"What's it to you?"

He's a thief, I don't need you to egg me on. Even if you did, I wouldn't budge.

When Li Jiefang thought of his master, he suddenly became absolutely convinced that his master was not wrong. He knew clearly what kind of person his master had been all these years.

My master would never wrong an innocent person.

"Officer Li, don't call me a thief or a murderer."

You're a police officer, and I'm a soldier; we need concrete evidence.

Moreover, I trust Jiang Tiecheng completely; he is definitely not the person you described.

You believe in your master because you have several years of experience working with him, and I believe in Jiang Tiecheng because he saved hundreds of us with his life.

He single-handedly saved tens of thousands of lives and defused tens of thousands of landmines. You're telling me he would kill for money? Do you think that's possible?

"Impossible, how could he be that kind of person? Don't try to put some halo around him just to plead for him."

I won't believe it.

"It's just 150,000!"

Although 150,000 is a lot, it's not worth taking the risk for Jiang Tiecheng.

Even the bonuses that our team applied for for him add up to more than 10,000.

Why would someone who can become a millionaire do something so risky?

Moreover, he was a recipient of the highest level of merit.

The medal hasn't arrived yet, but you can go and ask about it.

Ask any of my brothers, who among us isn't grateful to Jiang Tiecheng?

How could someone like him do such a thing?

If you are willing to risk your life to protect the people, you are willing to risk your life to protect the soldiers.

"You're saying this ordinary person would become a murderer? Do you think that makes sense?"

Wu Dekai felt somewhat helpless that Li Jiefang didn't believe him; some people just believe what they see with their own eyes.

"Are you... are you telling the truth?"

Li Jiefang suddenly felt confused. Could Jiang Tiecheng really be as Wu Dekai described?

Why would I lie?

I am a soldier. Like you, I am fighting for justice and to protect the people.

We are the people's soldiers; would I do anything to harm the local area or the people?

"If you don't believe me, you can go to our regiment and ask our regimental commander!"

Before Jiang Tiecheng became a security officer at the machinery factory, he was hired by our 055th Regiment. He risked his life and led us to clear more than 20,000 mines within a month.

Those are landmines; you've probably heard of the infamous minefields.

Right there at the border, how many people died and were injured in that place?

How much property of the people has been lost or damaged?

But now we've cleared that area, and people can move around normally there, and people can farm there.

We can patrol because of someone like Jiang Tiecheng, who would kill or rob for his own selfish gain.

Do you think it's possible?

"Could someone who risks their life to do such a thing be so selfish and cruel?"

Li Jiefang fled in a panic. After locking the detention cell door, he returned to his office.

He sat there lost in thought for a long time, these words echoing in his mind.

I recalled how my master had kindly taught me step by step, and then I thought of the major cases he had solved over the years.

Let's recall what Wu Dekai said.

Who is telling the truth? Who is lying?

The next morning, Captain Liu had to go to a meeting in the county and did not come to the police station.

With his apprentice Li Jiefang guarding the place, he believed nothing would happen.

Li Jiefang is a very trustworthy person; he's single-minded and extremely sincere.

To truly regard oneself as one's master is to be utterly devoted to that master.

As Li Jiefang walked out of the archives, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Leaning against the wall, he could hardly believe his eyes.

As Jiang Tiecheng was right, his master's file showed that he belonged to the security department of the waterworks and was a clerk.

But why has Master never said that?

The master had many opportunities to speak about this matter, but perhaps he felt that he would lose face if he did.

It's for the sake of one's self-esteem.

He could only try to save face for his master.

But at the same time, the answer he received from his father made his heart sink even further.

My father said that on that day, because my mother needed to buy medicine, he rushed to the finance office to ask for an advance.

The finance director was not there and could not sign off, so the matter could not be completed that day, as his father had mentioned.

Two sales representatives from another factory were also waiting in the office.

To be precise, their evidence collection process could not have had any flaws; in other words, everything was documented.

He opened the records and found the people from the finance office he had visited.

This information was displayed at the same time, which means why this information was ignored by everyone.

It was because the master suppressed everyone's doubts during the meeting to discuss the case.

The mentor clearly stated at the meeting that the suspect had been apprehended, and their current task was to make the suspect confess to the crime.

With witnesses and physical evidence, everyone has already formed a preconceived notion that Jiang Tiecheng is a criminal suspect.

So no one thought about those things, although some doubts were quickly suppressed because the highly respected master stepped in.

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