Chapter 199

Old Song gripped Chen Fan's throat, tightening his hold. "I'm acting as your father-in-law today, so I'll just have to kill you, my son-in-law, with my own hands."

Nearby, the car came to a stop. Chen Fan's face was dark as he looked at the cameraman in the back seat. "Tch, you've given in, haven't you? I didn't even have to make a move."

The cameraman turned away, refusing to look at Chen Fan.

Upon arriving at the General Bureau, a group of people began welcoming Chen Fan as soon as he entered. Chen Fan stood at the doorway, staring at the characters on the ceiling.

He did not come in.

"Come on in, Chen Fan."

"I'm a forensic doctor. I specialize in autopsies. Why exactly did you bring me here?"

"We have plenty of corpses, all prepared for you. Some are even still warm."

"????"

The cameraman, who had just turned on his camera, was terrified. Old Song was speechless and said, "Let me explain. This is Captain Qian. He has a rather blunt personality, but he's very clever. We managed to take down a den this time, but we need to know where the undercover agent is. So, Chen Fan, we have to rely on you."

Chen Fan replied, "That's no problem."

Chen Fan whispered, "By the way, what did you mean by 'still warm'?"

Sighing, Old Song said, "It just means a case happened today. We were planning to perform an autopsy, but since you're here, we'll let you handle it."

"Oh, I thought you killed someone just because I arrived, to help me get into the mood."

The cameraman coughed and said, "Uh, we're live-streaming, you know?"

Old Song's phone rang. He didn't even need to look; he knew he'd have to write an inspection report.

The audience was laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. These police officers are so hilarious."

"I suddenly understand why Qin Ming said these people love to joke. Everyone here is a comedian."

"Wow, it's a drug lord. It looks like we can see them over here."

"Damn, this is awesome. Nice, nice."

Chen Fan pushed the door open and walked in.

At that moment, a woman was lighting a cigarette. She looked at Chen Fan and said, "Handsome, long time no see."

Chen Fan was speechless. "What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet here."

Even though she had been arrested, the woman still cared about her appearance. She carefully groomed her hair and said, "I'm facing the death penalty anyway. Just turn on the video; there's no need to use a mosaic."

The mosaic was removed, revealing a beautiful woman.

Chen Fan sat across from her and said, "How much were you planning to spend to keep me as a kept man back then?"

"Not much. I was planning to give you ten million a month to keep me company. But now, I think you're worth thirty million, maybe even fifty million."

Chen Fan said, "My Alipay account is..."

Old Song and Captain Qian stood to the side, coughing. Chen Fan said, "Alright, alright, let's talk business. I'm here to ask you about something."

"Right, you're here to ask about the undercover agent, aren't you?"

Chen Fan nodded. "After seeing you, I realized I don't need to ask, because you don't even know who the undercover agent is."

The woman let out a snort of laughter. "Then what do you think my secret is?"

Chen Fan thought for a moment and said, "Your secret must have something to do with your husband."

The woman was silent for a long time. She looked at Chen Fan, lowered her head, and began fiddling with her wedding ring.

"I really don't know where my husband is."

Chen Fan said, "I know. Your biggest secret is simply that you betrayed your husband."

A ridiculous answer.

When this answer came out, Captain Qian knew things had gone wrong.

They hadn't finished making arrests; they hadn't caught everyone. This woman was just a scapegoat thrown out to take the fall.

"Well, how should I put it? We had been together for so many years, after all."

Chen Fan asked, "So, tell me, did you actually commit a crime or not?"

The woman smiled and said, "What do you think? Did I commit a crime or not? I'd really like to know your thoughts."

Chen Fan plucked a hair from the woman's head and said, "Your hair shows clear signs of maintenance. You must frequent certain places. But you are just a middleman. The best protection is that you don't even know about the matter yourself. So, how are the police supposed to investigate?"

Hahahaha.

The woman laughed recklessly. "Chen Fan, you really shouldn't be a celebrity. You're truly suited to be a forensic doctor. I feel like I can increase my bargaining chips now."

"Not interested. I don't like women who have been touched by others."

Damn.

The woman slapped the table. "You've gone too far, Chen Fan."

Chen Fan stood up. "Proceed with the interrogation. Actually, you won't be able to smell anything out of her. This woman doesn't know a thing; she's just putting on a front. She's purely a love-struck fool."

Captain Qian continued the interrogation inside. Old Song walked down the hallway and handed Chen Fan a cigarette.

"What's going on?"

"You guys just don't want to believe it. But what I see is exactly that. The secret in this woman's heart is just that she betrayed her husband. It's that simple."

"So we can't find the undercover agent?"

Chen Fan said, "You have to think. We are live-streaming. Did you forget?"

Old Song said, "It's fine. Every drug trafficker knows there's an undercover agent. These people would be watching even without a live stream."

Chen Fan said, "Fine. The result of my questioning is just that. She's just a woman who spends her days idling away, dressing herself up to look pretty. By the way, don't you guys know one thing? This woman is illiterate."

???

Damn it.

Old Song was dumbfounded. He almost dropped his cigarette. He looked at Chen Fan and asked, "How did you know?"

Chen Fan said, "She approached me before. This woman invested in a movie and wanted me to star in it. She intended to 'subtly rule' me. To put it bluntly, she wanted to sleep with me, but I ignored her. Then she said she was willing to pay more. Come on, talking about tens of millions in every breath—do you think she was joking? Was she filming a movie?"

That sounded plausible. A normal kept-man arrangement wouldn't involve that kind of money. Tens of millions is not a small number; if that kind of money were given out, the bank would investigate you to death.

The audience actually understood this.

Chen Fan said, "But this woman really did give money. She brought cash to my villa at the time and even gave money to my parents."

"Your parents didn't take it?"

"Do you think only your family are demolition households? My family isn't? Come on, if my family had no money, why would I be a 'little fresh meat' celebrity? Do you think I debuted just because I'm handsome? What are you thinking?"

Damn.

This unlucky kid, blurting out the brutal truth.

Old Song asked, "Then what do we do now?"

"I don't know, don't ask me. I'm going to process the corpses. There's another case over there. I came here to process corpses, and you guys let me ask questions, didn't you?"

Chen Fan slipped away to the forensic department.

Captain Qian walked out, looked at Old Song, and said, "It really is true. Damn, I asked a few detailed questions, and she had absolutely no idea."

"She's illiterate."

"Damn, you mean this woman is just a puppet being kept, specifically for people to catch?"

"Yes, for now. But it's hard to find an illiterate person these days. I guess we'll have to find a way to start from here. I suspect Chen Fan won't be able to smell anything out either, because these people have no idea who the boss behind the scenes is."

At this moment, Chen Fan walked back and said, "By the way, I forgot to mention, this woman seems to have betrayed her husband many times. You can see if this is a clue."

The big brother is wearing a green hat? (Meaning he's being cheated on)

Good heavens, this big brother is a ruthless man.

Old Song and Captain Qian calculated the situation.

Many people had been arrested, but if this woman wasn't the problem during the live stream, then the next person to appear would be the lawyer.

Carrying a briefcase, the lawyer appeared at the scene. Chen Fan brushed past him.

The lawyer smiled and greeted him, "Hello, Chen Fan."

"Hello."

After saying that, Chen Fan ignored him. The lawyer was a bit speechless and followed them inside.

The identity had been clarified, and subsequent investigations were needed.

If this woman was illiterate, it was normal that she hadn't participated in many things. Moreover, many people in the unit said they just listened to this woman's orders.

— Author's Notes —

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