Wang Mao is a truly slick operator!
Although the conversation between the two parties appears to be a smooth exchange, it is in fact fraught with deception and intrigue!
As Wang Mao grew increasingly agitated, Liu Kai Xuan simply smiled.
"Why are you getting so worked up, Comrade Wang Mao? You're the one who made a slip of the tongue, so how can you blame me?"
"Hmph!" Wang Mao retorted sternly, "Even if you're as cunning as an old fox, Liu Kai Xuan, you can't alter the truth!"
At this moment, Wu Xue's eyes lit up; she had finally figured it out.
"Comrade Wang Mao, I have a question that needs your answer!"
"Liu Kai Xuan gathered evidence from Yang Mei to uncover the truth, and found out that you stole his belongings!"
"This means that before Liu Kai Xuan met Yang Mei, he had no prior dealings with you, correct?"
"No!"
Wang Mao emphatically denied, "Liu Kai Xuan and I actually knew each other a long time ago!"
"I admit I wasn't exactly honorable in my actions. Liu Kai Xuan didn't know at the time that I had stolen from his warehouse!"
"Later, when Liu Kai Xuan discovered that the thief was Bang Geng, he approached me and asked for my help in eliminating Bang Geng to prevent future trouble!"
"This happened before Liu Kai Xuan had any contact with Yang Mei. At that time, Liu Kai Xuan didn't know I had stolen from him!"
"I admit my character is deeply flawed, but that is the truth of the matter!"
Wang Mao, being an old hand at this game,
Even when he accidentally exposed a flaw, he managed to smooth it over with his words, making it seem perfectly seamless.
However, Wang Mao's encounter with Liu Kai Xuan today was truly his most ill-fated moment.
"Comrade Wang Mao, we've reached this point, so why are you still stubbornly holding on?"
Liu Kai Xuan shrugged and replied with a wry smile, "My purpose in going to see Yang Mei was not to investigate the theft!"
Wang Mao asked, "Then why did you go to see Yang Mei?"
Liu Kai Xuan said in a deep voice, "There was no evidence to suggest that Yang Mei was involved in the theft!"
"My purpose in going to see Yang Mei was to find you, Wang Mao!"
"At that time, Officer Wu and his team had already learned about the existence of the ringleader of this theft through an informant!"
"But because you are so cunning and elusive, Yang Mei was the only lead to finding you!"
"That's why I went to see Yang Mei!"
Wang Mao retorted, "Liu Kai Xuan, aren't you talking nonsense?"
"If the judicial authorities were really looking for my whereabouts, they would have gone to Baoge Hutong to find Yang Mei!"
"They could have just sent the police to Baoge Hutong to find her directly, why would they need you to interfere?"
At this point, Wu Xue continued, "When we received the clue of the 'red lanterns' from the suspect!"
"We immediately dispatched personnel to thoroughly investigate the clue in Baoge Hutong!"
"But at that time, dozens of households in Baoge Hutong had red lanterns hanging outside their doors, which severely hampered our investigation and evidence collection!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied indifferently, "Those red lanterns in Baoge Hutong were all Wang Mao's doing!"
"His intention was to cover for Yang Mei and create confusion!"
"Uh..." Wu Xue nodded, but only casually.
She harbored doubts as well, but lacked concrete evidence, so she couldn't voice them directly.
Moreover, the theft case involving Wang Mao and his accomplices had already been solved.
Wang Mao said solemnly, "Yang Mei is my subordinate, so helping her cover up is helping myself, what's wrong with that?"
"Therefore, I'm not judging the rightness or wrongness of your actions!"
Liu Kai Xuan retorted righteously, "You can help Yang Mei cover up, and I can also use Yang Mei as bait to reel in a big fish like you!"
"In the end, we both had our own objectives!"
"Now I'm not judging your actions, and you have no right to judge mine!"
Wang Mao said indignantly, "I have already paid the price for the mistakes I made!"
"You, Liu Kai Xuan, won't get away with it either. Your intention in deliberately letting Yang Mei escape was to conceal the truth!"
"Right!"
At this moment, Qin Huai Ru also chimed in with agreement.
"Liu Kai Xuan, you must make things clear today!"
"Yang Mei is the key witness in the case of Bang Geng's murder!"
"The main reason for the current cloud of suspicion surrounding this case is Yang Mei's disappearance!"
Unconsciously, Qin Huai Ru had formed an alliance with Wang Mao, joining forces against Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Kai Xuan, however, was not the least bit nervous about this.
It had now been confirmed that Wang Mao was deeply connected to Bang Geng's death.
But Wang Mao was already in prison, serving a sentence of over ten years, and had received his legal punishment.
Therefore, Qin Huai Ru's hatred for Wang Mao was actually far less than her hatred for Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Kai Xuan, on the other hand, was still "at large," which was driving Qin Huai Ru to extreme frustration.
All eyes once again converged on Liu Kai Xuan.
"I want to clarify here that I am not a judicial organ, and I have no authority to restrict Yang Mei's personal freedom!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied calmly, "Yang Mei decided to leave on her own, and there was nothing I could do to stop her!"
"If I did anything wrong in this regard, I hope Comrade Wu Xue will point it out!"
Wu Xue quickly clarified, "Comrade Liu Kai Xuan is correct!"
"Even if Yang Mei is guilty, it must be determined by a court judgment!"
"No one has the right to restrict Yang Mei's personal freedom!"
"Comrade Liu Kai Xuan has already made a great contribution by assisting our judicial organs in capturing an escaped criminal!"
Qin Huai Ru retorted, "Does Liu Kai Xuan bear no responsibility for Yang Mei's escape?"
At this moment, Wu Xue's attitude also turned serious.
"Comrade Qin Huai Ru, I want to remind you one last time, and I hope you will correct your attitude!"
"Our judicial organs must prioritize evidence when handling cases!"
"I understand your feelings. Through the investigations over this period, I know that there is a deep-seated animosity between your two families!"
"However, we must not let hatred blind our eyes when investigating the truth!"
"From now on, when you speak, please try to describe objective facts from an objective perspective, and refrain from incorporating too much subjective judgment!"
Qin Huai Ru's mind was entirely focused on bringing down Liu Kai Xuan.
As for exactly how she intended to bring him down, she hadn't given it much thought.