I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

At this moment, Li Wei suddenly remembered a detail: "Wanqing, you just mentioned that Zhao Li posted photos on WeChat Moments. Can we take a look at those photos?"

Zhang Wanqing nodded, quickly opened her phone, and found Zhao Li's circle of friends. In the photo, Zhao Li was happily eating a "Morning Light Kiss" cake with a dessert shop in the background.

"Wait, there seems to be something wrong with this background." Fu Siyuan frowned and said, "The decoration of this dessert shop is different from Xu Haotian's shop."

Li Wei also noticed the problem: "Yes, the decoration style of this store is completely different from Xu Haotian's store. Could it be that... the cake Zhao Li ate was not made by Xu Haotian?"

They immediately rushed to the dessert shop mentioned in Zhao Li's circle of friends and found that the owner of this shop was Chen Hao. It turned out that Chen Hao opened his own dessert shop after being fired by Xu Haotian, but he had always been jealous of Xu Haotian's success, so he deliberately imitated Xu Haotian's cakes to make Xu Haotian take the blame.

"Chen Hao, why are you doing this?" Fu Siyuan asked.

Chen Hao's expression turned grim. "Xu Haotian destroyed my career, so I'm going to destroy everything he has. I didn't expect anyone to die. I just wanted to ruin his reputation."

Fu Siyuan and Li Wei took Chen Hao back to the police station. After further interrogation, Chen Hao finally admitted to the fact that he had poisoned Zhao Li. It turned out that he bought a colorless and odorless poison from the black market and secretly put it into Zhao Li's cake.

Just when the case seemed to be solved, Fu Siyuan suddenly discovered a detail: the source of Chen Hao's poison seemed a little strange. This poison was not common in the market, and Chen Hao did not have enough money to buy it.

Fu Siyuan sat at his desk, case files piled before him. His eyes were focused and penetrating, as if he were trying to uncover the hidden truth amidst the chaotic array of clues. Li Wei stood by the window, gazing out at the street, his brow furrowed. Zhang Wanqing sat nearby, periodically reviewing the surveillance footage from Xu Haotian's dessert shop, trying to find any clues.

"Wanqing, are you sure the cake Zhao Li ate was bought from Xu Haotian's store?" Fu Siyuan raised his head, his eyes sharp.

Zhang Wanqing nodded, her tone firm: "I'm sure. The photos on Zhao Li's Moments show that she bought the cake from Xu Haotian's shop. Moreover, she also mentioned Xu Haotian's name."

Fu Siyuan sighed. He knew this case was not a simple one. Xu Haotian's dessert shop had been booming recently, which undoubtedly made him a thorn in the eyes of many people. Zhao Li's death had plunged Xu Haotian into an unprecedented crisis.

"Siyuan, I think there's something wrong here." Li Wei turned around, a hint of worry in his eyes. "Although Chen Hao admitted that he wanted to take revenge on Xu Haotian, he didn't have enough money to buy that kind of poison. Besides, he wasn't brave enough to risk killing someone."

Fu Siyuan nodded, and a thought flashed through his mind: "Li Wei, you are right. We need to investigate the source of Chen Hao's funds in depth. Perhaps there is a bigger conspiracy hidden in this."

Fu Siyuan and Li Wei sprang into action. They first located Chen Hao's bank account records. After careful inspection, they discovered a mysterious influx of funds into Chen Hao's account over the past few months. The source of this money was a man named Chen Peng.

"Chen Peng?" Fu Siyuan frowned. "This name sounds familiar."

Li Wei nodded. "I think the name sounds familiar to me, too. Chen Peng is a well-known local businessman who runs a large food company. He's said to be very influential in the business world."

A light flashed in Fu Siyuan's mind: "If there is a grudge between Chen Peng and Xu Haotian, then all this makes sense. Chen Hao is just Chen Peng's pawn, and the real mastermind behind the scenes may be Chen Peng."

Fu Siyuan and Li Wei decided to confront Chen Peng directly. They went to Chen Peng's company, a high-end office building in the city center. Chen Peng's office was on the top floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the entire city.

When Chen Peng saw Fu Siyuan and Li Wei, an unnatural smile appeared on his face: "Two of you, how can I help you?"

Fu Siyuan said bluntly: "Mr. Chen Peng, we are investigating a case of food poisoning. We found that there is a sum of money in Chen Hao's account that came from you. Can you explain the purpose of this money?"

Chen Peng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. "Oh, this money. I lent it to Chen Hao. He's been a little short on money lately, so I wanted to help him out."

Fu Siyuan sneered: "Mr. Chen Peng, what is the grudge between you and Xu Haotian? Why did you frame him?"

Chen Peng's expression instantly turned ugly. He stood up abruptly and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I frame Xu Haotian? He's just a small pastry chef, why would I attack him?"

Fu Siyuan was not intimidated by his anger. He said calmly, "Mr. Chen Peng, we have sufficient evidence. Chen Hao admitted that you instructed him to frame Xu Haotian. You'd better confess honestly, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

Chen Peng's face turned pale. He lowered his head and was silent for a while. Finally, he said, "Okay, I'll tell you. Xu Haotian is indeed my target. But what you don't know is that there is a bigger conspiracy behind all this."

Chen Peng raised his head, a hint of despair in his eyes: "Xu Haotian's dessert shop has been booming recently, which has made many people jealous. And I am just a pawn being used. The person who really wants Xu Haotian dead is his uncle - Xu Jianguo."

"Xu Jianguo?" Fu Siyuan frowned. "Xu Haotian's uncle?"

Lin Yue nodded: "That's right. Xu Jianguo has always held a grudge against Xu Haotian because he felt that Xu Haotian had taken away the family property that he should have inherited."

Fu Siyuan and Li Wei stood in front of Xu Jianguo's luxurious villa, the sunlight filtering through the leaves onto them, casting dappled shadows. They looked at each other, took a deep breath, and rang the doorbell.

The door quickly opened, and a middle-aged servant poked his head out. Seeing Fu Siyuan and Li Wei, a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

"We're looking for Mr. Xu Jianguo." Fu Siyuan showed his press card. "We're reporters from the newspaper and have some questions we need to ask him."

The servant hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door and let them in. Fu Siyuan and Li Wei walked into the villa. The spacious living room was furnished with exquisite furniture, and several famous calligraphy and paintings hung on the wall, showing the owner's taste and wealth.

Xu Jianguo quickly came down from upstairs. He was wearing a dark suit, his hair was combed meticulously, and he had a gentle smile on his face, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.