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Chapter 141 Borrowing a Prisoner
Jin Ping'an put on a bitter face: "Of course it wasn't by my own efforts, I know that much..."

"After all, my strength is what it is, how could I possibly beat that tattooed man?"

"Although most of the criminal investigation team... focused on the recent bank robbery, there were still some people willing to investigate with me."

Jin Ping'an's expression wasn't good when he mentioned the criminal police team, but he still chose a more tactful way of putting it.

"It's because the criminal investigation team doesn't want to cause trouble for themselves, that's why no one is helping you investigate."

The messenger directly ripped off Jin Ping'an's fig leaf: "The orders from above only gave them an excuse to evade responsibility."

Upon hearing the messenger's evaluation of his criminal investigation team, Jin Ping'an subconsciously clenched his fist, but soon relaxed it again.

Jin Ping'an used to naively believe that society was black and white, that good people lived in peace and prosperity, and that every bad person would receive the punishment they deserved.

But reality presented him with a coming-of-age gift on his sixteenth birthday.

This 'gift' allowed him to see a society he had never seen before, a society completely different from that described in books.

His experiences over the past month have helped him grow a lot; at least he has begun to adapt to this gray society.

Jin Ping'an did not answer the messenger's question directly, but instead brought the topic back to the operation to capture the tattooed man.

"The detective who is willing to help me is named Tian Hao. He will be back from outside tomorrow, so leave the rest to him and me. It's too dangerous for you to get involved."

"Besides, you can't help with capturing the tattooed man since you only have one point of credibility, so let's stop here. Helping me find the kidnapper is already a huge help."

Jin Ping'an still wanted to persuade the messenger to withdraw from the operation.

It is extremely impolite to leave halfway through a task.

But Jin Ping'an is Jin Ping'an after all. He's not some seasoned veteran who's been around the block for years. He's just a kid in his teens. How much emotional intelligence can you expect from him?
Although his words and sentence structure were not pleasing, every sentence he uttered was out of consideration for the other person. Unlike those gangsters in society who say nice things but secretly sabotage you.

Instead of directly answering whether he was leaving or not, the messenger asked about the tattooed man: "Where do you plan to interrogate that tattooed man?"

"Where will the interrogation take place? In the detention center, of course..."

Jin Ping'an found it hard to believe that the messenger would ask such a common-sense question, but he suddenly stopped talking halfway through.

The messenger, seeing his expression, knew he must have realized something: "Since the mastermind can even interfere with personnel changes within the criminal investigation team, is it really that difficult to get someone out of the detention center?"

That's right, just catching them isn't enough. The most important thing is to interrogate them to find out their information before some mastermind gets the information and gets them out.

Interrogation in a detention center is risky due to the large number of people watching, as it could leak information and alert the mastermind.

If the interrogation is not conducted in the detention center, the prisoner will resist. If forceful control is used, it will be accused of torture to extract a confession. If the other party takes advantage of this, Tian Hao and Jin Ping'an are likely to be suspended from their duties.

This is a dead end, caught between a rock and a hard place, with no way to advance or retreat.

Jin Ping'an sighed: "...Then we'll have to resort to some illegal means."

"Find a rental room and have Lao Tian help me subdue the tattooed man. Once the case is solved, I will turn myself in."

Upon hearing this, the messenger stopped the car on the side of the road: "So this is the solution you came up with?"

Jin Ping'an is the kind of person who has nothing to lose and is not afraid of those who have something to lose, fully utilizing the advantages of his headstrong personality.

He said nonchalantly, "If the case can be solved, I don't care if I'm sentenced to two or three years. If it can't be solved, it's uncertain whether I'll have a future. What does illegal detention matter?"

The messenger looked at Jin Ping'an, whose face was full of determination, and didn't know what to say. The two remained silent for a long time.

Finally, the messenger said in a low voice, "So what's wrong with your brain? Is this the only way you can fight to the death?"

Jin Ping'an, who was still contemplating the future, was interrupted by the messenger: "...The tattooed man is the only clue we have right now. We can't possibly abandon this crucial lead and start the investigation from scratch, can we?"

The messenger, speechless, held his forehead with one hand. At this moment, he fully understood the feelings that Fan Zeng had when he assisted Xiang Yu.

Aside from illegal detention and torture, you can't think of any other methods, can you?
The combination of the Messenger's and Kim Ping An's ways of thinking is like a cup of milk tea with a creamy topping.

The messenger is the milk foam on top, and Jin Ping'an is the hot pot soup below.

The messenger's thinking is flexible and adaptable, capable of creating various flavors of milk foam, because he can always find a way to break the deadlock or bypass obstacles.

Jin Ping'an's hot pot-style thinking means that, let alone milk tea, or even any beverage, it doesn't matter what it is, just put it directly into the pot and cook it. Whether it's sweet or bitter, just make it spicy.

"Is illegal detention the only way to bypass the criminal investigation team and legally interrogate the tattooed man?"

The messenger gave up trying to guide Jin Ping'an; this stubborn guy just wouldn't get it, and any attempt to coax him would be a waste of effort.

He pointed to the unconscious drug dealer in the back seat: "Where are we taking him?"

"The anti-drug squad," Jin Ping'an said softly.

The messenger asked again, "What did the tattooed man buy from him?"

"Banned drugs...yes!"

Jin Ping'an's eyes gradually brightened; it seemed he wasn't so stupid as to not see the answer even when it was right in front of him.

"First, send this drug dealer to the anti-drug squad, then take the anti-drug squad to find the tattooed man and detain him for ten days on suspicion of buying and using illegal drugs. That should be no problem."

The messenger said, "Even if the mastermind arrives after hearing the news, it will take at least two or three days to transfer him from the anti-drug team to the criminal investigation team. Whether you can get anything out of him during this time depends on your and Tian Hao's methods."

At Asia Union, the anti-narcotics team and the criminal investigation team are two separate departments that operate independently.

The recruitment process for the Asia Union Anti-Drug Team is extremely rigorous. While positions such as traffic police and criminal police officers are guaranteed job placement after graduating from police academies, all members of the Anti-Drug Team are selected directly from the military.

In the Asian Union, no matter how powerful you are, you absolutely cannot influence the anti-drug team, because the anti-drug team is directly under the Asian Union Central Anti-Drug Bureau and is not subject to the command of any local power.

You can think of the anti-drug squad as the ancient governor who carried the imperial sword to inspect local officials.

For example, even if you use illegal drugs in the mayor's house, if the anti-narcotics team catches you, they dare to arrest you and the mayor on the spot.

When it comes to issues involving prohibited drugs, no matter who comes, they must follow the proper procedures if they want to remove someone.

This is enough to buy time for the interrogation.

(End of this chapter)