Luke asked, "What do you think of Kem Smith as a person?"

Lydia Kuni sighed lightly, "People are complicated.

He's cheerful, enthusiastic, and somewhat idealistic.

He takes his work seriously and has put a lot of effort into developing a new antihypertensive drug, making him a good colleague."

Luke detected the hidden meaning, "I heard you two were in a relationship?"

Lydia Kuni pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes."

"Why did you break up?"

Lydia Kuni showed a hint of self-mockery, "This question should be a personal privacy matter. Can I choose not to answer?"

Luke didn't answer directly, "According to Kem Smith, it was because of your daughter?"

"What? My daughter." Lydia Kuni's expression changed.

"That's right, he said that you two had a good relationship, but your daughter didn't like him, which led to your breakup."

"Lies.

He's lying." Lydia Kuni said with some annoyance, "I can't believe he would push the blame for the breakup onto my daughter. This man is truly disgusting. Perhaps I never really saw through him."

Xiaohei's curiosity was piqued, "Then what was the real reason for the breakup?"

"He cheated."

"Who did he cheat with?"

Lydia Kuni shook her head, "I've never seen her. I only saw his chat records. The woman's chat account was named Ivella."

"When did you discover he was cheating?"

Lydia Kuni sighed deeply, recalling, "It must have been mid-April when I saw his chat records. We had a big fight, and he didn't admit to cheating.

He falsely claimed that the other person was just an ordinary online friend.

I'm not stupid. Their conversations were very explicit, there's no way she was just an ordinary friend, and that was just that day's chat records; the previous ones were deleted.

Then, we broke up.

He's a liar. I'm glad I broke up with him in advance."

Luke noted the timeline and continued to ask, "Has Kem Smith always been living in the company dormitory?"

"No."

"He has his own house, which takes about forty minutes to drive to. Perhaps to save time, he applied for a dorm in the company in May and occasionally stayed there.

I'm not very clear on the specifics since we already broke up."

Luke pressed on, "Does Kem Smith have any bad habits?"

"No, he's quite a boring person. Thinking back now, I'm not even sure why I was with him in the first place.

I feel like a fool." Lydia Kuni wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.

Jenny handed her a few tissues, "Hey, be strong, even if it's for your daughter."

"You're right. Now I only have my daughter left. Please, you have to rescue her."

"We'll do our best, but we'll need your cooperation as well."

"I will. Whatever you need me to do, just tell me."

Luke took out a photo of the victim Rochelle Horn, "Do you recognize him?"

"He looks familiar..."

Luke reminded her, "He was a trial pharmacist at Kerman Pharmaceutical Company."

"I remember now; he was the trial pharmacist for the new antihypertensive drug.

Is there a problem?"

"He's dead!"

Lydia Kuni clutched her forehead, "Oh my God, that's terrible.

We're developing a new antihypertensive drug to benefit all of humanity. Why are some people going to great lengths to obstruct the research?

Compared to these events, the people behind them are the most terrifying.

No, they have no humanity; they're the ones who truly deserve to die."

"Have you seen Rochelle Horn anywhere else?"

"No."

"Has the suspect Walda Becker ever mentioned Rochelle Horn?"

"No.

I swear, Rochelle Horn's death has nothing to do with me."

"OK, let's talk about your daughter again.

Describe the kidnapping event in as much detail as possible."

Lydia Kuni took a deep breath, her lips trembling slightly, "That day I was on leave. In the afternoon, I took my daughter shopping, bought her some new clothes and a new Barbie doll she'd been wanting for a long time.

She was so happy that day, always smiling. I can still remember her smile now...

We had a buffet dinner together that night. It was supposed to be a beautiful day, and then..." Lydia Kuni burst into tears again and after a while, she stopped crying and continued, "I drove home, parked the car, and opened the door with the newly bought things in my arms.

I was just about to turn on the light when two figures with headsets appeared beside me. One of them grabbed me, covering my mouth and nose with a towel.

My daughter was also controlled by another person. I wanted to scream but couldn't.

I wanted to save my daughter, but I had no strength, and then I lost consciousness..."

Lydia Kuni covered her face and sobbed; the memory for her was like a second trauma.

Jenny patted her shoulder, softly comforting, "I believe you and your daughter will be reunited. God will watch over her."

"You're right. My daughter is so adorable; God won't let her be in trouble." Lydia Kuni seemed to be responding to Jenny, or maybe encouraging herself, as she took a deep breath and continued, "When I woke up, my hands and feet were bound, and Walda Becker was sitting there watching me, but my daughter was gone.