Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 394: Chapter 394: Betrayed by Her Own Daughter

Ye Chuyi left home and first went to the hospital, then drove to the police station.

She still needed to provide a detailed account to assist with the police investigation.

As the prime suspect in the kidnapping case, Wen Nianyou had already been detained for an entire night and had just been released from the holding cell.

Seeing Ye Chuyi, a glimmer of hope burst forth on her dispirited face. She said urgently, "Chuyi, you’ve finally come! Please tell them I’m not Shi Youjin’s accomplice! It was I who saved you! Tell them quickly!"

With a single sentence, Ye Chuyi shattered her hope, "Officer Zheng, she is Shi Youjin’s accomplice."

Wen Nianyou’s expression changed drastically, "Ye Chuyi! It was I who saved you yesterday, otherwise Shi Youjin would have killed you! How could you repay my kindness with malice?!"

Ye Chuyi took out her phone and played a recording.

"Cut the crap, kill her quickly, then I’ll tie you up and take you to the police station. If the cops come looking, it’s going to be a whole different matter..."

"Shi Youjin, what are you waiting for, why aren’t you acting? Do it quickly! Once she’s dead, I’ll still be Ye Jinyu’s daughter..."

Wen Nianyou’s face rapidly paled, she looked at Ye Chuyi incredulously, "You... you recorded it! Wasn’t your mobile phone in Shi Youjin’s hands? How could it still be recording?!"

Ye Chuyi replied indifferently, "Indeed, my phone was with him, but he’s been in jail too long and can’t use modern smartphones; he certainly didn’t know that I have a voice-activated recording app on my phone. While I was calling you, I managed to activate it."

"Now, do you still want to argue?"

Wen Nianyou shook her head desperately, "No, I’m not Shi Youjin’s accomplice, I’m not!"

Ye Chuyi sneered, "You’re not? Then who is? As far as I know, right before Shi Youjin’s prison escape, Lin Yueqin just happened to visit him in jail. Are you saying Lin Yueqin wasn’t sent by you to deliver a message? That she didn’t instruct him to come out and kill me?"

"It wasn’t me, don’t slander me! It was Lin Yueqin, yes yes yes, it’s her! She has nothing to do with me, it was Lin Yueqin who made him escape to kill you, she’s the real accomplice!"

Wen Nianyou, as if clutching at straws, urgently said to Zheng Yan, "Comrade officer, you should arrest Lin Yueqin! I’m innocent, please let me go!"

Zheng Yan sternly replied, "Lin Yueqin is also a suspect. Our team has already been searching for her all night, but she has not been found. Do you know where she is hiding?"

"She’s in the Huagong Hotel!"

"She’s not there; we’ve searched already."

Wen Nianyou was stunned, "Not there? How could that be? I booked a suite for two days; how could she not be there?" noveldrama

Zheng Yan handed over her phone, "Call her and find out where she is now."

Wen Nianyou took the phone, "If I find out her location for you, will you let me go?"

"You won’t be released, but it might be considered as meritorious service."

Wen Nianyou hesitated but eventually called Lin Yueqin.

Lin Yueqin promptly answered her call, and Wen Nianyou easily extracted her location.

Upon hearing the location, Zheng Yan gestured to two criminal police officers to immediately go and arrest her.

Half an hour later, Lin Yueqin was brought back in custody.

Her face was ashen, and upon seeing Wen Nianyou, her eyes filled with disappointment; she understood that it was her own daughter who had betrayed her.

Still, Wen Nianyou, upon seeing her, happily said to Zheng Yan, "Comrade officer, she’s here, she is Shi Youjin’s real accomplice! You can ask her whether I’m innocent! I really didn’t partake in anything, how could I possibly be mixed up with people like a maid and a murderer? Lin Yueqin, speak up, tell them I’m not your accomplice, that it was you two who planned to kidnap Ye Chuyi!"

Lin Yueqin, with tears in her eyes, looked at her, "Youyou, you..."

However, Zheng Yan had no intention of providing an opportunity for an exchange between Wen Nianyou and Lin Yueqin; with a broad wave of his hand, he had the other criminal police officers take Lin Yueqin to the interrogation room for questioning.

He turned to Ye Chuyi, "Do you have any other evidence?"