The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 156 - 153: Someone Died, and Shen Xihe is the Suspect?

Chapter 156: Chapter 153: Someone Died, and Shen Xihe is the Suspect?

Shen Xihhe stared at the two people kissing in the garden, his face showing a moment of stunned confusion.

Memories from his youth involuntarily surged into his mind.

A long time had passed, and he had forgotten when exactly Qin Zhao had fallen for him, but she had been a significant presence throughout his adolescence.

For him, those were not pleasant memories.

Even though Qin Zhao had outstanding looks, her grades were poor, her personality somewhat arrogant and overbearing, and she was completely unreasonable. This led to anyone approaching him getting hurt by her.

Qin Kejing originally had just been his desk mate; in the beginning, they both were top students in the school, so they would often discuss academic challenges together.

Shen Xihhe had never anticipated that Qin Zhao would maliciously push Qin Kejing down the stairs because of this.

It was because of that incident that Qin Zhao was kicked out of her family and dropped out of school to enter the entertainment industry.

Sometimes, when his high school classmates talked about this, they commented that the scandalous boyfriends Qin Zhao had in the entertainment industry all resembled him somewhat.

They also teased him, calling him Qin Zhao’s "unrequited love."

Over by the garden, Chu Yan wrapped his arms around Qin Zhao’s slender waist and walked toward this side.

The stunning and graceful woman, with slightly disheveled hair and lips redder than rose petals, occasionally glared angrily at the man beside her, with all the flirtation of a coy and charming demeanor.

A faint smile on Chu Yan’s lips, he whispered in her ear, "Sorry for smudging your lipstick."

Although the words were apologetic, his tone held no hint of guilt; rather it was somewhat proud and teasing.

Qin Zhao gritted her teeth, "You really know how to take an inch and ask for a mile."

"Thank you for the compliment."

He’s thanking her?

Qin Zhao felt like her punch had landed on cotton; she was completely powerless against this shameless bastard!

They had just entered the lobby through the side door when they suddenly realized that something was off.

Everyone looked grave and anxious, whispering quietly.

"The banquet hasn’t even started, how did this happen?"

"Who’s the person that died?"

"It seems to be a celebrity who had won an ’Best Actress’ award."

"I just went to take a look; she’s definitely dead."

"The one who died is Gong Lexin; I actually quite liked the TV drama she acted in."

Qin Zhao and Chu Yan halted their steps, exchanging a strange look between them.

As Shen Xihhe was walking from the far end of the corridor, a servant hurried to find him.

"Mr. Shen, how come your cufflink is missing?"

Shen Xihhe looked down and saw that indeed, one cufflink was missing.

He furrowed his brows, somewhat unable to recall how he lost it.

"Please come with me; the police have found your lost cufflink at the crime scene."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xihhe’s face changed color.

"What crime scene?"

"Someone died in the rest room; the police are investigating."

The servant quickly explained, and Shen Xihhe’s expression turned extremely grim.

"Who is the deceased?"

"Gong Lexin."

The name Gong Lexin had been well-known eight years ago.

However, there hadn’t been any news about her in recent years; it was said that she had retired from acting.

The TV dramas she starred in were all quite classic, and she herself had won four very prestigious film and television awards—the kind of laurels befitting an actress of the highest caliber.

Despite being an actress, Chu Yan couldn’t compare to the noble families of Imperial City. However, due to her high fame, if news of her death at the Lu Family residence got out, it would definitely attract widespread public attention.

The first person who discovered the body had not considered the impact this would have on the Lu Family and had immediately called the police, so the Criminal Police Team arrived quickly.

Fortunately, the gatekeeper at the Lu Family residence was a smart person. Worried that the arrival of the police might provide material for gossip, he let the police enter through a side door and change into plain clothes, so as not to be seen by the guests arriving at the main gate.

Shen Xihhe followed a servant to the resting room, where two plainclothes officers were guarding the door.

The Lu Family had tried their best to keep things under wraps, but some guests still sensed something was amiss and saw the body in the resting room, and the news started to spread among the guests.

"I didn’t see her at all today, I didn’t even know she was at the banquet."

Shen Xihhe saw the plainclothes officers and quickly started explaining.

Captain Huo was in charge of this police operation, and in his hand was a plastic bag containing a cufflink belonging to Shen Xihhe.

By comparing it with the cufflinks on Shen Xihhe’s suit, it was confirmed to belong to him.

"The victim’s estimated time of death is between six-thirty and seven. What were you doing during this time?"

"At that time, I should have been in the garden."

"Were you alone?"

Just as Huo Xun asked this, Qin Kejing rushed over.

"Officer Huo, Xihe couldn’t possibly be the killer, he’s not that kind of person!" Qin Kejing said anxiously to Huo Xun.

Huo Xun glanced at her, "Whether or not he is a murderer cannot be determined by subjective judgment, but by evidence. Unrelated persons should not come in, to avoid contaminating the crime scene."

The Criminal Police Team made Qin Kejing leave, and she could only look at Shen Xihhe with concern from the doorway.

Shen Xihhe slowly spoke, "I wasn’t alone, Qin Zhao was with me."

"You and Qin Zhao were in the garden? Doing what?"

"I was just thinking of taking a look at the garden and then, I saw Qin Zhao about to fall, so I helped her."

Qin Kejing outside heard their conversation.

She couldn’t help but seethe with anger. What were those two doing in the garden? Was it just a coincidence that they met?

Just earlier, she had told her friends that Qin Zhao wouldn’t catch Shen Xihhe’s eye.

But now, he was saying he met Qin Zhao in the garden.

Qin Kejing felt humiliated and very uncomfortable inside.

Huo Xun told one of the detectives at his side, "Go find Qin Zhao and ask her to come here."

If Qin Zhao could provide Shen Xihhe with an alibi, it would indicate that he may be temporarily unrelated to the case.

Qin Zhao and Chu Yan were coming this way, wanting to see what was happening.

They’d only been to the garden for a while; how could a murder have occurred?

Not long after the detective left the resting room, he bumped into Qin Zhao and Chu Yan.

"Miss Qin, Captain Huo would like to speak with you."

Qin Zhao nodded, "What’s the situation over there?"

She had helped the Criminal Police Team solve several cases, so the detective recognized her and explained the situation to her.

"A well-known actress, named Gong Lexin, suddenly died in a resting room of the Lu Family residence without any visible wounds. We have only been able to determine an approximate time of death and are still uncertain of the specific cause.

CCTV footage shows that the only people to enter that room were Gong Lexin and Shen Xihhe. Shen Xihhe left the room after a short while, and then Gong Lexin entered.

We’ve estimated her time of death based on when Gong Lexin entered and when the person who called 911 made the call, and we found a cufflink dropped by Shen Xihhe at the scene."

"So Shen Xihhe is the main suspect?"

"Yes, because the window of the resting room is a blind spot on the surveillance, if Shen Xihhe wanted to commit the crime, he could have left the room first and then climbed back in through the window."

Therefore, Shen Xihhe’s alibi was extremely important.

If no one could prove that he wasn’t at the scene during that time, he would have to be taken away by the police for an investigation.

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