Chapter 73: Ships.

Officer Zhu went out to collect "evidence" and Zhu Yue started working on a series of questions for Lu Mingyu.

Qin Qianyu chuckled then turned to Lu Mingyu,

"Do me a favour, unlock your phone, and call your friend I'll explain it all to her properly while you do the interview."

Lu Mingyu did as she was asked and Qin Qianyu took a step away and pretended to have a conversation with "herself".

After awhile she told Mingyu that "Qin Qianyu" seemed upset but mainly angry at the Chen's

"But overall, she's really, really worried for you. She wanted to contact your sister and father but I said I'll leave that decision to you. She agreed. Also she'll be waiting for you at the station."

"Mhm, my sister has a great friend."

Qin Qianyu's lips twitched,

"Don't you consider me your friend too?"

Qin Qianyu complained in her heart, then she replied,

"I think you can count as being her friend too, especially if she's this angry and worried for you."

"You think so? . . It feels a little weird, I'm the older one but I'm always being cared for by this younger sister. The roles should really be reversed. It's weird, but I like it, it feels nice being cared for. Haaa! I wish I were their age."

Qin Qianyu felt a little weird. Lu Mingyu was sharing her personal feelings about someone not knowing that, that person is standing right in front of her.

"There's not much difference in your ages, that's probably why she's how she is with you and your sister. Don't fret so much over it. She gives me the impression that if she doesn't like something, she'll say so."

"Hehe, mhm, you're right, I don't know why I didn't see that my self. Thanks for helping me see things a little more clearly. I don't feel as weird now."

"Friendship is like any other 'ship' relationship, craftsmanship, sportsmanship, big ship, little ship. They all require hard work and dedication to be maintained. Just be you and do that well, you'll see that everything would turn out fine."

"Thanks Lady Phantom Fox, your pep talks are the best!"

Lu Mingyu says as she gave two thumbs up.

"Alright, I have to go now,"

"What!? . . Like right now!?"

"Mhm, don't worry, you're in good hands here. Besides I'm heading to the hospital where Mu Liang is. I just want to check that I got most of the poison out of him and to check his status."

"Ohh! Teacher Mu! . . Even he got seriously hurt because of me. It's all my fault."

"Well, if you want to make it up to him, I now you'll think of something."

Qin Qianyu was hinting for Lu Mingyu to study hard so she could enter Renshi university and start learning under teacher Mu.

"Mhm, I think I know how. I hope my university entrance exams go well then I'll be able to get into Renshi and repay him properly."

Qin Qianyu said nothing and nodded. She let everyone know she'd be leaving the rest to them to sort out.

She had no idea of police procedures so she could only leave it in their capable hands.

Qin Qianyu spoke with Xiao Yixuan some more.

"Well, since I provided the meal, I'll leave the cleaning up to you lot!"

"Haha, yes ma'am,"

Qin Qianyu had a very good impression of this commander.

It was much better than the feeling she got from Zhang Qingmei.

Suddenly Qin Qianyu noticed something and pulled the commander to the side.

"Is something the matter ma'am,"

"When was the last time you had a good nights rest?"

Xiao Yixuan went wide eye. She bit her lip tentatively. She was trying her hardest to hide it. Some had noticed the slight change in her attitude and she hid it well, but Qin Qianyu was able to pick it up.

She has had many sleepless nights the last week and she doesn't know why.

"May I?"

Qin Qianyu asked, wanting to read her pulse.

Xiao Yixuan looked around and saw that they were alone. She reached out her hand and offered Qin Qianyu her wrist.

A few moments later Qin Qianyu frowned.

"Why is everything poison these days!?"

When Xiao Yixuan heard that, she started to panic.

"Have I truly been poisoned?"

"Unfortunately, yes. Yes you have."

"This may seem personal, but . . are you trying to conceive a child?"

Xiao Yixuan flinched, then after looking around some more before she nodded.

Qin Qianyu's hands tightened on Xiao Yixuan's and she sensed that something might not be right.

"Yixuan, whoever did this to you, doesn't want you to ever bare children."

Xiao Yixuan looked at Qin Qianyu wide eyed and almost collapsed on the spot.

Her knees did go weak, Qin Qianyu supported the commander and seated her down in a comfortable position.

"This can't be! . . I'm already! . . The only one that knows is my lover! . . No one else knows this not even my family! . . Are you saying they poisoned me?"

"I only know the results, as for the culprit and their reasons, that's something you'll have to figure out."

" . . . "

"Have you made any enemies within your team? Is there anyone vying for your position as commander? It could be a person your lover told in confidence so don't go to the extreme just yet."

"Mhn, . . How can I call myself the commander of the Phoenix Investigation Team if I can't even figure this out."

"Let me take some samples and run some test, I maybe able to find a way to counteract the effects of the poison."

"You can do that!? . . What about the baby?"

"Please don't get your hopes up just yet. Let me run the tests first."

Xiao Yixuan nodded. Qin Qianyu retrieved a syringe and vials and took some bloods.

"For now, change your source of fluid intake, even foods. For at least two days. Today and tomorrow. So eat out and drink bottled water. Find somewhere it would be impossible for someone to tamper with your food would be ideal. After that I'll come collect another sample for comparison which would help me immensely."

"How would I? . . "

"Ah, let's meet here at this very spot in tomorrow night at 12 midnight."

"If you can, try not to let on that you know you've been poisoned, a trapped rat will bite back."

"Mhm, I understand."

"Alright, I'll head to the hospital to check on Mr Mu, sorry to leave you with all this extra mess."

"It's fine ma'am, from my perspective, it's become an extension to the SIC case so it's no big deal, plus, I've found out such a worrying thing thanks to you."

"Alright, I'll meet you then."

Qin Qianyu and Xiao Yixuan parted ways. Qin Qianyu headed to central Mercy hospital.

As Qin Qianyu rode her bike away a half hour later Wen Wú Ting arrived on the scene.

The teams were finishing up preliminary audits of the scene. Zhu Yue and his sister had been let go and Lu Mingyu was being attended to by medical staff inside an ambulance.

Wen Wú Ting looked around the scene but found no trace of the person he was looking for.

He soon spotted Xiao Yixuan and the two made small talk about what had taken place.

"When we arrived not long after, most of the hire hands were incapacitated or knocked out cold and the two main culprits were about to rape the kidnapped victim."

"So we're only here to do the dishes since she provided the meal!"

"Haha! You seem to know her well!"

"Heh, I think it's an occupational habit,"

Wen Wú Ting says as his lips twitched thinking about all the meals Qin Qianyu has left for him to tidy up afterwards.

"She . . Is she . . still here?"

Wen Wú Ting tried to ask nonchalantly but failed. Luckily for him Xiao Yixuan was a little preoccupied in her own thoughts to notice as she replied,

"She left awhile ago to check up on Mr Mu at the hospital."

"Oh alright, well, ah, I'll leave you to it then."

Xiao Yixuan nodded and continued with the other procedures with the local authorities.

On the other side of town, the Zhu siblings had just gotten a call asking for them to meet at a certain location regarding the building that would become Véridique.

When the siblings arrived they were quickly greeted by Su Yin who was standing outside a large building.

"Are you the big boss?"

Zhu Yue asked with reservations. Su Yin just shook her head and corrected his thinking.

"No, I am her personal assistant. When you need to know you'll obviously know."

"Ah . . Okay. So I'll be based her in this building correct?"

"Mhm, that's right."

"Great, so which floor will the studio be on?"

"Whichever one you like!"

"Huh?"

"The entire building belongs to and will be Véridique."

The siblings gasped as they both craned their necks skywards. They then turned left, then right and also behind them.

Majority of the other buildings here belonged to multinational groups or large corporations and a "one man band" sat amongst them all.

"This . . This entire building is Véridique!"

"Here are some initial ideas for the building and business as a whole as per the bosses request. You'll be in charge of the news department of Véridique Studio. Here are the keys, and when you've chosen which floor you want to work on let me know and we'll have some people come in and refurbish and renovate the space to your liking."

"But first, please come with me."

Su Yin took the siblings to a salon and stylist and after getting a list of what he'll need to make his first edit, Su Yin left the siblings there and went out to get the necessary tools for Zhu Yue to get started on his counterattack on Xiu owned media.

Elsewhere in the city.

Qin Qianyu entered the hospital without a care for her mask. She wasn't here for people to look at anyway.

She ambled around, familiar with the space, as It's the hospital the senior, Dr Cao worked at.

She came to the room Mu Liang was in. When she entered both Doctor Cao's where there as well as a couple of people she hadn't met before.

"Since when did volleyball players wear Halloween masks? Tsk, This fat thing here even gets a stripper delivered to his bedside! Hey whore! How much is this going to set me back!?"

She was already tall at 180cm, yet with her boots on she looked even taller, but to be called a stripper and a whore just by walking into a room was a bit much.

Dr Cao started to panic when the woman mocked Qin Qianyu, he had already seen the power she's able to wield.

Qin Qianyu cast a glance to the woman that looked annoyed to be here. She noticed that the others were also of the same attitude as her.

The visiting family started complaining about having to be here. This made Qin Qianyu recall the crappy memories of the Chen siblings at the morgue.

"I'll give you two choices, one, go out of this room, or two go to the morgue! Choose!"

"Why the hell would I do that! Besides it's fatty Liang's fault that I'm here in the first place! It's not like I wanted to come. I had to miss my dining time with my family for this! look at them they're starving but this fat thing lying here . . He . . Arhg fuubah!"

The woman didn't get to finish what she was saying as Qin Qianyu, who had, had enough, of hearing the woman's vile mouth picked her up by the neck and tossed her out of the room.

"Why aren't you doing anything!?"

The woman shouted as she pointed at the police stationed at the door.

The two police officers guarding the door saw this but did nothing. Qin Qianyu had the power to mobilise two teams of the four winds as well as their own elite officers.

What could they possibly do to her.

Qin Qianyu held the door open for the others, the family got the hint and left quietly and quickly.

Qin Qianyu turned to the officers and stated clearly,

"Make sure they never step foot in here again."

"As you say ma'am."

Qin Qianyu returned to the room and nodded to the Cao's.

"Miss, please accept my apologies on their behalf . . "

Qin Qianyu stopped elder Dr Cao,

"If they are truly apologetic for their wrongs, they will come back and do it themselves."

" . . . "

"How could they be this way when in a hospital room next to an unconscious patient!?"

"That was Liang's aunt, his father's sister. She had "taken care" of him since he lost both his parents."

"Seems like they hold that fact over him, if it were me, I'd have kicked them to the curb already and completely severed all ties."

Qin Qianyu said no more and went to check teacher Mu's chart. Everything was in order and she hadn't missed any of the poisoning that Chen Yiyin had inflicted on Mu Liang.

"He'll soon recover properly with time."

Qin Qianyu checked his pulse one last time and then massaged a few points on his body before chatting with the Cao's.

Qin Qianyu explained that the rescue of Lu Mingyu was a success and that the Chen's had been apprehended by ADT and PIT

"Alright, I'm done here. I still have something's to do so I'll leave Mr Mu in your care."

With that said Qin Qianyu left like a leaf in the wind and headed home.

When she got back she changed into garden clothes stepped into a bag of chicken manure and her hands into potting mix and ran to her parents.

She told them that she just got a call to head to the station immediately. Qin Haoran and Ouyang Zihan saw the worried look on Qin Qianyu's face.

The sight made them forget about her clothing or the smell and the family quickly drove to the station that they had been at earlier that day.

Qin Qianyu went to the receptionist and made enquires about Lu Mingyu, however she and her parents were told to wait as they haven't left the crime scene.

"Crime scene! Qin Qianyu what's this all about!?"

"Mingyu was kidnapped, but she was saved! I got a call from the police asking if we could watch over her so that she wasn't alone."

"Oh dear! We have to call her family and let them know."

"I think they already know, Mingyu would have called them already."

Qin Qianyu was pacing around worryingly, even she started to think she was over reacting just a little too much.

But, she was too determined to sell the fact that she and the fox are two completely different people.