Chapter 771: Interrogation (1)

Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations

The smile on Lu Si’s face froze for a moment, a flicker of awkwardness crossing his expression, but he still honestly replied, “Yes, I do. Before I ask you, what did the message you sent me this afternoon mean?”

Mei Shu said triumphantly, “I have insiders, don’t think you can escape my eyes! So, who did that to you this afternoon?”

Lu Si chuckled dumbfoundedly, “It’s Mr. Wang from the Yingyue Group. He’s notorious in the circle for his lecherous behavior, but I haven’t done anything to fail you, and you believe me, right?”

“Otherwise, do you think you could still be sitting here talking to me?” Mei Shu said thoughtfully. “Yingyue Group, such a nice-sounding name, but how can the president’s character be so poor?”

Lu Si explained with a smile, “The Yingyue Group is an old company, passed down from Mr. Wang’s grandfather, Wang De. His grandfather was respected and had helped many people, but most of that generation have passed away, cutting off connections between the younger generations. I have no relationship with their family; the Lu family is not someone anyone can easily associate with.”

Mei Shu recalled another matter, “I remember Yingyue Group used to be a rival company to Kangwei, right? Uncle Kang should have a bad relationship with Wang De, shouldn’t he?”

“So you know why he deliberately set up a scheme to win me over?” Lu Si held her hand cautiously, planting a kiss on it while she wasn’t paying attention.

Mei Shu’s mind was preoccupied with other matters, allowing him to take advantage of the situation.

“He found out that Uncle Kang and I signed a long-term cooperation agreement, fearing that you would join me in helping Uncle Kang deal with him!”

His intention was to please Lu Si, but he forgot that not all men are as vulgar as him. Instead of winning her over, he thoroughly offended Mei Shu.

She mentally marked down a point against Wang De. Since he’s Uncle Kang’s opponent, there would likely be plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future. They would settle this score slowly.

Although there was a small incident involving the Tang family on Captain Liu’s side, it didn’t delay the investigation at all. They quickly identified the prime suspect for the machine sabotage, which was Yuan Zheng, the secretary beside the stage manager that day.

In the interrogation room, Yuan Zheng’s eyes were filled with fear. Her hands were handcuffed tightly to the table, so she could only nervously fidget her fingers.

Captain Liu entered with some documents, gesturing for his subordinates to turn on the video recorder before speaking, “Tell us, what were you doing at what times on the night of the competition?”

Yuan Zheng lowered her head, his eyes darting around anxiously. “I, I was just assisting the stage manager backstage, many people can testify to that!” “Is that so?” Captain Liu said. “Think again, did you go to any places like the restroom midway through?”

“No!” Yuan Zheng denied quickly.

Captain Liu originally wanted to give her a chance to confess, but now he lost his patience completely. He slammed a photo extracted from the surveillance footage in front of Yuan Zheng. “Then what’s this?!”

Trembling, Yuan Zheng picked up the photo. Seeing herself in the picture about to enter the main control room where the machine was placed, she was instantly scared and threw the photo away. “I don’t know. That’s not me, I didn’t do anything!”

“Still not being honest!” Captain Liu produced a fingerprint analysis report. “The fingerprints we collected from the doorknob of the main control room match yours perfectly. What do you have to say now?”

Yuan Zheng lifted her head abruptly, looking panicked. “I, I remember now, I did go to the main control room, but it was at the request of the stage manager! He asked me to check if there were any issues with the machines!” “Is that all?” Captain Liu asked slowly. “The surveillance footage shows you entering the main control room at the same time the stage had a power failure. How do you explain that?”

“I…” Yuan Zheng shook like a leaf in the wind, visibly nervous. “I really only followed the stage manager’s orders, I didn’t know anything else.”

“What were Wei Gang’s orders to you? Why did he ask you to go to the main control room?” Captain Liu slammed the table, radiating an aura of authority that even the nearby police officer taking notes trembled, not to mention Yuan Zheng, who was currently being interrogated.

Yuan Zheng was so frightened that she started speaking incoherently, “He, he asked me to press a button in the main control room, to check if the machines were still operating normally. I swear I only pressed it lightly!”

“And then?” Captain Liu’s tone softened as he continued to inquire.

Yuan Zheng, still afraid, continued, “And then all the lights in the main control room went out… I really only did what Teacher Wei ordered! I didn’t know what the button was for! I really don’t know anything. Please don’t send me to jail. I’m really innocent!”

Captain Liu exchanged a glance with the police officer beside him, then said in a deep voice, “At the time of the competition, Wei Gang suddenly called you to the main control room to check the machines.. Didn’t you find that suspicious?”