"Where is the guarantee card?" Qin Beiting asked, his thin lips parting.
This type of guarantee card was equivalent to a talisman, usually kept by elders for their own use or to bestow upon their closest kin.
He wanted to see where Qin Yonghao's guarantee card came from.
"Star Palace has a collaboration with the United Nations, so their guarantee cards are valid worldwide," Chen Yongyue explained, assuming Qin Beiting was unaware of such cards, given their rarity.
"We need to break his silence quickly and get him to confess the full story. Otherwise, once his lawyer arrives with the guarantee card and it's sent to Star Palace, and Star Palace accepts it, we'll have to release him and won't be able to conduct any further investigation."
If that happened, it would be incredibly frustrating. After all the effort to capture the person, if they didn't capitalize on the moment to make him talk, it would become even more difficult later.
"Director Chen, Fourth Master Qin's lawyer has arrived," a staff member said, knocking and entering.
Chen Yongyue frowned, surprised by their speed. He looked at Qin Beiting.
"Let's go in together and see," Qin Beiting said.
"Alright!" Chen Yongyue had only heard about Star Palace's guarantee cards and hadn't seen one in person, so he was also curious about what this rare card looked like.
The two headed to the interrogation room.
Because of the Star Palace guarantee card, Qin Yonghao was not handcuffed.
Seeing them enter, Qin Yonghao slowly put down the newspaper he was reading. "My lawyer is here?"
As he spoke, he looked up and saw Qin Beiting. A fleeting look of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said sarcastically, "What wind blew Seventh Brother here? As far as I know, this Special Investigation Department isn't a place just anyone can come."
"Indeed, ordinary criminals aren't worthy of being brought here for investigation," Qin Beiting replied coolly.
Qin Yonghao choked, feeling incredibly indignant. Was he implying that he wasn't an ordinary criminal? That he wanted to see him make a fool of himself?
Did he think that now that he had fallen, the position of CEO of the Qin Corporation would automatically fall to him? Pipe dream! He would never give Qin Beiting the chance to see him suffer.
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. They are not qualified to investigate me!"
As Qin Yonghao spoke, he took a black envelope from his suit's inner pocket and opened it. Inside was a card with a black background and a Star Palace logo embossed in gold, with the character "保" (Bǎo - Guarantee) written in gold in the center.
Seeing Qin Beiting's gaze fixed on the guarantee card in his hand, he thought Qin Beiting had certainly never seen one before and said with a hint of boastfulness:
"A Star Palace guarantee card. Never seen one before, have you? It's not surprising if you haven't. Few people in the world even know it exists. Today, you get to witness it. I advise you to stop wasting your efforts. Star Palace will vouch for me, and you won't be able to bring me down!"
Qin Beiting raised his hand, pinched the card with his fingertips, and looked at the serial number on the back, memorizing it.
Qin Yonghao, thinking he was going to snatch it, immediately snatched it back. "I was just letting you look, not letting you touch!"
Qin Beiting looked dismissive. He took out his phone and sent the serial number on the guarantee card to Bei Ming: [Check whose elder's it is?]
Bei Ming: [Yes.]
A moment later, Bei Ming sent a message: [It's Elder Nine's.]
Qin Beiting's phoenix eyes narrowed. It was Li Si Chen again.
Qin Beiting: [Invalidate it.]
Bei Ming: [Reason for invalidation?]
Qin Beiting: [I don't like him.]
Bei Ming: ?????
So capricious?!
Qin Yonghao merely saw Qin Beiting as a sour fox under a grape trellis. He turned and handed the guarantee card to his lawyer, instructing him to find someone at Star Palace to handle the matter, and then calmly sat down.
"You can leave. I won't answer any of your questions until someone from Star Palace arrives. You have no right to interrogate me. Oh, and before you go, give me a copy of the latest newspaper." He said, crossing his legs, ready to be released by the people from Star Palace.
However, no one responded.
Qin Yonghao looked up and saw staff members bringing in two chairs, a small round table, and a tea set.
Qin Beiting and Chen Yongyue sat down, and Chen Yongyue began to prepare the tea. Seeing this, Qin Yonghao knew they intended to engage in a war of attrition.
He didn't care. No matter what they asked, he would absolutely not speak. It would only be a waste of their time.
An hour later.
The lawyer returned alone. Qin Yonghao, seeing him by himself, asked, "Where is he? What happened?"
"Fourth Master, Star Palace said your guarantee card is invalid," the lawyer replied.
"What?!" Qin Yonghao was shocked. "How is that possible! Did you go to Bei Ming to handle it?"
"I did go to Bei Ming, and he personally said the guarantee card was invalid and confiscated it," the lawyer said.
"Then how could it be invalid?!" Qin Yonghao couldn't understand. This was given to him by Li Si Chen earlier, who said he got it from Star Palace as a gift.
Li Si Chen wouldn't lie to him!
Someone must have tampered with it.
"Did you switch the card behind my back!" Qin Yonghao suddenly grabbed the lawyer by the neck.
Without the guarantee card, wasn't he finished?!
The lawyer was gasping for breath, his face turning a sickly shade of purple.
Chen Yongyue couldn't believe Qin Yonghao had tried to fool him with a fake guarantee card. He immediately ordered people to come in and separate them and personally put handcuffs on Qin Yonghao.
The lawyer was taken away. Without the guarantee card, Chen Yongyue was no longer as polite to Qin Yonghao. "Qin Yonghao, you can start confessing now."
"What do you want me to confess? The bomb was masterminded by Huang Ying. I knew nothing about it. It's useless to ask me!" Qin Yonghao was being difficult.
Qin Beiting idly played with his teacup with his slender fingers and suddenly spoke, "You don't know about the bomb, but you must know about Third Brother's death back then, right?"
Seeing Chen Yongyue standing by silently, Qin Yonghao understood that the current situation was not about the police doing anything to him, but Qin Beiting wanting to deal with him!
His eyes narrowed. His eyes were already sharp, and when narrowed, they appeared even thinner and more elongated, conveying a sense of cunning and meanness. "What does that have to do with me?"
"Chen Dong," Qin Beiting called out.
Chen Dong, standing behind him, understood. He opened a tablet, connected it to a video call, and handed it to Qin Yonghao.
Qin Yonghao glanced at it dismissively. The video was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.
He chuckled lightly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a man's pained whimper from the tablet.
With just one sound, Qin Yonghao immediately snatched the tablet and looked closely. He finally saw a silhouette in the darkness.
"Ah… don't come here… Ahhh… Get away!" Qin Xinhui's hoarse screams came from the video. "Ah… Help!"
"What have you done to Hui'er!" Qin Yonghao's hand, holding the tablet tightly, bulged with veins. He roared, "What have you done to Hui'er!"
"We're returning to you tenfold what you did to her back then," Qin Beiting said coldly.
"Her? Who is she?" Qin Yonghao asked, confused, then angrily said, "No matter who she is, quickly release Hui'er! Don't think that just because Father left the shares to you, you can do whatever you want. You are harming the Qin family's descendants. Even Eldest Brother can't protect you!"
Seeing that he had completely forgotten what he had done back then, and that Yu He had been left with deeply ingrained trauma because of him, Qin Beiting's eyes suddenly turned icy. He tightened his grip, and the teacup in his hand instantly shattered into pieces.