Chapter 370: Getting to the Bottom! A Thrilling Interrogation!

A moment later, the doctor took a transparent plastic bag from the operating room.

The bag contained a blood‑stained bullet tip, its point slightly twisted and deformed.

Squad Leader took it, examined it, and with his bare hands removed the bullet tip and joined it with the shell casings collected from the firefight scene.

After confirming it was correct, his brow knit tightly.

"Tight seam… no serial number…"

Lin Yang saw this and felt a sudden jolt in his chest; his muscles tightened from tension.

He feared that something might be seen.

Squad Leader put the 'Murder Weapon' back into the plastic bag and gestured, "Doctor, come with me for a moment; I have something to ask you."

Lin Yang and Zhao Xian locked eyes, meaningfully.

Feng Jingchu watched the figure emerging from the operating room and stepped forward with concern.

"Don't stand so close; where are the patient's relatives?" the nurse asked.

Lin Yang raised his hand, "I am."

"Go to the first floor now to pay the fee, then bring some change‑of‑clothing."

"Alright."

Lin Yang went immediately, took the payment slip and ran down to the first floor.

At the end of the corridor, the two arrived; Squad Leader shook the bag and said, "Explain the trajectory in detail—did he fire himself or was he hit by someone else?"

The situation is riddled with doubts; dozens surrounded one person only to be completely wiped out by the whole army.

And Su Yang became a 'lucky' survivor because the bullet deviated.

Whatever the view, there is something fishy in the middle.

The doctor analyzed and said, "From the wound, we can rule out the possibility of self‑infliction."

"Are you sure?" Squad Leader's eyes flickered.

"If it were self‑inflicted, the short distance would cause a deeper trajectory, and there would be no 'bend' in the path."

"Secondly, the extent of the wound's damage also indicates it was caused by another person." the doctor said.

"Notify me the moment he wakes up." Squad Leader said.

The doctor took a address card, slipped it into his pocket, turned, and left.

After Lin Yang paid the fee, the Search Army began questioning several people.

To prevent collusion, Squad Leader placed the individuals in separate rooms and questioned them in turn.

First was Lin Yang; as Su Yang's close guard, Squad Leader rose and interrogated him about why he wasn't present when Su Yang met his accident.

"I've been newly married only a few days, and there was nothing at night, so I went home to accompany my wife." Lin Yang said, his face unflushed and heart steady.

"Your leader wanders alone outside, without even a single bodyguard nearby?" Squad Leader narrowed his eyes.

"He can take on dozens by himself; what use is a bodyguard?"

"This gun…" Squad Leader held the murder weapon in his hand, "From what source did Su Yang obtain it?"

"We can't speak recklessly; that hat… we can't afford it." Lin Yang waved his hands repeatedly.

"So, it has nothing to do with your Six‑Harmony Society?" Squad Leader stared intently at his eyes.

"Did you not see our leader get injured? If he carried a gun, how could he end up in danger?" Lin Yang retorted.

Squad Leader noted that Lin Yang remained calm, yet anger flickered in his eyes.

From his reaction, it didn't seem like he was lying.

He has interrogated over a hundred people; with his experience, he can spot clues in a suspect's gaze.

The guilty, no matter how much they conceal, will show cracks.

Especially those with weak mental fortitude; this warm‑water‑to‑a‑frog method can make them slip up in an instant.

Yet in the subsequent interrogations, several Hall Masters stubbornly insisted they were occupied with important matters at the time.

And they claimed to know nothing about the firearm.

The incident did not occur on Nan Yang Jie at that time.

The testimonies were quite similar, which made Squad Leader even more suspicious.

On the surface it was airtight, but his intuition told him that was the real problem.

"Given the seriousness, I will discuss the illegal possession of firearms with you again." Squad Leader scanned them briefly and left with his team.

After their silhouettes vanished from view, everyone's taut heartstrings finally relaxed.

"You didn't say anything wrong, did you?" Zhao Xian asked softly.

"We answered according to Hall Master Feng's instructions." Zi Huai said.

"The leader is too crazy; smuggling arms is something he can do, and he really isn't afraid of beheading." Ceng Yunzhong said in a deep voice.

If this major incident hadn't occurred tonight, the other Hall Masters would have been kept in the dark.

In fact, even Zhao Xian and Feng Jingchu knew nothing about it.

Only Lin Yang knew what they were secretly up to.

"What about the brothers over there? Have they all been instructed?" Lei Cheng asked.

"Weiwu Hall keeps its mouth shut like a bottle; it will never leak even a fraction." Zhao Xian nodded.

The Search Army will not be easily satisfied; for them, uncovering the gun‑hider is a great achievement.

And bearing a gun in a firefight has a huge impact, and it is also strictly prohibited by the warlord's orders.

Next, they will definitely go to the Six‑Harmony Society members to verify the Hall Masters' testimonies.

Although they have already prepared a preventive measure, inevitably some will crack under pressure.

Of course, they will also investigate Donghai Hall; before the truth comes to light, they hope Su Yang can wake up as soon as possible.

After all, since he chose to let Feng Jingchu fire the gun, he must already have a countermeasure in mind.

"The bodies of those guys from the Mingguang Building have all been dealt with, right?" Lin Yang asked.

"All taken care of, and the bloodstains were also cleaned by the Cleaner," Zhao Xian nodded.

Lin Yang let out a long sigh, glad they had prepared in advance.

Otherwise, if the Search Army uncovered the Mingguang Building bodies, the fact that they weren't at Nan Yang Jie could very likely be exposed.

Their earlier testimony would also be torn apart.

"What if the Mingguang Building steps forward and explains the situation to the Search Army?" Feng Jingchu worried.

"They wouldn't be that stupid," Ceng Yunzhong shook his head.

"Why?"

"Think about it, they're like ants on the same rope as Donghai Hall; if they step forward and Self-Destruct, wouldn't that just confirm the attack was premeditated?"

"Moreover, the Mingguang Building appears to cooperate with Donghai Hall, but they don't know whether this gun belongs to Donghai Hall."

"If they testify to pin us down, what if they end up killing the Alliance?"

"Finally... face is the most important. From my understanding of those bandits in the Mingguang Building, reputation matters more than anything," Ceng Yunzhong explained.

Upon this, everyone suddenly understood.

Indeed, the premise of their cooperation is profit.

The goal is to carve up the Six Realms Association's territory and its upstream and downstream industries.

To facilitate the Alliance, each has its own little schemes.

No one can guarantee full communication.

If they rashly step forward to give Donghai Hall a Waist, it would be interesting if the gun is eventually traced back to them.

"What should we do next?" Zi Huai asked.

"Closely monitor the Search Army's movements and continue doing what you need to do," Lin Yang instructed.

"What about the ball two days from now?" Feng Jingchu asked.

"What ball?" Ceng Yunzhong, hearing this fresh term, looked fully curious.

"The boss originally planned to go to West City to kill someone; now he's seriously injured. Does this still go on?"