Chapter 54
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The car rumbled as it moved forward. Yan Ji only felt that his arms were heavy, and there was no response.
Jiang Stops's eyelashes were tightly closed. From Yan Ji's perspective, he could only see a small part of his quiet and handsome face. His breathing was light and steady.
"…" Yan Ji waited for a long time. His wildly beating heart slowly returned to his chest, and he almost silently exhaled.
"Okay," he murmured.
Whether Jiang Stops was asleep or awake, this was the most reasonable response that was in line with his EQ. He always left a little room for everyone to maneuver.
It seemed that everything had happened, but it also seemed that nothing could have happened.
But when Yan Ji leaned his head against the back seat and closed his eyes, he knew that the things that had happened in his heart could not be avoided. It was like a seed that was accidentally thrown into rich soil. The moment it sprouted, its roots were already tightly entwined in the depths of his heart. It could no longer be ignored or easily removed.
Yan Ji's arms around Jiang Stops's shoulders tightened.
He knew that regardless of whether the person in his arms was asleep or awake, the most appropriate thing to do at this time would be to let go.
But he did not do that.
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At nearly five o 'clock in the morning, at the entrance of the Jiangyang County Detention Center, the window of the Cherokee rolled down, and Yan Ji handed over his police badge.
The officer on duty looked at it and was in awe. He waved his hand and asked someone to lift the safety gate.
Whether it was Yan Ji or Jiang Stops, they were very familiar with the detention center. Criminal suspects who were awaiting sentencing and prisoners who had less than six months left in their sentence would stay here. Only those who had more than half a year left in their sentence would be transferred to prison. It was commonly known as "up the mountain."
Li Yuxin was a minor who had been caught stealing many times. Her sentence would not exceed one year. After deducting the few months of evidence collection and back and forth wrangling, she would only have less than half a year left in her sentence. That was why she was locked up here.
However, although it was not an official prison, the environment at the foot of the mountain was much more complicated than that at the top of the mountain. After all, the prison management was now strict and regularized. Death row inmates and felons were separated from each other. However, in the detention center, there were serial murders, arson, drug trafficking, and even arms smuggling. All kinds of people could be seen. When the police encountered such a situation, they didn't have much scruples about using sticks.
After the group of people were registered, they were personally led to the interrogation room by the leader on duty in the detention center. At the gate of the iron fence, Yan Ji asked Ma Xiang and Xiao Zhang to wait outside. He only brought Jiang Stops into the house. After waiting for more than ten minutes, the police brought Li Yuxin, who had been woken up in the middle of the night.
The iron door opened with a bang. Yan Ji softly said, "Hmm?"
Li Yuxin was much prettier than she looked in the photos.
She didn't have the soul-stirring beauty of Bu Wei, but her appearance was naturally delicate and beautiful. After more than half a year of torture in prison and ten hours of detention every day, coupled with exhaustion and despair, and wearing a rough and ugly prison uniform, she still had not been worn out. When she was pressed to sit on the interrogation chair by the police, her slender white fingers pressed on the armrest. Even her joints were trembling, showing the texture of ivory.
Yan Ji's eyes slid over Li Yuxin's face, which was obviously trying to hide the fear. He frowned slightly. "She was beaten?"
Although it was not in line with the mainstream propaganda of a harmonious society, in fact, everyone knew what was going on.
Unexpectedly, the two police officers denied at the same time. "No, she was detained every day. When she came back, she went to the library to read."
"She's very honest. She's a minor. The leader said that she shouldn't be locked up with drug dealers and murderers. Where did she get beaten?"
Yan Ji's doubts were not resolved, so he signaled the two police officers not to handcuff Li Yuxin and not to leave first. He went forward and gently lifted the little girl's sleeve of prison uniform to look at her arm. Then he turned behind her and looked at her hair and collar a few times.
There were indeed no traces of bruises or extravasated blood. It didn't look like she was beaten all day.
But for some reason, Li Yuxin seemed to be even more nervous. Even her whole body couldn't help but tremble.
Yan Ji didn't understand why.
If this was some remote village, he might suspect that the local prison guards were illegal and that something bad had happened to the little girl. But the Jiangyang County Detention Center was a very strict and serious place in terms of scale and management. If he wanted to think in that direction, it would be impossible unless he was filming a hunting film.
Yan Ji turned back to the interrogation table and stared at Li Yuxin from top to bottom. He touched his chin and asked after a while, "Are you afraid of me?"
After a few seconds, Li Yuxin spat out two words as thin as gossamer. "… No …"
— — That meant "yes."
Yan Ji felt relieved and signaled the police officers to leave. With a few clattering sounds, the iron door closed again. Only he, Jiang Stops, and Li Yuxin were left in the room. They sat face to face in the dark and quiet interrogation room in the early morning.
Yan Ji subconsciously glanced to his side.
Jiang Stops leaned back in his chair with his hands in his trouser pockets. His side profile was indifferent and distant. There was no emotion, and he didn't look back.
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