Chapter 122: Too Cliché

  Hearing Zhang Qiang's cry for help, Ning Fan had a moment of absurdity. Zhang Qiang was actually asking him for help?

  But then he realized that Zhang Qiang might really be at a dead end, which also made him somewhat suspicious. Was there really another hidden situation here?

  "Director Ye, may I go in and have a few words with Zhang Qiang?" Ning Fan asked after a slight hesitation.

  "Who are you?" The answer was not Ye Mingwei, but Qin Yu.

  Ning Fan looked at Qin Yu, but felt more and more that she looked familiar, yet couldn't recall where he had seen her before.

  But Ning Fan's gaze made Qin Yu furrow his brow, and the next second, Ning Fan felt a slight pain in his waist. He turned his head to find Su Yun looking at him with a hint of displeasure.

  Look at the expression of the female police officer in front of her, seemingly a bit angry, and then look at Su Yun's slightly reproachful appearance. Ning Fan suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly smiled apologetically at Qin Yu: "Sorry, I'm Ning Fan, what is this police officer called? I seem to have seen you somewhere before."

  "Mr. Ning, your pickup lines are too cliché." Qin Yu hummed lightly.

  "Ning Fan, this is Director Qin from Interpol Headquarters." Shi Kun hastily introduced.

  "Director Qin? Ah, you're Qin Yu, Qin Shijie? You graduated from the Criminal Investigation Department of Haicheng University, and after graduation, you worked at the Provincial Bureau, then went to Interpol Headquarters, right?" Ning Fan finally remembered, with a slightly excited expression.

  Qin Yu's face showed a hint of surprise: "You really know me? So you're also a graduate of Haicheng University?"

  "Yes, Qin shi jie, I am from the 07 law major of Hai Cheng University. When I entered Hai Cheng University, you had just graduated and left, but I remember that you came back to school to give a lecture once." Ning Fan seemed a bit excited, "Qin shi jie, you are a legendary figure in our school, many people admire you very much."

  "I didn't expect to run into a junior from the same school here." Qin Yu's face revealed a faint smile, "It seems I misunderstood you earlier. By the way, you just said your name is Ning Fan, with 'Ning' as in 'willing' and 'Fan' as in 'ordinary', right?"

  "Yes, Qin Shijie." Ning Fang hastily nodded. He had always been somewhat in awe of this legendary schoolmate, who was said to have caught several internationally wanted criminals and subsequently attracted the attention of Interpol's headquarters, where she now worked directly. Over the years, she had personally apprehended dozens of fugitives, her abilities beyond question.

  "Are you working here, Young Master Ning?" Qin Yu's voice was noticeably warmer. It was also a delightful coincidence for him to run into an old schoolmate in such a small place.

  "Qin Chu Zhang, Ning Fan used to be a detective here, but he resigned recently." Shi Kun introduced at this time: "However, Yan Wang was actually caught by Ning Fan."

  "Really?" Qin Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, "Ning Shi-di, I didn't expect you to be so formidable. I've been chasing Yan Wang for several years but couldn't catch him. But, why did you resign?"

  "This, Qin shi jie, actually I was..." Ning Fan was about to tell the truth.

  Ye Mingwei interrupted Ning Fan's words at this time: "Director Qin, in fact, it was the previous police bureau head who improperly fired Ning Fan. We had originally hoped that Ning Fan would return, but since Ning Fan had already found another job, he didn't come back."

  "That's too bad." Qin Yu vaguely understood that there was something more to it and didn't ask further.

  "Yes, it's indeed a loss for our police station." Ye Mingwei nodded in agreement.

  "Brother Ning, save me, I'm innocent..." Zhang Qiang was still shouting loudly.

  "Hey, Brother Ning, are you quite familiar with Zhang Qiang?" Qin Yu's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  "We're familiar with each other, but our relationship isn't very good." Ning Fan said frankly.

  "Is that so?" Qin Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise again, "It seems that Ning Shidi's integrity has been recognized by everyone. In that case, you should go in and chat with him."

  "Thank you, Qin Shi Jie. I'll go in first then." Ning Fang nodded and quickly walked into the interrogation room.

  "Ning Fan, save me, please save me. I know you have a strong sense of justice, you won't just watch me being wronged..." Zhang Qiang shouted again as soon as he saw Ning Fan come in.

  "Shut up!" Ning Fangqiang shouted, "Zhang Qiang, if you really want me to help you, then calm down and tell me what's going on!"

  "Okay, okay, I'll calm down, I'll calm down right away, as long as you're willing to help me, I'll definitely calm down." Zhang Qiang said hastily, for him, Ning Fan was really the last straw that could save his life.

  "Take a deep breath and calm down slowly." Ning Fan said calmly.

  Zhang Qiang immediately took a few deep breaths as he was told, and then he really gradually calmed down.

  "Alright, let's talk about it. What exactly happened?" Ning Fan asked calmly: "You and Yan Wang shouldn't have any grudges or grievances. Why did you shoot and kill Yan Wang?"

  "I really don't know, Shi Dui showed me the surveillance video, and it really looks like I killed Yan Wang. I honestly don't remember doing that, I...I seem to have lost my memory from that time." Zhang Qiang cried with a sad face, "Ning Fan, believe me, I'm not lying, I really don't remember anymore."

  "Lost memory?" Ning Fan slightly furrowed his brow, although this sounded a bit absurd, but Zhang Qiang's expression seemed to be telling the truth.

  In fact, Ning Fan didn't quite believe that Zhang Qiang dared to kill someone. Last time when Gao Peng pointed a gun at him, Zhang Qiang was so scared that he dropped the gun, which shows that Zhang Qiang is actually quite timid. Now he unexpectedly dares to go and kill Yan Wang, it's really unthinkable.

  Could it be...

  Ning Fan's mind suddenly flashed with a gleam of insight, and the things Wu Yi had told him last night suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be that it was related to that person called Wu Qing?

  It's not that Ning Fan is being paranoid, but the timing seems too coincidental. Last night, he just found out that Wu Qing might have come to Qing Yun City and also learned about Wu Qing's powerful hypnotic abilities. Today, he encountered Zhang Qiang's situation, and Zhang Qiang even lost a segment of his memory. If it's said that Zhang Qiang was hypnotized into killing Yan Wang, then everything seems to make sense.

  "Zhang Qiang, take a good think back now, whether you've encountered anything abnormal yesterday or within the past three days, or if you've met any unusual strangers?" Ning Fan asked in a low and measured tone.

  "I'll think about it." Zhang Qiang started to think hard, but after a few minutes, he shook his head with a somewhat disappointed look: "There's nothing unusual going on, and there aren't any strange strangers either. My life over the past few days hasn't been much different from before."

  "Alright, you think about it some more. If you remember anything, have someone notify me." Ning Fan stood up, apparently preparing to leave.

  "Ning Fan, do you believe me? Do you believe I am innocent?" Zhang Qiang looked at Ning Fan with a face full of expectation.

  "I don't think you have the guts to kill, but I know it's a fact that you shot and killed Yan Wang. This naturally raises some doubts. I'll try my best to clarify these doubts. As for whether or not you're innocent, only evidence can prove it, regardless of whether or not I believe you." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "To be honest, I don't think you have any value worth believing in."

  Leaving this sentence behind, Ning Fan turned around and entered the interrogation room. He would find a way to investigate this matter clearly, but it wasn't to save Zhang Qiang. He wasn't a saint, and he didn't care about whether someone like Zhang Qiang lived or died.

  "Ning, the deputy captain just told me that Yan Wang's target is actually you. If you don't mind, can we discuss this further?" Qin Yu said as soon as Ning Fan walked out of the interrogation room.

  "No problem." Ning Fan nodded in response. Towards this senior sister whom he had somewhat admired in the past, he still unconsciously held some affection for her.

  "Ning Fan, I'll go to work first." Su Yun said, who hadn't left before and only spoke up now.

  Before Ning Fan could respond, Su Yun strode away with her slender figure.

  "Hey, Brother Ning, is that your girlfriend?" Qin Yu looked at Su Yun's back and smiled lightly, "You're quite lucky, your girlfriend is very beautiful."

  Ning Fan smiled slightly, looking a bit embarrassed, but didn't deny it. He actually also hoped that Su Yun would leave early, not because he wanted to be alone with Qin Yu or anything, but because Qin Yu was an Interpol officer, and Su Yun staying here was indeed a bit dangerous. If she were to be discovered by Qin Yu as having another identity, it would be troublesome.

  "Director Qin, why don't we go to the conference room and discuss it in detail?" suggested Ye Mingwei at this time.

  "Alright." Qin replied readily.

  Ten minutes later, in the small conference room of the police station, Ning Fan and Qin Yu sat face to face at the table, Ye Mingwei and Shi Kun were also there, but there were only four people in total.

  "Yan Wang may be dead, but I didn't come here just for him. According to Interpol's intelligence, the organization Yan Wang was part of has more than one assassin infiltrating Huaxia. Moreover, we've received intel that other assassins have entered Zhongjiang Province. As Captain Shi just briefed us, Ning Fan has already encountered several assassination attempts. It seems that those assassins' destination is indeed Qingyun City." Qin Yu said while looking at the materials: "The good news is that we know their target is Ning Fan; the bad news is that they are in the dark and we are in the light - we don't know exactly how many of them there are. And I suspect Yan Wang was killed because they found out I was coming."

  "Director Qin, what are your plans?" Ye Mingwei asked with considerable courtesy.

  "I hope your bureau can cooperate with my actions, I need a team to monitor Ning Fan." Qin Yu looked like she already had a plan, then she turned to Ning Fan, "Ning Shidi, I also hope you can cooperate with me, I need you to act as bait. Moreover, although you can catch Yan Wang, which is enough to prove your strong ability, I still want to protect you personally. I need an appropriate identity to stay by your side. Hmm, I think you need to explain it to your girlfriend, because I plan to pretend to be your girlfriend."