Chapter 202: Forced Consensus

Chapter 202: Forced Consensus

Are you embarrassed to be fooled by your own eyes?

Absolutely embarrassing!

Xiao Yu had to admit it.

When some women act, they truly are drama queens.

Do you know what the ratio of film actresses to actors is worldwide?

It’s 14 to 1!

And that’s just considering their acting talent.

The fact is, men can’t even compare when it comes to flattering women!

Interrogation Room.

“Speak up: Why did you board that train six years ago? Where were you planning to go with the Ji Family trio?”

Xiao Yu glanced at Song Wanyu, her face pale as she sat handcuffed in the interrogation chair. “And what about those photos? Don’t tell me you’re unaware of them.”

Song Wanyu bowed her head, remaining silent.

“Let’s begin,” Wang Dong said coldly.

Xiao Yu: …

He hated these security personnel—they were always so crude and simplistic, lacking any finesse.

But man, they got results!

……

Xiao Yu waited outside the interrogation room for the outcome.

It wasn’t that Wang Dong and the others wanted to hide their methods from him.

It was simply that Xiao Yu didn’t want to see them.

He aimed to preserve a bit of his psychological purity.

This isn’t about putting up a front.

It’s just that…

Some stains, once set, can never be scrubbed clean.

If you can avoid seeing 02, it’s best not to.

A full two hours.

Wang Dong emerged from the interrogation room.

“Got your confession?” Xiao Yu smirked, cigarette in hand.

Wang Dong replied smugly, “Absolutely.”

Wang Dong boasted, “Unlike you, who only uses his brain, you’re hopeless when it comes to interrogations.”

What a smug remark… Xiao Yu scoffed.

I crack cases through genuine skill; you all rely on cheating and brute force!

“The confession is in,”

Wang Dong wore a look of forced frustration. “But it’s useless.”

“Hmm?”

Xiao Yu asked, puzzled, “What do you mean?”

Wang Dong revealed the truth…

Song Wanyu could only be described as… a mistress.

The culprit’s lover!

She didn’t know much—just enough to run errands.

Errands?

She helped her lover meet certain clients.

Clients who bought what he called his ‘works.’

And as for what those ‘works’ were, not even Song Wanyu knew.

Every time, she followed her lover’s orders to deliver something—a memory card—to someone.

She was given detailed instructions: the address, whom to meet, or pick up.

In the past, her lover would visit Song Wanyu’s home several times a month, staying for days.

But two years ago, he left her a sum of money and never appeared again.

Her lover was someone she met at a bar after college.

They knew each other for eight years—she only ever knew him as Ye Fei, never even seeing his ID.

Song Wanyu was aware that Ye Fei was involved in illegal activities; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so secretive.

Six years ago on that train, it was Ye Fei who sent her to meet someone from the Ji Family, retrieve a card they had received, and escort them to him.

But midway through the journey, the Ji Family members claimed the card was lost, even called the police, and then went home.

Song Wanyu had no choice but to return alone and report everything to Ye Fei.

To this day, she doesn’t even know that the Ji Family trio are dead.

She doesn’t even know what kind of ‘works’ her lover Ye Fei was selling.

Eight years and she still doesn’t understand him—how laughable is that?

But it’s true!

No one can tell the truth under the pressure of security interrogations.

So after Wang Dong finished speaking, Xiao Yu was left dumbfounded.

How could a woman be so clueless? Is she an idiot?

Truly, when a woman acts foolishly, her intellect seems to drop.

She’d do just about anything for the man she loves.

Is Mu Qingwu really that smart?

Yet she remains completely submissive before her own younger brother!

“So aside from that, she knows nothing else.”

Xiao Yu’s expression turned complex. “She doesn’t even know whether the name Ye Fei is genuine or not?”

“Mm.”

Wang Dong’s expression of suppressed frustration deepened.

He looked so embarrassed—if he didn’t rush to the restroom, his face would be wasted!

No one could predict that a clue painstakingly uncovered would suddenly vanish as if it never existed.

No, it’s not that nothing was found.

Wang Dong produced a portrait—a pencil sketch.

It captured his height, build, and other distinguishing features.

Remarkably lifelike!

“Has the database been cross-referenced?”

Xiao Yu examined the sketch closely.

The police maintain a vast database containing records of every citizen in the country.

But since it isn’t an actual photo, matching is nearly impossible.

Relying solely on a sketch to pinpoint someone is utterly absurd.

This isn’t a movie set!

“It has been cross-referenced.”

Wang Dong grimaced, “Over two thousand matches!”

“Ha,” Xiao Yu chuckled.

Over two thousand people checked one by one?

What a joke!

Imagine the manpower, resources, time, and money it would take to sift through them all.

“But still…”

Xiao Yu stowed away his smile. “We can narrow it down.”

“Uh!”

Wang Dong stared at his junior in disbelief, “No way…”

“We can narrow it down!”

Xiao Yu nodded confidently. “We only need to check two things.”

“And what are those?” Wang Dong asked, his eyes lighting up.

“First, individuals above the middle class. Second…”

Xiao Yu glared at Wang Dong. “Skilled in surgery—and seriously, Wang, are you stupid? With over two thousand matches, why don’t you just have Song Wanyu identify them?”

Smack!

Wang Dong slapped himself.

He was utterly clueless.

Why didn’t he think of that himself?

Only someone capable of literally skinning a person alive could be a surgeon. An ordinary person would never manage that!

It requires someone proficient in surgical techniques.

Tell an average person to remove an entire skin—do you think they could do it?

And as for those above the middle class…

It’s easier to understand—they have money and superior living conditions.

Filtering the list using these two criteria would be much simpler.

Then, three files were laid out in front of Xiao Yu.

He compared them with the sketch.

Soon, the three files were presented to Song Wanyu.

This was the simplest and most straightforward method—having her identify them in person. A mere 250-something is simple enough, right?

When Song Wanyu saw the photo on one file, her expression changed dramatically.

Found him!

Luo Fei, male, 32 years old, from M City; a former chief physician at a certain hospital…

Investigations revealed that Luo Fei had not practiced medicine for four years.

Few friends or relatives had ever seen him.

When Xiao Yu and Wang Dong forced their way into Luo Fei’s residence,

they found that the house had been abandoned for a long time.

It was completely empty!

“Search!”

Security personnel and the police sprang into action.

Then something eerie occurred.

From a certain point, Luo Fei himself had vanished.

Not only had his identity and bank account details never been used, but there was also no record of any international travel.

He had completely evaporated!

“I have a serious question.”

Xiao Yu now wore a truly solemn expression as he glared at Wang Dong. “And what about the people missing from National Security?”

Wang Dong: …

His face flushed with embarrassment.

He felt humiliated in front of his junior.

Then he stared at his junior with pleading eyes.

“Honestly, I hate socializing, but I must admit, this kind of networking is undeniably appealing.”

Xiao Yu grinned broadly, “Two cases of Special Edition Cigarettes?”

Wang Dong gritted his teeth, “Deal!”

The two reached a forced consensus!

Standing in the suspect Luo Fei’s house.

Xiao Yu smirked.

Activating Falcon’s Eye and Wangdie’s Nose…

Screw your damn luck—I’m about to go all out and wreck you!