Chapter 227 You must not know that you were deceived by Meng Lan...

While it was still light, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed half of the sky a beautiful orange-red color, and Guan Xia and the others really made the most of the time to attend the dinner.

Sitting down on a chair in the private room, Pang Le scanned the QR code. Guan Xia and Zhong Xiaoyu surrounded her, one on each side, as they were trying to figure out their order. Suddenly, Ji An remembered something and said, "Today is the 28th, and Mid-Autumn Festival is over. I just said I felt like I'd forgotten something."

"What? The Mid-Autumn Festival is over?" Zhong Xiaoyu was indeed the most energetic one in the group. She was busy ordering food, and her ears were very sensitive so she didn't miss a word Ji An said. She exclaimed in surprise.

Guan Xia was also stunned for a moment. "Yeah, the 28th was already the Mid-Autumn Festival. We had previously planned to just buy some mooncakes and have a meal together to celebrate the festival, but we got so busy that we completely forgot about it."

Xu Nian poured water for everyone and smiled when he heard this, "It's only been a day. We might as well celebrate together today. What's more, we've caught Wu Yang. We can celebrate as well as enjoy the holiday. Wouldn't that make us happier?"

"That's right," Qi Bai was always the first to respond to Xu Nian, grinning foolishly. "We've captured Wu Yang, the head of such a massive criminal organization. We should not only celebrate, but celebrate properly. It's a shame we still have to interrogate Lin Jinnan later, otherwise we could have a few drinks and clink glasses."

Qi Bai said this with a somewhat regretful expression. After thinking for a moment, he suggested, "Why don't we celebrate again tomorrow? Then we can get drunk and not leave."

Except for Zhong Xiaoyu who had a slightly moved expression, everyone else just smiled and did not agree.

Wang Yu looked at him angrily and said, "You're still drinking. Look at the wound on your arm. Even though it only took six stitches, you still have to avoid certain foods. And have you forgotten that Guan Xia and Pang Le are also injured? If you don't care about your life, go ahead and hurt yourself instead of getting Guan Xia and Pang Le hurt."

Perhaps because he was too tired during this period, even though Wang Yu was very happy, he couldn't help but glare at Qi Bai when he heard his bad idea.

Qi Bai just remembered, scratched his head embarrassedly and said: "Oh, Guan Xia and Pang Le were injured quite seriously, forget it, let's wait until everyone's injuries are completely healed before we talk about it."

Jiang Yingyao, in coordination with Xu Nian, placed the glasses filled with water beside everyone. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "You can't drink the wine, but you can still drink the drinks. Let's clink glasses and celebrate."

Pang Le said happily, "Okay, let's have a drink. After all, celebrating is just about enjoying the hard-earned results. It doesn't matter what we drink as long as we are happy."

So Pang Le generously ordered several different drinks. If Guan Xia hadn't stopped her, she would have even wanted to try all the flavors on a whim and make everyone vomit.

While waiting for the waiter to serve the food, Xu Nian looked at Guan Xia and asked, "What are your plans after Lin Jinnan is finished interrogating him?"

Guan Xia showed an expectant expression and said, "Of course I'm going home. If I wasn't worried about it being too late and there being too few flights from Linchang to Yongquan, I would have wanted to fly back tonight, see Meng Lan first, and then go home to catch up on some sleep."

When Meng Lan was mentioned, the atmosphere in the box suddenly became quiet. Pang Le gently touched Guan Xia's hand to comfort her, then changed the subject and said, "I also plan to fly back with Guan Xia as soon as the interrogation is over. I've been so busy lately that I almost thought I had found a job. I'm going to relax for a while when I get back. I'll go to the gym and the beauty salon. I've been staying up all night and my skin feels rough."

Pang Le said this with a bit of worry, picked up his phone and used the camera as a mirror to carefully look at his face.

Zhong Xiaoyu turned Pang Le's face and looked at it pretentiously for a long time before she said with a smile, "It's your illusion. I think you are beautiful, very beautiful. But I should also go to the gym. I haven't exercised for a while, and I feel like my muscles are loose."

After Zhong Xiaoyu finished speaking, she took Pang Le's hand and placed it on her abdominal muscles, feeling them. She asked her, "Feel it, are they not as tight anymore? Once the muscles relax, the explosive power decreases. This is not good. I still have to follow Brother Lu and continue running around. I can't let my fighting power decrease."

Pang Le carefully touched Zhong Xiaoyu's, then touched his own, nodded seriously and said, "It's a little loose, but no, I can't stand it. I have to go home soon. If I can't beat my brother, my mother won't let me continue to have fun. I ran out to open a gym and got my mother's consent, which means I promised her that I will keep up my skills."

Zhong Xiaoyu was a little surprised when she heard this. "You're actually a mama's girl? I didn't realize it. I saw you living such a carefree life, so I thought your family didn't care about you much."

Pang Le said: "She doesn't care about me much, but this is based on the fact that I am still very good at fighting. After all, I have a bad temper. According to my mother, I am a person who will cause trouble if I can't keep an eye on him. But she is more worried that I will get into trouble and won't be able to beat others, so my mother asked my brother to come and see me from time to time, and to test my skills. If I can beat him, it means that I haven't slacked off and I can survive no matter what. But if I can't beat him, my life will be difficult. If I don't go back on my own initiative, my mother will come and force me to go back. She will bring my father with her when she comes. My mother is okay. If I don't listen, she will only beat me, but my father will not be able to do that. He will look at me with tears in his eyes with a worried look on his face. I am most afraid of this trick. In a few days, I will have to go back obediently."

Guan Xia found it funny. Pang Le was really a rebellious person who would only respond to soft words and not to tough ones. At the same time, Guan Xia was a little curious about Pang Le's father. She didn't know what kind of hero he was, who could control the other three very capable men with tears when he was the weakest among the four of them.

With Pang Le's jokes, everyone chatted and laughed while enjoying a delicious meal.

Especially Zhong Xiaoyu and Pang Le, they ate with tears in their eyes under the pretext of starting training tomorrow. If Guan Xia didn't know the inside story, looking at their expressions, one would think they were going to be exiled to a food desert.

The sun was setting when we went out for dinner, but by the time we returned to the Linchang Municipal Bureau, it was already dark.

Because Xu Nian had called ahead, Captain Zhang was already waiting for them. As soon as Guan Xia walked upstairs, Captain Zhang came out of his office and said, "You're back. How was it? Did you have enough to eat? If not, go to the cafeteria and get some more. Lin Jinnan's crimes are too numerous to list. This interrogation will take at least two hours."

He was more than full, he was practically stuffed. Guan Xia immediately said, "I'm full, I'm full. Let's start now, then? Has Captain Zhang eaten yet?"

Captain Zhang said cheerfully, "I'm full too. I've been waiting for you. Let's go now, shall we? That Lin Jinnan has been clamoring to see you all afternoon, and the interrogating experts are getting fed up with her."

Guan Xia immediately followed Captain Zhang's footsteps and strode to the interrogation room where Lin Jinnan was imprisoned.

Guan Xia only realized when he got closer that he was not far from the interrogation room where Wu Yang was. Perhaps most of the task force members were gathered to watch Wu Yang's interrogation, so it was pretty much as Guan Xia expected. Apart from Director Gao, who he had dealt with a few times, there were only a few people he had never seen before standing with him.

Director Gao patted Guan Xia on the shoulder and gave her a few words of encouragement before letting her into the interrogation room.

This time, she was still accompanied by Captain Zhang, but unlike Wu Yang's calmness, Guan Xia felt Lin Jinnan's hateful gaze as soon as she opened the door.

If looks could kill, based on the hatred revealed by Lin Jinnan, Guan Xia would probably be pierced by it right now.

But the strange thing was that Guan Xia wasn't nervous, nor was she surprised. She was even calmer than when she'd interrogated Wu Yang that morning. She calmly sat down on the chair and even straightened her clothes before looking at Lin Jinnan, whose face was twisted and eyes were filled with hatred. "I heard from my colleagues that you've been clamoring to see me. I'm here now. If you have anything to say, just say it. But you better hurry. I don't have much patience after interrogating Wu Yang. I might just get too lazy to listen and leave."

Hearing Wu Yang's name, Lin Jinnan's hatred grew even stronger. However, after a few seconds, he calmed down beyond Guan Xia's expectation. He looked at Guan Xia and sneered, "I originally thought you were a loser, but I didn't expect that I was wrong. If I had known this earlier, I should have sent someone to kill you the moment I found out about you."

Guan Xia listened to her rant expressionlessly, without any emotional fluctuations. After she finished, she said impatiently, "What do you mean by 'I should have known this earlier'? Now that you're already in the interrogation room, stop talking nonsense. Instead of wasting time with you here, I might as well go back and continue interrogating Wu Yang. At least he's more cooperative than you are. He answers whatever I ask."

"Impossible," Lin Jinnan's expression turned ferocious again, and he said firmly: "Boss Wu and I are the same kind of people, he wouldn't be so spineless, you must be lying to me, you..."

Lin Jinnan wanted to scold her, but Guan Xia just frowned when Captain Zhang slammed the table and scolded her with a stern expression.

Because Captain Zhang's voice was too loud, Guan Xia didn't hear the words Lin Jinnan scolded her at all. However, even if she heard it, it would not affect her. After all, Guan Xia had a bright future, and Lin Jinnan was destined to be punished by the law and could not escape the death penalty.

Thinking of this, Guan Xia's mood became more stable, and he even smiled slightly. "You don't believe it? Then let me tell you what Wu Yang said. He told me that it was you who planned and promoted the development of children from the orphanage into members of the organization. He also told me that the reason why the criminal organization he founded was able to grow to such a large scale was because of your advice and implementation. He also told me that you are indeed a bit like him, but not that similar. After all, in his eyes, everyone except him is not a human being, including you. The reason he killed people and avenged those poor people was not because he sympathized with them, but because he felt that the victims were noisy and he was irritated by those noises. He didn't want to be affected. Do these words sound familiar? As his confidant, you must have heard it before, right? Now do you believe that Wu Yang really confessed?"

Guan Xia originally thought that her words would irritate Lin Jinnan. After all, judging from her actions, she sincerely agreed with and implemented Wu Yang's ideas. Who knew that Lin Jinnan smiled when he heard it, looked at Guan Xia provocatively and said, "Even if he really can easily be extorted by you, so what? I've been with him for so many years, I know him better than you do. They say you should judge a person by his deeds, not his heart. I don't care what he thinks, nor do I care if he is just fed up with or sympathizes with those poor people. I only know that he has indeed saved many people, many, many people. So no matter what you say, I will only believe the facts I have seen with my own eyes."

Although her goal was not achieved, Guan Xia was not discouraged. She just said, "Okay, if you don't believe it, then don't believe it. I don't want to argue with you. Since you haven't gotten to the point yet, let me ask you. Tell me, was it you or Wu Yang who did the orphanage thing? How did you do it, and why did you do it?"

Facing Guan Xia's question, Lin Jinnan sneered again, "Although I was caught by you, it doesn't mean that I will confess obediently. You are so capable, go and investigate it yourself. I'm waiting to see how many orphanage children you can find out who were developed into members of our organization by us. Oh, by the way, since we were from the same orphanage, I can tell you a piece of news for free. You must not know it, in fact, you were deceived by Meng Lan. She is also a member of our organization, but she was not so obedient and betrayed us. That's why I asked Yao Qingyan to kill her. What do you think? Unexpectedly, right? Hahahahahaha."

Lin Jinnan seemed to have anticipated Guan Xia's ugly and gloomy expression. As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't even look at Guan Xia's reaction carefully, and laughed heartily to himself.

In fact, not only Guan Xia didn't believe it, but Captain Zhang didn't believe it either. The two of them looked at her with a half-smile as if she were a clown, until she felt it was boring and stopped laughing, and then they spoke again.

"I'm not stupid, so there's no need to try to sow discord," Guan Xia said impatiently. "Anyway, we've already got Wu Yang's confession, and we've wiped out your lair in Longbei Mountain. It doesn't matter whether you speak or not. If you keep wasting my time like this, then you can just stay alone in the interrogation room. There are plenty of interrogation experts besides me, and we have plenty of people and time to deal with you."

Having said that, Guan Xia stood up decisively as if she had lost all her patience.

Lin Jinnan then became more serious. He looked at her and shouted, "Wait, I have something to ask you. You are not allowed to leave."

Guan Xia looked up at her expressionlessly, "If you don't cooperate with me, I naturally won't cooperate with you. With Wu Yang's confession, I'm no longer curious about what you have to say, so save your words for others."

Seeing that Guan Xia didn't seem to be pretending and really wanted to leave, Lin Jinnan compromised and said, "Okay, ask whatever you want to ask, but if I answer one of your questions, you have to answer one of mine."

Guan Xia took a closer look at her expression. Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, she sat down again. "The matter about the orphanage is the first question I want to ask. Please answer it."

Lin Jinnan shifted his sitting position to make himself more comfortable before slowly speaking, "It was indeed my decision to develop the children from the orphanage into members of the organization. I know you think I led them down a path of crime, but in reality, everyone who joined was very happy. After all, they can change other people's lives, and even change the world. As people oppressed by this unfair world, who wouldn't want to do that?"

Guan Xia and Captain Zhang frowned at the same time after hearing this, obviously feeling uncomfortable, but no one interrupted and let Lin Jinnan continue speaking.

Lin Jinnan paused briefly before continuing, "I know Meng Lan has seen you many times in the past six months. I believe Meng Lan has said everything she can. If that's the case, you must also know that Wang Huiqin once gave Meng Lan a website."

Guan Xia immediately recalled the invalid website Meng Lan had never opened, and a thought struck her. "Are all your murder targets communicated and decided online?"

Lin Jinnan looked at Guan Xia with a provocative smile. "You're right. Let me guess. Meng Lan must have told you that she never opened that website, right? From the look of you, you must have believed her. But if she really hasn't opened it, then she's not one of us. Why would we help her so much? Don't you agree, Officer Guan?"

Guan Xia still had no expression on her face. It had to be said that Lin Jinnan's words were quite inspiring. He was indeed someone who was very similar to Wu Yang in some aspects.

If Guan Xia didn't have a system, she might have truly doubted it, but after all, her system had just recently reached its maximum level. As someone who could see through souls, the fact that Meng Lan wasn't entangled in a blood-colored soul aura was the most powerful proof that she was merely a victim.

Facing Lin Jinnan's provocation again, Guan Xia just responded impatiently, "You think you're smart, so you treat everyone else as fools. Do you know there's actually another kind of intelligence? It's called smart-aleck."

Guan Xia couldn't bear it any longer and gave a provocative smile.