Xu Shishi stared at her and muttered, "She said so much, yet she still acts like she said nothing. What are her intentions?"
Zhang Ting tugged at her arm and said, "I hope Sister Gu is alright. Perhaps she was just too worried about Sister Gu, which is why she spoke too much."
Xu Shishi gave a soft "oh" and, before returning to her office, glanced at her colleagues sitting at their desks outside. They were all whispering, and she felt that this Suo Fei was not content with Sister Gu's misfortune and was adding fuel to the fire.
...
On the way to Susu's studio, Tianyi contacted Su Kangxi and asked him to investigate the situation of Susu being taken away by the police.
When he arrived at the studio, Suo Fei, with a face full of tear stains, hugged him tightly and cried, "President Qin, I'm so scared something will happen to Susu. Please bring her back quickly..."
Tianyi gently patted her back, pushed her away to stand properly, and said to everyone in the studio, "Everyone, do what you need to do. I'm here for the studio's affairs, and everything will proceed as usual. As for your boss, she's just encountered a minor issue, and I will resolve it."
His first priority was to reassure the employees of Susu's studio. Susu had put in so much effort to bring this studio to its current scale and reputation.
He then called Suo Fei and Xu Shishi to Susu's office. With the current situation, they were the two people Susu trusted the most, and they were usually responsible for managing the studio.
Before he could speak, Xu Shishi spoke first, "President Qin, have you clarified Sister Gu's situation? When can she return?"
"I've already asked a friend at the police station to look into it. She should be fine," he said, noticing Suo Fei was still wiping away tears.
He knew how much Suo Fei cared about Susu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have opposed Susu bringing Suo Fei home earlier due to their closeness.
It seemed Suo Fei's feelings for Susu were still deep. He gently comforted her, "Suo Fei, now is not the time to cry. Nothing is clear yet. If you want to help her, focus on your work in the studio and help her manage it. Xu Shishi will assist you."
Suo Fei wiped her tears and said, "Okay."
Xu Shishi couldn't help but glance at her, wondering if she was truly as heartbroken as she appeared.
Now that Sister Gu was gone, this Suo Fei had become the person in charge of the studio. Had President Qin also been deceived by Suo Fei's outward appearance?
Just as she was about to decline assisting Suo Fei, Qin Tianyi's phone rang.
Tianyi saw it was Su Kangxi calling, so he waved to them and said, "You can go back to work. While Susu is away, you can contact me directly if anything comes up."
Xu Shishi could only agree and left the office with Suo Fei.
Tianyi stood up, ensured the door was tightly shut, and then answered Su Kangxi's call.
"President Qin, the case Susu is involved in does not fall under our sub-bureau's jurisdiction, but I've made some inquiries," Kangxi said quickly. "Susu had a public dispute with the deceased. The police in that area are just conducting a routine investigation, and she should be fine once things are clarified."
"Alright." Tianyi felt relieved and asked, "What case is she actually involved in?"
There was a few seconds of silence from Su Kangxi's end before he replied, "The Qin Yaxuan suicide incident that caused a stir online a few days ago. Susu had a dispute with her before Qin Yaxuan's death. Sister Susu is likely involved because of your Qin family's affairs."
"Didn't Qin Yaxuan commit suicide? Then why are they still investigating?" Tianyi vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Kangxi said, "That's what the internet is saying, but whether it was suicide or not still needs to be determined by the police investigation."
"Could it be murder?" Tianyi asked, feeling a bit anxious. "Do you have any inside information? Qin Yaxuan was murdered, wasn't she?"
"It's really impossible to say for sure now. The forensic team is still conducting the autopsy," Kangxi said, also worried. "How did Sister Susu get involved in this case? If something happened to the Qin family, shouldn't you be the one to step forward?"
Tianyi couldn't answer him and said, "I understand. Which police station is Susu at? I need to hire a lawyer to go over."
Su Kangxi provided the jurisdiction of the police station and hung up.
...
Susu was inexplicably brought to the police station and had already drunk several cups of coffee in the interrogation room.
The two police officers in the interrogation room were repeatedly asking her the same few questions, trying to see if there were any loopholes in her answers.
Susu was no stranger to such situations. It reminded her of the time years ago when she was framed by Ai Yiwei and falsely accused of murder.
The police had interrogated her in the same way back then, but no matter how she explained, the police only believed the murder weapon, fingerprints found at the scene, and her motive.
Therefore, she was unable to defend herself. Fortunately, she had injuries on her body, which led to her being deemed as manslaughter.
However, this time, she was not at the scene when Qin Yaxuan committed suicide, and she couldn't understand why the police had brought her in for questioning.
"Gu Susu, many people in the restaurant saw you arguing, and you even splashed juice on Qin Yaxuan's face. What kind of conflict do you have with her?" a female officer asked again.
Susu said, "I've already said it many times. She spoke too harshly, and it angered me for a moment. I don't have any deep hatred for her, and it's impossible for me to kill her. Besides, I don't even know where she lives..."
"You don't have to do it yourself; you can hire someone to do it," the male police officer next to the female officer interrupted her directly, his gaze fixed on her eyes.
She faltered for a moment, becoming a little nervous, and said, "I didn't hire anyone to kill her. I didn't."
The male officer seemed to detect something from her expression and asked, "According to our information, Qin Yaxuan also went to your workplace and knelt before you there, and you remained indifferent. In fact, you are sisters-in-law, aren't you?"
Susu nodded and said, "Her mother caused a scene at my child's first birthday banquet and was detained by the police for intentional injury. She went to beg me not to press charges against her mother, but I didn't agree."
The male officer's tone became rapid and fierce as he asked, "So that means you've had deep-seated resentment for a long time. They were living in hardship and kept pestering you, so you decided to kill her once and for all to get some peace."
Susu glared at the officer and flatly denied it, "I never thought of killing her. It was she herself, suffering from uremia for a long time, who couldn't bear it and committed suicide!"
"Although uremia is difficult to treat, there are already treatment methods. Do all people with uremia commit suicide..."
"Officer, are you making a guilty determination by questioning me like this? If that's the case, you won't believe anything I say, even if it's the truth!"
"The truth? The truth depends on the evidence..."
"Then go find the evidence! Why did you bring me here!" Susu disliked the officer's questioning style, which was clearly based on the premise that she was guilty and trying to lead her.