Zhou Yan gestured with his chin to his subordinate: "Bring the documents over."
Explosive C and several other agents also stood up. Explosive C handed him a stack of documents with a hint of worry.
"Brother Yan, this Miss Ning Qi doesn't seem easy to deal with. There's insufficient evidence to suggest she's involved in organized crime. I'm afraid..."
He paused, then pulled out a few photos and handed them to Zhou Yan: "These aren't enough. The Ning family's legal team has already reached out to the top leader. We only have twenty-two hours left."
Zhou Yan flipped through the photos indifferently: "It doesn't matter, the boss is just there to take the fall."
All the detectives: "..."
Brother, is it appropriate for you to say such things? You're the disciple of the number one brother!
Their top dog—Police Commissioner Evan—didn't even know that Brother Yan had directly brought Miss Ning Qi back to the venue of the Diplomatic Night event tonight.
Upon discovering that his sister had been taken away through a combination of deception and coercion, Evan was confronted by Ning Bingyu in front of the Governor of Hong Kong.
The scene was incredibly awkward, and the top star barely managed to escape, nearly fainting from anger.
Zhou Sir had already anticipated this, so he simply sent these cannon fodder to deal with it and refused to answer the boss's calls.
After the top leader used the excuse of finding out the situation at the banquet to escape in the chaos, he arrived on their floor an hour ago.
But in the end, he cursed and endured it all—he helped Inspector Zhou withstand the pressure from the Governor and all sides.
Zhou Yan stuffed the photo back into the bag, looking at the slender figure sitting in the interrogation room—
"We've been following this lead from the NCA to Interpol for so long, and now that the Hong Kong government has brought it in, and I'm in charge of this case, the fish are already on the hook, so why worry about not catching them?"
Bao C recalled the way Zhou Yan had his arm around Ning Yuan's waist, and his lips twitched: "Brother Yan, weren't you planning to seduce her with your looks...? Isn't this the right time to do something a little more dramatic?"
What woman wouldn't like Brother Yan's face?
On her first day at the police station, she received a stack of love letters. After two months, she earned the nickname "the most beautiful flower in Wan Chai Police Headquarters".
But if our own boss has to resort to using his looks to interrogate a suspect, well... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Zhou Yan saw right through Bao C's thoughts and rudely threw the case file at his face, but a wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Someone like you, trying to solve a case with your looks, you still can't do it."
Bao C and his gang were speechless, rolling their eyes inwardly—Damn, just because he's handsome doesn't mean he can insult people like that!
Oh well, their Inspector Zhou always handles cases unpredictably, we'll just have to get used to it.
Zhou Yan suddenly turned his head and asked, "Is there a mirror?"
Jenny, the policewoman in charge of taking notes, blushed and immediately took out a small makeup mirror from her bag and handed it to him.
Zhou Yan took the mirror, looked at his face, and suddenly asked—
"If someone thinks you resemble her beloved lover and tries to find birthmarks or scars on your face or body, but can't find any, will she still believe you are her lover?"
Zhou Yan paused, then added, "Especially without detailed information about her lover, pretending to be his lover shouldn't be easy."
The others didn't understand why their boss was asking this. He thought for a moment and said, "They'll definitely be suspicious, and as time goes on, they'll become more and more suspicious."
He coughed lightly and lowered his voice: "After all... it's hard for someone who's slept with another woman to mistake her bedmate, right?"
Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing in them, and tossed the makeup mirror back to Jenny: "Then it seems there really isn't much time left."
He glanced at his watch: "As far as I can, I should make the most of this face while it lasts!"
Bao C was completely confused and didn't understand Zhou Yan's meaning at all.
Zhou Yan had already pushed open the door and left, and Bao C quickly followed with his notebook.
...
Before entering, Zhou Yan personally served coffee to Ning Yuan: "Miss Ning, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. This is freshly ground Blue Mountain coffee. Want to wake me up?"
Under the lights of the interrogation room, he stood impeccably dressed in his uniform, with a high nose and thin lips, a handsome gentleman.
Ning Yuan glanced at the coffee but didn't reach out to take it: "Superintendent Zhou, if you're trying to buy me coffee, you're probably going to be disappointed. I don't have time to play this kind of boring game with you."
She paused, closed her eyes, and said in an even colder tone, "You've left me hanging for two hours. If you're done playing around, then tell me what you want to do or ask."
Zhou Yan wasn't annoyed. He sat down, picked up his coffee, and took a sip. "Miss Ning, let's not beat around the bush. Some things are better resolved sooner rather than later. You don't want your business to be affected, do you?"
Ning Yuan's gaze turned cold, and she finally looked him directly in the eye: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Yan put down his coffee cup, leaned forward slightly, and stared sharply at Ning Yuan—
"Miss Ning's hands are not clean. If you don't want to make a big fuss, you'd better cooperate with our investigation."
"If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext!" Ning Yuan said calmly. "Superintendent Zhou, you have no evidence, so don't make baseless accusations. What do you mean by 'unclean'? I don't even know what you're talking about."
This is nothing more than an ambiguous and manipulative tactic.
Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, slightly curled the corners of his lips, and pushed the documents in front of her—
Inside the kraft paper folder were photos of her and Qin Changsheng from the two previous times she received goods at the dock, as well as information on the goods from the two auctions.
Explosive C coldly unfolded the photos, pointing at Ning Yuan's aloof expression in one of them—
"This must be Miss Ning, right? Twice, both times she's been with this man named Qin Changsheng. And these are all items you recently auctioned off, aren't they?"
Ning Yuan glanced at it, slightly startled, but remained outwardly calm: "It's me, so what? Do I break the law by doing business, receiving goods, and auctioning?"
Her slender fingers casually twirled her hair, testing Zhou Yan and Bao C's patience.
Bao C scoffed, "Miss Ning, we've been keeping an eye on that dock for over half a year now. You're quite the coincidence, appearing there twice. That dock is where the 14K triad picks up smuggled goods; who would go there? We've been watching you since your first appearance."
He paused, picked up a photo, and threw it in front of her. Several boxes of antiques were clearly visible in the photo.
Bao C stared at Ning Yuan, his tone tinged with a cold smugness: "Now that we've caught you red-handed, we've finally caught this 'big fish'."
Ning Yuan ignored Bao C's aggressive questioning, looked directly at Zhou Yan, and said sarcastically, "Superintendent Zhou, you're really something. You've only been here for two months, and you've already been keeping an eye on me for half a year? The police force is so efficient, should I present you with a commendation plaque?"
Zhou Yan crossed his legs, a playful smile on his handsome face: "Miss Ning, why don't you guess why Evan insisted on transferring me from England to the Hong Kong government?"
"He spearheaded so many reforms to the Hong Kong government and police force, so naturally he had to keep an eye on the biggest problem facing the Hong Kong government—the rampant triads. I just happened to be there and started working with him in the UK."
Ning Yuan chuckled: "So, Superintendent Zhou was already paying attention to me when he was abroad? I'm truly honored."
Zhou Yan's voice was tender, seemingly flirtatious yet provocative: "A beauty like Miss Ning, with power and influence, what man wouldn't be interested?"
Ning Yuan stared at him for a long time, then suddenly crossed her arms and chuckled, "Then I really have to thank Superintendent Zhou. Anyone who didn't know better would think you had a crush on me."
She suddenly turned to look at Bao C, her tone icy: "That's right, the goods are mine, and I'm in the port too, but I don't know what's wrong with that dock?"
She reached out and tapped the table: "All my goods have customs declaration documents. It's just that the delivery location changes occasionally. What's the problem with that? To arrest someone for this? I will complain about your abuse of power and arresting citizens!"
Bao C was stunned by Ning Yuan's imposing presence and was speechless for a moment.
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