Chapter 243 Did you get scammed by a man?
Room 2302, 23rd Floor, Building 7, Xingyuan Community, Xihui Road.

Jiang Yuan raised her hand and rang the doorbell. After waiting for about two minutes, she finally heard voices coming from inside.

"Brother Jia, don't you have a key? Why don't you open the door and come in yourself?"

As soon as the sound faded, the door opened from the inside.

The liberal-minded woman, wearing blue striped pajamas, opened the door. Seeing Jiang Yuan standing there, her eyes drooped, looking dejected: "I thought it was my boyfriend... What are you doing here?"

“Paipai, we agreed to meet today last night,” Jiang Yuan explained.

The liberal lowered his eyes, his voice tinged with confusion: "Did we have plans last night?"

Jiang Yuan tapped a few times on her phone and showed her the private chat history. "Have you forgotten?"

“Really? I don’t remember.” The liberal shook his head. “I’m sorry.”

After she finished speaking, she noticed three other people standing next to Jiang Yuan and asked in confusion, "Who are these people...?"

“These two are criminal police officers…” Jiang Yuan introduced them to her, then said softly, “Would it be convenient for us to go inside and talk?”

"Police?" Upon seeing Si Heng and Chen Ziqi's identification, the liberal's expression changed abruptly, his tone accusing, "Why did you bring the police here? I'm not comfortable with this, you should leave!"

She tried to close the door, but it wouldn't close.

Chen Ziqi reached out and blocked the door.

"What do you want?" the liberal asked irritably after glancing at them. "I don't want to talk!"

Si Heng stared at her, his dark eyes filled with scrutiny.

Why did she react so strongly when she heard the police?

Jiang Yuan was also a little confused, and asked as calmly as possible, "Paipai, why did you say Ning Jianian is your boyfriend?"

"He's my boyfriend!" The liberal woman's face betrayed a hint of panic as she yanked on the door. "Let go! I have nothing more to say to you!"

Just then, a black and white cat slipped out through the crack in the door.

Si Heng said calmly, "Ziqi, let go."

"Received." Chen Ziqi immediately let go of her hand.

The liberal slammed the door shut, his brow furrowed, a hint of unease creeping into his expression.

What is this female anchor doing?
At the elevator entrance, Jiang Yuan looked at Duo Duo, the cow-patterned cat who had sneaked out, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you running away from home?"

"That's right." Duoduo nodded vigorously. "I don't want to stay in that house for another second! Otherwise, I'll go crazy sooner or later!"

The elevator stopped just as Jiang Yuan and his group entered the car, and Duo Duo followed them in.

Si Heng lowered his eyes to look at the black and white cat, his gaze deepening. "I have something I want to ask it."

Jiang Yuan: "Duoduo?"

Si Heng: "Yes."

The underground parking lot was silent. Jiang Yuan led Duo Duo into the police car. "Si Heng, what do you want to ask?"

The man in the passenger seat turned around, his voice serious, "The liberals are a bit strange."

"Tell me about it," Jiang Yuan said, her expression showing attentive listening.

Si Heng explained, "Her reaction was very quick, unlike the mentally ill people I've met before."

"Is that so?" Jiang Yuan recalled the liberals' reaction.

When she saw that it wasn't Ning Jianian, she immediately showed a disappointed expression.

Upon hearing Si Heng and Chen Ziqi's identities, her expression immediately changed.

Jiang Yuan frowned, deep in thought, and murmured, "Could it be that she's faking it?" Si Heng raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that she had reacted so quickly.

"Is it an act?" Fu Xiaoxiao looked at her strangely. "But my friend said the situation among liberals is quite serious."

Jiang Yuan turned her head to look at her and slowly said, "When conducting mental or psychological assessments, she could have answered based on the symptoms of such illnesses. Moreover, Yan Li said that the liberal faction never intervened in the treatment afterward. There are two possibilities: first, she gave up on treatment; second, she was not sick at all."

"Why does she keep saying Ning Jianian is her boyfriend when she's not sick?" Fu Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.

"I don't know yet." Jiang Yuan shook her head and looked at Duo Duo, who was squatting in the middle seat. "Do you know?"

Duoduo tilted her head. "I don't know either."

Jiang Yuan reached out and stroked its head, saying softly, "Duoduo, you spend every day with Paipai, have you ever seen her take her medicine?"

"Take medicine?" Duoduo asked curiously. "What is medicine?"

Jiang Yuan showed it some photos on her phone, "These are all medicines. Have you ever seen Pai Pai eat them?"

"No." Duoduo shook her head. "I've only ever seen her eat those red, sticky things that make her lips swollen afterward."

"What kind of medicine is that?" Jiang Yuan blinked blankly and turned to ask Fu Xiaoxiao if she recognized it.

While Fu Xiaoxiao was still trying to figure out what it was, Chen Ziqi in the driver's seat spoke up: "Is it spicy strips?"

"Spicy strips?" Jiang Yuan searched for photos on her phone again for Duo Duo to identify. "Is this the kind Pai Pai eats?"

Duoduo glanced at it and immediately replied, "Yes, that's it!"

“Then it’s not medicine.” Jiang Yuan said helplessly.

The next second, Duoduo suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "I remember now, the things in those photos you showed me earlier, Paipai brought home a few times, but she always threw them in the trash can."

Jiang Yuan's gaze suddenly sharpened as she analyzed, "If that's the case, then Pai Pai has seen more than just Yan Li as a psychologist. She's seen several doctors already. If she wanted to give up treatment, she wouldn't keep seeing doctors indefinitely, but every time she finishes a doctor's visit, she throws away her medication..."

"That means she's not sick at all," Fu Xiaoxiao finished her sentence. "This person, really, is this some kind of fun?"

"Duoduo," Jiang Yuan asked, frowning, "when did Paipai start saying Ning Jianian was her boyfriend?"

Duo Duo met her gaze and said shyly, "I...I don't know about time."

"It's alright." Jiang Yuan didn't make things difficult for it, though she was puzzled by the liberals' behavior.

If she wasn't sick, why would she fantasize that Ning Jianian was her boyfriend?
As the police car drove out of the underground parking garage of Xingyuan Residential Complex, Jiang Yuan gave an address.

"Hengtai Huafu?" Chen Ziqi joked, "Did the rich lady buy another house?"

"No," Jiang Yuan explained, "I'm going to collect a debt. I need you two comrades to go and support me."

Chen Ziqi became interested and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

"This is what happened..." After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, the carriage fell into an eerie silence.

After a while, Chen Ziqi finally processed what had happened and was extremely surprised: "So you were scammed out of money by a man?"

Jiang Yuan: "...If you insist on saying it that way, then so be it."

Si Heng raised an eyebrow and looked at her through the rearview mirror.

Chen Ziqi laughed: "Then my trip was worthwhile. I want to see what kind of man can actually fool you."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

I suddenly feel a little regretful.

Half an hour later, the car drove into the underground parking lot of Hengtai Huafu.

The group asked the property management to check the surveillance footage, and after confirming that Xie Yuchen was at home, they went directly to the 19th floor of Building D.


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