Reborn As Super Heiress

Huo Sining looked at Chen Xiaolong as if he were an unreasonable child:

”Everyone was busy in the ancient tomb all day and was exhausted by the time we got back to the tent. We quickly laid down to sleep, fearing that if we slept too little, we wouldn’t be able to get up the next day and the professor would scold us.”

”I went back to the tent and saw my husband, and was very happy. After all, we had been in this wilderness for a week, and seeing a relative inevitably made me a bit excited.”

”But I was truly too tired at the time; I only casually chatted with my husband for a bit and then went to sleep.”

”I can’t exactly get someone to stand next to me watching me sleep just to prove my innocence, can I?”

”If I could have predicted that something would happen or someone would die the next day, I would’ve found someone to keep watch. But who could have guessed something would happen in the tomb?”

At this, Huo Sining paused, having thought of something, and suddenly said:

”Oh, actually, I do have a witness. My younger brother Qibao also came with my husband at that time. Seeing he was just a kid, I didn’t arrange a separate tent for him, so he just spent the night in my tent.”

”If you insist on proof, then my brother can testify for me. But can a six or seven-year-old even handle civil responsibilities? Can he testify for me?”

Chen Xiaolong’s face stiffened, and then he said stiffly, ”Your brother is a relative and could be suspected of fabricating a testimony. His testimony cannot be accepted, so he can’t testify for you.”

Huo Sining was thoroughly speechless: ”According to you, relatives can’t testify, which makes this a paradoxical proposition.”

”I would like to ask you, if this incident didn’t happen in the wilderness but in a residential area in the city, how would one prove their innocence while sleeping at home?”

”Who would invite a stranger to watch them sleep at night? If family testimonies don’t count, then isn’t everyone a suspect?”

Chen Xiaolong was silenced by Huo Sining’s retort, but he quickly realized the flaw; this was an interrogation, and he was letting this woman lead him by the nose.

Chen Xiaolong’s face turned stern, and his gaze towards Huo Sining became unsympathetic. He swiftly adjusted his mindset to regain control:

”Stop the nonsense, just answer my questions, nothing more!”

Huo Sining extended her hand in a gesture of compromise: ”Okay, okay, go ahead and ask.”

Chen Xiaolong fixed his gaze firmly on Huo Sining: ”Why did your husband come to Luofu Mountain the day before the incident? What was his purpose?”

Huo Sining smiled at Chen Xiaolong and replied again: ”Now I’m sure, Officer Chen, you must be single, definitely not married, probably without a girlfriend either. I doubt you’ll ever find a girlfriend — seems like eternal singledom for you.”

At this, Zhang Shuang and the record keeper couldn’t control themselves, their quiet chuckles transformed into hearty laughter, they were utterly amused.

”You!” Chen Xiaolong was utterly enraged; it was clear this woman was deliberate. Zhang Shuang and the record keeper’s unabashed laughter, felt like a slap on his face, utterly embarrassing him.

Huo Sining shrugged indifferently:

”My husband and I are newlyweds with a stable relationship. Having not seen his wife for a week, he was worried about my situation in Luofu Mountain and came to check on me. Is there a problem with that?”

”Why, Officer Chen, don’t you understand the feeling of a day apart feels like three years? I think you need to experience love! Otherwise, to you, all long-distance couples meeting after miles apart must have ulterior motives!”

Huo Sining’s words were rather impolite, with a hint of firmness and anger, evidently upset about Chen Xiaolong’s insinuation of Gu Xu’s visit having ulterior motives.

Chen Xiaolong had no rebuttal, and the record keeper felt that Huo Sining’s explanation was quite normal and agreed, casting a peculiar glance toward Chen Xiaolong.

Chen Xiaolong was provoked by Huo Si’s response, but he was convinced that Huo Sining committed the crime, so even what seemed like a reasonable explanation to the record keeper sounded like a defense to him:

”I think your husband didn’t just come to see you, he came to Luofu Mountain to help you with the murder, to cover up and create evidence that you weren’t at the scene, didn’t he?”

These words were soul-searching, and even the record keeper couldn’t help but frown tightly. Zhang Shuang immediately darkened his face and spoke to Chen Xiaolong:

”Chen Xiaolong, watch your tone and wording. You are here for questioning, not interrogating a suspect! You are investigating, not deducing. Be factual, and don’t let personal emotions and bias intrude! You’ve overstepped!”

Chen Xiaolong’s face turned pale under Zhang Shuang’s rebuke, yet he couldn’t utter a word.

Huo Sining’s gaze had completely turned cold, and she wasn’t inclined to show this so-called cop any face, directly responding in a chilly voice:

”Officer Chen, I don’t know how I have offended you to make you target me like this.”

”Back in Magic Capital, you sneaked into my house trying to install a bug without permission. Had I not noticed, the bug might have stayed in my house long-term!”

”Now we’re at Luofu Mountain, and again, you’re twisting my words. Seems like you have a significant grudge against me!”

”First of all, I’d like to ask you, how could a woman like me kill a man over six feet tall?”

”Moreover, I had no grievance with that person; I don’t even know what he did. Why would I kill him? What’s my motive?”

”Besides, my husband arrived at Luofu Mountain in the evening the day before the incident. Have you figured out when that mummy died? Was it even the same night? When did he come up the mountain? Can’t he have been there before we opened the tomb?”

”If he was at Luofu Mountain before my husband arrived, I have nothing to say. But if he came after my husband arrived, do I have some foresight to know when he would come up the mountain and preemptively ask my husband to assist me in murder?”

Huo Sining’s expression took on a sarcastic tone, looking at Chen Xiaolong without a trace of warmth:

”Officer Chen, don’t you think it’s laughable? It’s the twenty-first century now, coercion and confessions under duress are outdated, flipping the truth like this is not a proper investigative method!”