Liu Qi entered the interrogation room, glanced at the man with a scar cuffed to the chair, and then at Zhuo Yating’s unpleasant expression. A smug smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Upon seeing Liu Qi, Zhuo Yating also furrowed her brows and asked, "Deputy Captain Liu, why are you here?"
"Comrade Zhuo, the Chief is very concerned about the progress of your investigation, so he specially sent me to see if you have discovered any valuable clues. But now it seems you haven’t found much!"
Liu Qi looked at Zhuo Yating, smiled, and said with schadenfreude.
He was quite happy inside.
After Zhuo Yating had solved those two major cases consecutively, Liu Qi thought he could no longer drive her out of the criminal police team.
However, this incident had now occurred.
For Liu Qi, this was a great opportunity.
If in the end, Zhuo Yating failed to interrogate any valuable clues,
Then he could suggest to the Chief to transfer Zhuo Yating out of the criminal police team on the grounds that she was incompetent and unstable!
The Chief would certainly not refuse.
Thinking of this, Liu Qi almost felt too happy inside.
Naturally, Zhuo Yating noticed the smug smile on Liu Qi’s face, clenched her teeth slightly, and said with an unpleasing expression, "Deputy Captain Liu, who told you I haven’t found anything? I have indeed obtained some key clues!"
At this, Liu Qi was stunned, and the smile on his face stiffened, thinking;
That’s not right. The news I just got said that Zhuo Yating hadn’t gotten any clues after a long interrogation.
How could there be new clues now?
Could this young lady be bluffing me?
Thinking this, Liu Qi slightly curled his lips and asked Zhuo Yating, "Oh? Then tell me, what are the clues?"
"You really care about this case, Deputy Captain Liu, are you so eager to know?"
Zhuo Yating furrowed her eyebrows, retorted.
"Of course, this is a serious case. Not only me but even the Chief values it highly. Tell me, what clues have you gotten?"
Liu Qi said seriously.
And his heart sneered.
Hmph, silly girl, trying to bluff me? Let’s see how you get out of this one!
"Fine, I’ll tell you!"
Zhuo Yating nodded, then pointed to the scarred man, "This man has a mobile phone that contains the exact location of the headquarters of a begging ring."
"A friend of mine took it!"
Zhuo Yating said with a somewhat shaky confidence.
"Your friend? Heh, is it that friend you mentioned in the meeting before?"
Liu Qi sneered and asked further.
"Yes, it’s him. The phone is in his hands. As long as I can contact him, everything will be resolved!"
Zhuo Yating bit her teeth, said firmly.
"Enough, I can’t listen to this anymore!"
Liu Qi’s expression darkened instantly, gave Zhuo Yating a fierce stare, and said in a chiding tone, "Zhuo, you really can spin a tale. So young, yet so grounded. To earn merit, you would say anything, do you think your childish lies can deceive someone who has been a detective for over twenty years?"
"Deputy Captain Liu, what do you mean by that?"
Zhuo Yating furrowed her brows and asked.
"What do I mean? Don’t you understand? If I’m not wrong, this so-called friend of yours doesn’t exist, does he?"
Liu Qi said coldly with a slight smile.
"Doesn’t exist? How could he not exist? I just spoke to him on the phone not long ago, and this guy was caught by him. How could he not exist?"
Zhuo Yating was startled for a moment, hastily explained.
"Heh, then give him a call right now. If you can get through, I’ll believe you!"
Zhuo Yating hesitated, her brow furrowed. She had already called Chen Feng more than a dozen times, with no one answering.
Besides, if she could get in touch with Chen Feng, would she still need to waste her breath here with Liu Qi?
"What’s the matter? Scared to call?"
Liu Qi sneered mockingly.
Zhuo Yating bit her teeth and immediately took out her phone, found Chen Feng’s number, and dialed.
While dialing, Zhuo Yating prayed in her heart, Chen Feng, you bastard, forget what happened before, but you must pick up my call this time, or you’re finished!
However, the ring tone played for a long while, but still, no one answered from the other end.
At this moment, Zhuo Yating’s face grew even uglier.
Seeing this, Liu Qi sneered, asking, "Can’t get through, can you?"
"Deputy Captain Liu, hear me out!"
Zhuo Yating quickly pocketed her phone, then immediately tried to explain to Liu Qi.
However, she had just opened her mouth when Liu Qi waved his hand to cut her off.
"Enough, no need to explain. Let’s just end this case here; it’s totally nonsense. I really don’t want to waste any more time on this. I believe the Chief and the other officers don’t want to continue indulging this nonsense. I am going to report the actual situation to the Chief now!"
Liu Qi said, then turned and headed straight for the door of the interrogation room.
When he reached the door, Liu Qi suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to Zhuo Yating, "By the way, another suggestion for you, the criminal police team is really no place for a woman. Think about it again; I will suggest to the Chief to transfer you out of the criminal police team, hope you are prepared!"
With that, Liu Qi pushed the door and left.
Watching Liu Qi leave, Zhuo Yating clenched her teeth in anger.
Because Zhuo Yating knew very well that although Liu Qi said he was going to report the real situation to the Chief, he was actually going to tattle on her, and he would certainly say it in the worst way possible.
If by any chance the Chief believed him, and really transferred her out of the criminal police team, then all her efforts over the past six months would have been in vain.
Thinking of this, Zhuo Yating let out a long sigh.
She wanted to stop Liu Qi, but really didn’t have any solid evidence to prove that what she said was true.
This left Zhuo Yating feeling extremely helpless.
But just then, the door of the interrogation room was pushed open, and a young female officer, who looked even younger than Zhuo Yating, hurried in.
"Xiao Tao? Why are you here?"
Seeing this, Zhuo Yating also furrowed her brows, a puzzled expression on her face.
Because she knew this young female officer.