Chapter 551

"No, no, no."

The fleet captain shook his head; the toothache was making his head ache too, but he wasn't muddled at this moment.

A whole crowd of people had stormed into the fleet dormitory and were beating anyone who resisted; he didn't think the "subsidies" he took were worth such a massive operation.

And Li Li Xuewu, who had acted even more ruthlessly than that tooth-pulling bastard, naturally made him more convinced.

Especially when looking at the attitude of the two young men in the room toward this scarred-faced man, he felt even more that this person had the authority to let him go.

"Guandong has a son."

The fleet captain's chin trembled; as long as he revealed this information, if these people before him couldn't bring Guandong to justice, Guandong would definitely kill him.

"He's at the Steel City No. 1 Middle School, his name should be Director Guan Haishan."

"What do you mean 'should be'?"

Li Li Xuewu was particularly repulsed by such vague vocabulary appearing in the expression of a mission execution; it gave him a feeling of instability at this moment.

Sometimes, a miss by a hair can lead to a loss of a thousand miles.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu frown, the fleet captain hurriedly explained: "I only heard it mentioned once; I only remember it because the name is a place name when read backward, otherwise how would I have paid attention to it?"

Li Li Xuewu stared at the fleet captain's eyes and expression for a while, then asked the initial question again: "Will Guandong run?"

"I don't know."

The fleet captain shook his head very blankly, then explained to Li Li Xuewu: "I really don't know much about him. If I lied to you, and you asked me where he ran to, how would I answer you?"

Hearing this answer, Li Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said: "If you could really use this cleverness in the right place, you wouldn't have ended up like this today."

"You said you would help me."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu say this, the fleet captain, like a drowning dog, anxiously pleaded: "I was really just following orders; please help me."

"Don't worry."

Li Li Xuewu nodded very seriously and said: "Look at me, even when I want to ask you something, I don't choose methods that would harm you."

Fleet captain: "..."

Thinking that he had almost lost control of his bladder just a moment ago, yet this person said he hadn't harmed him, the fleet captain didn't know which of this person's words were true anymore.

"See, you're perfectly fine now, aren't you? Believe me, I'm a good person."

Li Li Xuewu explained while nodding to the Discipline Inspection cadre, then turned and walked out.

Just as he opened the door, he saw the young man from the Investigation Department who had been over here earlier coming out from across the way, looking happy.

"Division Chief Li."

"What did you pick up to be this happy?"

Li Li Xuewu left the room and pulled the door shut behind him; a continuously enclosed space would give the prisoner a sense of isolation.

"Nothing, I just think your trick works."

The young man had obviously just tested it across the way, and the results seemed quite good.

Li Li Xuewu looked at him and asked: "You guys haven't learned this old ancestor's craft?"

"Hi, our Division Chief says interrogation has a time-sensitivity; the simpler, more convenient, and more practical it is, the better."

The young man was perhaps just starting his career and was a bit excited to encounter such a case; he couldn't talk to outsiders, so he had some desire to show off in front of Li Li Xuewu, a leader.

"Although your trick is effective, we are all out and about; compared to you with your water and towels... hehehe, pliers aren't just for pulling teeth, right?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at the young man, nodded, and said: "Your Division Chief is right."

After commenting on this, Li Li Xuewu didn't waste any more breath on this issue, pulled the young man aside, and instructed: "Tell your Division Chief that Guandong has a son named Director Guan Haishan, who is studying at Steel City No. 1 Middle School. Find him and put him under surveillance."

"Understood."

Although this young man loved to talk, he was efficient when it came to getting things done; after hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, he hurried off toward the dispatch office.

Li Li Xuewu didn't intend to participate in the arrests by Ji Wang Weidong and the others, so after giving his instructions, he went to wander around the other interrogation rooms.

Those currently being interrogated were all at the level of persons in charge of the relevant dens, such as that fleet captain.

Other secondary personnel were still handcuffed or detained with their hands tied by belts.

To prevent any unexpected situations, Li Li Xuewu hadn't gone upstairs to rest, and the room Wang Wang Shumin had prepared for him hadn't been used at all.

"Would you like to eat something?"

Wang Wang Shumin asked Dong Shuji, who had changed into pajamas and was sitting on the edge of the bed rubbing his forehead, then advised with concern: "After all, you drank so much alcohol; your stomach will feel uncomfortable tomorrow morning."

"No need, it's too much trouble."

Dong Wenxue kicked off his slippers, lay diagonally on the bed, closed his eyes, and thought about the matters he had just discussed with Li Li Xuewu.

Perhaps he had drunk a bit too much, and was thinking about things, so his head was throbbing; although he had wiped his face with a hot towel after returning, he still hadn't found relief.

"Let me do it."

Wang Wang Shumin brewed a cup of strong tea, placed it by the bedside, and sat down next to Dong Wenxue.

She said it, and her hands were already kneading Dong Wenxue's forehead.

Smelling the wafts of osmanthus fragrance coming from beside him, Dong Wenxue sighed.

The ancients envied the romantic life of reading at night; in fact, he also yearned for it.

Since he was a child, he had loved reading; no matter what it was, he could always hold it and read for a whole day.

This also cultivated his gentle and elegant character and his attitude toward dealing with people; back then, Han Shu had taken a fancy to his scholarly spirit, and that was how the two of them came together.

Although he worked at the steel mill, as a model for young cadres, his official career could be described as smooth sailing.

Of course, one couldn't compare him to a "desperado" like Li Li Xuewu; a 31-year-old at the department level was enough to look down on many people.

But he still missed the days of going to school and reading, and yearned even more for a leisurely life without so many chores.

Upon first arriving in Steel City, a mess of porridge was waiting for him to clean up, and his personal life was also a mess.

When he was at home, there was Han Shu to help organize and serve him, but coming here, he felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Although he didn't pay attention to these things, the Secretary's white shirt and black collar had become a joke in the office.

At this time, Wang Wang Shumin appeared in his life.

At first, she just helped him wash his clothes, fetch foot-washing water, and the like; later, his clothing and life became accustomed to Wang Wang Shumin's presence.

A man with a woman by his side and a man without one are completely different, especially for someone like Dong Wenxue, who is a giant in terms of quality of life but a dwarf in terms of hands-on ability.

It seemed as if everything was a matter of course, just like being accustomed to days where he didn't have to think about having suitable clothes to wear.

"You're tired, go rest."

Dong Wenxue didn't open his eyes, but his headache had eased a lot, so he advised her.

Some relationships are like opium; one avoids them, knowing they are bad and wrong, yet one defaults to what has already happened, and instead, one has to push them away.

Wang Wang Shumin could feel Dong Wenxue's thoughts; she was a sensitive girl.

Her hand movements only paused for a moment, but then she started kneading again.

"I'm not tired; if you're sleepy, just sleep."

"Sigh."

Dong Wenxue sighed again, reached out, and gently patted the hand that was kneading his forehead.

Wang Wang Shumin's eyes turned red from Dong Wenxue's two sighs; she sniffed, changed the subject, and asked softly: "Is Division Chief Li your student?"

Just now, Li Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue had said goodbye near the front desk, so Wang Wang Shumin had heard clearly how Li Li Xuewu addressed Dong Wenxue.

She was quite surprised by this relationship between Li Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue; after all, the age gap between the two didn't look that big, and she hadn't heard that Dong Wenxue had any teaching experience.

Dong Wenxue's wife, however, was a real university teacher.

But Li Li Xuewu was already a deputy division chief, so he couldn't be a student in school, so she picked this topic that wouldn't offend Dong Wenxue to ask.

"Hmm."

Dong Wenxue responded, paused for a few seconds, and then explained: "It's a kind of work relationship, but he is indeed Han Shu's student."

Dong Wenxue didn't avoid Wang Wang Shumin when saying some things, but when he got to this point, he paused and added: "He is still in university."

"Then he is really amazing."

Wang Wang Shumin carefully glanced at Dong Wenxue, probing for Li Li Xuewu's situation.

Dong Wenxue didn't care about Wang Wang Shumin's little thoughts and directly stated the relationship between Li Li Xuewu and his wife; he hadn't intended to hide it from her either.

However, the amazing thing about this girl was that she never took the initiative to mention or ask about Han Shu; even if Dong Wenxue mentioned her, she would cleverly change the subject.

Just like now, Dong Wenxue had already spoken, but Wang Wang Shumin had veered off toward Li Li Xuewu.

"Are the cadres in the Security Division all this mighty?"

Wang Wang Shumin lowered her head slightly to block the light from the ceiling lamp so that it wouldn't irritate Dong Wenxue's eyes.

Hearing this, Dong Wenxue smiled slightly and said: "Do I look scary too?"

"How could you?"

Wang Wang Shumin's tone was very soft, like the evening breeze of spring, making one's ears itch.

"Otherwise, why would I ask? I thought you had really been a teacher before."

"Hehe, security cadres, it's better to be serious."

Dong Wenxue chuckled and didn't comment on Li Li Xuewu's appearance; he had also wanted to be more serious when he was in the position of deputy division chief, but with cadres like Fu Bin, there was no room for him to display it.

"He is very serious, and looks a bit scary."

Hearing Dong Wenxue replace her word "majestic" with "serious," Wang Wang Shumin also felt that her previous expression hadn't been appropriate, so she followed Dong Wenxue's words.

Her education wasn't high; she had only finished primary school, and perhaps because she was a bit inferior, she particularly admired people with education.

Dong Wenxue gave her the impression of being more of a scholar, or rather, a literary leader.

She couldn't even read the books on the desk; this wasn't because she didn't know the characters, but simply because she couldn't understand them.

Sometimes, it's not the words that limit a person's height of learning, but those words are just there, and you can't learn them no matter how much you want to.

Whenever Dong Wenxue read, she looked at him as if he were a high mountain, looking up, admiring, and wanting to walk over and get close to him.

Dong Wenxue knew Wang Wang Shumin liked him, and he also enjoyed this kind of worship and infatuation.

But this enjoyment made him both vigilant and helpless.

"He is also a young man, and has a lively side."

Dong Wenxue explained, then patted the small hand on his head, opened his eyes, and saw a pair of watery big eyes.

"Alright."

Unable to bear looking, Dong Wenxue closed his eyes again, took a rough breath, and said: "Go back and rest; you've been tired all day too."

"Okay."

Wang Wang Shumin knew her place; the mountain was too high, and just standing at the foot of the mountain made her unable to raise any thoughts of rebuttal.

Dong Wenxue's distant and close attitude made her feel at a loss, but she could only attribute these things to Li Li Xuewu's arrival, which made Dong Wenxue afraid to get close to her.

She got up to help Dong Wenxue cover himself with the quilt, turned back to look at him one last time at the door, and then turned off the light.

On the third floor, the light in the corridor wasn't too bright, and the tungsten light appeared a bit dim and yellow.

Wang Wang Shumin glanced at the room next door, straightened her hair by her ears, and went downstairs.

She had a dormitory in the guesthouse, and because she was on long-term duty, the guesthouse manager had even arranged a single room for her.

Some arrangements and meaningful glances weren't enough to move her, but the guest from afar made this little attendant feel uneasy.

Her leather shoe heels clicked on the stairs, making a crisp sound that was particularly noticeable in the quiet night.

Turning another flight of stairs led to the lobby on the first floor; Wang Wang Shumin was thinking about things and didn't realize she had reached the first floor so quickly.

"Ah!"

Just as she turned the stair landing, she saw a figure flash out from the stairwell in the lobby on the first floor, scaring Wang Wang Shumin into hurriedly grabbing the handrail, which kept her from falling.

But the surprise in her mouth was covered by her own hand after seeing the sharp gaze downstairs, and it came to an abrupt end.

No matter how dim the light was, Wang Wang Shumin could recognize who the person with the scar on his face was, and that sharp gaze was even more prominent in the dim yellow light.

It made her feel as if, if she dared to make another sound, the scarred-faced young man downstairs would shoot her without hesitation.

"I'm... I'm sorry."

Wang Wang Shumin saw Li Li Xuewu glare at her before looking toward the lobby; not knowing what had happened, she held onto the stairs to steady her emotions, then tried to step down while trembling with fear to apologize.

Li Li Xuewu downstairs didn't pay any attention to her and was still looking toward the lobby, which made Wang Wang Shumin, who had come down from upstairs, even more embarrassed.

She wanted to have verbal communication with Li Li Xuewu as much as possible; at least taking this step was better than being afraid every time she saw him.

It had to be said that this girl had a firm belief and determination that was not ordinary; one could only say that anyone with a dream is amazing.

When she held onto the stair handrail and reached the last two steps, just as she wanted to apologize to Li Li Xuewu again, she inadvertently followed Li Li Xuewu's gaze to look at the lobby, but was so scared by the scene before her that she hurriedly covered her mouth, and all sound was blocked in her throat.

There was only one attendant on duty in the lobby at midnight, but at this moment, they were hiding in the bar and didn't dare to look out.

This was only because there were three corpses lying in the lobby that were already broken and beyond recognition.

"Division Chief."

Xu Ning waved his hand to signal the security guards to disperse, walked a few steps toward Li Li Xuewu, glanced at Wang Wang Shumin who was standing on the stairs covering her mouth, and then reported to Li Li Xuewu in a low voice: "This is the second batch, all murdered. Preliminary judgment is that the fatal injuries were caused by blunt objects. The faces have been deliberately destroyed, and other characteristic parts of the bodies have also been destroyed."

Li Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and nodded, asking: "Enterprise's?"

"Yes."

"Does Ji Wang Weidong know?"

"He has already been notified."

"What about the family members?"

"Not yet..."

"Notify the family members to come and identify the bodies."

Li Li Xuewu withdrew his gaze from the corpses and said to Xu Ning: "Notify more family members. Detain those who have direct interests, and let the collateral relatives be; provide them with convenience to spread the news."

"Understood."

After Li Li Xuewu gave his instructions, Xu Ning waved his hand behind him and then reported in a low voice: "Division Chief Ji has found news about Director Guan Haishan."

As if afraid that Wang Wang Shumin on the stairs would hear, Xu Ning deliberately lowered his voice: "According to the report from the person arranged at the telephone bureau, a call was made from Guandong's house, telling someone to go to the pier. Division Chief Ji guesses that this person is Director Guan Haishan."

"Pier?"

Li Li Xuewu hung one eye and thought for a while, asking: "Has Director Guan Haishan been controlled?"

"Still under surveillance."

Xu Ning explained: "The one controlled is Director Guan Haishan's nanny. According to her statement, Director Guan Haishan usually just goes to school, has no special relationships, and hasn't heard any news about the pier."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the security guards who were cleaning up the broken corpses in the lobby, his brain spinning rapidly.

A backup plan is a survival skill that a mature political figure must possess; Li Li Xuewu didn't believe Guandong had no backup plan.

At the same time, Li Li Xuewu also expressed doubt about all the clues currently mastered.

"Director Guan Haishan didn't carry any luggage when he left tonight; he just said he was going to play at a classmate's house and would be back later."

Xu Ning knew Li Li Xuewu was thinking, so his voice was very slow and clear.

Wang Wang Shumin, who also understood Li Li Xuewu's current situation, stood at the stairs and didn't dare to move at all; she had gradually eased from the visual impact of the corpses.

But what Xu Ning had just said made cold sweat break out on her back; although she hadn't heard it clearly, Li Li Xuewu's indifference toward the corpses and his subsequent instructions made her think of a bad word.

Cold-blooded...

"That's not right."

Li Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and looked at the quiet lobby, muttering: "Can a nanny help Guandong live alone and take care of a child?"

"He's not a child anymore."

Xu Ning reminded: "Second year of high school, nineteen years old."

"Then that's even more wrong."

Li Li Xuewu narrowed his left eye, but his right eye lifted slightly, asking rhetorically: "When you were nineteen, did you still tell your family when you went out to play at night?"

"This..."

Xu Ning was also hesitant; he was already working when he was nineteen, and that was exactly when he was indulging himself; how could his family catch a glimpse of his shadow?

"Maybe this is a good child who has a good relationship with his classmates."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Xu Ning, opened his other eye, tilted his head slightly, and asked: "Nineteen, and still in the second year of high school? You call this a good child? I'm afraid his school age is longer than the principal's work age."

"Ugh."

Wang Wang Shumin on the stairs covered her mouth hurriedly upon hearing this; she had almost broken her composure just now.

Just now, Dong Wenxue had said Li Li Xuewu had a lively side; regardless of other things, this kind of ruffian atmosphere during the case handling surprised Wang Wang Shumin abnormally.

Li Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to the attendant on the stairs and instructed Xu Ning: "Hurry up and notify Ji Wang Weidong to interrogate this nanny well. This woman is not normal; I've never heard of any child promising their nanny when they would return home."

"Division Chief."

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows and said: "The person is already on the way here under escort. Do you think..."

"I'll interrogate her."

Li Li Xuewu responded, then exhorted: "Tell Ji Wang Weidong, the pier, it's not necessarily the pier; this son, it's not necessarily a biological son; even if it's really biological, it doesn't mean they'll really run together."

Xu Ning's eyes widened upon hearing this; this news was said to have been interrogated by Li Li Xuewu himself.

He had thought that by grabbing Guandong's Achilles' heel, they could lock onto Guandong's whereabouts, but he hadn't expected Li Li Xuewu himself to doubt this clue.

Li Li Xuewu knew what Xu Ning was thinking, shook his chin, raised his left eye, and said: "Tell Ji Wang Weidong, unless it is clearly determined that Guandong is going to run, unless you see him board a ship, or board whatever the hell it is, otherwise don't move him before the final time limit."

"Understood."

Xu Ning responded very clearly; Li Li Xuewu's intention to fish was very obvious. Ji Wang Weidong was staring at Guandong like a dog; his thinking was the same as Li Li Xuewu's—a deputy mayor couldn't satisfy their appetite, and even less could he satisfy the appetites of people like Xiang Yunian.

Watching Xu Ning turn and run toward the outside, Li Li Xuewu paused for a few moments, then stepped forward.

He wouldn't be able to sleep tonight; news coming from the interrogation area would be passed to the arrest front line at the first opportunity.

What was currently underway was the second time period, and the arrest direction had also shifted to the cadres involved in the enterprise.

Because their residences were scattered, the progress wasn't very fast; plus, several important targets in the city needed to be staked out, so tonight was destined to be a busy night.

There were still some dark red bloodstains on the lobby floor, but Li Li Xuewu had no heart to deal with them; he walked to the sofa in the rest area and sat down.

From the moment he got off the train, Li Li Xuewu had been busy, the kind of busy that kept him spinning; this couldn't help but make him sigh, was he here to dodge debts, or was he here to collect them?

"Deputy Division Chief Li, would you like some tea?"

Not long after Li Li Xuewu lay back on the sofa, a voice came from far to near.

When he opened his eyes, what he saw was that attendant of Dong Wenxue, holding a cup of tea, looking at him a bit cautiously.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu open his eyes, Wang Wang Shumin didn't dare to walk forward anymore, holding the hot tea about two meters away from Li Li Xuewu.

Li Li Xuewu looked at her for a while, then reached out and tapped the coffee table.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu let out a sigh of relief and close his eyes again to lie back on the sofa, the tight string in Wang Wang Shumin's heart also loosened a bit.

She took a step, placed the teacup in her hand in front of Li Li Xuewu, then hesitated for a moment and asked: "Dong Shuji has already arranged a room for you upstairs..."

Li Li Xuewu opened his eyes again, sized up this attendant, and asked: "Are you a local of Steel City?"

"Ah?"

Wang Wang Shumin didn't expect Li Li Xuewu to ask this; she was stunned for a moment and replied: "Yes, I am from Steel City, Deputy Division Chief Li."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and asked again: "Let's use an analogy: you have a lot of money, gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and jade; now you are in life-threatening danger, what should you do?"

"Ah?"

Wang Wang Shumin was a bit unable to react; Li Li Xuewu's questions were getting stranger and stranger; what gold and silver... this... what does this have to do with her?

Li Li Xuewu closed his eyes and frowned slightly, thinking carefully, muttering: "If I had these things, and I was in life-threatening danger now, I should..."

"I... I'm afraid I wouldn't run..."

Just as Li Li Xuewu was muttering and ignoring her, Wang Wang Shumin considered Li Li Xuewu's question carefully; she was desperately trying to help Li Li Xuewu.

The reason was none other than that she didn't want to make things difficult for Dong Wenxue because of herself.

"At least I wouldn't run very far, right?"

Wang Wang Shumin looked at Li Li Xuewu, who had opened his eyes again and was looking at her, and said timidly: "Because it's dark now, I'm afraid that..."

"Is that so?"

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled, nodding in agreement: "You have a point."

"I was just talking nonsense."

Suddenly hearing Li Li Xuewu's praise, Wang Wang Shumin hurriedly waved her hand, denying her own answer.

Li Li Xuewu didn't care and looked at the teacup on the coffee table, then asked: "How many years have you been working?"

While speaking, he also gestured toward the sofa opposite, letting Wang Wang Shumin sit.

Since she wanted to find him to talk, then she should sit down and talk properly; anyway, there was still a little time.

Wang Wang Shumin glanced at Li Li Xuewu nervously, then sat down on the sofa Li Li Xuewu had gestured to, and replied: "Three years."

"Oh."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, his expression full of warmth, and he also talked about the hardship of the attendant position.

Suddenly finding Li Li Xuewu becoming kind, it made Wang Wang Shumin feel uncomfortable instead.

If she didn't have a preconceived impression, she might have thought that Li Li Xuewu was just such a person.

But she had watched with her own eyes how Li Li Xuewu handled the case, so how could she dare to believe that the smile currently hanging on Li Li Xuewu's face was necessarily his true heart?

Li Li Xuewu took the initiative to ask a few questions, none of which involved any personal circumstances; they were nothing more than things about the steel mill guesthouse.

And there was also the situation of these people from the Investigation Department here these days, as if he were really trying to understand the case handling situation.

Wang Wang Shumin's vigilance had never dissipated, although Li Li Xuewu hadn't touched upon the things she cared about.

"Do you not like drinking tea?"

Seeing that Li Li Xuewu had been talking for so long, yet the teacup on the coffee table hadn't moved at all, Wang Wang Shumin couldn't help but ask: "Would you like me to change it for a cup of hot water?"

"No trouble."

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile and said: "There's work to be busy with in a while; on the contrary, you should go rest early. If I scared you just now, I apologize."

"No, no, no."

Wang Wang Shumin waved her hand and said: "The case is important; we're nothing."

While speaking, a jeep entered the courtyard of the guesthouse, and the headlights shone into the lobby, making it impossible to look directly.

Not long after, the lobby door was pushed open, and two security guards escorted a middle-aged woman in.

"Division Chief Li."

The security guard in charge of the escort obviously had received the order from earlier and knew that the person was to be handed over to Li Li Xuewu, so seeing Li Li Xuewu sitting in the lobby, he hurriedly came over and gave a salute.

Li Li Xuewu looked behind him; she was a very ordinary woman, her height was okay, her appearance was average, and she looked like she had a calm demeanor.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu look, the security guard reported directly: "This is Director Guan Haishan's nanny. Division Chief Xu said to bring her to you."

"Hmm."

Li Li Xuewu didn't get up, raised his hand to gesture toward the sofa beside Wang Wang Shumin, and said: "Bring her over to sit."

After speaking, he said to Wang Wang Shumin: "If you're not in a hurry to rest, then sit for a while longer."

Originally, when Li Li Xuewu said to let her go rest, she had been thinking about how she could have more contact with Li Li Xuewu in some aspects.

But now Li Li Xuewu wouldn't let her leave, and she felt a bit scared instead, wanting to leave.

But Li Li Xuewu's words had been spoken, and he hadn't given her any room to refuse, so she could only watch as the factory security guards brought the woman over here.

"Take off the handcuffs, sit."

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and gave an order casually.

The security guard glanced at Li Li Xuewu's waist, reached out to unlock the handcuffs on the woman's hands, and then pressed her to sit down.

"Division Chief Li..."

"Go do your work."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, signaling that the security guards could continue to carry out their mission, and after speaking, he reached out to touch the teacup in front of him, then pushed it toward the woman opposite.

"Drink some tea; this was prepared by this attendant comrade beside you."

The woman glanced at Li Li Xuewu, then followed Li Li Xuewu's gesture to look at the service attendant beside her who was also a bit nervous, and finally, seeing that the security guards who had escorted her had all left and only the few of them were left in the lobby, she looked back at Li Li Xuewu.

"Thanks, I'm not thirsty."

Wang Wang Shumin was afraid of delaying Li Li Xuewu's work and didn't dare to look directly at the woman beside her; she thought she was some kind of formidable character, so even when observing, she did it by stealing glances from the corners of her eyes.

Li Li Xuewu didn't care about Wang Wang Shumin's reaction and just nodded at the woman's reply.

"Just chatting casually, don't have any pressure."

Li Li Xuewu smiled, trying to make his smile as sincere as possible, and said casually: "I'm from Beijing, my name is Li Li Xuewu; how should I address you?"

The woman looked at Li Li Xuewu; although the scars on the face of the person opposite masked some of his age, from her judgment, this young man was not over twenty-five.

Just such a young man, yet he was saluted by the security guards who escorted her and was called Division Chief Li; he definitely wasn't a simple character.

Unspoken rule: if you aren't sure what to call someone, call them leader; if you know them, but aren't sure what the cadre from above is, call them director, or cadre.

Now that the surname is clearly followed by a position, it must be a person with real power.

"Tuo Tuo Ruifen."

"Oh, this surname isn't very common."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and asked: "Are you a southerner? From Sichuan Province?"

"Yes."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen had been sizing up Li Li Xuewu the whole time, her heartstrings pulled tight; she had to think before answering every question.

Even if she answered, she tried to simplify the answer as much as possible.

Li Li Xuewu could see her nervousness and caution, but didn't care too much; he tapped his crossed legs lightly with his hand and said: "I have a comrade-in-arms with this surname, he is also from Sichuan Province, from Guocheng."

"My father's generation came to the Northeast."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen shook her head and explained cautiously: "He never went back to Sichuan Province, and I've never been back either, so I'm not very clear about the place names there."

Her question had been parried back, but Li Li Xuewu didn't feel frustrated or failed; enemies are often very cunning.

But the more cunning the enemy, the more they expose the secrets hidden under their coat of lies.

"Then we can be considered half-fellows."

In Wang Wang Shumin's surprised gaze, Li Li Xuewu said naturally: "My grandmother was from the Northeast, later went to Beijing; now our family's official language is still Northeast dialect."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen watched Li Li Xuewu joking; she didn't know if she should cooperate with Li Li Xuewu and smile, or if it was more appropriate to maintain a calm attitude.

Li Li Xuewu had finished playing his three-part trick of getting close, and it was time to enter the theme.

"Can you introduce your personal situation? For example, your family, including parents, husband, children?"

Tuo Tuo Ruifen's eyelids couldn't help but jump; she was just a nanny, helping people wash clothes and cook; even if the person's child had a problem, why ask about her family?

Even if she could say it, she still couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Parents, they have already passed away."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen took a deep breath and explained: "I've never been married, I've always lived by myself."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, as if he understood very well, but still pursued: "Is it convenient to say the reason?"

After speaking, he took out his ID card with the badge on it and placed it on the coffee table; the meaning was, what I ask, you must say, even if you lie, you have to answer me.

Li Li Xuewu wasn't afraid of the other party lying; the more lies told, the more lies needed to perfect them.

No one can tell lies for a lifetime; there is always a time when loopholes appear.

And Li Li Xuewu was confident that he could judge whether what the other party said was true or false.

"Cough."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen coughed unnaturally, her eyes glancing at the service attendant beside her.

Just now, this service attendant had been observing her from the corner of her eyes; in fact, she had also been observing this service attendant from time to time.

Even if this service attendant was wearing the clothes of an attendant, Tuo Tuo Ruifen didn't think she was really an attendant.

However, she had chatted so much with the police officer opposite, yet this attendant comrade had an unprofessional look, which made her relax her vigilance against this person beside her slightly.

Interrogation is like this; having a stranger of unknown identity sitting beside you will give a person great psychological pressure.

If the interrogation personnel handle it well, then there might be unexpected surprises.

Li Li Xuewu was also acting on the psychology of kicking it if there were dates or not; Zhou Wang Yamei had told him this little trick, and he used it handily.

He didn't care whether this Tuo Tuo Ruifen was affected or not, but now looking at it, the other party was obviously a bit concerned.

"I never met the right one, so it got delayed."

Tuo Tuo Ruifen glanced at the comrade beside her, lowered her head slightly to reply, then fell silent for a while, and continued to explain: "My family background isn't good, my education level isn't high, so I didn't have a job, and I never looked."

Li Li Xuewu nodded; anyway, just chatting, there would always be a day when you couldn't make it up anymore.

"So, you have never had a lover, right?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Tuo Tuo Ruifen raised her head and looked at Li Li Xuewu to ask, but looking at Li Li Xuewu's confident expression, she narrowed her eyes nervously again.

The corners of Li Li Xuewu's mouth twitched slightly, then he smiled and said: "Actually, our family also came from the old society; our ancestors were doctors for eight generations, so before I became a police officer, I was a second-hand Chinese medicine doctor."

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's unreliable self-introduction, Tuo Tuo Ruifen couldn't help but pinch her own hands.

If you told her that there was a way to detect whether she had had a lover or had given birth to a child, she definitely wouldn't believe you.

But if you told her you were a Chinese medicine doctor and asked to take her pulse, she definitely wouldn't give you her hand.

Because various sayings in traditional culture still filled today's society; eating incense ash from an incense burner to cure illness wasn't a joke.

Chinese medicine, a profession that makes people both convinced and afraid to avoid the doctor, because sometimes they can see through many of your problems.

Just like now, Li Li Xuewu was looking at Tuo Tuo Ruifen with a smile, and Tuo Tuo Ruifen didn't dare to continue speaking.

"Do you know why I didn't take you over there?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled and pointed to the isolation area where security guards were standing guard; when Tuo Tuo Ruifen couldn't help but narrow her eyes, he explained: "Because you don't need me to use unconventional means; making you open your mouth only requires one sentence."

Wang Wang Shumin stared at Li Li Xuewu with wide eyes; she had been sitting here and had heard a general idea, although she was muddled, she also knew this was a prisoner.

But why did Li Li Xuewu ask so many irrelevant questions when he clearly knew how to make her open her mouth?

And Li Li Xuewu stared at Tuo Tuo Ruifen's eyes, very confident, his tone very relaxed as he said: "Director Guan Haishan is dead."

"Impossible!"

Li Li Xuewu's words made Tuo Tuo Ruifen unable to sit still; she had seen the bloodstains in the lobby when she entered the door, but she didn't think they were Director Guan Haishan's.

It was the same now; even if Li Li Xuewu said it, she didn't think it was true.

Li Li Xuewu smiled, picked up the ID card on the coffee table, narrowed one eye, and asked: "You know what Director Guan Haishan represents to Guandong, right? Then do you know Guandong's current situation?"

Tuo Tuo Ruifen stood there, staring at Li Li Xuewu's eyes, as if she wanted to see traces of lying from Li Li Xuewu's eyes.

But she was a bit nervous, because Li Li Xuewu's gaze had always been on her, and had never changed.

"We can find Director Guan Haishan, and I can still sit here and chat with you; actually, you have already guessed some of it, right?"

Li Li Xuewu didn't give Tuo Tuo Ruifen time to react, chasing her with sentence after sentence: "The person who called Director Guan Haishan was a woman; that woman definitely wasn't Director Guan Haishan's mother, right?"

"Then the pier..."

Just as Tuo Tuo Ruifen's hands began to tremble, Li Li Xuewu asked seriously: "Do you think Guandong will go?"

Tuo Tuo Ruifen moved her body back slightly, leaning her knees against the sofa, and replied: "I don't know anything, I'm just a laundry..."

"No, you know."

Li Li Xuewu stared at Tuo Tuo Ruifen's expression and said: "You know what Director Guan Haishan went out to do, because he wouldn't have gone out at that time if he were going out to play, and he left after receiving a call; this was agreed upon, right?"

Tuo Tuo Ruifen felt that Li Li Xuewu was trying to trap her, didn't dare to look at Li Li Xuewu's eyes anymore, dodged, but saw the pool of blood in the lobby again.

She silently told herself in her heart that it definitely wasn't Director Guan Haishan's, definitely not.

But even though she knew those bloodstains weren't Director Guan Haishan's, she still couldn't help but tremble.

Because the figure swallowed by the night was her heart's blood for more than ten years; how could she be at ease with a message left without a farewell?

"If he really cared, how could he let us find him?"

Li Li Xuewu's voice was like a magic spell; even if Tuo Tuo Ruifen didn't want to listen, it was constantly drilling into her ears.

"You can guess it; our people chasing behind Director Guan Haishan will make him make a choice; choosing one of two, it's not difficult, is it?"