Chapter 548: Half the Truth

Acquaintance.

He wouldn't forget that face, because he'd recently dealt with the man.

Could it be because of him?

At this moment, Yu Dazhang was uncertain.

If there was any difference in this life, it seemed to be only Zhang Yanlong before him.

In his past life, he hadn't solved the black online loan case, and Zhang Yanlong had never come to the detention center.

In this cell, this was the only difference from his past life.

Most importantly, Zhang Yanlong was here solely because of Yu Dazhang.

At this moment, their gazes met; Zhang Yanlong's eyes held disbelief, shock, and a hint of confusion.

It seemed he hadn't expected Yu Dazhang to enter this cell.

Yu Dazhang didn't speak immediately; instead, he scanned everyone else in the cell, then turned to the guard and said:

"We need to interrogate him."

As he spoke, he raised his arm and pointed at Zhang Yanlong.

During this, he saw the man's expression change, panic plainly visible.

Outside the cell, Yu Dazhang glanced at the guard putting handcuffs on Zhang Yanlong, then gave his master a signal.

Lu Zhongxin understood and immediately walked over, helping the guard lead the man out of the cell.

Yu Dazhang hung back behind them and whispered a few words to Ma Jian.

Interrogation room.

"Tell us why the three of them planned to escape."

Time was short; Yu Dazhang wasn't going to follow routine procedures.

At this point, using some pressure was perfectly justified—his only goal was to quickly gain new leads.

So his interrogation approach now assumed Zhang Yanlong knew something, and he aimed to get him to speak the truth.

"How would I know!" Zhang Yanlong cried out in protest:

"What does their escape have to do with me?"

He wasn't lying… Yu Dazhang had been watching his expressions closely, and found his demeanor natural, with not a trace of guilt.

"Absolutely no connection at all?" Yu Dazhang pressed.

He could only keep probing along this line.

Even Lu Zhongxin beside him didn't know why they were interrogating Zhang Yanlong.

Including Ma Jian and Liu Miao, they all thought Yu Dazhang was grasping at straws.

In their eyes, Yu Dazhang had randomly picked someone from the cell with no basis.

"I've only been in here a few days; I don't even know them well."

Zhang Yanlong stared straight ahead, answering calmly:

"Think about it—if I were in cahoots with them, wouldn't I have escaped with them? Since I'm sitting here, it proves I had nothing to do with them."

Again, not lying… Yu Dazhang trusted his observation skills—he'd never been wrong before.

As always: microexpressions can't be faked.

Since he wasn't lying, but this matter still involved Zhang Yanlong, there was only one other explanation.

He was telling only half the truth!

Yu Dazhang took a deep breath and stared intently at Zhang Yanlong across from him.

It had to be this!

Zhang Yanlong had no reason to lie; he just needed to avoid the false parts and answer with only some of the truth.

For example, a juice company labels its packaging "100% juice."

But consumers feel it doesn't taste like pure juice, so they sue the company.

The company's defense? "100% is our registered trademark; printing the trademark on the package isn't wrong, is it?"

That's telling half the truth.

"100%" is true—but it's a trademark, not a product description; you misunderstood.

"Did you promise them something?"

Yu Dazhang shifted his line of questioning.

"No," Zhang Yanlong shook his head.

Now Yu Dazhang didn't know where to go next.