Chapter 2

Chapter 2

“What are you laughing at?”

All of a sudden, Ah Qi flew into a rage. Maybe the smile on my face had looked a little too smug and brazen.

Old Chen immediately tugged at his arm, signaling for him to sit down.

But Ah Qi was so close to Lin Jun. How could he possibly calm down?

“Captain Lin is still in the ICU ward. The doctor said that if he doesn’t make it through the next twenty-four hours, the best-case scenario is that he’ll end up in a vegetative state.”

“Are you still the Qi Jun we knew? How could you do something so insane?”

“Didn’t you love him? If you couldn’t have him, you’d destroy him-is that how rich young ladies like you always do things?”

I sighed softly. “Ah Qi, as a former colleague, I’m kindly reminding you to watch your wording. Otherwise, if I decide to take this seriously, you could lose your government post.”

“Who do you think you’re threatening?”

Ah Qi was so furious he was about to attack me. Fortunately, Old Chen stopped him.

“Qi Jun, your DNA was detected on the bottle cap. If you refuse to cooperate with the investigation, you’re the one who’ll suffer for it.”

What kind of evidence was that?

At most, it proved I had unscrewed the bottle cap. It did not prove I had poisoned anything.

Still, I was starting to feel a little confused.

Breaking the law while knowing the law just to bring me here was one thing-but was he really going to put his own life on the line too?

That price was far too steep.

I looked them straight in the eye and said calmly, “If you had evidence, then when you came for me, you shouldn’t have shown me your police IDs. You should have shown me an arrest warrant.”

“Since no arrest has been approved, that means there is no concrete evidence.”

“According to regulations, the most you can detain me for is twenty-four hours.”

“Now, I am exercising my basic rights as a citizen. Until my lawyer arrives, I will remain silent.”

The legal team of Chuanjun Group was absolutely professional.

Lu Ziran, in particular, was an undefeated champion in the legal world. In the ten years since his debut, he had never lost a single case.

Before I could even give him instructions, he reminded me in an extremely clear and organized manner:

“First, without a lawyer present, you may remain silent the entire time.”

“Second, you do not have to answer any questions you don’t want to answer.”

“Third, with me here, you don’t need to worry.”

“Fourth-”

Before he could finish, I cut him off cleanly. “I called you here so you could work for me, not so you could teach me what to do. Understood?”

Even a big shot who had handled countless criminal cases like him had a faint flicker of fear in his eyes when he heard that.

I ordered, “Spare no expense. Keep Lin Jun alive for me.”

He was the man I had chosen. His life, and everything about him, belonged to me.

Without my permission, no one was allowed to take his life away.