[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2204001,3829,"Chapter 172","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>In the police station,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>facing the interrogation, Gao Qisheng was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But in another room, a piece of evidence had been slapped right in front of Tang Xiaolong!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was the DNA test result that had been rushed out!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The result showed...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong was indeed one of the two people who attacked An Xin that day!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And looking at this evidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not only did Tang Xiaolong’s face change,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>all the viewers’ hearts tightened!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong was just... caught?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike most police-bandit films, the Jinghai City police’s case-handling speed was frighteningly fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They caught Tang Xiaolong and Gao Qiqiang and the others so easily!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There was no room for maneuver!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong had already been convicted! He couldn't argue!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the criminal police captain also sternly said to Tang Xiaolong,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you know what this is?! Your criminal evidence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Who did you attack Officer An Xin with that night?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you speak now, I’ll count it as a voluntary confession!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And looking at the ironclad evidence placed in front of him...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong looked dazed, seemingly a bit scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But under the struggle, he finally spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I confess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I... indeed had an accomplice...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless viewers’ hearts shook!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was Tang Xiaolong... going to expose Gao Qiqiang?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he confessed now, it could be counted as a voluntary confession, and there would definitely be a huge difference in sentencing!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This... Tang Xiaolong is going to spill it...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[The ironclad evidence is already in front of him! What else can he do..]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[There’s no way to argue! The DNA results match! And An Xin also saw two people attacking him that day!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Is Gao Qiqiang going to be caught too?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Sigh... how did it fall short at the last moment!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[The speed at which the police found Gao Qiqiang and the others is too fast!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Mainly because they are too thin on the ground! They have no manpower to do these things, they have to do everything themselves! Naturally, there are more flaws!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Now two out of three will have to go in... Gao Qisheng can escape a disaster!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[An Xin probably went to catch Gao Qiqiang... just wanted to question him in the noodle shop.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Exploding with updates today! Fifth update!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Following Tang Xiaolong’s voluntary confession,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the scene also moved to the noodle shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang clearly didn't know the situation in the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But An Xin already had a premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, before implementing the arrest today, he had already made preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or rather.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In An Xin’s heart, he had already concluded that the Gao brothers and the Tang brothers were the suspects in this case!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking around,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin’s colleagues outside the noodle shop had already arrived, ready to arrest Gao Qiqiang at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>as the second bowl of noodles was served,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang was still rambling,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you know why I love pork trotter noodles so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"When I was a kid, when my parents left, the three of us were quite young. We relied on the pension given by the factory, splitting one cent into two to spend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"One part for my younger brother, one part for my younger sister, I didn't have any.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"They both liked pork trotter noodles, so I bought one bowl of pork trotter noodles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My younger brother, A-Sheng, ate the noodles. My younger sister, Xiaolan, ate the pork trotter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As for me, I drank the pork trotter soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"For many years, I wouldn't eat pork trotter noodles again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang shook his head, sighing while recalling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>two of An Xin’s colleagues walked in, interrupting Gao Qiqiang’s rambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin stood up to meet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, he leaned in and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tang Xiaolong has already confessed, he is indeed the person who attacked you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And he also confessed to an accomplice, named...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as his colleague was about to say it,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin hurriedly grabbed his colleague’s shoulder, interrupting the other party’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The expression on his face was somewhat unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, An Xin didn't want his colleague to reveal Gao Qiqiang’s identity as a suspect at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He still wanted to give Gao Qiqiang one more chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, a voluntary confession and being confessed by a companion were two completely different conditions for sentencing!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his heart, he still regarded Gao Qiqiang as a friend!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even in An Xin’s view, Gao Qiqiang wasn't a bad person!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Give me some time, please wait for me outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin fought for some time from his colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he sat back down and said to Gao Qiqiang,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What were you saying just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I said, the conditions have been better in the last two years, and I’ve started to like pork trotter noodles again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I used to be afraid when I saw this soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I don't know why, but now I quite like drinking the soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hey, can I ask the boss for another bowl of noodle soup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But An Xin immediately rejected Gao Qiqiang’s request.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Because you don't have time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin took a deep breath, his expression carrying a hint of unbearable weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>1799555637\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then An Xin took off his watch, placed it on the table, and said to Gao Qiqiang seriously and sternly,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old Gao, I believe you are a good person, honest and upright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But good people sometimes do wrong things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s not subjective intent, but you should know when you’ve done it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you tell me now, I can still help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is the last one, and your only chance, so we won't drink soup either, I can only give you one last minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin set a timer on the watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His words were very clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even though Tang Xiaolong had already confessed and the police coming to arrest Gao Qiqiang were in place,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>but at this last moment, as long as Gao Qiqiang spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>he could help Gao Qiqiang define it as a voluntary confession! This was all the help An Xin could give Gao Qiqiang within his power!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or rather,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An Xin, in order to help Gao Qiqiang, had already violated the rules he usually followed most!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the viewers in front of the screen couldn't help but be moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But they were also worried for Gao Qiqiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Xiaolong... it seems he really confessed...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police arresting Gao Qiqiang are already in place...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time Gao Qiqiang is really going to be caught...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Sigh... he’s caught just like that...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[But didn't Gao Qiqiang succeed in the end?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[That’s something from more than twenty years later! Gao Qiqiang must have been released from prison!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Oh right... could it be that Gao Qiqiang built his own power in prison?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[It’s possible!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[With Brother Qiang’s current charisma and wisdom, wouldn't he easily conquer a large group of fellow inmates!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[But then again.. An Xin is really a good guy!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Right! Even at this point, he’s still thinking about helping Gao Qiqiang!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Gao Qiqiang also desperately stopped Tang Xiaolong from hurting An Xin that day! Otherwise, Tang Xiaolong wouldn't have been exposed so quickly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[And Gao Qiqiang really listened to An Xin’s advice! He has already read The Art of War thoroughly!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[If it weren't for this matter... they could really have been great friends!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless viewers sighed, regretting the friendship between Gao Qiqiang and An Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But unfortunately,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it was also various coincidences and reality that forced Gao Qiqiang to the dark side opposite An Xin!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it was also in this dark side\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>that Gao Qiqiang found the true feeling of being like a fish in water!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the noodle shop,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>under An Xin’s one-minute countdown,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gao Qiqiang was silent, looking up at the Guan Gong statue hanging high in the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he lowered his head and mixed the noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, one minute is enough for me to eat this bowl of noodles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Exploding with updates today! Sixth update!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A new month!! A new year!! Asking you brothers for some monthly ticket support!! Thank you all!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A new month!! A new year!! Asking you brothers for some monthly ticket support!! Thank you all!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z","2026-06-17T09:01:43.081Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f6ef19f4ca7dc5c3572d838eb09cb368d324b4a278b28e0eb90f1578ceecec9b","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-173","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-171",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]