"Ouyang Wen wants to investigate the Li Yang case, you know what to do, right?"
"I don't need you to tell me."
"Heh heh, your temper has really grown."
"I told you, we are just in a cooperative relationship, no longer siblings."
If they didn't both have the surname Tong, it would be hard to believe they were siblings.
Tong Meng watched the man beside her coldly. In the past, he was her entire world. But ever since Tong Hua was kicked out of the criminal investigation team, his personality had changed.
He always believed that Hu Jia's success was due to connections.
So, Tong Hua started to leverage connections.
It was either sending gifts or treating people to meals, or running errands for others or acting subservient.
Finally, Tong Hua managed to secure a foothold in the training institute.
By this time, Hu Jia had already left the criminal investigation team and moved to the special operations unit, where he had become the captain.
As mentioned earlier, Hu Jia had also worked at the training institute before, essentially holding two positions: captain of the special operations unit and a part-time instructor at the training institute.
Once Tong Hua had a firm footing in the training institute, he began to suppress Hu Jia.
Using Hu Jia's amnesia as an excuse, he proposed to revoke Hu Jia's instructor qualifications. After all, who would want a teacher who couldn't even remember their students' names?
This reason seemed neither abrupt nor unnatural to everyone.
Hu Jia thus lost his part-time instructor job.
But what Tong Hua didn't expect was that Hu Jia, after joining the special operations unit, would perform brilliantly, earning himself the title of "Detective."
This infuriated Tong Hua.
Resentment and jealousy completely blinded him.
Therefore, he arranged for his sister, Tong Meng, to get close to Hu Jia, hoping she could use some small tricks while Hu Jia was solving cases. At first, Tong Meng was happy to comply.
However, as she spent more time with Hu Jia, Tong Meng found herself falling in love with him.
So, she stopped causing trouble and repeatedly urged Tong Hua to abandon his hateful jealousy towards Hu Jia.
But how could Tong Hua give up? To prevent his sister from ruining things, he forced Tong Meng to leave the special operations unit and join the criminal investigation team where Ouyang was.
He told Tong Meng that to deal with Hu Jia, she had to deal with Ouyang. Tong Meng, who believed her brother implicitly, indeed tried her best to please Ouyang Wen, to the point where many people thought Tong Meng was in love with Ouyang.
Who would have thought that at this time, Lü Qingqing appeared?
Tong Meng felt a sense of crisis because Ouyang Wen actually tacitly allowed Lü Qingqing to stay by Hu Jia's side, something that had never happened before.
Adding to that, Tong Hua had told Tong Meng that Lü Qingqing was Hu Jia's fiancée. Thus, Tong Meng lost control and even staged the corridor collision scene.
She had expected Lü Qingqing to be reprimanded by Ouyang, but to her surprise, Ouyang Wen didn't seem to care at all.
This made Tong Meng feel a sense of crisis. While she was distressed, she thought of asking Tong Hua for help.
That day, Tong Meng went to Tong Hua's home. Standing at the door, she overheard a conversation.
"Li Zhenhui's matter was handled beautifully. The master is very pleased."
"It is my duty to serve the master."
"Don't worry, once all these troubles are resolved, the entire criminal investigation team will be yours. At that time, whether it's Hu Jia or Ouyang Wen, they will both be within your grasp."
"Thank you for your high regard, master. Please convey to the master that I will not disappoint."
At that moment, Tong Meng realized that her brother, Tong Hua, was actually involved in the murder of Li Zhenhui.
Who was Li Zhenhui?
He was the partner of Hu Jia's father, Hu Shilong.
His death was definitely related to the shooting case back then, which also meant it was related to Hu Shilong's death.
Tong Meng was stunned.
She didn't know what to do.
Lost and distraught, she accidentally made a sound, and thus, she was forcibly drawn into this vortex.
From that moment on, Tong Meng's fate underwent a complete transformation.
Tong Meng was pulled into the living room. She had never seen this man named Uncle Lian before. He looked around 50 years old, dressed in a black suit, appearing like a kindly old man.
However, Tong Meng knew very well that Uncle Lian only looked kind, but his heart was likely full of wickedness.
"Who is she?" Uncle Lian showed no fear even after seeing Tong Meng's police uniform, still sitting on the sofa.
"She is my sister." Tong Hua bowed submissively, his posture very low.
"You know what to do." Secrets remain secrets precisely because those who know them can never speak.
Tong Meng was terrified and immediately knelt on the ground, "Uncle Lian! Please, spare me. I didn't hear anything."
"Didn't hear anything?" Uncle Lian's voice was devoid of any emotion.
"No, I didn't hear anything." Tong Meng shook her head vigorously.
"Since you didn't hear anything, why did you call me Uncle Lian?" One sentence struck Tong Meng dumb.
"Brother, brother, please beg for me. I really won't say anything." Tong Meng placed all her hopes on Tong Hua. Even though she saw a flicker of struggle in his eyes, he still did not speak.
At that moment, Tong Meng understood. In the face of power and position, blood ties were nothing.
Tong Hua repeatedly kowtowed, tears streaming down his face, but Uncle Lian did not relent.
Seeing Tong Hua approaching her, Tong Meng's heart instantly died. "Uncle Lian, I am willing to pay any price, as long as you spare me."
Saying this, Tong Meng tore open her collar.
The buttons scattered, rolling onto the floor. Her clothes came off, and with them, her dignity.
Tong Meng survived.
She survived in her own brother's home.
...
That's why Tong Meng asked Lü Qingqing that day about her relationship with Hu Jia.
Lü Qingqing said they were just friends and colleagues.
Tong Meng gave a bitter smile. If her brother hadn't lied to her, saying Lü Qingqing was Hu Jia's fiancée, she wouldn't have caused trouble for Lü Qingqing.
If she hadn't caused trouble, then the subsequent events wouldn't have happened.
All of this was caused by Tong Hua.
Also, listening to the conversation between Uncle Lian and Tong Hua, they were definitely planning something against Hu Jia. Although she didn't know what it was, she had to warn Lü Qingqing and protect that man.
Perhaps, she no longer had a chance. But she still hoped for his safety.
Tong Meng didn't want to recall the events of that night. Today, she came to find Tong Hua purely for a mission.
Ouyang Wen wanted to investigate the Li Yang case. Uncle Lian said they had to do everything to prevent Ouyang Wen from taking it. Tong Meng didn't know why the master behind Uncle Lian wanted to target Li Yang, but it should be related to Hu Jia.
After all, Li Yang was Hu Jia's right-hand man.
...
In the interrogation room, Li Yang was still being questioned.
It had been 50 hours, and he hadn't closed his eyes once. Gradually, Li Yang felt his vision blurring and the questions from the other side seemed to be becoming unclear, but he could only rely on instinct to repeat what he had said again and again.
Yu Yue stood in the lobby of the Tongyuan Gate Police Station, holding a lunchbox. This was the third time she had been stopped.
"Just let me send him something to eat."
"Miss Yu, please don't make it difficult for us. Li Yang is suspected of murder, and the victim is someone from the training institute. We definitely cannot let you see him."
"Then help me deliver this food to him. He's been detained for more than two days. We are all colleagues, and the murderer hasn't even been identified yet. If the person starves to death, it will be hard to explain to our superiors."
The two police officers seemed to agree: "Give it to us."
Watching the police officers take the lunchbox into the station, the anxiety on Yu Yue's face did not lessen in the slightest. Without seeing Li Yang with her own eyes, she was truly worried.
Fortunately, the food was delivered.
In reality, she had no idea that the food had already been thrown into the trash can at the end of the corridor.