Early the next morning, Ning Zhiheng rushed to Zhao Ziliang's office and knocked on the door to enter.
Zhao Ziliang was on the phone when he saw Ning Zhiheng come in. After saying a few more words, he put down the phone and looked at Ning Zhiheng with annoyance, saying, "What are you doing here so early? You went too far, kid. You beat Gu Wenshi to the point of barely breathing, and you're telling me it's just a superficial injury?"
Ning Zhiheng felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, and he quickly smiled and said, "There was a slight accident when we arrested him. Gu Wenshi was very quick-witted and almost escaped. In my haste, I hit him a little too hard, but fortunately, he is not in any danger!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziliang glared at Ning Zhiheng. Last night, he and Gu Zhengqi interrogated Gu Wenshi all night, only to find that Gu Wenshi was incapacitated and had three broken ribs.
This situation caught them off guard. They had originally planned to take down Gu Wenshi in one fell swoop and break through as quickly as possible, but this time they were disappointed.
They had just used some methods when Gu Wenshi fainted from the pain, and in the end they had to end the matter hastily.
"Zhiheng, you're good at everything, except you have no sense of restraint when you strike, you go too far! I asked your men, and in just a few seconds, you beat the guy into a pulp. Didn't you think about what would happen if you accidentally killed such an important prisoner? How would you explain that when you get back!" Zhao Ziliang said angrily.
He knew that Ning Zhiheng was ruthless in his methods. As a special agent, this was not a bad thing, but being too ruthless was also a headache for him!
Upon hearing Zhao Ziliang's reprimand, Ning Zhiheng decided it was best not to argue and simply changed the subject.
He stepped forward, carefully placed the small box on Zhao Ziliang's desk, and said with a smile, "Section Chief, you're right. I'll definitely pay attention next time and never make this kind of mistake again!"
At this point, he pushed the small box in front of Zhao Ziliang: "When we arrested Gu Wenshi yesterday, we thoroughly searched his residence. All other items have been handed over. This is a token of our respect to you!"
Ning Zhiheng is Zhao Ziliang's most valued subordinate and is now the most capable assistant in the entire action section. He can forgive the occasional mistakes Ning makes!
Moreover, Gu Wenshi was discovered, investigated, and arrested by Ning Zhiheng from beginning to end. The progress of the case today is entirely due to Ning Zhiheng's efforts. This small mistake at the end is really nothing. Zhao Ziliang could only sigh helplessly.
Zhao Ziliang reached out and opened the small box. If it were a gift from someone else, Zhao Ziliang would never open it in front of them. However, he and Ning Zhiheng had a harmonious relationship and were very casual with each other. This action made Ning Zhiheng feel that Zhao Ziliang did not treat him as an outsider.
When the box was opened, Zhao Ziliang's eyes lit up immediately. It was full of brand-new US dollars, which was definitely a huge sum of money!
Such a large sum of money! Even he was quite surprised. He asked in confusion, "Was this seized yesterday? Is this Gu Wenshi really that wealthy?"
Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "This is not much. Gu Wenshi has been engaged in subversion and bribery work for many years. He has handled countless amounts of money. It would be easy for him to embezzle some of it. I guess he has been staying outside Nanjing for so long because he can't bear to part with these assets. There were also some antiques among the seized items. I'm not interested in these things, so I gave them all to Deputy Director Huang. He likes these things the most!"
Ning Zhiheng didn't mince words and directly revealed that he had given the antique to his powerful backer, Deputy Director Huang.
These days, it's common practice for subordinates to give gifts to their superiors, and no one would say anything wrong with it. Besides, once Gu Wenshi speaks up, Zhao Ziliang won't be able to hide these antiques from him anyway, so it's better to just tell him where they went to avoid any future misunderstandings.
“Those things are neither edible nor drinkable. Only people like Deputy Director Huang who are pretentious would like them. They are of no use to us roughnecks!” Zhao Ziliang was obviously not interested in this kind of thing either. Besides, he knew that Deputy Director Huang was Ning Zhiheng’s biggest backer.
Then, changing the subject, he said, "However, this also shows that Gu Wenshi is a money-loving person. People who love money have a strong will to survive, so it seems that the interrogation won't be too difficult. This is good news!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng's eyes lit up with hope. He stepped forward and said, "Section Chief, why don't you let me handle the interrogation? I guarantee I'll get Gu Wenshi to talk within eight hours!"
Ning Zhiheng doesn't have many scruples when it comes to doing things. It doesn't matter whether Gu Wenshi speaks or not, Ning Zhiheng can read his memories and find the clues he needs. When he saw that the interrogation had reached a stalemate, he naturally volunteered to take charge of the interrogation.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziliang rolled his eyes, completely disregarding his words. He sneered, "Let you interrogate him? Forget eight hours, I reckon it wouldn't even take half an hour before Gu Wenshi is nothing but bones! You should focus on your own work and investigate Geng Boming's lead. Solving cases is your forte!"
Clearly, Zhao Ziliang had no faith in Ning Zhiheng's skills. He was extremely uneasy about Ning Zhiheng's brutal and ruthless methods of interrogating prisoners. How could such an important prisoner as Gu Wenshi be handed over to him!
Seeing Zhao Ziliang's response, Ning Zhiheng stopped insisting and simply said, "We can't just keep dragging this on like this; it's too easy on this guy."
Zhao Ziliang sighed helplessly, saying, "Right now, we can only resort to a war of attrition, trying our best to keep him from sleeping, like we're keeping an eagle awake. We don't know when he'll be able to speak!"
Ning Zhiheng was unconvinced. This trick might work on ordinary people, but it wouldn't be very effective against truly trained special agents. Their willpower far surpasses that of ordinary people, and their endurance is much stronger. It would be too time-consuming!
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