This matter couldn't be delayed. Lu Lang and the others were worried that if too much time passed, Aunt Liu would say more irrelevant things, misleading the higher-ups' perception of Lu Yijian. Therefore, the next morning, Lu Yijian brought Lu Yuan and Qian Duoduo to the Security Bureau.
The leaders of the Security Bureau took this matter very seriously and were quite surprised to see the three of them arrive. Lu Yijian got straight to the point: "Director Zhang, I'm here today regarding the enemy agents." Director Zhang nodded, indicating his understanding.
It turns out that the woman who was arrested was incredibly stubborn. Although she had only been detained for less than 24 hours, she had already been interrogated three times. However, each interrogation yielded no progress. She always put on a sincere act, but said unrealistic things, even fabricating a so-called "love story" between herself and Lu Yijian.
Director Zhang knew this woman was difficult to deal with, but his goal was to find out who was behind this enemy agent, Tian Na. Therefore, he did not reduce the intensity of his interrogation of Aunt Liu.
However, they did not expect that this Aunt Liu seemed to have received training and had a very strong will; they had not yet managed to subdue her.
Lu Yijian said to Director Zhang, "These two are my nephew and niece-in-law. Aunt Liu was caught by them."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang looked over. He recognized Lu Yuan; she was China's youngest weapons expert and a figure highly regarded by the Chinese leadership. The fact that this young woman was his wife made Director Zhang glance at her a few more times.
Lu Yijian said with a serious expression, "The set of testimonies we brought before was obtained by my niece-in-law. I also heard Aunt Liu's false statements here yesterday, so I brought her here again today to see if we can get some other information out of her."
Director Zhang frowned slightly and said to Lu Yijian with a hint of doubt, "Mayor Lu, this is not in accordance with regulations."
Lu Yijian replied with a firm look and a calm tone, "Director Zhang, as you know, we still have no leads on that person named Tian Na. We can't delay any longer. I'm worried that things might change if we wait too long."
After a moment of silence, Director Zhang nodded thoughtfully and said, "Alright, in that case, we'll do it your way. Special cases require special measures, but our people must be present when she questions the enemy agents." He then glanced at Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo nodded in agreement without hesitation and added, "No problem, you can record it too."
Qian Duoduo's calm demeanor surprised everyone. Director Zhang nodded and said, "That's acceptable."
Aunt Liu was taken to the interrogation room again, still smug about her performance since arriving at the security bureau. She thought she was very clever; so what if they got her confession? They couldn't do anything to her now, could they?
However, when she entered the interrogation room, she suddenly saw Qian Duoduo sitting there, looking at her with a slight smile. Her heart skipped a beat, and that feeling of being out of control returned.
"What are you doing here?" Aunt Liu asked nervously.
Qian Duoduo smiled at Aunt Liu, said nothing, but stood up and walked towards the door. When she reached the door, she stopped, glanced back at Aunt Liu, and then gently closed the door.
Aunt Liu watched Qian Duoduo's departing figure and breathed a sigh of relief. She thought to herself, "This little girl doesn't seem special at all; perhaps she just came to take a look." With this thought, her expression gradually relaxed, shifting from initial wariness to arrogance and disdain. She felt she had passed the most difficult moment and that there shouldn't be any major problems ahead.
"Hmph, I don't believe you can do anything to me!" Aunt Liu muttered to herself.
She was completely hypnotizing herself, trying to bolster her courage and deliberately forget the fear she felt at the Lu family's house.
As Qian Duoduo stepped out of the room, she saw Director Zhang talking to Lu Yijian. The two of them were also taken aback when they saw Qian Duoduo go in and come out again. Lu Yijian immediately asked, "Duoduo, did you forget something?"
Seeing that it was just the two of them and that Lu Yuan wasn't there, Qian Duoduo figured this place might not be suitable for him, so he didn't pay any attention to it.
She said, "There's something I'd like to trouble Director Zhang with."
When Director Zhang saw that he had something to say about this, he immediately asked, "Niece-in-law, what is it?"
Qian Duoduo was a little puzzled by Director Zhang's smile, but the situation didn't allow her to think about it too much, so she smiled and said, "I wonder if we have anyone here who is good at portrait painting?"
Director Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Yes."
Qian Duoduo said, "Then let him come in with me."
Director Zhang gestured with his chin to a junior officer beside him. The officer nodded, turned, and left. Fifteen minutes later, a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a police uniform appeared.
Director Zhang introduced, "This young Liu is a graduate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and he has his own unique insights into portrait painting."
Qian Duoduo nodded and looked at the man, saying, "Hello, we are here to draw a portrait of the suspect. You just need to draw according to the description of the suspect in the painting. No need to make any modifications."
Officer Liu pushed up his glasses and said, "You're looking down on my profession."
Qian Duoduo asked, puzzled, "What do you mean? What's your major?"
Officer Liu said, "I am a top student who graduated from the China Academy of Art, and I have a certain aesthetic sense in art."
Qian Duoduo was furious at his expression and said, "What kind of aesthetic sense do you need to draw a suspect? If you draw a suspect according to your own standards, how can it look like the suspect?"
Qian Duoduo's stern voice startled the man. His eyes darted away for a moment before he said, "Then I can't do it."
Qian Duoduo looked at Director Zhang and said, "Director Zhang, I really can't cooperate without his attitude."
Director Zhang's expression was not good. He said to Officer Liu, "Xiao Liu, you are a graduate of the China Academy of Art, and we have no doubt about your abilities. But this is the State Security Bureau, not an art gallery. You need to draw a truthful picture based on the suspect's description. I will be here to watch the whole process."
Upon hearing Director Zhang's words, Officer Liu immediately tensed up. Seeing Director Zhang's serious attitude and the cold gaze of the mayor of Beijing beside him, he could only nod.
Qian Duoduo said to the junior staff member next to her who was looking for someone to do something, "Then let's go in as a trio."
After entering the interrogation room, Officer Liu was seated next to Qian Duoduo. Aunt Liu, who had been relaxed, clenched her fists when she saw Qian Duoduo walk in again. This woman was a bit strange. She didn't want to face her, but now it seemed that she had no choice but to.
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