Chapter 65

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The two police officers standing in front of him were both young, wearing casual jackets and having short haircuts, looking very spirited. One of them looked more mature and had a colder demeanor; the other had a face full of acne, appearing much more gentle.

The acne-faced police officer said to Xu Yan, "Are you Xu Yan? We have something we'd like to talk to you about. Is it convenient for us to come in?"

At this moment, Xu Yan had already guessed that the two people in front of him were the National Security Bureau (NSB) police officers he had been fearing all along, who had finally come to his door. He nodded and said, "Comrade, can I see your credentials again?"

The mature police officer frowned, showing displeasure; however, the acne-faced police officer was very amiable, nodding repeatedly, "Of course, of course. We didn't wear our uniforms today, so it's understandable for you to be cautious, Xu Yan. Here are my credentials. My surname is Shen, and this is my colleague, surnamed Xu—Xu Yan, can we come in and talk?"

The surname Shen was not very common, and as soon as the police officer introduced himself, Xu Yan guessed that he must be the familiar acquaintance from the NSB that Zheng Qiuyi had mentioned, Mr. Shen.

"Alright, Officer Shen, Officer Xu, please come in," Xu Yan stepped aside to let them in.

The two police officers entered the living room and glanced around. Officer Shen sighed, "Xu Yan, your room is really well-kept, it doesn't look like a guy's place. Do you live alone?"

Facing the NSB police officers, Xu Yan did not dare to relax or be careless at all. Although Officer Shen seemed to ask casually, Xu Yan could not answer casually: Was Officer Shen really asking casually, or had he already known about Zhu Youxiang and was just testing him to see if he was honest?

If the other party was just asking casually, and he immediately confessed about Zhu Youxiang, wouldn't that be admitting guilt without being questioned?

If the other party already knew he was living with a girl but he still denied it, wouldn't that make things worse and draw their attention?

In this split second, countless thoughts flashed through Xu Yan's mind, leaving him in a dilemma.

At this moment, Xu Yan truly understood the awkward situation suspects faced when being interrogated by the police—back when he watched crime dramas, he often boasted to his friends about how stupid the criminals in the movies were, confessing everything under police questioning without even being tortured. He thought he could outsmart the police if it ever happened to him. Now, he found himself in the same situation, and even before the formal interrogation began, a casual question from the police had him in a bind, his brain cells almost dying from the stress.

Xu Yan mumbled, "Well... I don't live alone, I live with a friend..."

Officer Shen sat down on the sofa and smiled at Xu Yan, "Oh, a friend? Male or female?"

Xu Yan put on a very embarrassed look, "She's a girl... You're not from the school, right? You won't tell the school about this, will you?"

Clearly, Xu Yan's feigned embarrassment fooled the two NSB officers. They exchanged glances and laughed, assuming Xu Yan was just a young man living with his girlfriend and was too shy to admit it.

Officer Shen laughed, "Don't worry, Xu Yan. We're not school police sent to check your room. We won't interfere with your personal life. We're here because we want to understand some other matters."

Seeing the two police officers easily let go of the question about who he lived with, Xu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. In that instant, his thoughts became crystal clear, and his mind worked quickly: since they didn't care about who he lived with, it meant they either didn't know about Zhu Youxiang or they knew about her but only saw her as his girlfriend, not as a key person of interest.

Realizing that the other party hadn't confirmed their focus yet, Xu Yan felt relieved—people's reputations are like shadows, and the NSB had a big reputation that scared him. Now it seemed that they weren't all-knowing and all-powerful, so he didn't need to be so nervous.

Xu Yan put on a very respectful and fearful look, "Director Shen, Director Xu, what do you want to know? I'm just an ordinary college student, I've never done anything illegal in my life... Well, maybe just a little gambling with my classmates, but it's just for small stakes... I rarely win..."

Hearing this, the two police officers looked both amused and exasperated. Officer Shen said gently, "Xu Yan, don't be so nervous. We're not here to accuse you of a crime or say you did something wrong—we just want to understand some situations. You don't need to be afraid."

"Sure, sure, please ask, I'll answer honestly."

"Alright, Xu Yan, where are you from?"

"I'm from Luodan County, Shudu Province, and I'm just twenty years old this year."

"Oh, quite young. Who else is in your family?"

"My family includes my father, my mother, and my brother."

"Can you tell us about them?"

"My father is Xu Ronghua, my mother is Wu Danying, and my brother is Xu Gang. My parents do business in our hometown, running a furniture store. My brother just graduated from college and is helping my parents in the furniture store."

"Are your parents party members? Are you a party member?"

"My father is not a party member, but my mother is. I just submitted my application to join the party, so I'm considered an active member."

"Do you have any connections abroad? Do you know anyone abroad? Do you have any relatives, direct or indirect, living abroad?"

Xu Yan shook his head, "No. I don't know anyone abroad, and I don't have any relatives living abroad."

"Xu Yan, have you ever practiced martial arts or qigong before?"

If Xu Yan could understand the intentions behind the previous questions, this one left him completely baffled. He hesitated and shook his head, "No, I've never practiced anything—I don't really believe in these things."

During the questioning, Officer Shen had been the main interrogator, while Officer Xu remained silent. However, when Xu Yan said he didn't believe in qigong, Officer Xu grunted in dissatisfaction and reached out, grabbing Xu Yan's wrist with lightning speed, saying, "Xu Yan, you look a bit pale. I know some traditional Chinese medicine and can check your pulse to see if there's anything wrong."

Before Xu Yan could react, the other party had already grabbed his wrist. Before he could protest, he felt a sudden, intense pain in his arm, as if needles were piercing his veins or as if his veins were suddenly filled with something, making them swell to the point of bursting. His entire body went numb, and the pain was unbearable.

Xu Yan cried out in pain, "Ouch!" and tried to pull his hand back. But the other party's grip was like an iron clamp, and Xu Yan couldn't pull free. The intense pain quickly spread to his shoulder, and Xu Yan was in agony, almost crying out for help. Just as he was about to cry out, Officer Xu released his hand, allowing Xu Yan to pull it back.

"Ouch, that hurts! Officer Xu, what kind of pulse are you checking? It's so painful, it's like you're trying to kill me! I protest, I want to file a complaint against you!"

Xu Yan panted, shaking his arm and rubbing it, but the two officers paid no attention to his reaction. Officer Shen looked at his colleague intently and asked softly, "How is it?"

Officer Xu looked at Xu Yan, his face showing disappointment. He shook his head and said softly, "He's just an ordinary person. No sense of qi, his meridians are blocked, and there's no true qi flowing."

"Oh, I see!"

Hearing this, Officer Shen frowned, showing disappointment. Although they spoke softly, Xu Yan, in his intense pain, had heightened senses and heard their conversation. His mind raced, and he shouted even louder, "Director Shen, I want to file a complaint! You used violence and coerced a confession from me. I want to find an inspector... uh, I want to find a journalist to complain about you!"

"Ah, ah," seeing Xu Yan shouting, Officer Shen was also frustrated. He had to calm Xu Yan down, "Ah, little Xu, our Officer Xu uses a traditional pulse-checking technique. It might hurt a bit, but it's very accurate. He's doing this for your own good—Old Xu, tell little Xu what you found out, so he knows."

Officer Xu clicked his tongue, not really wanting to deal with Xu Yan, but since his colleague asked, he had to give him some face. After a moment, he said, "Little Xu, you're in good health, but you've been eating too much spicy food—uh, you need to exercise more, drink more water, and stay warm in the cold weather. Other than that, there's nothing wrong."

Xu Yan was speechless, thinking that the pulse-checking was just a bunch of generic advice. But he pretended not to understand and didn't want to argue with the police, so he asked hesitantly, "Really? I've been having stomach pain lately. Is that nothing to worry about?"

Officer Xu rolled his eyes at his colleague and said irritably, "You won't die anytime soon! If you do, come find me!"

Seeing that Officer Xu had a bad temper, Xu Yan was startled and sat down obediently.

Next, the two officers asked a few more random questions before finally getting to the main topic, "Xu Yan, last Sunday, which was December 26th, did you go to the Wanhua Mall in our city?"

Xu Yan knew the main topic had finally arrived and pretended to be confused, "Yes, yes, I did, and I even witnessed a murder!"

"When did you go?"

"I... I left at noon and arrived at the mall around 1 PM. I bought a few clothes and was about to leave around 3 PM when I encountered the murder."

Officer Shen looked up, "Tell us about what happened when you encountered the murderer."

Xu Yan knew a key point—never lie when it's unnecessary. Since he knew the police had already talked to the officers at the scene and were familiar with the situation, he didn't hide anything and told the truth: he was trying to leave the mall and was near the west entrance when he encountered a group of incoming police officers. He knew one of them, Officer Liu from the local police station, and they chatted for a moment. Just then, the murderer came down the elevator, and as he was about to leave, Xu Yan shouted out the murderer's identity, trying to get the police to catch him. However, the murderer was extremely violent and ended up killing several police officers.

While Xu Yan was speaking, Officer Shen occasionally looked down to take notes, which didn't put much pressure on him. Officer Xu, however, stared at him intently, his gaze sharp like a needle, making Xu Yan feel extremely nervous, restless, and sweaty.

Officer Shen, still taking notes, said without looking up, "Xu Yan, we heard that you acted bravely and blocked the criminal, saving one of our police officers. Can you tell us more about it?"

At this point, Xu Yan knew the main part of the conversation had arrived. He exaggerated and loudly described how dangerous the situation was, how the criminal was extremely violent, killing several police officers, and how the criminal's knife was about to strike a weak female officer, who would have died or been seriously injured. Seeing this, he couldn't hold back. In a moment of crisis, the spirits of revolutionary heroes like Lei Feng, Dong Cunrui, and Qiu Shaoyun possessed him. After a fierce internal struggle, he burst with courage and, inspired by the spirits of the heroes, bravely stood up and used his family's martial arts, the 18 Dragon Subduing Palms, to fight the criminal.

Despite the criminal's extreme violence and the sharp weapon he held, Xu Yan, inspired by the revolutionary spirit, exuded a righteous aura. After a fierce battle of 300 rounds, good triumphed over evil, and he finally defeated the criminal with the last move of the 18 Dragon Subduing Palms, "Flying Dragon in the Sky." The criminal fled in defeat, and the righteous and heroic Comrade Xu Yan achieved ultimate victory!

Listening to Xu Yan's wild exaggerations, the two NSB officers frowned deeply.

In their previous work, they most disliked dealing with subjects like Xu Yan. If the subject stubbornly refused to speak, they could use strong interrogation techniques or even torture to get a confession. But when the subject rambled on with wild stories, it was hard to distinguish the truth from the lies, often leading the investigation astray—like now, Xu Yan claimed he used his family's martial arts to drive away the criminal, which was a headache for the two officers: was this guy just boasting or did he really know martial arts?

Officer Shen looked at his colleague, Officer Xu, for an opinion. Officer Xu shook his head firmly and said softly, "I tried—this kid doesn't know any martial arts. I'll cut off my head if he does."

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