Chapter 159 BUG

Yan Ruyu's heart was in turmoil.

She couldn't tell.

Whether the man in front of her was genuinely pouring out his feelings.

Or performing a flawless one-man show.

His words were logically impeccable.

Emotionally, they were enough to move anyone.

But she always felt that beneath this seemingly perfect explanation, something deeper was hidden.

“Your story is moving.”

Yan Ruyu's voice remained cold.

“But unfortunately, I am not a person easily moved by stories.

Compared to your motives, I am more curious about your identity.”

She pulled out a chair and finally sat down, meeting Li Wei's gaze.

“I checked your file. Li Wei, twenty-eight years old, former Tianxun Company employee, heartbroken, unemployed, and in debt.”

She stared into Li Wei's eyes, not missing any subtle change in his expression.

“Yet, in just one short month, you transformed into a capital giant, commanding hundreds of billions in assets and owning top-tier luxury homes.

Mr. Li, don't you think you should provide a reasonable explanation to me, and to the police?”

Facing this sharpest of interrogations, Li Wei showed a strange smile.

The smile held a hint of mockery.

“Officer Yan, did you forget that you just said you checked my file?”

He countered.

“Since you could find out about my previous predicament, you naturally also found that the equity of 'Silver Shirt Investment' under my name came from a legally binding share transfer contract.

You can also verify that every cent I used to purchase 'Seaview No. 1' can withstand the strictest scrutiny from the tax authorities.”

“The source of my wealth is legal. My company operations are also legal.”

“You are now using your identity as a police officer to question the private financial status of a legal citizen. Don't you think this is a bit unreasonable, or even... exceeding your authority?”

Li Wei's words were like a fluid combination punch, catching Yan Ruyu completely off guard.

She opened her mouth, but found she couldn't refute him at all.

That's right, what right did she have to question him?

His money was clean, and his identity could withstand any investigation.

Her suspicion stemmed only from the fact that everything was too bizarre, too contrary to common sense.

But being contrary to common sense could not be used as evidence for conviction.

“I...”

“Officer Yan.”

Li Wei interrupted her.

“I know that in your eyes, I am full of mysteries.

But so what?

Everyone has their secrets, don't they?”

His gaze lingered for a moment on Yan Ruyu's cold and stunning face.

“Just like you, Officer Yan.

The youngest special task force leader in the Provincial Public Security Department, a rising star in the police force, and exceptionally capable.

But why are you still single, nearing thirty?”

Yan Ruyu's pupils suddenly contracted.

“You investigated me?”

Her voice instantly dropped to freezing point.

“No, I don't need to investigate.”

Li Wei shook his head.

“I just... happen to be good at reading people.”

He silently recited a phrase in his mind.

“System, use Detection Technique on Yan Ruyu.”

[Ding! Detection Technique activated...]

[Name: Yan Ruyu]

[Age: 29]

[Attractiveness: 96]

[Height: 176cm]

[Weight: 58kg]

[USB Model: Type-C (Unused)]

[STDs: None]

[Personality: Tough, Perfectionist]

[Affection: -10 (Suspicion)]

Unused... just as expected.

A trace of surprise flashed through Li Wei's heart.

This woman was truly a blank slate.

This just got interesting.

“Officer Yan, let's talk about Qin Bing.”

Li Wei skillfully pulled the conversation back; he didn't want to get too entangled in revealing his own cards.

“How is she doing now?”

When Qin Bing was mentioned, Yan Ruyu's gaze instantly became complicated.

“The situation is very bad.”

Qin Bing's physical injuries were much lighter than Li Wei's.

She woke up the same night she was brought to the hospital.

And Officer Yan had gone to visit her.

Without the effect of the tranquilizers, Qin Bing looked extremely exhausted mentally.

Yan Ruyu took the opportunity to learn more about Blue Harbor.

She learned that Lü Xiangdong's nickname was Big Donkey Brother.

She also learned that Lü Xiangdong's initial intention was to turn Qin Bing into his personal plaything.

Furthermore, Lü Xiangdong apparently had a boss behind him.

However, both of them tacitly avoided mentioning Li Wei during their conversation.

Yan Ruyu knew that Qin Bing's willpower was desperately resisting this instinct.

Moreover, the doctor gave a rough deadline.

Five days.

In other words, on the fifth day, Qin Bing would have to have sex with Li Wei.

Otherwise, if the hallucinogens were not regulated by Yin-Yang Regulation, they would seep into her internal organs and invade her central nervous system.

She would eventually become a desire machine, lacking thought and driven only by instinct.

Due to this situation, she had been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding the police force's favored daughter in the following days.

Li Wei's heart also tightened slightly at this moment.

He could imagine.

What kind of torment that proud, fierce Policewoman was currently facing.

“So, Officer Yan, what do you plan to do?”

Li Wei looked at her.

“Keep her locked in the hospital room forever, relying on tranquilizers?

Or... detain me and prevent us from meeting?”

Yan Ruyu did not answer immediately.

She just stared quietly at Li Wei, her eyes, which were always as cold as a deep pool, fixed intently on him.

What Li Wei brought up was the deadlock she had been repeatedly thinking about for the past few days, yet could never find an answer to.

Lock Qin Bing in the hospital room and maintain her with tranquilizers?

That would be tantamount to throwing her into an invisible, eternal hell.

Her body would wither day by day, and her spirit would slowly collapse, until she finally became a walking corpse.

Arrest Li Wei? On what grounds?

He was both a victim and a rescuer, and one of only two key figures in the entire case who had actually met Lü Xiangdong.

Emotionally, logically, and legally, she couldn't find any justifiable reason.

Furthermore, even if she could separate the two of them.

Would the imprint carved into Qin Bing's bodily instinct disappear?

No.

That would only make her suffering sharper and more desperate.

“Officer Yan, you are afraid.”

Li Wei's voice paused.

“You are afraid that this proud disciple, in whom you placed great hopes, will completely fall because of me, becoming a slave to desire, whom even she despises.”

Yan Ruyu's willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

This man seemed able to see through people's hearts.

“What you fear even more is losing control over her.”

Li Wei continued.

“All along, you have treated Qin Bing as your most perfect disciple. You shaped her personality, planned her future, and hoped she could become another you, or even surpass you.

And Qin Bing lived up to expectations, subtly showing a tendency to surpass the master in personality, appearance, and learned skills.

But now, this perfect disciple has developed a BUG that you cannot control.

That 'BUG' is me.”