Interrogation

The meeting room that Li Hua borrowed wasn't very big, or rather, he must have deliberately chosen a small meeting room.

All the furnishings in the meeting room were removed, leaving only the simplest and most basic metal tables and chairs.

The heavy curtains were drawn, like welded iron plates, preventing even a ray of sunlight from sneaking in, even at Noon.

The only light source in the room was the cold, bluish-white glow from the table lamp on the desk.

Lin Yu and Fu Luo sat on folding chairs behind the table, while Good Night and Li Hua stood in two corners of the room behind them.

"Wow, it's actually quite well done, almost like an interrogation."

Fu Luo sat behind the table, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

Lin Yu sighed, "We're going to interrogate them, so let's keep a serious tone and not waste this setup."

"Someone has to play the bad cop, and the two behind us are already good cops enough," Fu Luo shrugged. "Besides, do I look like the kind of person who would be scary if I put on a stern face? I don't dare to say anything harsh!"

"Scaring people isn't just about using harsh words."

Lin Yu said in a low voice...

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in."

Lin Yu spoke loudly.

Then, the meeting room door was opened.

In the brief moment the door opened, Lin Yu was able to clearly see the person who had entered.

She was a short-haired woman wearing a beige shirt and trousers, with flamboyant makeup.

The blood-red eyeshadow and the sparkling ruby pendant in her left ear were also quite eye-catching.

She walked into the room at a leisurely pace, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"Phoenix" comes from the "Hunter Society".

The woman spoke succinctly, then crossed her legs on the chair, put her hands on her chest, and looked Lin Yu and Fu Luo up and down.

Fu Luo was clearly overwhelmed by the other party's imposing manner, and his prepared opening remarks faltered.

"Um, hello, well, the reason I called you over is because..."

Hearing Fu Luo's tone, Lin Yu knew that he wasn't just playing the good cop/bad cop role; he was making a complete fool of himself.

So he sighed softly and tapped the table.

"Knock knock."

The crisp knocking sound interrupted Fu Luo and also drew "Huang's" attention to Lin Yu.

Then, Lin Yu spoke in a deep voice.

"Miss Huang, let me get straight to the point... Where were you and what were you doing after 10 PM on Monday night?"

Huang replied calmly, "I was handling 'Hunter Society' related work in my room. The 'Hunter Society's' management backend can check that my account was online during that time."

"I was dealing with the case until almost 1 a. m., then I went to sleep because I was tired... I didn't have much time to commit the crime."

Lin Yu shook his head. "Electronic backend records aren't exactly a very effective alibi... Based on our understanding, you and the deceased had a strained relationship, didn't you?"

Lin Yu then revealed the information he had heard from "Freud".

Huang readily admitted, "It's not exactly a secret. He and my lover died in the same Instance, and there were some 'strange' things about that Instance... so I did harbor hatred at the time."

"And then you went and tried to kill him, didn't you?"

Lin Yu countered with a question.

When Huang heard Lin Yu mention this, she was finally slightly moved.

She moved her hands, which had been clasped in front of her chest, to her knees and said softly, "Yes, yes, but... the reason I didn't succeed wasn't because anyone stopped me."

"But I stopped at the last minute."

Huang spoke softly, and Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by this explanation.

"You've stopped?"

"Yes, I almost killed him. My knife was already at the old man's throat, but," Huang sighed, "I gave up."

"I realized that Revenge was pointless. What was important was that he also felt guilty...not a false sense of remorse because I had a knife to his throat, but real pain."

Huang raised her eyes and said calmly, "Now that he's died on the eve of the 'auction' I was in charge of, and in the hotel I arranged... it's not surprising that I'm being suspected."

"But I must also state my position: after that failure back then, I had no intention of doing it again."

"I still hate him, but there's no need to end or dispel that hatred by killing him."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Yu and asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Fu Luo was about to speak when Lin Yu waved his hand.

"There's no need, you can go back."

"And... could you do me a favor and call 'Hundred Refined Steel' over here?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Huang nodded slightly.

She stood up and left the room.

As the room door closed, Fu Luo looked at Lin Yu.

"You don't think it's her?"

"I think she's telling the truth. The fact that she could say 'I still hate him' makes me certain she won't kill anyone again."

Lin Yu said calmly.

Fu Luo stroked his chin. "Alright... then I'll believe you for now."

After a brief exchange, the door opened again shortly afterward.

A muscular man with a buzz cut, wearing a dark floral shirt, rudely pushed open the door and sat down with an air of authority.

He slammed his hand on the table, and before Lin Yu and Fu Luo could speak, he preemptively declared, "Alright, go ahead and ask!"

"You 'Order' people are really a bunch of scoundrels. When you needed me, you gave me an Administrator title, and now that there's a murder, I'm the first person you suspect. Is this how you operate? You're really something else!"

Hundred Refined Steel grumbled and cursed.

But faced with this situation, Fu Luo was not afraid.

"Hey, hey, how can you talk like that? We just called you here to ask them a question!"

"Confess yourself, what were you doing between 10 PM and 2:30 AM on Monday night?"

Hundred Refined Steel sighed, "I ordered some barbecue takeout and have been watching a movie inside. I even have the barbecue takeout order record here, want to take a look?"

Hundred Refined Steel showed his phone.

"You ordered takeout at nine o'clock. This little bit of barbecue probably won't be enough for you to eat for three or four hours," Fu Luo said with a look of disbelief. "And what movie were you watching that could last that long?"

"I've been watching this movie series until six or seven in the morning," Hundred Refined Steel said impatiently. "Damn it, I'm not stupid either. Do you think I can keep eating forever?"

What movie series?

Fu Luo continued to ask.

Hundred Refined Steel hesitated slightly before replying, "Well... an American blockbuster, I guess..."

"What American blockbuster? Stop beating around the bush," Fu Luo slammed his hand on the table. "I'm starting to get suspicious of you!"

"Fast and Furious..."

Hundred Refined Steel Lin Yu was saying this, he casually asked a question.

There are ten Fast & Furious movies. Which ones have you watched? What are they about?

Hundred Refined Steel blushed.

"I..."

Fu Luo slapped his thigh. "Haha, I've got you!"

"Show me your playback history. You're using screen mirroring, right?"

"The playback history is very intelligent now. Let me see exactly what time you started watching the movie and how many hours you watched it."

Hundred Refined Steel opened his mouth, almost admitting that he had killed Carrot.

But after a moment, he dejectedly handed over his phone and opened the playback history.

"You're from 'Order,' can't you keep this a secret?... You have to respect my right to privacy, right?"

"I can cooperate, but you can't tell anyone."

Lin Yu and Fu Luo glanced at the playback history and instantly understood Hundred Refined Steel's reaction.

"No way, Brother Bai, you were watching 'Meteor Garden' for eight hours straight last night by yourself?"