I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

"Fu Chen, did you have dinner with Peng Sifang last night? Now that Peng Sifang is dead, we need you to come back to the police station with us." Fu Chen's ears were still ringing. Was what Su Mei said true?

"Fu Chen?"

"Hmm?" The police officer at the door looked at Fu Chen, who was in a daze, with some displeasure. "Please come back to the police station with us."

Fu Chen stammered, "Um, I'll grab a piece of clothing."

He strode into the house, and looking at Su Mei who was hiding behind him, he said in a low voice, "I'm going to the police station first. You'll have to figure out how to get back on your own. I'll come find you later."

Su Mei watched Fu Chen's retreating figure, biting her lower lip. She had already done so much for him; he should know her true feelings, right? Touching her still flat stomach, Su Mei felt a lump in her throat. She really just wanted to live a good life with Fu Chen.

At this moment, Fu Chen followed the police to the police station. It seems that he has been having a bad run-in with the police station lately. He has been there so many times that he feels like throwing up whenever he sees the police station now.

"Come in with me."

When Fu Chen arrived at the door, he saw Ruan Xiaochun laughing and talking with Xing Yong. What was this kid doing here again?

Xiao Chun also noticed Fu Chen's surprised expression for a couple of seconds. Was this matter related to Fu Chen?

Xing Yong patted the little girl's head as she stared blankly. "Fu Chen had dinner with the deceased yesterday, probably about his new job."

Oh, I see. "Captain Xing, can Xiaochun listen here?"

Looking at her mischievous expression, Xing Yong said, "Of course you can, since you're our little advisor now."

Oh right, she's a junior advisor now.

The little guy puffed out his proud little chest.

Xing Yong pushed the door open and went in, and Xiao Chun sat obediently in the back listening.

Fu Chen's brow twitched. Why did this child come in?

Qin Yuezheng, pen in hand, looked at Fu Chen opposite him. "Fu Chen, yesterday someone saw you having dinner with the deceased and several other comrades. What was your relationship with them?"

Fu Chen was wearing a white shirt. He slowly rolled up the sleeves to his elbows, his face showing no nervousness. "I'm looking for a job, and Peng Sifang was the middleman who introduced me to it."

"Who introduced whom?"

Fu Chen's chin tightened slightly, and his gaze unconsciously darkened as he thought of Su Mei's words.

"Peng Sifang introduced me to Fan Yaodong, the deputy director of the Kaiping District Health Bureau."

"What about Chu Lixun and Huang Shan?"

"They came in halfway through our trip. They seemed to be Peng Sifang's friends. We just came in for a drink."

Qin Yuezheng's pen scribbled as he wrote, "How did you and Peng Sihai meet?"

Fu Chen's pupils contracted slightly. "I've seen him twice before, when my wife was still alive."

"You're willing to help you just because you've met someone before?"

Qin Yuezheng looked at Fu Chen with sharp eyes.

"I asked him for help, and he agreed."

Qin Yuezheng continued, "Did nothing else happen during the entire meal?"

Fu Chen's pupils contracted slightly, as if he was hesitating and considering his words. "We had a good chat at the beginning, but after Chu Lixun and Huang Shan came in halfway through, they probably drank a bit too much, and they became a little impulsive when they spoke."

沖？

What does that mean?

"What exactly were they arguing about?"

Fu Chen shook his head. "We didn't argue, but when we talked, there was a bit of a tension, how should I put it?"

Qin Yuezheng's interrogation was very thorough; he asked almost everything.

"Do you have anything to add?"

Fu Chen, who had been looking down, suddenly looked up again. "Officer, there's something else I'd like to say."

Qin Yuezheng was taken aback, and put the notebook he had picked up down again. "What is it?"

Fu Chen scratched his head and clasped his hands together. "It's like this, actually, the job I was looking for yesterday hadn't been finalized yet, mainly because I didn't agree to their demands."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Fu Chen stammered, "That's right, the other party probably knew that Deputy Secretary Wang and I knew each other, so they implied that they wanted me to act as a go-between for them, but I didn't agree."

Qin Yuezheng glanced at Xing Yong subconsciously.

Xing Yong quietly observed Fu Chen. "Why didn't you go directly to Secretary Wang when you were looking for a job?"

"That's because we're afraid of trouble; we can use favors less often."

That sounds right, but Xiaochun just quietly watched Fu Chen.

Others may not know about Fu Chen's relationship with Wang Yongqiang, but Xiao Chun does. In her past life, Fu Chen's promotion was facilitated by Wang Yongqiang.

Everyone thought Wang Yongqiang was being taken care of by Fu Chen's deceased wife, but it was actually for another reason. It was because Xiao Chun overheard Su Mei and Fu Chen's whispered conversation in bed back then.

Wang Yongqiang and Fu Chen's mother had a very special relationship. It was said that they were lovers. At that time, Xiao Chun even suspected that Fu Chen was Wang Yongqiang's son. However, anyone who had met Fu Chen knew that he looked almost exactly like his father. No one would believe that they weren't related.

What Fu Chen said today seemed harmless, but Xiao Chun felt something was off; it was as if he was deliberately trying to distance himself from the situation.

When Xing Yong came out, he saw the little girl's worried face, patted her head, and said, "Children who think too much won't grow tall!"

Xiao Chun puffed out her cheeks, "Captain Xing, even if you keep slapping your head, you won't grow taller!"

"Haha, go ahead and film it." Xing Yong deliberately ruffled her hair. "Tell me, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Chun honestly voiced her doubts, and Xing Yong smiled and said, "It's obvious that Wang Yongqiang is involved in this matter, but since he wasn't involved, we can't say anything. Fu Chen's relationship with him is unusual, so it's normal for him to want to distance himself from these relationships and protect him."

Xiaochun nodded as if she understood, then looked back at Fu Chen, who was sitting inside in a daze. Something was wrong, because the Fu Chen she knew wasn't like this. Although Fu Chen was arrogant and aloof, he never offended anyone easily. Peng Sifang was dead and they still didn't know who the murderer was. Fu Chen was so eager to distance himself from her, it was too deliberate. Why?

Unless Fu Chen thinks that Yu Jinghai will get into trouble!

[Ding~ Logical reasoning proficiency increased by 10.]

Xiaochun listened to the voice in her mind. The system's prompt meant that her logic was correct.

Xiao Chun immediately held her breath. How could Fu Chen know that Fan Yaodong would be in trouble?

Su Mei was reborn... Could Fu Chen be too?

Xiaochun suddenly took off running towards the place where she was making the call.

"Hey, Xiaochun!"

Xiao Chun arrived like a gust of wind, "Captain Xing, Xiao Chun, make a phone call to Grandma."

Fu Chen knew that there were only two possibilities: he had been reborn, and the other was what Su Mei told him.

Xiaochun wasn't afraid that Su Mei would tell Fu Chen; she was just worried that Fu Chen had also been reborn.

If Su Mei told Fu Chen, then she must have run away secretly. Xiao Chun doesn't want to miss out on anything that could bring Su Mei bad luck.

The call was answered quickly.