699: Xu Zhisheng, you don't know you're wrong! You know you're going to be shot! You're scared!

Captain, I'm... I'm sorry...

It was me... I was possessed, I got addicted to gambling...

I owe over ten million, and I borrowed from loan sharks...

I can't pay it back, I truly have nowhere to turn... For money, I lost my head for a moment and then...

...

Inside the interrogation room, there was a deathly silence.

Only Xiao Xu's sobs echoed in the air.

Tang Zhihao's expression grew even darker upon hearing such an absurd reason for the betrayal.

He stared at Xiao Xu, his voice tinged with an uncontrollable anger... "Nowhere to turn? So you chose to betray your brothers?"

"Don't you know that what you've done..."

"Not only harmed yourself, but also everyone who cares about you!"

... "Money! Money! Money! Are you so obsessed with money?!"

"Can you betray your police badge for money? Betray the solemn oath you once swore under the Red Flag?!"

"I truly look down on you!"

...

Facing Tang Zhihao's hoarse, furious scolding.

Xiao Xu shook his head, tears flowing, his confession growing softer and softer, almost a soliloquy... "Captain, I... I didn't want to..."

"But... but a police officer's salary is too low... it's not enough for me to pay off my debts..."

"We face life and death, protecting our country, but the little money we earn..."

"It's not enough to pay off debts, and certainly not enough for me to buy a car or a house..."

"I'm just an ordinary person, I just want to live a richer life, I really can't see any hope..."

...

Facing Xiao Xu's sophistry.

Tang Zhihao sneered, his voice filled with endless disappointment... "Xiao Xu, you are wrong! Terribly wrong!"

"A police officer's salary is indeed not high, but we put on this uniform not for money, but to uphold justice! To protect the people!"

"You forgot your original intention, chose to fall, and that is your biggest mistake!"

...

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xu's body trembled even more violently.

He looked up, his eyes full of tears of remorse:

"Captain, I... I truly know I was wrong... I truly know I was wrong..."

"But... but it seems it's already too late..."

"Look... do I still have a chance...?"

...

Tang Zhihao took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, his voice becoming cold and resolute:

"Xu Zhisheng, you don't know you were wrong!"

"You know you're going to be shot! You're scared!"

"As for a chance..."

"Do you think those martyrs you betrayed and sacrificed still have a chance?!"

... "Hmph! Xu Zhisheng! Your actions have already violated the laws of Huaxia!"

"You betrayed the organization, betrayed your brothers..."

"What awaits you will be the righteous judgment of the law!"

"You, take care of yourself!"

...

Perhaps knowing that there was no turning back.

Xiao Xu lowered his head blankly, unable to utter another word.

His shoulders trembled slightly, as if at this moment, all his remorse and despair had turned into silent weeping—

Tang Zhihao took a deep breath, said no more, and resolutely turned and walked out of the interrogation room.

Bang!!!

The door of justice behind him closed heavily!!!

He stood in the corridor, looking up at the ceiling, and let out a long breath.

When he looked down again, though there was still pain and exhaustion in his eyes.

But more than that was... the firm resolve to serve the people!

... "Captain Tang, what do we do next? Zhisheng, he..." A colleague stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Tang Zhihao was silent for a moment, his voice stern:

"What else can be done? Xiao Xu's criminal facts are laid bare, the evidence is conclusive!"

"So, what needs to be transferred will be transferred, what needs to be prosecuted will be prosecuted, everything will be handled according to legal procedures!"

"We police officers absolutely cannot allow anyone to trample on the law or betray their duty—"

...

The colleagues beside him nodded, their eyes flashing with determination.

They saluted loudly:

"Understood!!!"

Tang Zhihao said nothing more, turned, and walked away towards the end of the corridor.

His back was tall and firm, as if silently declaring:

[No matter what temptations or trials he faces, he will stick to his original intention and uphold justice.]

[To dedicate his...]

[Loyalty to the Party and the people!]

... And in the interrogation room, Xiao Xu still had his head down, tears falling one by one onto the floor.

He knew he could no longer turn back.

What awaited him would surely be the severe punishment of the law and endless remorse...