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"Young Master Xiao, you've really wronged me. I neither threw dirty water on Lin Ruoxi nor participated in the murder of Lin Zijian. Even if Lin Zijian treated me badly, he took me in when I was down on my luck. How could I possibly do that?"

"Young Master Xiao, please believe me, okay?"

Lin Weihao explained with a bitter expression and sweat pouring down his face.

He was genuinely afraid of being blamed for Lin Zijian's death; after all, Ishida Mako had escaped and Ki Hideko was dead, making him the perfect scapegoat.

At the same time, he was afraid that Xiao Zhan would beat him up in a fit of anger.

He had fought Xiao Zhan in the study last time, and was knocked unconscious by Xiao Zhan in just one move. He still felt lingering fear when he thought about it.

"Snapped!"

Li Chaobing slammed his hand on the table, stood up, pointed at Lin Weihua, and angrily rebuked him: "Lin Weihua, you are still unrepentant and still trying to shirk responsibility. Mu Duanzi has already confessed."

Lin Weihua turned pale with fright and quickly said, "I...I admit to taking advantage of both sides, but I really didn't kill Lin Zijian. Young Master Xiao, Director Li, you have to believe me. I did this because I was forced by life, and it was also to get revenge on Lin Zijian."

Xiao Zhan said coldly, "You are Lin Zijian's advisor and steward, why do you want to take revenge on him? Lin Weihua, you're starting to talk nonsense again. Tell me what's going on, and if you don't tell me a single truth, you can wait to be shot."

Lin Weihua took a drag of his cigarette, then silently organized his thoughts before saying, "A few years ago, I lost a lot of money gambling and borrowed a lot of money from loan sharks. I was being harassed by debt collectors from the underworld, and to cover my losses, I borrowed money from all sides. In desperation, I even embezzled some of the Lin family's public funds. I never expected that Lin Zijian would find out and try to kick me out. I hated Lin Zijian so much that I knelt down and begged to stay. Just when I was at my wit's end, Ishida Mako found me and asked me to be her inside man. She paid off all the loan sharks I owed."

Xia Keke: "Didn't you know Ishida Mako was a spy back then?"

Lin Weihua shook his head and said, "To be honest, I really didn't know. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have agreed to her request."

Xiao Zhan said coldly, "Continue."

Lin Weihao: "Later, I found out that Lin Ruoxi was investigating the car accident in private. She also tried to bribe me to shut up. Later that night, after you knocked me unconscious, I slept with her. Lin Ruoxi used this incident to control me, saying that if I didn't listen to her, she would accuse me of drugging and raping her. I had no choice but to agree to her demands, since that slut kept the torn clothes and the evidence on the bed."

"Oh right, Lin Ruoxi also asked me to find someone to kill that little duck who posts random things on WeChat Moments. I'm telling the truth, you can verify it. I guess this counts as me reporting and exposing wrongdoing, which could earn me a reduced sentence."

Xiao Zhan sneered, "That's a matter for the court. What about Lin Ruoxi secretly investigating the car accident from over twenty years ago?"

Lin Weihua looked at Li Chaobing and Xia Keke and said, "That car accident was caused by Lin Zijian driving under the influence of alcohol. Lin Ruoxi was the victim in the accident. Her parents died on the spot. I also know that the girl named Ye Ruolan is Lin Ruoxi's younger sister."

Xiao Zhan was startled when he heard this.

Lin Weihao's words were like a bombshell...

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and said, "So, according to you, after Lin Ruoxi learned the truth about the car accident, she secretly cooperated with Ishida Mako to deal with Lin Zijian, and at the same time secretly transferred the Lin family's assets?"

Lin Weihao nodded and said, "That's how it is."

Xiao Zhan: "Where is that woman named Ye Ruolan now?"

Lin Weihao's eyes flickered a few times, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Xiao Zhan: "Lin Weihao, just say what you have to say. I hate it when people stammer."

Lin Weihao: "After Lin Ruoxi sponsored Ye Ruolan to finish university, she founded a beauty and cosmetics company called Lanxi Group. It has opened dozens of chain stores in Beijing and surrounding cities. The business is booming and it is making a fortune."

"Young Master Xiao, you'd never guess who's backing the Lin sisters?"

Hearing Lin Weihai's confident words, Xiao Zhan was taken aback and asked, "So you're saying this guy is really that awesome?"

Lin Weihao nodded and said, "He's more than just awesome, he's practically a god. Even you, Young Master Xiao, would have to take a detour if you faced him."

Xiao Zhan became even more curious and raised an eyebrow, asking, "There aren't many people in the capital who would ask me to take a detour."

"Could it be the Deng family?"

Are you talking about Deng Zhi?

Lin Weihao said in surprise, "Young Master Xiao is indeed a man of both literary and martial talents. I only pointed it out and you guessed it."

Xiao Zhan sneered, "You mean Deng Zhi and Lin Ruoxi are having an affair?"

Lin Weihua shook his head and said, "It's not Lin Ruoxi. She's rotten to the core. Young Master Deng wouldn't even look at her. It's Ye Ruolan. This woman is many times prettier than Lin Ruoxi. In particular, her temperament and figure are the most beautiful women I've ever seen, without a doubt."

Xiao Zhan's expression turned serious.

He never expected that Deng Zhi would have any connection with the Lin Ruoxi sisters...

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan thought of something and asked, "Lin Weihao, did you know that Deng Zhi asked me for 30% of Ishida Shinji's assets on behalf of Lin Ruoxi?"

Lin Weihua honestly replied, "I don't know."

Xiao Zhan stood up and said to Li Chaobing, "Director Li, you continue the interrogation. I'm going out to make a phone call."

Xiao Zhan glanced at Xia Keke again before leaving the room.

Li Chaobing nodded. His concerns differed from Xiao Zhan's; their circumstances were different, so their considerations naturally differed. Li Chaobing asked, "Lin Weihai, where did you gamble and accumulate so much debt from loan sharks? And who are those people?"

Lin Weihao: "In the beginning, it was Yan Wenlong, Huang Pengfei's advisor, who invited me to have tea and chat. Over time, I started gambling. At first, I won a lot, but one night I lost tens of millions. I didn't have that much money, so Yan Wenlong stepped in to guarantee a high-interest loan."

Xia Keke raised an eyebrow and asked, "So it was Yan Wenlong who took you to the casino? Do you even know where the casino is?"

Lin Weihua thought for a moment and said, "I remember it was in a courtyard house in the suburbs. It was very large and luxuriously decorated. There were many people inside at the time. Yan Wenlong said that the people who came were all famous officials and nobles from the capital, as well as many officials and wealthy people who came to the capital for meetings. I didn't go there many times. Later, I felt something was wrong. I always felt that Yan Wenlong had set me up."

Xia Keke began to coax him, asking, "Lin Weihao, why do you think Yan Wenlong set you up? Could it be that you're judging him by your own petty standards?"

Lin Weihua shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm petty, but Yan Wenlong gives me a very mysterious feeling. The longer I spend with him, the less confident I feel. I can never figure him out. Later, when I reviewed the scene at that time, I felt that it was a trap, so I didn't go anymore."

Xia Keke continued, "Did Huang Pengfei know that Yan Wenlong was with you?"

Lin Weihua thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I've never seen Huang Pengfei when Yan Wenlong and I met privately."

Xia Keke: "Can I take this to mean that when you two arranged to meet up in private, you did so without Huang Pengfei and Lin Zijian's knowledge?"

Lin Weihao frankly said, "That's true. Yan Wenlong told me that big bosses are very busy, and those of us who work as advisors are under too much pressure. We need to learn to relax and de-stress, otherwise we will develop depression and anxiety over time."

At this moment, Xiao Zhan returned after finishing his phone call.

He looked into Lin Weihua's eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Lin Weihua, do you want to get out of the detention center?"

Lin Weihao's expression froze upon hearing this, then he cautiously asked, "Young Master Xiao, what do you mean?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Hahaha, it means exactly what it says."