Song Jinyu leaned back in her chair, her sharp gaze locking onto Lu Han’s.
"First," she said evenly, "have soone dig into Sunshine Trust. Every account. Every donation channel and every subsidiary project."
Lu Han straightened at once.
"I’ll assign a team to audit the trust and trace He Xiong’s financial flow."
"And not just the trust," Song Jinyu added. "All of He Xiong’s personal assets. Real estate, offshore accounts, shell companies—anything that may hide or move goods."
Lu Han nodded. "Understood."
Her eyes hardened. "I want to know what those so-called ’goods’ are. If they exist, they must have left a trail sowhere."
She leaned forward.
"Second—bring in everyone ntioned in Li Su’s testimony who’s connected to He Xiong."
Lu Han glanced up. "You an—"
"His mistress," Song Jinyu cut in flatly. "Wang Cai. And Xiao Wuming."
Lu Han’s brows lifted slightly, "Those three?"
"Yes," she replied without hesitation. "Separately. I want inconsistencies, overlapping statents, pressure points."
"I’ll arrange the summons."
Song Jinyu’s fingers tapped once against the desk before she continued, "Wang Cai, in particular, is hiding sothing. A pharmaceutical company doesn’t discuss ’harvest cycles’ with a charity chairman for no reason. Threats to replace and kill... and the word bounty suggests dark-web involvent."
She paused, then added coldly, "Assign soone to investigate Wang Cai and all of his properties."
A trace of hesitation crossed Lu Han’s face.
"That may be difficult without a search warrant."
Song Jinyu rubbed her temples. "Proceed discreetly. Apply for a warrant the mont you have a lead."
"Yes, Captain."
Lu Han saluted and turned to leave—only to stop when her voice followed him.
"Send the Su sisters in. I’ll question them personally."
---
Inside the reception room, the Su sisters sat in tense silence.
Since hearing about the murder and being summoned by the police, the atmosphere around them had felt suffocating.
Su nghao appeared relatively composed, but Su Roxue was visibly shaken. Just yesterday, Ye Chen had accompanied her while shopping.
’If I had known he was that dangerous...’ She clenched her hands. ’I would’ve stayed miles away.’
’No. I should’ve realized earlier,’ she berated herself. ’How could an ordinary person have such terrifying fighting skills?’
Regret and fear gnawed at her heart.
"Roxue, calm down," Su nghao said gently, her usual icy deanor nowhere to be found. Her voice was uncharacteristically soft.
"I’m fine, Sister," Su Roxue replied, forcing a stiff smile.
Su nghao sighed and lightly patted her head. "You’re trembling. Stop pretending."
The fragile calm was shattered.
"I’m scared, Sister," Su Roxue confessed, her voice quivering. "I was with him all day yesterday. If not for Young Master Yang... I don’t know how long I would’ve stayed with him. Maybe I’d even be involved in that murder..."
The thought alone sent a chill through her.
Su nghao’s hand froze mid-air. A strange emotion surfaced within her.
For the first ti, she didn’t feel disgust upon hearing Yang Zhen’s na.
"It seems we owe him thanks," she said quietly.
Su Roxue nodded without hesitation. "Absolutely. I know you don’t like him, so leave it to . I’ll thank him properly."
Her words sounded considerate, yet Su nghao sensed sothing more beneath them—sothing she couldn’t quite put her finger on.
Before she could think further, the door opened. A female officer stepped inside.
"Ladies, please follow . The captain will see you now."
---
Interrogation Room
Song Jinyu sat behind the desk, her expression calm and unreadable as the Su sisters took their seats.
"Relax," she said lightly. "This is a routine inquiry."
Her gaze settled on them.
"Tell about your first encounter with Ye Chen."
Su nghao spoke first, her tone steady.
"I t him outside the airport. A thief snatched my bag and tried to escape. Ye Chen stopped him."
"How?" Song Jinyu asked.
"He subdued the robber effortlessly," Su nghao replied. "His skills were... exceptional. I needed additional security at my company, so I offered him a position as a guard."
Song Jinyu nodded and turned to Su Roxue. "And you?"
Su Roxue swallowed before answering.
"I was being harassed by a group of hooligans. Ye Chen intervened and beat them all. He saved ."
Silence fell.
A look of deep seriousness crept onto Song Jinyu’s face.
’Hero saves the beauty,’ she thought. ’Twice.’
Her fingers interlaced slowly.
"Both of your encounters," she said aloud, "follow the sa pattern. Tid appearances. Excessive force. Perfect outcos."
Her eyes sharpened.
"This doesn’t seem to be a coincidence. More like staged."
The color drained from both sisters’ faces.
"Staged...?" Su Roxue whispered.
Song Jinyu didn’t answer imdiately. Instead, she shifted her gaze back to Su nghao.
"You hired him," she said. "Then fired him within half a day. Why?"
Su nghao replied calmly, without hesitation.
"He overstepped his authority. He severely injured several people."
"Do you know who they were?" Song Jinyu pressed.
"I don’t know them personally," Su nghao said. "They were following Young Master Yang Zhen."
Song Jinyu nodded inwardly. It matched Yang Zhen’s statent.
"That was the last ti you saw Ye Chen, right?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Su. You may leave."
Su nghao hesitated. "What about my sister?"
"I still have questions for her."
"I understand." After a brief pause, Su nghao stood and turned to Su Roxue. "Don’t be nervous. Answer Captain Song truthfully. I’ll wait outside."
"Yes, sister."
The door closed softly behind Su nghao.
Song Jinyu shifted her full attention to Su Roxue, her gaze sharp yet composed.
"Now," she said quietly, "let’s talk about everything Ye Chen said to you during that shopping trip... Even if it’s aningless chatter, I want to hear it."
The pressure in the room deepened as Su Roxue started recounting all the details. This questioning continued for several hours before Captain Song Jinyu escorted Su Roxue back.
Su nghao finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Su Roxue co out.
"Is there anything else, Officer Song?"
"No, that’ll be all for now. You may leave. However, the suspect seems intent on eting with you. What do you think?"
"I have nothing to talk to a criminal. I hope he gets the strictest punishnt, Officer Song."
"Based on the evidence we have collected. He sure will." Song Jinyu assured with confidence. Even if the case escalated a bit, Ye Chen’s cri is obvious, and he would certainly be judged guilty.
With the current public pressure, even having connections won’t help him.
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