Very soon, the two of them arrived at the door of the interrogation room.
As Simo was about to open the tightly closed interrogation door, he suddenly paused.
Baiten looked at Supervisor Simo in confusion.
Supervisor Simoâs expression changed briefly, then he raised his hand to signal to Baiten.
Baiten quickly leaned in close to Simo.
Simo whispered a few words in Baitenâs ear, and Baiten immediately nodded in response.
Shortly after, Baiten opened the interrogation door, walked in himself, and left the door slightly ajar, not fully closed.
Inside the interrogation room.
Su Ming sat calmly in the interrogation chair, lifting his head to look at the approaching Baiten.
Baiten wore a cold expression as he spoke to Su Ming.
"Su Ming, I have consulted the supervisor. From now on, I will be fully responsible for your interrogation."
Upon hearing this, Su Mingâs expression remained unchanged, completely unmoved.
The muscles on Baitenâs face twitched slightly, and he threatened coldly.
"Su Ming, donât think that just because youâre a Vice Admiral, you can act fearlessly. Weâve dealt with quite a few Admirals in the Night Owl Department."
Su Ming continued to look at Baiten with great composure, not bothering to respond.
"Captain, this guy is really arrogant!"
The subordinates present were equally infuriated by how Su Ming was disregarding Baiten. Usually, anyone brought into the Night Owl Department would be on edge, trembling in fear.
Baiten raised his hand to stop the subordinate and snorted coldly before saying,
"No problem, I like the stubborn ones. We can take our time. Weâll begin the interrogation now, and if you donât cooperate, donât blame me for convicting you on the spot."
"Alright, I will cooperate."
Su Ming replied helplessly.
"Let me ask you, when we were arresting An Ruoxue, why didnât you assist in the arrest?"
Simo asked directly.
"I didnât know she was An Ruoxue, and besides, I donât recognize your people."
Su Ming replied simply and clearly.
Upon hearing Su Mingâs words, Baiten angrily retorted,
"Youâre talking nonsense! Do you think quibbling will help?"
Su Ming looked at Baiten calmly and said placidly,
"Iâm not quibbling."
Baiten immediately responded coldly,
"General Su Ming, as far as I know, youâre quite familiar with An Ruoxue."
"Thatâs right, Iâm indeed quite familiar with her. The issue is she was bundled up tightly; I really didnât recognize her. If it werenât for you mentioning it, I wouldnât have known it was her."
Su Ming replied very confidently.
Baitenâs expression shifted after hearing this, as he continually recalled the scene at that time; An Ruoxue was indeed wearing a trench coat and hood then.
He took a deep breath and said coldly,
"General Su Ming, can you explain to me why you were there? Donât tell me it was a coincidence; weâre not three-year-olds."
"It was purely coincidental, believe it or not. I was there to eat; that grill house is pretty good. Iâve eaten there before. Any more questions?"
Su Ming replied straightforwardly.
After hearing Su Mingâs words, Baitenâs forehead veins bulged out, knowing full well the other was fabricating but unable to do anything, unable to elicit anything substantial or significant evidence.
At this moment, Baitenâs gaze fell on Su Mingâs wristband, and he instructed a subordinate,
"Xu Dong, go take the wristband from him!"
Upon hearing Baitenâs words, Xu Dong immediately approached Su Ming and said harshly,
"Hand it over!"
Su Ming complied by untying the wristband and handed it to Xu Dong.
Xu Dong then passed the wristband to Baiten.
Baiten took the wristband and threatened Su Ming,
"General Su Ming, itâs still not too late to confess. Once I find evidence in the wristband, itâll be too late for pleasantries."
"As you wish."
Su Ming looked at Baiten with interest.
"Really a stubborn optimist."
Baiten remarked as he was about to unlock the wristband.
At this moment, Su Ming suddenly spoke up,
"Wait, I have something to say."
"Scared? Donât you think itâs a bit late?"
Baiten sneered as he spoke.
"No, I just want to remind you that this wristband contains military secret data. If you open it and donât find anything, youâd better check if your heads are still on your necks."
Su Ming responded with a smile.
"Who are you trying to scare? Do you really think weâve gotten this far being easy to scare?"
Baiten responded with a darkened face.
"Please go ahead!"
Without further words, Su Ming gestured towards Baiten with his hand.
Xu Dong and the others looked at Baiten uneasily.
Even though Baiten spoke boldly, he dared not open Su Mingâs wristband.
If he opened it and couldnât find any evidence, yet saw confidential information he shouldnât, the Council would not let them live.
At that moment when Baiten found himself in a bind,
the door to the interrogation room was pushed open, and Simo walked in, smirking as he said,
"Howâs the interrogation going?"
"Supervisor Simo, General Su Ming refuses to cooperate. This is his wristband; we should be able to find some evidence in it."
Baiten directly handed the wristband to Simo.
"What are you doing looking at a wristband? Hurry up and return it to General Su Ming."
Simo cast a displeased glance at Baiten as he spoke.
This kid dared to shirk the blame onto me; Iâll have to reprimand him later.
"Yes."
Baitenâs expression stiffened and he quickly handed the wristband back to Su Ming.
Su Ming took back the wristband and put it back on his wrist.
At this, Simo sat in the interrogation chair and cheerfully said to Su Ming,
"General Su Ming, the matter of An Ruoxue is very serious. The Federation has lost countless brave soldiers to these infiltrating enemies, which is why weâve brought you here for questioning. Weâre just doing our duty, and I hope you understand."