Wu Xia rubbed his forehead helplessly, with a hint of mockery.
"Is this the level of the police in town?"
"Oh, right, I forgot, you got in through connections. You're an auxiliary police officer now, aren't you?"
Zhang Lin's sore spot was hit, her face becoming even uglier as she banged the table angrily, roaring, "Answer my question, don't beat around the bush!"
"Officer Zhang, don't be anxious. You need to stay calm. Anger will make you lose your mind!"
Wu Xia continued to tease, his gaze shifting toward the glass behind them.
With his abilities, he could clearly see the leaders observing from behind the glass.
"Such a serious murder case has happened in town. It hasn't been reported to the city yet, has it?"
"It's truly beneficial for a policewoman to be famous. If you want to promote her, you should check if she's capable first."
"Don't misuse your authority now that you've got some power; otherwise, the reputation at stake won't just be hers but that of the entire town!"
Wu Xia's words undoubtedly sounded an alarm for those outside.
"Mr. Wu, what nonsense are you spouting? I told you to answer the question!"
Zhang Lin roared, "If you keep deviating from the topic like this, don't blame me for being rude!"
"How so?" Wu Xia raised his eyebrows slightly. "Are you planning to resort to torture?"
"Officer Zhang, you should think this through. Even if I were a criminal, it would be illegal for you to hit me, you know!"
"You finally admit you're a criminal!" Zhang Lin was not dumb, she immediately seized the gap in Wu Xia's words. "Then let's not waste time. If you don't admit it, we'll have to go through special procedures!"
"Right, I admit it!"
Wu Xia shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm a ghost. They beat me to death, and then I became an avenging ghost and exploded on them, ha ha!"
Zhang Lin's face, which had already started to smile, instantly froze.
She banged on the table frantically, "Mr. Wu, do you really think I can't handle you?"
Wu Xia was not afraid at all. Just as Zhang Lin was about to stand up, the door to the interrogation room opened.
"Chief!"
Zhang Lin and another interrogator immediately stood up.
"You may leave now, you're no longer in charge of this case!" the chief said with an iron face.
"Chief, I…" Zhang Lin wanted to speak, but the chief glared at her fiercely, so she had no choice but to leave with a look of resentment.
The chief sat down, gazing at Wu Xia for a while before speaking, "Wu Xia, please give us a truthful account of what you did from five in the afternoon yesterday to six in the morning."
"Hmm!" Wu Xia nodded. As long as it wasn't Zhang Lin, he had no concerns at all.
"Yesterday afternoon, I went to see patients. When I came back I heard Chen Ergou had taken my sister-in-law Lin Jiao, so I rushed to Chen Ergou's place to rescue her."
"At that time, Chen Ergou seemed to have taken some drugs, was very excited, holding my sister-in-law and wanting to go through a wedding ceremony, even saying he'd have fun with her and then hand her over to his buddies."
"When I got there, my sister-in-law was about to commit suicide. After I saved her, Chen Ergou and his henchmen, probably high on drugs, started beating each other up."
"I didn't bother with them and took my sister-in-law away."
After listening, the chief furrowed his brows, "Is that all?"
"That's all!" Wu Xia shrugged, "What else could there be? Unless you think I turned into a vengeful ghost to settle the score with them?"
The chief's lips twitched slightly. Of course, he wouldn't believe the crooked theories touted by Chen Ergou's men.
But the situation was indeed too strange, leaving him uncertain.
"Oh, right!"
Wu Xia lifted his head, continuing to speak, "Yesterday, Chen Ergou said my elder brother was beaten to death by them and thrown off a cliff. Do you think it's possible that my brother's spirit returned for revenge since they took his wife?"
The chief was choked by these words into a severe cough, his face darkening, and he left in a fit of anger.
Zhang Lin waited by the door, and when he saw the chief coming out, he hurried over, "Chief, all this is definitely related to him, I can be sure, let me continue to interrogate him, and I'll give you a satisfactory answer!"
The chief's face was gloomy, "What answer? Should I write in the final report that he practices witchcraft? That he died and then came back to life?"
"This..." Zhang Lin was at a loss for words.
"Enough, hurry up and check the urine reports of those people. If they really overdosed on drugs, release them immediately!"
The chief left angrily, leaving behind a very discontent Zhang Lin.
Inside the interrogation room, Wu Xia could hear everything outside crystal clear; he was using his consciousness to feel Lin Jiao's condition.
Lin Jiao, terrified from yesterday, only remembered that she was caught and wanted to commit suicide, and then Wu Xia appeared.
She couldn't remember anything that happened afterward, only knowing that when she woke up, she was already at home.
Her answers were identical to Wu Xia's, without any problems.
According to procedure, Wu Xia and the others should have been released.
But Zhang Lin was being stubborn, insisting on holding them for a full twenty-four hours to teach Wu Xia a lesson.
Wu Xia was so enraged that he felt like he was about to explode.
He immediately astral projected, using a public phone to call the TV station, exposing the situation.
He even reported Zhang Lin for abuse of power and personal vengeance, detaining two people unrelated to the case who had past conflicts with her.
Facing public pressure, Wu Xia and Lin Jiao were finally released.
When Lin Jiao saw Wu Xia, tears streamed down her face, and she threw herself at him, hugging Wu Xia tightly.
Wu Xia could feel Lin Jiao's intentions and gently patted her shoulder, "Second sister-in-law, it's okay now, let's hurry back!"
Hearing the word 'back,' Lin Jiao's face turned unnatural, and without saying much, she shyly hung her head.
Zhang Lin came up to Wu Xia and said fiercely, "Remember this, you better not fall into my hands again, or you'll suffer!"
Wu Xia appeared unconcerned, thinking Zhang Lin better not provoke him again, otherwise, he'd make her regret it.
When they left the police station, it was almost five o'clock.
"Second sister-in-law, we can't catch a ride now. I broke Tiezhu's motor-assisted bicycle yesterday, we should buy him a new one, then ride it back home."
Lin Jiao, initially joyful upon leaving, felt dejected at Wu Xia's words, hesitant to speak, and in the end just lowered her head and uttered a soft "Oh".
Wu Xia thought Lin Jiao was still shaken from the earlier scare and didn't pay much attention.
He bought a brand new motor-assisted bicycle with Lin Jiao and prepared to ride home.
Lin Jiao sat behind, looking dejected, trying to speak several times but the words got stuck as she couldn't dare say them.
Boom!
Suddenly, thunder roared in the sky, signaling the coming of a heavy downpour.
A smile appeared on Lin Jiao's face, and she held on tightly to Wu Xia from behind.
"Xia, it's raining, and the mountain road is dangerous. Let's stay in town for the night, and go back tomorrow morning, okay?"
"Sister-in-law, it's okay, it won't rain for a while, we'll be home soon!"
At this moment, Wu Xia was extremely impatient; he needed to return home to vent his frustration and deal with his stiffness.
Lin Jiao looked displeased and immediately intensified her tone, "Stop the bike, if you want to go back, you go back, I won't!"
Wu Xia felt Lin Jiao's impulse to jump off the bike and hurriedly stopped.
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, I..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Jiao glared at him with a plaintive look, tears streaming down her face, "I just want to spend a night alone with you, just one night, is that not even possible?"
"You're going back to accompany your elder sister-in-law, can't you be with me first? It's my first time too!"