Chapter 283 - 290: Lin Qiong Shows Her Power
Lin Qiong rushed towards the interrogation room and faintly heard screams of agony. The doors of the interrogation rooms were extremely soundproof; unless the screams were particularly loud, they wouldn’t be heard from outside. The fact that the screams could be heard indicated how severe the beating inside must have been.
Lin Qiong recognized the screams as coming from Li Yifei, feeling as if her heart was bleeding. Her eyes reddened with fury as she followed the sound and found the interrogation room where Li Yifei was held. She violently forced the door open and bellowed, "Stop!"
Hearing someone shouting, Zhao Tao quickly ceased his actions. After all, beating someone in here was definitely not normal. But upon seeing a young female police officer enter, Zhao Tao’s face darkened and he said, "Who are you?"
Lin Qiong paid no attention to Zhao Tao and went straight to Li Yifei, examining his condition carefully. She saw Li Yifei appeared to be not too worse for wear and immediately felt doubtful as she asked anxiously, "How are you?"
Li Yifei managed a pained smile and said, "If you hadn’t come just now, they would have beaten me to death. Such thick sticks, they’ve hit me dozens of times," then he continued to whimper in pain.
Zhao Tao saw Lin Qiong ignoring him and his face turned extremely ugly. Even if Lin Qiong was a police officer, she couldn’t just disregard him, he said sternly, "Comrade, we are interrogating a suspect, please do not interfere with our work."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong’s anger flared, and she spun around, raging at Zhao Tao, "This is an interrogation? Torture for confessions is explicitly forbidden. You are breaking the law knowingly."
Lin Qiong’s accusation made Zhao Tao uneasy, but considering the powerful backers he had, and seeing how young the policewoman was, assuming she was no significant figure, especially as she was not from their Sub-bureau, he didn’t think he owed her any respect. A sneer formed on his lips as he replied, "You don’t seem to be my superior, are you? You have no right to give me orders here."
Clasping her fists tightly, Lin Qiong spoke through clenched teeth, "Whether I am your superior or not, if you break the law like this, I am obligated and entitled to stop you."
Zhao Tao sneered, "My little comrade, I have been a police officer since before you graduated from the police academy. Coming here to lecture me, you’re still too green. If you know this guy, I advise you not to get involved. He has offended someone he shouldn’t have, and you cannot afford to mess with them."