pain, his anger and regret channeling into his hands as if releasing a torrent of energy.

Ye Yun saw that the time was about right.

"Cui Baoxiang, I have a plan."