Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, "How do you know he's lying?"
"Liu Fang looks really calm on the surface." Zhan Zhao smiled. "But he gave me the impression that he was trying to suppress his actual emotion."
"Actual emotion?" Everyone looked at Zhan Zhao curiously.
"He sat the cat on his knees and stroked its fur. It's an action to calm himself down through the touch. However... His act of smoking exposed himself."
"What emotion?" Bai Yutang asked.
"Anger." Zhan Zhao whispered.
"Anger?" Luo Tian thought for a moment and said, "Liu Fang started smoking when you said Wu Qianliang almost killed Xu Zhong... What is he angry about?"
"Maybe he hates this kind of method used to kill someone?" Bai Yutang shrugged as he opened the car door. "Or maybe it's because Xu Zhong dodged a bullet."
"It seems that we have to go back and ask Xu Zhong in more detail." Zhan Zhao said as he fastened his seatbelt.
"Xu Zhong's arrest was officially approved. He is in custody right now pending trial for kidnapping and attempted murder." Bai Chi shook his head and said, "The child is fine, so Xu Zhong may not be sentenced to death. However, I don't think the result will be much better for him."
"That's right." Bai Yutang also nodded, "He will get at least 20 or 30 years."
"Unless..." Zhan Zhao thought for a moment and said, "he had been instigated, that there is a mastermind behind the scenes, and he is just being used."
"If that's the case, he's sentence might actually be light." Bai Chi also nodded. "After all, it was just the spur of a moment."
While they were talking, Bai Yutang's phone rang. It was Zhang Jianqi, saying that he had gone to pick up Zhang Hua. However, when Zhang Hua heard that he had to see the police, he started to shout and refuse. Zhang Jianqi asked Bai Yutang to give him another night to persuade his son. He would take the child to the police station first thing in the morning.
Bai Yutang had no choice but to agree.
"It seems that we need to go back and interrogate Xu Zhong." Bai Yutang turned the car around as they headed to the police station. Then, the phone rang again. Zhan Zhao helped him take out the phone and was stunned. "Xiao Bai, it's your mother."
Bai Yutang frowned, "Ah, I haven't been back for a long time. She probably wants us to go home for dinner."
"Maybe." Zhan Zhao answered the phone. "Auntie... Okay, Yutang is driving... Huh?"
It was unknown what Bai Yutang's mother said, but Zhan Zhao kept glancing at Yutang. Bai Yutang also became puzzled. In the end, Zhan Zhao replied with an "Oh" before hanging up the phone.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yutang asked when he saw the awkwardness on Zhan Zhao's face.
"Your mom said to get your brother home tonight for dinner... Also, to bring Gong Sun." Zhan Zhao whispered. "She said since they are married, Jintang should bring him home and let her meet him."
Bai Yutang opened his eyes wide as he looked at Zhan Zhao. "Really?"
"What should we do?" Zhan Zhao asked, "She also wants us to go."
"Huh?" Bai Yutang opened his mouth wide and shook his head. "No way. Why do we need to go? It will be so awkward!"
"That's right." Bai Chi behind him also answered.
Zhan Zhao looked back at Bai Chi and said, "Chi Chi, why don't you go?"
"No way." Bai Chi shook his head quickly.
"My goodness, how long has it been since your father had dinner with Jintang?" The more Zhan Zhao thought about it, the more frightened he became. "Will they fight?"
Luo Tian thought about it and said, "How about taking Yang Yang with you? If there is a child present, they might restrain themselves."
"You're right!" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and nodded, "That might work."
Bai Chi winked and said, "Um, would taking a child stimulate them more?"
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other as they thought to themselves, "He's right."
"Also," Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang and said, "your mom said she has already talked to your dad, and that if we can't get Jintang and Gong Sun home for dinner tonight, she'll kill us."
Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao with a sad face, "What?!"
Zhan Zhao looked back at Bai Chi. "Chi Chi, are you cooking tonight? Can I go to your place for dinner?"
Bai Yutang opened his eyes wide as he stared at Zhan Zhao. "Damn Cat, you betrayer! I'm telling you now, you can't run away. You're coming home with me!"
Zhan Zhao touched his chin and said, "Why don't we take Li Siben with us? We might be able to divert their attention for a while..."
In the end, the car drove to the police station. Everyone from SCI who investigated at the school also returned. As there were many clues, those who returned from the school sat at a table sorting out all the information.
Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao saw Bai Jintang and Zhao Zhen sitting in a room chatting to pass the time. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, then looked at Bai Chi.
Bai Chi went over and waved to Zhao Zhen. Then, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao entered through the door.
"What's wrong?" Bai Jintang saw the awkward expressions.
"Well..." Bai Yutang glanced at Zhan Zhao, indicating he wanted Zhan Zhao to say it.
Zhan Zhao wrinkled his nose and looked to the side, as if he didn't notice.
Seeing the two people flirting with each other, Bai Jintang became intrigued. So, he leaned on the sofa and looked up at Bai Yutang. "What are you guys doing? If you have something to say, then say it."
"Um, mom asked you to bring Gong Sun home for dinner tonight." Bai Yutang said it in one breath. Zhan Zhao looked at him with admiration.
When they looked at Bai Jintang, they saw that he was slightly stunned after hearing this. However, there was no other expression. Bai Yutang thought about it and said, "You can tell them that you have suddenly gone abroad on business... To help you avoid it."
Bai Jintang raised his eyebrows and said, "No, I'll go." With that, he stood up and went out.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other as they both wondered, "Just like that?"
Afterwards, the two of them no longer cared about this matter. They asked Zhao Hu to bring Xu Zhong over, while they went into the interrogation room.
Xu Zhong seemed to be out of it as he sat there blankly in the interrogation room, his head lowered.
"Xu Zhong." Bai Yutang pulled a stool and sat down in front of Xu Zhong. Zhan Zhao also sat down on the side.
Xu Zhong looked up at the two men and said, "Officers, I have already told you guys everything I know... What else do you want me to say?" Bai Yutang nodded and asked, "Xu Zhong... Did you get a good look at the man who almost killed you?"
Xu Zhong's face turned white in an instant. Zhan Zhao smiled, realising Xu Zhong had seen the person.
"No... I didn't see the person clearly." Xu Zhong stammered, "Um... It happened... too fast."
"Is that so?" Bai Yutang handed over a picture of Wu Qianliang to Xu Zhong. "Take a look at this picture. Do you recognize this person?"
Xu Zhong took a look then shook his head and said, "No, I don't."
Bai Yutang then nodded and handed him the photo he had taken from the school. He pointed to Wu Qianliang and asked, "What about this person? You haven't forgotten your roommate, have you?"
Xu Zhong hesitated awkwardly and said, "Oh... It's Xiao Wu."
"What about the others?" Bai Yutang placed the photos of each person from his dormitory onto the table and asked, "Do you know these people? They were all in the same dormitory as you."
Xu Zhong's expression had a subtle change. He was silent for a long time before shaking his head. "I don't remember much... They all looked young back then. We haven't seen each other since graduation."
Zhan Zhao frowned and said, "Other than Liu Fang and Chen Jianxian, everyone else is dead. Do you know? You don't think this incident was an accident, do you?"
Xu Zhong swallowed his saliva, then shook his head again and whispered, "I don't know."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other. Xu Zhong's expression indicated that he did know but was denying it.
"We just went to see Liu Fang." Bai Yutang said, "apparently you guys often bullied Chen Jianxian back then, and that it was also you guys who had caused him to get serious burns. Is that right?"
Xu Zhong frowned, hesitated for a moment, and nodded. He was silent for a while before saying, "That's why we were deemed as bad students back then. We're getting retribution now."
"You are a decent office worker, why would you want to kidnap someone?" Zhan Zhao asked, "who gave you the idea?"
Xu Zhong was stunned as he looked up at Zhan Zhao and said, "I... I thought of it myself."
"You have no criminal record." Bai Yutang said, "but this kidnapping was well planned. It seemed very professional, from choosing the victim to asking for the amount of money. Is someone giving you advice?"
"I don't know." Xu Zhong got agitated and said, "How much more are you guys going to keep asking? I kidnapped someone and almost killed someone. Why don't you guys let me die? Or let me go to jail. There is no point in living like this."
"Sit down!" Bai Yutang suddenly stood up and shouted.
Xu Zhong sat down and said, "Back then, we only bullied Chen Jianxian. We never expected that the fire would burn him or that the incident would create such a mess. We were going to be jailed, but Jian Xian didn't report us to the school, so we got away with it. We were very grateful... It's been a long time since then. We don't know where he is. What else do you want me to say?"
Zhan Zhao touched his chin and looked at Xu Zhong with interest, as if he had found something interesting.
At this moment, Jiang Ping knocked on the door and said to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, "Captain, Dr. Zhan."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other. They then walked out of the interrogation room and closed the door behind them.
"What is it?" Bai Yutang asked.
"I just got into Xu Zhong's computer, logged into his email and QQ, and found something interesting. You guys should take a look." Jiang Ping said, leading the two to the office, "This guy joined a special group."
"Group?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang found this intriguing, "The group's name is Born Bad."
"Born Bad?" Zhan Zhao frowned.
"Yep." Jiang Ping nodded and said, "There's an interesting passage in the group announcement. It reads, 'some people are born bad..."
"That's interesting." Zhan Zhao did not wait for Jiang Ping to finish, then added, "It's like how some people will pick up an injured animal if they see one by the roadside, while others will choose to pick up a stone and smash it to death. Some people feel sympathy when they see others suffer, while others feel happy. There are good guys and bad guys in this world but going from a good guy to a bad one, they still have goodness in them. On the other hand, going from a bad guy to a good guy, they would have evilness rooted within them... Because people's personalities have been decided as soon as they are born, some people are born bad..."
Jiang Ping looked at Zhan Zhao in surprise. "How do you know? You're spot on."
Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and sighed gently. "This is a confession of the killer from Crime Master's novel <Next Victim>."
Bai Yutang frowned deeply. "Written by Qiao Weiming?"