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Xiao Zhenggong looked at Blockhead as he rolled a coin between his fingers.
Blockhead was a level-five Martial Cultivator. He was talented, but not actually that much stronger than Zhong Guoshu. If Xiao Zhenggong wanted to kill him, it wouldn't take much effort. Just this coin in his hand would be enough.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhenggong's tone softened as he asked calmly, "Blockhead, what exactly did you come here for?"
Blockhead replied, "The captain sent me."
"You better be honest. The captain has never told you to come to the hospital every day. There's something else going on."
Blockhead shook his head at once. "I do not come every day. I only came to take a look today."
"I am questioning you as the deputy right now. You know the rules of the Dark Star Bureau. If you don't cooperate, I won't show you any mercy."
At some point, the coin in Xiao Zhenggong's hand had flipped to rest between his thumb and index finger.
"I told him to come." Captain Chen Changrui suddenly appeared at the doorway. "Zhenggong, put the coin away. It's just a one-yuan coin, yet you are playing with it so enthusiastically. If others see you, they will think we can't even afford to pay salaries."
Xiao Zhenggong put the coin away and said to Chen Changrui, "I suspect Investigator Zou Guoming and He Jiaqing are colluding in secret and leaking the bureau's confidential information. There's nothing wrong with me asking him a couple of questions, right?"
Chen Changrui smiled. "There's nothing wrong with this. Go ahead and ask, but this is not the place for it. Some things are not meant for outsiders to hear. Let us take him back to the bureau and question him there. What do you think?"
Xiao Zhenggong let out a cold laugh.
"No need," he...
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