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Lin Yuan carefully considered his encounter with the two interrogators just now, and he didn't think they were deliberately putting on an act.

He also couldn't imagine why they would need to put on an act.

That left only one possibility—those two really thought he was a suspect in an online scam, and Zhang Yan and Old Mo hadn't fully disclosed the situation to them.

This also explained why the two hadn't asked him about the camera.

Alright, at this point, Lin Yuan understood.

Zhang Yan and Old Mo had truly handed him over here as a suspect in an online scam.

So, what was the intention behind this action?

A moment later, Lin Yuan was transferred to a detention room.

After that, it was an uneventful period of personal, boring solitude.

Much later, after eating lunch and dinner, and well into the night, Lin Yuan lay on a small bed in the cramped space, so small he felt he might fall off if he even turned over, staring blankly at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

He had already caught up on sleep during the day, so he wasn't sleepy at all now, and besides, he wasn't in the mood to sleep.

He missed Xia Ye.

Normally at this time, Xia Ye would send him a goodnight kiss at exactly the right moment.

'What is that little girl doing right now?' Lin Yuan thought to himself, 'Has she gotten over her panic?'

After much tossing and turning, Lin Yuan abruptly sat up, 'Damn it, at least give me a laptop!'

With neither his phone nor his laptop, Lin Yuan felt cut off from the world.

Fortunately, not long after, the door to the detention room finally creaked open.

The lights came on, and three men wearing masks, baseball caps, and black leather jackets walked in.

Through the eyes that were visible, Lin Yuan recognized two of them.

"Mentor, Dean, what took you so long?"

Two of the three men were indeed Professor Zhang and Dean Li.

After closing the door, the three immediately took off their hats and masks.

Lin Yuan hadn't seen the other person before; judging by his age, he should be similar to his mentor.

"To avoid attracting attention, we had no choice but to come now." Professor Zhang approached Lin Yuan, scrutinizing him, "Are you alright? Did you suffer any hardships?"

Lin Yuan said half-jokingly, "I'm perfectly fine, all in one piece.

It's just, seeing your operation, I feel like I won't be getting out anytime soon."

The unfamiliar elder also nodded and walked over, "Indeed, you are Old Zhang's student.

You haven't received any training, yet you don't cry or make a fuss, remaining calm and composed."

Professor Zhang looked pleased, "Of course.

Although this child can be a bit naive sometimes, he has an underlying intelligence."

These old fellows didn't explain the ins and outs to Lin Yuan, such as: why were you brought here; why did we come to see you in the middle of the night.

Because it was clear that both sides already had a tacit understanding—there must be a purpose.

Therefore, the conversation could skip the opening remarks and directly proceed to the next stage.

Lin Yuan gripped the bars with both hands, "Teacher, what exactly do you want me to do? Please tell me quickly.

I'm living a miserable existence here."

"It's not what I, your teacher, want to do," Professor Zhang said, looking at the unfamiliar elder beside him, "Old Wang, all of this is the good work of your subordinates."

This unfamiliar elder was precisely Zhang Yan's master—Director Wang.

"Hey~~, what do you mean, 'my people's good work'?

You and I both know your student was behind that messed-up admission notice last time, and I already gave him a break.

Why is he still messing around with overseas NGO organizations?"

Lin Yuan's heart pounded.

Damn it, so they all knew!

He thought the admission notice incident had long been put behind them.

"Old Wang, but you clearly knew he was my student, yet you still indulged your subordinates in investigating him."

"Old Zhang, even though you were a troublemaker when you were young, you also know the organization's discipline.

Keeping an eye on your student was decided by our internal procedures.

I can't just tell my subordinates to leave him alone because he's your student; that would be making a mistake and violating discipline.

Besides, I'm the Deputy Director in charge of investigations for the QinHuai District; I don't have the energy to deal with such minor matters.

I didn't even know my subordinates had already classified him as a potentially dangerous suspect."

Professor Zhang was silent for a moment, reluctantly accepting this explanation.

But he immediately said, "Your hidden camera (the one you planted) was actually dug out by my student.

You should really straighten out your internal affairs; look at how you're running this bureau."

"You..." Director Wang wanted to argue, but he truly had nothing to say.

Because according to Professor Zhang, this kid named Lin Yuan, who had received no training, managed to pull out the hidden camera planted by Old Mo, a seasoned veteran of many years.

How was he supposed to save face?

Initially, Director Wang thought it was another mess caused by that impudent girl Zhang Yan, but after asking around, he learned that Old Mo had also been defeated.

"You're impressive.

You, Old Zhang, have always loved to show off, and your apprentice is just like you, slapping us in the face, deliberately trying to make us look bad, aren't you?"

Lin Yuan, inside the iron bars, was greatly alarmed by these words.

Damn it, how could he have such a thought? How could he dare?

Joking with public authority? He wouldn't dare even with ten thousand times the courage.

So Lin Yuan immediately defended himself, "Hello, comrade, I really didn't mean to; I had no intention of making you look bad.

Last night, I just wanted to grab a piece of paper, and I accidentally discovered it.

It's all a misunderstanding."

Director Wang sized Lin Yuan up and down, "You haven't learned anything else at such a young age, but you've mastered your teacher's hypocritical demeanor..."

Lin Yuan didn't understand what the other person meant.

Director Wang continued, "Your teacher was always like that.

He would always claim he had no intention of competing with others, even after clearly winning."

"Thank you for the compliment." Professor Zhang didn't deny it.

But Lin Yuan felt bitter.

He didn't want to inexplicably offend some big shot.

"Master, I really didn't mean it, please explain for me."

"Explain what? It's clearly their work that's too sloppy.

Wasting resources, what good-for-nothings are they raising?"

"You... Old Ghost Zhang, don't go too far." Director Wang seemed to be angered; who told Professor Zhang to directly confront him?

"I'll now have your good student properly interrogated according to the rules, starting from the admission notice incident."

"Hmph," Professor Zhang retorted, not to be outdone, "Then I'll report to the higher-ups right now and get him a quick promotion."

"Alright, alright, alright." Dean Li couldn't listen anymore and stepped in as a mediator.

"It's rare for old brothers to meet with their masks off; why start arguing as soon as you meet?

It's getting late, and we're all around sixty, not young anymore; we can't stay up all night.

Let's finish the important business quickly and go home to sleep."

Lin Yuan felt as if he had been granted a great pardon, because his mentor and Director Wang had finally ceased hostilities.

He also clearly understood where the anger from both sides came from.

Director Wang felt that Old Mo, a seasoned veteran, having his hidden camera pulled out by Lin Yuan, made him lose face.

Because having the hidden camera pulled out meant that their disguise had been recognized, and they obviously couldn't guess that Lin Yuan had only accidentally discovered the camera with the help of his system.

As for his own mentor, he had always been an unforgiving character.

In Professor Zhang's view, it was clearly your own incompetence, and you dare to blame my student?

Are you kidding me? How could I tolerate that?

Lin Yuan regretted it immensely at this moment; he had already cursed the system a thousand times in his heart.

Damn it, why did it have to randomly mark cameras?

And at that time, he had just finished talking to Song Xiaoxiao and was still angry, so he didn't think much of it and just pulled out the camera.

Fortunately, this scene finally passed, and Lin Yuan focused his attention on listening to Dean Li's so-called important business that was to come.