In a short while after that, Officer Liao arrived. I had already explained the situation briefly to him on the phone. He asked me, “Song Yang, are you sure about this information? This is a very serious matter. Are you sure Bai Yidao is really helping the murderer?”

“I can guarantee you that he’s in the hotel right now,” I replied. “You’ll see it soon when we go in.”

We went to the front desk and asked which room Bai Yidao was in. Officer Liao divided the police officers he brought with him into teams. They would go up through the staircase while the four of us would follow Officer Liao in the elevator.

We reached the floor where Bai Yidao was supposed to be. Officer Liao had the police officers surround the room on both sides of the hallway. He then asked a hotel staff to knock on the door and announce, “Room...