Chapter 5 The Woman Under the Raincoat

Zhao Qiang returned to the duty room.

Take a cigarette out of your pocket and light it.

Take a sharp breath.

The strong scent of nicotine entered his lungs through his throat, and the proud expression on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by a haze.

"Damn, this kid is so difficult!"

He is in a very bad mood now.

If not for anything else, it was just because during the interrogation of Xu Nian, it was confirmed that Link was probably still alive.

The pride and arrogance he showed just now were of course just an act, firstly to paralyze Xu Nian, and secondly to buy himself enough time to solve the problem.

He had no choice. After all, if he had the ability to find Link, why would he need to frame Xu Nian and make things so troublesome?

Everything is a performance, all acting, the purpose is to test Xu Nian's reality, so as to add a layer of insurance to his flawless plan.

But now that the news was confirmed, he couldn't sit still.

If Link is really still alive, what awaits him is ruin and even imprisonment.

"Damn it, what did this kid find? How can he be so sure that Link is still alive?"

"And this Link! Since he's still alive, why is he hiding again? Where is he hiding? It's clear from the surveillance that he has never come out!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Qiang threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground angrily, and then stamped it out.

Time passes minute by minute.

The cold wind outside is getting stronger and stronger.

I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was only after nine o'clock, more than two hours before curfew.

He pondered for a while with a gloomy face, then suddenly gritted his teeth and took out his cell phone and dialed an unmarked number.

The moment the call was connected, his gloomy face instantly became extremely flattering.

"Sister Wang, it's me, Qiangzi."

"Well, it's like this. As for the case I asked you to help me solve before, that's right. That's the case. The boy I chose as the scapegoat seems to know where Link is now. I"

"Yes, that's it. I'm riding a tiger and it's hard to get off. As you know, this case has a lot of publicity and the pressure from above is tight. If Link really shows up alive, then I'll be dead!"

"I know, I know. I just hope that for the sake of my wife, you can help me one last time, just once. Really, as long as you can get this kid to tell me where Link is!"

"Thank you, thank you. Don't worry, I'm on duty at the security hall now. I've turned off all the surveillance here. I can also handle other troubles."

"Okay, I'll wait for you!"

Zhao Qiang hung up the phone, carefully deleted the call history, wiped the sweat on his forehead caused by excessive tension, leaned on the chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

Speaking of this woman named Sister Wang, he met her through his wife by chance. At first, he didn't pay attention to this strangely dressed woman.

But after seeing the other party's weird special ability in a previous case, he was suddenly shocked and even filled with awe.

As a mid-level and high-level police officer in the Rongcheng Security Bureau, he still knew some secrets within the city walls. Therefore, he immediately suspected whether the other party was a monster from the terrifying Sunset Mental Hospital, but he did not have the courage to ask. He didn't want to know, and even if he hadn't been really pressed by the director this time, he wouldn't have asked his wife to recommend him for help.

In his thoughts, he lit another cigarette. Just as he was about to take a puff, he heard a "tap-tap-tap" of footsteps outside the door. He was so frightened that he didn't even care about the cigarette in his hand falling to the ground and hurriedly smoked it. He rushed towards the door.

As soon as he opened the door, a tall woman wearing a black raincoat and a rain hat covering her entire face appeared in his sight.

The woman's raincoat was very long, covering it from the top of her head to her ankles. All she could see was a pair of clean black high-heeled shoes that were about six centimeters tall.

"Sister Wang, you are here!"

Zhao Qiang was smiling all over his face, and his straight waist also bent down in an instant.

"Where is he?"

The woman in black had no intention of coming in. She stood upright, holding an unopened black umbrella in her left hand, with her right hand in her pocket. Her tone could not tell whether she was happy or sad.

Zhao Qiang was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "Interrogation room, he is in the interrogation room!"

"Wait."

The woman in black turned around and walked to the left side of the corridor. Zhao Qiang stuck his head out and took a peek. It was not until he saw the woman in black pushing the door open and entering the interrogation room that he wiped the sweat from his head with relief.

"It's so scary. How on earth does my wife know this woman?"

Zhao Qiang shook his head, closed the door of the duty room, and dialed a familiar number. The name on it was Brother Li from the Transportation Bureau.

"Hey, Brother Li, it's me, Zhao Qiang, haha, I'd like to ask you a favor, can you help me handle all the surveillance near the security hall today?"

"Haha. Don't worry, brother, if something good happens, I will miss you?"

"Okay, then we've settled!"

In the dark interrogation room.

The chandelier on the ceiling was like a stage lighting, isolating Xu Nian from the darkness.

There are no windows or decorations in the room, just black walls and solitude.

Xu Nian sat with a calm expression.

He knew very well that this unspeakably depressing environment was deliberately created by the police in order to cooperate with the interrogation and cause psychological pressure to the suspect.

This is also the reason why Zhao Qiang did not take him out of the interrogation room and kept him here. The purpose is to break down his psychological defenses and pry out information that is beneficial to the "case" from his mouth.

As a private detective, he naturally has psychological qualities, so he is not in a hurry, but he has been thinking about a question.

Who helped Zhao Qiang to set up this situation?

This question is very critical.

It is not surprising that Zhao Qiang would choose him as a scapegoat. The two of them are not close friends. He is a detective, not famous, and has no strong background. He is simply a perfect scapegoat.

The problem lies in Zhao Qiang's helper.

This person is currently hiding in the dark, and he only uses a corpse to bring him into the illusion without anyone noticing. He didn't even realize when he entered the illusion. This is simply incredible.

This is also the reason why he has not acted rashly so far, but has been constantly testing Zhao Qiang.

If he just wants to get rid of the current situation, the recordings secretly recorded by Zhao Qiang in cooperation with Zhao Qiang are enough to push Zhao Qiang into the abyss.

But the problem is that Zhao Qiang is not the only one in this situation. There is another, even unknown enemy hiding behind. He must be careful to avoid a setback.

As he was thinking, the door of the interrogation room was slowly pushed open, and a woman who was completely hidden in a black raincoat walked in with an umbrella.

Xu Nian's heart tightened, his pupils contracted sharply, and he said, "Here it comes!"