This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 627 - 121: Entering the Jar

Chapter 627 -121: Entering the Jar

“Please take off the veil.”

“….”

“Please cooperate, Miss Shentu.”

“Does this have anything to do with the investigation?”

“It does.”

In the interrogation room, sitting opposite Shen Tuyue were Li Fei and He Jian.

He Jian’s first request was for Shen Tuyue to take off her veil.

Shen Tuyue was silent for a moment, and after taking a deep look at Li Fei, she finally slowly removed her veil.

Underneath the veil, her appearance was not as stunningly beautiful as people had imagined, but it was above average.

However, paired with Shen Tuyue’s temperament, which was like the bright moon in the sky, no one could deny her beauty.

“On February 21st, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., where were you?”

He Jian was not interested in Shen Tuyue’s true appearance, he went straight to his questioning.

“I was at home.”

“Specific location.”

“No. 19 West City Road courtyard.”

“What were you doing at the time?”

“I was practicing.”

“Was there anyone else in the courtyard with you at that time?”

“No one.”

“Did you notice anyone else coming? Or was there any other abnormal situation?”

“No.”

“…”

In the interrogation room of the Inspection Department, Li Fei and He Jian questioned Shen Tuyue.

It was mainly He Jian who asked, while Li Fei observed.

He Jian started by asking some general questions, and then repeatedly inquired about various details.

His interrogation skills were quite adept; many questions seemed similar, but in fact, they contained traps.

If the content was made up, any logical inconsistencies would be detected!

Not only that, but during the interrogation, He Jian’s eyes always contained a faint luminescence.

He was like a stealthy crane patrolling in the dark night, carefully scrutinizing all details.

The interrogation lasted about an hour.

He Jian turned to look at Li Fei: “Does Mr. Li have any other questions?”

Li Fei shook his head.

He Jian then looked back at Shen Tuyue, and with a firm tone, he said:

“You’re lying.”

“Oh?”

This conclusion surprised Li Fei, as he had not noticed anything amiss with Shen Tuyue’s answers during the entire process.

Shen Tuyue frowned slightly, staring straight at He Jian: “I told the truth.”

He Jian shook his head: “A martial arts master can control their breath, heartbeat, the speed of their Qi-Blood flow, and even muscle reactions, but some subtle changes in expression still cannot be concealed. I have been in this profession for over forty years, and no one can lie in front of me.”

He delivered his last sentence nonchalantly, without any hint of boastfulness.

It was like True Master Qingding saying he was the best alchemist, or Lin Tianyi saying he was the world’s number one.

“…”

Shen Tuyue remained silent.

“From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on February 21st, there must have been someone else in your home, and you knew about it.”

He Jian stated his judgment.

“…”

Shen Tuyue avoided He Jian’s gaze and looked towards Li Fei:

“I have cooperated and come here for your interrogation, and I have answered all your questions. You say you have evidence that I colluded with the thief, where is the evidence? If you can’t produce it, can I leave?”

Li Fei glanced at He Jian beside him.

He trusted the judgment of the ‘stealthy crane,’ so he was even less likely to let Shen Tuyue leave:

“According to the laws of the Da Lan Dynasty, we can keep you here for at least 48 hours until you have completely cleared the suspicion.”

Shen Tuyue looked at Li Fei, put her veil back on, and her gaze was cold: 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

“I hope the Marquis Jing’an won’t break his promise about the martial contest after 48 hours.”

“Definitely.”

Li Fei nodded calmly.

He then left the interrogation room with He Jian.

Of course, they would not purposely mistreat Shen Tuyue, they arranged a room for her and escorted her there.

“Marquis.”

Lv Wenxing came over first, speaking in a low voice to Li Fei:

“Mr. Zhong has just received at least ten phone calls.”

Li Fei was not surprised and was about to speak when he saw Zhong Han approaching quickly with a solemn expression.

“Marquis Jing’an, Mr. He.”

“Mr. Zhong.”

“How did the interrogation go?”

“We can now be certain that Shen Tuyue knows some insider information.”

“… Do we have evidence to prove her connection with the prison break robbers?”

“No concrete evidence yet, but the content I found using the secret technique, and Mr. He’s interrogation, have already confirmed that she must be involved in this jailbreak.”

“…”

Zhong Han looked at Li Fei, “May I have a word with the Marquis Jing’an in private?”

“Sure.”

The two then entered a room and closed the door.

“Is Marquis Jing’an familiar with the Entry World Conference?”

“I know a little.”

“Let me put it this way, in Gan Province, in any industry you can think of, the Entry World Conference has people in the top five! Some are even the leaders of their industries. In the official circles, there’s no need to mention Pool’s status, and the other five departments also have members from the Entry World Conference.”

“…”

“If there is evidence, I won’t hesitate and will fully cooperate with Marquis Jing’an in the investigation! But if there’s no definitive evidence, I really can’t keep Shen Tuyue here any longer.”

“No matter whether there is evidence or not, I must keep her for 48 hours.”

Li Fei said calmly.

Being able to detain someone for 48 hours without sufficient evidence, forcing them to cooperate with the investigation, indeed was a power of the Inspection Bureau.

But when the detained individual was Shen Tuyue, even an extra minute’s detention meant immense pressure!

“….”

Zhong Han looked at Li Fei helplessly.

He had guessed it would come to this.

When Li Fei hadn’t yet been ennobled and wasn’t the Blue Patrol Envoy, he dared to investigate a case under great pressure from the Daluo Sect.

How could today’s Li Fei possibly retreat?

“Fine, if there is still no evidence after 48 hours, I can only release her.”

Zhong Han told Li Fei.

“Of course.”

Li Fei nodded.

So Zhong Han left.

He Jian and Lv Wenxing entered the room.

“Does Mr. He have any thoughts?”

Li Fei asked.

He couldn’t use the ‘Gate of Dream Realm’ on Shen Tuyue because it was nearly impossible to break through her mental defenses, which would instead reveal his special tactics.

He Jian said without hesitation:

“First, check inside the Inspection Department, find out who relayed the intelligence.”

“Second, investigate the courtyard at number 19 Western City Road, see who visited there the afternoon two days ago.”

“Third, look into the origins of those two people we caught.”

Li Fei: “What if all three lines of investigation turn up nothing?”

They had to forcibly bring back Shen Tuyue precisely because they thought it would be very hard to find any evidence.

“The fourth line, Shen Tuyue has already given it to us.”

“…What is it?”

“She probably truly is unrelated to this case.”

“Ah? Didn’t Mr. He just say she was lying?”

“She was indeed lying, but when I brought up her collusion with the rebels, her demeanor was calm. It was only when I mentioned specific details about that afternoon that her emotions slightly fluctuated. This shows she is hiding something for someone else.”

He Jian said with certainty:

“Someone else must have visited her residence that afternoon, and that person has a deep connection with her. That’s why she’s hiding it for them.”

Li Fei had to admire the detective’s keen observation.

For all he could perceive, he couldn’t detect any emotional change in Shen Tuyue just now.

“So, the fourth line is to check those close to Shen Tuyue.”

Li Fei said.

He Jian: “I think there shouldn’t be too many.”

…

On the morning of February 24th, the Hongxiu Restaurant was sealed off by the Inspection Department.

A few minutes later, the proprietress of the Hongxiu Restaurant was taken back to the Inspection Department.

Opposite the Hongxiu Restaurant was a tea house.

On the second floor of the tea house, in an elegant room facing the street.

Two men sat opposite each other, drinking tea and looking out at the Hongxiu Restaurant.

“It seems to be going smoothly.”

One man with gray at his temples and looking somewhat aged said.

He was none other than Zhu San, who had rescued Ye Zhao from Li Fei’s hands!

The man sitting opposite Zhu San looked much younger. He wore a light-white scholar’s robe, his long hair draped over his shoulders, his demeanor detached.

He sipped his tea, closed his eyes to savor the taste, and slowly said:

“Unexpected to find authentic Yulaoshan tea here.”

Zhu San, respectfully, said to him:

“If you like it, I can ask the owner to buy more later.”

“No need.”

The scholar-robed man opened his eyes, “The tea has a unique flavor when brewed with the water here. If you take it away, it won’t taste the same.”

Zhu San nodded. He did not quite understand these things.

“Since all is going well, why the lingering unease?”

The scholar-robed man asked.

Zhu San: “The Oath Technique on Liu Jiehui was unexpectedly broken. I fear there may be other unforeseen incidents following.”

“If they could fully break it, they wouldn’t have reacted this way. As it stands now, last night was just a trap Li Fei and He Jian set, they actually don’t have the key information.”

“Let’s hope so.”

Zhu San sighed, “It’s a pity that last night’s duel didn’t happen. Xu Jing still needs confirmation before agreeing to cooperate with us.”

The scholar-robed man nodded casually: “Hmm, if it really doesn’t work out, I’ll do it myself.”

Zhu San: “No need. After last night’s commotion, Li Fei and Shen Tuyue will clash sooner or later. There’s no need for you to reveal yourself prematurely.”

“Heh, I never thought that one day, to deal with a Tao Foundation Stage Martial Artist, we would have to be so calculating.”

The scholar-robed man gave a self-deprecating smile.

“After all, he is the number one in history.”

“Let’s hope he doesn’t disappoint me.”

…

That afternoon, the interrogation of Shao Sirou, the proprietress of the Hongxiu Restaurant, had made a breakthrough!

Like Liu Jiehui, she had an Oath Technique planted in her mind, so Li Fei couldn’t get key information from her subconscious world.

However, acquiring some ‘marginal’ information, combined with He Jian’s interrogation, was enough to piece together part of the truth:

“We can now confirm that it was Shao Sirou who went to Shen Tuyue’s residence that afternoon, and she was the one who relayed the inside information from the Inspection Department.”

He Jian told Li Fei:

“And all of Shao Sirou’s past connections are with the Entry World Conference. The two rebels we caught last night, along with ‘Dark Night Demon’ Suo Ze who broke into the Inspection Bureau, judging from the information we have, they are most likely also related to the Entry World Conference.”

Li Fei: “So, does the New Heaven Association have ties with the Entry World Conference, or are the two organizations actually one and the same?”

He Jian, with a profound gaze:

“We can’t draw a conclusion yet, but this old man always feels that something’s not right.”

….