5:03 p.m.

Xu Manjia

Just as the anxious air filled Su Yueqing's apartment, Yang Yi and Xu Ying had successfully passed the address and arrived at the door of Xu Man's house.

"Du! Du! Du!" Soon, Yang Yi knocked on the door politely.

A few seconds later, with a lazy "squeak" of the door opening, a delicate but arrogant woman's face appeared in front of them.

"Who are you looking for?" The woman's voice also sounded lazy.

"Hello, are you Ms. Xu Man, a writer of mystery novels?" Yang Yi asked politely.

"Well, I am, you are..." Since Yang Yi and Xu Ying were both in casual clothes, Xu Man, who couldn't figure out their identities, couldn't help but look suspicious.

"We are from the Criminal Police Team of the Municipal Public Security Bureau." Hearing this, Yang Yi couldn't help but show his police officer ID to Xu Man, "There is a case that requires your cooperation. I'm sorry for wasting your time."

"It's okay, it's okay, come in and talk!" After learning the identities of the two, Xu Man's attitude changed a lot, and he hurriedly invited them into his home.

"Uh... I wonder if the two police officers have anything to do with me?" After sitting down, Xu Man couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that... one of my works... accidentally revealed the details of your case? What if?

In this way, it is really a coincidence. My stories are all conceived out of thin air and will never reveal the true facts of the case."

"Ms. Xu misunderstood. You are a well-known writer, and your works must be of high quality. They will not have anything to do with our handling of the case." Faced with Xu Man's question, Yang Yi hurriedly explained, "We are here this time for

Su Yueqing’s case.”

"It's her." When he heard the name "Su Yueqing", Xu Man suddenly seemed extremely cold.

"She died in her apartment at midnight last night, did you know?" Xu Ying began to question.

"I know, the news came out early last night." Xu Man's face became even colder.

"As far as we know, you and Su Yueqing were college classmates. When you heard the news of her death, were you so indifferent?" Seeing Xu Man's attitude, Xu Ying couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.

"Humph! College classmate?!" After hearing Xu Ying's words, Xu Man became a little excited, "If she really regarded me as a classmate, she wouldn't have stolen my work and published it! Fortunately, I kept the manuscript, otherwise

, then "Death Trap" will always bear her name, Su Yueqing! You say it is hateful or not! I am so angry just thinking about it!"

"Have you been to Su Yueqing's apartment yesterday?" Not wanting to get entangled with it anymore, Yang Yi quickly got to the point.

"Yes." Xu Man did not deny it.

"What happened?" Yang Yi asked next.

"Do I have to answer?" Xu Man still had the same lazy tone.

"Yes," Yang Yi replied decisively, "according to the information we have, you were the last person to come into contact with Su Yueqing before her death!"

"So what? You..." As if thinking of something, Xu Man suddenly became nervous, "You don't suspect that I harmed Su Yueqing, do you?!"

"Ms. Xu, you don't need to be nervous. We are just making routine inquiries. We will not rashly suspect anyone without evidence," Yang Yi explained, "However, you must truthfully explain to us the purpose of going to Su Yueqing's apartment."

"What other purpose could I have for looking for her? Of course it's for my novel!" Knowing that she couldn't escape, Xu Man told the truth.

"Novel? What novel? "Death Trap"?" Xu Ying asked again.

"No," Xu Man said with a sideways glance. "It's for my new novels "Invitation to Death" and "Journey to Death."

"What...what...what did you say?!" Suddenly, Xu Ying thought she had heard wrongly, "Aren't "Invitation to Death" and "Death Journey" the works of Su Yueqing? How did it become your new work?

?”

"Of course it's my new work! It's Su Yue Qingtian who is shameless!" When the novel was mentioned, Xu Man's emotions were aroused again.

"Since it is your work, why did Su Yueqing get it?" Yang Yi asked puzzledly.

"She is an unscrupulous person who can't accomplish anything! She was able to get my manuscript back then because of her ability!" Xu Man seemed to be extremely disgusted with Su Yueqing. "Nowadays, writing is better.

They all use computers and no longer save manuscripts, and she actually stole my electronic first draft again!"

"Did you go to Su Yueqing just to discuss this matter with her?" Yang Yi asked.

"That's right!" Xu Man replied quickly, "I just want to warn her and ask her to give up the publishing rights as soon as possible. After all, we are all public figures, and it is not good to go to court all the time."

"What's Su Yueqing's attitude?" Yang Yi asked again.

"Of course she was shameless and refused to admit it!" Xu Man said angrily, "Since she is unkind, I have no choice but to be unjust! I made my attitude clear on the spot. If she is still stubborn, then we will have to go to court again.

See!"

"Did she serve you coffee?" Thinking of this, Yang Yi asked.

"She will be kind enough to give me coffee! Dream on! But then again, even if she really does serve me coffee, I won't give her such a face!" Xu Man's tone became more and more aggressive.

"Besides the copyright of the two novels, what else did you discuss?" Xu Ying couldn't help but ask.

"No, apart from that, we have nothing in common." Xu Man responded.

"Now that Su Yueqing is dead, do you still plan to ask for the copyright?" Perhaps out of curiosity, Yang Yi added another sentence.

"Of course! She is dead, but the benefits she gained from these two novels are still there! I will never give up! I will definitely be able to prove that those two novels are my original works!" Xu Man said bitterly

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"Since there are no manuscripts for these two novels, how can you prove it?" Xu Ying couldn't help but ask.

"Actually, I was not very satisfied with the work when it was completed, so I had no plans to publish it officially. Instead, I just gave it to a publishing house to photocopy part of it, and prepared to give it to my friends and fans as a souvenir. Who knows, by chance, the photocopy has not yet been sent.

When I got it, the publishing house closed. Now, as long as I can get a photocopy, it is enough to prove that "Invitation to Death" and "Death Journey" are my original works, because the photocopies were printed earlier than

When will these two novels be published?" Xu Man said calmly.

"Oh, that's right." Feeling that Xu Man's narrative seemed irrelevant to the case, Yang Yi responded casually.

"So the two police officers should understand that what I want is just the copyright of the two novels, not Su Yueqing's life!" At the end of the conversation, Xu Man said provocatively.

"Thank you, Miss Xu, for your cooperation. I'll take my leave today. We will interrupt you if necessary in the future." Ignoring Xu Man's attitude, Yang Yi concluded gently.

"Okay, I'll be with you anytime!" Hearing this, Xu Man sent Yang Yi and Xu Ying out of the house with a fake smile.
Chapter completed!