Chapter 1080: Confronting Guilt

Chapter 1080: Chapter 1080: Confronting Guilt

After asking for basic information, the male police officer calmly said, "Ling Feng, please explain how you vandalized the ceramics and wooden items at Songbai Pavilion in Ziyan Pavilion this afternoon. Let me tell you, if you confess honestly, the consequences will be lighter; if you resist, they will be more severe."

Ling Feng smiled slightly, "We didn’t vandalize anything, here’s how it happened."

Ling Feng then recounted the incident where Liang Cheng came to cause trouble, and explained, "This is the truth. If you’re looking to assign blame, I think Liang Cheng should bear much more responsibility than we do, right?"

The male police officer folded his arms, looking at Ling Feng with disdain, "Go ahead, keep making things up! With your speaking skills and imagination, not becoming a novelist is simply wasting your talent!"

Saying this, he threw the photos of Songbai Pavilion in front of Ling Feng, "Look at these—if it wasn’t intentional vandalism, how could it be destroyed like this? How is this different from a marauding raid?"

"As for that Liang Cheng you mentioned, Manager Zhang of Ziyan Pavilion hasn’t mentioned him at all. Clearly, it’s all fabricated by you!" The male police officer said, "Don’t quibble anymore, just tell us your motive for the crime!"

"No such person? Investigate the surveillance at Ziyan Pavilion and it’ll be clear!" Ling Feng said calmly.

"Sorry, the surveillance at Ziyan Pavilion has been down since yesterday and hasn’t been fixed yet." The male police officer chuckled, "Let me remind you, the ceramics and wooden artifacts that were vandalized are all antiques worth millions. Your actions are extremely malicious, and if convicted, you’ll be sentenced to at least several decades. Your only way out now is to confess your crimes, and only then might the law show leniency!"

Ling Feng furrowed his brows. This police officer seemed to have been convinced of his guilt from the start, constantly trying to lure him into confessing. Looks like these police officers aren’t trustworthy either!

Originally, Ling Feng intended to explain everything clearly, but now it seems that there are bad apples even among the police force, so Ling Feng simply leaned back and refused to cooperate with the male officer’s questions.

"What do you mean by this?" The male police officer frowned, "Your attitude will only lead you further down the road of crime. Admitting guilt is your only option!"

Ling Feng chuckled, looking at the male police officer, "Forget it, what’s the point in discussing this with a small fry like you? I initially had a bit of respect for you guys, but now I see I was thinking too much! But I can tell you this situation isn’t as simple as you think, and if you want to get involved, you better weigh if you’re brave enough!"

"Arrogant!" The male police officer slammed the table, "You really don’t shed a tear until you see the coffin, I..."

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Saying this, the male police officer prepared to draw the baton from his side but was stopped by the female officer next to him, "Brother Zhang, the other party is still a suspect; we can’t use torture to extract a confession."

"Xiao Chen, you’re too naive. With some habitual offenders, only by showing them a bit of force will they confess!" The male police officer said righteously, "And look at this guy, constantly provoking us since the beginning, absolutely a habitual offender’s habit. We mustn’t compromise with them!"

With those words, the male police officer shook off the female officer’s hand, drew his baton, and walked towards Ling Feng.

Ling Feng sighed, "Congratulations, you’ve made the wrong choice!"

In the director’s office, Zhang Qian Duo was lighting a cigarette for Director Liu, "Director Liu, to what extent can those three criminals be punished?"

"You first gather evidence, then we’ll submit the statements and evidence to the court. Based on their actions, they should be sentenced to at least ten to eight years!" Director Liu chuckled, "Zhang Qian Duo, if it weren’t for our long-lasting acquaintance, I wouldn’t have helped you so easily with this thing. You know, there’s a major crackdown going on upstairs now, if anything goes wrong, my tenure as director would end!"

Zhang Qian Duo flattered, "Director Liu, don’t worry. Absolutely nothing will go wrong with this matter—all the evidence points to them being criminals, the proofs are undeniable, what waves could they still stir up?"

Director Liu snorted coldly, "Undeniable proof my foot—how much shady stuff is there that you haven’t come clean about with me yet? Besides, if they have someone backing them, what does undeniable proof even matter?"

Zhang Qian Duo patted his chest, "Relax, they’re just some nobodies driving a broken Zhonghua, what kind of status could they possibly have? Moreover, they offended someone powerful upstairs, I’m just helping to share the burden, rest assured!"

Director Liu realized, ah, it’s all for the owner behind Ziyan Pavilion, no wonder! Although Director Liu doesn’t know who the owner of Ziyan Pavilion is, they’re certainly a big shot with extensive influence. With Zhang Qian Duo’s assurances, Director Liu finally felt at ease.

Suddenly, Zhang Qian Duo’s phone rang, and as he pulled it out, he muttered, "I haven’t handled things here yet—who’s the bastard calling me?"

When he saw the name on the phone, he was startled; the call was from the big boss!

He apologized to Director Liu and quickly ran outside to answer the call.

"Boss, do you need something from me?" Zhang Qian Duo bent over, face full of smiles as he spoke.

A furious voice came from the phone: "Zhang Qian Duo, if you don’t want to be a manager anymore, then just get lost—what nonsense have you been up to today? Do you know the trouble you’ve caused me?"

Zhang Qian Duo was taken aback, could it be that Liang Cheng already reported today’s events to the big boss, and now the boss is here seeking accountability?

He quickly replied, "Boss, I’ve already handled the matter; I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

"A satisfactory explanation? What kind of satisfactory explanation are you going to give me?" The furious voice continued to shout.

Zhang Qian Duo cautiously said, "I’ve been dealing with it—I assure you both you and Mr. Liang will be pleased with my decision..."

"Mr. Liang? What Mr. Liang?" The voice on the other end of the phone asked curiously.

Zhang Qian Duo was puzzled, wasn’t Mr. Liang the one complaining?

"Of course, it’s Liang Cheng, Mr. Liang!" Zhang Qian Duo replied.

"This matter is related to Liang Cheng?" The boss asked surprisingly, "What exactly happened, tell me everything honestly, remember, no concealing anything. Otherwise, you know my means!"

Zhang Qian Duo was utterly confused, not knowing where he went wrong. So he hurriedly recounted everything to the boss, from the car accident at the entrance, the later confrontation by Liang Cheng, to Liang Cheng’s loss and retreat, and finally, how he collaborated with Director Liu to have the opponents arrested and brought to the police station.