"Bastard, it’s obviously the key to the handcuffs on Brother Zhang Xiao’s wrists."
Luo Yihua shouted at Hu Shengli with great vehemence.
He looked as if he wanted nothing more than to devour Hu Shengli whole.
"Brother Zhang Xiao?"
Upon hearing Luo Yihua’s term of address for Zhang Xiaoshan, faces of Wu Xiaoru, Wang Xiaolong, and others all changed.
This term of address revealed a lot; Luo Yihua knew Zhang Xiaoshan, and it seemed their relationship was quite good?
"Sister, didn’t you say that Zhang Xiaoshan had no real connections in the county?"
Luo Yong looked at Wu Xiaoru, completely bewildered.
Wu Xiaoru was flabbergasted as well.
"I, I, this is impossible. How could Zhang Xiaoshan know big shots in the county? I must be dreaming."
Wang Xiaolong secretly felt trouble brewing. He had thought Zhang Xiaoshan was just a poor country boy he could easily manipulate, but Zhang Xiaoshan had surprised him time and again, stepping all over his dignity and grinding it into the dirt.
If nothing unexpected happened, today’s confrontation would likely end in his own defeat as well.
"Damn it, does this kid have to be so damn lucky? Feels like he knows all the big shots in the world."
Wang Xiaolong’s grumbles reached Wu Xiaoru’s ears nearby, souring her mood even further.
Did she really make such a terrible move?
"Brother-in-law, you know this kid?"
Hu Shengli asked Luo Yihua, astounded.
Luo Yihua retorted to Hu Shengli without a hint of courtesy.
"We all need to be impartial in our duties. What does it have to do with whether I know him or not? You actually dare to act recklessly for personal gain—I won’t let you off the hook today."
Having said this, he snatched the keys from Hu Shengli’s hand. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩
He strode into the interrogation room.
"Doctor Zhang, I arrived late, putting you through this ordeal. I have done some soul-searching, and I apologize."
"Come on, let me unlock these for you personally. Thanks to you last time with the clinic versus County First Middle School case, we were able to lock up that beast and give the kids a clear sky. I’ve always wanted to find a way to properly thank you, and I assure you I will give you a satisfactory resolution today."
As Luo Yihua was speaking very politely, he personally undid the handcuffs on Zhang Xiaoshan.
Luo Yihua was the fifth most powerful figure in Wanshan County, and showing such courtesy to Zhang Xiaoshan was a huge honor in the local area; even the wealthiest man in Wanshan County couldn’t expect this kind of treatment. Of course, all this was for Jiang Man’s sake.
When they were at the clinic last time, although Jiang Man explained that Zhang Xiaoshan was her cousin, Luo Yihua, being an experienced detective, had already noticed the unusual relationship between Jiang Man and Zhang Xiaoshan, especially given Jiang Man’s level of concern today, which spoke volumes of the depth of their relationship.
Even if the gap in their status might prevent them from getting married, if Zhang Xiaoshan even had one in ten thousand chance of becoming the Jiang family’s chosen son-in-law, he was not someone Luo Yihua could afford to provoke lightly.
Getting on good terms with Zhang Xiaoshan now might pay off handsomely if he indeed entered the Jiang family in the future.
Even if Zhang Xiaoshan couldn’t end up with Jiang Man, behaving well today could still win Jiang Man’s favor—a move of picking sides.
After being uncuffed, Zhang Xiaoshan moved his hands and feet a bit, then walked out of the interrogation room and looked toward Hu Shengli.
"Officer Hu, see, I told you—bringing me in is easy, but sending me off will be difficult."
"Do you believe me now?"
As he spoke, he purposefully swept his gaze over Wang Xiaolong, Wu Xiaoru, Wu Yong, Little Liu, and many others.