Chapter 162 can be this shameless?!

Su Xiaonuan didn't get out of the car immediately. Instead, she took a deep breath, turned around, and gave a solemn, small bow to Lu Zheng in the driver's seat and Qin Haoran in the passenger seat. Her voice was filled with apology and sincerity: "Officer Lu, Officer Qin, I'm sorry! I was too impulsive today and acted on my own. I may have disrupted your plans and caused trouble for Captain Li and the others."

She raised her head, her eyes clear and earnest, and quickly explained why she had taken such a risky move—her suspicion of Fu Lilian's mark, her concerns about the "Crescent Moon" scheme, and her premonition of the potential risks of meeting Han Ming next Monday.

“…I always felt that if I didn’t do something, I would be trapped in their rhythm forever. I know it’s risky and may be against the rules, but I…I can’t just sit and wait to die.” Her voice was not loud, but it carried a kind of resolute determination.

Lu Zheng and Qin Haoran both showed obvious surprise after hearing this.

They didn't expect Su Xiaonuan to bear so much pressure and speculation on her own, nor did they expect her intuition and observation to be so sharp, even though her methods were reckless.

Putting themselves in her shoes, if they were in her position, facing an organization lurking in the shadows that seemed to be setting traps for them at every turn, they probably wouldn't be content to just passively wait.

Qin Haoran stroked his chin, breaking the silence first. His tone was teasing yet serious: "Well done, Nuannuan. I didn't expect you to have the potential to be a detective. Now that you mention it, this matter is indeed a bit strange, and we can't delay."

Although Lu Zheng didn't speak, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

The frost in his eyes seemed to melt slightly when he looked at Su Xiaonuan, replaced by a complex mix of helplessness and...deeper worry.

He hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Since things have come to this, let's interrogate her first. You... don't make any rash moves for now, let's wait for the interrogation results before discussing anything else." This was a tacit reassurance and acceptance of her explanation.

"Yes!" Su Xiaonuan nodded vigorously.

The three got out of the car, and Lu Zheng took Su Xiaonuan directly into the police station's interrogation room.

Qin Haoran followed him in, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall.

Inside the interrogation room, Zhang Qiang, handcuffed, sat in a specially made chair, his face now calm, even carrying a hint of smug indifference.

After Su Xiaonuan went in, she didn't speak immediately. She just stared at him quietly for a while, trying to find a flaw in his subtle expressions.

Just as she was about to ask about the "crescent moon" incident, there was a gentle knock on the interrogation room door.

Xu Zhixian pushed the door open and came in, his expression somewhat solemn. He whispered to Lu Zheng, "Captain Lu, there's a bit of an emergency. I need you to come out for a moment."

Lu Zheng frowned, looked at Su Xiaonuan, and then at Qin Haoran.

Qin Haoran gestured with his chin, indicating that he would keep an eye on things here.

Lu Zheng then stood up and whispered to Su Xiaonuan, "I'll be back soon." He then quickly followed Xu Zhixian out of the interrogation room.

Only Su Xiaonuan, Qin Haoran, and the suspect Zhang Qiang remained in the interrogation room.

Qin Haoran walked behind the interrogation table, sat down casually, and tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, making a "knock-knock" sound that broke the silence in the room.

He raised his eyes, his gaze sharp as he looked at Zhang Qiang, his tone carrying the characteristic pressure of a policeman: "Zhang Qiang, do you know why I brought you here? Tell me, how much do you know about 'Crescent Moon'?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang's lips curled into a wicked smile, his eyes filled with mockery. He even slowly licked his slightly chapped lips, his tone flippant: "Officer, you've arrested the wrong person, haven't you? What half moon, crescent moon, total eclipse? I've never even heard of that. I'm a law-abiding citizen."

He paused, then said with even greater certainty, "I won't say anything. Forget about it."

A typical die-hard attitude.

Su Xiaonuan stood to the side, her face originally expressionless, but upon hearing his words, she suddenly smiled gently.

That smile was completely different from her usual gentle demeanor; it carried a hint of nonchalance and a touch of coldness.

She walked slowly to the interrogation table, propped her chin up, tilted her head, and looked at Zhang Qiang with an innocent expression, her voice soft, as if saying, "The weather is so nice today."

"Oh? You really won't say anything?" She blinked her big eyes. "Even if... your wife and children might 'accidentally' die in the near future because of your silence, is that alright?"

The moment she finished speaking, the air in the interrogation room seemed to freeze!

Zhang Qiang's wicked smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he glared fiercely at Su Xiaonuan, his voice trembling with agitation: "You?! You dare! You're a police officer! What you're doing is illegal! Aren't you afraid of being dismissed and investigated?!"

Su Xiaonuan seemed to have heard something extremely funny. She laughed heartily, stood up, raised her chin, and smiled as brightly as a sunflower, but her tone carried a naive cruelty: "Oh dear, sir, when have you ever heard me say... I'm a police officer?"

She's not a police officer, so she doesn't need to strictly follow police rules. In some situations, having her play the "bad guy" is perfectly appropriate.

Zhang Qiang's face turned deathly pale instantly, then flushed an unnatural red with anger and fear. He abruptly turned to look at Qin Haoran, attempting to seek "justice."

Qin Haoran reacted extremely quickly. The instant Su Xiaonuan uttered those words, he had already exaggeratedly turned his head, staring intently at the small window of the interrogation room, which only revealed the light from the corridor. He muttered to himself, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the people inside to hear: "Tsk, the sky is really nice this evening, the clouds are quite pretty...perfect for a walk after get off work..."

Zhang Qiang: "!!!"

He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Qin Haoran's back, which was clearly feigning deafness and bias, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood!

He never imagined that these police officers, who usually touted themselves as righteous, could be so shameless! They were even less ethical than those of them who worked in the underworld!

He clenched his back teeth so hard that his gums almost bled, and his facial muscles twitched violently.

The safety of his wife and children was like a sharp knife pressed against his throat, filling him with fear and chilling him to the bone.

However, some deeper fear, or some leverage, seemed to be firmly holding him back. He struggled internally for a long time, veins bulging on his forehead, cold sweat pouring down his face. Finally, he managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "...I...I don't know what you're talking about!"

He chose not to compromise.

The two sides remained deadlocked.

Seeing this, Su Xiaonuan was no longer in a hurry.