Qin Siyang would not stand by and let Ma Liangdong interrogate Fu Wanli. Naturally, he had to do something.
But before Qin Siyang could speak, Sun Linshou spoke up beside him. "Ma Liangdong, all you've established is that the four missing students were Fu Wanli's girlfriends. You haven't established that he had anything to do with their disappearance. Innocent until proven guilty-on what grounds are you presuming Fu Wanli's guilt?"
Sun Linshou's questioning made Ma Liangdong clench his fists, but he said nothing.
He had never intended to pin a crime on Fu Wanli in the first place.
During the earlier interrogation, the questions and answers had gone smoothly. Fu Wanli had said that several people were dead, but that he had killed none of them. It was only when asked who had killed them that he had refused to say another word.
Today, Ma Liangdong had simply wanted to recreate that interrogation, letting everyone know that someone had killed four students and that Fu Wanli was covering for the killer. Then he could naturally seize on the matter and drag Qin Siyang into it.
Killing students violated the Safe Zone's Red-Line Laws. Even if those laws now existed in name only, the accusation could still put a few more stains on Qin Siyang's reputation.
Qin Siyang had grand ambitions. He was not someone who cared nothing for his reputation.
"A gentleman can be deceived by appealing to his principles." Ma Liangdong had planned to use that to force him into making certain concessions and secure more resources for Zone 1.
He had never expected Fu Wanli to suddenly refuse to cooperate, throwing his entire plan into disarray.
Ma Liangdong spoke again. "Fu Wanli, you're a prime suspect in the disappearance of four students. Have you considered the consequences of