No matter how I explained, these people still locked me up later.

I was alone in the detention cell, my forehead throbbing, and the image of my father's unseeing eyes kept flashing through my mind.

After an unknown amount of time, the door to the room opened and Xu Qing walked in with a lawyer. As soon as she entered, she asked me what was going on.

I explained the whole story, but there was something else that worried me: "Is there anything going on between Su Jiayi and Ge Zeyu?"

Xu Qing took a deep breath, her tone tinged with impatience, "What time is it? You still have the mind to care about others? Compared to those two, your situation is much more dangerous."

“Although we all believe that you did not kill the person, we did not find any trace of anyone else at the scene except for you. Moreover, you and your father had a conflict not long ago, which in itself is very suspicious.”

Xu Qing would never lie to me, so the traces at the scene have probably already been cleaned up. This makes it even more difficult for me to clear my name of guilt.

He looked at me and sighed deeply. "But it's good that you're here now. The rumors from the outside world aren't pleasant. I brought a lawyer with me today. He will do his best to protect your rights. Even if we can't get you exonerated temporarily, I will take care of everything. At least you won't suffer here."

After giving his instructions, he took his lawyer out to discuss the next steps. I didn't see him again until a few hours later when my mother brought me some clothes.

She told me the situation was very unfavorable to me; I couldn't leave for the time being and could only be detained. Xu Qing had done everything he could to stall for time because all the evidence now pointed to me as the murderer.

If they don't delay, they'll convict me in the next few days, and even if I appeal, it will be difficult to protect my reputation.

"Wanwan, if you need anything, just ask someone to let me know." My mother's eyes were red, and her face was full of worry.

I didn't want her to worry, so I could only pretend to be calm and say, "Mom, you should go back and get some rest. My dad has suddenly passed away. Even though you two are divorced, we still need to make the necessary arrangements. Don't worry, I didn't kill him, so I'll definitely be fine."

Only after my mother left, turning back every few steps, did I finally let out a long sigh of relief.

What I didn't expect was that as soon as my mother left, Director Gao, whom I had met once before, walked in with a smile.

"Miss Jiang, we meet again. Miss Jiang is clever; you even manipulated me before. How come you've been wrongly accused and detained this time?"

On the surface, he seemed to care about me, but in reality, he was mocking me. After all, last time I conspired with Xu Qing and the others to set him up and made a fool of him, and in the end, he got nothing.

I remained silent, but he persisted, walking up to me and saying, "All the evidence points to you now, you can't escape. I think you should confess now, and given your good attitude, you might be able to apply for a reduced sentence."

As he spoke, he took out a confession, saying, "As long as you sign your name on it, I will turn on the video later and you will recite everything written on it word for word. I will definitely help you apply for a reduced sentence for the sake of the Ge family."

Staring at the confession in front of me, I sat there blankly for a long while. Then I couldn't help but chuckle. They wanted me to confess to a crime they had fabricated, and they even said they would help me apply for a reduced sentence because of the Ge family.

He's a very honest and reliable person. It's already extremely rare for him not to kick me when I'm down, let alone lend a helping hand. Trying to deceive me in this way is a gross underestimation of me.

“Mr. Gao, when did you change allegiance? I had no idea!” I stared at him with a hint of sarcasm and said without any hesitation, “I wonder what Mr. Chang would think if he found out.”

After hearing my words, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his gaze at me was like that of a venomous snake staring at its prey. The sound he slowly uttered had a cold and sticky quality to it.

“Miss Jiang, I’m doing this for your own good, to save you from suffering. If it weren’t for your repeated misdeeds, you wouldn’t have ended up like this today. Your Jiang family is just a business, why get involved in these things?”

He paused slightly after speaking, then suddenly laughed, leaned closer to me, and said in a sinister voice, "There's some good news I forgot to tell you. Miss Jiang's best friend, Qin Yao, was extremely worried when she heard about your imprisonment. She was in a car accident on her way here today and has been rushed to the hospital. Her life is still unknown!"

His words made me instinctively want to stand up, but because I was sitting in the detention chair, I sat back down after just a tiny bit, my whole body was severely restricted.

I clenched my teeth and glared at him resentfully. "There aren't that many coincidences in the world. You were involved in this, weren't you?"

"So, the person who harmed Liu Mei before was Madam Chang." I can't think of anyone else who could order the person in front of me around.

"Blame her for having bad eyesight. Why did she have to become friends with you, Miss Jiang, and why are you going against us? We didn't originally intend to harm her, but she just happened to see that hand."

At this moment, he seemed to have no intention of hiding anything anymore. His deep voice carried a hint of laughter, as if a human life was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

"In the end, it wasn't us who killed her, but Miss Jiang herself. If you weren't friends, if she hadn't stood up for you when the mud was thrown at you that day, none of this would have happened."

Hearing these words, I couldn't help but tremble. Anger controlled my body, and I clenched my teeth tightly, trying to control myself, but it was all in vain.

The intense anger left my mind blank.

It wasn't until I tasted blood in my mouth that I looked up and met his eyes. "This is ridiculous! You've done something harmful, and you want me to feel guilty? If anything happens to her, I'll hold you responsible. You've got some nerve! The inspection team is already here, and you still dare to pull these kinds of tricks!"

Upon hearing these words, Director Gao suddenly burst into laughter, as if I had said something ridiculous and naive.

After he finished laughing, he put on a serious tone and said, "Alright, Ms. Jiang, I advise you to sign it! Otherwise, you'll drag more people into this mess."

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