Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 171 Colluding with Each Other_1

"Yes."

Xiao Ming lit another cigarette. Of course, he didn’t forget to offer one to Ding Jianwei.

"His son was merely mentally challenged, destined to be like a five- or six-year old child for his whole life, with no physical ailments whatsoever.

When to eat, when to sleep, when he can make a noise, when he is allowed to excrete.

He employed mechanisms such as food rewards, electric shocks and whippings to design a whole set of system commands for his son.

Moreover, this training started when his son was just three years old."

"Three years old?"

Ding Jianwei frowned, "If someone’s intelligence can only develop to that of a five- or six-year old at most, they usually wouldn’t be identified as having a problem until they were at least seven or eight years old, if not into their teens.

How could he start at three years old..."

Her voice abruptly stopped, and then the cigarette between her fingers was crushed.

"He didn’t train his son like a dog because he was mentally challenged!"

"That’s right," Xiao Ming nodded, "When he started, his son appeared to be a healthy child."

"He deserves to die!"

Ding Jianwei clenched her teeth, her voice as cold as ice.

In his past life, Xiao Ming had seen detailed reports about this man in prison. He had already felt all the appropriate outrage, so he was very calm now.

"Since he was young, he liked to abuse cats and dogs, believing it was out of love. Therefore, to outsiders, he seemed like a person who loved small animals a lot.

His three fingers were bitten off by the police dog he trained himself, the reason being that the dog had become vicious due to his abusive training methods.

Poor dog, afterwards it was ’humanely disposed of.’

Officer Ding, as a professional, you should understand what is meant by antisocial personality disorder."

Ding Jianwei fell silent for a while, took another cigarette from the pack on the table, lit it, and took a few deep drags before her face returned to calm.

"Ten years ago, you were still a teenager, why are you so familiar with a murder case thousands of kilometers away?"

Xiao Ming smiled slightly, "How do you think I knew about the plan of Yanjiang Park and the ancient tomb complex beneath the shanty area?"

Ding Jianwei narrowed her eyes, "I feel the most appropriate thing to do now is to arrest you."

"Then ten demons would continue to roam free."

Xiao Ming flicked the cigarette ash, "In the wild, a tiger is the king of beasts, but in a zoo, it is just a big cat.

My brain is no different from that of an ordinary person, I would bleed to death from a stab wound just the same.

If you were to arrest me, or even just betray me, then there is at least a ninety percent chance that I would become a tool for some people in power to realize their ambitions.

Therefore, the real question now is, Officer Ding, does your sense of justice stem from responsibility, or is it a necessity for promotion?"

Ding Jianwei raised an eyebrow, "You’re tempting me."

Xiao shrugged, "Don’t worry, at least now I won’t be carrying you to bed."

"You’re an interesting person."

"That’s what women say, and that’s precisely my most troubling issue right now."

Ding Jianwei smiled, "One last question: I believe this is the biggest secret of your life, why tell me so readily? ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Don’t say it’s to avoid being arrested by me. With your intelligence, you should have realized from the start that I had no evidence to arrest you."

"Because of the bloodshot in your eyes; because of the way you eat; because you agreed with my ’hope’; and more because of your intelligence and that final statement ’one life for a demon’."

Xiao Ming looked at her seriously and said, "Maybe in your eyes, I’m not a good person, but I see myself not just as a good person, but as a very responsible one."

"Just now, when I said your profession commands immense respect, it wasn’t flattery, but sincere admiration," Xiao Ming stated.

"Ultimately, as a businessman, I find those charitable acts that offer tax avoidance and reputation more tedious compared to the significance of enabling someone like you to receive an early promotion for your contributions and no longer toil away."

Ding Jianwei seemed not to have expected to hear such words and stared at him for a while before asking, "Do you know what I am here to do?"

"To kill me."

Four faint words fell, and suddenly the room became silent. The two of them locked eyes, motionless, only the smoldering cigarettes between their fingers continued to waft smoke.

"How did you figure it out?" After a moment, Ding Jianwei blinked and asked.

"Playing dumb!"

Ding Jianwei’s expression changed slightly, and then she shook her head, "I didn’t expect to encounter a confidant on a whim today."

"Would you like a drink?" Xiao Ming asked.

"Forget it, drinking isn’t within my ’foolishness’ during work."

To ’play dumb,’ or to turn a blind eye, is generally about closing one eye to something, which, if applied to public officials, definitely amounts to dereliction of duty.

However, a person like Ding Jianwei would never neglect her duty, so her "foolishness" must be understood in the opposite way.

Simply put, it means she would violate the disciplines and rules that she should abide by when necessary.

For instance, personally punishing those guilty individuals who couldn’t be convicted.

A case involved a public company, an ancient tomb, and four lives, with ninety million in the amount involved vanishing without a trace.

The person behind all this had to possess extraordinary intelligence, and if they were devoid of any moral sense at the same time, that would make them a standard devil.

So, instead of waiting for Xiao Ming to record a statement, Ding Jianwei went directly to his home to probe and seek her opportunity.

After all, the suspects committing suicide out of guilt was her specialty.

Usually, someone like her is very dangerous, for everything hangs by a thread of fragile morality. Once her state of mind changes, it will inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences.

But coincidentally, or luckily, Xiao Ming was like her.

Both were exceptionally capable and held a sense of justice and responsibility distinct from the universal values.

As their conversation reached this point, they indeed found a certain mutual understanding and appreciation.

"Just to confirm, you mean that everything stays within these walls, and all relations are limited to just between us, right?" Ding Jianwei asked.

Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes. I am only responsible to you, and I only allow you alone to know my secret."

Ding Jianwei smiled, "They say having a shared secret is the first step in chasing a girlfriend. You’re married, and I couldn’t possibly become your girlfriend, but being friends should be fine, right?"

"How do I recall that having a shared secret is the first step in building a relationship with kids?"

Xiao Ming retorted, then said, "Anyway, for a pitiable person like you, I guess you can only be friends with me."

Ding Jianwei ignored his sarcasm and leaned in, "Since we are friends now, talking about deals just seems too formal.

With so many devils in the world, are you really content offering just ten?"

Xiao Ming chuckled wryly, "I’m not omnipotent, nor omniscient.

If you’re thinking of using me as a merit ATM, you might as well stop dreaming.

The deal for ten devils is off the table, but I can only guarantee answers to questions I know."

"OK!"

Ding Jianwei stubbed out her cigarette and stood up, extending her hand to Xiao Ming, "Then, shall we wish each other a pleasant cooperation?"

Xiao Ming took her hand, "I wish us a pleasant time as partners in crime!"