I really don't want to be an official if I transmigrate into Qi Tongwei's life.

Chapter 295 Madman and Hero

"Zhang Jian, did you kill Chen Dali's wife and children?"

"No"

Zhang Jian answered with certainty, without the slightest hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shunjun and Lan Ying were both shocked.

Qi Tongwei had a premonition: "You have accomplices."

"Yes"

Zhang Jian made no attempt to hide anything, his face displaying both confidence and madness.

Chen Shunjun slammed his fist on the table again. "Tell me, who are your accomplices?"

Zhang Jian ignored Chen Shunjun. "Officer Qi, do you want to know?"

Qi Tongwei sensed the provocation. "Zhang Jian, tell me, what's your purpose?"

Zhang Jian coughed a few times, then suddenly burst into laughter. "Officer Qi, I want to seek justice for my wife and children, and I also want to be a hero who warns the world. That's my purpose."

Chen Shunjun went berserk again, unable to accept that a murderer who killed a policeman called himself a hero.

"Zhang Jian, if you dare to be so stubborn again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Zhang Jian was disdainful. He had chosen a dead end by turning himself in, so what was there to be afraid of?

"Officer Qi, Wu Zixu exhumed his body and whipped it, Huang Chao trampled the bones of high-ranking officials—this is the power of hatred. Hatred can make a person kill anyone. This is what I want to tell the world."

"A madman, he's absolutely insane!"

Chen Shunjun was so angry he wanted to shoot him to death. How could a person be so extreme?

Lan Ying felt that this statement made a lot of sense. Goujian, who endured hardship and humiliation, was able to successfully restore his country. In theory, as long as one has enough patience and makes a thorough plan, one can indeed kill anyone in the world. However, such stubborn and calm people are very rare.

Qi Tongwei lit another cigarette, his heart heavy, though outwardly he appeared calm. The line between genius and madness is often very thin.

"Zhang Jian, do you want the police to investigate the joint defense team?"

Zhang Jian's eyes lit up. He was sure that Qi Tongwei, like him, also longed to commit crimes in order to pursue justice.

"Officer Qi, you are truly my confidant. The joint defense team is just a bunch of thugs. They are not maintaining social order at all, but instead they are robbing migrant workers from other places to make money every day. Shouldn't we investigate them?"

Qi Tongwei had no desire to be his confidant, let alone utter such a vicious curse.

"Zhang Jian, I can report this issue to my superiors. I want to know whether your accomplices have fled or are planning to continue killing."

Zhang Jian stared at Qi Tongwei for a full minute. "Officer Qi, since you've been so patient in listening to me, I can tell you a clue. My friend is a migrant worker who was harmed by the joint defense team. Whether he intends to kill someone depends on the actions of your police force."

Is your friend from out of town or a local?

Zhang Jian laughed heartily, "Officer Qi, migrant workers who come to eastern Guangdong are of course from out of town."

Qi Tongwei took a drag of his cigarette. He was a migrant worker from out of town in the 90s, and his story was full of blood and tears.

Migrant workers from all over the country flocked to eastern Guangdong. The joint defense teams were there to maintain public order. However, as the number of migrant workers increased, the pressure on public security also increased sharply. As a result, more and more thugs and hooligans appeared in the joint defense teams, which eventually became universally reviled.

"Zhang Jian, are you so confident that we won't catch your accomplices?"

Zhang Jian smiled and said, "Officer Qi, since you're so smart, can you guess how many accomplices I have?"

Qi Tongwei's expression changed. This kind of extremely calm and ruthless person probably wouldn't be able to be beaten up at all.

“Zhang Jian, there are millions of migrant workers in Tianhe City. Even if the police wanted to investigate, they probably wouldn't be able to finish in a short time. Your friend must have suffered a lot of injustice to agree to work with you. Why don't we be more direct? Tell me who committed the crime, and I'll take people to arrest them right away.”

Zhang Jian gave Qi Tongwei a thumbs up. "Officer Qi, I admire you for saying such things, but I want to speak up for more migrant workers. I'm very sorry."

"Zhang Jian, I need to remind you that you'll likely be executed within three months. I hope you can give me another hint and narrow down the possibilities."

Zhang Jian shook his head. "Officer Qi, if you don't reveal your identity, with your out-of-town accent, you'll be caught by the joint defense team and taken to the detention center within half a day at most. You can try it if you don't believe me, so I can't remind you anymore."

This is tricky; Qi Tongwei has met his match.

"Chief Chen, why don't you ask again?"

Chen Shunjun understood that Zhang Jian would definitely not speak now, so he could only let him suffer a little to test him.

"Qizhi, let's stop here for now."

"it is good"

Stepping out of the interrogation room, Qi Tongwei instructed, "Lan Ying, go and find out who Zhang Jian was on good terms with while he was in detention and prison, and who they were."

Lan Ying asked doubtfully, "Chief Qi, is it possible that Zhang Jian is lying, and that he doesn't have any accomplices?"

Qi Tongwei thought for a moment, "It's possible, but we can't afford to gamble."

Lan Ying understood that another murder might cause panic. "Yes, Chief Qi, I'll investigate immediately."

Qi Tongwei immediately ordered, "Chen Zhi, go and bring Chen Dali back. If he resists, tell him to see Zhang Jian."

"Alright, Qizhi, I'll go right now."

Chen Shunjun calmed down considerably. Zhang Jian was no ordinary criminal; he might cause even more trouble.

After making the arrangements, Qi Tongwei immediately went to Li Jitao's office to report the situation.

Li Jitao frowned. Killing a policeman and calling himself a hero—he's an extreme madman.

"Can't you just force him to talk and reveal his accomplices?"

"Sir, I can try some methods on him, but I don't think it will be very effective. Since he was willing to turn himself in, it means he's not afraid of death at all."

Qi Tongwei understood that it was utterly ridiculous for a murderer to dare threaten the police to investigate the joint defense team.

Li Jitao, of course, had to uphold the authority of the police; how could he compromise with criminals? "How do you plan to investigate, kid?"

"Sir, I've already sent people to investigate who Zhang Jian knew during his time in prison and detention center. It's highly likely his accomplices are among them."

Li Jitao nodded, agreeing with this approach to the case. "I only have one request: that no more murders occur because of Zhang Jian."

"Yes, sir. I've already sent people to protect the victims' families. We'll do our best to solve the case as soon as possible."

Qi Tongwei was under a lot of pressure, and he really didn't want to see any more women and children injured or killed.

"Go on with your work, everyone. Let's all work harder. Protecting the people is our responsibility as people's police."

"Yes, sir."

Qi Tongwei was given another shot of adrenaline: Comrades, the time has come for the people to test us.

Municipal Bureau.

Sitting in her office, Chen Wenru had a feeling that Zhang Jian's sudden surrender might be because he had secretly discovered something, and that he was probably using Qi Tongwei to do his dirty work.

Chen Zhihu pushed the door open and came in. "Auntie, everything's taken care of. The merchants on Laodong Street definitely won't dare to say anything out of line."

Chen Wenru was very satisfied. "Zhihu, according to Zhang Jian's confession, he had accomplices who said they had been dealt with by the joint defense team. Have Chen Dali think carefully about it. For such a deep-seated hatred to exist, it must have been either death or maiming, or something like rape."

"Auntie, we can't let the provincial department investigate this case; we have to find a way to take it over."