The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 279 - Chapter 279 Chapter 279 Innocence

Chapter 279: Chapter 279 Innocence Chapter 279: Chapter 279 Innocence When speaking, Lu Zheng glanced subtly at Zhong Nianyao next to Lu Yichen. Clearly, he was curious about the person who had suddenly appeared by Lu Yichen’s side. However, due to Lu Yichen’s status, he absolutely dared not stare openly.

Lu Yichen said nothing but turned his head to look at Zhong Nianyao, seemingly conveying a silent message.

“That man spoke the truth,” Zhong Nianyao nodded. “The reason he did this was not of his own free will but because he was controlled. The real intention should be aimed at that little girl’s life.”

“Impossible.”

Before Lu Yichen could say anything, Lu Zheng had already lost his patience and retorted, “Our people have already checked; this man has nothing on him, no possession by spirits, nor any traces left by evil spirits.”

In his view, this was merely a common hostage situation, not requiring their special department’s involvement. If this person hadn’t been sent over by the highest command, he probably wouldn’t have bothered with such a trivial matter.

However, after a night of interrogation and investigation which only revealed the criminal’s tough demeanor and nothing else, he was planning today to report to his superiors to send this man back to the regular police department to handle.

“Are you certain?” Zhong Nianyao looked at Lu Zheng, her tone serene without any hints of interrogation, merely stating a fact, “That man isn’t pretending. He was controlled before. The thing that was controlling him has left, which is why he has regained consciousness. But, at the same time, he has completely lost that memory.”

“That’s absolutely impossible.” Lu Zheng directly asserted, “Our experts have already checked thoroughly; there are no traces left. If this man had really been controlled, we definitely would have detected it.”

As he spoke, Lu Zheng’s tone was not friendly; he looked at Zhong Nianyao with slight hostility. In his view, Zhong Nianyao was merely an outsider, who wouldn’t even have been able to enter their department if not for following the highest command. Now she even dared to freely criticize and question their capabilities right here.

Zhong Nianyao ignored Lu Zheng’s skepticism and animosity, she looked at Lu Yichen and asked directly, “May I go in to see?”

Lu Zheng’s expression turned even uglier, perceiving Zhong Nianyao’s act as a doubt against their department’s capabilities. Not handling such a minor issue correctly was simply incompetence in his eyes.

Especially embarrassing in front of Lu Yichen, their highest command.

Lu Yichen, without even glancing at Lu Zheng, simply nodded, “Yes, let’s go in together and have a look.”

Soon, Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao directly entered the interrogation room.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng regained his composure and hurriedly followed them in. He wanted to see what sort of expertise this woman could possibly have to fabricate things out of thin air. He did not believe that the criminal had been controlled.

As soon as Zhong Nianyao entered the interrogation room, she saw the criminal handcuffed and sitting there. Compared to his violently evil appearance the day before, he now looked like a simple and honest middle-aged man, exhausted but harmless. This image was nothing like the criminal who had taken a little girl hostage yesterday.

“It wasn’t me, really, it wasn’t me.”

As soon as someone entered, the criminal hurriedly started defending himself, ruffling his own hair, seemingly on the brink of a breakdown, “I really didn’t do anything, please let me go!”

Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao took their seats while Lu Zheng stood behind Lu Yichen after a glance.

Zhong Nianyao leaned her elbows on the table, supported her chin, and looked at the criminal. She blinked and then spoke, “This matter indeed wasn’t done by you. You were controlled.”

“Exactly, exactly.” Hearing that Zhong Nianyao seemed to be on his side, the criminal’s previously listless spirit immediately lifted. He eagerly nodded, “I truly am innocent. I don’t know what exactly happened, just being arrested here, saying I held a little girl hostage, and almost harmed someone.”

“Commander, maybe this person is mentally ill!” Lu Zheng couldn’t help but speak up, “That could be why he doesn’t remember this incident. Maybe we should consult a psychological expert!”

This was also once considered the most likely explanation they had theorized. The criminal didn’t seem to be lying, leaving mental illness as a plausible cause.

However, they had investigated this man’s ordinary life and found no history of mental illness. Still, they couldn’t rule out the possibility of an acute mental disorder. These needed to be verified by psychological experts.

Regardless of whether it was mental illness, that already fell under the regular police department’s jurisdiction, not their special.department.

Lu Yichen, without even looking at Lu Zheng, merely spoke indifferently, “You keep an eye on them!”

Hearing Lu Yichen speak, even with resentment towards Zhong Nianyao within, Lu Zheng could only stand quietly to the side.

However, owing to this matter, his impression of Zhong Nianyao worsened. He felt that Zhong Nianyao, merely relying on her Alchemy, had the opportunity to stand beside Lu Yichen, and was absolutely incomparable to Feng Wei.

Zhong Nianyao paid no attention to Lu Zheng’s interjection; she fixed her gaze on the criminal, but her words made the criminal visibly lose his composure, “Although you were controlled, you also didn’t know what you did yourself. Yet, you are not innocent, are you?”

At these words, the criminal’s expression drastically changed, “What are you talking nonsense about? I’ve already said, I really don’t remember anything, and I never took anyone hostage.”

“It was voluntary, wasn’t it?” Zhong Nianyao’s gaze sharpened, “Before today, I always thought you were innocent, just controlled by an evil spirit. But seeing you today, I realized, this was a transaction for you, wasn’t it? You also gained something you wanted.”

Hearing Zhong Nianyao’s words, the criminal’s expression visibly panicked. This was a panic of being exposed and a fear of facing an unknown consequence.

Because he knew, he might really not be able to escape this time.

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