Redemption from the Abyss: The School Beauty Insists on Pulling Me Out of the Mire

On the way to the Municipal Bureau.

The atmosphere inside the black police car was somewhat quiet.

Xie Wang relaxed and leaned back in the back seat, even taking a look at the street scene outside the car window with great interest.

"Officer," Xie Wang sighed, his tone as innocent as a model student.

"I'm just a high school student whose biggest worry every day is whether the cafeteria has sweet and sour pork ribs. I rarely even go to internet cafes. What did I do wrong that you had to come to school to pick me up?"

The policeman in the passenger seat glanced at him through the rearview mirror, his face stern as he recited his lines:

"Don't play dumb here. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. This is a massive commercial espionage case involving billions of dollars. When you get to the police station, Director Zhang will personally interrogate you. You'll find out then."

"Oh, Director Zhang is personally handling the case."

Xie Wang wasn't scared at all; instead, a playful smile appeared on his lips. "That's great, saves me the trouble of looking."

The two policemen exchanged a glance, a strange feeling rising in their hearts at the same time.

Has this kid been scared into having a mental breakdown?

……

Twenty minutes later, the police car came to a steady stop at the entrance of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.

However, the car door hadn't been opened yet.

With a "whoosh," a group of people carrying long guns and short cannons blocked the car door.

A broadcast van bearing the logo of the Beijing Daily was brazenly parked across a parking space in front of the police station.

Ye Wei, a fearless intern reporter, held up a microphone with the station's logo and, along with her cameraman, shoved it directly into the face of a policeman who had just gotten out of the car.

Behind Ye Wei, Su Qinghe stood quietly beside the black Maybach, watching everything with a cold gaze.

"Hello, officer! I'm Ye Wei, a reporter from the Beijing Daily!"

Ye Wei gave the police no time to react, launching a devastating barrage of questions:

"We received a tip from the public that the police, without any solid evidence, skipped the basic investigation and interview procedures and went directly to the school to forcibly arrest a senior high school student who was preparing for exams!"

The plainclothes police officer was blinded by the flashing lights and was stunned.

"No, we're just conducting a normal investigation..."

"Tianlong Group accuses a minor high school student of stealing billions of dollars worth of trade secrets. This plot is like something out of a science fiction novel. What is the basis for the police to file a case? Were the diaries from the lower levels verified for authenticity? Director Zhang personally approved the arrest. Is this a testament to the strictness of the rule of law, or is capital manipulating public power?!"

Ye Wei's words were like pearls, deadly yet deeply moving.

The names of Tianlong Group and Director Zhang were immediately pinned to the front of the live broadcast camera.

"No comment! Make way! Don't obstruct official business!"

The two plainclothes police officers felt a chill run down their spines and quickly protected Xie Wang, pushing past the reporters like refugees, and finally managed to rush into the police station lobby.

As a result, I had barely entered the hall and hadn't even caught my breath.

"Bang!"

The glass door to the police station lobby was suddenly pushed open.

Su Qinghe and Lu Wen rushed in, panting.

"Wangzi! Are you alright?!"

Lu Wen stormed in, his loud voice instantly echoing throughout the hall. He slammed his hand on the table and roared arrogantly:

"Officer! How much bail is needed? One million or five million? Can I pay by card directly?!"

All the police officers in the entire police station lobby were looking at him like he was an idiot.

"Please calm down. This is a police station, not an auction."

The top lawyer leading the group behind him pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and helplessly pulled Lu Wen aside.

Then the lawyer turned around, instantly exuding an aura of authority, and stood between Xie Wang and the police:

"Hello, I am the chief legal counsel of the Su Group. You cannot conduct any leading interrogation of my client before his legal guardian is present and his lawyer has intervened. Otherwise, we will file an administrative review against the Jiangcheng Branch."

Outside the door were the media reporting frantically; inside were Pizza Hut's legal team.

The police officer leading the team wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Is this some kind of high school student they've arrested?

This is a real ancestor!

……

Amidst the chaos, Xie Wang still managed to complete the procedures and was taken into the interrogation room.

The iron gate closed, shutting out the noise from outside.

The interrogation room was dimly lit.

Zhang Jianguo sat behind the interrogation table, a cigarette between his fingers, his eyes fixed on the boy sitting opposite him with a sinister gaze.

"Name," Zhang Jianguo said coldly, stubbing out his cigarette.

"Thank you for your vain."

"gender."

"male."

"age."

"nineteen."

Zhang Jianguo snorted coldly, picked up a thick stack of documents next to him, and slammed them heavily onto the table in front of Xie Wang with a "thud".

"Tianlong Group's core database has been hacked, and dozens of gigabytes of trade secrets have been stolen. These are the IP attack logs and MAC addresses recovered by the technical department, all pointing to you!"

Zhang Jianguo braced himself on the table, leaning forward, trying to intimidate the young man in front of him with his aura:

"Such a young age, yet you have quite the appetite. Tell me, who ordered you? Confess to the mastermind, and I might show you some leniency!"

Xie Wang, handcuffed, leaned comfortably back in the interrogation chair.

He didn't even glance down at the forged "ironclad evidence," but just watched Zhang Jianguo's performance with a half-smile on his lips.

Remain silent throughout.

Not a word was said.

"You think you can get away with it by not saying anything?! We can still convict someone without a confession!"

Zhang Jianguo felt uneasy under his watchful gaze and roared in exasperation.

Just then.

"Bang!"

The interrogation room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

The cyber police officer responsible for verifying the suspect's identity information on the external computer rushed in, sweating profusely.

He disregarded etiquette and leaned close to Zhang Jianguo's ear, his voice trembling noticeably:

"Director Zhang... something... something has happened to him."

"What's the panic! Can't you see I'm interrogating someone?!" Zhang Jianguo frowned, his voice low and angry.

"Has the identity information been verified? Hurry up and get it entered into the system; that lawyer outside is really difficult to deal with!"

"No... Director Zhang, we can't find it!"

The cyber police officer swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

Zhang Jianguo was taken aback: "Can't find it? What do you mean? Is he unregistered? Or is he using a fake ID?"

"Not an unregistered resident..."

The cyber police officer stared intently at the seemingly unsmiling young man sitting in the interrogation chair, feeling a chill run down his spine.

His status on the public security intranet system shows... "Insufficient permissions".

"What did you say?!"

Zhang Jianguo's voice suddenly rose, his face full of disbelief, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

"Inadequate?! This is a provincial-level networked public security system! I'm the bureau chief!"

Zhang Jianguo's eyes widened like saucers, and his voice cracked slightly:

"You're telling me that the provincial public security system can't find a single high school student's file at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School?!"