Chapter 377

"Please take off your veil."

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"Please cooperate, Miss Shentu."

"Does this have anything to do with investigating the case?"

"It does."

In the interrogation room, Li Fei and He Jian sat opposite Shentu Yue.

He Jian's first request was for Shentu Yue to take off her veil.

Shentu Yue was silent for a moment, looked deeply at Li Fei, and finally slowly took off her veil.

The appearance under the veil was not as stunning as people imagined, just above the standard line.

But combined with Shentu Yue's temperament, which was like a bright moon in the sky, no one could deny her beauty.

"February 21st, between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, where were you?"

He Jian had no interest in Shentu Yue's true face; he directly began his questioning.

"I was at home."

"Specific location."

"The main courtyard at No. 19 Xicheng Road."

"What were you doing at the time?"

"I was cultivating."

"Besides you, was there anyone else in the courtyard at the time?"

"No."

"Did you notice anyone else coming? Or any other abnormal situation?"

"No."

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In the interrogation room of the Supervisory Department, Li Fei and He Jian interrogated Shentu Yue.

It was mainly He Jian asking, while Li Fei observed.

He Jian first asked about some general questions, and then repeatedly asked about various details.

His interrogation skills were quite skilled; many questions seemed similar, but in reality, they contained traps.

If it was fabricated content, any logical loophole would be detected!

Not only that, during the interrogation process, He Jian's eyes always contained a faint ghostly light.

He was like a ghost crane patrolling in the dark night, carefully examining every detail.

The interrogation lasted for about an hour.

He Jian turned to look at Li Fei: "Does Lord Li have anything else to ask?"

Li Fei shook his head.

He Jian looked at Shentu Yue again and said in a firm tone:

"You are lying."

"Hmm?"

This conclusion made Li Fei somewhat surprised, because he hadn't noticed anything wrong with Shentu Yue's answers throughout the whole process.

Shentu Yue frowned slightly and looked directly at He Jian: "Everything I said is the truth."

He Jian shook his head: "Martial arts experts can control their breathing, heartbeat, the speed of blood flow, and even muscle reactions, but some subtle changes in expression still cannot be concealed. This old man has been in this line of work for over forty years, and no one can lie in front of me."

He said this last sentence lightly, without the slightest tone of showing off.

Just like True Person Qingding saying he is the best alchemist, or Lin Tianyi saying he is the best in the world.

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Shentu Yue was silent.

"On February 21st, between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, there must have been more than just you in your home, and you are aware of it."

He Jian stated his judgment.

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Shentu Yue avoided He Jian's gaze and looked at Li Fei:

"I have already cooperated very well by coming here to accept your interrogation, and I have answered all your questions. You said there is evidence to prove that I am in collusion with the thieves, so where is the evidence? If you can't produce evidence, can I leave?"

Li Fei glanced at He Jian beside him.

He believed in this 'Ghost Crane's' judgment, so he was even less likely to let Shentu Yue leave:

"According to the laws of the Great Blue Dynasty, before you completely clear your suspicion, we can keep you here for at least 48 hours."

Shentu Yue looked at Li Fei, put her veil back on, and her eyes were cold:

"After 48 hours, I hope the Marquis of Jing'an will not break his promise regarding the martial arts duel he agreed to with me."

"Certainly."

Li Fei nodded calmly.

Subsequently, he and He Jian walked out of the interrogation room.

Of course, they would not deliberately abuse Shentu Yue; they arranged a room for her and had someone take her to the room to stay.

"Marquis."

Lu Wenxing walked over at the first opportunity and whispered to Li Fei:

"Lord Zhong has just received at least ten calls."

Li Fei was not surprised by this, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhong Han, with a solemn expression, walking quickly toward this side.

"Marquis of Jing'an, Lord He."

"Lord Zhong."

"How did the interrogation of the two go?"

"It has already been determined that Shentu Yue knows some inside information."

"." Is there evidence to prove that she has a relationship with the thieves who robbed the jail?"

"There is no concrete evidence, but the content I found using secret methods, plus Lord He's interrogation just now, have already determined that she must be involved in this jailbreak."

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Zhong Han looked at Li Fei, "Can the Marquis of Jing'an step aside to talk?"

"Good."

So the two walked into a room and closed the door.

"Does the Marquis of Jing'an know about the Entering the World Society?"

"I know a little bit."

"Let me put it this way: in Gansu Province, in any industry you can think of, the Entering the World Society has people firmly in the top five! Some are even the leaders of the industry. In the officialdom, Lord Chi doesn't need to be mentioned, and the other five departments also have people from the Entering the World Society."

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"If there is evidence, I will definitely cooperate with the Marquis of Jing'an to investigate the case with all my strength without saying a word! But if there is no concrete evidence, I really have no way to continue keeping Shentu Yue here."

"Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, I must keep her for at least 48 hours."

Li Fei said calmly.

Being able to forcibly detain a person for 48 hours without sufficient evidence and have the other party cooperate with the investigation is indeed the power of the Supervisory Court.

But when the object of this detention is Shentu Yue, even if she is kept for one more minute, the pressure borne is enormous!

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Zhong Han looked at Li Fei helplessly.

He had long guessed that this would be the result.

Back when Li Fei had not yet been enfeoffed as a Marquis and was not yet the Blue Patrol Special Envoy, he dared to investigate cases forcibly while bearing the enormous pressure brought by the Daluo Sect.

How could Li Fei today possibly retreat?

"Good, if there is still no evidence after 48 hours, I can only release her."

Zhong Han said to Li Fei.

"Naturally."

Li Fei nodded.

So Zhong Han left.

He Jian and Lu Wenxing walked into the room.

"Does Lord He have any ideas?"

Li Fei asked.

He could not use the 'Gate of the Dream Realm' on Shentu Yue, because it was almost impossible to break the other party's mental defense, and it would instead expose his own special methods.

He Jian said without hesitation:

"First, investigate the interior of the Supervisory Department to find out who transmitted the intelligence."

"Second, investigate the main courtyard at No. 19 Xicheng Road to see who went there on the afternoon two days ago."

"Third, investigate the origins of the two people we captured."

Li Fei: "What if these three lines of investigation yield no results?"

The reason they forcibly brought Shentu Yue back was because they felt it was very difficult to find any evidence.

"The fourth line, Shentu Yue has already given it to us."

"." What is it?"

"She should really be unrelated to this case."

"Ah? Didn't Lord He just say she was lying?"

"She was indeed lying, but when I mentioned issues like her collusion with rebels, her emotions were very calm; only when mentioning specific questions about that afternoon did her emotions have subtle changes. This shows that she is concealing it for someone else."

He Jian said very firmly:

"There must have been someone else who went to her residence that afternoon, and this person has a close relationship with her, which is why she would conceal it for the other party."

Li Fei had to admire this great detective's observation ability.

Anyway, with his perception, he had completely failed to see any emotional changes in Shentu Yue just now.

"In that case, the fourth line is to investigate those people who are very close to Shentu Yue."

Li Fei said.

He Jian: "I think there shouldn't be too many."

On the morning of February 24th, the Red Sleeve Restaurant was sealed off by people from the Supervisory Department.

A few minutes later, the proprietress of the Red Sleeve Restaurant was taken back to the Supervisory Department.

Opposite the Red Sleeve Restaurant, there was a teahouse.

On the second floor of the teahouse, in a quiet room facing the street.

Two men sat opposite each other, drinking tea while watching the Red Sleeve Restaurant outside the window.

"It seems to be going quite smoothly."

A man with some gray hair at his temples, who appeared somewhat aged, said.

He was precisely Candle Three, who had rescued Ye Zhao from Li Fei's hands!

The man sitting opposite Candle Three looked much younger, wearing a light white Confucian shirt, with long hair draped over his shoulders, and an otherworldly temperament.

He took a sip of tea, closed his eyes to savor it, and said slowly:

"I didn't expect to be able to drink authentic Yu Lao Mountain tea here."

Candle Three looked at him and said respectfully:

"If you like it, I will go find the owner and buy some more in a while."

"No need."

The man in the Confucian shirt opened his eyes, "This tea has a special charm only when brewed with the water here; if you buy it and take it away, it won't have this taste."

Candle Three nodded; he didn't understand these things very well.

"Since everything is going smoothly, why are you still worried?"

The man in the Confucian shirt asked.

Candle Three: "The oath spell on Liu Jiehui was unexpectedly broken; I am worried that there will be other accidents later."

"If it could really be completely broken, the other party wouldn't be reacting like this now. As it looks now, last night was just a trap deliberately set by Li Fei and He Jian; they actually didn't grasp any key information."

"I hope so."

Candle Three sighed, "It's a pity that the martial arts duel last night didn't happen; Xu Jing still needs to confirm it once more before he is willing to agree to cooperate with us."

The man in the Confucian shirt nodded and said very casually: "Hmm, if it really doesn't work, then I will do it."

Candle Three: "No need, after such a commotion last night, Li Fei and Shentu Yue will cross swords sooner or later, so you don't need to expose yourself in advance."

"Heh, I didn't expect that one day I would have to be so painstaking to deal with a Dao Foundation stage martial artist."

The man in the Confucian shirt smiled self-deprecatingly.

"After all, he is the first in history."

"I hope he doesn't disappoint me."

That afternoon, the interrogation of the Red Sleeve Restaurant proprietress, Shao Sirou, made breakthrough progress!

An oath-type spell similar to Liu Jiehui's had been implanted in the other party's mind, so Li Fei could not obtain key information from the other party's subconscious world.

However, just obtaining some 'marginal' information, plus He Jian's interrogation, was enough to piece together part of the truth:

"What can be determined at present is that the person who went to Shentu Yue's residence that afternoon was Shao Sirou; it was she who transmitted the internal intelligence of the Supervisory Department."

He Jian said to Li Fei:

"And all of Shao Sirou's past relationships are related to the Entering the World Society. The two rebels we captured last night, and the 'Night Demon' Suo Ze who broke into the Supervisory Department, judging from the existing intelligence, they also likely have a relationship with the Entering the World Society."

Li Fei: "In that case, is there collusion between the New Heaven Society and the Entering the World Society? Or are the two organizations actually the same?"

He Jian's gaze was deep:

"It's too early to draw a conclusion now; it's just that this old man always feels that something is not right."

(End of chapter)