"You say he was pretending to be a fool. What evidence do you have?"
Lu Chen immediately questioned him.
In his view, White Tiger Lei's words could not be wholly trusted.
Moreover, they had interrogated Chen Da back then, even probing deep into his mind.
How could they possibly have failed to notice?
White Tiger Lei wore an aggrieved expression.
He hurriedly explained.
"It's true. He really was pretending to be a fool."
"At first, I thought he was a fool too. I only wanted to toy with him; I never intended to kill him."
"But later, I discovered that sometimes he was foolish, while at other times he was clear-headed."
"Once, after I had finished messing with him, I actually heard him cursing me."
"Tell me, how could a genuine fool possibly behave like that?"
"So I beat him up again. He immediately begged me for mercy, and that was when I understood that he was perfectly lucid."
"At the time, I flew into a rage from humiliation. After all, I had been played by a fool—how could I possibly endure that?"
"The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I ended up beating him to death."
"Later, I asked around and learned that he was a witness to a certain matter. That frightened me too."
"So I sent Lord Zhao some gifts, hoping he would forgive me this once."
Hearing White Tiger Lei's words, Zhao Lei could not help but blush with embarrassment.
Clearly, he had merely accepted gifts before, without caring what had happened.
If Xu Zimo and the others had not reinvestigated the Blood Wolf case this time, Zhao Lei likely would never have discovered this matter.
This man was truly derelict in his duty.
"Y-you actually dared to bribe me!" Zhao Lei