Zhan Yin rushed in, and when he saw Wen Lijing there, he was taken aback. "What are you doing?"

"Let's talk about something," Qiao Wanwan asked. "Where's Jingting? I haven't seen him all morning."

"Busy investigating," Zhan Yin glanced at Wen Lijing with a detached look. "You seem to have a lot of free time."

"Zhan Yin, how can you talk like that?" Qiao Wanwan gave him a wink. "Mr. Wen is here to visit me. He has no hostility towards me. Don't misunderstand."

“I can tell he’s different from Wen Xue.”

Wen Lijing stood up and said, "Miss Qiao, I won't disturb your rest any longer. I'm going to find Jing Ting to investigate the truth together."

"Take care of yourself and walk slowly."

"I will."

After Wen Lijing left, Zhan Yin sat down casually. "This is the first time I've ever seen Wen Lijing cry. Qiao Wanwan, you're quite the charmer."

"What do you mean?"

“Who is Wen Lijing? He is very similar to my uncle. He never shows his emotions. I have known him since I was a child and I have never seen him cry.”

"Isn't it perfectly normal for someone to be overwhelmed with grief when their father passes away?"

“What do you know?” Zhan Yin recalled, “What year did his mother pass away? It was seven or eight years ago. We went to the funeral, and he didn’t shed a single tear.”

Qiao Wanwan was too lazy to argue with him. "We can't even take care of our own affairs, why bother with others? I'm a little worried now. The mastermind behind killing Chairman Wen is no ordinary person. I'm afraid it might hurt Jing Ting."

"Is my uncle someone that ordinary people can hurt?" Zhan Yin said dismissively, crossing his legs and starting to play a game. "Don't worry about it, just take good care of yourself."

"Don't you have to go to school?"

“My uncle instructed me to stay here and watch over you, so that no one will target you while he’s away.”

Qiao Wanwan felt a warmth in her heart. "Since it was your uncle who asked you to stay, I'll reluctantly let you stay."

"Tch, it's your greatest honor to have me here with you."

"Thank you."

"......"

......

The police investigation has reached a dead end with no progress, and Qiao Wanwan remains the only suspect.

On the day Qiao Wanwan was discharged from the hospital with Shiyi, the police came to Wutong Bay. "Ms. Qiao, all the evidence now points to you. You must come with us to the police station for investigation."

"What do you mean?" Zheng Ma blocked Qiao Wanwan's way. "Our mistress would never kill anyone. You've got the wrong person."

“We are just following the procedures, you can’t stop us.”

"No way! How can you take our lady away for investigation as a murderer!"

"Aunt Zheng, calm down." Qiao Wanwan patted her shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, you can go back to your work."

"Madam, I'll go and call the young master down right away."

Qiao Wanwan looked at the two police officers and said, "Officers, could you please come over here for a moment? I have something to tell you."

"good."

Qiao Wanwan led them to the tea room, took out her phone, and played an audio clip.

“I’m a very cautious person, so when I was invited to lunch that day, although I couldn’t film it, I did record the whole thing. Please listen to it.”

The two policemen listened patiently. The conversation continued until a loud "thump" was heard from behind!

"I had already fainted by then," Qiao Wanwan explained.

The phone rang with Mr. Wen's anxious voice, "Miss Qiao, what's wrong? Miss Qiao? *thump*"

"Come...come...it's you...you want to kill me...save me..."

There was a rustling sound behind them, and a few minutes later, Zhan Jingting and Wen Lijing arrived.

Qiao Wanwan turned off the audio and said, "Based on my deduction, after I fainted, Chairman Wen was also drugged and knocked unconscious. However, his condition was not as serious as mine. He was conscious, but he didn't have the strength to resist or even call for help, which is why we had this conversation."

"If this audio is genuine, it does provide us with some clues."

“I know you will definitely doubt the authenticity of the audio. That’s okay. You can take this audio and study it. You can even take my phone to test it and see if I forged it.”

"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Qiao."

Qiao Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "Officer, if the murderer finds out that I recorded the audio, he may become enraged and harm me and my family, so I hope this audio can be kept confidential for the time being."

"Don't worry, this is a clue for solving the case, and we will keep it strictly confidential."

"Do I still need to go to the police station with you?"

“We’ll take the audio back to verify it first. If it’s confirmed that it happened that day, this audio can clear your name, and you won’t need to come to the police station with us for the time being.”

"That's for the best."

......

After Qiao Wanwan saw the police off, Zhan Jingting came downstairs. "Did you give them the audio?"

“Well, I’m not afraid of going to the police station for investigation, but if I’m taken away like this and word gets out, it will damage the Zhan family’s reputation, right?” Qiao Wanwan curled her lips. “Your mother doesn’t like me to begin with, and I can’t let her find any more faults.”

Zhan Jingting held her hand and said, "It's enough that I like you."

Qiao Wanwan chuckled, "Mm."

"Wanwan, you still have something on your mind." Zhan Jingting looked at her. "Tell me."

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just that I don’t know how to say it…” Qiao Wanwan said awkwardly, “Actually, it’s about the day it happened.”

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