The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 157 - 154: Accidental Death? Or an Intentional Cover-up?

Chapter 157: Chapter 154: Accidental Death? Or an Intentional Cover-up?

"Between 6:30 and 7:00 in the evening, were you and Shen Xihe in the garden?"

Huo Xun saw Chu Yan and Qin Zhao approach together, his eyes carrying a hint of schadenfreude.

Qin Zhao did not immediately reply. Her gaze first fell on the body on the ground, then circled Shen Xihe’s face, feeling a sense of strangeness in her heart.

This case had aspects that felt bizarre to her.

"Qin Zhao, say something."

Qin Kejing and Shen Xihe both stared at her tensely. Seeing that she remained silent, Qin Kejing urged her, no longer caring what Qin Zhao and her fiancé were doing in the garden.

If Shen Xihe went to prison for murder, she would be ruined too!

After all, the Qin Family was not what it used to be, and she could only turn things around with her fiancé, Shen Xihe.

Qin Zhao ignored Qin Kejing and simply said to Huo Xun, "I did see him, but we only exchanged a few words, and it didn’t last more than five minutes."

Gong Lexin’s time of death was between 6:30 and 7:00. If Shen Xihe was well-prepared, he could have killed her and then deliberately sought Qin Zhao in the garden to exchange a few words.

This was the deduction made by the detectives based on Qin Zhao’s statement.

Shen Xihe looked at Qin Zhao with a complex expression. Although she had confirmed seeing him, her response did nothing to clear his suspicion, yet he couldn’t refute it since Qin Zhao was telling the truth.

He and Qin Zhao hadn’t been together long when Chu Yan arrived and then took her away.

"Did anyone else see you?"

Hearing Huo Xun’s question, Shen Xihe carefully recalled.

"After I parted from Qin Zhao, a gardener came to this side of the garden to water the plants. He should have seen me."

Huo Xun turned to the other officers, "Bring the gardener from the Lu Family here."

It wasn’t long before the detectives brought the gardener over.

Moreover, Lu Tingming and Xu Biqing finally arrived.

Lu Tingming, upon seeing the body on the ground, deepened his gaze and said to Huo Xun, "Hello, I think this incident should just be an accidental death."

"Oh? Mr. Lu, why do you say that?"

Huo Xun was quite polite to him, given Lu Tingming’s significant status.

"This is the medical report I had someone obtain from the hospital for Gong Lexin. She had severe hypoglycemia, which could likely have led to an accidental shock.

Moreover, the police didn’t find any injuries on her body, did they?"

It was indeed this reasoning.

When they first arrived at the scene, they hadn’t found any injuries.

They had initially thought it was an accidental death, but Huo Xun attentively discovered signs of struggle on the deceased and also found a gentleman’s cufflink next to the body.

He felt something was amiss about the case, so he started by investigating the cufflink.

Huo Xun didn’t respond to Lu Tingming’s comments and instead looked towards the detective who had fetched the gardener.

"Is the gardener here? Did you bring him?"

"He’s here."

The detective made room for the gardener to come through.

The gardener, seeing the master and so many police officers, couldn’t help but appear nervous.

"Between 6:30 and 7:00, did you see him?"

Huo Xun pointed at Shen Xihe, and all eyes fell on the gardener.

The gardener stared at Shen Xihe for a while before finally nodding.

"I saw him. There was a lady near the bellflowers who almost fell, and this gentleman helped her up. Then Mr. Chu came over and left with the lady.

He stood by the bellflowers for quite a while and then strolled around the garden."

The gardener looked at Qin Zhao and recognized her, "It was this lady."

"How long did he stay in the garden approximately?"

"Over ten minutes? Possibly longer. I didn’t check the exact time."

The statements of the three people were consistent, proving that Xihe had not contacted the deceased during that time.

Xihe breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Tingming smiled at Captain Huo, "Captain Huo, I told you it was an accidental death. I even called the hospital, and apparently, the deceased had always been in poor health.

This report is for you, it might be useful for your case resolution."

Captain Huo took the medical report, but his brow did not relax.

He had an intuition that this case was not that simple.

After reading the medical report, he couldn’t help but glance at Qin Zhao.

With so many people around, it was not a good time to discuss the case with Qin Zhao, so Captain Huo said nothing.

"It might indeed be an accidental death. Please inform the relatives of the deceased."

Captain Huo had just finished speaking when hurried footsteps came from the corridor.

The person was a guard, coming to find Lu Tingming.

"Mr. It’s bad, many reporters have arrived outside! They all know someone died here, and it was Gong Lexin. They have already interviewed quite a few guests."

Lu Tingming’s face changed, and he quickly turned to handle the situation.

As he left, his expression was grim.

From the moment Gong Lexin died in his house to the arrival of the detectives, and now the appearance of reporters, each event was very sudden, leaving him no time to react.

It made Lu Tingming wonder if his opponents were trying to harm him.

If the police hadn’t arrived so quickly, he could easily have suppressed the news of Gong Lexin’s death.

But now, he could only press for the police to quickly rule it as an accidental death.

An accidental death was better than a homicide or murder, as it would prevent people from slinging mud at him.

"Mr. Lu, I heard that Gong Yinghou died at your home?"

"Who is the murderer? Are you involved in this?"

"As a governing official, why would you murder a movie star?"

Just arriving at the entrance, a swarm of microphones was thrust upon him.

Lu Tingming, previously a prominent figure in the election, now faced the ruthless questions of the reporters, eager to dig up sensational news for online viewers.

Lu Tingming maintained a polite smile and said to the reporters, "I am very sorry about Miss Gong’s accidental death. Miss Gong had been in poor health, and this time it was due to exhaustion leading to hypoglycemic shock.

The police have clarified the truth, and the results are expected to be announced the day after tomorrow. Please wait for the police announcement."

"Accidental death? Why did it happen in your house, specifically?"

"Yeah, could it be a cover-up for something, creating a false impression?"

"Mr. Lu, you are a student of Elder Mu, and the Mu Family has been involved in many illegal activities. Did you also participate? Is it because Gong Lexin knew the inside story that you decided to murder her?"

It must be said, the reporters have wild imaginations.

A single question from them could cause a significant uproar outside.

Now, the best solution for Lu Tingming was to not respond and just wait for the official police announcement.

After making one explanation, he indeed did not answer further.

Turning away, he instructed his bodyguards to keep the reporters at bay.

Meanwhile, Captain Huo was planning to discuss the case with Qin Zhao when the forensic pathologist walked over to him.

Speaking quietly beside them, the forensic said, "A tiny needle mark was found in the skin folds on the back of the neck of the deceased.

If she did not have hypoglycemia, yet died from hypoglycemic shock, it’s likely that she was injected with a large amount of insulin before death."

Captain Huo’s pupils contracted. It was not an accidental death after all!

If a normal person was injected with a large amount of insulin, it would cause hypoglycemia-induced sudden death!

What exactly was Lu Tingming so eager to cover up?