Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 400 - 279: Time, Silently Waiting (5/5)

When Shi Nian rushed to the police station, Jia Tianzi was already waiting for her outside.

"What on earth is going on?"

Jia Tianzi led Shi Nian inside, giving her a brief introduction along the way.

Shi Nian was stunned, reaching out to support herself against the wall: "Are you saying Father is dead?"

Jia Tianzi looked intently at Shi Nian and nodded.

Shi Nian instinctively looked back towards the office, at Tang Yanqing’s spot: "Then... what about him? Something so serious happened, and he hasn’t come back yet?"

Jia Tianzi also felt uneasy: "...He hasn’t taken a vacation in four years, not even on weekends when he’s at the station working overtime. So, his accumulated leave over four years is quite long."

Shi Nian hung her head and smiled bitterly: "I understand."

As she walked into the isolation room, Qi Xiuqi greeted Shi Nian with an awkward expression.

"I always thought I was pretty smart, but whenever I meet you, I end up showing you my foolish side."

Jia Tianzi didn’t follow them in; he just nodded at Qi Xiuqi at the door, indicating for him to stand guard there personally to allow them to talk at ease.

Shi Nian sat down, staring at Qi Xiuqi: "I never thought we’d meet under such circumstances."

Qi Xiuqi shrugged: "You’re the only person I know in M Country, no other contacts. Because of the police dereliction of duty, I have to undergo isolation and investigation by the M Country police, so even the embassy can’t come forward for now. Junior Sister, sorry to trouble you."

Shi Nian shook her head: "Don’t say that. My dad is no longer here, so I should take care of you."

Shi Nian tilted her head, looking outside the door: "Did Father actually die by your hand?"

Qi Xiuqi also put his hands on his head: "Who would have thought it’s all so coincidental. I instructed the flight attendant to put some medicine in his orange juice. After all, with a long-distance escort, the suspect was still acting strange after boarding, so to prevent any accident during the flight, a little sleeping pill didn’t seem excessive. But who knew something would happen to him."

Shi Nian caught the key point: "What about that flight attendant? Find her, and she can help you explain things."

Qi Xiuqi shrugged helplessly: "We found her, but she only admits to following my request to pour some powder into the orange juice. As for what it was, she claims she doesn’t know. So, her testimony doesn’t help me; it only proves it was indeed me who drugged him."

Jia Tianzi wasn’t present at that time and didn’t see anything, so he couldn’t help.

So now the situation has turned into Qi Xiuqi drugging Father, with all suspicions falling on Qi Xiuqi.

Qi Xiuqi awkwardly smiled: "Originally, I reported a two-day leave to the city bureau leader, calculated to take the flight for over ten hours to M Country, spend a day visiting you and Shi Nian, then take another ten-plus-hour flight back. The time was barely enough. I didn’t expect now to be detained for investigation by M Country police, with the return indefinitely postponed."

Shi Nian frowned: "The key still lies with that flight attendant. I’ll call Director Zheng later to see if they can find a way to interrogate her again."

"Unless she confesses herself, there’s no corroboration." Qi Xiuqi shook his head with a bitter smile: "Unless we use a lie detector. But domestically, there’s always been a cautious attitude towards lie detectors."

"Then we’ll find a way from this side." Shi Nian clenched her fingers: "I won’t let anything happen to you."

Qi Xiuqi quietly studied Shi Nian. After four years, she had shed her youthful immaturity and now exuded the charm of a mature woman.

He couldn’t help but soften his gaze: "Don’t you have any suspicion towards me? Based on the current clues, I indeed have a great deal of suspicion."

Shi Nian shook her head: "No, it wouldn’t be you. You just appeared at the right time and place. There’s still someone manipulating everything from behind; you inadvertently became his pawn."

Qi Xiuqi squinted his eyes: "Who is it?"

Shi Nian looked steadily into his eyes: "...It might be someone we’re both familiar with."

Qi Xiuqi was startled: "Familiar to both of us? Junior Sister, you’re not saying it was from four years ago...?"

Shi Nian raised a finger, signaling for silence.

Qi Xiuqi nodded, and they gazed at each other in silence for a while, then Qi Xiuqi suddenly laughed.

Shi Nian raised an eyebrow: "What’s so funny?"

Qi Xiuqi shook his head: "Actually, I shouldn’t have left the cabin at that time. The reason I left was first to check the passengers boarding at the transfer station; and also to avoid Mr. Jia’s question."

"What question?" Shi Nian asked.

Qi Xiuqi blushed a bit: "Uh, he asked me... about our past."

Shi Nian understood, lowering her head to laugh.

Qi Xiuqi’s face grew even redder: "What an embarrassing thing from back then. How could I let my colleagues in M Country know about it? That would be losing face all the way to M Country."

Internal isolation reviews by the police cannot be released on bail. Shi Nian confirmed that Qi Xiuqi’s condition was still stable, and then took his leave.

Jia Tianzi personally saw him out. Shi Nian asked, "Mr. Jia, you also fell asleep at the time, did anything happen to you?"

Jia Tianzi shook his head, "Mr. Qi and I only drank water at that time, unlike Father who drank orange juice. Orange juice has color and flavor, making it easier to conceal drugs; water is different. So I suspect the water I drank only had trace amounts of drugs. Fortunately, Mr. Qi was so deep in thought during the journey that he didn’t even take a sip of water, so he was completely fine."

Shi Nian paused, "Father... is it convenient for me to see him?"

Even if she had to go to the morgue to face the coroner, she wasn’t afraid.

However, Jia Tianzi pondered for a moment, "He’s still being rescued. Let’s talk about it later."

Shi Nian then inquired about whether she could hire a lawyer and other matters, and then took her leave. But Jia Tianzi chased after her and asked, "With such a big incident occurring, I will communicate with Yanqing over the phone tonight. Shi Nian... I know I’m gossiping, but I have to ask about your relationship with Mr. Qi, otherwise, if Yanqing asks, I won’t be able to explain."

Shi Nian also blushed a bit and suddenly asked, "Mr. Jia, how did you find my senior brother? He works in Qing City, which isn’t my hometown, you shouldn’t know that he was my father’s disciple."

Knowing he couldn’t hide it, Jia Tianzi nodded, "Uh, Yanqing told me."

Shi Nian was momentarily stunned, then curled the corners of her lips, wanting to laugh but not quite managing it: "So, Mr. Tang has long known my senior brother. As for things concerning my senior brother and me, he’s probably known for quite some time. Since he’s aware, he won’t interrogate you."

Having said that, Shi Nian walked away, leaving Jia Tianzi to gaze wistfully at her departing figure. As though he had grasped something, yet upon further thought, didn’t quite understand.

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That evening, Jia Tianzi talked to Tang Yanqing.

After discussing the crucial matters, Tang Yanqing praised Jia Tianzi profusely, "Emperor, your acting is top-notch."

Jia Tianzi felt a bit embarrassed, "Mr. Qi’s acting is also superb. In fact, he single-handedly supported this play, I’m just a supporting role."

Tang Yanqing chuckled lightly, "He truly is Shi Haoran’s disciple."

Jia Tianzi had also heard that, over a decade ago, China was nearly a blank slate in criminal psychology, so after Shi Haoran rose to fame, many young officers in the police system went to apprentice under him. Shi Haoran personally trained over a hundred disciples, who are now key figures on the police frontlines across various regions.

Jia Tianzi hesitated, but eventually asked, "...How did you get to know Qi Xiuqi? And what really happened between Qi Xiuqi and Shi Nian, why do both of them blush when talking about this matter?"

Tang Yanqing laughed quietly, "He’s the guy who chased after Shi Nian back in the day."

Jia Tianzi hadn’t expected that, clutching his phone, unsure if he should sigh or smile, "But, how come it’s him?"

Tang Yanqing let out a light hum, "Why else, among all Shi Haoran’s disciples, did I specifically remember him first~"

Having been anxious over these days, Jia Tianzi finally felt a bit relieved at this moment, couldn’t help but smile, "But wasn’t he scared away by Shi Haoran back then?"

"Mm, he was indeed scared away," Tang Yanqing’s tone carried a hint of mischievousness, "He was scared off during middle school, but after three years of high school, he applied to a Criminal Police Academy for university, and after graduating, turned back to apprentice under Shi Haoran, even wearing the police uniform himself."

"Pfft..." Jia Tianzi hadn’t expected this, bursting out laughing, "He’s certainly a persistent guy."

From a thousand miles away, Tang Yanqing coldly snorted, "No matter how determined he is, it’s no use, this time he’s facing me, not Shi Haoran!"

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Tang Family.

After Tang Mingyi finished the meeting with his team, it was already late. He thought Shen Wan was asleep, so he tiptoed into the room.

But unexpectedly, his wife was sitting under the lamp with a smile.

It was said to be a smile, yet it was clearly still a face full of wistfulness.

Tang Mingyi hurriedly sat down beside her, wrapping an arm around his wife’s delicate shoulders, "It’s all my fault for being so busy lately, leaving my Xiao Wan to only hide under the lamp alone, feeling blue."

Shen Wan laughed, gently tapping her husband, "I’m not a grumbling woman. I’m just... mm, thinking about a child."

"Yanqing?" Tang Mingyi deliberately put on a stern face, "His recent scandals are unreasonable once again. When he comes back, I need to have a good talk with him."

"It’s not him," Shen Wan tilted her head, "I’m thinking about Shi Nian."

"Today at our women’s gathering, Chengcheng lost her temper, even Su Xi and I didn’t dare speak rashly. But it was precisely Shi Nian, that kid, who was both reasonable and logical, even using the behavioral analysis method that Yanqing taught her, stubbornly argued Chengcheng speechless."

Tang Mingyi frowned, "But hasn’t that child started formally dating Huangfu Huazhang?"

Shen Wan turned her gaze back, "Yet her heart is clearly still with our Tang Family. The things she says and does are all in defense of our Tang Family."

"This child is both soft and strong, knows when to advance or retreat, I like her very much."