Yan Luoxi raised her hand gently to rest on the back of his hand. She tilted her head slightly to gaze at him, "Li Yeqi, I believe that innocence will prevail. They're just taking me back for routine questioning. I trust they wouldn't wrongfully accuse a good person."
Li Yeqi clenched his teeth, gripping her wrist so tightly he almost crushed her bones. Yet Yan Luoxi remained silent, aware that someone was framing her. Though her heart was calm, she believed evil does not triumph over good.
She slowly brushed his hand aside, turning to face the officers. "Whether you believe it or not, Xue Changkong and I only met once. I did not instruct him to kill anyone," she said.
She wasn't addressing the officers but indirectly explaining to Li Yeqi. She wasn't afraid of the world thinking she ordered the killing of Master Li, only afraid that Li Yeqi might believe it.
If she really wanted to kill Master Li, she would have done it when she first returned to the country. Why wait until now?
