A madman in France? How come he's always at crime scenes!

Chapter 97 Scapegoat

The air was still.

Wu Liang stood still, staring directly into He Minsheng's eyes, showing no fear whatsoever.

He Minsheng took a slow breath and looked away from Wu Liang's face.

"cell phone."

Wu Liang's heart skipped a beat. He slowly took his phone out of his pocket, screen facing out, and turned it on.

No call was made.

There is no recording interface.

"Unlock".

Wu Liang did as instructed, and the main interface lit up.

He Minsheng did not reach out to take it, but only asked him to open the call log and then the background.

Very clean.

There was no recording software running, nor were there any outgoing calls.

But He Minsheng still looked at his cuffs.

"That thing."

Wu Liang lowered his eyes and glanced at the communicator hidden in his sleeve.

There was no point in pretending to be stupid at this time, so Wu Liang took out the communicator and held it between two fingers.

"Emergency communication equipment."

He Minsheng stared at him.

"Who gave it to you?"

"police."

"Li Mu?"

Wu Liang did not answer.

He Minsheng looked at his silence and his lips twitched slightly.

"You're really protecting her."

Wu Liang placed the communicator on the wall beside him, moving very slowly.

"Officer He, I don't have any recordings or phone calls right now. If you're still worried, you can continue investigating."

He Minsheng did not step forward to search Wu Liang, but stared at him for a long time.

"What did you mean by what you just said?"

Wu Liang looked up.

Which sentence?

"Diao Wei".

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Liang knew that He Minsheng had taken the bait.

The slight frivolous look that usually lingered on his face had long since vanished.

"Everyone knows that Diao Wei was pushed out by Tan Yongren, but he did it even more ruthlessly than we thought. Of course, the same goes for you."

"You anticipated that Diao Wei would be discovered, but you didn't expect that only his body would be found."

He Minsheng remained silent, and Wu Liang gave him no chance to catch his breath.

"With Diao Wei dead, the thread is broken. All the dirty work can be pinned on a dead man, and everyone can continue to live with dignity."

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He looked at He Minsheng and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Officer He, do you really think Diao Wei is the last scapegoat?"

"Or is it that you know better than anyone else that you'll be the next one pushed out?"

He Minsheng's face finally darkened. He took a step forward, but the alley was already narrow, and the last bit of space between the two had disappeared.

"Wu Liang, do you know what you're saying?" He Minsheng sneered. "Based on what you just said, I can take you back right now."

Wu Liang did not back down.

"On what grounds? Obstruction of official business? Defamation of police officers? Or did it touch on something that shouldn't have been touched?"

He Minsheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he raised his hand half an inch.

But Wu Liang suddenly smiled.

"Officer He, I am not Meng Jiang."

He slowly pulled his lawyer's license out of his pocket, held it between two fingers, and handed it to He Minsheng.

"I'm not here to interrogate you."

"I am a lawyer."

Wu Liang looked at him and said, word by word, "What lawyers are best at is never sending people to prison, but judging whether a person can still be saved."

He Minsheng's hand froze in mid-air.

Wu Liang lowered his voice.

"You can remain silent, but when the door is forced open, the person standing behind it will be you."

"Officer He, I can't overturn your case, but I can leave you with one thing—"

"A chance to speak."

When Li Mu arrived at the alley entrance, only Wu Liang was left, leaning against the wall with his sleeves rolled up and a communicator in his hand.

He Minsheng has disappeared.

He strode closer, his face as cold as frost.

"Why aren't you leaving? Do you know what would happen if something happened to you—"

"I'm leaving." Wu Liang quickly waved his hand to interrupt her, and added naturally, "I just didn't leave fast enough."

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Li Mu almost laughed out of anger.

"You dared to keep following me even after the communication was cut off? Do you even know who He Minsheng is? He's been a criminal investigator for over twenty years. If he really wants to lead you into a corner, you won't even have a chance to press the emergency contact button!"

Wu Liang tucked the communicator back into his sleeve and whispered, "He's taken the bait."

Li Mu's anger paused for a moment.

"What did he promise you?"

"He didn't agree to anything." Wu Liang walked to the roadside. "But at least one thing is clear: he himself is wavering, which is good news for us."

Li Mu followed, keeping his voice low.

Explain yourself.

Wu Liang didn't answer immediately. He first looked up at the surveillance camera at the street corner, then took a half step closer to the lamp.

Li Mu's expression softened slightly upon seeing this action.

"Now you know to look for CCTV footage? Why didn't you think of that when we were going into the alley?"

Wu Liang touched his nose.

People always have to grow up.

Stop being so sarcastic.

Li Mu grabbed his sleeve, looked down to check if the communicator was damaged, and then touched his wrist to make sure there were no wounds.

Wu Liang looked down at her.

Li Mu paused, then immediately let go.

"What are you looking at? I'm afraid something might happen to you, so I'll have to write an explanation. Do you know how much risk Captain Meng is taking on this kind of covert operation!"

"oh."

Wu Liang nodded sensibly.

Li Mu was even more annoyed.

"Tell me about the case."

Wu Liang stopped laughing and lowered his voice.

"When I mentioned Lin Huaishan's briefcase, his reaction wasn't one of suspicion, but rather of defensiveness. This indicates that he knew about the briefcase. More importantly, it implies that he assumed the contents of the briefcase were gone."

"What's in the bag?" Li Mu stared at him. "Didn't you ask clearly?"

"We can't ask." Wu Liang shook his head. "If I keep pursuing this, he'll realize that we haven't actually touched the real thing yet, and we're just bluffing him."

Li Mu frowned even more deeply.

"Therefore, the investigation into Lin Huaishan's line of events is no longer complete through normal case file searches. The key physical evidence from back then was taken away long ago, and may even have been destroyed long ago."

"That's right." Wu Liang looked at the street corner. "But just because something is destroyed doesn't mean that the people who knew it was destroyed have disappeared."

"The key point is Lao He's attitude. Now it's impossible for him to get away unscathed. I just gave him a chance."

Li Mu understood and didn't say much on the matter, but his tone remained cold.

"Wu Liang, if you act alone like this again, I will kick you out of the operation immediately."

Wu Liang glanced at her.

Li Mu avoided his gaze.

"What are you looking at? I'm not worried about you. If something happens to you, all the leads will be cut off, and everyone will be dragged down with you."

Wu Liang nodded seriously: "I understand, Officer Li is mainly worried about the case."

"It's good that you know."

Li Mu snorted, strode to the car parked by the roadside, and opened the car door with his right hand.

"When I got back to the station, He Minsheng took sick leave today, and Captain Meng happened to ask me to investigate him. If I leave for too long, things might change."

"Thank you, Officer Li, for your strong support of my plan."

"I hope we don't end up in a ditch together—let's get back to the hotel as soon as possible. It's not safe outside right now, and you can't be sure if He Minsheng's idea is what you're saying."

Wu Liang shrugged, which angered Li Mu so much that he stomped his right foot and the car sped away.

That woman.

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