"What?"

Xu Fan looked at Xia Yanyu perplexedly and asked, "What exactly happened?"

From Yi Qiu's tone, it seemed that someone had poisoned the food during his absence, and now that Yi Qiu had brought him to the hall, it was clear he was being treated as the suspect.

Xia Yanyu glanced at Xu Fan and said, "Xiaodie has been in a bad mood all day, locking herself in her room. It wasn't until after ten o'clock, when she was too hungry, that she had food sent up to her from the kitchen."

"Someone tampered with the kitchen ingredients, and Xiaodie collapsed after eating, and now doctors are upstairs trying to save her..."

"Damn it..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan couldn't help but curse under his breath.

If he hadn't suddenly left, this wouldn't have happened to Xia Xiaodie...

"Where is she now? Let me go and see."

Hearing Xia Yanyu's description, the poison did not seem to be very strong, so Xu Fan immediately asked to go and help Xia Xiaodie with the antidote.

"Let you see?"

Before Xia Yanyu could speak, Yi Qiu snorted disdainfully.

He sneered at Xu Fan, saying, "Kid, stop being hypocritical. Who do you think you're fooling?"

Xu Fan frowned and asked sternly, "What do you mean?"

"Heh, what do I mean? You traitorous scum!"

Yi Qiu spat out disdainfully and hummed, "Nothing was wrong on any other day, but today, the moment the young miss brought you over to the kitchen to work, the second miss has an incident. Dare you say the person who tampered with the kitchen wasn't you?"

"Tell me, whose orders are you under to commit this crime!"

Yi Qiu bellowed, already treating Xu Fan as the perpetrator, while Qin Mengyue looked on, her anxiety burning like fire.

She had already advised this guy to leave the Xia family quickly and not to risk his life for some money!

And now, he had been directly made a scapegoat!

"Miss Xia, I think we shouldn't jump to conclusions so hastily. We need evidence for everything, don't we?"

"Whether Xu Fan is the poisoner or not can only be determined after the investigation is clear."

Seeing that no one else was standing up for Xu Fan, Qin Mengyue quickly stood up.

"That's right, we can't be so arbitrary about this matter."

Xia Yanyu nodded and looked toward Xu Fan.

Naturally, she didn't believe that Xu Fan was the one who poisoned, knowing his close relationship with her sister; it was impossible for him to do such a thing.

But what troubled her was that the people around them didn't know Xu Fan's true identity. To get to the bottom of this incident, she couldn't reveal Xu Fan's identity to others, lest she startle the snake in the grass.

She looked at Xu Fan with some guilt and said, "Xu Fan, about this matter, I hope you can understand."

Xu Fan nodded and replied, "Don't worry, I'm not so petty."

"Officer Zhao, go ahead and ask."

Seeing that Xu Fan wasn't upset, Xia Yanyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned to Zhao Yunfeng, who was standing near Qin Mengyue.

Zhao Yunfeng nodded and then stood up straight.

He smiled and nodded at Xu Fan before asking, "Xu Fan, I would like to know what you were doing tonight?"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly; this question had really stumped him.

If he revealed what he had been doing tonight, his efforts to conceal his identity would have been in vain.

No need to mention, going out at night was taboo for the Xia Family.

After a deep breath, Xu Fan said, "I was in my room all night tonight."

"Oh? Were you?"

Upon hearing Xu Fan's response, Zhao Yunfeng snorted and said, "Since you were in your room, why were you the only one missing when the Xia Family gathered everyone in the hall after Xia Xiaodie's incident?"

"Why was your room empty when someone went looking for you before?"

"You're lying, you know?"

Zhao Yunfeng, expressionless, looked at Xu Fan and stated, "Xu Fan, don't think that because you and Meng Yue are close that I will show you favoritism. The higher-ups have assigned me to investigate this matter, and I, Zhao Yunfeng, will thoroughly get to the bottom of it, so please, don't try to play any tricks in front of me."

Zhao Yunfeng scoffed disdainfully, then turned to Yi Qiu and said, "Mr. Yi Qiu, go ahead."

"Eh eh."

Yi Qiu responded and told them, "Miss, while I was patrolling nearby tonight, I came across a suspicious person."

"This person was highly skilled in combat. We fought for a long time and ended in a draw before he escaped."

"But I am certain that this person sneaked into the villa to poison this guy and harm the second young miss!"

"..."

Upon hearing Yi Qiu's words, Xu Fan felt speechless.

Yi Qiu's imagination was indeed too wild.

"Yi Qiu, I beg you, can you make your boasts a bit more grounded next time?"

Sounding exasperated, Xu Fan scoffed, amazed at how someone he considered so insignificant dared to claim they fought to a draw...

"Kid, is it your place to speak?"

Seemingly feeling exposed by Xu Fan, Yi Qiu looked a bit deflated and glared at Xu Fan bitterly before saying, "Quit your nonsense here, and confess if you know what's good for you!"

"Confess? I don't quite understand what you're implying."

"You!"

"Enough!"

Seeing Xu Fan and Yi Qiu starting to argue, Zhao Yunfeng harshly snapped at them.

He looked sternly toward Xu Fan and declared, "Xu Fan, right now all the evidence points to you. If you can't explain, then you'd better confess quickly, or else you might endure some physical pain."

"What!"

Qin Mengyue, hearing Zhao Yunfeng mention torture, was greatly startled!

"Zhao Yunfeng, we are police officers, we can't do this!"

Though all the evidence currently pointed to Xu Fan, for some reason, Qin Mengyue's heart refused to believe that Xu Fan was involved.

Living with Xu Fan every day, she knew him better than anyone else present and firmly believed that Xu Fan was not the poisoner!

She now looked somewhat pleadingly at Zhao Yunfeng, silently asking him to save face for her.

Considering Xu Fan's delicate complexion, how could he withstand the torture of someone from the Four Symbols Group like Zhao Yunfeng.

"Meng Yue, it's precisely because we are police officers that I must do this."

"In extraordinary times, exceptional measures are required! Have you forgotten your comrades who died at the hands of Bingdilian?"

"Right now, this guy might very well have information on Bingdilian. I'd rather wrongly kill a thousand than let him slip through."

Despite Qin Mengyue's pleading, Zhao Yunfeng's heart did not soften; instead, seeing Qin Mengyue speaking up for Xu Fan only increased his resentment.

He looked coldly at Xu Fan and said, "Xu Fan, I hope you consider your current situation carefully. Don't be slick anymore, or else your consequences will be dire, understand?"

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