Seeing how dejected he looked, Su Xiao patted him on the shoulder without saying a word.
Any upright person working and living in this city would have a day like this sooner or later.
It was only a matter of whether it came sooner or later.
And for an officer like River, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to the city and its citizens, the blow struck even deeper, making him doubt himself even more.
That was why there were fewer and fewer good officers like River in the NCPD, while corrupt officers who had "come to terms with reality," like his partner, Detective Han, were becoming more common.
"Wait. Maybe we still have one chance. We might be able to find the mastermind behind this."
Su Xiao turned to River. "Don't tell me you mean..."
"My partner, Harold Han. He was the one who handled Ryan's body. He was involved in this. We all saw it in that recording. He even contacted the person behind it over the phone. As long as we..."
"River..." A hand rested on River's shoulder. River froze for a moment and looked at Su Xiao.
"Let's put aside whether the person who spoke to your partner was really the mastermind. Even if he was, do you think he'd tell you outright?"
"Su, you don't understand. Han and I have worked together for years. He's saved my life, and I've saved his. I believe..."
"No, River. You're the one who doesn't understand. He has a daughter. You said so yourself—his daughter is all he cares about. I believe that if he were alone, he'd go into danger with you without hesitation. But he has a daughter."
Silence fell over the private room.
River hesitated.
Looking into River's eyes, Su Xiao cruelly snuffed out his last hope. "Do