I really don't want to be an official if I transmigrate into Qi Tongwei's life.

Chapter 225 The scumbag didn't utter a single truthful word.

"Officer, officer, Bai Jie and I are really just childhood friends. It's not easy for us both to make a living in the city, so we often help each other out."

Wu Yong feigned a weak and helpless appearance, hoping to attract the attention of the provincial authorities and have a chance to survive.

"Officer, Bai Jie is dead. I'm heartbroken and devastated. How could I have killed her? Please, you must catch the real killer. We can't let Bai Jie die with her eyes open in vain."

"Shameless bastard, the evidence is irrefutable now, and you still dare to argue?"

Enraged, Chen Zhihu rushed over and slapped Wu Yong hard across the face.

This slap secretly pleased Wu Yong. The criminal police team dared to hit him in front of the provincial department, so the provincial department might believe him if he said that the criminal police team had tortured him.

"Officer, I really didn't kill Bai Jie, I really didn't kill Bai Jie! They forced me to say it, I was beaten so badly that I confessed."

"You son of a bitch, how dare you spout such nonsense!"

Chen Zhihu slapped Wu Yong hard across the face again.

Qi Tongwei slammed his fist on the table. "Chen Zhihu, do you think I'm blind?"

Chen Zhihu already disliked Qi Tongwei, and now Wu Yong was ignoring warnings and accusing him of torture to extract confessions, which made him furious.

"Qi Tongwei, you've seen the confession, the evidence is conclusive, are you still going to believe the words of a murderer?"

Qi Tongwei stood up abruptly, pointing at Chen Zhihu with a furious rage, "You fucking get out of here right now! Whether it's true or not, I'll judge for myself!"

Chen Zhihu clenched his fists, really wanting to smash Qi Tongwei's head open and splatter his brains out.

"Fine, the evidence is irrefutable. Let's see how you refute it."

Chen Zhihu glared at Wu Yong fiercely, then stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

Wu Yong was overjoyed. It seemed that the criminal investigation team and the provincial department were at odds, which increased his chances of overturning the case.

"Officer, I want to sue the criminal investigation team for torture and forced confessions. Those confessions were all forced upon me. I didn't kill anyone, I really didn't kill anyone! Please believe me, please believe me!"

Qi Tongwei sat down, calmed himself down, and quietly watched Wu Yong's shameless performance.

Looking at this seemingly refined scoundrel, Lan Ying felt pleased that this ungrateful man was being punished, regardless of whether he had killed Bai Jie or not. It was a case of the wicked needing to be punished by the wicked.

Wu Dali clenched his fists, also wanting to give this shameless man a good beating.

Qi Tongwei silently lit a cigarette. According to the statement, Wu Yong did go to see Bai Jie on the afternoon of the day she died. The police had already verified his photo with the security guards in the community. In this way, the criminal investigation team was not wrong about him. At present, Wu Yong is the biggest suspect.

As for the criminal police team using such methods, it is indeed against regulations and discipline, but it's all too common these days. Not to mention now, even when there are surveillance cameras everywhere in the future, it will still be unavoidable.

"Wu Yong, are you sure you want to insist that you and Bai Jie are just ordinary friends?"

These words were a wake-up call. Wu Yong noticed that Qi Tongwei's eyes seemed to have a penetrating and intimidating power, which sent chills down his spine.

At such a young age, he had already reached the provincial level and even dared to berate the criminal police captain. Wu Yong calmed down and dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

"Officer, I'm telling the truth. I wouldn't dare lie."

Qi Tongwei smiled and shook his head, flicking off his cigarette ash. "Wu Yong, you come from a rural background and worked hard to get into university; that's something to be very proud of."

“You don’t want to end up like your parents, toiling in the fields your whole life, unable to afford hospital care when you’re sick, and having to scrape together money for a coffin when you die. I understand the pain and helplessness of ordinary people.”

"You're working hard to get into university to escape a lifetime of poverty. People naturally strive for better things, and that's perfectly understandable."

Even if you use many underhanded methods to climb the ladder, as long as it's legal and compliant, people can only condemn you morally at most. A successful person isn't afraid of any gossip or rumors.

"Bai Jie worked as a prostitute to support your education and college education. One day, when you had a better option, you kicked her to the curb because you didn't want your past to be known. Actually, that's understandable. What's wrong with wanting to succeed? Those who become rich and powerful because of their parents are even more immoral."

Do you think I'm right?

The more you kill, the more you destroy. Wu Yong was so ashamed that his face turned red. He hated the unfairness of the world. He had worked so hard for so long, but he was still not as good as having a good father.

He was about to succeed, but now he's a prisoner and might even be unjustly killed. What was the point of all those years of hard work? Why is God treating him like this?

"Officer, have you really been to the countryside? Do you really understand the extreme poverty there?"

Qi Tongwei stubbed out his cigarette. "I know how poor people are in the countryside, penniless and without a roof over their heads. My parents told me when I was a child that I had to study hard, otherwise I would only be able to do manual labor for the rest of my life if I didn't get into university."

"I believe that for someone like you, the greatest despair is knowing too much, and having to fight tooth and nail to even touch what others obtain so easily."

These words struck a chord with Wu Yong. Yes, he hated it. From the first day he entered the university campus, compared with his classmates from the city, he was like a beggar. The books he desperately read in the library had already been read by others.

Even if his mentor's daughter is willing to date him now, it's because she was heartbroken by other men and wants to find an honest man to take her back.

He had no ability to refuse. Of course, through marriage, he could gain access to his mentor's network and narrow the gap with city dwellers.

In his heart, Bai Jie was someone he had truly loved when he was young, but as time went by, he mostly used her and never thought he would marry a prostitute.

"Officer, I'm sorry, Bai Jie. I'm very grateful for her help over the years, but I really didn't kill her. Heaven and earth are my witnesses."

He didn't even have the courage to admit that Bai Jie was once his girlfriend; cultured people really do speak differently.

Qi Tongwei was not surprised; cultured people always speak in a cryptic and ambiguous way and would never give a direct answer.

What were you doing going to see Bai Jie on the afternoon she died?

Wu Yong nervously swallowed. "Officer, I received a call from Bai Jie the day before. She was drunk, and it seemed like she had suffered some grievance. She wanted me to come over and talk to her. I went the next afternoon, and Bai Jie was fine when I left. I really didn't kill her."

Qi Tongwei carefully observed Wu Yong's expression as he spoke, and Wu Yong seemed somewhat guilty. "Then do you know that Bai Jie is a drug user?"

Wu Yong was extremely nervous, and the topic of drugs made him tremble with fear. "Officer, I really don't know," he said.

Qi Tongwei stood up, walked up to Wu Yong, and stared at him. "Have you told me nothing the truth? Let me tell you clearly, based on the current evidence, even if you aren't sentenced to death, your life is over."