"When did I ever agree to let you go?" Shen Qingqing calmly retorted.
"You just said so!" Old Liu was about to collapse. If the other party didn't agree to let him leave, what was the point of him confessing everything?
"Those who do wrong must be punished." Shen Qingqing watched him leisurely, "That's not wrong, is it?"
"It's not wrong..." Old Liu naturally didn't want to go to the police station and couldn't help but argue, "But you just said that as long as I told you everything, you wouldn't send me to the police station. That's what you just said, and everyone heard it! Did the director hear it too?"
He looked at the director for help.
The director glanced at Shen Qingqing with a troubled expression. Although he didn't say anything, his hesitant attitude was enough to show that he had indeed heard it.
Old Liu saw it clearly. The master had already colluded with this woman. He wouldn't testify for him. His heart pounded in panic, and he gritted his teeth, "You can't go back on your word!"
"Think back carefully to the conversation we just had," Shen Qingqing reminded him.
Old Liu didn't understand, but he subconsciously recalled the conversation as she said. As he thought, his eyes suddenly widened.
Shen Qingqing had only said "Be merciful where you can" from beginning to end.
She had never said that if he told the truth, she would let him go!
She hadn't given a definite answer!
Old Liu propped his hands on the table, veins popping on his forehead, "You tricked me! I believed you! How could you deceive me? You're too cunning!"
Shen Qingqing spread her hands, "See, I never said I would let you go. Of course, given your honest confession and good performance, I will plead with the police station not to punish you too heavily."
"You lied to me!" Old Liu could hear nothing now. He only knew that he had confessed everything, lost his money, and would still have to go to the police station for a while.
This was the result he could least accept.
"You'd better accept the current outcome." Shen Qingqing looked at him with a calm gaze. Her composed demeanor formed a stark contrast with his furious state. "After all, you have no other choice now."
"You're simply a liar!" Old Liu, choked with anger, blurted out anything.
The director, who was listening, was terrified. "Hurry up and shut your mouth. If you want to get out of the police station quickly, you'd better stop being so arrogant!"
This person was too bold!
Old Liu also knew that he couldn't afford to offend the two people in front of him. He gritted his teeth until his face turned red, but in the end, he didn't dare to speak wildly again.
"Director, I'll leave this person to you. I hope you can give me a satisfactory result." Shen Qingqing glanced at the director.
The director also knew that this was a test for him. He said earnestly, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't let him escape. Those who do wrong must be punished. I will also manage this factory well in the future and will not let similar incidents happen again."
After that, Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu left the factory without immediately returning to the royal palace.
Instead, they found a quiet tea house.
Fu Jingshu ordered a pot of hot tea. When he turned around, he saw Shen Qingqing already on the phone. The waiter who was bringing the tea was stopped by him. He gently waved his hand at the waiter.
He brought the teapot in himself and closed the door.
Fu Jingshu sat down beside her. He listened to the ringing of the phone on the other end. It rang for about three seconds before it was answered.
"Hello." A slightly hoarse male voice came from the other end of the phone.
The voice was very unpleasant.
Shen Qingqing pressed the voice changer, and the voice that came out became a man's. Even the tone became subservient. "Um, hello, I'm sorry to bother you. I want to see you."
"Didn't we agree to contact each other by phone?"
"Lately, people have been asking about you. I think we should meet. You can arrange it for me. I want to leave this city. Otherwise, someone might find me one day, and I might not be able to resist leaking secrets..."
"Are you threatening me?"
"Of course not. How could I have such courage? You've investigated my character. I'm not threatening you with this, I'm just telling you a fact."
The person on the other side was silent. After a while, a slightly mocking voice came from the phone, "Meeting is possible. I will arrange for you to leave here, and from now on, you will disappear completely from this country. If I see you again..."
"No, no!" Shen Qingqing's lips curved slowly, but her voice carried fear and surprise. "As long as you send me and my family away from here, I will never appear again!"
"I will send you the location later."
The other party hung up the phone after speaking.
Shen Qingqing placed her phone on the coffee table, picked up the poured tea, and took a sip, feeling quite comfortable. "Everything is going very smoothly."
Fu Jingshu hummed in response, "Very good."
Shen Qingqing chuckled. Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw the meeting location and time sent by the other party.
Tomorrow at 12 noon, South City Cafe.
South City Cafe was very famous here. Shen Qingqing was not in a hurry now. After all, she would see that person tomorrow.
She finished her tea and walked back with Fu Jingshu.
They went to bed early that night, preparing to have enough energy for the meeting the next day.
She had a premonition that the other party would be difficult to deal with.
The next morning, she got up and dressed. After breakfast with Fu Jingshu, Pei Xing and Pei Lie came downstairs and saw them dressed neatly. They couldn't help but ask, "What are you two going out to do?"
Shen Qingqing took a tissue and wiped her mouth, affectionately linking her arm with Fu Jingshu's. "Of course, we're going on a date. We haven't had time to date recently."
Pei Lie's first reaction was concern, "Are you feeling better?"
"Yes, I'm fine." Shen Qingqing tilted her head and leaned affectionately on Fu Jingshu's shoulder. "Don't worry about me. We're going out to play. Call me if anything happens."
"Okay, come back early."
Pei Lie looked at the two of them with concern.
Shen Qingqing smiled at Fu Jingshu and walked towards the door, holding his arm. "Let's go. We want to go to the amusement park, then to dinner, and finally watch a movie."
"Okay."
Fu Jingshu replied good-naturedly.
The two of them left the royal palace and went directly to a music bar near South City Cafe. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a wave of soothing light music.
Shen Qingqing propped her chin and looked at the traffic outside, her gaze sharp. "What do you think the person behind all this is like?"
The men, women, and children walking on the street looked harmless, but in reality, anyone could be the one. They didn't understand Pei Xi's past or relationships, so they couldn't investigate anything.
"It's a pity that King also tried to investigate, but Pei Xi seems to have appeared out of thin air. Apart from his deceased mother, nothing can be found." Shen Qingqing couldn't help but sigh.
If they could find something, they could follow the clues and find many things. They wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
"Perhaps, it was deliberately erased," Fu Jingshu picked up his wine glass and took a sip of red wine.
"Then this person must also be powerful and highly capable."
Shen Qingqing thought quickly. The people who could do such a thing and be connected to Pei Xi seemed to be quite a lot.
She rubbed her forehead, feeling a little annoyed. "This is the downside of Country H. Individual power is too great. If you want to hide something, it's really impossible to find out."
"Don't rush, take it slow," Fu Jingshu comforted.
Time flowed by as the two chatted, and soon it was time.
Shen Qingqing glanced at the cafe. "Let's wait here."