My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World - Chapter 400

Chapter 400: Scapegoat
Listening to Bai Yansheng’s question, Lu Renyi calmly opened one of the documents and placed it in front of him.

Tapping the document with his index finger, Lu Renyi asked calmly, “Bai Yansheng, do you recognize this adoption document?”

The moment Bai Yansheng looked at the document, his heart sank.

Clenching his trembling hands, he forced himself to calm down and said, “Even if I’m not Hanyun’s biological father, I still raised her for years. When you raise a dog for two years, you will develop feelings for it. Not to mention that Hanyun is not a dog, but my daughter.”

Hearing this, Lu Renyi was speechless.

“…” Does he think no one knows he bullied Miss Bai since she returned to the Bai Family? The saying that shameless people are unrivalled is indeed true.

Holding back his curse, Lu Renyi took another document and tossed it at Bai Yansheng.

Catching the document that almost hit his face, Bai Yansheng glared at Lu Renyi in anger and suspicion, but still opened the document to read.

“Stop playing innocent with me. That’s your bank transaction record. There are several large transfers to an encrypted account. Do you know who the owner of that account is?” Lu Renyi asked coldly.

While Lu Renyi was observing him, Bai Yansheng’s mind was in turmoil. Looking at the detailed transactions listed in the document, cold sweat broke out and soaked his shirt.

‘Impossible. How could they find out about this secret account? Didn’t that man say the encryption couldn’t be traced or cracked? How could it be connected to me now?’

Bai Yansheng’s mind suddenly froze when a thought flashed in his head. ‘Could it be… Someone is using me as a scapegoat? Who is so daring? Don’t they know who my backers are?’

Seeing fear, doubt, and shock appear on Bai Yansheng’s face, Lu Renyi added, “If you cooperate with our investigation, I will speak to the higher-ups to reduce your sentence. You only have this one chance, so think carefully.”

After saying that, Lu Renyi gathered the documents and left the interrogation room.

When the door closed behind him, Bai Yansheng slumped in his chair.

Inside the small, dimly lit room, he grabbed his hair and muttered in despair, “If someone dares to use me as a scapegoat, then this person should already deal with that man. It’s over… Everything is over now…”

Locking the interrogation room, Lu Renyi walked to the next room. Smiling at Lei Jingqian, he asked, “How is it, Captain Lei? Have you found anything useful?”

Lei Jingqian glanced at him, then turned to stare at Bai Yansheng through the one-way mirror.

After a brief silence, he replied, “For now, I’m certain the one who attempted to assassinate Miss Bai wasn’t the Bu Gui Pavilion, but the Xue Wu Gang.”

Standing beside him, Lu Renyi noticed Lei Jingqian’s furrowed brows and commented, “Captain Lei, you seem unhappy with the result. Is something bothering you?”

Snapping out of his thoughts, Lei Jingqian shook his head. “It’s nothing. Captain Lu, thank you for your cooperation this time. I need to return to the barracks now. See you later.”

Knowing Lei Jingqian was busy, Lu Renyi nodded. “Alright. If we discover anything new, I will inform you immediately.”

“Thanks.”

After watching Lei Jingqian leave, Lu Renyi took out his phone and sent a message to Hua Yuyu.

[Brother Hua, the result is out. Unless Miss Bai demands the highest punishment, which is the death penalty, Bai Yansheng will spend the rest of his life in prison.]

After a brief thought, he sent another message.

[I heard that Bai Li escaped when the prosecutor went to the Bai Family villa to collect evidence. She’s now a fugitive. Please inform Miss Bai to be careful. Bai Li might come for revenge.]

After sending the messages, Lu Renyi returned to his office to write the report. If nothing unexpected happened, it wouldn’t be long before the judge announced Bai Yansheng’s punishment.

Meanwhile, after receiving Lu Renyi’s messages, Hua Yuyu forwarded them to Bai Hanyun.

[Miss Bai, Bai Li has escaped. To stay safe, please don’t go out alone for the next few days. I will increase security and arrange a night watch.]

A few seconds later, his phone chimed with a reply.

Bai Hanyun: [Understood.]

At the same time, in the Gui Group headquarters, Gui Xiaoxu signed a document and asked, “How are things going?”

Ke Ting took the document, placed another in front of him, and replied, “Everything is going smoothly. With the Xue Wu Gang and Gui Sihong as scapegoats, the military won’t be able to trace anything back to us.”

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment before asking, “Boss, should we open the black market now?”

“There have been a lot of inquiries lately. We have already lost more than thirty billion since we closed down the black market. If this keeps going, we will lose hundreds of billions in revenue in less than a month.”

Gui Xiaoxu paused for a second before continuing to sign smoothly. After finishing, he put down the pen and said, “No. Don’t open it yet.”

Not understanding his reason, Ke Ting asked curiously, “Do you have other plans, Boss?”

Gui Xiaoxu looked at him and said, “Ke Ting, you are not new here. After following me for years, do you still not understand the saying ‘the calm before the storm’?”

Hearing this, Ke Ting thought for a moment before his eyes widened in shock. “Boss, do you think the military released this information on purpose just to lure us into a trap?”

Gui Xiaoxu leaned back in his chair and asked, “Do you know who is leading the mission this time?”

Ke Ting thought for a second and answered, “It’s Lei Jingqian, captain of the Investigation Division from the military’s special forces.”

“Then do you know his background?” Gui Xiaoxu asked again.

As Gui Xiaoxu’s capable right-hand man, Ke Ting had memorized everything about their enemies, including the military personnel.