Wei Chuan’s displeasure naturally resulted in Ruan Xingyao’s delight.
Because of that, she also found Xie Lin a bit more pleasing to the eye.
Not keeping them in suspense any longer, Ruan Xingyao said,
“This chubby kitty has already sensed that its life is counting down. It just wants to eat a few more bites of meat so that its cat-life will have no regrets.”
“You’re talking nonsense! How could Big Orange know any of that!” Wei Chuan immediately shot back.
Ever since he came to the police station, he had gotten along extremely well with Big Orange.
Aside from Chef Zhao in the cafeteria, he was the one who fed the cat the most.
It was practically the same as raising his own cat.
Now hearing Ruan Xingyao say Big Orange was about to die—how could he possibly not be angry!
Having been repeatedly treated with such a nasty attitude by Wei Chuan, Ruan Xingyao naturally lost her temper too.
She was, after all, the pampered junior martial sister of the Royal Beast Sect.
Whether it was sect disciples or various small animals, everyone gave her the very best.
When had anyone ever dared treat her like this!
With clear annoyance in her tone, Ruan Xingyao said,
“Don’t mistake your ignorance for truth. What gives you the right to assume cats can’t sense their life ebbing away? Who exactly are you looking down on!”
Wei Chuan’s face turned dark with anger at being snapped at.
Just as he was about to argue back, he received a warning look from his captain.
He swallowed the words that were about to leave his mouth and glared at Ruan Xingyao in frustration.
Xie Lin asked, “Aside from that, what else did you hear?”
Ruan Xingyao understood that Xie Lin wanted her to further prove herself—what she had said just now could apply to any elderly cat, and could not conclusively prove she had actually understood Big Orange’s words.
She said,
“It said it wants someone to pass a message to the Bald Master—that it wants to eat more meat.”
The moment those words left her mouth, Ruan Xingyao noticed both Xie Lin’s and Wei Chuan’s expressions change.
In their eyes, there was now even more suspicion and wariness toward her.
Ruan Xingyao gave a slight smile and said, “If I’m not mistaken, this bald master is the one who usually feeds it, right? He’s someone from your police station.”
Xie Lin didn’t answer Ruan Xingyao’s question, already lifting his foot to head back inside the station.
Wei Chuan, however, ended up walking behind Ruan Xingyao, staring at her back in disbelief.
When they were almost at the interrogation room, he hurriedly pulled out his phone and sent a message to Chef Zhao.
Ruan Xingyao sat in the interrogation chair, calm and composed, without a trace of fear or panic.
It was as if she had just come for a casual chat.
If there had been a cup of coffee on the table, her demeanor could only be described as pure leisure.
Xie Lin and Wei Chuan sat down opposite her.
No one rushed to speak; instead, they all just looked at one another.
From beginning to end, Ruan Xingyao’s air of openness made Xie Lin, for the first time, doubt himself.
Could it be… that he really should believe this absurd claim that Ruan Xingyao could understand animals?
Yet the “bald master” she had just mentioned really was someone from their station.
While Xie Lin was still tangled up in his own thoughts, Ruan Xingyao was the first to speak.
She said, “Officer, I wasn’t scamming anyone in my livestream. Everything I said was true. You can check my private messages in the backend and contact the Lucheng police. I believe they’ve already caught the suspect.”
“Besides, I didn’t reveal the case details in my stream, so I didn’t cause public panic. That can’t possibly count as disturbing public order, right?”
“The reasons you have for arresting me just don’t hold water!”
She had already been in this world for three days, and with the help of the original owner’s memories she had fused with, she knew very well that, in this world, engaging in illegal or criminal activities was absolutely out of the question—nothing good would ever come of it.
Since she had come here to undergo her tribulation, naturally she had to work toward a good ending.
If she failed the tribulation and couldn’t ascend, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
She definitely wouldn’t joke around when it came to her ascension!
Meeting Ruan Xingyao’s confident and self-assured gaze, Xie Lin felt an inexplicable sense of helplessness.
“So, you’re saying that once the Lucheng Police Department sends word, they’ll be able to clear your name?” Xie Lin asked.
Ruan Xingyao nodded.
Not only to clear her name—but they would have to reward her too!
For such a major case, the reward surely wouldn’t be small.
Then her younger brother’s medical expenses might finally be taken care of, right?
Just the thought of it made Ruan Xingyao feel excited with anticipation.
Seeing this, Xie Lin thought for a moment, and—quite uncharacteristically—didn’t follow his usual style of interrogating her.
Instead, he directly called Wei Chuan to leave the interrogation room with him.
Once the door closed, Wei Chuan couldn’t help but ask, “Captain Xie, could it be that she really can understand what animals say?”
Xie Lin shot him a sideways glance and said, “Haven’t you already confirmed that yourself?”
As if he hadn’t noticed him sending that message out earlier—Xie Lin could already guess it was to have Master Zhao feed the big ginger cat some meat.
Wei Chuan scratched his head awkwardly. “Well, the big ginger hasn’t had a good piece of meat in days. Master Zhao’s been cutting its weight too aggressively… I just felt bad for the big guy.”
Xie Lin didn’t share much of a bond with the big ginger cat and couldn’t really empathize with Wei Chuan’s feelings.
Right now, he was focused on only one thing—whether the Lucheng police had, as Ruan Xingyao claimed, already caught the suspect.
Just as he was thinking about this, Xie Lin’s phone rang.
It was their bureau chief, Shen Jiming.
“Chief Shen.” Xie Lin answered the call with a respectful tone.
Shen Jiming’s voice sounded cheerful as he asked, “Xiao Xie, I heard that you and Xiao Wei brought back quite a talented individual from your latest assignment?”
Hearing what Shen Jiming said, Xie Lin immediately understood.
It seemed that Ruan Xingyao’s ability had already been recognized.
Xie Lin replied, “Yes, Director Shen, she’s in the interrogation room right now.”
Shen Jiming’s tone instantly became more serious as he said, “How could you bring her to the interrogation room? Talents like her will have many chances to work with our bureau in the future. Bring her to my office immediately.”
Hearing the urgency in Shen Jiming’s voice, Xie Lin raised a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.
After a few seconds, he said, “Understood. I’ll bring her over right away.”
After hanging up, Xie Lin returned to the interrogation room and said to Ruan Xingyao, “Ms. Ruan, our director would like to see you.”
At those words, Ruan Xingyao instantly brightened.
Lifting her chin with a slightly proud air, she said, “That was quick!”
That arrogant, smug little expression was an eyesore to Xie Lin.
He couldn’t help but lose composure and ask, “You’re that happy about it?”
Ruan Xingyao nodded and said, “Of course I’m happy. Your director wanting to meet me means the Lucheng police have already caught the culprit. With the bad guy brought to justice, and me having contributed to that, shouldn’t I be happy?”
Her tone was so sincere that no trace of pretense could be found.
It made Xie Lin feel like a petty man.
Just moments ago, he had actually thought she was happy just because she got to slap him in the face.
— The end of the Chapter–
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