But the most shocked were Qinghuan’s parents and Lin Fanpeng.
Both Father Lin and Mrs. Lin were running about everywhere.
Lin Fanpeng was also somewhat frightened.
He had never expected that his granddaughter’s fingerprints would be found on the dagger.
He had overlooked this matter.
But he also knew that even if he hadn’t overlooked it, there was nothing he could do about this piece of evidence.
He did not have the means to go to the police station and secretly remove this incriminating evidence.
What he hadn’t expected was why the police still hadn’t cleared Qinghuan of suspicion, where had they slipped up?
After much thought, Lin Fanpeng, who had been through countless storms, calmed down.
It was just a fingerprint, after all.
For his granddaughter Qinghuan, it was a minor issue.
She would have a thousand excuses to exonerate herself.
Thus, Lin Fanpeng naturally put his mind at ease.
Gu Qiaoqiao naturally knew as well.
However, she felt that just one fingerprint was still inadequate evidence.
Considering Qinghuan’s crafty nature,
She probably had many reasons to defend herself.
So Gu Qiaoqiao did not feel very delighted.
Instead, she wondered what methods Qinghuan would use to exonerate herself.
According to what Gu Qiaoqiao thought, perhaps only one tactic would suffice.
Qinghuan had once taken a knife for Qin Yize.
And that knife was the one used to murder Zhan Yanxiang.
Thus, Gu Qiaoqiao held little hope for this.
Nor could she determine how to resolve this deadlock or where the breakthrough might lie.
Since these matters were beyond her control,
she decided to focus on her own tasks for the time being.
That was carving lotus petals.
Unfortunately, the Spiritual Energy in the Red Spirit Jade Marrow was significantly weaker.
But this suited her perfectly,
since Gu Qiaoqiao could now completely control the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.
She planned to carve eighty-one lotus petals and then open the Mysterious Dragon Box.
But she had not anticipated that, although she could now carve, when she put down the carving knife, she realized she was still somewhat naive.
The Red Spirit Jade Marrow was very stubborn, as if it was defying Gu Qiaoqiao.
That feeling of ease, was not at all suitable for the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.
Therefore, progress was very slow.
And Gu Qiaoqiao also discovered that she could not speed up as she wanted.
At her current pace, it would take a week to carve one lotus petal.
To complete all of them would take eighty-one weeks.
That was nearly two years.
Gu Qiaoqiao felt that this was taking too long.
It was not conducive to the current situation.
But haste makes waste.
This phrase fit perfectly with the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.
Even if she were extremely anxious, it would not resolve any problems.
But in the world, all things have their solutions and opposites.
There was no problem without a solution.
It was just that she had not yet thought of a way.
Moreover, even if the Red Spirit Jade Marrow were slow, it was nevertheless a great advance as compared to before.
In recent days, Gu Qiaoqiao had been staying at Gu Garden.
She was originally supposed to go skiing with Qin Yize on Sunday.
But unexpectedly, Qin Yize suddenly went on an emergency mission and had left the Imperial Capital, his destination unknown.
So that plan naturally fell through.
However, Gu Qiaoqiao was already accustomed to this.
In her previous life, hadn’t she also overcome similar situations?
At this time, Qinghuan was still in detention.
But nobody expected that Qinghuan was extremely cunning and, moreover, had a deep understanding of the interrogation routines.