Hearing Lu Yuan say that it wasn't about that, Niu Ping felt a surge of resentment and cursed himself inwardly.

"Captain Lu, stop beating around the bush and just tell me!"

Lu Yuan found it amusing and then took out an application form from the drawer and handed it to Niu Ping.

"This is the application I made with Minister Chen. Didn't you say your cousin was coming? Give this slip to your cousin, have him go to the hospital for a medical examination, and then bring the medical report to the interview! Then he can join the team!"

Upon hearing this, Niu Ping was overjoyed and excitedly accepted the application.

"Captain Lu, thank you! Thank you so much! I'll go back and give it to my cousin right away!"

Lu Yuan nodded: "Also, we're all on the same team now, so stop doing those things! Don't use your little schemes against others later! Don't even think about it with your own teammates!"

Niu Ping scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Don't worry, Captain Lu, I definitely won't do it again!"

"Um!"

Niu Ping left the office with profuse thanks, while Lu Yuan continued to hunch over his desk, looking at some clues Zhang Fan had recently provided. He didn't know what had happened to this guy; the last incident had drastically changed his personality, making him seem like a completely different person. He even proactively provided Lu Yuan with some clues about the crossroads, which made Lu Yuan feel somewhat uncomfortable. The change in Zhang Chang and his son made Lu Yuan feel that something was definitely going on.

However, Lu Yuan couldn't guess what was going on right now, and he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, he would deal with the cases at hand first. Even if Zhang Chang really wanted to cause trouble for him, he would have to consider whether he was a match for Minister Chen.

...

In the following days, with the intelligence provided by Lu Yuan, the team members quickly joined forces with the outer city's garrison to carry out several arrest operations, capturing a total of three people, each of whom was the mastermind behind the case.

So for the past few days, Lu Yuan has focused his work on interrogation. Although he has arrested three people, Lu Yuan has clearly learned from them that these three are not the mastermind behind the murder. There is an important person behind this major case.

However, the interrogation went very poorly. The three people they arrested were all incredibly stubborn, and they couldn't get any information out of them. Although one of them had already confessed everything he knew because he couldn't bear the torture, it was all trivial stuff. The other person was just a low-level henchman and had no idea what was going on.

The remaining two were Yan Bing and Qi Heng. They were still the same as before, saying, "You can interrogate me all you want, but I won't say a word. What can you do about it?" This gave Lu Yuan a headache.

Lu Yuan wasn't particularly skilled at interrogation. In fact, he wasn't good at any of the duties of a garrison unit. He used to be a salesman, so he didn't have the skills to deal with these vicious and ruthless people. Although there were a few people in the team who knew a little about interrogation, they were all equally inept and couldn't get any useful information out of him.

In fact, the team had already told Lu Yuan that if all else failed, they would resort to torture. They were still stubborn enough not to say anything. Who isn't afraid of pain? As long as they were touched on their fears, they wouldn't be afraid to talk.

However, Lu Yuan was well aware that the difference between the inner city and the outer city was that the rules here were closer to those before the apocalypse. Some cruel punishments could not be used casually, and the remaining interrogation methods were basically familiar to these people.

Finally, after spending the entire afternoon in the interrogation room, Lu Yuan couldn't take it anymore. With a "bang," he slammed the interrogation book onto the iron table and angrily confronted Yan Bing, shouting, "Are you really not afraid of me torturing you?"

However, Yan Bing sneered and said, "Heh! You wouldn't dare! If you torture me, you'll be the one who loses your job first! Do you believe me? Losing your job for someone like me is not appropriate, Captain Lu!"

Lu Yuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and couldn't speak, but the other party had no way to do anything about it.

"Sooner or later someone will be able to deal with you! Hou Qiang, you continue the interrogation! Don't let him sleep! Two hours each, keep going!"

After saying that, Lu Yuan stormed out of the interrogation room. Stepping out of the dimly lit room, Lu Yuan immediately felt that the air outside was much better. He had been inside all afternoon and felt that his brain was somewhat oxygen-deprived. He didn't know how Yan Bing and Qi Heng could endure it. The two of them had been interrogated for more than 20 hours straight, yet they still showed no signs of sleepiness. They were obviously seasoned veterans.

Back in his office, Lu Yuan lit a cigarette and looked at the report in his hand.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in!" Lu Yuan responded and put his feet off the table.

The door was pushed open, and Niu Ping walked in with a smile on his face, followed by a thin young man. However, the young man was wearing glasses, and Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised when he saw the prescription in the glasses.

"Captain Lu, this is my cousin, Niu Wen. He's passed the check-up and interview! Look..."

Lu Yuan glanced at the thin young man next to Niu Ping and immediately began to doubt how the kid had passed the test. The entry requirements for the garrison were not particularly simple, and Lu Yuan suspected that Niu Wen, apart from his height, would not have passed any of the other requirements.

Niu Wen stepped forward and saluted like a Young Pioneer: "Captain Lu, I am Niu Wen! This is my medical examination report and personal file!"

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