If you want to be a good person, find Huadi

Huang Zhicheng took a deep breath and continued, "Qichang, we've known each other for almost twenty years, and you know me pretty well. But there are some things I've kept deep in my heart, never revealing them to anyone. You only knew where my hatred for Ni Kun stemmed from, but you didn't know there's another emotion hidden deep within me—cowardice."

He paused, as if recalling some unbearable past, and then slowly said, "If my hatred for Ni Kun accounts for 90%, then the remaining 10% is my hatred for myself. I hate my cowardice and my powerlessness in the face of him."

Huang Zhicheng smiled faintly, a smile that seemed to reveal years of relief and letting go. He finally spoke out this secret, one that had been buried deep in his heart, and it felt like a heavy burden had been lifted.

Huang Zhicheng's tone grew graver. "You should have heard what happened next. After Ni Kun and his men brutally murdered my patrol companion, they simply found a dying consumptive to take the blame. A police officer, a police officer charged with upholding justice, died inexplicably, while the true murderer remains at large."

At this point, Huang Zhicheng's voice choked, and his eyes began to well up. Fighting back tears, he continued, "This incident has been like a thorn in my heart, keeping me up day and night."

Lu Qichang listened quietly without interrupting Huang Zhicheng's narration. After he calmed down a little, he asked, "What about Sister Marry? When did you two get together?"

Huang Zhicheng calmed himself down a bit and looked at Lu Qichuang, saying calmly, "Don't worry, my best friend. I will tell you everything about me, no matter who it involves."

"Give me another cigarette," Huang Zhicheng said, reaching out to Lu Qichang for one. Seeing this, Lu Qichang pulled a cigarette out of his pocket and handed it to Huang Zhicheng without a word. Huang Zhicheng took the cigarette, lit it skillfully, took a deep puff, and then slowly exhaled the smoke.

Smoke filled the air, and Huang Zhicheng's thoughts seemed to be drawn back to the past. His eyes became a little blurry, as if through the smoke, he saw the person he once knew - Marry.

"You know that Han Chen and I are friends." Huang Zhicheng paused and continued, "But what you may not know is that I actually knew Marry first." His voice was a little low, with a hint of reminiscence.

At this point, Huang Zhicheng's eyes gleamed with a glint of nostalgia for the past. He seemed to be immersed in the first days of his acquaintance with Marry, and those beautiful memories played before his eyes like a movie.

Lu Qichang listened quietly, not interrupting Huang Zhicheng's thoughts. He knew that sometimes memories were an uncontrollable emotion that needed time to release. Meanwhile, Hua Di was still interrogating Ni Kun's bodyguard, so they had plenty of time for Huang Zhicheng to recall.

After a long while, Huang Zhicheng slowly came back to his senses from his recollection. An awkward smile appeared on his face, as if he was a little embarrassed. He then said softly, "I'm so sorry to have made fun of you. It was truly a wonderful time, and for me, it's a memory I'll never forget. I met the right person, but unfortunately, the timing wasn't right. Marry was already deeply in love with Han Chen at the time."

Huang Zhicheng's tone was slightly agitated when he spoke of this. "Why? How could a short man like Han Chen win Marry's love? I really hate him!" However, his emotions soon calmed down, and he continued, "But as long as Marry is happy, I'm willing to do anything for her. So, later on, Han Chen and I became good friends. I would also take care of Han Chen in some matters."

Huang Zhicheng paused, then added firmly, "But don't worry, Han Chen and I have absolutely nothing to do with drug trafficking. I would never get involved in drugs. Of course, I did contribute a bit to Han Chen becoming Ni Kun's fifth-largest thief."

Lu Qichang nodded slightly, understanding, but remained silent. He was well aware of the relationship between Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen. After all, in his view, it wasn't uncommon for a police officer to have two or three underworld informants. Furthermore, Lu Qichang firmly believed that Huang Zhicheng would never do anything that would damage the honor of the police, so he had adopted a hands-off approach to the matter.

Huang Zhicheng continued, undeterred by Lu Qichuang's silence. "I simply cannot understand why Li Wenbin would entrust the task of investigating Ni Kun to a rookie like Huadi. This is driving me mad! Could it be that he doesn't trust my abilities? Huadi is just a fresh-faced newcomer in this industry. Does he have the ability to investigate Ni Kun? I know very well that this investigation into Ni Kun will end in nothing, just like the previous ones. Ni Kun will surely exploit various loopholes to evade his due punishment, just like before."

Lu Qichang finally spoke at this time, his voice full of questioning: "So you teamed up with Marry to kill Ni Kun, right?"

Huang Zhicheng didn't hesitate at all. He answered frankly, "Yes, I can't let Ni Kun get away with this any longer. If the law can't punish him, then I have no choice but to take action myself."

He paused, then continued, "Marry is indeed an outstanding person. She is smart, beautiful, and capable, but she also has a fatal flaw, and that is Han Chen. Whenever something involves Han Chen, she becomes extremely impulsive."

Huang Zhicheng took a deep breath and continued, "So I tried to convince Marie that Han Chen was working for Ni Kun but getting very little in return, and that Ni Kun wasn't friendly to Han Chen. As long as Ni Kun died, Han Chen would be able to successfully establish his own business."

However, Lu Qichuang suddenly interrupted Huang Zhicheng, his eyes staring at Huang Zhicheng sharply, as if he could see through his inner thoughts. Lu Qichuang said, "You have other plans. If Han Chen is involved, and Ni Kun counterattacks, and Han Chen dies, then marry him and he will accept you, right?"

Huang Zhicheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a slightly bitter smile, and said softly: "You still understand me the best. In fact, I do have such a little thought. Ni Kun is like a demon in my heart that is difficult to overcome, and marrying her is like the goddess in my heart. My desire for her is not just to get her body, but more importantly to win her heart. However, Han Chen has become the biggest obstacle on my road to pursuing marrying her."

He paused briefly, as if gathering his thoughts, and then continued, "I think you should know what happened next. My carefully planned operation ultimately failed. The people sent by Marry were actually sabotaged by a few insignificant police officers. And when I went to kill the bodyguards bribed by Marry, I was inexplicably captured by you. All of this made me feel extremely frustrated and confused."

Huang Zhicheng's voice revealed a hint of helplessness. He looked at the man in front of him and asked slowly, "My good friend, can you tell me? Why did Hua Di know so much about my plan that he was able to capture me so easily? I shouldn't have revealed any flaws."

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Hua Di walked in. He had just finished interrogating Ni Kun's bodyguard and was now eager to know whether Lu Qichang had successfully opened Huang Zhicheng's heart.

As soon as Hua Di entered the room, he heard Huang Zhicheng's question and answered without hesitation, "You didn't reveal any flaws. The problem lies with Sister Marry. He Shangsheng had been secretly watching her. When she cautiously went to a hotel room, he quietly followed her. And you also came out of that room an hour after Sister Marry went up. You were careless. This made it easy for He Shangsheng to catch up with you. What's worse is that you were even using the police station's phone to inquire about information. He heard all of this clearly."

Huang Zhicheng was stunned. He had never imagined that even the police station's phone could be tapped! This was truly unexpected.

Hua Di, who was standing by, seemed to see through his thoughts and explained, "Although the police station's internal telephones have been specially modified, they still have some loopholes. However, these loopholes are not easily exploited by ordinary people. Only those within the police station have the opportunity to tamper with them."

Huang Zhicheng listened intently and continued to ask, "What about He Shangsheng? How did he know these loopholes?"

Hua Di hesitated for a moment, but finally answered truthfully, "He Shangsheng once worked in the Information Center and is quite familiar with these situations. However, he was only able to exploit these loopholes with the authorization of the Senior Superintendent."

Huang Zhicheng nodded thoughtfully, sighing inwardly, "So that's how it is." He began to realize his mistake. He had always been overconfident, assuming that the police station's internal telephones were robust against eavesdropping. He hadn't considered that this so-called "anti-eavesdropping" only protected against external eavesdropping. As for the police station itself, hehe, I'm afraid the higher-ups have their own calculations and considerations.

Huang Zhicheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that he was too clever for his own good!

Huang Zhicheng then, expressionless, picked up the pen and signed his name on the confession. His movements seemed mechanical, as if this were just a routine procedure. After signing, he followed the instructions, pressed his finger onto the ink pad, and then firmly pressed his fingerprint on the confession.

These procedures were familiar to Huang Zhicheng; he had seen countless people sign and fingerprint similar confessions before. However, this time, they were being applied to him, leaving him with an unprecedented sense of heaviness and helplessness.

Just as Huang Zhicheng was about to be taken to the detention room, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Huadi, who was standing beside him, with a hint of pleading in his eyes. Huadi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, indicating that Huang Zhicheng could speak to him for a few words.

Huang Zhicheng walked quickly to Huadi, the two so close they could almost hear each other's breathing. Huang Zhicheng lowered his voice and spoke briefly to Huadi, speaking for less than two minutes. Afterward, he patted Huadi's shoulder as if to encourage him, then turned and left with the escort.