Luo Yan dragged Xiao Xiu outside, screaming for help as she ran. Her childish voice was filled with fear, making her sound especially pitiful.
As Luo Yan cried out, the courtyard gate was violently flung open, and a figure rushed in and scooped Luo Yan up in his arms.
Luo Yan beamed with joy when she saw who was holding her, "Mommy! Mommy!"
Hua Li hugged Luo Yan and kissed her left and right, kissing her endlessly.
Sun Bailing, who came in next, picked up Xiaoxiu, while Xu Tianzhong and Chen Yuanshan, who followed behind, stopped Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu, who had come out to chase after them.
"What exactly happened?"
Xiao Xiu burst into tears on Sun Bailing's shoulder, something that had never happened before. Sun Bailing sternly questioned him.
Cheng Yi watched Xiao Xiu cry so hard her body was trembling, and regretted it so much that he wanted to strangle his impulsive self.
Gu Xiu tried to argue, "You've misunderstood, it's Xiao Xiu..."
"Shut up!" Cheng Yi shouted.
Cheng Yi said to Sun Bailing, "I need to report the situation to my superiors."
Gu Xiu grabbed Cheng Yi anxiously, "What are you going to do? Are you going to abandon Yi Chen?"
Cheng Yi sighed, "Gu Xiu, don't you understand even now?"
Gu Xiu looked terrified and bewildered. Cheng Yi looked at Xiao Xiu in Sun Bailing's arms and said sadly.
“The second brother won’t let us off the hook. If we really give him 10,000, he will definitely report me for embezzlement and bribery…”
“But Yichen was such a good boy when he was little, how could you bear to abandon him?” Gu Xiu cried in Cheng Yi’s arms.
Chen Yuanshan was furious when this happened right after he picked Hua Li up from school.
Seeing Xiao Xiu crying so sadly, Chen Yuanshan grabbed Cheng Yi and beat him up first.
Gu Xiu tried to stop her, but Hua Li, who was holding Luo Yan, blocked her way.
Upon hearing Luo Yan cry for help, Hua Li kicked open the bolted courtyard gate in a moment of panic. Having finally gained a clear understanding of his own strength, Hua Li was now full of confidence when facing Gu Xiu.
Gu Xiu cowered under Hua Li's contemptuous gaze, like a quail left to drench in the rain without Cheng Yi's protection.
No matter how hard Chen Yuanshan hit him, Xiao Xiu didn't plead for Cheng Yi. Cheng Yi knew he had broken his son's heart, so he just silently endured whatever Chen Yuanshan did to him.
"Yuanshan..." To prevent Cheng Yi from being beaten to death, Sun Bailing still called out to Chen Yuanshan.
Sun Bailing asked Chen Yuanshan to take Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu to the investigation team, while he took Xiao Xiu, who was crying so hard she was almost fainting, home.
Standing on the second floor and witnessing everything, Zhou Bing covered her mouth with her hand and retreated in fear, collapsing onto the bed.
After meeting the investigation team, Cheng Yi took the initiative to confess the truth about Shen Yezi being poisoned by Cheng Yichen.
Based on the handwriting of the chemical formula, Fang Wuxu and Lin Yongchao found Dr. Li, who had just been released, again and led a search of Dr. Li's house.
A makeshift chemical laboratory was discovered in Dr. Li's cellar, where residues of pure dichlorvos were detected.
When the evidence was presented to him, Dr. Li no longer denied it and confessed on the spot.
"Why are you researching poisons that harm people?" Zhang Jue slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
Dr. Li smiled wryly, "Of course it's for making money. I'll do it if Tang Guizhi pays me."
"What about Yin Huaiying?"
"She was only responsible for relaying messages, but she didn't participate in anything."
"Then why did you poison her?" Zhang Jue pressed on.
Dr. Li sighed, "It wasn't that I wanted to kill her, but I was unhappy with their actions against Hua Li, and even their plan to kill Luo Yan. I had no choice but to do it to protect them, mother and daughter."
Zhang Jue's expression hardened. "Since you say that Yin Huaiying was only responsible for relaying messages, even if someone wanted to harm Hua Li and her daughter, there was no need to kill her, right?"
Dr. Li looked up and gave Zhang Jue a mocking look.
"Should I cut off their communication while I still understand how they communicate? Should I wait until they exclude me before taking action?"
Who is the mastermind?
"have no idea."
Zhang Jue frowned. "Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely."
“I really don’t know…” Dr. Li said, “I only know how to place the poison in the designated location after receiving instructions. I know nothing else.”
After several hours of interrogation, Zhang Jue still couldn't find out the mastermind's identity, or even whether the matter was related to Xiang Yu.
After Fang Wuxu and Lin Yongchao came in, Zhang Jue finished his interrogation and got up to leave, but was stopped by Dr. Li.
Can I ask you a question?
Zhang Jue nodded, and Dr. Li asked, "How did you discover that...?"
He had poisoned the fish he sent to Yin Huaiying, but when questioned, he wasn't asked about the poisoning. Instead, he was asked about his relationship with Yin Huaiying.
At the time, he thought his poisoning hadn't been exposed, but now it seems he might have been bait to catch a big fish in a long line.
This time, however, they no longer needed to use him as bait, so even if he died, he wanted to die knowing why.
Fang Wuxu showed Dr. Li a piece of paper with chemical formulas written on it. Dr. Li looked at it closely and shook his head.
"I didn't write this; someone framed me."
Fang Wuxu coldly replied, "Even if you didn't write the chemical formula, your family's underground laboratory isn't fake."
Lin Yongchao tossed a packet of powder onto the table and asked Dr. Li, "Can you tell me why you have aphrodisiacs at home?"
Zhang Jue stopped at the door and turned to look at Dr. Li under the light.
Dr. Li panicked immediately, "What aphrodisiac? How do you know this stuff is an aphrodisiac?"
Lin Yongchao slammed his hand on the table. "We fed this stuff to the rats, and several rats went crazy... and you still won't admit it."
"Tell me, why did you make this?" Fang Wuxu's voice was stern.
Dr. Li grabbed at his hair with both hands, and after a long while, he suddenly asked a question.
"How is Yan Yan? Has Hua Li returned?"
Zhang Jue walked back, placed his hands on the table, leaned over, and asked Dr. Li.
"Did you give Liu Jingqiu the medicine that Luo Shicheng gave him?"
Dr. Li suddenly looked up, and the panic in her eyes was clearly visible.
"You and Xiang Yu met through Liu Jingqiu?"
Dr. Li pursed her lips.
Zhang Jue added, "Back then, we deliberately didn't ask you how you met Xiang Yu, and you never explained it."
You think we'd really mistakenly think you two met by chance at the guesthouse? Ha, I don't know whether to call you clever or you've got yourself into a trap.
Dr. Li suddenly looked at Zhang Jue, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Jue: "If you won't tell us, we'll start investigating the people around you..."
Your mother's surname is Gao. She used to be An Xiaotong's nanny when she was alive, so we deduced that you and Xiang Yu met through Liu Jingqiu, and we also found your sister.
It's a pity your sister passed away many years ago. Otherwise, if she knew how despicable her brother was, do you think she would still acknowledge you as her brother?
“Isn’t my sister receiving treatment abroad? Xiang Yu said she’s doing very well and will be back in six months.”
Dr. Li was in tears, screaming like a madman.
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