"Don't worry. I'll do what I promised," Shangguan Yao said firmly.
Since Lan Mengfan's accident, they rarely sat down to talk calmly.
"You must have seen this morning's news, right?" Yan Xia brought up the matter of the Lu family. "After Lu Huairen's death, the forensic doctor identified it as an accidental death, ruling out the possibility of murder. But just when Lu Qianzhou was imprisoned and Lu Huairen died, Lu Huaili became the new successor of the Lu family's business. This is just too absurd."
It wasn't that she was being suspicious. Any person with a bit of sense could tell that there was something wrong with Lu Huaili.
Generally, to find out the mastermind behind a matter, one just needed to figure out who the ultimate and biggest beneficiary was, and the context of the matter would gradually become clear.
Shangguan Yao immediately understood what she meant. "I know what you're suspecting, but something without evidence can't be regarded as a established fact. Lu Huaili has been hiding for so many years. Naturally, he has left a way out for himself. It won't be that easy to convict him."
Yan Xia already had an answer in her heart, but there were still some doubts about what she wanted to know. At present, it seemed that only Lu Huaili could answer them for her.
So, she planned to go and see him in person again.
Yan Xia couldn't help but ask, "Are you just going to sit back and watch this man who has harmed so many lives continue to go unpunished?"
"Yan Xia, not everything can be done just because you want to. You also need to consider the scope of power. I've been handling the cases of Lu Qianzhou and Long Tao, so I can investigate them. But if you want me to arrest Lu Huaili now, I don't have the authority."
He picked up the apple she had peeled and placed on the table, took a bite.
"You're not in a good state now. Is it because I took Lu Qianzhou away? You seem to lose your rationality when it comes to anything related to him." He really seemed to be concerned about her state.
Maybe realizing that her attitude was too radical, Yan Xia quickly adjusted her state of mind.
Yes, she couldn't look at Shangguan Yao with prejudice and target him just because he had arrested Lu Qianzhou.
Shangguan Yao had just done what he could, but he couldn't arrest all the bad guys in the world.
"Sorry. I was too impulsive," she thought for a while and then said, "Could you give me another pinhole camera and earpiece like the ones you gave me before?"
Shangguan Yao frowned, guessing her intention. "You're going to see Lu Huaili?"
"If he admits his crimes, then the footage I take will become evidence for you to arrest him. If he doesn't admit it, it doesn't matter. I don't want to pursue too many things now. I just hope... the matter of Lu Qianzhou can be settled as soon as possible."
Just as she had said, no matter how many years he was sentenced to, she would wait for him to come out.
He didn't expect her to do such a thing for Lu Qianzhou. If they could find out the truth and arrest the mastermind soon, it would be a good thing. So Shangguan Yao agreed right away.
After Yan Xia got the new earpiece and pinhole camera, she rushed to see Lu Huaili without delay.
Probably knowing that Yan Xia would definitely come to see him, Lu Huaili deliberately set aside time to meet her. The meeting place was the office where Yan Xia had seen that video last time.
Several policemen were lurking outside. As soon as Lu Huaili admitted his crimes, they would rush in immediately.
His office was still very tidy, without any extra decorations.
Lu Huaili invited Yan Xia to sit down and said with some emotion, "I really didn't expect that the first person to come and see me after I took over would be you."
He originally thought that Lu Qianzhou would fight until the end. After seeing him take over, Lu Qianzhou would be the first to come and question him.
He was really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression Lu Qianzhou would have when he knew that he had been used all along and knew the truth.
The office was brightly lit. Lu Huairen's desk was empty, with only a teacup on it.
Yan Xia leaned forward. "It makes no difference whether I come or Qianzhou comes. I'm here on his behalf to ask you, why was it you?"
Lu Huaili poured a cup of tea for her himself and placed it in front of Yan Xia. "What do you mean by 'why'?"
He looked very calm, without any sign of panic when being questioned.
Yan Xia said, "You did all these things, right? You made Lu Qianzhou and Fang Jiangyi fight each other. You had someone kidnap Jiang Yueqiang, frame me after raping her, and the matter of Lan Mengfan, including Lu Qianzhou's imprisonment. All these were your calculations."
Actually, the answer was already a foregone conclusion, but she needed him to admit it personally.
Lu Huaili didn't seem to want to hide it. He nodded calmly.
"I did everything you couldn't figure out."
Yan Xia originally thought that she would have to wrestle with him for a long time to get him to talk. She didn't expect him to admit it so easily. He was so calm, which meant that he didn't plan to hide it from the moment he took over.
Was he so confident that he could always sit firmly in this position?
This kind and amiable elder who used to be was now standing in front of her. But she could no longer find the same feeling as before. She didn't know what was real and what was fake.
Was it true that no one in a wealthy family could have a simple mind?
"Why?" This was the question Yan Xia most wanted to ask.
"Why?" Lu Huaili laughed wildly, looking up at the sky. He stood on the other side of the table, propping his arms on the table, looking down at Yan Xia. "You've already seen that video. Why do you still ask me why? You might as well ask your damned father why he did that."
Yan Xia couldn't help but think of the content of the video again. In the video, Cheng Hua's ugly face and the inferiority of men.
"Even if you're standing up for the woman in the video, it should be Lu Qianzhou and his father who should do something. What does it have to do with you? Lu Qianzhou shouldn't have been in your plan, but you calculated him too. Now that you've successfully taken over, this must be your conspiracy." Yan Xia disdained him. "There's no need to make excuses for your disgraceful actions."
Her words instantly made Lu Huaili's expression ferocious. He stared at Yan Xia fiercely.
"You don't know anything! That bastard Lu Qianzhou shouldn't have been born! If it weren't for him, my plan would have succeeded long ago. If it weren't for him, such a thing wouldn't have happened back then..."
His expression became a bit dazed, as if he was recalling something.
From this angle, Yan Xia could clearly see the white hair on his temples.
She used to think that Master Lu San looked very young, exuding the charm of a mature man. But now, it seemed that he had unknowingly grown old.
Yan Xia couldn't understand at all. "What does this have to do with Lu Qianzhou?"
Master Lu San looked at Yan Xia again. He closed his eyes and took several deep breaths.
"You don't understand anything!" he scolded Yan Xia. "She may not be the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, but she's the gentlest and kindest girl I've ever met. Others don't understand me, but she does."