Xiaotao stared at Zou Wei with stern eyes, and he suddenly laughed out loud.

“You have a rich imagination, Officer!” he jeered. “It sounds just like a movie plot!”

“I’m taking you to the police station, Zou Wei!”

Zou Wei didn’t budge. “I’m sorry, but I’d like to see your warrant, please! To be honest, I’m not even sure if both of you really are police officers! I’ll give Officer Zhang a call and ask him.”

Xiaotao and I were shocked. We didn’t expect him to have the balls to contact the officer who led a team that investigated him a year ago! I knew instantly that things would go bad for us.

Zou Wei made a call, and when he hung up after a short conversation, he sneered at us and said, “So you’re acting independently and one of you isn’t even a police officer! You almost tricked me!”

“You mean, you almost admitted to the crime?” I asked.

“Nonsense!” yelled Zou Wei as he glared at me. “I didn’t kill anyone!”

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