Chapter 168: Brazen to the Heavens!

East City Law Enforcement Bureau.

Chen Hui sat alone in the interrogation room; the sealed space made her body tremble.

Creak—

Someone opened the door and walked in.

He was a tall man with a square face, appearing righteous.

"You, hello."

Chen Hui hurriedly stood up.

"Oh, no need to be nervous."

The newcomer gave a slight smile, "My surname is Gao, just call me Captain."

"Gao, Captain."

Chen Hui obediently said.

"Alright, you sit down first."

Gao Songbai opened the notebook in front of him and said, "I heard that during the more than a year you were missing, you were imprisoned, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

Chen Hui recalled something, and her body trembled even more.

"Since you were kept captive all that time, how did you get out?"

"Actually I'm not quite sure what happened; suddenly we heard some noise outside, and after listening carefully we realized someone had come. We didn't catch what they were saying, but we heard the two people who had locked us up pleading with him."

"And then?"

"Then we heard the two people scream in agony, and the sound quickly subsided. Holding onto a try‑and‑see mindset, we slammed our bodies against the door, hoping to attract the attention of the person outside and be rescued."

"Oh? How did you know the person outside was a good person?" Gao Songbai twirled his pen, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"He really is a good person!"

Chen Hui said excitedly.

"Actually at that time we also clung to a sliver of luck, thinking that the person outside had killed those two, so he must be a good person. Even if he wasn't, we were fed up with the days of captivity, and death would be a release."

"Hmm."

Gao Songbai nodded, "What you said does have some logic."

Chen Hui vaguely sensed something was off.

Because a normal person, upon hearing themselves say that, would inevitably show sympathy on their face, regardless of what they think inside.

But this person was so cold, coldness that didn't even seem human.

"Do you know that person's name?"

Gao Songbai asked.

Chen Hui was startled and shook her head.

"Then do you remember what he looks like?"

Chen Hui shook her head again.

"You don't even know what he looks like?"

Gao Songbai's tone turned cold.

"He was covering his face at the time."

Chen Hui instinctively explained.

"Oh, what was covering his face?" Gao Songbai thought of the scene captured by a surveillance camera.

A person wearing a mask.

He thought that person was suspicious at the time.

He asked the residents of the complex, but no one recalled.

Unfortunately, later that person never appeared again, as if he had evaporated within the complex.

"Captain, why are you asking these?" Chen Hui couldn't help but say.

Shouldn't the questions now be about the murderer? Why keep probing the person who rescued them?

"What for?"

Gao Songbai let out two cold laughs.

"You said a person named Zhang Hong deceived you, imprisoning you in a basement for a year and a half, right?"

"Yes, that's her!"

Chen Hui's emotions flared again.

"That's her—she tricked me by saying there was a job offer, then knocked me out, imprisoned me in the basement, and—"

At this point, she could no longer speak through her tears.

"Zhang Hong is dead."

"What!" Chen Hui was stunned, looking at the person before her with an incredulous gaze.

"Captain, what are you saying, Zhang Hong is dead?"

"Is she dead or not, aren't you aware?" Gao Songbai sneered.

"Captain, what do you mean?"

"You said because of her you were imprisoned, so you have a motive to kill and the opportunity; if the murderer isn't you, who else could it be?" Gao Songbai rebuked.

"No, no, no."

Chen Hui trembled in fear.

"Captain, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill anyone!"

She really hopes Zhang Hong dies.

But when she came, she didn't have that ability; the other party's arm was thicker than her thigh.

Secondly, she also doesn't want to become a murderer, be caught and thrown into prison, and repeat her previous life.

Suddenly, she thought of something.

Before the person left, he specifically said a few words to them.

Was it he who killed Zhang Hong?

Inside the interrogation room, the atmosphere was heavy.

After almost a minute, Gao Songbai's voice finally rang out.

"Do you know who it is? Actually I also know it's not you. If you tell me the identity of the person who saved you, I'll let you go," Gao Songbai said.

"Captain, I really don't know who saved us! I said his face was covered."

Chen Hui shook her head repeatedly.

Don't say she doesn't know who that person is.

Even if she knows, she can't speak, otherwise wouldn't that be repaying kindness with hatred?

"Think carefully; even if he covers his face with something, some words or phrases will still betray his identity."

"Captain, he didn't say anything, just asked about our situation, then let us go."

"Hahaha."

Gao Songbai suddenly let out two laughs.

"Chen Hui, let me remind you, it's best for you to speak now; otherwise, if it were someone else, they wouldn't have my good temper and would sit here and talk to you at length."

"Captain, you, what do you mean?"

Chen Hui's complexion turned ashen.

"Think carefully, even if it's not for yourself but for your family, in ten minutes I'll ask again, Hope you will give me the answer I want," Gao Songbai said with a meaning‑laden smile, then walked out.

Chen Hui thought it better to speak proactively.

If she doesn't speak voluntarily, later someone will force her to speak.

But whether she speaks voluntarily or involuntarily, her and her family's fate has already been decided.

After ten minutes, Gao Songbai walked in again.

This time, the response he received was the same as before.

Chen Hui looked at him with extreme anxiety.

Even though this is inside the Law Enforcement Bureau, if the other party wants to hit her, she seems to have no way.

However, what she didn't expect was that the other party only nodded, then let her leave.

Her parents and younger brother had been waiting for a long time; when they saw her emerge, they quickly gathered around, eyes full of expectation.

In their view, the matter must have reached a conclusion; perhaps soon they can bring the murderer to justice.

"Dad, Mom, let's go back and talk later."

Chen Hui was eager to leave.

Indeed, that person's advice was correct; one should not place Hope on the Law Enforcement Bureau.

She also regretted that after returning she should have hidden; the person who just interrogated her could very well be of the same sort as Zhang Hong!

She felt a strong sense of unease.

?

The middle‑aged couple, seeing this, though puzzled inside, could only follow.

The four walked down the street; the middle‑aged man was about to speak when two vans suddenly pulled up, doors opened, and six or seven hulking thugs descended.

Before the four could react, they were stuffed into burlap sacks; when they tried to call for help, they were hit in the stomach, the pain rendering them speechless.

In the blink of an eye, the four were hauled onto the van, leaving stunned passersby who hadn't yet reacted.

You should know, the Law Enforcement Bureau is just nearby? And it's in broad daylight!

(End of chapter)