“Provide a clue? Little girl, you better think it through. Providing false information means you’ll have to bear legal responsibility.”

Xia An, upon hearing Yu Ning say she had a clue, looked at her suspiciously. Then, he glanced at Lin San Shao standing beside her, and a thought immediately popped into his head.

Could it be that the Lin family is pushing this girl out to take the fall to save Lin Wu Shao?

“If the Lin family wanted to use tricks, they wouldn’t target a mere police inspector like you,” Lin Hai said, glancing at Xia An’s police rank.

Xia An felt offended.

“Let’s find a place to talk,” Yu Ning maintained her composure.

Xia An originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the girl’s young age, and her innocent demeanor, he felt a pang of sympathy.

Thinking if the girl was being coerced by a powerful family, he could at least try to dissuade them from making another mistake.

“To the reception room, you have ten minutes.”

Once in the reception room, Xia An poured water for the two of them.

“Alright, young lady, what clue do you have?”

“I’m a teacher at the Daoist Academy of Ningshan. I’m also a fortune teller, and I’d like to use my skills to help you solve this case.”

No sooner had Yu Ning finished speaking than there was the sound of someone choking on water.

Lin San Shao was taken aback by her straightforwardness, causing him to choke and cough a few times.

Xia An was silent for a few seconds before he spoke slowly.

“Are you joking? Do you know the consequences of interfering with police work?!”

Running to the municipal bureau to talk about fortune telling—this seemed like a way to get yourself arrested.

“I’m serious. Here are my credentials.” Yu Ning took out her ID card and Daoist certificate from her bag.

Xia An’s face turned cold, and he gave an order to leave.

“Little girl, I don’t have time for games. Leave now, and I’ll pretend I didn’t see you.”

He stood up to leave, internally cursing himself for feeling sorry for this girl.

She turned out to be a charlatan!

A fortune teller daring to cause trouble right under his nose!

“Xia An, you are estranged from your family, your brotherhood ties are weak. You stand alone on a high mountain, and your blood relatives are distant.”

“You investigated me?!” Xia An felt both angry and humiliated.

Yu Ning continued speaking.

“Your marriage line tells me you have an excellent wife, with a cheerful and righteous personality.”

“Haha, the Lin family is really rich, they even managed to find out such details.” Xia An looked at Lin Hai and sneered.

When Yu Ning mentioned his wife, Xia An thought the Lin family had investigated him and were using his family to threaten him!

Lin Hai couldn’t be bothered to explain, knowing this would happen. He was curious to see how Yu Ning would handle it.

Ignoring Xia An’s angry outburst, Yu Ning continued.

“However, your good wife will soon no longer be yours, as you’re about to get divorced.”

“!!!” Xia An’s eyes were filled with anger. Nonsense! Utter nonsense! Impossible!

“Your Wuqu star has entered your marriage line, indicating a career peak, but misfortune in marriage. Combined with the Tianxing star, it signifies punishment and divorce.”

“Absolute nonsense. My wife and I have a great relationship. There’s no way we’re getting divorced!”

Just as Xia An finished speaking, a colleague came in holding an envelope.

“Old Xia, your registered mail, I brought it over for you.”

Seeing that the sender was his wife, Xia An casually took it. He opened it in front of Yu Ning, feeling smug.

“This is a letter from my wife. In this day and age, have you ever seen a handwritten letter? This is a symbol of deep affection—?!”

“A divorce agreement? Really ‘deep’ affection,” Lin Hai glanced over, laughing unkindly.

Xia An’s face turned beet red, clutching the divorce papers, both furious and panicked.

Why does his wife want to divorce him? He’s been out for half a month, and she’s still mad? What did he do to make her so angry?

“This is just a coincidence!” Xia An still couldn’t believe Yu Ning could have predicted this.

“I can help you reconcile.”

“I don’t believe you! I can handle it myself—”

“If you could handle it yourself, would you have been kicked out?”

“!!!” How did she even know that?! Xia An began to suspect she had surveillance in his house.

“There’s a major case at hand. If you had any clues, you wouldn’t be working overtime. Why not take ten minutes to hear what I have to say? If my information is inaccurate, I’m willing to accept punishment. Obstructing official duties is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison, I understand.”

“I don’t believe this nonsense.”

“Afraid? Is that all the courage you have?” Lin San Shao chimed in at the right moment.

“Don’t use reverse psychology on me. It doesn’t work.” Xia An said, but he didn’t leave immediately.

He was a bit shaken.

Not because of Lin San Shao’s goading, but because Yu Ning’s gaze and demeanor were convincing.

As an experienced detective, he prided himself on his ability to read people, and this girl’s eyes were clear and genuine, not like someone who was deliberately causing trouble.

Wasting ten minutes at most. What if?

Yu Ning pulled out a notebook and pen, pushing them towards Xia An.

“Write a word.”

Xia An hesitated, glancing at the registered mail in his hand, thinking about how sudden his wife’s decision was, giving him no chance.

So, he picked up the pen and wrote the character “机” (opportunity).

Yu Ning looked at the character for a few seconds.

“I asked you to think about the case, not your marriage. Write another one.”

“You even know what I’m thinking?!”

Yu Ning took the pen and drew three circles around the character he wrote.

“You wrote this character in cursive, making it look like Jia and Yi, corresponding to Yin and Yang. Since husband and wife represent Yin and Yang, it’s clearly a question about your marriage. The last stroke was written hastily, resembling a hook, corresponding to the Qian, Kun, and Dui trigrams. Since you wrote it, let me analyze your relationship line—”

Yu Ning began calculating. The black cat in her pocket peeked its head out, watching intently.

“Your wife wants a divorce because she thinks you’re having an affair.”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!” As a man who prides himself on his integrity, how could his wife misunderstand him!

“After we finish this business, call her to confirm. This reading is on the house. Now, write another one.”

This time, Xia An didn’t let his mind wander. He thought carefully and seriously wrote the character “苦” (suffering).

This case seemed simple but had high public attention and was trending on social media.

The victim was tortured to death, causing suffering for everyone involved, including the police and the public awaiting the truth.

Yu Ning began her calculations again, sometimes using the strokes of the character, sometimes drawing circles on it. This time, it took longer than before.

Unknowingly, nine minutes had passed.

Yu Ning sat there, seemingly oblivious to everything else, deeply focused on her calculations.

The long wait exhausted Xia An’s patience. He felt ridiculous.

How could he listen to a little girl’s nonsense and waste ten minutes? If metaphysics could solve cases, what was their job for?

Lin San Shao, seeing Xia An’s impatience, prepared himself to back Yu Ning up.

Only the black cat in Yu Ning’s pocket watched her without blinking.

He believed the girl could do it.

The ten minutes were up.

Xia An stood up, ready to speak, when Yu Ning put down her pen.

“I’ve solved the key to the case. You can prepare to release Lin Wu Shao.”

“What?!”

Xia An was shocked, and suddenly saw the person standing behind Yu Ning, his face changed.

When did the chief arrive?

If the girl gave the wrong answer, she’d be in big trouble today!