Director Chang's eyes widened, his chest aching with anger. "You-you're simply... wasn't he the whistleblower? He helped the country catch a spy, and you locked him up instead? What kind of sense does that make?!"
Seeing his lips tremble with rage, the Commander pressed his hands down twice to calm him. "Chang, don't get worked up just yet. There really are grounds for suspicion concerning Ji Ting."
"What grounds? Tell me!"
"Leaving aside how he recognized the engine blueprints for Firegold No. 5, the naval deployment map for the First Island Chain is a military secret. I've seen it. There were no labels on that map. Ji Ting is an ordinary civilian. How did he recognize it at a glance?"
"So you're saying he's a spy too?" Director Chang asked, frowning.
As soon as he finished, Qin Zaiye spoke coldly. "According to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's statements, Ji Ting and Lu Yanchu said they discovered Peng Zekun's espionage by chance. Normally, anyone in that situation would notify the Public Security Bureau, but they chose to investigate on their own. What's more..."
His gaze shifted, turning as sharp and cold as a blade. "Ji Ting may also be carrying a biological weapon that our current methods cannot detect."
That was why Qin Zaiye had ordered a second body search. He did not believe he had heard those voices out of nowhere, much less believe in supernatural forces, so there had to be something hidden inside Ji Ting's body.
With so many suspicious points laid out, Director Chang could hardly argue. "Qin, I lost my temper just now. I owe you an apology."
Qin Zaiye was about to speak when Director Chang continued, "But you have to promise me that once all suspicions about him have been cleared up, you'll let