We ran back to the warehouse to find that Officers Xun and Luo had committed suicide, their bodies sprawled on the ground. Deputy Director Zheng struggled desperately as he shouted, "Don't stop me! Let me kill myself!"

As it turned out, they feigned their deaths in accordance with our plan, smoothly executing it, even making sure not to all die at the same time lest it raise any suspicions. The oblivious officers were scared out of their wits so I said I would take a look.

I pretended to conduct an external autopsy and caught Officer Xun’s playful wink while I was examining the bodies. “Did I give a convincing performance?" he asked.

"Shut up, you’re a dead man!" I warned.

After the “autopsy,” I stood up and shook my head, pretending to be devastated. "Watch Director-General Cheng,” I instructed. “Don't let him do anything impulsive."

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