Chapter 757

Preparations before interrogation are also essential, so he planned to use this time with the sketch to carefully consider his next line of questioning.

But he had barely started when his phone suddenly rang; he picked it up and saw it was Qu Tuotuo.

It had been a while since he last contacted her… Yu Dazhang felt a pang of awkwardness—he’d almost forgotten he had a fiancée.

Still, he was a little curious; Qu Tuotuo rarely reached out to him during work hours.

“Hello?”

After answering, Yu Dazhang asked directly:

“What’s up?”

Qu Tuotuo didn’t answer, but replied with a question:

“Where are you?”

From her tone, it was clear she was in good spirits.

“The detention center,” Yu Dazhang replied.

It didn't involve case details, so he had no reason to hide it, and moreover, he didn't even specify which detention center.

He instinctively felt Qu Tuotuo had something important to tell him—not something trivial.

Qu Tuotuo seemed unsatisfied with his answer and immediately pressed further:

“Are you in Songhai?”

Her voice brimmed with anticipation, as if she couldn’t wait to see him.

“Yes.”

Yu Dazhang found it odd; normally, she’d have gotten straight to the point.

From what he knew of Qu Tuotuo, she wasn’t the type to beat around the bush.

“What time do you get off work?” Qu Tuotuo said hesitantly:

“I want to see you—we haven’t met in a long time.”

Clearly, she wasn’t used to saying things like this, so her voice was soft.

Other girls who knew how to be affectionate would’ve just said “I miss you,” but Qu Tuotuo wasn’t like that.

“Not right now.”

Yu Dazhang reluctantly declined:

“You know I’ve taken on a case—it’s at its most critical stage, and I simply don’t have time.”

His voice carried a hint of exhaustion; police work was always like this—day and night, mentally and physically draining.

When a major case came up, they couldn’t even guarantee normal sleep, let alone personal time.

They’d known each other for nearly a year, and during that time, Yu Dazhang had always believed she understood and supported his work.

Seeing the silence on the other end, Yu Dazhang couldn’t help urging:

“Do you have something? Just say it.”

After all, it was work hours—he didn’t want others to misunderstand him as flirting with his girlfriend.

“There is something…”

Qu Tuotuo hesitated and asked:

“Do you remember that time last year when you recommended a stock to me?”

Stock? Yu Dazhang froze.

In his memory, he had never recommended any stock to Qu Tuotuo, and he had no knowledge of stocks himself.

He had investigated a few cases related to stocks in his past life.

“You’ve got the wrong person.”

Yu Dazhang frowned and replied:

“I’m certain—we’ve never once talked about stocks when we were together. Did you mistake me for your ex-boyfriend?”

He didn’t think he was Qu Tuotuo’s first love.

A girl who’d studied abroad couldn’t possibly have never dated anyone—it was unrealistic.

They’d never discussed it, but Qu Tuotuo had once asked him outright about his romantic history.

Yu Dazhang wasn’t stupid—he naturally claimed he’d never been in love, otherwise the topic would’ve snowballed.

“I don’t have an ex-boyfriend.”

Qu Tuotuo snapped back:

“That time—our first date dinner, you got drunk, and I had to take you home.”

“You said a massive bull market was coming, lasting until next June, and told me to close my position two months early so I wouldn’t get stuck.”

He remembered… mentioning their first date instantly brought back that drunken night.

It was an embarrassing experience—one of the few times he’d felt truly humiliated.