The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign-Chapter 66 - 65: Qin Fan was taken away!

"Assist with the investigation?"

Heh...

Qin Fan laughed dismissively. They found out about my conflict with He Haolin yesterday this quickly. It seems someone was in a real hurry to file a report.

Amidst the circle of police, Qin Fan maintained his calm and composed expression. "Yuchen, are you scared?" he asked, smiling at the anxious Ji Yuchen.

"Qin Fan, I—"

Before Ji Yuchen could finish, a police officer impatiently cut her off. "Cut the nonsense and come with us!"

Qin Fan’s expression instantly darkened. He glared and said coldly, "Say that again."

An older police officer pulled the young officer who had spoken behind him and then faced Qin Fan. "Please come with us."

"Qin Fan, let’s just go with them!" The trouble with He Haolin was one wave that hadn’t yet settled, and Ji Yuchen was terrified Qin Fan would stir up another. Though she had never experienced such a situation and was gripped by fear, she had no choice but to urge him on.

"Lead the way," Qin Fan said indifferently with a slight nod.

Surrounded by the police on all sides and under the gazes of countless students, Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen walked side by side.

"Could Young Master He’s death be related to Qin Fan?"

"Whether it is or not, Qin Fan is done for!"

"I feel sorry for Goddess Ji. Why did she have to be friends with Qin Fan?"

"It seems Qin Fan isn’t just a worthless coward, but a jinx who brings misfortune to everyone around him!"

"The timing of Young Master He’s car accident matches when Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen were late for class. There’s no way those two are innocent!"

Watching Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen being led away, the students from Class Seven erupted into fervent discussion. No one was optimistic about Qin Fan’s fate.

Amidst the clamor, a figure suddenly dashed out from a classroom in the hallway. It was Ye Haoyuan. He ignored the fawning smiles and greetings directed at him and bolted down the stairs.

Outside the teaching building, he panted as he blocked the police officers. Without bothering to understand the situation, he yelled, "What do you think you’re doing? Who gave you the right to just come to Qi Middle School and arrest people?"

"Get lost!" Qin Fan glanced at him and snapped with a frown.

"Id—"

Before he could finish the word "Idol," Qin Fan shouted again, "Are you deaf? I said, get lost!"

Gritting his teeth, Ye Haoyuan flung his arm down in frustration. How could he possibly defy a command from Qin Fan? Panicked, he stepped to the side, pulled out his phone, and dialed Ye Jizu.

Just as the commotion from Ye Haoyuan died down, Principal Tao Yuan came running over from the side. He frowned at the lead officer. "Qi Middle School has been operating for many years, and no one has ever come here to arrest one of our students. What is the meaning of this?"

"Principal Tao! High Official He’s son has met with a mishap. We received a tip that on the day before He Haolin’s accident, Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen had an altercation with him in the school cafeteria. And it wasn’t a minor one!" the lead officer explained.

"I express my deepest condolences for the death of student Haolin. I saw the news—it was a car accident caused by driving without a license! Are you saying that just because they had a conflict the day before, you think these two students are responsible? That’s ridiculous! I am responsible for every single student at Qi Middle School! I will not allow them to be taken away without cause! Absolutely not!" Tao Yuan said resolutely, his voice resonating with anger.

"Principal Tao, we are merely asking these two students to assist with the investigation. Please try to understand," the lead officer said with an awkward, placating smile. He was wary of Qi Middle School’s special status and Tao Yuan’s somewhat mysterious background.

"Understand? Hmph! It’s class time right now. You want me to understand you taking my students away without a shred of evidence pointing to them? If I did that, what would become of the reputation of Qi Middle School and my own reputation in Jiangzhou and Lingnan? Don’t push me. Go back to where you came from!" Tao Yuan snorted, fiercely protective.

Forget the fact that the current Qin Fan is someone even I must treat with the utmost respect in secret. Even if he were the same worthless kid from before, as the principal of Qi Middle School, I would never stand by and watch my student be taken away like this. Let alone now.

"Principal Tao, let me be frank. This order came from above," the officer insisted, steeling himself against the pressure from both Tao Yuan and the school. "Furthermore, He Haolin did not die in the car accident. According to the on-site forensic examination, he was already dead before the crash. The accident only happened because his death caused the car to lose control. Therefore, given that Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen had a conflict with He Haolin the day before, we have a duty, from an investigative standpoint, to question them."

Suddenly, as the officer finished speaking, Qin Fan let out a sneer and shook his head. "Old Tao, calm down. Go on about your business."

Then, turning to the officers, he said, "Let’s go."

Without waiting for a reaction, Qin Fan shoved his hands in his pockets and started walking. The police officers, stunned for a moment, quickly fell in step.

"Principal Tao, apologies for the disturbance and any inconvenience caused to Qi Middle School!" the lead officer said with a quick smile before hurrying to catch up.

Tao Yuan was left standing there, frozen in shock. Staring at Qin Fan’s somewhat slender departing back, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

He murmured to himself, "The political circles of Jiangzhou are in for a storm!"

Whether He Haolin’s death had anything to do with Qin Fan or not, it doesn’t matter. Even if Qin Fan really did orchestrate the whole thing, so what? A figure that even Ye Jizu has to bow down to... could someone like that be sanctioned so easily? What a joke!

Sighing, having already made his position clear, Tao Yuan shook his head and walked back with his hands clasped behind him.

「In a corner of the teaching building.」

Ye Haoyuan’s call to Ye Jizu connected, and Ye Jizu’s voice came through immediately. "If you have something to say, say it. Don’t waste my time with nonsense!"

Normally, Ye Haoyuan would have shot back a sarcastic retort, but he was in no mood for their usual banter. He said hastily, "Dad, Qin Fan was taken away!"

"By who?" Ye Jizu asked, unconcerned.

"The police! Dad, did you hear? He Zhenjiang’s son, He Haolin, is dead! Just now, the police took Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen away to ’assist with an investigation’! But what if they push my idol too far? If he decides to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace, it’ll be a complete disaster!" Ye Haoyuan said, his voice laced with anxious dread.

"Alright, alright, stop worrying about things that aren’t your concern. Go do what you’re supposed to be doing!" Ye Jizu scolded impatiently before hanging up.

「Within the Ye family estate.」

Putting down his phone, Ye Jizu’s face was a mask of shock. Recalling Qin Fan’s remark about a "final flash of life," he felt an even deeper sense of terror. Although he had already anticipated this, the reality of it was still profoundly shocking! To harm someone with a mere breath, to kill a Middle Stage Dark Energy master in a single move, and to even cause a normal person to experience a brief resurgence before dying at a predetermined time... and he’s only sixteen or seventeen years old. What kind of heaven-defying monster is Qin Fan?!

Swallowing in his suddenly dry throat, Ye Jizu pursed his lips and opened his phone.

He mumbled to himself, "He Zhenjiang, oh, He Zhenjiang... you’re really digging your own grave."