Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 366 - 246 Identifying Mr. Q (First Update)

Chapter 366: Chapter 246 Identifying Mr. Q (First Update)

Old Qiao laughed, "Mr. Fude, are you Shi Nian’s lawyer?"

Huangfu Huazhang retorted without hesitation, "She’s not your suspect. She came to the police station as a favor to Mr. Qiao, to assist you in your investigation. If She didn’t want to come, you wouldn’t have any right to force her. So why would she need a lawyer to speak with you?"

Old Qiao understood from this that Huangfu Huazhang, although not a lawyer, was quite knowledgeable about the law.

Old Qiao crossed his arms at his waist and chuckled lightly, "Mr. Fude made it clear. Since that’s the case, Mr. Fude should also understand that there’s a principle of avoiding direct relatives during the handling of a case. To be blunt, Mr. Fude, a close relative of yours has become a suspect in this case, so you should avoid involvement in this case."

Huangfu Huazhang smiled faintly, "I believe Mr. Qiao has long heard about the case where I testified in court for Shi Nian. The defendant in that case was my cousin, yet I still sat with the prosecution witnesses."

"Even though there is a principle of avoiding relatives, this rule mainly applies when relatives are on the same side of the defense in actual court cases. The court worries that the relatives might be partial, giving them a reason to fabricate evidence; however, since I am on the opposite side of the suspect, I do not need to avoid involvement."

Old Qiao was helpless and eventually nodded.

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Old Qiao took Huangfu Huazhang and Shi Nian to the conference room and locked the door.

Since Shi Nian was not a suspect, it was not suitable to converse in the interrogation room.

The conference room did not have that large one-way mirrored glass, which allowed Shi Nian and Huangfu Huazhang to relax a lot more.

Shi Nian calmed down, stared at Old Qiao, and prepared to answer his upcoming questions.

Huangfu Huazhang was even more at ease, sitting with his long legs crossed, fingers tapping on his knees. His gaze swept around the conference room as if admiring the scenery.

Old Qiao cleared his throat, and began questioning Shi Nian.

Just as Huangfu Huazhang predicted, Old Qiao followed the usual procedure and asked Shi Nian about some events of that night, then suddenly shifted the topic: "... Just how did Mr. Shi know Wang Dong was the suspect in Xiong Jie’s kidnapping, and also the suspect in Xiong Jie’s cause of death?"

Shi Nian took a deep breath.

At this moment, she naturally couldn’t simply respond that it was Huangfu Huazhang who had guided her to the knowledge, so after a brief thought, she replied, "I’m a journalist and have the right to conduct independent investigations. Xiong Jie was my colleague and once my competitor. When she disappeared, maybe her coworkers and subordinates still hadn’t noticed, yet I was the first to discover it..."

Shi Nian didn’t know that, from the moment she entered the conference room, she was already in Tang Yanqing’s view.

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Tang Yanqing had just returned from outside, and immediately upon entering the police station, he sensed something was amiss.

From the expression of a colleague guarding the entrance, he noticed the flickering gaze and the hesitation to speak. As he walked down the corridor and entered the office, almost all his colleagues put down their work, looked up, and gazed at him with a mixture of surprise and suspicion.

He grabbed Tang Yan Yi to inquire what had happened.

Tang Yan Yi told him about Shi Nian’s arrival at the police station, accompanied by Huangfu Huazhang.

Tang Yanqing frowned slightly, "What’s so strange about that? Since George has already been escorted back to the country, Old Qiao must formally start questioning for the entire case. She’s just here to provide some information."

Even at this point, the little brother still trusts her like this!

Tang Yan Yi was angered and couldn’t help but sneer, "But little brother, she was brought in hand-in-hand by Huangfu Huazhang! Everyone in the office has seen her with you here at the station, and now she’s being led in by another man hand-in-hand. Where does that leave your reputation?"

Tang Yanqing squinted his eyes, his expression suddenly changed.

Jia Tianzi and Guan Liang noticed the tense situation and quickly stepped forward to separate the siblings. Jia Tianzi helped escort Tang Yanqing back to the office, while Guan Liang urged Tang Yan Yi to go to the archive room.

Tang Yanqing wouldn’t have it, directly pushed away Jia Tianzi’s hand, and only asked Old Qiao’s subordinates where they were now.

This young master was now on the verge of losing his temper... everyone dared not offend, so Old Qiao’s subordinates truthfully informed him.

They weren’t in the interrogation room, and with no way to observe, Tang Yanqing pulled Guan Liang, who was busy coaxing Tang Yan Yi, into the computer room.

Tang Yanqing decisively ordered, "Hack into the conference room’s surveillance, I want to see what they’re talking about."

Guan Liang hesitated briefly but resolutely nodded.

Although he is a top hacker, hackers don’t prey close to home, so he wouldn’t easily hack into the police station’s internal system. But today, for Tang Yanqing, he took the risk!

Guan Liang tapped a few simple strings and the computer screen cleared up. It was as if a mirror surface suddenly opened, and the screen displayed the surveillance footage of the conference room.

Guan Liang adjusted the sound a few more times, and the previously silent screen finally transmitted the sound of conversation.

Seeing Shi Nian and Huangfu Huazhang sitting side by side opposite Old Qiao, Shi Nian was earnestly answering, while Huangfu Huazhang sat leisurely beside him, just slightly turning his head to look at Shi Nian’s profile... Tang Yanqing tightened her grip on the back of Guan Liang’s chair.

Jia Tianzi stepped forward and held Tang Yanqing’s arm: "This is in the station, Old Qiao is handling the case, Yanqing, you mustn’t get agitated."

Tang Yanqing took a deep breath and cast a flirtatious glance at Jia Tianzi: "What am I agitated about? I’m not agitated."

On the screen, Shi Nian recounted the events in detail. She described her involvement in the Xiong Jie incident thoroughly, yet deliberately omitted asking Huangfu Huazhang to find Xiong Jie’s whereabouts.

Old Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Are you saying you independently investigated all these matters? We, the police, haven’t figured out the case with so many people, yet you, a reporter, have clarified everything?"

Shi Nian could hear the skepticism in Old Qiao’s tone, so she calmly shrugged: "Let’s just say expertise matters. Police usually conduct investigations and collect evidence based on reported incidents; we journalists rely more on intuition and prepare in advance before the event occurs."

Old Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Are you trying to bring up that criminal psychology stuff with me again?"

Shi Nian boldly lifted her eyes, honestly meeting Old Qiao’s gaze: "Master Qiao’s traditional criminal investigation is ’curing and saving people,’ while criminal psychology is ’preventing illness.’ They can coexist and even assist each other, not contradicting, not mutually exclusive."

Old Qiao sneered: "Reporter Shi, you indeed have been influenced a lot by that kid, Tang Yanqing. You once found the clown’s Smiling Face on Rosa’s windshield, clearly stating it wasn’t deduced through criminal psychology, but with traditional site inspection methods... Why are you talking about that castle in the air today again?"

Huangfu Huazhang seemed intrigued by the topic and raised his eyebrows to eye Old Qiao.

"Allow me, as an observer, to say a few words: whether it’s traditional criminal investigation or criminal psychology, I know little, but I understand one principle — regardless of the method of solving a case, ultimately, deductions must be corroborated with testimonial and physical evidence. I ask you, Mr. Qiao, the confessions from suspects and related witnesses — do they significantly differ from what she said, or match closely?"

Old Qiao squinted his eyes at Huangfu Huazhang, lips tightly pressed.

Huangfu Huazhang smiled: "Judging by Mr. Qiao’s reaction, it’s evident the latter is true. That proves her words aren’t false, she accurately deduced using criminal psychology. Mr. Qiao’s traditional criminal investigation fell under her deduction."

He lifted his gaze with a smile, glancing lightly at Old Qiao, full of disdain.

"If Mr. Qiao refuses to admit, then I suggest Mr. Qiao not ask her anything more. If Mr. Qiao wants to know, use traditional criminal investigation methods to find out without relying on her deduction and analysis."

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Old Qiao’s face flushed purple-red, hands on hips, glaring at Huangfu Huazhang, but he couldn’t find words to retaliate.

Across the computer screen, Jia Tianzi couldn’t help but chuckle: "When it comes to standing against Old Qiao and protecting Shi Nian, Huangfu Huazhang aligns perfectly with Mr. Tang."

Guan Liang felt cold sweat on his forehead and quickly made eyes at Jia Tianzi. However, Jia Tianzi didn’t evade but turned and stared at Tang Yanqing: "Why do I find Huangfu Huazhang increasingly familiar? He’s embodying our Mr. Tang’s youthful arrogance and unbridled speech."

Tang Yanqing rolled her eyes: "Is it that exaggerated? Even if he’s learning from me, he can only grasp the superficial, how could he learn my essence?"

Jia Tianzi and Guan Liang exchanged a glance.

In silence, they both saw a fact through each other’s eyes that left them feeling alarmed: Despite Tang Yanqing’s denial, both, being her closest colleagues, clearly saw the striking similarities between Huangfu Huazhang and Tang Yanqing. So, in the eyes of others, like Shi Nian... wouldn’t it seem they resemble each other even more?

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In the conference room, Old Qiao’s face was flushed with anger and shame as he led Shi Nian to identify people.

Through a single-layer plated glass, six nearly identical slender men stood under the stark white light opposite. Dressed in the same style of black tailcoat and wearing Venetian court-style masks.

Shi Nian walked up to the glass and saw those men, and her heart instantly clenched.

She grasped her fingertips, perceiving them as cold.

Old Qiao said: "Tell me, which one of them is the Mr. Q you once saw at Yanwu Square?"

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