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I looked at Li Yan's sullen face, a smile curling at the corners of my lips.
I thought my plan was flawless.
Du Rong suddenly leaned closer, her body almost pressed against mine, a faint scent wafting into my nostrils.
"Wang Zheng, you're really something," she said softly, her voice carrying a barely noticeable tremor.
Her hand gently rested on my arm, her fingertips cold to the touch.
"Did you know they were going to target you?"
I turned my head to look at her; worry flickered in her eyes, but I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something else hidden within that concern.
"What do you think?"
I countered, observing her expression with a calm demeanor.
She smiled slightly and leaned in even closer.
"I have an idea for you; we should leave right now."
Her voice dropped even lower, tinged with urgency.
Yet, I caught a glimmer of cunning in her gaze.
My instincts told me something was off.
I remained still, simply watching her.
Li Yan's expression had darkened further, his eyes fixed intently on the cigarette butt in his hand as if he could bore a hole through it with his stare.
Gao Chen snapped back to reality, pointing at me and shouting:
Li Yan's gaze met Du Rong's for a brief moment, then quickly shifted away.
That instant of understanding sent a chill through me.
Could it be that Du Rong was involved as well?
A wave of coldness rose from the depths of my heart.
I glanced over Li Yan, then over Du Rong.
I began to rapidly sketch out a possibility in my mind.
"Everyone, please be quiet and let me finish!"
Du Rong spoke again, her voice tinged with a hint of desperation.
She moved closer to me and suddenly grabbed my arm, holding on tightly.
Her nails nearly dug into my flesh.
"Wang Zheng, stop this. Just apologize to Officer Li, and let it go!"
Her words sounded like she was trying to help me, but I could clearly feel her pushing me toward a deep abyss.
The anger within me ignited in an instant.
Being betrayed by someone I trusted felt worse than a knife wound.
I looked at her coldly, disappointment filling my eyes.
"Du Rong, what are you doing?"
My voice was soft but laced with suppressed fury.
Yet she seemed not to hear me and continued to plead with Li Yan.
"Officer Li, Wang Zheng was just confused for a moment. Please don't hold it against him."
Li Yan let out a cold laugh but remained silent.
His gaze kept sweeping back and forth between Du Rong and me.
At that moment, Du Rong suddenly released my arm and quickly pulled a small voice recorder from her pocket.
"Officer Li, this is the recording of the transaction between Wang Zheng and Zhao Yuan. He’s trying to frame you!"
Her words struck like thunder, echoing in Gao Chen's and Zhao Yuan's ears.
My body stiffened abruptly.
What did she say?
A voice recorder?
I had hidden all the crucial evidence in the cigarette butts.
I turned to look at Du Rong, and on her face was a strange smile.
That smile was no longer innocent; it carried an inscrutable malice.
My mind went blank in an instant.
How could this be?
The "ally" I trusted the most had turned into my deadliest enemy!
A glint of triumph flashed in Li Yan's eyes as he took the voice recorder, glanced at it, and then pressed the play button forcefully.
The recording played back our muffled conversation with Zhao Yuan.
Though unclear, I could faintly hear words like "transaction" and "dark dealings."
Gao Chen and Zhao Yuan's faces instantly turned pale.
They both thought I had left a backup plan.
I looked at Du Rong, whose lips curled slightly, her eyes glinting with mockery.
I finally understood; she had been acting from the very beginning.
She approached me, feigning concern, just to obtain this "evidence."
The fury within me surged to its peak.
I had been brutally betrayed by the person I trusted the most.
"Wang Zheng, do you have anything to say?"
Li Yan's voice carried a hint of victorious mockery.
He believed I was completely finished.
I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down.
My gaze swept over Li Yan, then over Du Rong, finally landing on the cigarette butt tightly clenched in Li Yan's hand.
My plan was far more complicated than they imagined.
"Officer Li, are you sure that what you have is all the evidence?"
I smiled, a cold smile.
Du Rong's smile froze on her face.
Li Yan's pupils constricted sharply.
He looked down at the cigarette butt in his hand, a flicker of unease crossing his eyes.
I saw it; the fingerprints on the cigarette butt were clearly imprinted.
My "psychological trap" had already been set in motion.
I had anticipated that Officer Li would examine the cigarette butt and leave behind his fingerprints.
That cigarette butt was not a record of a transaction; it was merely bait, a lure to collect fingerprints.
The real evidence had long been transmitted through other channels.
I took a deep breath, suppressing the anger boiling within me.
"Officer Li, what you hold in your hand is not what you think it is."
My voice was soft, yet it carried a note of victorious certainty.
Li Yan's expression instantly turned ashen.
The recording pen in his hand seemed to burn like a hot potato.
Du Rong's face also paled at that moment.
She seemed to sense something was amiss.
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