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Chapter 1356 Yunrui's sincerity: Even the Yang family is not immune

"Then how do you explain the footprints on the windowsill of Ye Muxue's ward? After identification, the footprints are the same size as the leather shoes you wore, and the pattern on the soles is also exactly the same." The police took out a photo and placed it in front of Qi Ruixiang. The footprints in the photo were clearly visible.

Qi Ruixiang looked at the photo and sneered in his heart - it was indeed a fake.

He had deliberately worn a pair of old leather shoes last night. The patterns on the soles had long been worn out and blurred, and it was impossible for them to leave such clear footprints.

"These aren't my footprints," he said confidently. "The tread on the soles of the leather shoes I wore last night was already worn out, so there's no way they could have left such clear marks. And I didn't even go near the windowsill, so how could there be footprints? This is clearly fabricated evidence to frame me."

"We'll investigate whether it's a forgery." The police officer put the photo away, his tone still serious. "Mr. Qi, we hope you can answer the questions truthfully and cooperate with the investigation. If you were truly wronged, we wouldn't wrongly accuse a good person."

As the police car drove to the city police station, Qi Ruixiang leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and his mind raced through all the recent events—from the investigation of the Gu siblings, to Gu Mingcheng and Ye Muxue's hospitalization, to his own suspicion. Behind all of this, it seemed as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything. But who was the owner of this hand?

He suddenly remembered what Su Xingya had said last night: "In Lao Zhang's retracted confession, he mentioned 'someone promised to give benefits to the Yang family.'" Could it be that the other party's target wasn't just him, but also Yang Bin? Did they want to use him to drag Yang Bin into the water as well?

This thought made Qi Ruixiang's heart sink. If this was true, then this situation was too terrible. It would not only destroy him, but also the Yang family.

After arriving at the city police station, Qi Ruixiang was taken into an interrogation room. The lights were so bright that he could barely open his eyes. He sat in a chair, staring at the police officers across from him, with only one thought in mind: he had to find evidence quickly to prove his innocence and protect Yang Xiaotang, the child, and Yang Bin.

At that moment, Yang Xiaotang was sitting on the sofa, holding the phone Qi Ruixiang had left at home. The screen lit up, and it was a WeChat message from Yan Wanqing: "Xiaotang, did you know? Ruixiang was taken away by the police. It seems to be related to the Gu family incident..."

Yang Xiaotang's fingers trembled suddenly, and her phone fell to the sofa. She sat there blankly, her mind blank. Qi Ruixiang's pale face and hurried back just now suddenly had a reasonable explanation.

"Ruixiang..." She murmured to herself, tears falling without warning. She didn't know what had happened, but she knew that Qi Ruixiang must be in big trouble. She picked up the phone and tremblingly dialed Yang Bin's number: "Dad, Ruixiang... is he in trouble?"

The silence on the other end of the line weighed on Yang Xiaotang like a huge rock, nearly suffocating her. Her fingers, white as she gripped the phone, her knuckles trembling slightly from the strain. Even her other hand, pressed against her belly, could feel the trembling of the uneasy fetus—Nian Nian seemed afraid too, the subtle fetal movements audible through the thin fabric of her clothes, a futile attempt to comfort her.

Yang Bin's voice finally rang out, but it was deliberately low and hoarse, as if covered by a thick layer of fog: "No... It's nothing, Xiaotang, don't think too much. I just learned about the situation. Ruixiang is cooperating with the police in the investigation and will be back soon."

"Investigate?" Yang Xiaotang's voice suddenly rose, ending in an uncontrollable sob. "Wanqing told me everything. She said Ruixiang is a suspect and was taken away by the police! Dad, don't lie to me. What's going on? Is it related to the Gu family?"

Her questions were like a steady drumbeat, hammering at Yang Bin's frayed nerves. His grip on the receiver suddenly tightened, his fingertips burning the edge of the phone—how could news spread so quickly?

Yan Wanqing said she "heard it from a friend," but who was this "friend"? Why did she reveal the news to Xiaotang at this very moment?

A terrifying thought suddenly pierced his confusion: Qi Ruixiang wasn't the only target. They'd calculated Xiaotang's emotional vulnerability during her late pregnancy, their own uncertainty about his father's fate, and even his position as police chief. Between the dignity of the law and his daughter's safety, they were determined to put him on the spot.

"Xiaotang, calm down first." Yang Bin suppressed the turmoil in his heart and tried his best to sound calm. "Things are not what you think. Ruixiang..."

"How can I stay calm?" Yang Xiaotang burst into tears, like a popped balloon, all her anxiety and fear pouring out. "He was fine when he left this morning, saying he'd bring me sweets and cakes in the evening. How did he suddenly become a suspect? Dad, I'm so scared. I'm afraid he'll never come back. I'm afraid Nian Nian will be born without a father..."

Her voice was intermittent, mixed with rapid breathing, and every word seemed to carry a thorn, piercing Yang Bin's heart.

He could imagine what his daughter looked like at that moment - she must be curled up on the sofa, holding the teddy bear pillow that she often used to comfort herself, with her tears soaking the pillowcase.

"Dad will go home now. You stay here and don't run around, okay?" Yang Bin's voice softened, with a hint of persuasion. "When Dad comes back, I'll explain everything to you slowly. Ruixiang will be fine. We will all protect you and Nian Nian."

"Really?" There was a faint hint of hope in Yang Xiaotang's voice, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw.

"Really?" Yang Bin's Adam's apple rolled violently, and he was trying hard not to say it out loud—he wasn't even sure if he could protect his daughter. "Dad will be here soon. Calm down and sit on the sofa and wait."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Bin almost staggered out of the office.

When his subordinates saw his pale face, they hurried forward to ask, but he pushed them away: "Don't follow me! Go and find out what the Gu family's report is about!"

As he hurried downstairs, he pulled out his phone and dialed the hospital number. "Director Li? Could you please make arrangements? My daughter, Yang Xiaotang, is 32 weeks pregnant and may be at risk of premature birth due to emotional stress. I'd like to take her in for a checkup now... Yes, I'll be right there!"

Yang Bin's hands were still shaking as he got into the car. When he started the car, the steering wheel tilted and hit the police car next to him.

In the rearview mirror, the worried eyes of his subordinates were getting farther and farther away, but he couldn't care less - Xiaotang was alone at home, and her emotions were so unstable. If something happened, he would never forgive himself in his life.

The car rushed out of the Municipal Bureau compound like an arrow. The flash lights captured by the electronic eye when running a red light connected into a piece in the rearview mirror, but Yang Bin didn't even raise his eyelids.

His mind was filled with his daughter's pale face. He remembered that when she was a child and fell down while learning to ride a bicycle for the first time, she also cried and called "Dad". At that time, he could still pick her up, blow on the wound and say "Don't be afraid", but now, he seemed so powerless to even protect her.

On the other side, Yang Xiaotang slumped on the sofa after hanging up the phone, tears still streaming down her face.

She hugged her teddy bear pillow, buried her face in the soft fabric, and tried to calm her breathing, but all sorts of horrific images kept flashing through her mind—Qi Ruixiang being handcuffed by the police, the scene of her child being born without his father, and the image of her crying alone in the empty house, holding her child...

"No, I want to go find Ruixiang." She stood up suddenly. The pain in her stomach made her stagger, but she still held on to the wall and stumbled towards the door.

She wanted to go to the Municipal Bureau, she wanted to find out clearly, she wanted to tell everyone that Ruixiang was wronged.