“I really never imagined my friend could become someone like this. By the way, officer, have you caught him yet?”
Having accepted the fact that his friend was now a criminal suspect, Ma Sanyou looked at the experienced Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs member in front of him and instinctively asked this question.
Hearing this, the seasoned Bureau member quickly looked at him and replied in a sincere tone.
“Not yet. If we had, our Bureau wouldn’t have called you and asked you to stay home waiting for our visit.”
Learning that his friend, now a suspect, hadn’t been caught by the Bureau yet, Ma Sanyou finally understood the reason for their visit. He said,
“I see. No wonder your Bureau made that phone call.”
Hearing Ma Sanyou’s words, the experienced Bureau member, who still hadn’t gotten any information about Liu Deli from him, continued.
“Alright, Mr. Ma Sanyou, let’s stop with this idle talk. Please answer the question I asked you earlier.”
Upon hearing the seasoned Bureau member’s words, Ma Sanyou quickly snapped out of his brief daze, lifted his head to look at him, thought for a moment, and then replied.
“Sorry, officer, I don’t know Liu Deli’s whereabouts.”
“You don’t know Liu Deli’s whereabouts? That seems unlikely.”
Although he had anticipated this kind of response from Ma Sanyou, the experienced Bureau member, who had visited numerous households all morning without any substantial leads, still felt somewhat unwilling to accept it. So, he said this to Ma Sanyou.
Thinking the Bureau member suspected him of lying, Ma Sanyou hurriedly explained.
“Officer, I really don’t know where Liu Deli is. The last time I saw him was when we had hot pot together the day before yesterday. I haven’t seen him since and have no idea where he is now.”
Hearing Ma Sanyou’s explanation, seeing the earnest expression on his face, and combined with the feedback from his own supernatural abilities, the seasoned Bureau member finally believed him and stopped suspecting he was being lied to.
“Alright, I’ll take it that you truly don’t know Liu Deli’s whereabouts. Then, could you please tell me, where does Liu Deli usually like to go?”
“Where he usually likes to go? Hmm, does an internet cafe count?”
“It counts. Besides internet cafes, are there any other places he likes to go?”
Upon hearing the experienced Bureau member’s question, Ma Sanyou thought for a moment before looking up and saying to him.
“Besides internet cafes, Liu Deli also really likes to go to…”
And so, with dialogue going back and forth, it didn’t take long for the seasoned Bureau member to compile all the information about Liu Deli obtained from Ma Sanyou.
Looking at the notes he had just taken, the experienced Bureau member could clearly see that Ma Sanyou’s description didn’t differ significantly from those of others who knew the suspect. He then glanced at the young Bureau member beside him.
Noticing his colleague’s gaze upon him and understanding its meaning, the young Bureau member immediately took action, standing up from the sofa.
Seeing the young Bureau member suddenly stand up, Ma Sanyou, who didn’t quite understand what he was doing, couldn’t help but ask.
“Officer, why did you suddenly stand up?”
Hearing Ma Sanyou’s question, the young Bureau member just smiled at him and said.
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to stretch my legs a bit. No need to worry.”
“Oh, so the officer just wanted to stretch. I thought you had something important to do.”
Just as Ma Sanyou was watching the young Bureau member and speaking casually, the young agent had already left his previous spot. Before Ma Sanyou could notice him, he quietly moved beside Ma Sanyou.
Then, he extended his finger, pressed it against Ma Sanyou’s neck, and activated his supernatural power.
As the young Bureau member activated his power, Ma Sanyou, being an ordinary person, naturally couldn’t resist this formidable force. He quickly lost consciousness and became a puppet controlled by the young agent.
“Did you manage it?” the experienced Bureau member asked the young one instinctively.
Having completely taken control of Ma Sanyou through mental invasion, ensuring he absolutely couldn’t lie, the young Bureau member quickly nodded in response.
“Done. Now, no matter what you ask him, as long as he knows the answer, he will tell you.”
Hearing the young Bureau member’s reply, the seasoned agent’s face showed little reaction, as they had already done this many times today.
Nodding slightly to his colleague to express thanks, the experienced Bureau member picked up his pen and paper again. Just like before, he began asking the now-puppetized Ma Sanyou the exact same questions he had asked earlier.
Subsequently, the seasoned Bureau member once again received answers that were almost no different from before.
Looking at the words on the paper in front of him and knowing that Ma Sanyou had disclosed everything he knew, the experienced Bureau member turned to Bai Yuling, who had been sitting to the side with Yan Qi, Si Yexing, and Shen An’an without saying a word, and asked.
“Chief, this man is the same as the others we’ve seen before; we can’t find any clues related to Liu Deli. What should we do next?”
Hearing the experienced Bureau member’s question, Bai Yuling, who had witnessed their failure, thought for a moment and then said with some helplessness.
“Since this path leads nowhere, we’ll just have to try another route. Release the mental control on Ma Sanyou. If maintained for too long, the supernatural power could damage his brain.”
“Wait, Aunt Bai.”
Hearing the conversation between Bai Yuling and the seasoned Bureau member, Yan Qi, who had been staying by Bai Yuling’s side and hadn’t moved much since entering the apartment, suddenly spoke up, calling out to stop Bai Yuling.