With Lü Xing's testimony and those video and audio recordings, solving the case became much easier.
That very day, the results came back comparing the sample Zou Shang had previously submitted for testing with the sample taken from the actual corpse.
They were not the same sample!
The part of Lü Xing's testimony concerning Zou Shang checked out.
Next came the interrogation of Zou Shang's nephew, Wu Feng.
Under questioning, Wu Feng spilled everything Zou Shang had done for him.
Barring any surprises, Lü Xing would ultimately be sentenced to death, while Zou Shang would also receive a sentence for his actions.
As for Lü Xing's dismissal for dereliction of duty twenty years ago, Zou Shang refused to admit involvement, and there was no way to prove it.
And because Lü Xing's dismemberment video confirmed that Wu Feng was one of the victims... Wu Feng was released without charges.
And so, the case was swiftly closed in a way no one had expected.
After Chen Miao returned and heard Shi Manman's account of everything, he did not know what to say for a moment.
"By the way, Master, who did you call that day? The Administration's people changed their attitude pretty quickly."
Shi Manman asked curiously.
"A friend at Headquarters."
Chen Miao recalled calling Lei Zhan that day.
Since they had parted after the incident with Mirror Pillar, Chen Miao had not contacted Lei Zhan again.
Had Shi Manman not mentioned running into people from the Lin'an City Administration, Lei Zhan's number would probably have kept gathering dust in his contacts.
When Chen Miao called, Lei Zhan thought he had changed his mind and wanted to join the Administration and work under him.
But after hearing that Chen Miao only wanted help with such a trivial matter, Lei Zhan was