Chapter 236: The So-Called Truth Can Also Be a Lie

Meanwhile.

Several hundred kilometers away from Jiahe City, at the Jinling Fengze Criminal Investigation Brigade.

In the conference room.

Lin Tian, Huang Qiang, and Lan Jing were all watching the playback of Jiang Sumei’s interrogation. Each wore a different expression.

After carefully reviewing the footage again.

Huang Qiang tapped the table in slight disappointment, then shook his head and spoke softly.

“Chief Lin.”

“It seems that Jiang Sumei might truly be nothing more than a pawn—or perhaps not even that, just a puppet.”

“She doesn’t even have the authority to contact the drug trafficking organization on her own. She hasn’t had any communication with the Priest during this time, acting solely on various instructions.”

“And we just checked her email.”

“It turns out K only sent messages instructing her to have someone pick up goods at the dock, with no other communication.”

“In other words.”

“Jiang Sumei knows nothing. She simply received messages, went to the dock to acquire goods at a low price, and then sold them through various channels for huge profits.”

“A puppet, a complete puppet.”

“Yet, she hasn’t directly participated in the criminal activities of the drug trafficking organization. It’s just that she enjoyed the illegal gains.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, the reason K allowed Jiang Sumei to make money so easily, without any cost or risk, is because of the Priest.”

“To compensate his mother and sister, the Priest could only use this method.”

“What a pity, truly a pity.”

Clearly.

After finally uncovering some information about the Priest, the trail has now gone cold, which is obviously detrimental to the progress of the case.

Lin Tian, sitting beside him, also showed a hint of disappointment. He lightly sniffed the tobacco scent on his left index finger, speaking with a touch of resignation.

“This outcome isn’t entirely surprising.”

“Judging from Jiang Sumei’s demeanor, she’s even more timid and weak than Director Li Bin. Her initial fierceness was nothing more than ignorance of the law.”

“Given K’s caution, he would never let someone like her be involved in core operations.”

“After all, with Jiang Sumei’s loose lips, if we discovered anything, K would have to send someone to silence her.”

“But Jiang Sumei is the Priest’s own sister. In terms of importance… she might be even more significant than Poison or Qiang Wei.”

“So, K could only mold her into a money-receiving puppet, channeling the profits originally meant for the Priest to his family in this manner.”

“But the problem now is… the trail has gone cold, and we can’t continue pursuing this crucial lead on the Priest.”

“Earlier, during questioning, Jiang Sumei confessed…”

“She initially thought her brother had been blown up, and only later guessed he was safe because of a three-million-dollar transfer.”

“But I still feel there’s something off. Would K, with his usual caution, really leave no hidden eyes and ears just because Yu Ruyi developed dementia?”

“With his penchant for spying, could he truly let go of the Priest’s family?”

After a brief silence.

Lin Tian picked up the mouse again, preparing to switch the surveillance video in front of him.

The conference room door was gently pushed open. Wang Qi leaned against the door, looking at the people inside with a faint smile.

“Chief Liu, Detective Bai, Officer Zheng, Officer An, come on in.”

“Chief Lin and the others are in the conference room. They’ve just finished questioning Jiang Sumei.”

With that said.

Liu Yang, Bai Yu, and others, who had come from Modu with the goal of uncovering the Demon Witch, immediately walked into the conference room.

As they stepped closer.

Bai Yu, still dressed in his gentlemanly attire, shook his pipe and looked at Lin Tian, who was operating the mouse, and began to speak.

“Chief Lin.”

“How’s the progress on the Priest lead? Have we gotten any results from the interrogation?”

“Brother Ming specifically sent us to Jinling to uncover the hidden Demon Witch, but who would’ve thought that Priest’s original identity was also in Jinling.”

“That makes it convenient; we can check both leads together.”

After hearing this, Lin Tian shook his head helplessly again, opened the high-definition surveillance video from the earlier interrogation of Zhang Lifang, and motioned with a wave.

“Progress is a bit slow.”

“Although we’ve uncovered Priest’s true identity, his immediate family knows nothing about the Drug Trafficking organization.”

“Even his sister Jiang Sumei, who knew about Priest’s faked death, is just a puppet controlled by K, only able to receive information one way.”

“Since you’re here, let’s watch this video together.”

“Based on previous experiences, K, who loves to spy, shouldn’t have left Priest’s family alone without setting up even a single camera or bug.”

“I have a feeling… the issue is either with Yu Ruyi or the nanny Zhang Lifang.”

“But oddly enough, everything these two have done fits their characters perfectly, with nothing particularly out of place or any obvious flaws.”

As Lin Tian spoke, full of confusion, he opened the surveillance of his previous questioning of Yu Ruyi and Zhang Lifang.

Upon entering the conference room, Liu Yang, Bai Yu, and the others, without any preconceived notions, began to carefully analyze whether there were any unusual behaviors during the interrogation.

The surveillance video began to play slowly…

Starting with Zhang Lifang’s nervousness, Yu Ruyi’s continuous chanting, and then Lin Tian and his team entering the mediation room to question them about the relevant clues.

Midway through, Yu Ruyi suddenly brandished a Peach Wood Sword while chanting, and then unexpectedly lost control of his bladder.

After the not-so-long video finished playing, Liu Yang, feeling lost and without his investigative spirit, turned to Lan Jing and asked.

“Dr. Lan.”

“From your perspective in criminal psychology, is there any possibility that Yu Ruyi and Zhang Lifang are lying or disguising something?”

“Even the slightest flaw could be worth exploring…”

Before Liu Yang could finish, Lin Tian waved his hand to interrupt him, shaking his head.

“Chief Liu, no.”

“Dr. Lan has watched this video several times and hasn’t found any signs of lying or disguise from the two; everything they said was the truth.”

“The truth, huh?” Bai Yu tapped his pipe, squinting slightly, and then spoke slowly.

“Chief Lin.”

“I’ve read many detective stories, and sometimes telling the truth can be a different kind of lie…”