Chapter 269: Chapter 269

Huangfu Huazhang is quite frank: "It was me."

From behind, Tang Yan Yi’s facial expression is not visible, but both Shi Nian and Tang Yanqing can see her head slightly tilting up 45° to the left, indicating she must be smiling now.

Tang Yan Yi then asks, "Then please explain to me, what were you doing that night?"

Huangfu Huazhang slightly raises his eyebrows, a hint of bewilderment and innocence flashing in his eyes: "But I need to know first why Madam Tang suddenly asks me this. The original footage should have a timestamp, but Madam Tang erased it and doesn’t let me see, so I really can’t recall precisely which day it was. Hmm, it should have been a long time ago."

Huangfu Huazhang’s request is reasonable, so Tang Yan Yi has to explain: "This was captured by a surveillance camera near Rosa’s accident location, approximately a month prior to the accident, around the days of September 9th."

Huangfu Huazhang relaxes his eyebrows, rests his elbows on the table, and smiles at Tang Yan Yi: "So Madam Tang still wants to associate me with Rosa’s car accident... But Madam Tang’s explanation just now clearly intentionally blurred the focus for me. How is this, do the police also wish to use such tricks to mislead the suspect and achieve a result by accident?"

"How did I blur the focus?" Tang Yan Yi’s temper slightly rises.

Huangfu Huazhang smiles satisfactorily: "Since Madam Tang dislikes blurring the focus, please directly answer me two questions: One, how far is the surveillance camera from Rosa’s accident location; Two, exactly which night are you referring to, September 8th, 9th, or 10th?"

Seeing the situation on Tang Yan Yi’s side deteriorating, the other three are okay, but Guan Liang is getting a bit impatient and turns to look at Tang Yanqing.

"What is he trying to do?"

Jia Tianzi and Shi Nian also look over.

Tang Yanqing stares at Huangfu Huazhang, unblinking, speaking concisely: "Hit the opponent’s critical point, refine the target, separate the contradictions."

Shi Nian squints his eyes.

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Shi Nian naturally continues: "In this world, everything is most afraid of the word serious, so if anything is taken seriously, it will have various loopholes. Just like a strand of fine hair, appearing smooth to the naked eye, yet under a microscope, it reveals numerous holes of all sizes."

"So his intention is to shatter the evidence Xiao Yi holds directly, find holes in it, and then reverse the question, making Xiao Yi’s evidence untenable."

Indeed, Tang Yan Yi can only respond gritting her teeth: "The surveillance is three blocks away from Rosa’s accident location; the time is the evening of September 7th!"

Huangfu Huazhang smiles satisfactorily, his fingers hovering on the tabletop, those long pale fingertips gently tapping, as if he’s not in the police interrogation room but on an illuminated stage, where he plays a classical piano.

He controls the entire piece, the tone, the melody, the emotional points of the entire venue, all masterfully.

Smiling, he gently closes his eyes, as if music has already started playing by his ears, listening carefully, devoting only part of his mind to speak with Tang Yan Yi.

"Three blocks away from the accident spot means there are several hundred meters in distance. Moreover, that surveillance is surrounded by the city’s famous commercial and office districts. I have business there and friends too, so appearing in that surveillance footage is entirely normal."

"And September 7th... was more than a month before Rosa’s car accident happened. Xiao Yi, do you expect me to have the ability to foresee that Rosa would have a car accident a month in advance?"

He says, pulling a thin smile quietly, then opens his eyes again, but this time gazes at the mirror. His glance briefly slides over Shi Nian’s face, then settles on Tang Yanqing’s face.

It’s still that strange feeling: clearly, he shouldn’t see, yet he accurately finds Tang Yanqing’s position. Shi Nian involuntarily looks at Tang Yanqing with tension.

Tang Yanqing softly sighs: "Don’t be surprised, did you forget what I taught you in class about seat selection? The relative standing position reflects human personality, showing a preference based on inherent habit. For instance, when standing side by side with you, I prefer standing on your right because your left side is prettier, allowing me to let your beauty to others; but if we are walking together, I would prefer to be on your left so I can conveniently embrace you with my right hand..."

Shi Nian understands the reasoning, as in the observation room, they naturally stand side by side. If Huangfu Huazhang has long noticed this little habit of theirs, he only has to shift his gaze slightly from her position to find Tang Yanqing.

But Shi Nian has no time to digest the knowledge just learned, as Tang Yanqing unexpectedly spoke about embracing her in front of Jia Tianzi and Guan Liang...

She lowers her head, coughing, unable to face those two gazing eyes immediately coming her way.

Tang Yanqing naturally senses this, turns to the right to glance at the two: "I said I embrace her, are you two surprised?"

Jia Tianzi immediately smiles silently, and Guan Liang quickly shakes his head: "Not surprised, not surprised at all."

Shi Nian frowned and quickly whispered a warning, "Stop fooling around, listen to what’s important."

On the other side of the window, Huangfu Huazhang paused slightly before speaking again, his tone laced with sarcasm.

"Xiao Yi, do the police determine suspects based on such uncertain evidence, and then arrogantly demand their statements? Is your lack of rigor in work due to overconfidence, or do you truly believe the police have ultimate authority to arbitrarily suspect anyone innocent, wasting taxpayer money by interrogating one by one, thinking you can find the answer?"

In the observation room, Tang Yanqing turned to look at Guan Liang, "Alright, let’s end here for today. Go pull Xiao Yi out. If she’s still not done, just be persistent; though she’s got a bad temper, she’s also thin-skinned and can’t handle persistence."

Guan Liang retorted directly, "Boss, are you praising me or criticizing me?"

Ultimately concerned for Tang Yan Yi, unwilling to see her defeated, Guan Liang quickly left the observation room and entered the interrogation room, coaxing and persuading Tang Yan Yi to come out.

Jia Tianzi glanced at the composed Huangfu Huazhang inside the interrogation room and said to Tang Yanqing, "I’ll handle it next. Let’s send him out first."

Tang Yanqing gave a thumbs up.

Jia Tianzi entered the interrogation room and spoke politely with Huangfu Huazhang, thanking him for taking the time to cooperate with the police today. He said that today’s session would end here and that the police might need his help again if more leads arise.

Huangfu Huazhang then stood up, adjusting his suit in front of the mirror, letting his gaze lightly sweep over Tang Yanqing and Shi Nian’s position. He then walked up to the mirror, standing right in front of Shi Nian through the one-way mirrored glass.

Shi Nian took a slight breath and resisted moving away, directly meeting his gaze.

The atmosphere at this moment was quite subtle. Although she knew he couldn’t see her, she could deeply feel his gaze and confidence. He finally lifted the corners of his lips slowly and smiled warmly, "I’m going back to school, will you come along?"

Jia Tianzi hurried over, asking, "Mr. Huangfu, are you asking Shi Nian? She already left on an errand."

"Is that so?" Huangfu Huazhang didn’t insist, slightly nodding, "Then never mind. I’ll leave first."

Though he said this, his gaze remained firmly fixed on Shi Nian, unwavering and without hesitation.

Only when he finally stepped out and opened the door to leave did Shi Nian quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

In this face-to-face confrontation, Tang Yan Yi returned defeated from the front lines, and even she nearly lost her composure.

The interrogation room and observation room fell silent, and Tang Yanqing turned to look at her, "What do you think about today’s events?"

Shi Nian sighed lightly, "Honestly, Miss Tang was a bit impulsive. It might have been better to have someone else, perhaps Mr. Jia who is more adept at resolving conflicts, or ideally, you."

He finally smiled. She said he was "ideal."

"He timed things too well," his eyes brightly fell on her face, "It’s as if he already knew I was out on business with the Emperor and the little bird, choosing this time to visit the police station. Since no one else was around, and Xiao Yi always held a grudge against him, he calculated that Xiao Yi would be the one taking his statement."

"He agreed to come, giving us face, yet in truth left no valuable statement and even took the opportunity to tease Xiao Yi. Today he emerged victorious, and I must applaud him."

Shi Nian frowned, "Yes, he’s really formidable."

"Am I as formidable?" he immediately asked, with a hint of jealousy in his tone.

Shi Nian could only sigh. This guy, really, discussing business here.

He, however, didn’t allow her to evade, reaching out to grab her small hand, "Quick, speak up, don’t try to obscure the focus."

Shi Nian could only sigh softly, "You’re the most formidable. Look at his smugness, yet his intentions and methods are all revealed by you here."

His long brows arched lightly, nodding arrogantly, yet his gaze refused to soften, stubbornly fixed on her.

"Knowing he isn’t as formidable as I am, why did you get in his car and come to the police station with him? Didn’t you know I would be angry?"

[Later, the third update~]