Xia Yuanfang froze. "...They weren't students? They were field operatives of the Special Security Bureau?!"
Kang Shanxing said, "They were students, and at the same time, they were field operatives of the Special Security Bureau."
"They were outstanding students in both character and academics, as well as excellent field operatives."
"We deeply regret their sacrifice this time, and we are also shocked."
"At first, I thought their identities had been exposed and that the enemy retaliated against them."
"But after hearing what you said, I think it may have had nothing to do with their identities..."
Xia Yuanfang understood at once. Her expression stiffened even further as she said, "You mean they sacrificed themselves to save me?"
Kang Shanxing let out a long breath. "That is my deduction, but I have no evidence."
"There was no surveillance there. Everything we know now comes from testimony."
"You know testimony can be fabricated."
Xia Yuanfang said, "Don't you have technology that can detect lies?"
Kang Shanxing said, "We do have lie-detection technology, but we can't use it on people at will."
"For example, we may not have the authority to test someone like Qiu Zining."
They could test other people, but it would be meaningless.
They had only seen what they had seen.
In a meticulously planned shooting, the more people there were, the more chaotic the scene became, and the harder it was to piece together the truth.
Just like this time, the other side had deployed more than twenty gunmen, throwing the scene into complete chaos.
Even if someone had inadvertently recorded a little video footage from afar, it would have been of no use.
It simply was not enough to reconstruct what had happened.
Thinking of Qiu Zining's identity, a flash of resentment crossed Xia Yuanfang's eyes.
She said,