Chapter 424 - 273: Strange Love Letter
Ran Yan furrowed her brows and said evenly, "These might all be important evidence. It was fine not knowing before, but now that we’ve found clues, what if something goes wrong with them being here? This is an investigation about facts, not feelings."
"Isn’t there a saying that ’the law is nothing but a manifestation of human feelings’?" Liu Qingsong felt his own idea was somewhat ludicrous, yet he stubbornly insisted on it.
Ran Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Since you talk of human feelings, let’s discuss that properly. Xiao Song is my fiancé, and the Emperor has given us a tight deadline to solve the case. Should I consider Chai Xuanyi’s feelings or should I help Xiao Song?"
Ran Yan crouched down and started to pull out records one by one, stacking them up, "Don’t be naive. I’m merely borrowing them, not keeping them! With Chai Xuanyi’s condition, whether I borrow them for a day or a year, the result is the same, he is a blank slate every day! Missing a few days of these memories actually makes no difference."
Liu Qingsong knew that Ran Yan was more knowledgeable in this area than he was, so he did not persist any further and said helplessly, "Then I’ll be back shortly."
Ran Yan acknowledged him, and Liu Qingsong hastily left. By this time, it was already late.
Ran Yan moved the albums out and organized them in chronological order, especially the paintings, which she carefully rolled up and placed in a bamboo tube designed for unmounted paintings. After arranging everything, guessing that Liu Qingsong might not return soon, she began to examine the study.
Under normal circumstances, Ran Yan would never invade someone else’s privacy like this, but now there was no way to apply for a residential investigation permit, and having the opportunity, she did not want to waste it.
Bookshelves were placed on all four walls of the study, and right in front of the desk were three rows stacked with various books and even scrolls. Chai Xuanyi was a learned man, and these books were certainly not just for show.