After hearing what Jiang Ning said, Song Jia felt a little more at ease.

"However, Lu Ling did us a huge favor, helping us make so much money. Isn't it a bit much to bother her like this?"

Song Jia felt bad about involving Lu Ling like this.

Jiang Ning said, "If we don't go to her, do you think she can get away with it? The police will definitely investigate her."

Jiang Ning felt more and more that she still had to rely on Lu Ling for this matter, so she dragged Song Jia along to find Lu Ling.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the group arrived at Lu Ling's residential area, they saw the police arrive and take her away.

The group then went to the police station to find out about the interrogation.

The municipal and county public security bureaus have established a joint mechanism, meaning that interrogation records from the county level are equally valid when submitted to the municipal public security bureau.

After Lu Ling entered the interrogation room, she remained expressionless and silent with her head down.

The interrogation reached a stalemate.

Song Jia didn't want to bother Jiang Ning any further, so she just said that Director He was her father-in-law and that she would do her best to get Lu Ling to speak.

Jiang Ning and Lin Chen didn't know what to say, so they left dejectedly.

After they left, they did not return to the guesthouse immediately, but instead went to Lu Ling's house.

According to her parents, Lu Ling has a new boyfriend who treats her very well, and she is very satisfied with him. The two are discussing marriage.

Jiang Ning wondered, was she afraid her new boyfriend would mind?

That's not right. Liu Jun is already dead. If he really cares, then he's not a real man.

She felt there must be some hidden story behind it all.

Time was tight, and she needed to rush back to breastfeed her baby, so she didn't linger and went back to the guesthouse with Lin Chen.

Even after they returned, they continued to follow the progress of the case.

Jiang Ning called Song Jia twice at the commune and learned that Lu Ling had been formally arrested for providing formaldehyde.

"Ningning, I feel really bad. If I had known I would drag her into this, I wouldn't have continued investigating." Song Jia's mind was in turmoil.

They wanted Xue Mei to face more severe legal punishment, but they were also worried that Lu Ling would go to jail as a result.

Jiang Ning advised her: "If Lu Ling provided the formaldehyde knowingly, she is indeed an accomplice. What is there for you to blame yourself for?"

If she was unaware of it, Director He will definitely investigate thoroughly.

This is not the time to act on emotions, and she also hopes that Lu Ling is truly innocent.

Song Jia was still uneasy: "The key issue now is that Liu Jun is dead, and Lu Ling only said that he forced her to have the formaldehyde, but she didn't say how Liu Jun forced her? I always feel that there are some things she is reluctant to say."

Jiang Ning suddenly became curious: what was it that made Lu Ling willing to risk going to jail rather than tell the truth?

She decided to go see Lu Ling anyway.

Soon, under Director He's arrangement, Jiang Ning met with Lu Ling alone.

“I’ve met your boyfriend. Here’s his schedule for the past few days.”

Jiang Ning got straight to the point.

She came prepared; before coming, she took many photos of herself and her boyfriend on social media.

Lu Ling looked at the photos scattered on the table.

One photo shows him playing pool on a street-side pool table, with a man in a floral shirt feeding him an ice pop.

Other photos were taken by the river, where her boyfriend was still fishing with the man in the floral shirt. The first few photos were fine; the two were chatting and laughing, just like ordinary buddies interacting. However, a few photos were quite offensive, showing the two having some physical contact, and even face-to-face shots...

Upon seeing this, Lu Ling's pupils dilated in shock.

She never did these intimate gestures with her boyfriend when they were together. Only once did he hold her hand and say he wanted to get married.

He was behaving so intimately with another man!

“I know, that person is his buddy, they are very close,” Lu Ling said, calming herself down.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Lu Ling, do you know what homosexuality is?"

Lu Ling's eyes widened: "...You mean my boyfriend likes men? Then he..."

She simply couldn't accept this fact.

After Liu Jun's incident, her boyfriend comforted her when she was feeling down, saying that everything had already happened and he didn't mind her past at all.

It turns out that he married her just as a cover!

Seeing her dazed expression, Jiang Ning continued:

"Perhaps you have already fallen for him, but he is really not worth entrusting your life to, and you have even less reason to be afraid that he will abandon you if he finds out about your past!"

"Lu Ling, if you don't tell the truth, the police will consider you an accomplice and sentence you to prison."

Lu Ling held her head in her hands, lost in sadness and self-doubt, her lips trembling but unable to utter a single word.

Then, tears streamed down her cheeks.

Jiang Ning quickly handed her a handkerchief, knowing that her guard had begun to lower, and waited quietly.

Ten minutes later, Lu Ling slowly opened her mouth and told the whole story of how Liu Jun had forced her.

After hearing what she said, Jiang Ning's pupils dilated, and she was speechless for a long time.

Liu Jun was a beast; he deserved to die.

It turns out that after Xue Mei and Liu Jun joined forces to deal with Song Jia, Liu Jun thought of using formaldehyde, a colorless and odorless liquid that could be obtained in the factory, to poison her.

How did he get his hands on formaldehyde? He naturally thought of Lu Ling, his girlfriend at the time.

Song Jia initially disagreed, saying that taking things out of the laboratory was against factory rules.

In order to obtain formaldehyde, Liu Jun first begged, which later escalated into beatings.

Later, Liu Jun even burned her with cigarette butts.

She had cigarette butt marks on her arms and back, and even on her private parts.

It was this cigarette butt stain on her private parts that made her feel extremely ashamed, and she dared not make it public.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

She's just a girl in her early twenties, how come she keeps meeting such scumbags!

They either abused her or took advantage of her.

"Lu Ling, I can help you heal these scars. Can you bravely stand up and testify against Liu Jun and Xue Mei?"

Jiang Ning gave her the choice.

Lu Ling's eyes lit up. She had tried many methods, but none of them could completely make those scars disappear. Jiang Ning's words rekindled her hope.

"Can you really heal my scars?" she asked, her voice still full of doubt.

Jiang Ning didn't speak immediately, but instead took out a tube of ointment from her pocket and handed it to her.

"You can try it out. Apply this ointment and you'll see results in just one day."

Those ointments with added spiritual spring water only need to be applied ten times to make even the largest scars disappear.

Lu Ling nervously accepted it.

A day later, Xue Mei was interrogated again.

Faced with Lu Ling's accusations, she had no choice but to admit that she had instructed Liu Jun.

Moreover, the photo taken at the time, showing her in a red dress brushing past Liu Jun in the cafeteria, was later confirmed to be of Xue Mei.

She will face even harsher legal punishment.