Chapter 323: Family members can also get jealous

"Do you remember when Lu's Pharmaceutical was shut down?" Zhao Ming suddenly brought up the case.

"I remember, but I don't know much about the details." Meng Anran told the truth. She was very young at the time and didn't know much. She didn't care about these things that were irrelevant to her afterwards.

It was only after Zhao Ming captured Kong Liang and looked through the files of Lu’s Pharmaceuticals during the investigation that he learned the details.

He briefly explained to Meng Anran, "Back then, a fire broke out inside Lu's Pharmaceuticals. The fire wasn't widespread, but it led the police to discover the factory's underground research lab. Most of the materials were burned, and the police didn't have direct evidence linking the development of the banned drugs. Ultimately, they shut down Lu's Pharmaceuticals."

At this point, Meng Anran could already make the connection between Kong Liang's situation and this case: "Kong Liang was involved in drug development at the time. Was he also disfigured when the basement caught fire?"

"Yes." Zhao Ming confirmed Meng Anran's guess and continued, "We found his plastic surgery records. He went abroad after the surgery. I didn't expect that after so many years, he would still stay in Country A and continue with his crazy plan."

Meng Anran was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "I want to see him, and Bai Yujin."

Zhao Ming hesitated for a moment and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already 6:30 in the evening. "If you can come over now and cooperate with the investigation and questioning, you can see him."

No matter how good a friend they were, he had to follow the rules and regulations. If it was in the form of cooperating with the investigation, Meng Anran could indirectly get some answers from Kong Liang.

"Okay." Meng Anran responded readily, "I'll be there now."

He heard the sound of a car but no one came in for a long time. When Meng Yushu went out to check on his sister, the silver sports car roared out of the yard right under his gaze.

Looking at the taillights of the receding car, the surprise in his eyes gradually turned into loneliness.

He could guess that Meng Anran left in such a hurry, most likely because of Lu Heng and Lu Yi's matter.

Although she kept saying that she hated the Lu family, hated her two brothers, and hated the 17 years she lived in the Lu family.

However, every time she would let go of everything she had now and run towards the past.

It's clearly New Year's Day today, and I should be sitting down with my family to have a happy meal together in the new year.

But for the sake of Lu Heng and Lu Yi, she left without hesitation.

My sister may not understand that jealousy can also occur among relatives.

"Yu Shu." Su Wanman walked out, glanced at the empty garage, and asked, "Where's An Ran? Didn't you hear the car just now?"

Meng Yushu quickly gathered all her emotions, smiled gently and touched her mother's shoulder, "There's an emergency in Yandu, she has to go there and will be back later."

"Ah?" Su Wanman frowned immediately, her worry evident. "It's not serious, right?"

"It's not serious, she can handle it." Meng Yushu said as he led his mother into the house. "Let's eat first. There's no need to wait for her."

…

By the time Meng Anran arrived at the police station, it was already completely dark. The wind was biting, and she wrapped her coat tightly around her as she hurried into the lobby. Zhao Ming was already waiting for her in the waiting area.

"You came pretty quickly." Zhao Ming handed her a cup of hot coffee. "Warm your hands first. Kong Liang is in the interrogation room."

Meng Anran took the coffee, the warmth passing through the paper cup to her palm, "There's something I should tell you."

Zhao Ming was a little puzzled. Could it be that she was hiding something?

"I've met Kong Liang before." Meng Anran said succinctly, "He invited Ke Nai to the abandoned printing factory under the name of K, trying to sow discord between Ke Nai and me. But I didn't know his identity at the time, and he denied that he was K."

Zhao Ming frowned and thought for a moment, then understood what she meant: "So, you suspect he's not the real 'K', but a substitute?"

"Yeah." Meng Anran nodded and added, "It's even possible that he isn't the real Kong Liang."

"We've already taken his blood for a DNA test and confirmed it's Kong Liang." Zhao Ming denied Meng Anran's claim. "However, whether he is the 'K' in the White Dove Project is indeed worth further investigation."

Meng Anran didn't respond. This was not something she could interfere in or investigate.

Zhao Ming obviously didn't intend to continue discussing this issue. He changed the subject and asked, "What do you want to ask him when you come to see him?"

Meng Anran lowered her eyes and remained silent, seemingly unsure of what she wanted to know from Kong Liang. After pondering for a while, she finally came up with an answer: "Why Lu Heng?"

Zhao Mingming nodded and took her into a room. "I'll let him answer your questions."

Inside the interrogation room.

Zhao Ming spread out a stack of photos on the metal table. "Kong Liang, are the signatures on these experimental records your handwriting?"

"Yes." Kong Liang admitted readily.

"For the past ten years, you have received transfers from Bai Yujin's personal account every month. Is this money to hire you to do things for her, or is it as hush money?" Zhao Ming pushed over a bank statement and asked a question as direct and sharp as a knife.

Kong Liang tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "My wife is kind-hearted and is only helping an old friend."

"Does the aid require three special transfers?" Zhao Ming suddenly leaned forward. "Or are these funds used to invest in your joint research project?"

"Captain Zhao." Kong Liang narrowed his eyes. "Do you rely on your imagination to solve cases?"

"No, we rely on evidence." Zhao Ming flipped open another folder. "According to Duan Xi's confession, we've already discovered the collusion between Bai Yujin and the Qinghe Society. Three months ago, when you contacted Ke Nai under the name K, the IP address you used happened to point to the Qinghe Society."

The smile on Kong Liang's face froze for a moment.

"More importantly," Zhao Ming turned the tablet towards him, "we found the potion formula in the laboratory, and your fingerprints were on it."

Kong Liang suddenly burst out laughing. "I admit it! It was all my doing! I was in charge of developing the medicine, and 'White Dove' is the experimental project I'm most proud of! As for White Curcuma, it was just my assistant."

"There's no point in being stubborn." Zhao Ming calmly put the tablet away. "We have solid evidence proving that Bai Yujin is the mastermind behind the 'White Dove Project'."

Kong Liang's pupils suddenly contracted, but his expression quickly relaxed. "You're wrong, you're all wrong. Bai Yujin is just one of my puppets. My experiment is about to succeed..."

On the other side of the one-way mirror, looking at Kong Liang's face which was 70% similar to Lu Heng, Meng Anran narrowed her eyes and suddenly understood something.

He loved Bai Yujin so much that he was willing to take the blame for her.