I will be stronger after the remake

Tang Ping said, "Let's ask again."

Hu Ze urged, "Call them over and ask them in person. It won't take much time anyway."

Although he felt that the security department did not trust him and was somewhat angry, the warden could only comply because it was his own dereliction of duty and he was in the wrong. He found the prison guard who was responsible for guiding Han Lin in the surveillance video.

"According to the surveillance footage, the prisoner spoke before committing suicide. Did you hear what he said?"

The prison guard, Huang, shook his head and said, "No, I didn't hear that."

The warden shrugged, indicating that this was the result.

Just as everyone was feeling disappointed, Tang Ping immediately shouted, "Did you not hear me or didn't you hear clearly? Don't lie, answer honestly!"

The prison guard was startled and somewhat flustered: "I... um... I don't think I heard you."

There were plenty of astute people present who instantly noticed the other party's hesitation.

The warden slammed his hand on the table, his eyes wide, and pointed angrily at the table, saying, "What do you mean 'seems like'! If you didn't hear it, you didn't hear it; if you didn't hear it clearly, you didn't hear it clearly. This is a case of life and death, and everyone in the jurisdiction must take responsibility. There is no room for carelessness. Think carefully before you answer, and don't get yourself implicated for nothing!"

“I...I did hear him speak.”

The prison guard lowered his head and quickly defended himself with some regret: "But he spoke very softly, and it was hard to hear even if you listened carefully. Not to mention that I was terrified at the time and only thought about saving people. I didn't pay attention to what he said at all. I think it was no different from not hearing it. So when the warden asked me, I said that I didn't hear it."

Chapter 86 Suspect

The warden turned pale. This was making him take responsibility for unclear questioning. He hurriedly demanded, "Is it up to you to judge whether there's a difference? As a police officer, can't you even tell the truth when testifying? Do you deserve the uniform you wear? I think you have serious problems and need to be thoroughly investigated!"

The prison guard, Huang, said in a panic, "I didn't! I have nothing to do with the prisoner. I haven't even spoken to him. I just thought it was better to avoid trouble. If I said I didn't hear clearly, I would definitely be asked why I didn't hear clearly. It's better to say that I didn't hear to avoid being held responsible."

"You bear a greater responsibility for lying and committing perjury! Expect to be punished!"

The warden felt like he was being driven crazy by his subordinates' stupidity. Perhaps, as the prison guard Huang said, when he received a reply that he didn't hear clearly, he would complain about why the other party didn't hear him clearly, but at most he would just say a few words, not actually hold them accountable.

After all, everyone knows that under the circumstances, it was normal for Prison Guard Huang not to hear what the prisoner said clearly and he would not be held responsible. However, committing perjury is a different matter, even if the content of the perjury is insignificant.

The warden, dejected, said to everyone, "It's my responsibility. I was lax in my management and didn't strictly control the collection of testimonies. I'm willing to take responsibility."

The warden said expressionlessly, "Now is not the time to assign blame. The key is to find out the truth. Once we find out, everything will be fine."

After calming down, Hu Ze reverted to his old-fashioned ways and habitually defended the case, saying, "Actually, Comrade Huang wasn't wrong. Not hearing clearly or not hearing anything makes no difference to the case. At most, it proves that the prisoner did say something before committing suicide, but without figuring out what he said, we can't use it as a starting point for investigation."

At this moment, Tang Ping intended to continue questioning the prison guard Huang, since there was still room for him to lie. However, Cen Qin, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke up: "Officer Huang, did you really hear what the other person said?"

“Yes, I heard him,” the prison guard replied, then couldn’t help but argue, “but I really don’t remember what he said.”

Cen Qin said, "As long as you hear it, that's fine. People's memories are actually stored in the brain's memory bank. It's just that sometimes even the person themselves doesn't know where the memory is located, but I have a way to help them find it."

"Really?"

Everyone turned their expectant gazes towards them.

Cen Qin shrank back and said timidly, "As long as Officer Huang really listens to what the other party has to say."

“I’m sure I heard it. The content seemed to include ‘that’s what killed me,’ but I can’t be sure it was those four words. It just sounds similar,” the prison guard Huang said in a low voice.

The warden said irritably, "Didn't you overhear the key points?"

"But I'm not entirely sure myself. If I give the wrong information and mislead the criminal investigation, that would be troublesome."

"In the end, it all comes down to not wanting to take responsibility."

The warden interrupted, "Alright, alright, this isn't the time for this. Comrade, what do you need us to do to restore your memories? Go back to the Illusionary Realm?"

"No need, just prepare a room for me so that Officer Huang and I can be alone for a while."

This request was quickly fulfilled. Everyone waited outside the door and heard a melodious flute playing from inside the room. Knowing that psychics possessed all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities, no one asked any questions.

After a while, the sound of the flute stopped, and Prison Guard Huang came out of the room with a complicated expression.

The warden hurriedly asked, "Well, do you remember now?"

The prison guard nodded and said, "I remember now. The prisoner said before he died, 'They were right, son, I killed you.'"

Forensic doctor Zhu Xi pondered, "I have seen Han Lin's file. It seems that his son was dragged into the Illusion Realm when he used the Illusion-Breaking Stone to escape and died. It is not wrong to say that he was killed by himself. This last sentence confirms the conclusion of suicide."

Yuan Ji said firmly, "No, this is precisely the evidence that he was murdered. The reason he wanted to be a criminal and was willing to do anything to take revenge on me is because he firmly believed that his son's death was my fault. As I said before, he is the kind of person who would shift the blame to others to make himself feel at ease. How could such a person suddenly realize his mistakes and commit suicide out of guilt?"

The warden pondered, "'They're right,' but who are they referring to?"

Hu Ze snorted and said, "He probably meant our Public Security Section. After all, we've been telling him that he killed his son, but he's never listened. So I agree with Yuan Ji's statement. Han Lin is not the kind of person who would admit his mistakes. Even if he suddenly had a change of heart, the timing shouldn't be this coincidental."

Tang Ping concluded: "The method of murder can be determined. The murderer awakened Han Lin's conscience, made him accept the truth that he had killed his son, and ultimately broke down and committed suicide."

The warden questioned, "If that's the reason, why are there no traces of mind control spirituality on him, and where did the ice spikes come from?"

Zhu Xi said, "I can explain the first one. If Han Lin is really the kind of person you describe, then his mind is actually very fragile. He can only maintain his inner peace by escaping responsibility. Once he is forced to face the truth, the hatred that has been accumulated over a long period of time will be transferred to him and will quickly crush his will. Therefore, there is no need to use mind control. The level of psychological suggestion is enough. After all, it does not distort his cognition, but only makes him face his inner self."

The warden shook his head and said, "It's still just speculation. There's a lack of solid evidence, and even if it were the truth, we'd only figure out the method of murder. We still have no idea who the killer is."

Tang Ping did have a suspect in mind, but it was too outrageous and there were too few clues to support it; saying it would only invite ridicule.

Suddenly, Yuan Ji said with a serious expression, "We need a soundproof room."

The warden frowned. He felt that at a time like this, any clues discovered should be brought up for discussion, and everyone should pool their wisdom to think about them. Perhaps a different perspective could reveal new information. However, he ultimately said nothing and nodded in agreement, leading everyone to the soundproof interrogation room.

Hu Ze and Cen Qin were completely confused, but they didn't ask in front of outsiders and followed Tang Ping and Yuan Ji into the room.

"Tell me, what did you discover that you can't say in front of outsiders?"

Hu Ze asked after closing the door.

"I haven't found anything about the case itself, but I have suspects about how it happened."

Yuan Ji didn't keep them in suspense. He stared at Hu Ze and Cen Qin with a serious expression and said, "I suspect that one of you leaked information, which led to Han Lin being silenced."

Chapter 87 The Most Suspicious Person

"I didn't!" Cen Qin said, somewhat agitated. "Tang Ping is my idol, how could I betray him!"

In contrast, Hu Ze appeared very calm, and even had the leisure to pick up the electric kettle in the corner to make himself a cup of tea. While drinking it, he asked, "Tell me your analysis."

Yuan Ji said, "The reason why Han Lin committed suicide is self-evident. It was to silence him. The trigger for his silence was that Tang Ping wanted to ask him why he attacked the Psionic Management Bureau on that day. At that time, only the four of us knew about this."

“Tang Ping couldn’t have leaked the information. If he hadn’t mentioned going to see Han Lin, we wouldn’t have had this idea. From my own perspective, I know I didn’t leak the information, so the only suspects are the two of you.”

At this moment, she turned to look at Tang Ping and said, "Of course, from your perspective, you might as well include me in the scope of suspicion. Just because I haven't leaked any information doesn't mean that others haven't left me with eavesdropping devices."

Cen Qin said confidently, "There's no way there could be eavesdropping! Do you remember when I played a flute for everyone before leaving the Illusionary Realm? If anyone had been subjected to spiritual energy or magic, I would have noticed it then. I can't say about other things, but I'm very confident in my ability to detect things."

Yuan Ji retorted without backing down, "Since you've been listed as a suspect, the credibility of your statements needs to be reduced."

Am I really that untrustworthy in your eyes?

Cen Qin pouted angrily when her friend doubted her.

"Now I only believe in evidence and logic. No one is absolutely trustworthy, including myself."

After learning that someone had given him a psychological suggestion in his dream, Yuan Ji became suspicious and paranoid.

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. Yuan Ji's attitude is correct. Since the goal is to find the murderer, we must be determined to doubt everything. It would be truly irresponsible to not doubt just because we have a good relationship with the other party."

Hu Ze comforted Cen Qin, then turned to Yuan Ji and said, "However, your reasoning has a major flaw."

"What loophole?"

“Besides the four of us, the people in the prison also knew that we were going to visit Han Lin. They may have leaked the information, and we cannot rule out the possibility that they stole from us.”

Yuan Ji was taken aback upon hearing this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I was right next to you when you made the call. You didn't mention at all what we wanted to do with Han Lin. Did they really want to silence us just because we wanted to question Han Lin?"

"The reaction was a bit exaggerated, but prevention is better than cure, and who can say that's wrong? Besides, judging from the results, didn't they successfully prevent it?"

"If it's really about preventing problems before they arise, wouldn't it have been better to just silence Han Lin long ago?"

"Because they were unsure whether we could discover any suspicious points about Han Lin, silencing him in advance would only remind us that Han Lin had a secret. In fact, if Tang Ping hadn't suddenly come up with this idea, we really wouldn't have suspected Han Lin. So, if we had just waited patiently for the trial and for Han Lin to be executed, we could have silenced him without exposing him and covered everything up. That would have been the perfect outcome."

Hu Ze calmly brewed tea for everyone present and said, "Think about it carefully. Actually, the people in the prison are the most suspicious. Only they can monitor Han Lin's every move without arousing suspicion, and only they can quickly carry out the plan to silence him. How could anyone else dare to let Han Lin live? What if we are careless one day and take the opportunity to find Han Lin and find out his secrets?"

Cen Qin suddenly realized, "That's right. If it really was an inside job, the origin of the murder weapon would no longer be a problem. As the managers, they would certainly know where the blind spots in the surveillance were. It would be easy for them to secretly slip an ice pick to the criminal!"

Hu Ze took a sip of tea and said slowly, "That warden realized this, which is why he was so eager to find out the truth. If someone else had been asked to investigate, they would definitely have been suspected."

Yuan Ji remained silent for a while, then sat down in his chair and sighed, "It seems I'm really not good at using my brain; my reasoning conclusions are full of loopholes."

“I do have someone I suspect,” Tang Ping suddenly said.

Hu Ze immediately put down his teacup and asked with great concern, "Who is it?"

Such blatant discrimination caused Yuan Ji to inwardly grumble, but having just admitted that he wasn't very bright, he couldn't say anything and could only comfort himself that it was just a difference in how they were positioned.

"Before I say the name, I hope everyone can repeat a sentence like me, because I have studied micro-expression observation. If someone is lying, I am very confident that I can find out, especially when the other party is not on guard."

Cen Qin's eyes lit up as she said, "Amazing! No wonder you were able to detect the cult members' plot in advance; you must have used micro-expressions to discover that they were lying!"

"Ahem, more or less."

Tang Ping lightly brushed the matter aside and said in a serious tone, "You all repeat after me: 'I did not participate in the plot to murder Han Lin and had no knowledge of the plan to murder Han Lin.'"

Whether they believed it or not, the three did as instructed, repeating the instructions in turn.

"I was not involved in the plot to murder Han Lin and had no knowledge of the plan to do so." X3

No one lied, but Tang Ping had never suspected the three of them, so she didn't feel any regret.

He continued the previous topic, saying, "I suspect that Fu Zhengyi killed Han Lin."

"Director Fu, this is impossible!"

Even though Cen Qin idolized Tang Ping, she couldn't help but stand up for him: "Director Fu is known for his strong sense of justice. Everyone who has ever met him knows that he is upright and notoriously unapproachable. He has even argued with his superiors and personally sent a relative who used his name to swindle people to prison. Everyone says that he is a true righteous man and would never do anything illegal or disorderly!"

Hu Ze tapped the table, reminding her, "Comrade Cen Qin, don't get agitated. Have you forgotten what I just said? To find the murderer, we must be determined to doubt everything and not let personal feelings interfere. Tang Ping, tell me your reasons for your suspicions."

Tang Ping recalled: "In the Illusionary Realm, Director Fu once used his eyes to frighten an assassin into kneeling on the spot. At that time, he told the assassin, 'I have done too many bad things and I am overwhelmed by my own guilt.' It can be seen that his psychic power has the ability to induce guilt in his target. Combined with Han Lin's last words, it is not difficult to conclude that he has the ability to guide Han Lin to commit suicide."

Cen Qin said with difficulty, "But this is just your guess..."

“Tang Ping’s guess is correct,” Yuan Ji suddenly said. “Fu Zhengyi is my senior brother. His only awakened spiritual personality is ‘Bi’an. People targeted by Bi’an will be forced to face the sins in their hearts and conduct self-examination and self-judgment. It can be called the most just judgment. After all, you can deceive others, but you can’t deceive your own heart. This spiritual power can indeed make Han Lin commit suicide out of guilt.”

Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Righteous Beast

The Dragon Classic states: "The Bixie is fond of litigation, and is also called the Constitution."

Bi'an, also known as Xianzhang, is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese mythology. It is the seventh of the nine sons of the dragon. It resembles a tiger, is fond of litigation, and is also powerful.

Legend has it that Bi'an is not only public-spirited and righteous, but also able to distinguish right from wrong and make impartial judgments. In addition, its majestic appearance makes it a symbol of both prisons and the guardian deity of the common people.

Hu Zeke had studied myths and legends both at home and abroad, and immediately recalled the relevant information. He nodded and said, "Bi'an, a divine beast symbolizing justice, has the ability to make people judge themselves, which makes quite sense."

Cen Qin still found it hard to accept: "Just having the ability to kill doesn't prove anything. It's not like only Director Fu's psychic abilities could induce Han Lin to commit suicide. Psychological suggestion isn't such a rare psychic ability either."

Yuan Ji also said, "Although I have had conflicts with my senior brother, I acknowledge his character. Whether it is his nature or he has to comply in order to develop his spiritual power, his code of conduct is indeed in line with the word 'justice.' Moreover, Lao Hu also said that Bi'an is a divine beast that symbolizes justice. Spiritual beings can choose not to develop spiritual power, but they cannot do things that contradict their principles, otherwise it will lead to a decline in their cultivation. Han Lin is a cautionary tale."

Tang Ping said thoughtfully, "So it's 'Bi'an'. I thought it was 'Xiezhi'... This only increases the suspicion that Fu Zhengyi is innocent."

Yuan Ji asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Tang Ping did not answer, but said, "Could you please explain the folk tale related to Bi'an, the one related to Qin Hui?"

"That one..." Hu Ze recalled for a while before slowly saying, "Legend has it that during the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a prison official named An Yi. He was kind and often taught prisoners to reform their ways in prison, which earned him a good reputation. This attracted the jealousy of corrupt officials."

"These corrupt officials took advantage of Emperor Zhao Gou's superstition about Taoist divination to frame An Yi as a plague god. Zhao Gou believed the slander and ordered Qin Hui to deal with An Yi."

"Qin Hui and corrupt officials were in cahoots, so they conspired to behead An Yi. The people wept bitterly for An Yi, which moved the Bi'an in the sky, and it descended from the sky to seek justice for An Yi."

Yuan Ji asked doubtfully, "It seems there's no problem. Although it's full of loopholes as always, mythological stories can't withstand rigorous scrutiny."

Tang Ping said, "The key point is at the end: how did Bi'an seek justice for the An Yi?"

Hu Ze thought about it carefully for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "I understand what you mean. In the story, after An Yi was beheaded, there was a sudden flash of lightning and thunder in the sky. Bi'an appeared on auspicious clouds and used a tornado to sweep the Taoist priest and the treacherous officials into the sky, then slammed them onto the mountain. The mountain immediately cracked open, sealing them all inside. Because it avenged the jailer, it became a symbol of the prison."

Yuan Ji asked, puzzled, "It's a classic deus ex machina. Many myths use similar endings, where a powerful deity suddenly appears to uphold justice, thus showing that good will prevail over evil. And then, what are you trying to say?"

"Don't you understand? The way Bi'an carries out justice is not by catching bad people and bringing them to justice, but by killing them all directly. In other words, for Bi'an, it does not need to abide by the law. Projected onto the spirit level, it means that it does not conflict with the form of deduction when psychics break the law." Hu Ze explained.

Tang Ping said: "Although many people treat justice and law as the same thing, in reality justice is justice and law is law. Just like what we learned in our junior high school political textbook, law is the embodiment of the will of the ruling class. Its role is to maintain social order, not to maintain justice. Perhaps in many cases, the outcome of the law happens to reflect justice, but the two are not essentially related."

"Just as we talk about chivalry on the one hand, we also say that chivalry uses force to disrupt the law. The two are not contradictory, because 'prohibition' sometimes represents injustice, while 'disrupting the law' is actually a manifestation of justice."

"Returning to the case itself, what kind of person is Han Lin? He maintains his peace of mind by deceiving himself, while he kills and possesses others without hesitation in order to take revenge. He is undoubtedly a villain. Killing him is just a manifestation of simple justice, which does not contradict the interpretation of Bi'an at all."

Hu Ze agreed, saying, "Perhaps the psionicists themselves have ulterior motives, but the process of developing spiritual attributes is based solely on action, not intention, which is very materialistic."

Cen Qin asked, "But how will Director Fu find out about our actions?"