Imperial Treasure

Chapter 642 - 417

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Three people—Yueh Xiangnan was one, the other two being a skinny man and a slightly overweight man—stepped forward. Yueh Xiangnan swept a glance over Sui Yi and the rest with a smile that was not quite a smile and said, "Name, gender, height, weight, identity—report them to me one by one. Be honest..."

This person was petty at heart. After the ordeal in the desert, it seemed that, in the end, he was somewhat submissive to Sui Yi and his companions, but that was primarily due to the attitudes of Xiao Yu and the other soldiers. Sui Yi had figured it out back then but didn’t bother about it. Now, this person had returned to his own turf and had regained his confidence, revealing his true colors.

Truth be told, most people here held prestigious identities, respected in various national industries. Even the Military Department wouldn’t deliberately shame anyone. However, as soon as Yueh Xiangnan opened his mouth, there was a hint of hostility, and his two companions, looking quite displeased, were minded to remind him but were hindered by the fact that Yueh Xiangnan was technically correct...

They could only bow their heads and take notes.

Su Zimu’s brows furrowed slightly in the distance.

Her situation was already dire, and snow was now being added atop the frost.

Unperturbed by Yueh Xiangnan’s deliberate attempts to provoke him, Sui Yi dutifully answered all the questions.

This calm response made Yueh Xiangnan a tad smug on the surface, thinking that this man was nothing special after all and was ultimately afraid of them. But he also felt slightly annoyed—how could you be so serene? Just you wait, you’ll get yours soon enough...

Yueh Xiangnan asked few more questions before saying, "So, you had a conflict with Li Yu before the incident and fought with a Military Sabre, ultimately injuring him?"

"Yes," Sui Yi replied, not giving any mind to the trap set in Yueh Xiangnan’s words.

He simply and crispily confirmed.

"Then you are highly suspect," Yueh Xiangnan’s expression turned cold, "after all, you have the capability to kill him and you have a motive..."

Gong Jiu and the others wanted to speak up but saw Sui Yi gesturing them to refrain as she leaned on the armrest, speaking indifferently, "So? Are you sure it was me who killed him?"

This cool and calm counter-question caught Yueh Xiangnan off guard, and before he could reply, he heard Sui Yi calmly say, "If you’re not certain, then everything you said before is meaningless. You can ask me something else now, or, alternatively, have someone else do it."

Have someone else ask me, or you go find someone else to ask...

As expected, Yueh Xiangnan was momentarily at a loss for words against Sui Yi’s formidable presence, as long as she got serious.

"Miss Sui, we have another question..." Bai Ruiqi, who was standing behind, took the initiative to ask, giving Yueh Xiangnan a way out.

Sui Yi responded again, as frank and correct as before.

While Yueh Xiangnan collected his emotions on the sidelines, his attention was suddenly drawn to the unconscious Pu Qinghan. According to the information he had just gathered, she was the primary suspect.

Thus, he walked over to where Pu Qinghan was, about to ask something...

The person who had been speaking with Xiao Yu about the situation had already come over, accurately speaking, right next to Pu Qinghan.

Yhan Qingwu sat nearby, locking eyes with the other party.

"Yue Beiqing, responsible for handling this case," she volunteered her name without mentioning her position, and got straight to the point, "Pu Qinghan, a female celebrity from the entertainment industry, was found unconscious in the medical room, and Li Yu’s body was also hanging in the same medical room. You were the first to discover the scene? Yhan Qingwu, the heiress of Tang International Corporation, correct?"

Yue Beiqing’s voice was delicate and her tone, though gentle, was not slow, revealing a rhythmic eloquence, or rather, a certain grace.

This was a graceful woman.

About 25 years old, Yhan Qingwu nodded, "It was me."

"Did you not alter any traces at the scene after entering?"

"Right." Yhan Qingwu slightly tilted her head towards Pu Qinghan and said, "Otherwise, I would have already awoken her. In fact, she was injured before our conflict with Li Yu, and after that, we..."

She was forthright about some previous events, marking essential timings and emphasizing elements like Pu Qingyan’s frailty and injuries...

"You made the right choice," Yue Beiqing touched and prodded a few spots around Pu Qinghan’s nose and throat, also checking her eyes...

"She has been unconscious for about two hours, which means she was knocked out not long after you left. As for whether she saw the attacker, we have to wait until she wakes up to ask. However, to determine exactly what made her unconscious, we’ll need further testing," Yue Beiqing commented, indicating that they had confirmed the presence of a soporific or other unconsciousness-causing agents in Pu Qinghan’s body, temporarily reducing the likelihood of her being the perpetrator.

Indeed, her physical constitution was also insufficient to carry out such a brutal and fierce murder.

Yhan Qingwu and others breathed a sigh of relief and noticed someone who looked like a doctor standing behind Yue Beiqing, fiddling with a medical kit, extracting a potion...

Yhan Qingwu looked at Sui Yi instinctively, and Sui Yi nodded.

The former did not interfere.

However, this scene did not escape Yue Beiqing’s eyes, and she looked over at Sui Yi.

She could see the person who made her brother eat humble pie, sitting with crossed legs, propped up, hands resting on her thighs, her figure slender, her expression calm, like a perfect jade sculpture.

Without any change in emotion nor any superfluous movements, but an inexplicably heart-throbbing sensation was conveyed.

Yue Beiqing paid special attention to Sui Yi’s hands.

A pair of slender, beautiful hands, even without calluses.

It was hard to imagine that such a person was so formidable in battle.

"Sui Yi, I’ve long admired your reputation," Yue Beiqing suddenly began, changing from her previous rigid and detached questioning style, a stark contrast to Yueh Xiangnan’s approach,

Sui Yi instantly understood the meaning—her profile was already on file in the Military Department.

"Sister..."

Yue Beiqing didn’t look back at her brother, but just smiled slightly, "Miss Sui, could you tell me what you did after you and Pu Qinghan separated?"

"I went to the private room."

"Did you leave at any point during that time?"

"Once."

Once? So, you did leave for a bit then.

"Alone?"

"Right."

"Where did you go, and what did you do?"

As Sui Yi fell silent, many onlookers turned their attention towards her.

Their gazes held a mixed emotion. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it with a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)