Chapter 532: Han Team, Where Is Your Professional Ethics?

After bringing Yu Xiaofei back to the police station, Han Fei and Xu Mo immediately interrogated him.

Interrogating this guy is still quite difficult; even Xu Mo can't help but feel a bit of a headache.

In the morning, Xu Mo could easily get Qiu Yuanhang to confess, largely because Qiu Yuanhang felt guilty about his killing, which was evident from him donating most of the money he earned afterward to charity.

Moreover, Qiu Yuanhang is, after all, just an ordinary person; he is fundamentally different from Yu Xiaofei.

Under the high pressure of the interrogation room, an ordinary person's mind can easily collapse; moreover, Xu Mo "reasoned out" the whole backstory in front of Qiu Yuanhang, which left the already nervous Qiu Yuanhang momentarily unable to think clearly, making him believe the police had fully grasped evidence of his killing, so he simply confessed.

But Yu Xiaofei is different; he has a criminal record, and this is not his first time at the police station—since his parents left, he has become a frequent visitor.

Of course, he's not a regular at the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, but at the police station in his hometown.

Not to mention the interrogation room; he's even squatted in a prison cell!

He's simply a raw piece of meat; he sees right through the police's tricks, and because his parents died early and he grew up without supervision, Yu Xiaofei lies with masterful skill—lies spill from his mouth instantly.

Showing weakness in the interrogation room? Impossible!

"I've truly reformed; why won't you believe me? Just because I have a record, can you arbitrarily smear me as a murderer? This is discrimination! I'm going to expose you!" Yu Xiaofei not only refused to cooperate but also slapped a big label of "discriminating against former inmates" onto Xu Mo and Han Fei.

It's almost quitting time, and I don't have time to dally with you… Xu Mo glanced at the clock, decided to act swiftly, and gave Yu Xiaofei a dose of truth serum, cutting off any further talk.

After more than an hour of continuous interrogation, Yu Xiaofei stubbornly refused to admit anything, flatly denying he was the murderer in the case from five years ago.

To convict him, there are only two ways: first, find solid evidence; second, get him to confess himself.

There is definitely no evidence, since five years have passed, and if any proof that Yu Xiaofei was the killer existed, the police would have found it back then, and the case wouldn't have dragged on to now.

Xu Mo didn't initially use the truth serum because he only had one dose left and tried to conserve it, but now it seems he can't save it and must use it, or else he'll miss his on‑time quitting.

Han Fei at this point is completely out of tricks; this kid is too hard to interrogate, and now he can only rely on Xu Mo.

Just now, after half an hour of questioning, Yu Xiaofei either denied being the killer or simply fell silent.

He guessed this was a tactic he learned from cellmates in prison; Yu Xiaofei knows that as long as the police lack concrete evidence, holding firm without speaking will eventually lead to his release.

Xu Mo's skill at administering truth serum has become increasingly adept; he can easily inject the serum into a suspect while evading the interrogation room's cameras and Han Fei's watchful eyes.

Once the truth serum takes effect, Yu Xiaofei becomes much more honest, answering whatever is asked.

Xu Mo easily gets Yu Xiaofei to recount the events of back then right in front of Han Fei.

"Why did I kill him?"

"Because he swindled my money… It was about seven years ago, right after I was released from prison. I couldn't find a job, so I set up a small stall. After two years I had saved close to five hundred thousand."

"I originally planned to use that money to rent a storefront and run a small shop, but then I met that swindler. He told me to give him the money, saying he'd invest it and make money multiply, promising a million within a year. I was naive and handed over all the cash, keeping only enough for a few months' rent."

"After a fairly long time I realized he never invested my money; he squandered the swindled cash, which was my entire fortune—money I had painstakingly saved over two years, working day and night, unwilling to waste a single cent."

"I confronted him, demanding the money back, but he not only refused, he hired a few people to beat me up, saying the money was already spent and telling me not to bother him, or he'd beat me each time I showed up. I was furious that the two years of tireless hard work had been swindled away, so I waited for him on the small path he always took home and killed him."

Xu Mo had long known Yu Xiaofei's motive from the dossier, but merely knowing it wasn't enough; Yu Xiaofei had to state it himself in the interrogation room, as only then could he be convicted.

"Because he swindled your money, you killed him?" Han Fei was startled: "He swindled your money—didn't you just report it? Why involve yourself?"

He never expected that Yu Xiaofei's reason for killing was so simple.

He was originally the victim, but this turned him into the murderer—a loss outweighing any gain.

"I gave him all cash, not a transfer; I have no proof of his swindle, and I have a record—if I really reported it, would you believe me?"

Han Fei nodded in undeniable agreement.

"Of course we would; we believe anyone who reports, regardless of status, and we don't doubt a person's words because of their background—that's the most basic professional ethics of a police officer."

"Here's your statement; take a look, and if everything's fine, sign your name on it."

Yu Xiaofei casually skimmed the statement, took the pen, and signed his name on it.

With that, the case is considered concluded for now.

The only two unsolved cases in the police station have both been resolved thanks to Xu Mo's initiative.

"You've successfully captured the escapee and earned a reward—ten doses of truth serum!"

A notification sound rang in Xu Mo's mind; the truth serum in his hand had just been used up, and the system thoughtfully replenished a bit for him.

After the interrogation ended, Han Fei stepped out of the interrogation room and heard a commotion outside.

To find out what was happening, Han Fei hurried over.

He saw a somewhat skinny man describing his ordeal to an officer.

"Comrade police, you must give me justice and arrest her!"

"What's going on?" Han Fei asked as he approached.

"Han Team, you're just in time; Mr. Li says he was assaulted by a woman."

Han Fei: "?"

A man assaulted by a woman… how could that be?

Is this reporter drunk or high? Han Fei was pondering whether to take him for a urine test.

"Ahem… Han Team, have you forgotten what you just said to Yu Xiaofei in the interrogation room?" As Han Fei thought this, Xu Mo, having read his mind, cleared his throat twice and reminded him.

"What did I say?" Han Fei couldn't immediately grasp what Xu Mo meant.

Xu Mo: "???"

Who just said they'd always believe a reporter's words regardless of the person's status, and that this is the most basic professional ethics of a police officer?

Han Team, where is your professional ethics?!