The Plainclothes Team drove Xu Lie back to the Special Investigation Team's base in silence. Zhang Yutao had stopped communicating with Xu Lie through the earpiece, only saying they would meet at the Special Investigation Team, which made getting out of the car a dilemma.
According to protocol, they should have escorted the suspect out. However, Xu Lie was a troublesome character, threatening that if he felt uncomfortable, he would conceal the location of any bombs. Although the Ancheng Cold Storage had already exploded, who could guarantee that Xu Lie hadn’t planted more bombs elsewhere?
If they didn’t escort him out and he took the opportunity to run away, it would be problematic. Would they shoot him in the back if he dared to flee? They could have executed him on the spot at General Hospital; why bother bringing him back for questioning? It seemed pointless.
Xu Lie was somewhat curious about the Special Investigation Team and was too lazy to continue the tension in the car: "I’m being so sincere; what are you worried about?"
Xiao Duan was infuriated by Xu Lie’s words, feeling his temples pulse with anger. Sincere? Blowing up Ancheng Cold Storage was sincerity? But they couldn’t just sit in the car in silence. Waving his hand, the Plainclothes Team got out and dispersed, allowing Xu Lie to exit.
Uninformed passersby might have thought a big boss was passing through, given how professional the bodyguards looked. As Xu Lie walked through the lobby, Danmaku notifications began to pop up.
"Ah, what a pity, she’s probably already been picked up by her parents."
"Did Lu Youyou really miss seeing Xu Lie just like that? If only she had waited a bit longer."
So that silly girl Lu Youyou had been waiting in the lobby for her parents? Xu Lie raised an eyebrow and glanced around; it was just an ordinary office lobby with nothing particularly outstanding.
The upper floors were even more mundane, featuring spacious cubicles due to fewer people, a tea room, and at most a break room along with two Conference Rooms. If it weren’t for the Plainclothes Team bringing Xu Lie into a break room equipped with cameras and audio devices in the ceiling, he would have thought this was just a regular company.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yutao was discussing with a psychologist before the interrogation: "So you mean there won’t be any results from the questioning?"
"No, no," the psychologist waved his hand dismissively; it wasn’t that absolute. "As I mentioned earlier, Xu Lie holds onto his personal sense of justice." Just like at General Hospital, even when he could have been detected and targeted by drones, he didn’t fire his weapon and cause panic among civilians; instead, he surrendered willingly.
Even so, traps were set with words, leading to the explosion at the cold storage facility.
From this, I can reasonably deduce that this person's obsession is so profound that mere words cannot persuade him. Even at the cost of his life, Xu Lie would not relent; he is solely focused on changing the New Marriage Law.
As a high school student, even if he were to commit two, no, three bombing incidents, it would not shake the New Marriage Law. Zhang Yutao nodded: what the expert means is that now that Xu Lie has been captured, he cannot take any action. Setting up an external bomb is his last resort.
He intends to use this trump card to change the New Marriage Law, so my interrogation will yield no results; he will not abandon this card. The psychologist felt that communicating with such a stubborn leader was somewhat challenging: "Ahem, it's not absolute; he might reveal one or two things to prove that this trump card exists. But he won't reveal everything."
I understand, thank you, expert. Zhang Yutao then left to prepare for the interrogation. This was intentional; earlier during their communication on the way, Zhang Yutao had guessed that Xu Lie was deliberately trying to provoke him.
If Xu Lie had just arrived and Zhang Yutao rushed in to interrogate him, it would expose the fact that his emotions had been disturbed by Xu Lie. The initiative must be firmly in his own hands, so Zhang Yutao forcibly suppressed his anger and remained calm with the psychologist, buying time. He would only approach Xu Lie once his emotions were completely stable.
He nodded at the three members of the Plainclothes Team guarding the entrance, acknowledging their hard work. As soon as Zhang Yutao stepped inside, he nearly lost control of his emotions again. There lay Xu Lie as if he were at home, relaxed and carefree on the couch in the lounge, propping his legs up and resting his hands behind his head while humming an unknown tune.
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