Luo Fei looked at him with a somewhat suspicious gaze, coldly staring at him.

Zheng Dongliang took a deep breath.

And spoke with utmost seriousness.

"Officer, whether you believe me or not, I truly haven’t lied."

"And the ones capable of doing this are only two people. One is my father. The other is my lover."

He could see that Zheng Dongliang hesitated, wanting to say more but stopping himself.

It seemed there was something he found hard to confess directly.

Luo Fei couldn’t help but urge him on.

"Zheng Dongliang, do you understand your situation? In your current predicament, if you know something, you should tell the truth."

Luo Fei spoke with great seriousness.

Zheng Dongliang had no choice but to speak.

"Mr. Luo, here’s the thing. In the earlier years, banking regulations weren’t that strict. So I opened an account for my lover, a subsidiary account of my bank account. So if she could, she would only need to provide a small amount of paperwork to transfer a part of the money out of my bank account."

Zheng Dongliang said this.

He was very ashamed.

And somewhat embarrassed.

At this moment.

Luo Fei finally understood.

No wonder the man looked somewhat dejected.

Clearly.

It was because he had been too good to his lover earlier.

That he feared being blamed by him.

"Mr. Luo, I have obtained this bank card’s transfer records, including the bank surveillance footage at the time."

A moment later.

As Su Jianfan entered the interrogation room.

He showed the evidence he had found to Luo Fei.

At this moment.

Luo Fei finally understood.

It turned out that Zheng Dongliang wasn’t lying.

He was serious.

Only embarrassed to admit being deceived.

Reluctant to easily acknowledge this point.

So he felt a bit awkward.

But after seeing this evidence.

Li Yu still had his doubts.

"Mr. Luo, this might not be the case."

"Perhaps Mr. Zheng directed his lover to take the money, pretending it was stolen by her."

Hearing this.

Zheng Dongliang firmly said.

"Officer, I am one hundred percent certain. I haven’t been in contact with my lover for many years."

"And back then, after I gave her a large breakup fee, I haven’t seen her since. In recent years, I don’t even know where she is."

After Zheng Dongliang’s explanation.

Luo Fei came to know.

His lover wasn’t serious about him either.

She was just playing around.

"At that time, she told me once the child was born, she would disappear. But as part of the deal, I had to give her ten thousand a month as living expenses."

Hearing his explanation.

Luo Fei also realized.

"So that’s how it is."

"Yes, she said although she was happy with me, she didn’t want to be my wife or raise the child."

"Plus, my wife then really wanted a child, so..."

But seeing Zheng Dongliang’s somewhat awkward expression.

He stopped speaking mid-sentence.

Luo Fei found it somewhat amusing and shook his head.

"Zheng Dongliang, you sure know how to reorganize and reallocate resources."

Luo Fei spoke, shaking his head.

Zheng Dongliang grinned wryly.

"Mr. Luo, it’s not really my fault. After all, you know, I truly loved her back then. I didn’t want to let her down. But if she wanted to leave, I couldn’t force her to stay, could I?"

"Alright, don’t try to act innocent here."

Li Yu said, smacking the table.

"Now, where is your lover?"

"Or when did you last meet her?"

Seeing Li Yu’s suspicious gaze.

Zheng Dongliang handed his phone to Luo Fei.

"Mr. Luo, actually, not long ago, I tried to contact her too. I said, if my wife finds out the truth, we might need to explain together. But no matter how much I called or messaged her, she didn’t respond. Eventually, she even turned off her phone."

"Try calling one more time."

But this time, Luo Fei didn’t use Zheng Dongliang’s phone.

Instead, he used the office landline.

"Hello? Who is this? I’m not buying a house, not getting a card, not buying insurance!"

Hearing the other side say a string of refusals.

Afraid of being a salesperson.

Luo Fei smiled and said.

"Miss, you’re mistaken."

"I’m a police officer, not seeking anything else but because your partner, Zheng Dongliang, has been arrested by the police, and there’s a significant amount of illicit money possibly with you. Therefore, we need your cooperation with our investigation."

Hearing Luo Fei’s analysis.

The person on the other end was briefly stunned.

And then asked in surprise.

"Officer, this doesn’t seem right?"

"Back then, Zheng Dongliang said the money he gave me, eighty thousand, was to part on good terms, as emotional compensation."

"He also said no matter what happens in the future, he wouldn’t take the money back, and I need not worry about anything."

But hearing this.

Luo Fei glanced at Zheng Dongliang.

"Is that so, did he really say that back then?"

Detecting the surprise in her voice.

She couldn’t believe her ears.

Huang Xiaojiao on the other end didn’t deny it.

"Officer, of course. You called and said this was related to a murder case, how could I lie on purpose then?"

Noticing her doubt.

Her tone full of shock and helplessness.

Luo Fei glanced at Zheng Dongliang.

"Miss, regardless, this money problem is indeed significant. So, if you could, I hope you can fully cooperate with the police investigation."

"Our police also need to recover this sum of money."

Hearing this analysis.

Huang Xiaojiao became instantly furious.

"Damn it. This bastard of a man deceived my feelings!"

"So all along, I was his temporary bank account?"

"This Zheng Dongliang is such a scoundrel."

But even as the person on the phone cursed, extremely emotional.

Luo Fei could only reason with her.

"Miss Huang. Where are you now? Could you come to the major crimes unit?"

"I can, but all that money he gave me two, three years ago. I was unaware, and I’ve already spent it all."

"No problem. As long as you come, it’ll be fine."

Hearing this, Huang Xiaojiao let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Officer, promise me, you won’t arrest me just because I spent the money?"

At this moment.

Huang Xiaojiao was genuinely a bit surprised.

Her face showed slight unease.

And Luo Fei neither confirmed nor denied.

"Of course not. Miss Huang, you can rest assured."

Luo Fei’s reassurance.

Helped calm Huang Xiaojiao’s emotions.

Soon.

She arrived by taxi at the major crimes unit.

But just upon entering the interrogation room.

Having just seen Zheng Dongliang.

She couldn’t help but rebuke him angrily.

"You bastard, can’t you just die! How did I end up meeting a person like you, it’s like I’ve been cursed for eight lifetimes!"

Hearing her break out cursing uncontrollably.

Luo Fei could only comfort her.

"Miss Huang, please calm down."

"This situation is quite complex. And it’s connected to a homicide case."

"Additionally, we just obtained some insights from our tech department, revealing some astonishing facts."

Afterwards.

Luo Fei pulled out a file.

Seeing part of the evidence he presented.

Understanding the event’s context.

Huang Xiaojiao’s expression quickly turned incredibly severe.

"Mr. Luo, so you mean Zhao Ligang is not only Zheng Dongliang’s father, he might also have committed murder?"

"Yes. Because according to our investigation, one of his lovers disappeared without a trace a few years ago."

"And her family has been searching for this girl’s whereabouts ever since. Perhaps, this large amount of money was the illicit money Zhao Ligang deposited with you. This involvement is beyond what we could imagine."