Li Tianming did not give Qin Siyang a reply. He picked up his clothes and left the office.
Only Qin Siyang was left, eating absentmindedly.
Perhaps because the food had gone a bit cold, Qin Siyang suddenly lost his appetite.
He threw down his chopsticks, "Damn it, it's all just trouble."
Qin Siyang turned and went into the bathroom, taking a shower to relax.
When he came out, he suddenly saw over twenty missed calls on his phone.
His heart tightened, he had a bad feeling that another troublesome situation had arisen.
These twenty-plus missed calls came from two numbers.
One number had called twenty-one times, the other had called twice.
He didn't recognize either number.
"Can't even take a shower in peace."
He first dialed the number that had called twenty-one times.
"Hello, this is Qin Siyang. Who is this?"
The voice on the other end was extremely anxious, ["Qin Siyang? It's me! I'm Shen Shisong!"]
"Shen Shisong?", Qin Siyang thought for a moment, "Never heard of you."
["I... You kidnapped me, remember? I'm Qian Wenzhao's nephew!"]
'Oh, that idiot.'
"Oh. Why are you calling me?"
["My uncle's in trouble! He was taken away by the Bureau while having dinner at home. I know you've been doing really well lately, and with the help of [Insurer], you've been hunting gods, you must have some connections. Can you help my uncle?"]
'Qian Wenzhao got arrested?'
Qin Siyang immediately sensed trouble.
"Why was he arrested?"
["I'm not sure! The Bureau people said the charge was embezzling a large amount of Sequence potions. But I know that has to be false. I'm his nephew, if he really embezzled a lot of Sequence potions, he should've at least given me one or two. But I didn't get any, and his own Sequence level has stayed at Level Two. How could he have taken any?"]
Shen Shisong's reasoning held zero persuasive power in Qin Siyang's eyes.
'Who says that if you embezzle Sequence potions, you have to use them yourself?'
Besides, Shen Shisong was an idiot. If Qian Wenzhao had given him embezzled potions, who knows when he might have sold them off?
But Qin Siyang didn't believe Qian Wenzhao would embezzle potions.
It was simple.
If he had, why would he go through the trouble of making money by forging Sequence identities?
Selling potions on the black market would be much easier, quick, effortless, and incredibly profitable. Why waste time hanging around in [Aisiko Virtual Chatroom] every day?
Unless Qian Wenzhao was the ultimate greedy type, taking everything from watermelons to sesame seeds.
But from what Qin Siyang knew about him, Qian Wenzhao was extremely cautious, nearly flawless in his actions.
He would never take such a huge risk.
Embezzling Sequence potions from the Bureau was a serious crime.
Back at [Godslayer Camp], he had read up on United Government laws. Embezzling even one bottle of Sequence potion was enough for prison time. Ten bottles meant an immediate death sentence.
Qian Wenzhao was not the type to chase money at the cost of his own life.
"Shen Shisong, why are you calling me instead of asking your uncle's colleagues for help?"
["My uncle told me to contact you before he was taken away."]
'Qian Wenzhao said that?'
"But he's already been taken. I can't even see him. What do you expect me to do?"
["I... I don't know... Do you have any ideas?"]
Qin Siyang cursed in his heart.
'I havw only been to the Bureau two or three times, how am I supposed to have any ideas?'
Taking a deep breath, Qin Siyang reminded himself not to argue with idiots. He calmly guided Shen Shisong, "First, we need to meet Qian Wenzhao and understand the situation. He's currently detained by the Bureau. Do you know any way to see him?"
Shen Shisong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, ["Right, right! I just remembered. When my uncle was taken, they didn't have an arrest warrant, only an investigation order. That means he hasn't been officially dismissed or prosecuted. By regulation, family members can visit him! Are you free now? I'll take you to the Bureau to see my uncle!"]
"Alright. No time to waste, I'm heading there now. Meet me at the Bureau entrance."
["Okay!"]
Qin Siyang hung up on Shen Shisong, not even bothering to dry his hair. He grabbed a jacket from Li Tianming's wardrobe, threw it on, and rushed out the door.
As he hurried along, he called back the other missed number.
"Hello, this is Qin Siyang. What do you need?"
["Hello, this is Olov."]
The moment that deep, hoarse voice came through, Qin Siyang tensed up again, instantly on high alert.
He unconsciously slowed his pace, thinking about why Olov would be calling him, "What do you want?"
["Where are you right now?]
"What does that have to do with you?"
["I need your alibi."]
Qin Siyang snorted, "At school, about to head out. If you don't believe me, you can check the school surveillance tomorrow."
["You're not outside?"]
Qin Siyang was growing impatient. Just hearing Olov's name irritated him, "What, another murder-and-body-burning case you wanna pin on me? Detective Olov, can you stop fixating on me for once? I took the public bus from the hospital to school, plenty of people can confirm it."
["So, you had no opportunity to commit a crime?"]
Qin Siyang chuckled. "Are my words not clear enough? I went straight from the hospital to the bus, then straight to school. Where would I have had time to commit a crime? If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."
["Wait! Alright, looks like this case really wasn't you."]
"Don't try to trap me! I haven't done anything!"
["Fine. But Zhou Yang is dead. He and his mother were both killed in an alley."]
"What?"
Qin Siyang was dumbfounded.
["Now you see why I suspected you? After all, you just killed his father. You deeply love to 'eliminate the root', so I figured you got rid of him and his mother too."]
"Then you've really got the wrong guy. I'm not stupid. Zhou Yang was just a student. Killing him would only bring me trouble."
["The case may not be related to you, but the police still need your cooperation."]
"You already said it's unrelated, what do you need my cooperation for?"
["This case is especially serious and needs thorough investigation. I must contact certain individuals to gather information."]
"Two ordinary people died. What's so serious about that?"
["It wasn't just them. The female officer I sent to secretly protect them was also killed."]
Qin Siyang was completely stunned, his mouth slightly open, unable to speak.
Wind howled against the phone's microphone.
Olov, growing impatient, asked, ["Hello? Qin Siyang? You still there? Did you hear what I just said?"]
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