Chapter 174

The elevator chimed "Ding—," and Officer Lu walked over.

"Miss An, there are some things we need to ask you about."

An Luo nodded and opened the door.

"Come in and talk."

Officer Lu sat down across from An Luo with his colleague, took out a photograph, and handed it to her.

"Do you recognize this person?"

An Luo took it, glanced at it, and nodded calmly.

"Of course I do. Isn't this Mr. Cheng from downstairs in my building?"

"He's also the president of the Cheng Group."

Officer Lu studied her.

"Are you close?"

They must have already investigated this thoroughly — this was a deliberate question for her.

An Luo replied with an expression as usual.

"I suppose you could call us acquaintances. When Mr. Cheng was busy with work, I even helped him look after his child."

Saying so, she smiled.

"The little one is very cute."

"By the way, Officer Lu, why are you asking me all this?"

Officer Lu and his colleague exchanged a glance, their expressions grave.

"Early this morning, Mr. Cheng was driving along the winding mountain road when an accident occurred. The car has already been salvaged, but the person has not yet been found."

"What?!"

An Luo widened her eyes, covered her mouth, and cried out in shock, a look of horror appearing on her face at just the right moment.

"How could this happen?"

She pressed further.

"What about his son?"

After carefully observing her expression, Officer Lu said in a heavy tone.

"The surveillance footage we obtained shows that he did indeed get into the car with a small child."

An Luo lowered her head with a look of regret.

"How could this happen? Mr. Cheng is a very good person. He donated money to our foundation, and also donated a large batch of supplies. And little An'an is still so young."

"How could it just…"

Officer Lu also showed a look of regret on his face.

"We examined the salvaged car. The brakes had been tampered with, which is why Mr. Cheng's car went plunging off the cliff."

"By the way, Miss An, during the time you spent with Mr. Cheng, did he ever mention having any disputes with anyone, or having made enemies?"

A trace of surprise and agitation flashed through An Luo's eyes at just the right moment.

"Are you saying this wasn't an accident, but that someone harmed Mr. Cheng?!"

Officer Lu nodded slowly.

"Yes."

She gave the two of them an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, I really don't know about that."

"Although we've helped each other out, Mr. Cheng and I are just ordinary friends. We haven't reached the point where we tell each other everything and share our hearts."

Officer Lu nodded in understanding.

"That's fine. We were only coming to ask you about the situation as a routine matter. In that case, we'll be going now. If you happen to remember anything, Miss An, feel free to contact us at any time."

They had just reached the elevator when An Luo hurried after them.

"Officer Lu!"

"I just suddenly remembered something — I don't know if it might help you."

"It was probably last month. I was with little An'an — that's Mr. Cheng's son."

"While I was playing with the little one, he mentioned that his dad was troubled about some overseas accounts, and a few times when he was on the phone, he got really angry."

Hearing this, Officer Lu and his colleague exchanged a glance, and both their expressions grew serious.

"This might be a very important lead. Thank you, Miss An."

An Luo waved her hand.

"Don't mention it. I'm glad I could help."

"Officer Lu, Mr. Cheng really is a very good person. You must catch the culprit as soon as possible."

Officer Lu nodded solemnly.

"Of course. We will do everything in our power."

Back home, An Luo leaned against the door, let out a long breath of relief as if a great weight had been lifted, and opened her fist to look — her palm was covered in cold sweat.

After calming her emotions, she shed her earlier tension and pumped her fist in excitement.

Mission accomplished!

What she said later wasn't made up. Cheng Sitao had indeed found out that someone high up in the Cheng Group had been secretly embezzling funds and quietly transferring money overseas.

And that person was also connected to the Cheng family.

By doing this, he could also kill two birds with one stone.

He could not only "disappear" in a reasonable manner, but also help the Cheng family get rid of a parasite.

An Luo couldn't wait to tell someone about the thrilling experience she'd just had.

She found Cheng Chengxuan's avatar and tapped out a line of text in a flurry, but thought it over before sending and ended up deleting it.

An Luo gripped her phone tightly.

Since it was impossible, the right thing to do was to stay far away.

Suddenly, the dorm group chat pinged with several messages.

Qu Fu Liu Zi: Darlings, this game is seriously so much fun!

She tossed a screenshot down below.

Xiang Wu Zhuo Dang Ma Luo:???

What game?

Fu Po Du Mei: Oh, that one. I'm playing it too.

Qu Fu Liu Zi: Aaah, that's great, quick quick quick, let's swap tips, blah blah blah…

……

The two of them just started chatting away in the group, and in less than two minutes the message count was already 99+.

Xiang Wu Zhuo Dang Ma Luo: Uh, sorry to interrupt, but what game are you guys talking about?

Normal Person: I'll take this one! It's a super popular otome game, I'm playing it too, and I'm an all-in player, by the way.

Fu Po Du Mei: Wow, you player-ho! But hehehe, fellow degenerate! (Smile gradually turning perverted GIF.)

Qu Fu Liu Zi: Boohoo, it's not that I don't want to spread the love evenly, it's just that my wallet's too thin, QAQ.

Xiang Wu Zhuo Dang Ma Luo: Um, it's just a game, is it really worth all that?

Even though she said that, she still opened her browser.

Qu Fu Liu Zi: I know, but, but he called me Madam!

Fu Po Du Mei: I know, but, but he called me Aunt!

Normal Person: He called me Your Majesty!

Fu Po Du Mei: Keep in formation, don't break rank.

Normal Person: Fine ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Normal Person: I know, but, but she's my Madam!

Xiang Wu Zhuo Dang Ma Luo: ……But they're all fictional characters, is it really okay to get this obsessed?

Fu Po Du Mei: But I got emotional value out of it! As long as I'm happy, right?

Qu Fu Liu Zi: Right, right, right!

After being bombarded by her three roommates in a row, An Luo saw the light!

Xiang Wu Zhuo Dang Ma Luo: I get it now!

The next second, she exited the group chat screen.

Normal Person:??? Get what? Where'd she go?

Qu Fu Liu Zi: Probably went to download the game.

Fu Po Du Mei: Come on, come on, let's keep going, where were we just now?

……

In less than a minute, the dorm group chat was at 99+ again; knowing they were just talking about the game, An Luo didn't bother opening it.

She went straight to her chat screen with Cheng Chengxuan.

After finally running into someone she liked, she just couldn't bring herself to give up so easily.

Why make things hard on herself?

Even though he was probably someone she could see but never touch, she might as well treat it as an online relationship.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Cheng Chengxuan stared at the light screen in a slight daze.

A moment ago, he'd tapped open Miss An's avatar and saw it showing:

The other party is typing…

He'd waited for her message full of anticipation, and had kept waiting until now.

Cheng Chengxuan's heart was filled with disappointment.

But the next moment, with a ding, a message popped up.

An Luo: Cheng Sitao has already made it back to the border, it'll still take some time before he can link up with Yu'an and the others. How's things on your end? Going smoothly? Are you hurt?

She's worried about me.

The corner of Cheng Chengxuan's mouth curved up slightly; just as he was about to reply, another message popped up right after.

An Luo: Officer Lu just came to ask me about Cheng Sitao, let me tell you, I was so nervous I could die…

Reading the message, he could easily picture her expression and state at the time, and couldn't help a soft laugh.

It felt like they'd returned to how things used to be.

And yet, somehow, not quite the same.

But he could feel that An Luo no longer resisted him—or her feelings for him.

How nice.