Chapter 1890: But I’m Still a Suspect
Upon hearing this, Gu Yixing paused for a moment.
Little Taotie blinked and understood too.
There were only two pieces of cake, she ate one piece, and the deceased bought the other.
But now the cake appeared here, and she even shared it with the police brother.
Why would the deceased’s missing piece of cake be with her?
Little Taotie was also a bit confused.
Because she bought many cakes, she paid no mind to any particular piece, nor did she notice if there was one piece less or more.
The police who had eaten the cake saw Little Taotie’s bewildered face, her little hands clenched as if she was very nervous, and immediately comforted her: "There’s one point that works in your favor because you gave the cake to me."
The other police officer nodded in agreement: "If you had eaten the cake or kept it hidden away, you would have had a motive for murder. But now that you shared the cake, it shows you don’t care about that piece. You have no motive for murder."
Little Taotie pursed her lips, softly saying: "But I’m still a suspect."
Both police officers fell silent.
They didn’t know how to comfort Little Taotie, after all, she wasn’t wrong; she was indeed brought back as a suspect.
At the police station, Little Taotie hung her head low, saying nothing.
Gu Yixing stayed by her side, whispering comforting words in her ear, but Little Taotie seemed not to hear.
The police who had eaten the cake hesitated for a moment, saying: "When I was eating the cake, I heard you mention that the cakes here aren’t very tasty."
Little Taotie shifted, glanced at him, then lowered her head again.
Gu Yixing replied: "Yes, the hotel uses subpar ingredients, the sweetness isn’t balanced, and the cake maker’s skills need improvement."
Police officer: "The hotel has buffet services, so the cake-making is a bit rough, but for me, it was quite delicious."
Gu Yixing: "I tasted artificial flavoring; normally, we wouldn’t let my sister eat this kind of cake."
Little Taotie spoke gloomily: "Although it’s not very tasty, I tasted each kind, and since I took a bite, I couldn’t waste it, so I ate every piece."
Police officer: "From your behavior, it’s clear Little Taotie doesn’t particularly like the hotel’s cakes, making it unlikely she would kill for them."
"Ridiculous, who would kill for a piece of cake?" Gu Yixing said, irritated.
The police officer resignedly said: "We’ve encountered too many cases."
"Among them, there are all kinds of unimaginable reasons for murder, including someone killing a person in the restroom because their table neighbor was too loud in the restaurant."
Gu Yixing’s mouth twitched: "There are all kinds of people."
The police officer patiently asked Little Taotie: "Think carefully, was there an avocado cake when the counter lady packed the cakes for you?"
Gu Yixing: "Can’t you check the surveillance?"
The police officer resignedly said: "Coincidentally, the surveillance at the cake counter is also malfunctioning."
Gu Yixing: "Don’t you think these malfunctioning cameras are too much of a coincidence? It’s as if someone is deliberately framing my sister!"
The police nodded: "We have similar suspicions, but it’s all just guesses and can’t clear Little Taotie’s name."
Little Taotie tilted her head in an effort to recall, softly chiming in her baby voice: "I was watching the counter lady pack the cakes for me..."
Suddenly her baby voice paused: "No, wait, that’s not right. A very fat person was giving the pretty lady a hard time, and it was at that moment the counter lady had already packed my cakes, so I didn’t see everything."