CHAPTER 612: CHAPTER 367: INVESTIGATION (PART 2)

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In the small meeting room, Cui Xuetao stared intensely at Feng Tianzhi sitting across from her: "Lieutenant Colonel Feng, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead."

Cui Xuetao swallowed, "Do you like Luo Ye or Hang Menglin? During the performance, I remember you went to find Luo Ye alone, how come you suddenly got so close to Hang Menglin?"

"What business is it of yours?" Feng Tianzhi gave her a cold glance: "You, just do your job well, and don’t worry about things that aren’t your concern."

Cui Xuetao pouted, "I like you, that’s why I want to know. I’ll just try to be more like the type you like."

"Save it, no matter what you become, I won’t like you, got it?" Feng Tianzhi paused, then added: "Luo Ye is my trainee, as a commander, how can I not care about her?"

Cui Xuetao widened her eyes: "You mean, you like Hang Menglin? You like tomboys? She’s older than you, right?"

"Stop nagging!" Feng Tianzhi stood up and went outside.

"Why are all men like this nowadays?" Cui Xuetao muttered softly to Qian Ying, "Deputy Commander Ye is like this, and so is he, but your taste is better, Commander Ye isn’t like them."

"Commander Ye isn’t like them, but the aloofness beneath his smile is worse than them, it doesn’t give one a sense of security," Qian Ying sighed, "The closer I get to him, the farther I feel from his heart, can you understand that feeling of powerless emptiness?"

Cui Xuetao drooped her head and sighed: "Qing Zhu is happy though, Zhong Yi listens to her every word. When will we ever get what we wish for?"

"Stop it, there are footsteps approaching, it must be Luo Ye." Qian Ying nudged Cui Xuetao, and quickly sat up straight.

Luo Ye was found by Hang Menglin in the classroom; when she left, most of the students’ gazes were filled with suspicion and disdain.

Qiao Xiaowan’s incident was a huge scandal, and rumors were flying everywhere. Plus, Luo Ye’s performance recently was too eye-catching—solving Wu Zetian and Yan Han’s issues, taking up roles as the district instructor and deputy team leader, becoming one of Yu Wenze’s most trusted disciples. During the New Year’s Day performance, her fluent English and French, her enchanting and graceful dance—it all fueled jealousy.

As the most instinctive human response, it’s understandable some wished disaster upon her. For Luo Ye, she didn’t care about what they thought, as long as her trusted friends believed in her, that was enough.

The sunlight being temporarily blocked by clouds wouldn’t affect her mood, so she walked over with light steps and a relaxed expression.

Feng Tianzhi watched her walk over, stepped forward to meet her, and handed her a recorder, lowering his voice: "If they do something inappropriate, I will help you seek justice."

"Thank you." Luo Ye didn’t refuse, smiled at him, and walked into the meeting room.

"Cui Xuetao, Qian Ying, I’ll be waiting next door. If you need me, use the phone by your side to dial extension 16." Feng Tianzhi said, standing at the door, then turned and left.

Cui Xuetao grimaced at his retreating figure, smiling at Luo Ye: "Don’t be nervous, our purpose is to investigate the details clearly."

"Luo Ye, tell us about the day’s events in detail, and don’t leave anything out," Qian Ying said in a mild tone.

"Okay." Luo Ye nodded, recounted the events of that day from morning to evening in detail, while Cui Xuetao and Qian Ying listened and took notes in their notebooks.

After Luo Ye finished, Qian Ying put down her pen: "You’re saying, the drugging has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Of course." Luo Ye looked at her seriously: "Absolutely nothing to do with me!"

"Comparing your account with Qiao Xiaowan’s, they do match up, but now there are two things you need to explain. According to Qiao Xiaowan, there were sugar cubes that you earlier put in the presenter’s table, when did you put those there?" Qian Ying continued to ask.

Luo Ye didn’t hesitate: "The sugar cubes were put there during the first day of rehearsal, Bai Yan and Qiao Xiaowan both saw it."

Cui Xuetao took over the questioning: "Qiao Xiaowan said she doesn’t remember this, and Bai Yan’s response was that she didn’t pay attention to it. Does anyone else know?"

Luo Ye shook her head: "No."

Qian Ying asked, "You and Qiao Xiaowan like the same man, right?"

Luo Ye’s expression was mild: "Your question needs correction, I am Ye Xuan’s fiancée-to-be, our relationship was established a long time ago."