Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Face to face
Chapter 64

“You seem very happy for someone who has caused such a stir.” Zhao Hui said as he closed the door and made his way to Wei Jun, taking the seat where Lin Ruan was sitting a while ago.

“It seems the police are very desperate for them to reinstate you.” Wei Jun commented with a smile that didn’t look like that of an injured man who was assaulted so severely.

“Seems so.” Zhao Hui said as he un-cuffed Wei Jun and said, “Get up. We are leaving for the police station.”

“In my condition?” Wei Jun questioned. Although he knew that he would eventually be taken back to the police station, he knew it wouldn’t be this soon.

“The court approved it. We can wait for your lawyer or he can come to the police station and you can hear from him there.” Zhao Hui nonchalantly said.

Wei Jun nodded and stood up without Zhao Hui’s help. He flexed his neck and an audible crack emitted from him. Wei Jun then flexed his muscles, producing the same kind of noises. Once he was done, he said, “I wonder what the police would offer me. Would, for their sake, the government grant me immunity or not? Or maybe millions of yuan. I can’t decide.”

“That will be discussed at the station.” Zhao Hui replied. He knew what Wei Jun’s words meant. Wei Jun knew why he was being taken back to the station and he was letting Zhao Hui know that he was going to take full advantage of it.

“Of course it will.” Wei Jun said before he pointed at the door. Zhao Hui knew what it meant and nodded after which he left. Wei Jun changed, albeit very difficult with one fractured arm and his lung injury but he was holding off healing them. He needed to bear the pain to take full advantage of it.

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“The court did order your return to the police station and I received no support from your family so I couldn’t let them change the decision.” Xiang Fan said while he sat next to Wei Jun in the interrogation room. Wei Jun scoffed slightly and replied, “I have to applaud the old man for his choice. He is indeed ruthless.”

Wei Jun was referring to Sun Ruan who was an opportunist. He didn’t care for his grandson in jail and simply benefited from the opportunity. Wei Jun knew it was the best course of action and had he been in his shoes, he would have done the same if Sun Ruan had been arrested. Of course, he wouldn’t do the same to his grandson but for Sun Ruan, he had no familial feelings.

“What should we do now? Given the police’s previous actions, the court had no choice but to allow me to be here but I cannot interfere with the investigation.” Xiang Fan said.

“Don’t worry. There will be no investigation.” Wei Jun said in return. Xiang Fan was confused by this statement and was just about to ask why when the door opened and Zhao Hui entered.

“Relieve your lawyer. Let’s talk, you and me only.” Zhao Hui spoke as he took the seat.

“What?! This is outrageous. I can be here as granted by the court.” Xiang Fan protested.

“Don’t worry. Everything will be recorded and you will receive one copy if you want to use it in court.” Zhao Hui explained that wasn’t enough for Xiang Fan because a lawyer’s presence was required to prevent speculative statements. What Wei Jun could answer and he shouldn’t answer to avoid implication.

However, once again Xiang Fan was interrupted, only this time by Wei Jun, “Leave us.”

“Yes, Mister Ruan. I will be in the monitor room.” Xiang Fan said as he left the room. Wei Jun turned his attention to the mirror before he smiled and said, “Go ahead.”

“Why did you do it?” Zhao Hui asked.

“Why did I do that?” Wei Jun asked.

“Why did you frame the police?” Zhao Hui elaborated.

“You have to be more specific. How did I frame the police?” Wei Jun once again argued, intent on not following Zhao Hui’s rhythm.

“Why did you inure yourself and blame it on the police?” Zhao Hui had no choice but to be straight. Wei Jun wasn’t following the roundabout way which made accusations harder.

“What are you talking about?” Wei Jun asked innocently before he added, “It was your people who attacked me. I was just silently cooperating with the police in the boundaries of my limits.” Wei Jun said with an innocent smile which would make someone oblivious believe him. However, it didn’t work on Zhao Hui or on the other detectives because they knew he was lying.

They just had no way to prove that.

“We know you did it. Sooner or later it would be proved so why don’t you make things easier for us?” Zhao Hui once again had to be straightforward.

“Now you’re just throwing around accusations. Don’t you know how it works?” Wei Jun asked with a sly smile. “And for the record, knowing and having proof are two different things. If you have proof to prove what you say is true and what I say is false, then feel free to point it out.” Wei Jun argued using words.

“What do you want?” Zhao Hui asked, seeing there was no other option around it.

“What do I want?” Wei Jun repeated before he asked, “The question here is detective; what do you want?”

“I want you to come clean so innocent people can have their jobs back.” Zhao Hui said.

Wei Jun laughed before he said, “No, that’s not what you want.” Wei Jun then turned to look at the mirror before he continued, “Look at them. Rotten to the core.” He then turned to Zhao Hui and said, “And you’re a good one. One of the few but veerrryyy few.”

He turned back to the mirror and said, “Alone between them. You know your chief is corrupted yet you have no choice but to listen to him. You know your juniors aren’t really your subordinates, they are corrupted yet you cannot do anything about it.” He turned to Zhao Hui and said at least, “All~ Alone~”

Zhao Hui continued to look at Wei Jun for a while before he said, “I know you’re not innocent. I know you are involved in everything. I know it but I just cannot prove it. And I admit that you were wrongfully arrested using a wrong method but that doesn’t change what you did. You are as guilty as they are.” Zhao Hui ended and waited for a reply.

Wei Jun smiled and said, “That’s why you’re still at the bottom. Even though you are better than everyone at this station, they still choose to limit you because they know that if they let you be, you would kick each and every one of them out. Look at them,” Wei Jun turned to the mirror once again and said, “Look past the mirror. You will see the grand dream of being a good detective, a deliverer of justice, is just a sham. Your dream broke the day you discovered the world you admired was riddled with greed.”

Wei Jun then turned to Zhao Hui and said, “You were too weak to stand up to that but unfortunately for you, I am not. They shouldn’t have made an enemy out of me. You will see how I bring them to their knees and there will be nothing they will be able to do anything about it.”

“What do you want?” Zhao Hui had enough of gibberish which he knew was the truth but he had no other choice but to convince himself otherwise.

Wei Jun smiled and said, “I want the chief of the police, Chief Tao, was it? Yes, him. I want him to stand up to the nation and confess that he planted evidence against me. And then, then we can see how we will take it.”

An ambiguous answer, that was all Zhao Hui got and he knew he wasn’t getting anything more out of Wei Jun. The interrogation had ended with a condition that Zhao Hui knew would never be fulfilled. The chief of police would never confess to evidence tempering because even if he did, and the claim of assault on Wei Jun was proved to be a lie, the police would take the same if not an even heavier blow in the public opinion.

“You know that is impossible, right?” Zhao Hui asked, just to be certain although he was already very certain. Wei Jun smiled and simply replied, “I will be waiting for it.”

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Xiang Fan on the other side received a phone call. It was from the judicial services. He picked up the call and said, “Xiang Fan peaking.”

The voice on the other side informed him of something which slowly brought a smile to his face. He ended the call and waited for Zhao Hui to leave so he could deliver the good news to Wei Jun. He was sure Wei Jun would be happy after all, he was vehemently pushing for the trial which just got confirmed. The trial to prove Wei Jun’s innocence or guilt would begin in three days.