Chapter 1366 - 1366: Stolen Appearance

Hua Ling led Xiao Feng to the second floor of the underground base and stopped in front of a one-way "observation window."

The so-called observation window was just a piece of glass that allowed them to see the inside of the room, but from inside, the observation window was undetectable.

Inside, a man sat on a chair with thin, greasy hair. He wasn't fat nor thin, giving off a cowardly impression, lacking vitality and appearing muddled.

Xiao Feng glanced at the man inside and compared him with the documents in hand, learning that the man's name was Wang Qing, an employee at an insurance company, married with a son and daughter.

A moment later, Wang Qing slammed his fists on the table in front of him, shouting, "I've told you everything I know. I really didn't know that the remote was for a bomb!"

"Calm down!"

Hou Shuapeng, a psychological expert of the Demon Suppression Action Team and also Jia Luo's senior, smiled and said to Wang Qing, "We don't want to keep asking you the same repeated questions.

I have a set of instruments here that can automatically determine if you're telling the truth or not.

After putting on the equipment, recount the incident in as much detail as possible. It will help clear your suspicion. Understand what I mean?"

"..." Wang Qing.

He really wanted to ask: If you have this kind of equipment, why not use it earlier?

But just when he was about to speak, he realized that asking wouldn't have any practical significance; he still had to say what he had to say.

Before long, the equipment was installed.

Wang Qing had silver lines attached to both sides of his temples, head, pulse, neck, and heart.

All these lines were connected to a monitor behind him, filled with countless English letters and small bars of different colors and lengths, looking very high-tech and full of a technological vibe!

At the observation window, Hua Ling looked at Xiao Feng and asked, "Why don't you go in and question him personally?"

"No need." Xiao Feng shook his head in refusal.

If Wang Qing refused to speak, he might go in without issue.

But since the man answered the questions, there's Hou Shuapeng, a psychological expert, inside.

The saying goes "each profession has its own specialty," so there's no need to exert effort unnecessarily.

Twenty minutes later, Hou Shuapeng retrieved a conclusion report from the printer next to the lie detector.

After viewing it for a while, he signaled for Wang Qing to rest temporarily and walked out of the room.

"Team leader, it's preliminarily determined that Wang Qing should not be lying." Hou Shuapeng reported the conclusion to Hua Ling while nodding at Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng nodded in response.

"What do you think?" Hua Ling looked at Xiao Feng.

"I didn't see any indications that Wang Qing was lying, but that doesn't necessarily mean everything he said is completely true.

This way, didn't he say he's seen the appearance of the woman?

Let him describe it, get a technician to draw a portrait, and we'll lock the target first."

"Makes sense." Hua Ling nodded slowly and said to Hou Shuapeng, "I'll leave it to you."

Hou Shuapeng chuckled awkwardly and said, "Actually, I was thinking the same, let Wang Qing rest for half an hour, then lock the suspect according to his description.

Also, there's, there's…"

Saying this, Hou Shuapeng appeared bashful, continually glancing at Xiao Feng.

Hua Ling looked at Hou Shuapeng, then at Xiao Feng, suddenly taking two exaggerated steps back, pressing her back against the wall, moving her hand between them, and covering her mouth with the other hand, saying:

"You two wouldn't happen to be…

Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!

This world is crazy…"

Before finishing, Xiao Feng flicked the back of her head.

"Ouch!" Hua Ling rubbed her head, angrily saying, "Why did you hit me?"

Xiao Feng said calmly, "Your drama is too much."

"Hmph! I suspect I guessed the truth, and you're just furious!" Hua Ling retorted.

Xiao Feng couldn't be bothered dealing with the theatrical Hua Ling, turning his gaze to Hou Shuapeng, "Speak plainly, stop with the nonsense."

Hou Shuapeng coughed twice and said, "This is it, in terms of drawing portraits, Jia Luo has some talent, can you contact her to come over and help?"

"Why don't you just call her yourself?"

"I just, I feel a bit embarrassed…"

Seeing Hou Shuapeng embodying a lovestruck demeanor, Xiao Feng pondered for a while and, believing in short-term pain for long-term gain, said, "You know Jia Luo has a boyfriend, right?"

"You, you said… wh-what?" Hou Shuapeng's eyes widened, struggling to speak, seemingly unable to accept this outcome for a moment.

Xiao Feng knew that this wasn't the time for leniency, so he continued, "You can verify this yourself with her, I have no reason to lie about this."

Hou Shuapeng didn't reply, visibly dispirited.

After a while, Xiao Feng asked, "Do you still need me to call Jia Luo over?"

"No… no need." Hou Shuapeng shook his head and despondently turned to leave.

Hua Ling leaned over to Xiao Feng, nudging his arm with her shoulder, raising her eyebrows and winking, "Did you hear anything just now?"

"Sound?" Xiao Feng suddenly felt this question was familiar, as if he'd asked Xue Nuofu, then said, "Do you mean the sound of heartbreak?"

"Did you really hear it?" Hua Ling asked incredulously.

Xiao Feng replied, "You really have too much free time, with such a serious case on our hands, and you can still joke?"

"Life, the most important thing is to be happy, so what if I frown and sob sitting on the ground, it won't solve the issue either." Hua Ling reasoned matter-of-factly.

"..." Xiao Feng.

Suddenly feeling, sending Lu Lishuang to assist this person was indeed necessary.

...

"The portrait is finished!"

Forty minutes later, Gong Kaishan emerged from the basement holding a large photograph.

Sitting on the sofa, Xiao Feng got up to meet him and took the photo.

Meanwhile, Hua Ling was focused on clipping her nails, acting as if nothing was happening.

"Are you sure this is the woman Wang Qing saw?" Xiao Feng's expression grew peculiar as he looked at Gong Kaishan.

Gong Kaishan also had a complicated look, nodding heavily, "After multiple confirmations, Wang Qing swears that the person he saw near the subway station is the one in the photo."

The next moment, both of them looked at Hua Ling, who was clipping her nails with her legs crossed.

Noticing something amiss, Hua Ling looked up at Xiao Feng and Gong Kaishan, with a slight blush, and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?

Is there a flower on my face?"

"Don't move!" Xiao Feng said sternly, his eyes shifting between the photo and Hua Ling, already having a conclusion in his heart.

The woman in the picture had more than a 90% resemblance to Hua Ling, probably within eighty or ninety years, Hua Ling would look like this.

"See for yourself." Xiao Feng tossed the photo to her.

Hua Ling looked at it and was immediately stunned, then burst into anger, "I asked you to make a suspect sketch, are you kidding me!

Huh?

Does the criminal suspect look like this?"

Gong Kaishan chuckled bitterly and said, "Team leader, we've confirmed it no less than ten times, Wang Qing insists the woman he saw looked… just like you."

"Outrageous!" Hua Ling gritted her teeth, "Daring to copy my appearance, waaah, you must find her for me!"

Watching the furious Hua Ling, Xiao Feng suppressed his laughter and said, "Honestly, could it really be you?

Just answer quietly, only I will hear it, and I guarantee to keep your secret!"

"You!" Hua Ling became furious, clenching her fists and punching Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng effortlessly dodged, leaning down to put his ear next to Hua Ling's mouth, then feigning shock: "It's actually you?!"

"..." Hua Ling.

With someone like you, you have the nerve to say I'm overly dramatic?