The evidence was already conclusive.
The surveillance footage showed Brother Liu leaving his workplace with the USB drive.
Yet he was still putting on an act for me. Even with the evidence right in front of him, he refused to admit it.
"I didn't! I don't remember going out at all!"
His eyes widened as he stared at the footage in disbelief, then at me. "This is freaky. Seriously freaky. I clearly remember going straight to the evidence room. I never left the workplace during that time!"
I drew a breath and pointed at the screen. "Here, look for yourself. You were fully conscious. Nobody came in during that time. You took the USB drive and left while you were fully conscious, and you're telling me you don't remember?"
Holding the mouse, I rewound the surveillance footage from his workplace a little further.
At that point, Brother Liu answered a phone call. Not long after he finished the call, he unplugged the USB drive and went out.
Clearly, he had left to meet the person who had called him.
"Who exactly did you go to meet?" I asked.
He still refused to admit it, growing extremely agitated. "I didn't meet anyone! If I went to meet anyone, may I die a horrible death!"
I folded my arms and watched him coldly. I wanted to see how far he could take this act.
But he only grew more agitated. Standing up, he said, "If we can't find Liang Yi, this missing-person case could turn out to be a murder case. No matter how low I might sink, I would never take anyone's dirty money over something like this."
"Besides, who could I have given the footage to? An Yutong would be the prime suspect."
"She's just a student. How much money