After Xiaotao’s arrest, Wang Xuebing and I were escorted to the bureau for questioning. The policeman who recorded my testimony was someone I was familiar with. 

"Song-ge, no one expected this to happen,” he smiled wryly. “Please don’t be offended!"

"It's okay. Just play by the rules. I’ll give you my full cooperation," I assured him.

After I explained the situation in detail, the officer asked, "When you ran into the alley, you didn't see anyone other than Qin Aonan, Wang Xuebing, and Captain Huang?"

"I didn't see anyone!" I stressed the word "see," a clever approach to implying there must have been a fifth person at the scene.

"And Captain Huang’s gun had just been fired?" he added.

"Yes,” I nodded helplessly.

"Well, thank you for your cooperation!" The officer closed his notebook.

"About the case..."...