The short prisoner sat in the interrogation room, insisting he knew nothing, but Lin Fan could tell he was lying. With top-notch insight, Lin Fan could see through every micro-expression of the other party.

First, the prison warden personally interrogated him, trying to persuade him with kind words, followed by Loli's interrogation, but the short man still insisted he was unaware.

The prison warden frowned and said, "Mr. Lin, could you have been mistaken? Maybe he really doesn't know?"

Lin Fan said, "I'll go and talk to him."

Lin Fan then walked into the interrogation room and sat opposite the prisoner.

The short prisoner said tearfully, "Please, I really don't know anything. Let me go, will you?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm just here to chat with you casually. I won't do anything to you. First, tell me, what's your name?"

The short man replied, "Li Zicai."

Lin Fan said, "Li Zicai, what did you come here for?"

The short man said, "I got into a fight. I accidentally injured him. He was the one who hit me first. I was just defending myself, but who knew I'd end up being sentenced to prison."

The short man had a look of grievance on his face.

Lin Fan said, "That's pretty miserable. What happened to the other person?"

The short man said, "The other guy's fine. He was hospitalized for a week and then discharged."

The short man gritted his teeth, clearly very upset.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "How about we make a deal?"

The short man asked, "What deal?"

Lin Fan said, "I'll give you a promise—you tell me what you know about Ye Tianyu, and I'll have my legal team revisit your case. If what you say is true and you were defending yourself, your case will surely have a turn for the better."

The short man's eyes lit up, "Really?"

He immediately expressed suspicion, "How can I trust you? Are you trying to deceive me?"

Lin Fan said, "Hmm, you can think I'm tricking you. You can also choose not to believe me, but this could be your best chance. It's up to you how to choose. Because besides this method, I have other ways to make you talk, but if I have to use other methods, you won't gain any benefits."

The short man bowed his head and hesitated. It's undeniable that the condition Lin Fan offered was very tempting to him. Lin Fan practically grasped his lifeline with a single sentence.

Eventually, he gritted his teeth and said, "I just don't want to cause trouble. I have no relations with him. Here's how it happened—I was going to the toilet and accidentally overheard him and another prisoner talking. He seemed very nervous, saying something about 'they have arrived.'

Lin Fan said, "Oh, they have arrived?"

Who came?

Could Ye Tianyu's escape be related to 'they have arrived'?

Lin Fan said, "Do you know the prisoner he was talking to? What's his name?"

The short man thought for a moment and said, "I think he's called Big Fool. I don't know his name; everyone calls him Big Fool. He's always acting foolishly."

Outside, Loli turned to ask the prison warden, "Brother Zhao, do you know who this Big Fool is?"

The prison warden said, "Yes, this man's name is Chen An. He is quite foolish indeed, always smiling at everyone. He's a harmless presence in the prison, to be honest. I'm a bit surprised that this matter is related to Big Fool."

Loli said, "Please get Big Fool here, Brother Zhao."

The prison warden said, "Alright, I'll personally go."

The interrogation with the short man was over, and he was taken away. Soon, a sturdy man was brought over, this time for Lin Fan to interrogate directly.

"Haha, it's late. Officers, what do you need me for?" Big Fool said with a smile, looking indeed foolish and harmless.

Lin Fan looked at the document in his hand provided by the prison, saying, "Your name is Chen An from Yun City. You were imprisoned for robbery last November, just a week after Ye Tianyu. Did you two plan it?"

Big Fool said, "Officer, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What's planned?"

Lin Fan said, "Do you know Ye Tianyu?"

Big Fool said, "Ye Tianyu? Yes, I know him—Brother Yu, who doesn't know him? He's a big name now after escaping."

Lin Fan said, "What's your relationship with him?"

Big Fool said, "Not much, just know him, when we meet we nod. Yeah, nodding acquaintances."

Lin Fan watched Big Fool, none of Big Fool's micro-expressions could escape his eyes, "You're lying, why lie?"

Big Fool chuckled and said, "I'm not lying, Officer. You're right, why would I lie? I have nothing to do with Ye Tianyu's escape; do I have any reason to lie?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "People say you're foolish, and you do look silly, but you're not foolish at all—you're quite good at pretending. Although there's no lie detector here, I can tell which of your words are true or false."

Big Fool said, "Officer, are you really that good? But I really don't understand what you're saying; I didn't lie."

It seems like Big Fool intends to play dumb to the end.

Lin Fan said, "A prisoner reported seeing you and Ye Tianyu talking in the restroom. Did this happen?"

Big Fool said, "Talking in the restroom? I don't remember, Officer. You see, I'm acquainted with Brother Yu, and usually when we run into each other, it's normal to nod and chat. We're all in the same prison, after all; it's frequent. How can I remember so much?"

Lin Fan said, "Let me help you remember. Three days ago at noon, you met Ye Tianyu in the restroom. What did you talk about? If it's too long ago, you might not remember, but it's only been three days. If your IQ is normal, you'd remember."

Big Fool pretended to recall hard, then suddenly had a realization, "Oh, I remember. Three days ago, yes, I went to the toilet then, and bumped into Brother Yu there. I greeted him, and we casually chatted."

Lin Fan said, "What did you talk about?"

Big Fool said, "Nothing much, just talked about how the lunch was awful; we complained about it. Officer, could you mention to the warden to improve our food? It's really terrible."

Lin Fan looked at Big Fool, realizing he was speaking nonsense with a straight face. This guy had decent mental resilience, enough to put on a fitting act.

"Is that it?" Lin Fan asked, "Anything else you talked about?"

Big Fool said, "Anything else? Let me think, nope."

Lin Fan said, "Are you sure?"

Big Fool said, "Yeah, what else? I'm not too familiar with Brother Yu, just nodding terms. What else can we talk about?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

It appears Big Fool intends to play dumb to the bitter end.

At this point, Loli pushed the door open and entered, came to Lin Fan's side, and said, "We just checked; three days ago in the morning, Chen An met a visitor, just before the restroom chat with Ye Tianyu. I looked at both their visitation records—Ye Tianyu hasn't had any visitors since entering prison, while Chen An's visiting records are full, with visits every month, and it's always the same person visiting."

Lin Fan asked, "Who is this visitor?"

Loli said, "This person is named Hong Jinmao. According to the registry, this person is friends with Big Fool."

Hong Jinmao?

This name seems familiar. Suddenly, Lin Fan remembered someone.