At the Yuexiu District Police Station.

Ding Chengjun, having learned that Pang Jun had already extricated himself, gave up completely.

He surrendered, thoroughly and entirely.

After all, when it comes to saving your own skin at the expense of others, everyone knows what choice to make.

Now that Pang Jun had turned the tables and gotten away, Ding Chengjun had no other options left.

Although I provided information about Pang Jun's interests, habits, and personality, I had no idea Lin Mengxi intended to use this to seduce and blackmail him. It wasn't until I received Pang Jun's questioning call today that I realized she was planning a honey trap! But I genuinely didn't know – not at all. We weren't even really partners. She just told me she had a way to get the Wuxia Cream formula and would sell it to me for 200 million, demanding 5% of the future net profit.

I asked her how she planned to get the formula, and she vaguely mentioned targeting Pang Jun but wouldn't share the specifics. Gradually, I lost interest in her plans. All I cared about was the Wuxia Cream formula – whether she could actually get it for me. So, from start to finish, there was no real cooperation between us. I didn't even know her exact plan! The only thing I did was provide her with information about Pang Jun. That's it!

That can't be considered illegal, right? I assumed she just wanted to pursue him and coax the formula out of him. If I had known she intended to frame and blackmail him, I would never have gotten involved. I wouldn't dare!

Ding Chengjun confessed everything in the interrogation room.

Seeing the look in Ding Chengjun's eyes and his expressions, the police officers questioning him exchanged glances.

With their years of experience, it didn't seem like Ding Chengjun was lying.

"Do you have any proof that what you're saying is true?" one officer asked.

"Recordings! The first and only time I met Lin Mengxi was when she came to my office. That was the first and last time we met. She said she was a classmate of the CEO of Yiren Ruxue, so I agreed to see her. But I was cautious and secretly recorded the meeting. After that, every time we spoke on the phone, I recorded the conversations – just in case," Ding Chengjun replied.

"Just in case? Or to protect yourself for later?" one young officer sneered. "Lin Mengxi might not be a saint, but you're truly ruthless."

This left Ding Chengjun feeling a bit embarrassed.

Ruthless?

Well, if he weren't, how could he have built Yun Dai from scratch to where it is today?

Though the comment stung, someone like Ding Chengjun wouldn't let it bother him.

"Where are the recordings?" another officer asked.

"On my phone!"

Ding Chengjun quickly pulled out his phone, efficiently locating the recordings.

Half an hour later, a black Volkswagen CC sped to the Yuexiu District Police Station.

As soon as she walked in, Lin Mengxi immediately approached an officer she recognized.

"Has Pang Jun confessed?"

"Ms. Lin Mengxi, right? This way, please."

Suddenly, two officers flanked Lin Mengxi.

A strange sense of unease rose in her chest.

But after being led to the interrogation room, panic set in.

"What are you doing? I'm the victim! Why are you bringing the victim in for questioning? Are you planning to interrogate me? And... where's Pang Jun? Has he confessed?" Lin Mengxi's face paled.

Her growing unease spiraled out of control.

"Pang Jun? He's been released," said an older officer.

"What? You let him go? Without my approval for reconciliation, you released the suspect? Is this how the Yuexiu Police handle victims – or have you been bribed?" Lin Mengxi grew frantic.

She had every reason to panic.

Pang Jun was free, while she found herself in the interrogation room.

The tables had turned dramatically.

"We haven't been bribed, but whether you're truly the victim you claim to be... that's another story."

With a wave of the older officer's hand, Lin Mengxi was seated in the interrogation chair.

She resisted, screaming and thrashing, but was eventually restrained.

"What do you mean by this? How could you let the perpetrator walk away while detaining the victim? Is this how you operate?"Lin Mengxi cried hysterically.

The officers remained unmoved.

"False accusation and extortion. Ms. Lin, do you not realize the seriousness of the situation? If this weren't serious, would you be here right now?"

"False accusation? Extortion? Are you accusing me?" Lin Mengxi froze in disbelief.

Panic overtook her face.

The officers didn't respond.

Instead, they played security footage from Pang Jun's home, stopping abruptly when Pang Jun re-entered the bedroom after overhearing Lin Mengxi's murmured words.

"No need to play the rest," the officer said.

Lin Mengxi's face turned deathly pale.

"How... how could this happen? Why?" she trembled violently, shaking her head in disbelief.

Pang Jun... had security cameras in his house?

No, if that were the case, why did he seem so panicked when she turned hostile?

"Lin Mengxi, do you have anything else to say?" the older officer asked. "Would you like to confess now or wait for the evidence to speak for itself?"

"I... I was probably drunk! But does that prove I framed him? How does that show I tried to extort him?" Lin Mengxi stammered.

The officer sighed, pulling out his phone and playing a recording – the conversation between Lin Mengxi and Ding Chengjun.

Every word, crystal clear.

"Ding Chengjun, you bastard!"

Before the recording even finished, Lin Mengxi erupted in a fit of rage, screaming hysterically.

She never imagined Ding Chengjun would record their conversations.

Nor did she expect him to betray her so swiftly.

Terror and despair washed over her.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.