“No,” Kang Xi said seriously. “After you told me about the situation at Shu Yan’s former residence last time, I asked my colleagues in forensics to re-analyze some of the samples collected at the time. Sure enough, there were new discoveries. Samples extracted from Huo Jin’s fingernails showed fibers that did not belong to the pond or the car. What they are still requires further testing. Also, her stomach fluid sample tested positive for coffee. Would someone drink coffee while drinking alcohol?”
“Unless it’s coffee-flavored liquor?” Su Su replied. “But does such a liquor exist? The taste must be very strange.”
“And you mentioned last time that you found the pendant on Huo Jin’s bracelet. Are you still wearing it?” Kang Xi asked. “Give it to me. I’ll have the evidence department colleagues compare it. If all this matches up, perhaps the police can reinvestigate this accident.”
Su Su immediately took out her wallet. Because she was afraid of losing it, she had always kept the pendant in the innermost compartment of her wallet.
“Here you go.” Su Su handed the pendant, contained in a small bag, to Kang Xi. “If the police reinvestigate, can they send people to search the house where Shu Yan lived?”
“If they can find anything related to Shu Yan in these suspicious areas, let alone her house in the countryside, even the Shu family’s mansion can be searched with a warrant.”
Su Su could only pray that the police would make further discoveries and said, “Okay, I understand.”
When Kang Xi thought that if Shu Yan was the murderer, then this woman was too vicious to even harm her best friend.
Shu Yan had clashed with him once before. He felt that this woman was too overbearing and even went to the police station to complain about him, which almost cost him his job.
He reminded Su Su again, “Sister Su Su, leave this matter to me. Don’t provoke her anymore. I’m afraid she’ll lash out in desperation and do something even more terrible.”
“Stop rambling. Don’t worry, I’ll avoid her whenever I see her. Actually, I’m not worried about myself, but I’m afraid she’ll harm Tian Yi. She clearly hates Tian Yi out of love now, and I don’t know what she might do.”
“I’ll have my colleagues investigate her more thoroughly. If she is indeed the murderer, we must not let her commit any more evil deeds.”
“Then I’ll wait for your good news.” Su Su felt much better. Huo Jin’s death finally had a glimmer of hope, and her and Tian Yi’s efforts were not in vain.
…
RJ’s style has always been understated luxury, and tonight’s press conference continued this style.
While attending an online class, Su Su had discussed RJ’s unique brand characteristics with Emma. Being able to witness their press conference tonight was an opportunity to combine theory with practice.
She dared not tell Qin Tian Yi that the invitation was from Huo Zheng, otherwise Tian Yi would surely become jealous.
However, Huo Zheng, this young master, had no other skills but many connections. She wondered how he managed to get such a rare invitation.
The venue for RJ’s press conference was not large, and the number of guests invited was not many, but those in the know understood that the atmosphere was very high-class.
She and Tian Yi were arranged by the staff to the central seats in the last row. After a short while, the lights in the entire venue slowly dimmed.
With the highly rhythmic beat of African drums, models stepped onto the runway in rhythm.
Under the gaze of the audience, one international supermodel after another appeared.
Su Su had to marvel at RJ’s strength and whispered to Qin Tian Yi, “Every model on stage is very famous and extremely difficult to invite.”
“Is that so?” Qin Tian Yi was indifferent, thinking of remembering every model who appeared. He would invite them all when Su Su held her own press conference in the future.
Su Su looked around at the people seated nearby and did not find Huo Zheng, so it seemed Huo Zheng had not come.
This was an invitation given to him by someone else. If he didn’t want to come, he casually threw it to her, doing her a favor.
As Su Su’s gaze turned to the runway, a young man wearing a black Greek-style robe and a flower crown walked onto the stage.
The man was not inferior to the supermodels. Su Su thought she was mistaken and was dumbfounded.
It was Huo Zheng… Su Su never expected Huo Zheng to walk the runway as a model.
“The male model walking on stage is Huo Zheng, right?” Qin Tian Yi also recognized him and said, “He really knows how to play. When he has nothing left to play with, he even gets to experience being a model.”
Su Su just gave a dry laugh and said nothing. She figured this Huo Zheng was indeed determined to enter the fashion industry.
Qin Tian Yi suddenly seemed to realize something and whispered, “Was your invitation given by him?”
“Yes, you guessed that too. My Mr. Qin is really smart,” Su Su praised him with a smile.
Qin Tian Yi felt a pang of jealousy again and said, “Don’t give me that. Tell me the truth, or I’ll deal with you when we get back.”
After saying that, he felt Huo Zheng on the runway looking in their direction, so he immediately stretched out his arm and put it around Su Su, making them appear incredibly affectionate.
Su Su wanted to encourage Huo Zheng and waved at him, making a gesture of encouragement.
If her earlier statement about wanting to be Huo Zheng’s sister like Huo Jin was just an excuse to refuse him, then now that Huo Jin was gone, she genuinely wanted to take care of Huo Zheng for Huo Jin, as he was Huo Jin’s only brother.
She could not let Huo Zheng be idle and go down the wrong path.
Since Huo Zheng was willing to humble himself to walk the runway here, she should also help him properly and let him achieve his goal of opening a garment factory.
Qin Tian Yi saw her staring at Huo Zheng on the runway without blinking, and he anxiously turned his head and whispered in her ear, “What are you looking at? Is he better looking than your husband?”
“Of course not as good-looking as you,” Su Su replied quickly. “I was looking at the robe he was wearing, and it suddenly gave me some design inspiration.”
Hearing this, Qin Tian Yi felt much more at ease.
However, he still disliked Huo Zheng, whose eyes always seemed to be fixed on his Su Su.
After the press conference ended, as soon as they returned home, Su Su took out her drawing paper and began to sketch.
After watching the press conference, she truly gained some design inspiration. To prevent the inspiration from fleeting, she quickly drew them down.
Qin Tian Yi saw her busy with important matters and did not disturb her. He first changed his clothes, then went to the kitchen to pour her a cup of milk before returning to her side.
He saw that she had put down her drawing paper, handed her the milk, and said, “Drink this. It’ll help you sleep.”
Su Su took the milk, feeling the warmth of the cup, and asked, “Did you drink yours? We should each have a cup.”
“I’ve already had mine. This is for you.” Qin Tian Yi looked at the sketches she had just finished and said, “Not bad. They look even better than the fashion from the press conference just now.”
Su Su drank half of the milk and boldly envisioned, “Do you think I could talk to RJ about a collaboration with my own design drafts? Currently, the studio mainly serves regular customers, and it’s quite scattered. If it continues like this, the scale will never be large. If we could cooperate with RJ and become a studio that provides series designs for RJ, then my studio could not only gain fame in Lancheng but also reach a new level.”