Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 188 Ruthless Man Hides a Gun (Thanks to Brother B for being the Alliance Leader! (I'm very sorry, I just saw this...))

In the ward.

Jin Ping'an sat down beside the hospital bed and fell into deep thought as he looked at the unconscious Zhou Yinlian.

Although he was an orphan, his life was not particularly difficult.

She was taken in by the best orphanage in Qianhua City when she was very young. Apart from not having many changes of clothes, she was no different from other children in normal families.

Without the worries of family matters or financial difficulties, the caregivers and their colleagues at the orphanage also enjoy harmonious relationships.

He even possesses the special ability to rewind time.

With this ability, Jin Ping'an became an advisor to the criminal investigation team while still in junior high school, earning a stable income.

To be honest, Jin Ping'an's life is happier than that of many children from ordinary families.

Having grown up surrounded by kindness, he feels resistant to most forms of malice.

Similarly, if one has any selfish thoughts, one will also feel a deep sense of guilt.

Jin Ping'an felt guilty for feeling fortunate, unaware that guilt was a sign that a person had a normal sense of right and wrong and emotions.

A person who feels guilty for thinking their own ideas are hypocritical proves that they still have a conscience.

Replace it with Ai Liang.

Just as he said to Jin Ping'an, "You're making a fuss over nothing."

Ai Liang had long since lost empathy for such things, because she had seen them so many times that she had become accustomed to them.

To him, those tragic lives were like movies that followed the same formula but with different names and parts of the plot.

Watching it once or twice will move you to tears.

After watching it ten or twenty times, one will sigh inwardly at the impermanence of life.

Watching something a hundred or two hundred times can lead to impatience and self-loathing.

But after a thousand or two thousand times, or even ten thousand times, all that remains in your heart is a numbness that comes with habit.

It's like eating your favorite food for ten years straight.

Or you can set your favorite song as your wake-up call and work alarm.

If something is repeated constantly, people will develop a comprehensive aversion to things they originally liked, both physiologically and psychologically.

If you don't feel disgusted, it just means you haven't done it enough times.

After all, humans are creatures that crave novelty and tire of the old.

Unless you're like some effeminate man, put on that mask, and then yell, "I'm not human anymore!"

Perhaps by making physiological changes, we can get rid of this genetic instinct?
Buzz, buzz.

While Jin Ping'an was still pondering how to arrange Zhou Yinlian's future, the vibration of his phone woke him from his thoughts.

I glanced at the caller ID; it was Tian Hao.

Jin Ping didn't answer the phone immediately, but instead looked at the crystal orchid that Ai Liang had placed in the corner.

The petals, curled up into a ball, were pure white and crystal clear.

Even if Jin Ping'an didn't know the variety of this flower or had never seen it bloom, he could still imagine how beautiful it would be when it did.

He hesitated for a moment while looking at the crystal orchid, then walked to the bedside table and moved the vase to the window.

Because that corner of the bedside table is never exposed to sunlight, whether it's morning or afternoon.

After doing all this, Jin Ping'an let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had mentally prepared himself, and answered the phone: "Hey, Lao Tian, ​​I found it..."

"We can talk about it later. Hurry up and wait for me at the hospital entrance. I'll be there right away!"

Tian Hao interrupted him abruptly.

"What happened?"

Hearing the urgent tone on the other end of the phone, Jin Ping'an temporarily put aside the matter of Zhou Yinlian.

"Wang Youcai has been found."

"what?!"

Jin Ping'an was both surprised and delighted: "Where is he now?"

“Right in the interrogation room of the detachment, he said he didn’t trust the people in the detachment and only agreed to talk if you came here by name.”

Unlike Jin Ping'an, Tian Hao was not blindly optimistic; he always felt that something was wrong.

It has been quite a long time since Wang Youcai disappeared.

Whether he fled or was caught by Hu Yingshao, he shouldn't still be in Qianhua City.

In the former case, even if one were riding an electric scooter, they could have traveled all the way out of Qianhua City in such a long time.

In the latter case, given how much time has passed, they should have been silenced long ago, and their bodies would probably be lying in some pond somewhere.

Moreover, Wang Youcai, who had been out of contact for a long time, suddenly appeared at the garbage dump, contacted the police to surrender, and specifically asked Jin Pingan to come and interrogate him.

No matter how you look at it, it's very strange.

"Forget it, you should stay in the ward and wait for me. What if they've arranged for assassins to ambush us like last time..."

Tian Hao glanced at the bulletproof vest on the back seat through the rearview mirror: "Lock the door to the ward from the inside. Don't open it for anyone who knocks during this time. I'll call you when I get there!"

"Ah... just now..."

beep...

Before Jin Pingan could finish speaking, Tian Hao hung up the phone. He put down his phone and stared blankly at the fruit basket: "Ai Liang... she shouldn't be that kind of person, right?"

Tian Hao's words immediately put Jin Ping'an on high alert.

However, he didn't suspect Ai Liang, but was worried that someone might use Ai Liang to deliver the poisonous fruit.

Or perhaps... there are bombs hidden under the skins of these fruits?
Jin Ping'an swallowed hard, his throat tightened, and he gently picked up the fruit basket and walked towards the bathroom. The short distance felt like an eternity.

Upon entering the bathroom, Jin Pingan placed the fruit basket on the toilet seat.

He then squatted sideways, leaning to the right, holding a fruit knife in his left hand, and squinted as he gently tapped the large pomelo.

Nothing happened.

Just then, a rapid knocking sounded at the door, nearly scaring Jin Ping'an out of his wits.

His hand holding the fruit knife trembled and he plunged it directly into the pomelo.

The juice that splattered from the cut indicated that it was just an ordinary pomelo.

"Peace, it's me!"

Tian Hao's voice came from outside the door.

Jin Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and went to the door to open it.

"Put on your bulletproof vest quickly and come back to the brigade with me."

The first thing Tian Hao did upon entering the room was to take off Jin Ping'an's clothes.

It's always better to wear a bulletproof vest inside than on the outside.

At least people won't see you wearing a bulletproof vest and worry that they can't kill you, so they'll deliberately aim for your head.

"Can't I dress myself?"

Jin Pingan complained, took the bulletproof vest, put it on naked, then put on his own T-shirt and a sports jacket to cover up the marks on the bulletproof vest.

Seeing that Tian Hao was about to pull him away, Jin Ping'an quickly asked, "What about Zhou Yinlian later?"

Tian Hao frowned: "Zhou Yinlian?"

"The names of the victims in the ward, the messenger just..."

"Once you're on the bus, call Le Jia and ask him to come over and keep an eye on things! Time is of the essence, get back to the branch as soon as possible, we can talk about anything else on the way!"

Jin Ping'an was about to explain in detail when Tian Hao interrupted him again.

“I said Wang Youcai has already been arrested, there’s no need to rush things…”

"Wang Youcai has been poisoned."

Tian Hao succinctly summarized the reason for his urgency: "According to Wang Youcai himself, he was injected with some kind of slow-acting poison by Hu Yingshao, and his time is running out."

"what?!"

Now it was Jin Ping'an's turn to panic. He was now counting on Wang You to provide evidence of Hu Yingshao's crimes.

Once Wang Youcai dies, all his dirty deals with Hu Yingshao will be buried.

"His blood sample has been sent for testing. Whether it's real or fake, we must race against time. We can't afford to gamble."

The two ran all the way to the hospital entrance.

Tian Hao was driving a police car from the branch, equipped with a 360-degree all-around surveillance system on the roof, so there was no need to worry about anyone planting a bomb in the car this time.

With Jin Ping'an gone, only the unconscious Zhou Yinlian and the crystal orchid gradually withering in the sunlight remained in the ward.

………………

The interrogation room of the Qianhua City Criminal Investigation Detachment has been unusually lively these past few days.

Almost every day, different people come in to visit and drink tea.

Today, a man with a bruised and swollen face, disheveled hair, and clothes covered in dust is sitting in a chair in the interrogation room.

It was Wang Youcai.

His current appearance is completely different from when he was first arrested.

Back then, Wang Youcai was always impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, never smiling. Even when he was arrested, he remained calm and composed, exuding the aura of a CEO.

He was now covered in dirt and grime, wearing a blue shirt stained with oil that he had picked up from somewhere, and oversized beach shorts.

His exposed calves were covered in bruises, clearly indicating that he had suffered some kind of abuse.

Most importantly, his eyes were dull and lifeless, he was evasive when questioned by the police, and even spoke hesitantly, no longer the spirited man he once was.

After a preliminary examination by the detachment doctor, it was found that there was almost no part of Wang Youcai's body that was unharmed.

Judging from the appearance of the injury and the reaction after touching it, he likely has many bones in his body that have suffered fractures of varying degrees.

Wang Youcai's emotions are very unstable.

Forcibly handcuffing someone to the "repentance chair" could worsen their injuries and cause secondary harm if they struggle even slightly due to emotional distress.

In many places, a bone crack can directly develop into a fracture.

So his hands were not handcuffed as an exception.

At this moment, Wang Youcai was alone in the interrogation room because no matter how the police questioned him, he firmly stated that he did not trust anyone except Jin Ping'an.

There's no need to send anyone to waste time with him in the interrogation room before Jin Ping'an returns.

Shi Hongfang, Liu Yuan, and Jiang Kaiji stood at the door of the interrogation room, observing Wang Youcai inside through the glass.

“Wang Youcai claims that he was imprisoned by Hu Yingshao and only escaped from Hu Yingshao yesterday. I feel that he is lying,” Liu Yuan said first.

“I think so too. If Hu Yingshao catches Wang Youcai, he can just kill him to silence him. There’s no need to go through the whole imprisonment thing. In the end, there will be no way to prove anything anyway.”

Jiang Kaiji echoed this sentiment.

After speaking, the two turned their gaze to Shi Hongfang.

The latter chuckled softly: "You all know I'm not very good at reasoning, so just do as you think."

Seeing that Shi Hongfang was still planning to act as a mascot as usual, the two of them sighed quietly.

The sound of hurried footsteps rapidly approached.

"Human! Ah... Huh... Wang... Wang Youcai... Where is he... "

Jin Ping'an, panting, asked, his hands on his knees.

Looking at Jin Ping'an, who was panting heavily, Shi Hongfang shook his head with a wry smile: "Ping'an, you should exercise more."

"Team Leader Shi, time is of the essence," Tian Hao reminded him from the side.

"Ok."

Shi Hongfang opened the door to the interrogation room and led Jin Ping'an and Tian Hao inside.

Wang Youcai, who had been sitting quietly in his chair, suddenly widened his eyes the moment he saw Jin Ping'an.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Jin Ping An...you've finally come."

On his way back, Tian Hao recounted the preliminary trial to Jin Ping'an, giving him a general understanding of the situation.

Jin Ping'an steadied his breathing and pulled out the chair in the interrogator's seat: "Yes, I'm here. What do you know about Hu Yingshao? Do you have any evidence of his crimes?"

Jin Ping'an started asking questions before his butt even touched the chair, showing how anxious he was.

Looking at Jin Ping'an, who was sitting naturally between Shi Hongfang and Tian Hao, Wang Youcai smiled: "Hu Yingshao... I do know some dirt on him, but can you find any evidence?"

"You don't have any evidence either?"

Jin Ping'an looked as if he had swallowed a dead fly that had exploded with cum, his face extremely ugly: "Then what exactly do you want to say to me!"

"Ping An, calm down."

Tian Hao pressed down on Jin Ping'an, who was about to stand up, and whispered, "Even if Wang Youcai doesn't have any dirt on Hu Yingshao, with him as a witness, we have a reason to investigate Hu Yingshao."

Regardless of whether Wang Youcai's account of his experience is true or false, even without evidence, we can still arrest Hu Yingshao on the grounds of illegal imprisonment and intentional harm.

It can only be said that the veteran detective is indeed a veteran detective; his approach to solving cases is much broader than that of Jin Ping'an, a mere upstart.

When dealing with matters, laypeople often imagine finding crucial evidence that can deliver the final verdict, just like in detective dramas.

That's not the case. The key is to find a reason to capture the person first.

Once the person is caught, we can slowly look for clues. Hu Yingshao is cunning and shrewd, but his subordinates may not be as clever as him.

After all, real-life criminals won't just wait for you to find crucial evidence before they run away.

Look at Tao Jun, Wang Youcai, Wang Youde, and Hu Yingshao—weren't they all prepared to flee in advance?
After calming Jin Ping'an down, Tian Hao took over the questioning: "You said you were imprisoned by Hu Yingshao these past two days. What evidence do you have to prove that?"

Wang Youcai looked pained: "I heard his voice when I was being beaten by a bald man."

Tian Hao knew immediately that this was most likely a lie.

Because Wang Youcai did not explicitly state that Hu Yingshao was present.

Instead, they used hearing Hu Yingshao's voice to indirectly prove Hu Yingshao's existence.

If Hu Yingshao had been present at the time, he could have simply stated his opinion instead of leading the police astray with speculative answers.

Moreover, the benefits of listening far outweigh those of seeing.

If Wang Youcai claims he actually saw Hu Yingshao, then Hu Yingshao's lie will be exposed as soon as he produces an alibi.

However, if we rely on what we hear, even if Hu Yingshao later produces an alibi, he can still argue that the voice may have come from a mobile phone.

A truly wise person leaves themselves an out.

If it weren't for Tian Hao's more than ten years of interrogation experience, anyone in the police force could have been fooled by Wang Youcai.

(End of this chapter)