Meanwhile, in a secret interrogation room at the Modu Police Station, the police's interrogation work proceeded with exceptional efficiency and smoothness.
They quickly apprehended Ji Bochang's trusted subordinate responsible for sending anonymous text messages—a seemingly refined 'mastermind'.
Even the initial hiring of the assassin organization had been handled by him.
The young man had initially tried to resist, relying on his familiarity with legal statutes and refusing to confess anything.
But when the experienced interrogators slapped high-definition photos of his boss, Ji Bochang, shooting himself on the rooftop of a residential building, a clear case of suicide to avoid punishment, in front of him, this so-called 'mastermind' instantly wet himself!
He knew exactly who Ji Bochang was, so he never in his wildest dreams imagined that Ji Bochang would die!
With his boss dead, what reason did he have to remain stubborn?
Thus, to save his own life and to secure a chance for leniency, he spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube, revealing Ji Bochang's ingenious 'killing three birds with one stone' plan in its entirety!
This included… how Ji Bochang bribed Song Zhiyi's secretary with a large sum of money to obtain her itinerary and security vulnerabilities.
How he spent a fortune to hire that 'ace female assassin team' from the overseas black market.
How he meticulously planned this 'perfect kidnapping case' aimed at abducting Song Zhiyi.
And how he designed it so that Qin Yu would be the hero who saves the beauty and takes the fall… not a single detail was omitted!
…At the Ji Family.
When the Head of the Ji Family learned this utterly absurd 'truth' from the police, he was completely stunned.
He sat dumbfounded on the cold sofa, unable to recover from the immense shock and absurdity for a long time.
"What the hell have I raised?!"
"After all that! He spent so much money, risked offending the Lu Family and destroying the entire Ji Family!
"He meticulously planned such a massive, earth-shattering kidnapping and murder case…
"And the result was to create a 'hero saving the beauty' opportunity for a poor boy who came out of a mountain gully?
"And he himself? He got no benefits and even lost his life?
"Or, did he really fall for that pretty boy Qin Yu? Were they a couple?"
After experiencing extreme absurdity and even some self-doubt, the Head of the Ji Family's heart, twisted by the pain of losing his son, still chose to make Qin Yu his ultimate outlet.
His anger, resentment, and hatred surged madly towards this culprit!
In his view, if it weren't for Qin Yu, this male vixen!
If he hadn't'seduced' his naive and innocent precious son, how could his son have done such an inconceivable foolish thing?
And he wouldn't have met such a tragic end, committing suicide to avoid punishment at such a young age.
It was all his fault!
Overwhelming hatred instantly replaced all sorrow.
The Head of the Ji Family transferred all his hatred to the poor 'hero' Qin Yu, who had no way to defend himself.
He mobilized all the connections and financial resources the Ji Family had accumulated over decades in Modu!
On one hand, he spared no expense, bribing the media with large sums of money to suppress all 'unreasonable' true details about his son!
He portrayed Ji Bochang as a tragic figure who 'made a big mistake in a moment of impulse due to being incited and deceived by a villain'.
He garnered the'sympathy' and 'pity' of countless uninformed onlookers.
On the other hand!
He hired the top legal team in all of Modu!
They collected, and even fabricated, various so-called pieces of evidence!
He was determined to pin the blame for 'the mastermind behind the kidnapping and murder case' firmly on the powerless Qin Yu; he wanted Qin Yu to pay the most painful price for his son's death.
He wanted Qin Yu to rot in jail!
"My Ji Family cannot afford to provoke you, Lu Cheng, cannot afford to provoke your Lu Family!
"But can I not eliminate a wild boy who came out of a poor mountain gully?
"Qin Yu, I want you to pay for my son's life!"
In the interrogation room, Qin Yu fell into an unprecedented despair when faced with the sudden emergence of various irrefutable evidences and accusations.
He had no way to defend himself.
He didn't know… he just simply wanted to save a beautiful girl… how… how did he inexplicably become the 'mastermind behind a kidnapping and murder case'?
What was wrong with this world?
…The first ray of morning sunlight, passing through the window, fell upon the messy pink princess bed.
Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes; before him was Song Zhiyi's boudoir, exuding a faint strawberry scent.
He turned his head and looked at the little pink-haired girl sleeping soundly beside him.
Her usually slightly rebellious, cute little face now displayed satisfied tranquility and… the languid charm after 'exercise'.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her even breaths.
Her pink, moist cherry lips were slightly parted due to deep sleep, revealing a row of glistening pearly teeth.
Looking at her innocent sleeping face, Lu Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, I seem to have been a bit of a beast."
But then… he savored the wonderful night before, and how this little pink wildcat went from initial nervousness and shyness, to gradually becoming proactive, and finally… crying for mercy.
Hmm… satisfying!
After enjoying the warm tranquility filled with a sense of conquest, Lu Cheng began to ponder the events of the past few days.
Qin Yu, after experiencing the Ji Family's unsparing multi-faceted sanctions, had been formally arrested, and at least fifteen years of prison awaited him.
However, since the system hadn't prompted a reward, it proved that Qin Yu's prison journey was probably not the end.
And the god of war live-in son-in-law, Su Yang, was still acting as his 'dutiful' house husband; there was still some time before the grand wedding he wanted to give his wife.
Lu Cheng found that his surroundings seemed to have become much quieter all of a sudden?
There were no protagonists left who could fight?
This feeling, instead, stirred a hint of unease in his heart.
He casually opened the [System Shop] and searched to see if there were any foresight-type items to alleviate his anxiety.
Soon, a 'one-time' consumable item costing only 3000 points appeared before him.
[Protagonist Clue Treasure Chest (One-time)]: A one-time consumable item. After opening, you can obtain a key clue about a 'Child of Fortune who is about to have a fated encounter with the Host'.
[Note: If no Child of Fortune interacts with the Host within the next month, the treasure chest will be empty.]
"Buy it!"
Even if it was useless, it was worth a month of peace of mind!
Lu Cheng bought it without hesitation.
"Open!"
A golden light flashed, and the seemingly unremarkable treasure chest slowly opened.
A mysterious card, emanating a faint glow, appeared before Lu Cheng.
On the card, only four simple, yet somewhat surprising, Chinese characters were written: [Modu University].
Lu Cheng's eyebrow twitched slightly.
He had left his beloved sister, Lu Xuan, at Modu University and hadn't checked on her for a week, had he?
It was about time to go and care about her campus life again, and of course, that 'good senior sister' Xia Qinghe.
If a protagonist appeared there, they would inevitably interact with Lu Xuan and Xia Qinghe, two heroines blessed with destiny!