From Fu Ning's account, I had already got a general idea of what had happened.
At the same time, I couldn't help worrying about this naive young police officer who was oblivious to the perils of the world...
With his low EQ, he'd surely be the kind of person who'd count the money for someone after being sold!
"If you were just a bit smarter, Officer Xue wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster!" I said bluntly. "If you hadn't thrown away the talisman I gave you, both of you could have come out of there safely! Your arrogance has dragged your master into this mess!"
"You! You!! You!!"
Fu Ning was infuriated by my words but couldn't refute them.
In the stairwell of the urban village, it was indeed the talisman his master Xue Donglai had put on him that saved his life. Otherwise, that cold - bodied woman would surely have snapped his neck!
"If it was just you and Officer Xue in the stairwell at that time, and Officer Xue's family accuses you of pushing your master downstairs, how would you defend yourself?"
I paid no heed to his emotions and continued to look at him with that infuriating gaze.
Our situations were similar. There were no witnesses when the other person got seriously injured.
"You're talking nonsense!"
The veins on Fu Ning's forehead bulged as he roared, "How could I possibly harm my master? I have no motive!"
"Then why would I harm Song Yixuan? I didn't even know him!"
I sneered, "You're talking nonsense too!"
"Clap, clap, clap..."
Du Peiyun suddenly started clapping and laughing, "Amazing, Du Xinghe! You can silence a police officer. You really have a silver tongue."
"Du Peiyun, do you know where you made a mistake?"
I looked at him sideways like a feisty rooster.
"Oh? What did I do wrong?" Du Peiyun looked back at me with interest.
"You shouldn't have gone to Officer Xue first!" I shook my head and sneered. "If you had gone straight to this naive Officer Fu, you might have framed me successfully."
"How so?"
Du Peiyun's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Because I've added Officer Xue on WeChat."
I waved my phone, the smile on my lips deepening. "Officer Fu is so naive. He would never think of saving the recording of you asking him to give false testimony in his email. Moreover, when his phone is locked for more than ten hours, it will be automatically sent to my email!"
"Bullshit! I'm not naive!!"
Fu Ning got even angrier. He clenched his fists and blurted out without thinking, "I have a recording too!"
"Let me hear it."
I immediately held out my hand.
"… I!"
Only then did Fu Ning realize he had fallen into a trap.
And I was secretly glad that I had gambled right.
Although Du Peiyun looked as young as a fresh - faced idol, he was actually an old and cunning fox deep down. A self - conceited person like him would never bother to understand new things.
No matter how cautious he was, he couldn't escape the surveillance of high - tech means.
The police were the most proficient in using these high - tech tools. An experienced police officer like Officer Xue would surely have a hundred ways to preserve the evidence he wanted. And as his apprentice, Officer Fu would definitely leave some backup to help his master regain consciousness. I was betting on their professional ethics!
Du Peiyun's face turned extremely ugly. He thought he had left no loopholes. To avoid any leaks, he had even contacted the two police officers himself... He never thought that his caution would become my breakthrough.
And Si Jiangchen's timely help had successfully used the Du family's corpse - raising incident as a smokescreen, diverting everyone's attention to the strange case handled by Officer Xue and the others, allowing me to successfully surprise Fu Ning.
Looking at me grinning like a fox, not only Du Peiyun's face turned ashen, but Fu Ning's face also flushed red. As a police officer, he had colluded with others to frame me, thus tarnishing Si Jiangchen's reputation.
This was completely contrary to his original intention of being a police officer to maintain justice. He felt ashamed.
"… S... sorry." Fu Ning's apology completely shattered Du Peiyun's last bit of calm.
He snorted disdainfully and said, "Idiot. Wait to collect your master's body!"
"Du Peiyun, do you think you can still leave?"
Si Jiangchen, who had been squinting and smiling as I chirped like a little fighting cock, suddenly spoke up calmly, "This is Beijing, not the turf where your Yubei Du family can do whatever you want."
"Oh? Mr. Si, are you trying to..." Du Peiyun sneered.
"Attempting to bribe police officers to interfere with the case and attempting to slander a law - abiding citizen."
Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the main hall of the Wei family. Two plain - clothes police officers showed their IDs and walked in. "Mr. Du Peiyun, we need you to assist in the investigation. Please come with us to the police station."
"The tea in the Beijing police station is quite good."
Si Jiangchen waved his hand slightly. "I hope Mr. Du can stay there for a few days."
"…"
Du Peiyun's face became even uglier. He glanced at Wei Wenzhao standing beside him, then gracefully followed the two police officers out the door.
"And you, Fu Ning."
At the door, one of the two police officers turned his head and looked at the dejected Fu Ning. "You also need to go back for questioning!"
"…"
Fu Ning didn't say a word. He just looked back at me deeply.
"I'll wait for you to come out." I looked at him and said, "Don't worry!"
Fu Ning's lips quivered. He nodded heavily and then left with a heavy heart, following the police officer...
"Jiangchen, it's all my fault today..."
Wei Wenzhao walked up to Si Jiangchen in a low voice, as if afraid of being heard by others. "You know that Shuya doesn't like Miss Du. I did this to make her happy... Alas! Who would have thought that this Du Peiyun had evil intentions and finally targeted you? I was really worried!"
Si Jiangchen still smiled faintly after hearing Wei Wenzhao's words. "Brother - in - law just wants to make eldest sister happy. That's good."
Then he put his arm around my shoulder. "Let's go. Si Tong is waiting for you to have supper..."
I was stunned. "Where are we going?"
"Silly girl. Do you think a feast of treachery is delicious?"
Si Jiangchen pinched my chin. "Our show is over. Why are we still here?"
"Show...?"
Only now did I realize that the chaotic scene tonight was actually a scheme Si Jiangchen had come up with by turning Du Peiyun's plot against him!
"Xiao He did a great job. There will be a reward when we get home..."
He put his arm around my shoulder, lowered his head and bit my earlobe gently, instantly sending a shiver down my spine.
"Daddy, what's the reward?"
Suddenly, a soft little hand grabbed my finger. Then Si Tong's round little face looked up. "Tong Tong wants one too!!"