Chapter 80 Interrogation Part 2

Behind the mirror, Tianwei made a mental note on his phone. Lin Tao could have been lying about his food coma habits, but it needed to be investigated anyway. He'll send someone to check the order for the food, and then also get an interview with the staff there.

"Besides, Jianzhi was there too! If I had fallen asleep, he should have been awake!"

"You're still trying to shirk responsibility?" Officer Tang scolded. "Don't worry about Jianzhi, I'll skin him later too! Now answer my question - did you offer any food for the suspect?"

"Of course, I'm not a monster." Lin Tao said, offended. "I asked if she wanted to eat or drink anything before she gets interrogated tomorrow and she just laughed in my face and spat on the floor. And then she began to cry, so I gave her a packet of tissue paper."

"I see," Officer Tang said, rubbing his nose bridge. Police officers were not supposed to provide things like tissue paper to known suspects in their custody, even if they were crying women! Lin Tao clearly had a bleeding heart.

But they weren't babysitters!

"So the victim did not ingest any food or water in police custody." Xingzi said smugly. "As such, it's entirely probable that she would not have the energy to cause trouble and instead fallen asleep. How was my client to know that she was dead?"

Tianwei gnashed his teeth in irritation. He hated it when Lian Xingzi was right. Sitting across from her, Officer Tang was also forced to concede that point.

"Fair enough, but you're not completely off the hook," Officer Tang said warningly. "You've admitted to sleeping on the job, which is gross misconduct and has grounds for disciplinary action."

"I'll admit to that! But I definitely did not kill her!" Lin Tao raised his hand to swear, turning to his lawyer. "You'll help me right?"

"Of course," Lian Xingzi said. "I'll make sure that justice is served."

"Innocent people should be protected under the law, no matter what kind of powerful person is behind this incident."

Lian Xingzi replied to Lin Tao, but her sharp eyes were staring straight at the one-way mirror.

Xingzi would bet a left kidney that Sun Tianwei was on the other end of the mirror, listening into the interrogation and getting involved in the investigation, despite him not being a detective or law enforcement officer.

Sun Tianwei glared at her in return, a half-snarl on his face, even though he knew she couldn't see him.

Xingzi glared even harder, as though she could sense his animosity through the mirror.

Meanwhile Officer Tang just sighed. The youngest Sun family member was in a happy relationship, and the older one seemed to meet his worst enemy. Either way, both of them were giving him trouble! He'd be on leave if not for this mess.

"I'll have a follow-up interrogation with you when we get the uncorrupted CCTV footage and more information from the coroner's office." Officer Tang warned. "For now, you're staying in our holding cell."

"Boss! But someone died there!" Lin Tao protested, shaking his head. "I don't want to!"

Officer Tang gave him a stern look and he quailed.

"I'll stay," he squeaked. "But can we at least get a monk to pray for her first? What if she decides to haunt us?"

"Great, then she can tell us who killed her," was Officer Tang's dry reply. "We can save a lot of time by getting a medium and an ouija board for our investigation instead."

"BOSS!" Lin Tao wailed, but Officer Tang merely walked out of the room with a casual wave. Tianwei should have used this chance to leave the room so they could discuss the case, but Officer Tang had told him to stay put. It had nothing to do with the fact he wanted to eavesdrop on their private conversation.

And if he gets to stare at Xingzi's long-suffering expression a little while longer, no one has to know.

Lin Tao turned to his lawyer, his one guardian angel that promised to save him.

"Lawyer Lian…You won't make me stay in her holding cell right?" Lin Tao pleaded.

Xingzi stared at him sympathetically. "Sadly, there's not much I can do about that. But if your conscience is clear, then you have nothing to fear."

"But I - "

Tianwei leaned forward in anticipation. He knew it! This man was definitely hiding something.

Xingzi holds up a hand to stop him. "Don't speak here. The walls have ears, and sometimes there are even rats hiding in the walls."

She glanced at the mirror from the corner of her eyes, knowing that Sun Tianwei was there.

"I'll contact you later," she said, standing up from her chair. "For now, I would advise you to get some rest. Contact me if they wish to interrogate you again - and more importantly, do not say anything if I'm not present, no matter what they offer you, or if they threaten you. You cannot trust them to keep their word. Do you understand this?"

"Yes." Lin Tao nodded frantically.

"Good," Xingzi said, squeezing his shoulder. "I'll see you soon. Let's make our way out of this place."

They left the room together, but not before Xingzi gave one final glare to the one-way mirror. If this was back in high school, she would have given him a middle finger too, but alas, they have both grown up, even if Sun Tianwei still remained that pompous-arrogant-competent-handsome know-it-all from school.

She would bet her left kidney that Sun Tianwei would be part of the investigation, and she'd have one more kidney to spare. Sun Tianwei was incapable of delegating work or staying in his lane, he just had to influence every single decision made as long as it had something to do with his family.

Leopards could not change their spots. Rich, domineering men like Tianwei with control issues and the ability to bend the law in their favour would never be willing to sympathise with the downtrodden in society, or ensure they get their due justice.

That's why she became a pro-bono lawyer in the first place, instead of pursuing a more lucrative career as a lawyer in a prestigious law firm. Back then, Tianwei even offered to get her a position as a prosecutor, a decision he thought was a great stepping stone for her career - an offer she rejected hotly.

In her opinion, it just showed that even after knowing, and supposedly loving her for years, it showed how little he truly understood her.