When Zhao Zihao stepped out of the police station, it was already dusk.
Unlike Qin Zhizha and Cai Yiren, both of whom had interacted with Liu Yiyi and were prime suspects, Zhao Zihao and Qin Zhizha claimed they had only met once and had no deeper ties. He neither knew Liu Yiyi nor had any conflicts of interest with her. A thorough check of his accounts revealed nothing suspicious. Under such circumstances, he merely provided some documents, didn't even require bail, and walked out of the station following standard procedures.
Though he was physically at the precinct, all his arrangements were proceeding methodically. The news of Lu Weixi's kidnapping was, without a doubt, deliberately leaked by him. The trap he'd set wasn't necessarily meant to push Lu Weixi to her death—he'd left her a sliver of hope. His aim was to hold up Qin Zhiyou, to cripple Hanhai, or at the very least take a substantial bite out of it.
