Chapter 678 Who is the Mastermind?

The veteran policeman Captain Feng frowned and asked, "Are you sure you added her as a friend by scanning the QR code in person?" He seemed unconvinced and confirmed it again with Deng Sisi.

When Deng Sisi raised her head and looked at Captain Feng, she looked pitiful and helpless as usual, without a trace of sinister and resentful expression on her face. Anyone who saw her would think that she was a simple girl who was deceived by an unscrupulous scumbag.

"I'm sure." Deng Sisi replied weakly.

"How did you get to know this Lu Yuanqing? Did you meet him in a bar or nightclub? People you meet in that kind of place are the least reliable. How much do you know about him?" Captain Feng looked at Deng Sisi and unconsciously spoke in a fatherly tone.

I glanced at Xiao Shiqiu and felt a little guilty.

Deng Sisi recounted how she and Lu Yuanqing met. It sounded perfectly normal. It wasn't some chance encounter on the street, nor was it some romantic encounter in a nightclub. It was just that he was the brother of a female classmate. This way of knowing each other seemed perfectly plausible.

The technical department came over to deliver the latest news, "Captain Feng, there's nothing in the chat history between Deng Sisi and the account she mentioned, Lu Yuanqing, to prove that he instructed her to drug her mother or tamper with her shoes.

Of course, they had several voice calls, but the content of those calls cannot be traced.”

Deng Sisi was a little panicked. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that if there was no evidence pointing to Lu Yuanqing, she would have to take all the blame.

She anxiously defended herself, "Lu Yuanqing told me what to do during the voice call."

"But you don't have any evidence to prove this right now." Captain Feng reminded her, "Do you have any other evidence to prove it?"

Deng Sisi's face turned even paler, and her fingers were tightly twisted together. "Can you please find him? I want to confront him face to face." Deng Sisi's voice trembled, and she began to realize what kind of situation she would face.

Captain Feng looked at her with a complicated expression in his eyes. He was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke: "Deng Sisi, the current situation is not favorable for you.

If you can't provide more evidence, or prove that Lu Yuanqing is indeed the mastermind behind this poisoning case, then you are the biggest suspect. Do you understand?"

Deng Sisi's tears finally flowed uncontrollably, her voice choking: "I... I really didn't know it would be like this... I was just bewildered. He said he just wanted my aunt to have an abortion. It's unsafe for her to get pregnant at that age, so he wouldn't let anyone know... I thought he was really doing this for my own good..."

Captain Feng sighed and softened his tone a little: "Deng Sisi, the most important thing for you now is to calm down and think carefully about whether there are any other clues.

For example, did Lu Yuanqing meet you anywhere? What did he say to you in person? Is there a third party who can verify this, or is there any surveillance footage available? Any details could be helpful."

"I, I can't remember. Please, can you please find him and confront me face to face?" Deng Sisi pleaded again.

The trainee police officer asked Captain Feng, "Master, why don't we bring Lu Yuanqing back for questioning? It seems that apart from Deng Sisi's confession, there seems to be no other evidence."

Captain Feng nodded in agreement. "Okay, take two people with you to bring him back to the team. Remember to be polite. I just looked at his information. He's a wealthy second-generation man from City A who came to our City T to invest and build a factory. Try not to offend him. Just ask to assist with the investigation."

The transcripts of Xiao's father and Xiao Shiru were relatively simple, and they had finished them long ago. At this moment, the director was personally accompanying them to drink tea in the lounge, and Xiao's father and the director were having a very pleasant conversation.

He saw Xiao Shiqiu and I coming out of the interrogation room and waved us over.

Father Xiao smiled and introduced them to the director, "Director Zhao, this is my son and his future wife."

Chief Zhao is very upright and serious. He is nearly fifty years old and fits my stereotype of an old policeman at first glance.

But now I could see that he was trying his best to force out his most amiable smile, but perhaps because he was used to having a stern face, his smile looked rather unnatural.

Although Director Zhao's smile was a little stiff, his tone was very enthusiastic.

He extended his hand and shook hands with Xiao Shiqiu, then turned to me and nodded slightly: "This is Mr. Xiao's future daughter-in-law, right? She and Young Master Xiao are truly a match made in heaven."

He turned to Father Xiao and said, "Mr. Xiao, you are so lucky. Your son is so outstanding, and your future daughter-in-law is also so outstanding. It's really enviable."

I admire those who can give sincere compliments the moment we meet. Their face-reading skills are comparable to those of fortune-tellers. I don't know how they tell "excellent" and "outstanding", but I still smiled reservedly and was modestly polite.

Father Xiao turned to Xiao Shiqiu and introduced him gently, "Xiaoqiu, this is Director Zhao. His uncle used to be a soldier under your grandfather, so he's an old acquaintance of our family."

Director Zhao smiled and took over the conversation in a friendly tone, "I'm so grateful. You two should stop calling me Director Zhao. It seems too distant. Just call me Uncle Zhao."

Xiao Shiqiu smiled slightly, nodded politely and said, "Uncle Zhao."

I also called out softly, "Uncle Zhao."

Director Zhao nodded with satisfaction, his smile more natural than before, clearly relaxed. He reached out and patted Xiao Shiqiu on the shoulder, his tone filled with the concern of an elder: "Xiaoqiu, I heard you're a major shareholder of the Imperial Banquet Hall?"

Xiao Shiqiu smiled calmly and nodded in response: "Yes, I like the skills of his chef, so I invested some money in it."

Director Zhao said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll have this matter suppressed and won't make it public. We will get to the bottom of this as soon as possible and will never let down the entrepreneurs like you who have invested in City T."

After saying a few more words to Xiao Shiqiu, Father Xiao left with Xiao Shiru.

After Xiao's father and Xiao Shiru left, Xiao Shiqiu and I continued to stay in the police station waiting.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the interrogation room became particularly depressing.

Finally, the trainee police officer and his two colleagues came in from outside with Lu Yuanqing looking calm.

The trainee police officer walked over to Captain Feng and whispered, "Master, Lu Yuanqing is here without any trouble. When we got there, he was alone in his hotel room. We explained the situation to him, and he was very cooperative. However, he denied any relationship with Deng Sisi."

Captain Feng nodded and turned his gaze to Lu Yuanqing.

Lu Yuanqing was wearing a well-tailored casual suit with a calm smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the situation at all.