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The man was almost spitting blood from the force of Li Xiaoyao's kick, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "I'm a man of my word; I took the money to ward off disaster for others. I won't talk. If you have the guts, just kill me."

Li Xiaoyao suddenly revealed a bloodthirsty smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you, but believe me, I have a hundred ways to make you talk."

The man snorted and still clenched his teeth tight, refusing to speak.

Li Xiaoyao glanced at Lan Cai and said, "Director Lan, you might want to turn around, what I'm about to do might make you uncomfortable."

"Li Xiaoyao, what are you going to do? You mustn't do anything illegal," Lan Cai said, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at Li Xiaoyao.

Li Xiaoyao shook his head with a smile and said, "Of course not, how could I possibly do anything illegal?"

Lan Cai was half-convinced, half-doubtful when Li Xiaoyao urged, "Director Lan, turn around quickly, please. If the police arrive, I won't have time to question him. If they take him before we get the information, you might never know who tried to kill you today."

Lan Cai knew what Li Xiaoyao meant and, after a moment's hesitation, slowly turned away.

Li Xiaoyao then crouched down, stepping on the man's wrist with one foot, his voice sounding as if it came from Hell itself, "I'll give you one last chance. Tell me everything you know, and I will hand you over to the police completely. Of course, you can continue to play tough, but I too can resort to some special methods to make you talk, though I think you might not like those special methods."

The man still didn't speak, and Li Xiaoyao, done with the small talk, grabbed one of his fingers and twisted it back forcefully, the crisp sound of snapping bones going "crack crack".

"Ah!!!"

The man's screams were heart-wrenching, echoing throughout the hallway.

Lan Cai covered her ears with her hands, refusing to listen to his agony.

Li Xiaoyao continued to apply more force, a wicked smile on his face as he bent the man's finger into an unnatural arc.

After crippling one finger, Li Xiaoyao calmly grabbed another and without a word, twisted it back.

"Ah!!!"

The man's screams continued, while the other two lying on the ground, upon hearing the painful cries, could not help but tremble. Li Xiaoyao finished with the second finger, then immediately grasped a third, never once asking the man if he would talk.

Just as Li Xiaoyao had grabbed the third finger, the man could no longer withstand the pain and shouted loudly, "I'll talk, I'll talk."

However, Li Xiaoyao didn't stop. He went on to break the rest of the man's fingers then stood up, his gaze icy as he looked at the man nearly unconscious from the pain, "Whether you talk or not doesn't matter to me. Out of three men, even if two die, it's no issue."

After hearing Li Xiaoyao's words, the man trembled all over. The other two men, frightened by Li Xiaoyao's statement, didn't wait for his inquiry and immediately burst out, "I'll talk. Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you."

Li Xiaoyao fished a pack of cigarettes from the pocket of the man beneath him, lit one, and sat on the man, saying, "Then go ahead and talk. Tell me everything you know."

The other two men, flustered, were just about to speak when Li Xiaoyao suddenly said, "Wait a second."

Not knowing what Li Xiaoyao was going to do, they obediently shut their mouths.

Li Xiaoyao stood up, walked over to one of the men, and as the man watched in terror, Li Xiaoyao kicked his head and the man passed out immediately.

After doing all this, Li Xiaoyao looked at the last man, smiling, and said, "You talk first, then I'll wake him up to tell his version. If what you say matches, I'll deliver you to the police station in one piece. But if you've lied, he'll be your preview," indicating the man with all ten fingers broken.

The remaining man gulped, shook his head repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice, "I won't lie, I'll tell you everything."

Li Xiaoyao asked, "Who sent you?"

"Zhang Qingfeng, he said his name was Zhang Qingfeng," the man quickly replied.

Zhang Qingfeng!

Lan Cai's heart was hugely shocked. How could it be him?

Li Xiaoyao turned his head toward Lan Cai, and, seeing the change in his expression, guessed that he must have heard the name before.

"Who is Zhang Qingfeng?" Li Xiaoyao asked.

Lan Cai shook his head and did not answer Li Xiaoyao's question, instead saying, "Thank you, Li Xiaoyao."

Seeing she didn't want to talk, Li Xiaoyao did not press further. He just waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me, it would have been impossible to leave you behind in that situation."

Just then, Li Xiaoyao's phone rang. It was Xiao Quan calling.

"Boss, the police are here."

"Got it, let them come up."

It took only two or three minutes for a group of police officers to rush up from below. Taking the lead was Officer Zhang, who had given Li Xiaoyao the bonus and the banner last time, and following behind Officer Zhang was the buxom police woman Zhu Xiaoyue.

"You're here too?" Officer Zhang was surprised to see Li Xiaoyao and Lan Cai.

Zhu Xiaoyue also curiously glanced at Li Xiaoyao, then furrowed her brows. She found that Li Xiaoyao seemed to get into trouble quite easily. It had only been a few days, and he was already 'summoned to the palace' three times?

At the police station, it was still the same interrogation room, but this time only Li Xiaoyao was in there. As for Lan Cai, she had been placed in a better environment and had a lawyer accompanying her.

In the interrogation room, Zhu Xiaoyue asked, "Tell me what happened."

Li Xiaoyao succinctly recounted the whole incident.

After he finished, Zhu Xiaoyue, astonished, covered her mouth and said, "You're really lucky to have escaped that."

Li Xiaoyao shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I guess I have a tough life. It's not easy to kill me."

Zhu Xiaoyue gave him a look and asked, "Has the Long Family given you any trouble?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon." Li Xiaoyao asked, "Can I go now?"

"Yes." Zhu Xiaoyue nodded, and Li Xiaoyao began to rise from his chair to walk outside. As he reached the door, Zhu Xiaoyue suddenly called out, "Hey, Li Xiaoyao!"

"Hmm?" Li Xiaoyao turned around to look at her.

Zhu Xiaoyue walked up to him and said, "Do you have time tomorrow?"

Up close, Li Xiaoyao's eyes involuntarily fell on her chest. Noticing this, Zhu Xiaoyue immediately reached for her service weapon at her side.

"Cough, cough, I should have time. What's up?" Li Xiaoyao quickly shifted his gaze, genuinely fearful of her trigger-happy nature.

Zhu Xiaoyue snorted and said, "If you have time, I'll take you to Officer Zhang's house tomorrow."

Li Xiaoyao looked confused and asked, "Why are we going to Officer Zhang's house?"

Zhu Xiaoyue replied somewhat angrily, "His wife has a strange illness. Didn't I tell you about it before? You didn't forget, did you?"

Suddenly, Li Xiaoyao had a realization—he remembered. Indeed, there had been such an incident. He would have completely forgotten if Zhu Xiaoyue hadn't mentioned it today.

To the friends urging an update~ Move your fingers, cast your recommendation votes for me, I am now going to work hard on writing today's second update~~