In the end, he could only sit calmly in his office, smoking one cigarette after another, as if awaiting the final verdict.

Then a hoarse voice came from the other end of the communicator: "Team leader, Shu Yuxiu is dead!"

"Their car flew off the cliff, and everyone died!"

Officer Zhang clenched his fingers instantly.

He squinted, his gaze drifting across a certain spot for a moment before finally settling on the view outside the window. His tone was frighteningly calm, leaving the person opposite him speechless: "Send someone to retrieve it."

"This case is closed."

He stood up and stood in front of the window, his back slightly hunched, making him look much older.

And below the cliff in the distance, there were shattered vehicles and floating corpses.

Police cars, their lights flashing, drove along the beach road, facing the sea breeze.

The weather was exceptionally bright that day, and even the beach where the murder occurred was still picturesque.

In the depths of the ocean, a body slowly sinks.

Along with past lies and everyone's secrets, they all fell into the depths of the ocean—

After that, Shu Yuxiu died, the Qi family fell into ruin, and Officer Zhang rose rapidly in rank.

The wind on the coast remains the same after all these years...

-

The moment the big screen went dark, Tiger thought it was all over.

However, he still had many doubts in his heart.

And there was a hint of disappointment.

Logically speaking, someone like Shu Yuxiu shouldn't have died so easily.

He built his image too high; no one believed in his innocence, and no one believed he would lose.

Tiger dares to say that after "No Bait", the villainous protagonist character of Shu Yuxiu is definitely one of the most outstanding character designs in recent years, and will become a classic work of Xiao He.

However, if the ending still follows the cliché of villains dying in domestic films, then Tiger Brother will feel very disappointed.

Such an ending would be a stain on the character of Shu Yuxiu.

After all, a failed project is a failed project; there's no need to make excuses.

He sighed, but found that the surrounding lights did not turn on directly, and the sound of the wind on the coast still lingered in his ears.

Tiger looked up in surprise, only to find that the big screen in front of him lit up again while he was immersed in his own world.

The scene on the big screen was the twilight seascape shot at the very beginning of the film "No Bait".

A person on the beach lit a cigarette.

The smoke rose in wisps and drifted slowly away, carried by the sea breeze.

Only then did Tiger realize that the sound he heard at the beginning of the movie was indeed the sound of someone lighting a cigarette.

And that person was none other than Officer Zhang!

The timeline at this point is clearly several years later. Officer Zhang has many more gray hairs at his temples, but the scenery at Tianduan is still dazzling.

However, Officer Zhang, upon returning to the area, had no intention of appreciating it. He simply tossed away his cigarette butt and drove to a prison by the sea.

Here, he finally met Qi Baishan.

Qi Baishan was sentenced to death last summer for crimes including embezzlement, bribery, and hiring someone to commit murder. He will be formally executed after the winter is over.

This was the first time Officer Zhang had met Qi Baishan since he came here to investigate the case.

Qi Baishan did not recognize Officer Zhang, nor did he have any desire to speak with him. He simply said calmly as Officer Zhang left, "Give my regards to your team leader, Zhang."

Officer Zhang paused slightly, then gave a self-deprecating laugh, turned to look at Qi Baishan, and said in a bitter voice, "I'm sorry, let me introduce myself. I'm the team leader you mentioned."

Qi Baishan stood there, stunned.

The one he met before...

In an instant, my hair stood on end—