"Director Sun... could you take me to the detention center to see him?"

Sun Chuan paused, then agreed happily.

He truly didn’t expect that the case he was asked to assist with was actually related to his own lingering issue!

He thought the case from back then could only be brushed aside hastily, but now they were going to investigate it, of course he was thrilled!

"Alright."

Sun Chuan nodded, then asked anxiously, "When do you plan to go to the detention center?"

Xu Liang thought for a moment, then uttered a word.

"Now!"

...

Jiang City had its own detention center.

However, the detention center wasn’t large, nor was there a necessity to expand it, after all, it’s just a county-level city.

Usually, nothing major ever happens, and the case of Qi Yu was already considered a large and unexpected incident.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, after Xu Liang and the police decided to go to the detention center,

they immediately got into the cars.

One police car, one sedan.

It only took twenty minutes, and by 2 o’clock, they arrived at the Jiang City detention center.

After getting out of the car,

they immediately contacted the person in charge of the detention center.

The person in charge was a police officer in his forties, who was somewhat familiar with Sun Chuan, but was stunned when he saw Xu Liang.

"To see Zheng Shijie?"

The detention center supervisor looked at Xu Liang with a strange expression.

He pulled Sun Chuan aside and whispered.

"Who is this person? Is it you who wants to see or him?"

Sun Chuan, impatiently waving his hand, said:

"Just arrange it, this case is being investigated by the higher-ups."

He pointed upward, and the other party had nothing more to say.

The higher-ups?

The city is investigating this case?

A crazy mental patient can attract a city investigation?

The supervisor was a bit confused but proceeded to make the arrangements.

During this time,

Xu Liang also asked Sun Chuan to retrieve some information about the detainee, Zheng Shijie.

Including his family information and recent visitation records.

"Tsk, the feelings are quite good, this wife comes to see him every month."

Xu Liang glanced at the information in his hand, showing disdain.

If this scum is truly connected to Qi Yu’s death...

then this lovey-dovey, exemplary couple display instead makes him sick!

Sun Chuan said nothing from the side, just felt Xu Liang was a bit odd.

Others might think this way during an investigation, but they wouldn’t speak so openly, unlike this guy...

So blunt!

"Arrangements are made."

Shortly afterward, the detention center supervisor returned, nodding to Sun Chuan and Xu Liang.

"I’ll lead the way."

With that, he took the lead and walked ahead.

Xu Liang and the others followed behind him.

Soon, they arrived at the ’reception room’.

However, this reception room was not for distinguished guests, but for the families of inmates to apply and meet them.

Of course, it was only for meeting and talking.

Not even a handshake was allowed!

Inside,

a middle-aged man with a buzz cut, wearing a yellow prisoner vest, looked at Xu Liang who walked in, with a puzzled expression.

The two were separated by a pane of glass, with only a microphone to speak through.

Xu Liang directly sat on the chair, facing Zheng Shijie two meters across.

The supervisor and Sun Chuan stood behind him after entering.

Zheng Shijie immediately understood that Xu Liang was the one who wanted to see him.

"You..." he hesitated, about to speak.

But unexpectedly, Xu Liang interrupted him bluntly:

"Five years ago, you dumped over a dozen pickle jars from Jianghe Pickle Plant in Jiang City, these jars contained something."

"There should be something hidden in the jars..."

Observing his micro-expressions, Xu Liang paused.

When mentioning the jars, there was a noticeable slight contraction in Zheng Shijie’s pupils!

Though it was just a moment, he still caught it!

Indeed...

He squinted his eyes, continuing:

"There should be something hidden in the jars, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Shijie forced a smile, retracting his head and said:

"No, I was just drunk, and back then I thought getting caught for drunk driving would be the end."

"I didn’t think much..."

Before he could finish, Xu Liang immediately interrupted him.

"Zhang Yong!"

As soon as the words landed, Zheng Shijie’s pupils constricted.

"Zhao Hailong, Cheng Jia, Zhang Yong, you should be quite familiar with these three people."

"I now have a corpse in my hand, a body that these three people were involved with. Do you think this body has anything in common with what’s in the jars?"

Xu Liang probed while observing his expressions.

After thinking it over, he added:

"For example... the corrosive scars on your face!?"

In an instant.

Zheng Shijie’s arm muscles twitched, and the corner of his eye flinched.

Xu Liang immediately understood.

But Zheng Shijie spoke up:

"Wha... what?"

He frowned, looking confused, seeming as if he didn’t understand.

"What corrosive scars?"

"Won’t say it?"

Xu Liang smiled.

"Actually, I think it’s better to say it. It’s good for both of us. After all, I’m not really a villain; I don’t really want to do anything evil."

Villain?

Zheng Shijie subconsciously glanced at Sun Chuan behind him, thinking for a moment.

With the police involved...

The other party is unlikely to use torture, right?

Besides...

If it comes to torture, so be it!

Those dozen or so missing jars... he can never speak of them!

Otherwise, there’s only one path for him.

Death penalty!

Even if the king of heaven came, he couldn’t be saved; not a single court in the world would sentence him to a deferred death penalty, at minimum, it’s a death sentence, perhaps even dying a hundred times wouldn’t be enough!

But five years ago, he was only sentenced to fifteen years, as long as he survives fifteen years... perhaps even with a reduced sentence, maybe not even fifteen years.

He could get out!

Death penalty or fifteen years, which is lighter or heavier, is there even any need to think about it?

Sadly...

Xu Liang suddenly took out a notebook.

This is...

A notebook on the records of the reception room.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Shijie was stunned, as were the prison manager and Sun Chuan behind him.

Before they could react, Xu Liang slowly began speaking:

"Zheng Shijie, 46 years old, male... married!"

Speaking, Xu Liang suddenly shifted his tone, veering off topic.

"Wife Zhao Yue, aged 45, unemployed..."

"You have a daughter, twenty years old, just graduated from college not long ago... tch, she won’t be able to enter civil service."

Xu Liang clicked his tongue in surprise.

Flipping through the family information in front of Zheng Shijie.

Zheng Shijie’s heart tightened, his facial muscles instantly tensed, and his eyes were fixed on Xu Liang.

"Who is this... person?"

The prison manager felt the tone seemed a bit off and couldn’t help but twitch his eye, looking at Sun Chuan beside him, quietly asking.

"What’s this... how come..."

The manager stumbled over his words, unable to speak, and Sun Chuan was more or less the same.

He muttered for a moment, finally speaking:

"Sent by higher-ups... should be a good guy, anyway, here for an investigation, just watch patiently."

Hearing this.

The manager suppressed his inner unease, turning his sight back to Xu Liang, who was still introducing the family.

"Tch, Zhao Yue has no job, how can she afford to support her daughter?"

Xu Liang suddenly clicked his tongue.

He revealed a playful smile, smiling as he stared at Zheng Shijie.

"Is this money... given by the pickle plant?"

"The pickle plant is quite considerate, the driver committed a DUI, yet they still look after the family... haha, can’t possibly be hush money, right?"

"After all, if it’s hush money... your daughter using this money for her studies is consuming blood money."

Zheng Shijie said nothing, just looked at him with a livid face.

He didn’t know who the other person was.

But clearly, he could hear the unabashed, blatant intent in the other’s words!

Xu Liang flipped through the records again.

"Tch, Mr. Zheng and your wife seem quite loving."

"She comes to see you every month... heh, but she probably won’t be able to come next month."

Zheng Shijie froze.

Before he could ask, Xu Liang continued:

"Mr. Zheng, guess..."

"Did I meet you first, or Ms. Zhao first?"

The moment those words fell...

Zheng Shijie’s pupils suddenly contracted, the handcuffed hands straightened the chains, his pupils constantly trembling!

Sun Chuan behind him twitched his eye.

His muscles tensed, staring intently at Xu Liang.

"You..."

"What do you mean!?"

Zheng Shijie squeezed this sentence through clenched teeth.

"No particular meaning, just a question."

Xu Liang smiled, his tone gentle, yet like a devil’s whisper, made the other’s heart pound.

"You..."

"Take a guess."