Chapter 162 When Qiao Yanyu returned to the Countermeasures Bureau in a huff, Jiu Qing happened to run into her face to face...
When Qiao Yanyu stormed back to the Countermeasures Bureau, she ran right into Jiu Qing. Qiao Yanyu reached out to punch her, but this time Jiu Qing didn't just stand there and let the fist land on her face; instead, she caught it with her hand.
Unfortunately, not everyone has Qiao Yanyu's physical strength. So although she caught it, Jiu Qing's palm was sore, and when Qiao Yanyu withdrew her hand, she shook her arm a few times to relieve the pain.
Qiao Yanyu is a summoner with very strong physical abilities.
"I was investigating a case outside, and you detained He Zhao from behind. What do you mean by that?"
Although Qiao Yanyu was furious, she managed to calm herself down. However, her gaze towards Jiu Qing was extremely unfriendly, as if she would beat Jiu Qing up again if her answer didn't satisfy her. At this moment, the bureau chief, who had received the message, also arrived, followed by Wang Yu. Clearly, Wang Yu had been muttering to the bureau chief for a long time, but still couldn't get He Zhaoxian out.
When the director saw Qiao Yanyu for the first time, he sighed before saying, "What's going on with you fighting with the special investigation team in the lobby? What will others think of you? Let's go into the conference room and discuss this calmly. Don't fight here."
Qiao Yanyu ignored it completely and said directly, "She detained He Zhao."
The director remained silent for a moment, then explained when Qiao Yanyu looked over: "Jiu Qing has an investigation warrant, and her actions were permitted by higher authorities."
One sentence silenced Qiao Yanyu.
Jiuqing shook her hand before turning to Qiao Yanyu and saying, "You said before that I suspected He Zhao without any evidence. But now all the evidence points to He Zhao being problematic. Moreover, she is meticulous and has been planning this for a long time. Such a person is very dangerous to the Countermeasures Bureau. You have also been bewitched by her, which is why you are protecting her so recklessly."
Jiuqing spoke very quickly, just like a human machine, without pausing, and finished recounting all the evidence.
“I wasn’t misled.” Qiao Yanyu said this with absolute certainty, and then continued to refute Jiu Qing: “The evidence you gave is just drawing conclusions from phenomena, and a lot of it seems more like framing someone. I don’t believe He Zhao would do such a thing.”
If it weren't for the fact that she was in charge and He Zhao wasn't a prime suspect, Jiu Qing would have applauded Qiao Yanyu and He Zhao. Their mutual devotion and unwavering belief in each other—that's love.
However, Jiuqing is not moved now, and she has no way to be moved either.
In short, she had detained He Zhao, and told Qiao Yanyu not to worry, that they wouldn't do anything to He Zhao. If He Zhao didn't confess today, they would have to send her to a temporary detention center for further detention.
Normally, such operations require multiple levels of approval, but the Countermeasures Bureau is a special agency with certain judicial and enforcement powers, allowing them to expedite the process to detention. Furthermore, their actions are not recorded, so there's no need to worry about He Zhao having a criminal record.
At the same time, Qiao Yanyu's visitation request was also rejected.
"Can I visit?" Wang Yu pointed to himself. Jiu Qing looked at Wang Yu and finally said only two words: "As you wish."
After Jiu Qing left, Wang Yu patted Qiao Yanyu on the shoulder: "Senior Qiao, let's calm down and relax. At least the boss is safe now. Although Jiu Qing has mental problems, he would never use any torture methods to extract confessions."
Qiao Yanyu glared at her: "Even if they don't use torture to extract a confession, they will use hypnosis to make He Zhao say the answer she wants. Even if this kind of magic does not harm the human body, the unpleasant feeling of 'scratching the soul' will still make people feel very uncomfortable."
Wang Yu rubbed his nose: "But so far, Jiu Qing hasn't said whether to punish the boss or simply release her, which proves that Jiu Qing hasn't gotten any answers. Although we don't know how the boss avoided hypnosis, in any case, the boss is fine now."
Qiao Yanyu sighed: "When you go to see He Zhao again, bring her some food, a few novels and a tablet without internet access, with plenty of single-player games on it. Tell He Zhao that I won't let her stay locked up for too long, I promise."
After saying all that, she didn't even glance at the bureau chief next to her, and walked straight away.
Now you can't rely on anyone but yourself.
Qiao Yanyu understood this perfectly. Jiuqing couldn't be touched for the time being, and Wang Yu was right about one thing: at least He Zhao was safe for now. Tonghuan Society's targeting of He Zhao wasn't without reason, especially considering Hong Jiayi's previous contact with him; who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?
Compared to wandering around outside, staying cooped up in the Countermeasures Bureau is actually a good thing for He Zhao.
But Qiao Yanyu couldn't tolerate He Zhao being treated like this. The best way to release He Zhao was to quickly eliminate the woman in the red wedding dress, extract more information from her, and wipe out the Tonghuan Society to prove that this matter had nothing to do with He Zhao.
Before leaving, Qiao Yanyu also took Xiao Hei with her.
No matter what, Xiao Hei is a dog, and as a dog, its sense of smell is bound to be excellent.
While Xiao Hei was still a little confused, Qiao Yanyu scooped it up in her hand and took it away. Their first stop was the hideout that Qiao Yanyu had just left. She pointed to the graffiti and made Xiao Hei smell it.
Little Black whimpered, unaware of what it was being asked to do. As a descendant of the celestial hound, it had never been treated like this before. Naturally, it was unwilling and resentful.
Usually, when faced with such situations, Qiao Yanyu would explain the situation in great detail. But perhaps because she had spent a long time with He Zhao, she knew the dynamic between He Zhao and Xiao Hei, and understood Xiao Hei's personality even better.
So she simply squatted down, let the graffiti go, and turned to speak to Xiao Hei.
"Do you still want to eat He Zhao's cooking?"
Xiao Hei's eyes widened, and then he nodded with great effort. Qiao Yanyu found that this trick was indeed effective, so she put on a serious face, but her words had the air of someone coaxing a child: "You probably already know what He Zhao's identity is and what her current situation is. She's been arrested and can't cook for you. And more importantly, right now, the only ones who believe in He Zhao and want to save her are the two of us."
Actually, it wasn't just Wang Yu; she also desperately wanted to get He Zhao out. However, as a Level 2 investigator, her authority was far too limited. Even after hearing what Qiao Yanyu and Jiu Qing had said, she probably still wouldn't understand the situation.
So now, I can only rely on myself and Xiao Hei.
"The most important thing now is to find any clues about the Tonghuan Society. But those people are despicable and haven't left any clues. But I believe that with your abilities, you can definitely find the person who painted this graffiti from the remaining yang energy in it. Once we know who it is, the next step is to slowly break through their defenses."
"Most importantly, you've met that ghost in the red wedding dress, which can be a great help to He Zhao. When He Zhao is acquitted, you'll be her precious baby. Out of gratitude, she might even cook for you..." Qiao Yanyu thought about the dishes He Zhao had made that she herself had eaten but Xiao Hei hadn't, and began her irresistible temptation:
"Roasted lamb chops, stewed pig's trotters, wasabi prawns, garlic pork belly..." With each dish she mentioned, Xiao Hei's eyes lit up. Ordinary dogs certainly couldn't eat these things, but Xiao Hei was different; it could eat them all!
So, just moments ago, Little Black was whimpering, but now it's howling like a baby, as if to say, "I've got this covered."
In fact, Qiao Yanyu hoped that Xiao Hei could directly find the Red Wedding Dress by smell. It had seen the Red Wedding Dress before and would definitely remember the scent of its yin energy. Only by finding the Red Wedding Dress could the fundamental problem be solved. However, the Red Wedding Dress was not a simple ghost. After finding a photo of the Red Wedding Dress in life and some information, Jiu Qing had someone in the team who was good at divination perform a tracking technique.
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
It had a set of countermeasures, and they were quite effective. Not only did it fail to track down the investigator, but it also caused the investigator to be unable to perform calculations for the time being due to the backlash. There weren't many people skilled in calculations. I heard that there was an investigation bureau that specialized in such people, and one of them was even said to have the "mind's eye" that could see the heavens and the earth. Unfortunately, such people were extremely rare and they weren't loaned out. Their small, shabby countermeasures bureau didn't have any at all.
Fortunately, their department has a talent like Xiao Hei.
Even if the red wedding dress cannot be traced, finding the creator of the graffiti through its scent should not be difficult.
Moreover, although it suffered a backlash, it also gained a very important piece of information: the woman in the red wedding dress most likely possessed magical abilities. In other words, she was a sorcerer in her previous life. Qiao Yanyu had already made a deduction in her mind: it was the smiling face surrounded by admirers in the graffiti.
Unlike Hua Hua's father's previous approach, he wanted to mold his daughter into the strongest ghost, while Tong Huan Hui—made Hong Jia Yi herself become that ghost.
Although we don't know their purpose in doing this, with a few more clues, the truth will eventually come to light.
Xiao Hei got excited and, after smelling the scent, immediately carried Qiao Yanyu out.
Wang Yu also found He Zhao with some of the things Qiao Yanyu had instructed. When He Zhao saw Wang Yu, he was a little surprised: "Where is Sister Qiao?"
Wang Yu told the truth: "She was banned. Jiu Qing wouldn't let her in to see you. So Senior Qiao specifically asked me to come and visit you, and bring you something." Wang Yu brought more than He Zhao had expected; she brought a whole suitcase.
Wang Yu opened the suitcase and took out a tablet and a power bank, handing them to He Zhao: "It's probably impossible to contact the outside world now. This tablet doesn't connect to the internet. I've downloaded a lot of games on it, mostly single-player, and some puzzle-solving games too. You can have some fun."
"..." No, are you suggesting that He Zhao, who's currently locked up, should play a puzzle-solving game? Does she even have the inclination to do that? Wang Yu really is a pretty unreliable person.
"And these are the snacks I brought, and some milk tea. Try them. I especially love these tiger-skin chicken feet; I often eat them while watching TV dramas. There are also a few novels here; you can read them..." Wang Yu began to introduce the books to He Zhao as if they were her most treasured possessions.
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