Chapter 536: Sometimes Humans Act Like Dogs

Chapter 536: Sometimes Humans Act Like Dogs (Update 4)

“The remaining eight researchers and I were busy experimenting with the drug formula while waiting for the leadership at Bincheng University to connect us with investors.”

“During this period, the atmosphere in the Laboratory had grown noticeably tense.”

“In that time…some odd conflicts did occur.”

“Several researchers seemed inexplicably furious with one another.”

“In fact, there were even two occasions when one of the researchers was beaten up.”

“The assaulted researcher was on good terms with another, and with groups of one and six people, they occasionally argued. If it weren’t for my intervention, they might have come to blows.”

“Noticing something was off, I sent those two researchers out to grab some supplies and fetch additional experimental materials.”

“When they returned with their items—I originally intended to inspect them for contraband—the Bincheng University leader called me, so I had to leave.”

“That night, I met Yang Yuhui from the Academy of Sciences. When he agreed to invest a hundred million for me, I got a bit carried away with drinks and didn’t return to the Laboratory.”

“The next day, the Laboratory was in chaos. The police showed up at my house and arrested me. That’s when I learned about the explosion…”

Yao Zhengqi’s face twisted as he struggled to contain himself, pleading pitifully at Xiao Yu. “Besides that, I really know nothing else. I admit some people died in the Laboratory, and I admit I had a pistol. But the explosion has nothing to do with me!”

Staring at his feigned pity, Xiao Yu’s expression remained completely unmoved.

Humans can be very strange creatures sometimes.

For instance, when you do something…

Once you’ve done it once, you’re likely to do it again—once, twice, three times, and even more.

Lying works the same way.

And Yao Zhengqi is still lying to him!

As the old saying goes, a dog can’t change its nature.

That saying fits Yao Zhengqi to a tee.

“Remember the first time I interrogated you?”

Xiao Yu replied calmly, “You didn’t bother to sift through the facts; you immediately denied everything and shifted the blame. And now you’re doing the same—constantly insisting the explosion had nothing to do with you.”

“……”

Yao Zhengqi was too flustered to defend himself, as if Xiao Yu’s taunt had struck him right in the heart. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He tried to maintain control, yet his panic was barely hidden on his face.

“Under normal circumstances, if an accident caused the explosion, as the head of the Laboratory you’d be held liable. With proper safety measures, you’d only be required to compensate the families of the victims and serve a few years—you wouldn’t face the death penalty.”

Xiao Yu sneered, “But you’re desperately trying to dodge responsibility, repeatedly reminding me that the explosion wasn’t your fault. It’s much like a cheater who can’t stop glancing at the invigilator.”

“I…”

Yao Zhengqi wanted to argue, but he couldn’t find the words.

Because everything Xiao Yu said was true.

“Eight lives were lost in the Laboratory explosion, and you conveniently left the day before. Was that just a coincidence?”

Xiao Yu snorted, “Even if it were a coincidence, the police found plenty of clues at the scene. Someone was attacked before the explosion, stabbed three times.”

“Another tried to flee, only to have someone grab his leg.”

“And someone even rushed to the third-floor kitchen and turned on the gas valve—as if he anticipated the explosion, waiting to trigger a second blast with the gas.”

“Most intriguingly, the police found a conduit in the hand of one of the corpses.”

“Do you know what was inside that conduit?”

“Finished Anti-Cancer Drug!”

Hearing this, Yao Zhengqi looked up at Xiao Yu in disbelief, trembling. “Impossible!”

“Exactly. There shouldn’t have been a finished drug, right?”

Xiao Yu fixed his gaze on Yao Zhengqi. “You weren’t there, and you split the anti-cancer drug formula into ten parts, giving only nine to the researchers. With an incomplete formula, it would be impossible to produce the drug. So who could have done it?”

“Oh, and another point: as a professor, you must know some of these researchers. Among these nine, there must be someone you’re familiar with, right?”

“Or perhaps even someone very close to you, who was meant to keep an eye on the others after you left?”

“No, it should be two or three people. You mentioned sending two researchers out to purchase supplies… If they weren’t trustworthy, why would you have let them leave so freely after someone died?”

“No wonder the other researchers despise them—they’re all your people, aren’t they?”

“People don’t come to hate others without a reason. But if they were dogs, that would be another story…”

“Isn’t that so?”

Yao Zhengqi said nothing.

His frantic, dumbfounded expression said it all.

Xiao Yu’s reasoning edged ever closer to the truth.

And as the truth came closer, the inconsistencies became even more glaring.

“As I said earlier, only a cheater would keep eyeing the invigilator.”

Xiao Yu coldly stated, “And only a wrongdoer would lie to shirk responsibility. Can I assume that your leaving the Laboratory wasn’t a coincidence or an accident, but a deliberate attempt to fabricate an alibi?”

Yao Zhengqi lowered his head, unwilling to meet Xiao Yu’s gaze.

At that moment, Xiao Yu resembled a predatory beast, his hungry gaze fixed on him.

“Got it?”

Xiao Yu smirked, “Then why go to the trouble of fabricating an alibi? Did you know the Laboratory was going to explode?”

“Or rather, did you know the Laboratory…would explode?”

“Hold on… explode? With people dead, what’s in it for you?”

“Oh, now I see. If they died, no one would know about your copy of the anti-cancer drug formula, right?”

“After using it, you staged an accident to silence the witnesses?”

“No!”

Suddenly, Yao Zhengqi abruptly looked up and roared, “No, I didn’t! I didn’t arrange for anyone to cause the explosion!”

Yikes… Xiao Yu was taken aback.

He didn’t lie!