You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

Municipal Public Security Bureau, interrogation room.

The cold metal tables and chairs, the pale white lighting, and the lingering oppressive atmosphere filled the air.

Wang Defa sat in the interrogation chair, his hands cuffed, but his expression was as relaxed as if he were enjoying tea in his own tea room.

His eyes were closed, and his face still wore that compassionate expression.

Not a word.

No matter how much Li Mingyu slammed his fist on the table and roared, he ignored him completely.

"Wang Defa! Stop playing dead!"

"We've already found human bones in your dog's mouth, what are you trying to argue about!"

Li Mingyu's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse from shouting.

Su Qingge sat to the side, her face cold, staring intently at Wang Defa's hypocritical face, trying to find even the slightest flaw in it.

However, no.

Just as the interrogation reached a stalemate and Li Mingyu's patience was about to run out, the door to the interrogation room was pushed open.

Wang Defa's lawyer, Zhang, who wore gold-rimmed glasses, walked in with three other men and women with imposing presence. The four of them formed an elite legal team, firmly protecting Wang Defa behind them.

"Officer Li, Officer Su, my client's silence is a right granted to him by law."

With a professional smile on his face, Attorney Zhang gently placed a document and a CD on the table and pushed them in front of Li Mingyu.

"Furthermore, I think there might be some serious misunderstandings between us."

"This is a full HD video recording of Mr. Wang attending the 'Jiangcheng Light' charity gala on the night of the incident, which was from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. the day before yesterday."

"Here is another list of guests who had close contact with Mr. Wang that night and can testify for him. There are a total of 312 people, including several city leaders and dozens of media reporters."

Attorney Zhang's voice was steady and clear, each word like a precise scalpel, dissecting the police's accusations and then completely eliminating any illogical elements.

"In other words, my client had a perfect alibi for the time period you identified as the time of the crime."

"What?"

Li Mingyu's pupils contracted sharply, and he grabbed the disc and rushed out of the interrogation room.

"Quickly! Technical department! Investigate for me!"

Less than ten minutes later, a police officer from the technical department ran back, covered in sweat, looking even worse than Li Mingyu.

"Captain Li... the video is real, there are no signs of editing or forgery."

"We urgently contacted several reporters who were present that night, and they all confirmed that Wang Defa was indeed present throughout the entire event, even giving a half-hour speech on stage and taking photos with dozens of people..."

Li Mingyu was completely stunned.

How could this happen?

If Wang Defa was attending banquets in the city center, then what about the dismembered body found in the hillside villa?

Seeing Li Mingyu's distraught appearance, Attorney Zhang's smile deepened.

He adjusted his glasses and delivered the final, fatal blow.

"As for the dog, and what was found in its mouth..."

He used extremely precise language, as if that human bone were some kind of filthy garbage.

"Mr. Wang is usually busy with charity work, and the gardening and dog feeding at the villa have always been the sole responsibility of the gardener, Mr. Zhao."

"In fact, the real culprit has just turned himself in at the police station."

Upon hearing this, the entire Major Crimes Unit office fell into a deathly silence.

In another interrogation room.

Old Zhao, a gardener in his fifties with dark skin, was crying uncontrollably, his whole body huddled in his chair, trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind.

"I did it... I did it all..."

"That woman's name is Lily, she's a poor college student sponsored by Chairman Wang... I... I've always liked her, I think she's clean and innocent..."

Old Zhao's voice was broken and intermittent due to crying, yet he told a story of "love turning into hate" in a very complete way.

"But I never expected her to be such a gold digger!"

"She's spending Mr. Wang's money while having affairs!"

"That day I caught her bringing another man back to the villa to fool around. When I confronted her, she called me an old, poor, stinking gardener!"

"In a fit of rage, I...I accidentally strangled her to death..."

"I'm scared! I don't know what to do!"

"We just ran out of frozen beef for Ah Hu that day, so I... I chopped her up and mixed her into the dog food, feeding her to Ah Hu little by little..."

Old Zhao, with tears streaming down his face, beat his chest and stamped his feet, perfectly portraying the regret and fear of an honest man who had been blinded by passion.

Motive, method, evidence handling...

The entire chain of evidence forms a perfect closed loop.

Legally speaking, this case can now be declared solved.

The murderer was the gardener, Zhao Dahai.

Wang Defa, on the other hand, became an innocent employer who was implicated in the misdeeds of his subordinates and whose eyes were blinded.

"Bullshit! It's all fucking bullshit!"

In the monitoring room, Li Mingyu watched Lao Zhao's "Best Actor" level performance and slammed his fist hard on the table, making the monitor jump.

"A cover-up! This is blatant cover-up!"

He roared furiously, but a deep sense of powerlessness rose within him.

He knew it was fake.

Everyone present knew it was fake.

But they had no evidence.

Faced with the other party's airtight legal procedures and perfect chain of evidence, all anger and intuition seem so pale and powerless.

Half an hour later.

At the entrance of the Municipal Bureau.

Surrounded by his legal team, Wang Defa was acquitted.

He straightened his expensive Tang suit, his face showing even more sorrow, as if he had just experienced an undeserved disaster.

Dozens of media outlets were already waiting there with their cameras and microphones, their flashes going off everywhere.

Attorney Zhang cleared his throat and delivered a stern statement to the camera, condemning the police's "improper conduct" and stating that he would reserve the right to hold those responsible accountable.

Li Mingyu stood on the steps, his eyes bloodshot, almost as if they were about to bleed.

humiliation!

An unprecedented humiliation!

Escorted by a group of bodyguards, Wang Defa walked toward the Rolls-Royce Phantom that was already waiting by the roadside.

As he passed Lin Chen, he paused slightly.

The surrounding area was noisy, and the flashes of cameras were still going off like crazy.

Wang Defa turned his head and whispered in Lin Chen's ear in a volume that only the two of them could hear.

That gentle, mellow voice now carried a hint of venomous coldness and mockery.

"Young man, you're quite skilled."

He paused, a cruel pleasure creeping into his smile.

"It's a pity he's not very bright."

After saying that, he slowly adjusted the valuable sapphire cufflink on his sleeve before turning around and getting into the car.

The black Rolls-Royce silently glided into the traffic and disappeared from sight.

"asshole!"

Su Qingge trembled with anger, and her usually sharp phoenix eyes were now uncontrollably flushed with a red hue.

That was anger, that was resentment.

It is also the immense sense of powerlessness that comes with being a criminal investigator, watching criminals flaunt their crimes and escape punishment right in front of you.

She had never suffered such a humiliation.

Just when she felt she was about to be overwhelmed by this pent-up emotion.

A warm hand gently patted her shoulder.

It's Lin Chen.

He remained as languid as ever, his face showing no trace of anger or frustration, as if Wang Defa's scathing words were merely a gentle breeze passing by his ear.

He looked in the direction where the Rolls-Royce had disappeared, then glanced at Su Qingge beside him, whose eyes were red with anger, and smiled calmly.

"Don't rush."

"Let the bullets fly for a while."