"By the way, Doctor Gu, what happened to your former vice-principal's wife in the end?" Wan Yunting asked as they ate.
"You mean Sister Hui Ping?"
Gu Luotang put down her chopsticks and sighed. "She's been sent to Longmen Neuropsychiatric Hospital for treatment."
Wan Yunting was stunned and also put down his chopsticks. "How is she now?"
Qi Miaomiao, while eating, said with food in her mouth, "We visited her the day before yesterday. She's not doing well and is still delirious."
"Alas..."
Gu Luotang sighed, regretting that she wasn't a doctor specializing in neurological disorders. Seeing Xu Huiping confined to a room in the psychiatric hospital felt like a cage. When she became violent, the medical staff even handcuffed her to prevent her from harming others, sometimes tying her to the bed all day. It was heartbreaking to witness.
Wan Yunting listened and nodded. The reason he asked about this was because when he had previously visited Xu Huiping, the topic of the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, a technique specifically for treating neurological and epileptic conditions, had come up.
However, since he couldn't reveal his sect at the time, Wan Yunting had held back, and this made him feel very guilty. Seeing a patient but being unable to treat her due to special circumstances weighed heavily on Wan Yunting's mind.
"I'll ask Old Jiang later to see if he knows any doctors at Longmen Neuropsychiatric Hospital..."
Wan Yunting thought to himself that he needed to find an opportunity to visit Xu Huiping at Longmen Neuropsychiatric Hospital. If he had the chance, he would definitely cure her illness and alleviate his guilt.
After lunch, Wan Yunting personally drove Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao back. Just then, he received a call from Niu Qiuling: "Hello, come to the police station. There's new information on the Cheng Kai disappearance case!"
"Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded, greeted Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, and drove to the police station.
"He's here. Director Pang is in the interrogation room."
Seeing Wan Yunting arrive, Niu Qiuling took him directly to the interrogation room. Pang Yuan nodded at him and pointed inside. Zhou Dong and the others were interrogating Tian Xingchang. Wan Yunting asked confusedly, "Why did you bring him in again?"
"This scoundrel went to your eldest sister's villa complex this morning," Director Pang said.
"What?"
Wan Yunting's heart tightened. Pang Yuan waved his hand, "Don't worry, we brought him back as soon as he slipped into the villa complex. And according to the security guards at the entrance, this kid went to your sister's villa complex on the night of the 7th!"
Wan Yunting was surprised and looked at Tian Xingchang inside. "So he lied last time."
"That's right," Pang Yuan nodded. "We've also retrieved the surveillance footage. Xiao Wang, bring up the cameras."
Wan Yunting and Niu Qiuling then watched the surveillance footage. It was a roadside camera near the entrance of Wan Manyu's villa. It clearly captured a figure lurking suspiciously, moving around the outer wall of the villa courtyard. When the lens zoomed in, it was indeed that scoundrel, Tian Xingchang. Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and checked the time in the lower right corner of the video. It was 9:10 PM. He was instantly startled and said, "Cheng Kai drove out that night, wasn't the recording time around 9:40 PM?"
"That's correct."
Pang Yuan nodded. "So he definitely has something to hide!"
*Bang!*
In the interrogation room, Zhou Dong slammed the table in anger. "Tian Xingchang, are you still trying to quibble? Don't you know the seriousness of this matter?"
Tian Xingchang leaned back in his chair, his demeanor changed. He looked at Zhou Dong dismissively and said, "Officer Zhou, what do you want me to say? Do you really think I had something to do with Cheng Kai's disappearance?"
"Not you? Then why did you go to his house?"
"Can't I just pass by?"
Tian Xingchang met Zhou Dong's gaze without fear and scoffed, "Officer Zhou, aren't you being too prejudiced? Just because I went to their complex, does it mean I was looking for Cheng Kai?"
Zhou Dong glared, realizing that Tian Xingchang's composure this time was much better than last time. It seemed this scoundrel had been faking it all along.
"When will Uncle Bao arrive?"
Outside, Pang Yuan asked Officer Xiao Wang.
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in a black suit approached. "Old Pang, what's the situation?"
The man was named Bao Zhengye, an experienced police officer with extensive interrogation experience. Pang Yuan shook his hand and pointed inside. "We have a difficult suspect in there. I'd like you to try and get him to talk."
Bao Zhengye glanced at Wan Yunting. They didn't know each other, but they nodded at each other. He then looked at Tian Xingchang inside, whom Zhou Dong couldn't do anything about.
Bao Zhengye said, "I rushed over here, I still don't know the details of his situation."
"Here."
Saying this, Pang Yuan handed over all of Tian Xingchang's files to him. Bao Zhengye then said, "Give me ten minutes..."
He then sat down and quietly reviewed Tian Xingchang's files. Zhou Dong came out, and seeing Bao Zhengye arrive, he breathed a sigh of relief. Niu Qiuling gestured, and Zhou Dong introduced him to her and Wan Yunting, "Uncle Bao is our police station's most experienced interrogation expert. No matter how tough your mouth is, in front of him, you'll spill everything, even the color of your underwear, within ten minutes!"
"This place is amazing," Niu Qiuling hadn't arrived in time and didn't recognize Bao Zhengye.
"Alright."
Ten minutes later, Bao Zhengye put away all the files and turned to Xiao Wang beside him. He stood up and said, "Xiao Dong, come in with me. Learn from it."
"Got it."
Zhou Dong happily followed Bao Zhengye into the interrogation room. Wan Yunting, Pang Yuan, and Niu Qiuling continued to watch from outside.
"What, a different person is here."
Tian Xingchang sneered as Zhou Dong brought Bao Zhengye in.
Bao Zhengye smiled, opened his bag, took out a thermos, and placed it on the table. He smiled and said, "As expected of someone in marketing, Zhou Dong and the others are no match for you when it comes to talking."
Tian Xingchang leaned back in his chair and smiled. "So you're also a master conversationalist."
"Something like that, just playing with words."
Bao Zhengye placed everything on the table, picked up the thermos, took a sip of water, and then looked at Tian Xingchang in front of him with a smile. "When did you meet your ex-wife?"
Suddenly changing the topic and trying a different approach, Tian Xingchang raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "Why should I tell you?"
Bao Zhengye smiled, anticipating this response. He stared at Tian Xingchang and said, "You started dating in college, got married in August five years ago. Your wife also works at Cheng Quan Group, rising from a humble clerk to the chairman's secretary assistant!"
"Actually, when you were a regular employee in Cheng Quan's marketing department, your performance wasn't particularly outstanding. However, starting from the year your wife became the chairman's secretary, you were suddenly promoted to a senior position in the marketing department. Within six months, you became the deputy manager. You should be very clear about what the problem is..."
"That's enough!"
As expected, Tian Xingchang, whose sore spot had been hit, became angry. "No matter what you say, it's useless."
"Alright then."
Bao Zhengye smiled and said calmly, "Then let's talk about your work matters..."
At this moment, Wan Yunting, Pang Yuan, and Niu Qiuling outside the interrogation room saw that Bao Zhengye had completely disrupted Tian Xingchang's rhythm with just one question.
After all, his wife's infidelity was a painful issue for Tian Xingchang, as was his position as deputy manager. Bao Zhengye specifically targeted his weaknesses in the conversation. After a few questions, Tian Xingchang's emotions escalated, and he was no longer calm, completely led by the nose by Bao Zhengye.
"Impressive."
Even Wan Yunting admired Bao Zhengye. He was truly an interrogation expert, and even more impressive was that he had managed to memorize all of Tian Xingchang's situation in just ten minutes. That was the most remarkable part.
"Heh heh, so all the cuckolding you've endured has made you resent Cheng Kai, which is why you went around Cheng Kai's house on the night of the 7th, wanting revenge, right?" Seeing that Tian Xingchang had completely broken down, Bao Zhengye returned to the main topic.
"I didn't."
Tian Xingchang's face contorted, his emotions running high.
"Because you didn't dare, right?" Bao Zhengye said with a smile, having Tian Xingchang completely under his control. "But you were indignant and could only lurk around his house. However, you didn't dare to lay a hand on Cheng Kai because he's not someone you can afford to provoke..."
"Nonsense! I didn't see him that night. If I had seen him, I would have definitely killed him," Tian Xingchang roared.
"Oh?"
Bao Zhengye's eyes narrowed. "So, you were at his house that night!"
Instantly, Wan Yunting outside felt his heart tighten. He frowned, staring intently at Tian Xingchang inside. He scoffed, "I didn't see his wife, but I saw a man come out of his back door!"
"A man, who was it?"
Bao Zhengye pressed, and Zhou Dong and Pang Yuan outside were startled.
"How would I know who he was."
Tian Xingchang sneered. "Maybe it was also his wife's lover, giving him a cuckold!"
This statement made Wan Yunting's expression outside slightly darken. However, he had already guessed who the man Tian Xingchang had seen was.
Hou Bing!