The questioning of Qin Siyang had been forced to stop after he turned the tables on them and seized on a loophole.
But Sun Linshou personally presided over Zhao Longfei's questioning from the outset.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Sun Linshou was no fool, either. Having learned from his earlier experience, he stayed sharp and left no openings in his questions, making it harder for Zhao Longfei to get off the hook.
The questions directed at Zhao Longfei focused mainly on his failure to act.
"Zhao Longfei, as the host of the Crystal Coin Issuance Conference, why didn't you intervene when you saw a wanted criminal trying to assassinate a guest?"
Zhao Longfei blew a smoke ring. "I couldn't beat Lu Daoxing."
"True... false... true... false..."
Just then, the sound of a malfunctioning Lie Detector came from beside them.
"Replace it," Sun Linshou ordered.
"Yes, sir."
But as soon as the new Lie Detector was switched on, the same electronic voice rang out. "True true true true true..."
Sun Linshou frowned and had someone replace the Lie Detector again.
This time, before anyone even pressed its power button, it began screeching wildly. "True truth truth false true..."
Every Lie Detector had developed a malfunction that could not be fixed for the time being, filling the conference room with a demonic chorus of nonstop noise.
Sun Linshou shot Zhao Longfei a hostile look. "Principal Zhao, what did you do to our Lie Detectors?!"
Zhao Longfei spread his hands innocently. "Deputy Minister Sun, I've been sitting here the whole time. You saw that yourself. When could I have done anything? If you ask me, your Department of Justice should spend some money and update its equipment."
As he spoke, Zhao Longfei raised a hand and pointed at everyone in the room. "Is it