In the primary interrogation room of the ancient city's Criminal Investigation Team, Zhou Wei and Zhao Guoqiang were interrogating Wang Mingyang. In the secondary and tertiary interrogation rooms, two other members of the "Ma Wang criminal gang" were being questioned simultaneously. The captain and several other detectives were in the adjacent monitoring room, observing the interrogation through surveillance cameras.
Rui Xiaodan entered the monitoring room and found a chair at the back, carefully examining the man known as the "cold-blooded Zhuge." Wang Mingyang looked younger than his actual age, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. His pale, slender face was calm and indifferent, lacking the panic typical of most criminals. His scholarly appearance made it hard to associate him with his numerous crimes. His clothes were still wet, leaving a puddle on the floor.
Wang Mingyang remained silent, not uttering a word.
Zhou Wei stared at him with a menacing look and said, "Staying silent won't help you. We know everything about your activities. It all depends on your attitude now. You are an educated man, so I don't need to explain the policies to you."
Zhao Guoqiang added, "Wang Mingyang, your only way out is to honestly confess your crimes."
Wang Mingyang remained silent.
Zhao Guoqiang suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "A man who dares to act but not to admit—what kind of man are you?"
Wang Mingyang finally spoke, but with disdain, "I don't talk to people without manners."
Zhao Guoqiang angrily retorted, "Manners? You talk about manners? You commit piracy, smuggling, murder, and robbery. Where are your manners?"
Leaning back in his chair, Wang Mingyang calmly replied, "That's survival art. You wouldn't understand."
Zhou Wei shouted angrily, "Persisting in this way won't do you any good..."
A cold smile played at the corners of Wang Mingyang's mouth, and he fell silent again.
In the monitoring room, the captain watched with a grave expression, slowly shaking his head. "This approach isn't working. We need to study this more carefully and find a suitable breakthrough point."
The interrogation ended without progress. After completing the criminal detention procedures, Rui Xiaodan and five detectives escorted Wang Mingyang and the other two suspects to the ancient city detention center in two cars.