Chapter 46 – You’ve Got The Wrong Person (17.1)
Li Rong opened the car control panel, ready to let the young policeman, who had never seen the world, experience the advantages of the A-class license plate. Unfortunately, his limited edition car worth tens of millions of star coins was ruthlessly blocked by a red car before it could even drive half a meter.
“An Ji!”
The door to the red car opened and Xu Jing’an walked out with an anxious face. She was still wearing the dress she wore last night and she hadn’t taken off her makeup. As soon as the car stopped, she lifted her skirts and ran over.
“What’s wrong?” An Ji swallowed the last bite of the apple.
“You little rascal. Why didn’t you tell me about such a big thing?” Xu Jungian held his hand and chattered. “I only found out from An Yao this morning that An Can was taken to the police station as a suspect.”
An Ji: “I thought you guys were busy…”
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“No matter how busy I am, I won’t ignore An Can!” Xu Jing’an said with an annoyed expression, “I was really anxious last night and didn’t have time to pay attention to An Can. Now your father has gone to the police department to see if he can take An Can home first. Is it human to detain someone in the police station before they are certain he is the culprit? And the question you told me to ask yesterday, An Ning said he didn’t see what the other person looked like.”
An Ji nodded, not surprised by the answer.
“Why is He Guangzong kneeling there?” It was not until now that Xu Jing’an saw the familiar figure at the entrance of the Song family.
An Ji asked, “Do you know him?”
“I know about him. He’s famous for turning from a sparrow into a phoenix after flying to a high branch*.” Xu Jing’an couldn’t stand this kind of cunning, soft rice** alpha, and she looked at the man with disdain. “He chased after Song Meng for three whole years before succeeding and now they’re engaged.”
[*T/N: “turning into a phoenix after flying to a high branch” is a Chinese saying that describes someone who married above their social class (and now thinks they’re all that). It’s often used in a derogatory or mocking manner.]
[**T/N: “soft rice man” (in this story it’s “soft rice alpha”) is a man who uses a woman for her money/status/material gains. Sometimes there’s a sexual exchange. Sometimes the man is just very good at playing with her emotions.]
Engaged? But just now Song Meng only said that the other party was his ex-boyfriend.
An Ji then asked, “Are they very affectionate towards each other?”
Xi Jing’an shook her head and said, “I’m not sure, but it’s probably okay.”
“Then the likelihood of breaking off the engagement after getting engaged should be very low, right?”
“Of course. The purpose of an engagement is to aim for marriage. The nobility care about face* the most. They won’t renege on an engagement unless it’s something major like a violation of principles.”
[*T/N: The Chinese concept of “face” is a nuance matter that includes aspects like reputation, honor, status, duty, responsibility, etc.]
“That’s strange,” An Ji frowned, “Then why did they break up?”
“Ha, it’s good that they broke up,” Xu Jing’an laughed dryly. “Maybe that Song family child found out about his true colors. In my opinion, this kind of man should have been kicked out long ago! He even said that after he marries Song Meng, everything in the Song family will be his. Bah, keep daydreaming!”
An Ji suddenly grasped onto some idea and said to the police officer beside him, “Xiao Ming, help me find out why they broke up.”
The police officer said, “…My name is not Xiao Ming! My name is Zhou Tao!
An Ji smiled vaguely, “Zhou Tao, please help me find out why they broke up.”
Never before had such a good-looking omega smiled at him. Zhou Tao’s face flushed immediately, and he was so excited that he seemed to have taken an adrenaline shot. While Li Rong’s car, the one with the A-class license plate of A000009, was still stuck in the wealthy suburb, Zhou Tao had already retrieved all the information about He Guangzong.
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“He Guangzong, he came from Chinese Cabbage Village, which is located in the Vegetable Town of Grain Star*. His parents have five daughters. They only got a son on their sixth child, which is him. Whoa, dude. He’s also an ultra college tyrant**. He was admitted to the Imperial University with top scores in Grain Star. During his time at school…”
[*T/N: “Chinese Cabbage Village / Vegetable Town / Grain Star”… I seriously did not make this up. The author’s naming sense is rather straightforward. Lol.]
[**T/N: 学霸 school tyrant is someone who is really good at academics. The text specified 大学霸, which is a school tyrant in college. It’s a positive term.]
An Ji cut in, “Get to the point.”
Zhou Tao immediately changed course and said, “Song Meng and him attended the empress’s birthday banquet hand in hand last night, but they broke up in the early morning. He Guangzong said he waited for Song Meng all night, so they must have broken up last night.”
An Ji asked, “Did He Guangzong go to the garden last night?”
“Let me see…”
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