Blazing Armor

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Chapter 157

“From 2:10 to 2:15, there was a gap when you returned to the third floor from the lobby to look for Bai Chicheng. During this time, the listening device did not pick up any sounds, which should mean Dr. Gong turned it off. Do you remember what you talked about?”UEqcqfXfxOhqufQBQjFnGGbILmLYiQ

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“I’ve already said, we didn’t talk about much. We were just predicting what Bai Chicheng might say later and where the guest in room 1206 might be hidden.” Ren Yi was curled up in his chair, his face devoid of color, looking unusually pale, and he held a clear hostility towards the person speaking to him.jUbZxsAyutqezacnxecNauYjCGwDQm

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He had never felt hostility towards the police before, as he knew many officers from the Hongwu branch and had always cooperated with them. But now, the officer interrogating him, named Shen Pei, was not from the branch but was sent from the headquarters. From the moment he sat down, he adopted an attitude of questioning a criminal—cold, harsh, and sharp, igniting Ren Yi’s anger.PoXRpKvLBKsDwXeHuRkUVCPGcRguLi

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However, this was not the reason he refused to reveal his true conversation with Gong Yingxian; it was that he could not trust the person in front of him.yhROyUptaSbGrLkIanddOTOqKtsKLE

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At this moment, he was still in the hospital. Although he had been hospitalized many times and had woken up from his sickbed on numerous occasions, this was the first time he woke up to find police waiting for him.ggjeFlLaWVMZXGsDEbERiTlBfFnkWC

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The moment he regained consciousness, he anxiously inquired about Gong Yingxian’s whereabouts, and from the other’s face, he saw “no news.” What followed was a series of inquiries—or rather, an interrogation.ndThXZqJFnMbqFqFFzIrLrFRsRiAYb

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“Captain Ren, if you are hiding something from us, it will hinder our ability to find Dr. Gong.”zjhUzVDdNBmlqleANpqVjgAtcNdBlY

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“It was you who hid things from me first. What happened to Gong Yingxian? If he was just kidnapped, your focus shouldn’t be on me, and you shouldn’t have sent someone from the headquarters to interrogate me.” Ren Yi glared at Shen Pei with bloodshot eyes, “Don’t treat me like a fool; I can choose not to say a word.”FIOOvMDxgBiXiGjhOwxBeEJbEQmTop

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Shen Pei paused for a moment and said to Ren Yi, “If you cooperate with me and tell the truth about everything that happened at the Jianxing Hotel that day, I can answer your questions.”UdAWhYETfLouSAnVAvAggHxqDISiwL

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“I don’t need you to tell me; I can ask someone else.” Ren Yi turned his head away, searching for his phone.JNnJDAWtSYkqadDkVYcHsVWVOqOXah

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“Captain Ren, aren’t you curious why, after you woke up, there was not a single familiar face around you, only me?” Shen Pei said calmly, “Because you have been temporarily restricted in your personal freedom, unless we can eliminate your suspicions.”qvFeLJGlFoXyBYysUMnSwENOiUIpgU

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Ren Yi suddenly turned his face back, his eyes wide open: “What did you say?!”ufQqYlWSYZLXzsRyuGgMQpIIheGnkG

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“You have been restricted in your personal freedom. You are now suspected of assisting Gong Yingxian in the murder of Yue Xingu and helping Bai Chicheng escape.”chRYeTwxArakIfsvJtDpAsJwXnAvYp

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At that moment, Ren Yi felt as if he had been struck on the head with a heavy blow, making him dizzy and his head throb.uOTbvzgmMRLsRPRlXdXEudCoyUNoXX

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What? What the hell is this person saying?!dkHypZTHUoFLPtrakSzXtcrYWFLCOH

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“You’re talking nonsense! How could Gong Yingxian kill Yue Xingu?!” Ren Yi was so agitated that he almost got out of bed, but his body weakly fell back down.mDKkHOoLoOYhPAvvWuCgUOduVcirFT

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Shen Pei quickly supported him, pressing him back onto the bed as he coughed uncontrollably.fzzfGqOxgDEtwWBOwGtCnxEQVpNtnG

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After a while, Ren Yi managed to stop coughing and said in a hoarse voice, “Wha… what… are you talking about? Yue Xingu was killed by Bai Chicheng.” He even doubted that the sedatives in his system hadn’t fully metabolized, which was why he was hearing such absurd claims. Gong Yingxian killed Yue Xingu? Is this person insane?!kCRDWRtAjtSLRnhDVYKxPjTfwAjPnP

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“If we had no evidence, we wouldn’t dare to suspect a police officer without reason,” Shen Pei said coldly. “How long have you known Dr. Gong? Not even a year, right? Why are you so eager to help him investigate the case, so actively involved in a case from nineteen years ago? Is it related to him providing high-end medical care worth millions for your father?”PbQMZyFHqTdnJRPpRQVssQOyrKSuIe

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“I have already explained that matter to the headquarters, and I provided all the documents to prove my innocence.” Ren Yi gritted his teeth, “We are friends; my father once saved him. My father used their hospital’s charity quota. There is no exchange of money or interests between us, nor any bribery.”GAbDwTlhNKceelcLHWojNigsnGYgLD

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“So, as a firefighter, you are so deeply involved in a police case just because you are friends?”rolHJXcIvquaarOFxqDtMjeDHBjFes

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Ren Yi retorted angrily, “That X cult has tried to kill me multiple times and has caused the deaths of my brothers and so many innocent people. What’s wrong with wanting to catch them? If I don’t have this passion, am I even a man?!”SMuCPynxRDYLFyZkNhuIaUioYfFTZt

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“Then, during the investigation, did Dr. Gong have any private contact with the X cult members?”CGGgXlAFohgncveXvlyXwmGXHkNTjy

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“No, if he did, they would have been arrested long ago. He has been tracking those people.”DHiJxLEzjMxLQGSTDxuWChaenohtFy

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“How can you be so sure? Because he tells you everything?” Shen Pei, clearly an experienced old cop, had a sharp gaze, cutting straight to the heart of the matter.KTuZnMfHxToVeKHijPMYXEiMgKubOq

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This line of questioning only made Ren Yi’s anger boil even more, and his worry for Gong Yingxian put him in an extreme emotional state, ready to explode at any moment: “He does share the progress of the investigation with me often. As for whether he tells me everything, I don’t live in his head; how would I know! What evidence do you have to suspect an excellent police officer?”VhPlqSbEYUKyzPxCxzBnKsLtObYLji

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“On-site recordings, physical evidence, and some evidence found in Zhang Wen’s rental apartment have raised our suspicions. We have long noticed that he and Captain Qiu were secretly investigating the case from nineteen years ago, which involved some disciplinary issues. We have been observing. After Yue Xingu was burned to death and he and Bai Chicheng went missing, we officially began investigating him and found many doubts about him. He may have done some things that a police officer shouldn’t do out of obsession, and in fact, he doesn’t have solid evidence that his father was killed by him.”XimOzJlFYNhDIhpCOHjvZLNpKXhSbf

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Ren Yi clenched his fists: “He does have it; he is just collecting more evidence to reaffirm it. What have you found? Let me listen to the recording.”qnIdQtfbFwjPXONNPOlJfSPOohKVXS

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“The recording cannot be accessed by you for now. I’ve said it before; we need to eliminate your suspicions first. When he and Bai Chicheng left the hotel, he thought Tan Haochun had turned off all the hotel’s surveillance. Initially, this was to prevent Bai Chicheng from monitoring them, but what he didn’t know was that the underground parking lot and the indoor surveillance were not on the same circuit, so the parking lot’s surveillance was not turned off. Bai Chicheng did not threaten him with a gun; he voluntarily got into the car with Bai Chicheng. However, when leaving the parking lot and breaking through the police blockade, Bai Chicheng was indeed threatening him with a gun, forcing the police to let them go.”njqlYwHheXBcEEfcMjpKVsDKcbfypK

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“…Maybe Bai Chicheng threatened him in other ways. If it was just a gun pointed at his head, he might not have given in.”AffCuNvMpKIonJKtPQndiqLtFbDDuM

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“Then what was it? Yue Xingu is already dead; what could Dr. Gong be threatened with?”NYmNlyliaeepxJInWElVedwiNNoHCr

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“I don’t know. On what basis do you say Yue Xingu was killed by him? Yue Xingu was kidnapped by Bai Chicheng!”jOpqYTLGldQnJDyPIvoKKOWnRhGnAh

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“Yue Xingu was not kidnapped by Bai Chicheng; he was Bai Chicheng’s accomplice. He voluntarily entered the hotel. According to the on-site recording, Dr. Gong was very agitated when he accused Yue Xingu. His motive to kill Yue Xingu was much greater than Bai Chicheng’s.”srtpHFuliCgsoaJYJpQsQAqcmDFsRm

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“Shut the hell up!” Ren Yi shouted angrily, “Yue Xingu’s daughter was kidnapped; it was done by the Purple Flame. Yue Xingu had already severed ties with the organization; otherwise, how could Bai Chicheng use Yue Xingu as a hostage? Gong Yingxian hates Yue Xingu, but he wouldn’t bypass the judiciary to execute Yue Xingu privately. Instead, he would want to protect Yue Xingu’s life as much as possible and use him to gather more evidence against the organization.”TINhIgVtGpAAqQRjvpknptBaaxbJjY

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“On the surface, it seems that way, but this could very well be a play between Yue Xingu and Bai Chicheng. After Dr. Gong went in, he cut off the listening device, and what happened afterward is unknown to us. There are simply too many suspicious aspects to this matter.”efjQSFbwPJYqurwkZdxbXHEMRgqspC

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“By normal logic, you should also know that it was Bai Chicheng who killed Yue Xingu to silence him.”IdNHhOZJbUWuDJBhkOGsKaYnPkLVEJ

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“Why?” Shen Pei stared at Ren Yi, “Why are you so certain that it was Bai Chicheng who killed Yue Xingu?”MxacOFIMNLYLUemAuQSsXuACjMlZpz

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“Obviously, Yue Xingu confessed his crimes to me, taking all the blame for what happened nineteen years ago. If Bai Chicheng killed him, there would be no evidence left, and the case would be hard to overturn.”KOwxoIpOmVNXBCaHnDUVZLnFWkbJGf

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“You just said the opposite; this is also what Dr. Gong has instilled in you, right?” Shen Pei said, “Let me ask you, when Yue Xingu confessed all his crimes to you, did you only tell Gong Yingxian?”EGuuPguIWOQAZsTBIhKiWVOCTmmPwn

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Ren Yi was taken aback: “Yes, there was no time to waste.”QdDQFQZlgQozzODrvkLdJDEXhRWlTU

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“Then that means if Yue Xingu dies, you are the only witness. However, your testimony lacks strong evidence to support it, which could turn into your one-sided claim. Moreover, because you have a suspected bribery stain, your testimony is likely to be dismissed.”hBrQMYThRkyJRvNdlazZGmIehbcLeB

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Ren Yi opened his mouth, but the other party didn’t give him a chance to interject, continuing, “On the contrary, if Yue Xingu is alive and personally admits his crimes, he knows the case from back then very well and can provide many details to support himself. His testimony would carry significant weight. Given that nineteen years have passed, and there are only six months left before the statute of limitations, with evidence missing, the judiciary would weigh whether it’s worth expending a lot of manpower and resources to overturn the case. In such a situation, it might actually not achieve Dr. Gong’s goal. So, who benefits more from Yue Xingu’s death?”DJOSXvUbyMUPLyXOtWGepWQLiWUqGG

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Ren Yi was stunned.XtWbXoycIWzcPWxRmmGkRhyGBvHtkN

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“Yue Xingu must have had leverage in the organization; he also knows he can’t escape the law, so he likely chose to take the blame to protect the real culprit. But now he is dead.” Shen Pei narrowed his eyes, “According to our analysis, Bai Chicheng never intended to kill Yue Xingu; it was Dr. Gong who didn’t want to hand Yue Xingu over to the police, so he killed him. As for why he left with Bai Chicheng, we suspect he had private connections with the organization long ago. To clear his father’s name, he has done many things we don’t know about, and the whole matter is hidden under a huge mystery.”sCsiVvWUUvnZnJgWoEQJWTnBdIPblY

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Ren Yi stared motionless at Shen Pei, a voice in his blank mind loudly rebutting every word this person said. Yet, he couldn’t voice a single one.dsdqyaWlGBRxVRpocXHVKXUsRsqWUH

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He knew he shouldn’t easily doubt Gong Yingxian, but this series of events was indeed suspicious. What puzzled him the most was why Gong Yingxian left with Bai Chicheng. After all, he had seen Gong Yingxian leave with his own eyes, but he didn’t dare to say it.eZjLVIWYTxPlJqzXwNUiHxDYtwQmuh

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Now, only by finding Gong Yingxian could these doubts be explained.jnQdHJsspnYtYRiFySGcRZinWwMUKa

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But where is Gong Yingxian? Compared to the truth, what Ren Yi was praying for now was just his safety.QdPsEgucMavIDJmatFWUVOkpsvaroc

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