Detective Tang seed astonished by her claim. His pupils dilated, with his mouth slightly agape. "Little Miss, whatever makes you arrive at that conclusion?"
There was no way she could explain that she had witnessed firsthand what kind of insidious man ng Yaoshu was.
"I don't have any proof, but let's just say that the sa as you, I have my own way of knowing things."
"Ha. I would never expect a high school girl to render speechless like this," Detective Tang chuckled before leaning his upper body forward. "Alright. You got my interest here. Care to continue? I'd love to hear what you think I was hiding; it warrants your suspicion."
Li Caiyi steeled herself. 'Okay, this is it. I can't ss up here.'
She didn't have to prove her theory was correct. She just had to extort the information she needed out of him by any ans.
"ng Yaoshu is one of the big figures in the pharmaceutical world. I witnessed you secretly co to the party venue to et with him that night. At first, I thought you ca to report sothing to him as you did with . But then, I realized soone as caliber as ng Yaoshu couldn't possibly use a private detective to investigate sothing for him."
"Ouch, your words are like a knife piercing my heart, Miss. After all those tis we spent together, are you still doubting my ability?"
Li Caiyi shook her head. "Don't misunderstand. I didn't an to insinuate you are incompetent or sothing along that line. I said that rely because I knew ng Yaoshu's character well. He is not a person who will trust an unrelated third party to investigate sothing for him."
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"I'm aware of that. But it doesn't matter whether my assumption is true or not. Because later, a certain soone warned to not 'poke my nose into sowhere it doesn't belong."
"Did soone threaten you again?" Detective Tang asked, looking alard.
"I reckon it was just a 'friendly warning,' at least for now. But that's not the point. I can only think of one reason that person will say that to . I'm sure you know what I an, right?"
Li Caiyi had to hold back the urge to feel her neck before continuing, "You are working secretly to uncover the secret behind a certain organization that produces a dubious drug. And for so reason, you t with ng Yaoshu that night, who is deeply involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Is it far-fetched to think that your reason for eting him was related to that?"
Detective Tang didn't respond and only shrugged. "Who knows?"
Li Caiyi slamd the table, startling Detective Tang and a few other restaurant guests.
"Wh-What?"
"Detective Tang, please tell the truth. What were you talking about with ng Yaoshu that night?" Li Caiyi put as much sincerity she could muster, so he wouldn't think she was making these all up.
"I don't know, Miss. Do I have to tell you that? Knowing more doesn't necessarily an a good thing. It can very well endanger you as well."
"You don't have to tell that. I'm aware of the consequences. Frankly speaking, I can't trust ng Yaoshu. Which subsequently ans that I can't continue working with you if there is a clue that you are colluding with that person!"
Detective Tang stiffened. His laid-back smile turned into that of a conflicted one. "Not only was I interrogated, but I was also threatened. Now, this is a twist I didn't see coming."
He could still joke around like that. Li Caiyi was frustrated because he didn't take her seriously at all. At tis like this, she missed her adult version so badly. Was everything just a big waste of ti after all?
'No, that can't be it. Detective Tang is clearly faltered. I just have to give him that one final push!'
"Did you rember what we talked about? You claid that there is a possibility that the people within ng Pharmaceutical may have sothing to do with that organization. That's why you want to approach ng Renshu, a considerably safer target. But what are you trying to achieve by getting closer to ng Yaoshu, the head of the said suspicious company? Are you trying to sabotage our plan?"
"Wait, wait, Little Miss." Detective Tang quickly raised his hand in fluster. "Why don't you calm down first?"
"I'm always calm, Detective. I have said everything I wanted to say, so now is your turn. What is your answer?"
He sighed in defeat. "You didn't hold back your punch at all. At least give room for a man to defend himself, will you? Don't just decide I'm the bad guy here arbitrarily. Even I will feel hurt."
"Go on. I'm listening." Li Caiyi returned his words back at him, making him chuckle in amusent.
"Who would have thought you would be there watching that night? Although I don't know your deal with ng Yaoshu, but I certainly can't afford my important partner to bail on at this point, or I will be troubled."
Li Caiyi made a victory fist under the table but kept her face straight. "I want to trust you, so please tell the truth. Is ng Yaoshu sohow related to that organization?"
"Well, the details are confidential, but I swear to heaven I wasn't trying to sabotage our plan. In fact, I was in the middle of investigating that night."
"What do you an?"
"ng Yaoshu has always been on the top of the list of people I want to check into. But that person is just too clean. His public persona is impeccable, and aside from the general information about him, no one had ever heard bad rumors about him. Not to ntion he is an affluent and influential person. It's tough to find a crack in his airtight defense."
Li Caiyi nodded. Undoubtedly, soone as ticulous as him wouldn't let people get a hold of his weakness by leaving traces behind.
Detective Tang continued, "Soone like would never be able to make an audience with him. That's why I made a gamble. Based on my source, I knew he would attend an anniversary party held by Glorious Days, thus why I went there."
"So your eting that night was your first eting with him? I'm surprised he voluntarily ca out at all. And alone, on top of that."
"Yeah, because I pulled so string. Basically, I brought sothing he needed that night. Let tell you, it wasn't easy to acquire that information."
Detective Tang heaved a long sigh as though he had just finished an ordeal. "But that's beside the point. Using that bait, I managed to lure the big fish out of his tank. I tried to manipulate him to talk, but sure enough, he is a tough nut to crack."
His explanation was pretty vague, but Li Caiyi got the gist. Knowing that Detective Tang didn't have any relation whatsoever to ng Yaoshu made her relieved.
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