"Mr. Luo, you're actually willing to believe me? Aren't you afraid that I'm just making things up and talking nonsense?"

He raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

Liao Yongwen couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated, so he took off his glasses and rubbed his temples.

"Officer, don't listen to Manager Li's crazy talk. The dirt he's talking about is just from when we were in school together. I did pursue Guan Liling back then."

"But so what, that was over 20 years ago, and I have a family now. If I had an improper relationship with Guan Liling, my wife wouldn't allow us to invest in a company together! Plus, the two of them are best friends!"

After hearing Liao Yongwen's explanation,

he saw in the other's phone a photo of Guan Liling with another middle-aged woman.

Luo Fei still intended to dig deeper.

"Manager Li, actually from the moment you entered the room, our police team's recording and trace unit's camera have been on."

"So you'd better tell us the truth."

Li Jiazhen responded seriously after hearing that.

"Mr. Luo, I can tell you the truth, but there's one condition: this man cannot be present. Otherwise, even if the Emperor came today, I wouldn't say a word!"

Upon saying this,

Li Jiazhen had a full-on shameless attitude.

Liao Yongwen's face immediately became even more grim.

But he still didn't erupt in anger.

From the moment Li Jiazhen saw Luo Fei, he had been disrespectful and acted nonchalantly.

This had already angered Li Yu.

Because in her view,

Liao Yongwen was considering the overall situation and was very cultured, so he didn't plan to stoop to the level of conflict with the other.

But this Li just kept pushing his limits.

What she could never have imagined was that,

even with Li Jiazhen being so rude and impolite,

Luo Fei remained calm and composed.

He was instead very serene.

"Mr. Liao, actually when the police are questioning someone, it's best not to have others present. So why don't you step outside and wait for a bit?"

After hearing this, Liao Yongwen opened his mouth, but for a long while, he couldn't say a word.

He had no choice but to follow his secretary and leave the meeting room first.

Almost simultaneously,

Luo Fei lifted his gaze,

and coldly looked at Li Jiazhen.

"Manager Li, can you now tell me what exactly is going on?"

Looking at Luo Fei's indifferent expression,

Li Jiazhen sighed and said,

"Officer Luo, I was a bit upset earlier, which is why I said those things."

"But actually, I've always respected Boss Liao. I just feel that, if he really sees me as a brother, then he should find a way so that I don't have to face these troubled matters."

As Li Jiazhen spoke, he glanced at Luo Fei, and also at Li Yu, who stood by with a face that had turned livid.

"This female officer, please don't take offense."

Though he said no offense,

the feeling he gave was as if deliberately trying to gag the other,

making it impossible for her to accuse him.

Li Yu was genuinely angered.

Her face turned from blue to pale.

"Mr. Li, how come your tone seems as though you're prepared not to reveal the truth?"

But before Li Jiazhen could answer,

Luo Fei couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Mr. Li, I knew you were unlikely to be honest with us."

"From your performance just now I could see, you have no intention of being honest. You act as if you're aware of your mistake, yet stubbornly continue pretending nothing's wrong. It's truly frustrating."

As Luo Fei rubbed his temples,

looking somewhat pained by his own words,

Li Jiazhen remained completely indifferent.

"Mr. Luo, don't blame me for being firm."

"After all, there are rumors going around the company, saying that I'm the murderer. But in fact, I'm standing firm, with nothing to hide. So I really have nothing to explain."

As he continued, attempting to light a cigarette for himself,

Li Yu was almost about to explode from anger.

Fortunately, Luo Fei stopped her and reminded Li Jiazhen.

"Mr. Li, you'd better not do that."

Upon hearing this from Luo Fei,

Li Jiazhen curled his lips.

"Hmph, your police work really is inflexible."

"To be honest, when Mr. Liao met with Secretary Wang, he initially claimed that he never smoked either."

"But later, as Mr. Liao kept offering and mentioned it was a pack of Zhonghua Soft, Secretary Wang still smoked."

Li Jiazhen's words left Li Yu somewhat puzzled.

However, Luo Fei caught the implied message.

Looking at what seemed like a smoke detector in the conference room, which was actually monitoring equipment,

Luo Fei immediately understood the situation.

"Is that so, then it's safe to say Mr. Liao had a good relationship with Secretary Wang?"

"Of course, otherwise Mr. Liao wouldn't be in business with Big Sister Guan."

As Li Jiazhen spoke, he nonchalantly lit a cigarette.

Seeing Luo Fei not stopping him, Li Yu had to open the window.

"Manager Li, please continue."

At Luo Fei's cue,

Li Jiazhen continued explaining.

"Mr. Luo, though Mr. Liao constantly claims that he and Big Sister Guan have a great relationship and that they were university classmates,

the truth is that it's because of this that they frequently interact."

"But anyone with eyes can see, the matter is not as simple as it looks on the surface."

As Li Jiazhen reached this point,

Li Yu couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Tsk tsk, Manager Li, I truly didn't expect, Mr. Liao treats you so well, yet here you are, badmouthing him and throwing dirt on his name."

She didn't directly voice these words,

but anyone could tell,

her expression clearly conveyed that meaning.

As for Luo Fei,

he continued to feign ignorance,

slightly surprised, asking,

"Manager Li, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand."

"Mr. Luo, isn't it clear?"

"When Mr. Liao first started his business, it was really tough. At that time, the company had just been established, and he could only make minor profits at most."

"But later, after Guan Liling and Mr. Liao met at a school reunion, his career took off, and his business began to thrive. If I were to say, it's because Big Sister Guan helped him using her family's connections due to old ties, would you believe it?"

But Li Jiazhen spoke earnestly,

his face full of disdain.

However, in Li Yu's view,

Li Jiazhen was deliberately changing the focus, while throwing dirt on Liao Yongwen.

He simply wanted to distract Luo Fei.

That's why he said that intentionally.

BAM!

Almost simultaneously with a loud door push,

one of the people who had been standing closest to Liao Yongwen quickly entered the room.

"Manager Li, you're really excessive, you're just spewing nonsense!"

Seeing the person appear, and with a body trembling in anger,

facial muscles twitching uncontrollably,

Luo Fei maintained a stern face.

"This is...Vice President Wei."

"I already said, during our conversation, no one is allowed to enter the room without permission."

Having noticed Luo Fei's slight surprise,

and puzzled by his own words,

Wei Mingjun remained unfazed, speaking sincerely.

"Officer, I didn't intentionally break in. I just happened to be passing by the conference room door, and I heard someone making outrageous claims, brazenly defaming Mr. Liao."

"I couldn't bear to listen, so I rushed in."

As Wei Mingjun spoke, he straightened his tie and glared aggressively at Li Jiazhen.

Actually, Luo Fei could see,

the other noticed that he was already aware of the room's monitoring.

So he might as well decide not to pretend and jump in to stir things up.

To stop Li Jiazhen from saying anything provocative.

But it was as if Li Jiazhen didn't hear the questioning,

instead coldly laughing and shaking his head.

"Chairman Wei, am I wrong?"

"All along, Mr. Liao has relied on his relationship with Guan Liling, and secretly leveraged Secretary Wang to open connections, which is why his business improved."

...

"Enough!"

But before the other could finish,

Wei Mingjun already coldly interrupted him.

"Mr. Luo, I can testify for you. Although Secretary Wang met with Mr. Liao last time, he firmly rejected his cooperation request! There's absolutely nothing like what Manager Li is describing!"