"Come in!"

Upon hearing the voice from inside the general manager's office, Ye Xiao and Fang Jing immediately pushed the door open and entered.

When Ye Xiao and Fang Jing came in, they saw that it wasn't just Xia Mingyue alone in the office—there also were two police officers, and coincidentally, one of them was Feng Jiao.

"Hey, Officer Feng, we really seem to have fate, seeing each other almost every day." Ye Xiao did not have the slightest awareness of being a suspect; instead, upon seeing Feng Jiao, he immediately greeted her with a cheerful smile.

Feng Jiao, upon seeing Ye Xiao, did not speak, just looked at him.

At this moment, the most surprised was Xia Mingyue. Fang Jing had been waiting downstairs for Ye Xiao, following Xia Mingyue's intention to have Ye Xiao avoid the limelight for some time. However, now Ye Xiao was here in this office, and worst of all, the police officers investigating the case were also present.

"Isn't this the person from the CCTV footage?" the other police officer looked at Ye Xiao and could not help but say.

They had also watched the CCTV footage; the only person in it was Ye Xiao.

Xia Mingyue immediately turned to the police and said, "I can assure you that Ye Xiao would never steal the company's core materials, there must be someone else responsible."

"Miss Xia, although merely based on a piece of CCTV footage, it's not enough to convict someone, yet he is now the prime suspect. So, we need to ask him some questions. Could we find a room where no one will disturb us to inquire further?" the male police officer said.

"This..." Xia Mingyue couldn't help but look at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, however, said with a grin, "Since this officer wants to inquire, there's no harm. It's part of their job."

Hearing what Ye Xiao said, Xia Mingyue was reassured, after all, as long as Ye Xiao was willing, it naturally wouldn't be a problem.

Subsequently, Xia Mingyue arranged for them to go to the conference room.

At this time, many people were standing outside the conference room, clearly all wanting to see what was going on.

"Aren't you planning to work anymore? Or are you preparing to send me a resignation letter?" Already very unhappy, Xia Mingyue found an outlet for her frustration upon seeing these people not working, only focusing on the commotion.

The employees, hearing Xia Mingyue's words, quickly laughed and hurried back to their respective work areas.

Meanwhile, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing stood in the corridor.

"Ah, had I known, I would not have moved here," Fang Jing sighed and said, "To think that such a thing would happen."

But Xia Mingyue didn't see it that way; she shook her head and said, "This kind of thing isn't something that necessarily wouldn't happen just by not relocating the company. Stealing core company files is no trivial matter; it can't be done without a lot of days of preparation. It's just, perhaps the company relocation gave these people an opportunity. However, these people are too despicable, engaging in such nasty deeds and even framing others."

Fang Jing nodded and said, "The day before yesterday, when we were having lunch, those police seemed to have an opinion against Ye Xiao; I wonder if they will mix personal grudges with official duties."

"Let's hope not," Xia Mingyue sighed.

Meanwhile, inside the conference room.

"Officer Feng, a day has passed and you've become more beautiful." Before Feng Jiao and Gao Bo could even start questioning Ye Xiao, he immediately turned towards Feng Jiao.

If others spoke to Feng Jiao in such a manner, she would definitely be very annoyed, to say the least, she would have exploded in anger. But towards Ye Xiao, Feng Jiao really couldn't get mad.

However, Ye Xiao's words deeply irritated Gao Bo who stood beside them.

"Watch your language," Gao Bo said coldly as he looked at Ye Xiao; clearly, Ye Xiao flirting with Feng Jiao seemed to touch a nerve.

Ye Xiao, however, saw this very clearly and said with a smile, "What's wrong? The law stipulates that you can't fight, you can't steal, but does it stipulate that you can't flirt? Tell me which law it is."

Gao Bo did not expect Ye Xiao to actually admit to verbally flirting with Feng Jiao.

Too arrogant!

Gao Bo was even angrier as he stared at Ye Xiao and said, "But now, you are a theft suspect."

"Sorry, although I haven't studied for many years, but being a theft suspect and a thief are two different concepts, so please do not speak to me in that tone, I'm not really afraid," Ye Xiao said with a light chuckle.

Gao Bo, upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, was somewhat at a loss for words, having never encountered such a suspect before.

"Wow, you sure can talk. So tell me, around six o'clock last night, you went into the general manager's office alone, what was your ill intent?" Gao Bo asked Ye Xiao as he looked at him.

Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "Officer Gao, what you're saying is not correct. What do you mean by 'sneak in'? And 'ill intent'? Firstly, my visit to the general manager's office was completely open and aboveboard, and it was with the permission of General Manager Xia Mingyue. Furthermore, if I had any ill intent, well, I went to get something that belonged to me."

Upon hearing that Ye Xiao was there to get something, Gao Bo immediately looked at Ye Xiao earnestly and said, "What were you there to get?"

Ye Xiao said, "Do I need to tell you what I was getting?"

"Of course, tell me, was it a file?" Gao Bo said.

Ye Xiao responded, "It was clothes."

"Why do you need to get clothes, whose clothes, and what is your relationship to the owner of these clothes?" Gao Bo pressed on.

Ye Xiao heard Gao Bo's relentless questioning and couldn't help but smile slightly. He said, "This is a very important piece of clothing, so I need to go get it, and I have a very good relationship with the owner of the clothes, so I need to get it even more."

"Important clothing?" Gao Bo's eyeballs swiveled as he asked, "How important? What kind of clothing is it?"

"Formal attire!" Ye Xiao replied truthfully.

Gao Bo immediately stood up and demanded, "Now tell the truth, who is the owner of this formal attire?"

"Do I really have to say?" Ye Xiao asked.

"Of course you have to say," Gao Bo insisted. "It could be a major part of the case."

"Impossible!" Ye Xiao stated with finality.

Seeing Ye Xiao's determination, Gao Bo became even more convinced that there must be something problematic about this piece of clothing and said sternly to Ye Xiao, "Tell me honestly who owns this clothing, it's very important. If you don't, your suspicion will only increase."

"Alright, since you really want to know, I'll tell you," Ye Xiao suddenly chuckled.

Both Gao Bo and Feng Jiao were puzzled at this moment, wondering why Ye Xiao suddenly burst into laughter, as if it was something hilarious.

Gao Bo thought that this must be absolutely related to the case, but Feng Jiao did not think the same. She believed that what Ye Xiao was talking about might not have anything to do with the case. Although she could not say she understood Ye Xiao, she knew that Ye Xiao was like a spring; the more you pressed him, the higher he would bounce.

Sure enough.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "The owner of that clothing is me."

Gao Bo had been expecting to hear about the owner of the clothing; he had even decided to go find the owner afterward.

But when Ye Xiao finished speaking, Gao Bo was stunned. He had never expected Ye Xiao to reveal such a thing about the owner.

Ye Xiao then looked at Gao Bo with resignation and said, "Officer Gao, I really have nothing to do with this case. Officer Feng knows my character better; I'm someone who is always wrongfully accused."

"You..." Gao Bo looked at Ye Xiao, now truly feeling the urge to rush up and give him a good beating. Ye Xiao had just been deliberately dragging out his answers, was he not? Gao Bo was no fool, of course, he understood.

"You're playing with me!" Gao Bo said to Ye Xiao, his face ice-cold.

At this point, Feng Jiao said to Gao Bo, "Gao Bo, he might really have nothing to do with the stolen documents."

Hearing Feng Jiao's words, Gao Bo hesitated, then his voice calmed down as he said to her, "Do you really think he might have been wronged?"

"I can only say it's possible. After all, he's still a suspect until the case is cleared up," Feng Jiao stated.

Gao Bo listened to Feng Jiao's words, nodded in agreement, and then whispered to her, "Do you know this Ye Xiao?"

When Feng Jiao heard this, she glanced at Ye Xiao and, without concealment, said, "I've met him a few times."

"Can you let me interrogate him alone?" Gao Bo asked her.

Feng Jiao looked at Gao Bo and replied, "Sure, I was going to ask others about related information anyway."

"Thanks!" said Gao Bo.

Then, Feng Jiao left.

As soon as Feng Jiao exited the conference room, Gao Bo walked to the curtains and closed them.

"Fess up properly now. If you dare conceal even the slightest bit, I won't be as tolerant as Officer Feng," Gao Bo said coldly to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, however, suddenly chuckled again.

"What are you laughing at?" Gao Bo frowned and glared at Ye Xiao immediately.

"You like Officer Feng," Ye Xiao said.

Once again, Gao Bo had not expected Ye Xiao to say such a thing. He did like Feng Jiao. To put it another way, among the male colleagues in the Jinling District Security Branch, how many did not like Feng Jiao? In the Jinling District Security Branch, Feng Jiao was undoubtedly the most dazzling police flower, and everyone was extremely courteous toward her. Naturally, there were many pursuing her, and as Gao Bo had just transferred to the Jinling District Security Branch, he did not have much of an advantage in pursuing Feng Jiao.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Gao Bo eyed Ye Xiao coldly and said, "You keep evading the question."

Ye Xiao, still smiling, replied, "Originally, I was inclined to help you out, but since you're being so unappreciative, forget it."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Gao Bo began to hesitate.

As a police officer, investigating cases was naturally his job, but getting married seemed to be of paramount importance as well.

"Can you really help me win over Feng Jiao?" Gao Bo asked Ye Xiao, even though he hardly believed it himself. But since there was a chance, wouldn't it all be worth nothing if he gave up now? After all, the missing core files from Blue Star Company had nothing to do with him personally.

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