Chapter 514: Still So Melodramatic

They say a twenty-year-old girl is just right, having just shed her childishness and begun to bloom.

In Yu Dazhang's view, the girl before him possessed a more girlish quality than her peers.

There was a certain uncarved naturalness about her.

"Cooperating with the police investigation is your duty," Yu Dazhang said, deliberately keeping a stern face.

The girl's gaze held a hint of confusion; she was clearly intimidated by Yu Dazhang's aura.

After a slight hesitation, she nodded and immediately walked out of the room.

Seeing this tactic work, Yu Dazhang immediately formed a plan in his mind.

Some people simply cannot be treated with a kind face.

At that moment, a middle-aged man approached carrying two glasses of water.

"Officer, have some water."

He greeted them warmly and placed the glasses on the table.

"No trouble needed," Yu Dazhang politely replied, then immediately shifted the topic:

"Could you step away? Regarding the case, we wish to speak with her alone."

His tone was calm yet carried an unyielding firmness.

It seemed spoken to the middle-aged man, but was actually meant for the girl to see.

"Fine, you talk."

The middle-aged man agreed readily; before leaving, he placed a pack of cigarettes on the table, followed by a lighter.

Yu Dazhang glanced over.

Soft-pack Chunghwa.

From the moment he entered, he had noticed this; it must be a middle-class family.

From the location, size, and decoration of the house, one could see the family's financial standing was good.

To be a middle-class family in Songhai, one needed at least a house over one hundred square meters with no mortgage pressure, typically valued between five million and thirty million.

Additionally, there must be at least one million in savings or liquid assets, and annual income could not be lower than five hundred thousand.

Clearly, this family met these conditions.

Moreover, from the middle-aged man's demeanor, he clearly possessed rich life experience and social skills.

"Come sit."

Yu Dazhang beckoned to the girl:

"We are here to ask you a few questions."

The girl hesitantly approached and sat down obediently.

"Name?"

"Rao Qinyi."

"Age?"

"Twenty."

"Occupation?"

"Unemployed."

"I am asking about your school and major."

"Oh, Songhai University of Finance and Economics, Accounting."

Lv Zhongxin watched their question-and-answer exchange from the side and couldn't help but frown.

This line of questioning was the standard method used for suspects in the interrogation room.

Using it here was clearly inappropriate, yet he did not stop it.

He knew his disciple must have a special purpose for doing so.

"Do you know why we are looking for you?" Yu Dazhang asked.

Hearing this, Lv Zhongxin immediately guessed what his disciple intended to do.

He was trying to draw the other party into an interrogation atmosphere.

Although the location was the girl's home, atmosphere is something that can be artificially altered.

Generally, people feel safe and relaxed in familiar environments.

Yu Dazhang's goal was to break this sense of security, causing her to lose her psychological support.

He also intended to apply a certain amount of psychological pressure during this process, making her feel nervous and uneasy without realizing it.

Only then could the girl be placed at a psychological disadvantage, thereby making subsequent questioning more favorable.

"I know," Rao Qinyi answered softly:

"You are here to ask about Wang Lingling's situation."

Good... Yu Dazhang knew she had entered the mindset.

Answering without asking indicated she had already begun to follow his train of thought.

"Tell me everything you know."

Yu Dazhang said with a cold face:

"Before you speak, I must remind you: if what you say is exactly the same as yesterday, I will have reason to suspect your content was fabricated in advance."