When the inquiry entered a critical moment, Xiang Tianliang pretended to hesitate.

This hesitation actually has two needs: one is to make his performance realistic, and the other is that he needs to review his thoughts again.

Among the five people sitting across from him, at least three are experts. If they are not careful, they will reveal their flaws and be caught by the other party.

Needless to say, the two people sitting by the wall and listening in the audience are well-known case-handling experts in the Provincial and Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. They are the three people responsible for the "chief trial", and two of them can be called at least half experts.

The Third Section of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection is the department responsible for handling major and important cases. Zhang Shengnan and Liu Jiubing can serve as the chief and deputy section chiefs respectively. They are by no means unworthy of their fame.

Therefore, every answer to a question, every word and sentence made, even the intonation, tone, volume, changes in facial expressions and body movements must be done carefully and carefully.

Xiang Tianliang considers himself to have excellent psychological quality and strong anti-reconnaissance ability. In addition, when facing inquiries, he has been mentally prepared for it, so it is not difficult to deal with it.

However, Xiang Tianliang is still very worried about being exposed.

The first worry is that Lu Haibin will not follow the pre-written "script", Jiang Jianwen will be double-checked, the manuscript will be made public, and Lu Haibin will be questioned. If what he says is wrong, the entire plan will fail.

The second worry is Shao Sanhe's performance. Xiang Tianliang has no doubt about Shao Sanhe's character. What he worries about is that Shao Sanhe is too involved in the play and overacts. If the performance is flawless and watertight, it will attract people. the other party’s suspicion.

The third worry is that my "script" design will have problems in a certain link. After all, it is deception. It is difficult to make the fake come true, it is also difficult to make the true false, and it is even harder to make the true false true.

Xiang Tianliang is still hesitating.

To calm down, Xiang Tianliang ordered himself in his heart, since he has started to hesitate, then simply hesitate to the end.

All eyes are focused on Xiang Tianliang, no, they should all be focused on Xiang Tianliang's face.

Xiang Tianliang tried his best not to say anything. He thought that when Zhang Shengnan asked the same question again, he would win psychologically.

Zhang Shengnan: "Xiang Tianliang, please tell me why you understand Minister Lu Haibin's manuscript so clearly?"

Xiang Tianliang: "..."

Zhang Shengnan: "Why, don't you want to answer?"

Xiang Tianliang: "No...wait, can I smoke a cigarette first?"

Zhang Shengnan: "Okay."

Xiang Tianliang: "...thank you."

Zhang Shengnan: "Would you like some water?"

Xiang Tianliang: "No need..."

Zhang Shengnan: "...Xiang Tianliang, can you speak now?"

Xiang Tianliang: "This...how to say it."

Zhang Shengnan: "You can say whatever you want, whatever you want to say, whatever you want to say."

Xiang Tianliang: "This involves other people's personal affairs, so it's hard to open your mouth."

Zhang Shengnan: "**?Whose**?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Minister Lu Haibin's **."

Zhang Shengnan: "Oh, you can tell me."

Xiang Tianliang: "But this is his personal privacy."

Zhang Shengnan: "Please rest assured, we promise to keep your confidentiality. We are disciplined and we will never disclose anything unrelated to this case."

Xiang Tianliang: "...Okay, let me tell you, although I learned about Minister Lu's manuscript late, I can say that I know it very clearly."

Zhang Shengnan: "Oh, please explain in detail."

Xiang Tianliang: "That all happened that night."

Zhang Shengnan: "What night?"

Xiang Tianliang: "It was the night when the theft occurred at Jiang Jianwen's house."

Zhang Shengnan: "What happened that night?"

Xiang Tianliang: "That's right, that day was the day when Du Guilin returned to the disciples. He used to be my third uncle's disciple. According to the order of entry, he was ranked ninth. He should call me senior brother. For some reason, he When he was expelled from the school, I interceded for him, and he was able to return to the school that day, so he was very happy that day, and after work, he insisted on inviting me and Shao Sanhe to drink."

Zhang Shengnan: "Were you drinking that night?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Yes."

Zhang Shengnan: "Where did you drink?"

Xiang Tianliang: "At the North and South Tea Houses."

Zhang Shengnan: "Just the three of you?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Yes, Du Guilin knows that I don't like the excitement, so he didn't invite anyone else."

Zhang Shengnan: "Why in the North and South Tea Houses?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Chief Zhang, do you need to answer this too?"

Zhang Shengnan: "I'm sorry, you don't have to answer this."

Xiang Tianliang: "Actually, it's nothing. The twin daughters of the owners of the North and South Tea Houses are named Chen Nan and Chen Bei. They are my high school classmates. You know, I went to the North and South Tea Houses to drink tea and drink, which was a little help to my classmates."

Zhang Shengnan: "I understand this, please continue."

Xiang Tianliang: "It was almost twelve o'clock when we finished drinking that night. I can't remember exactly what time it was. Shao Sanhe and Du Guilin were both a little drunk. I drove them home. As soon as the car drove onto the Xiaonan River East Stone Bridge, we found someone running on the bridge."

Zhang Shengnan: "Oh, who is he?"

Xiang Tianliang: "I don't know. It was dozens of meters away. It was very dark at the time and there were no street lights on the bridge. I couldn't see the person's face clearly."

Zhang Shengnan: "What happens next?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Although I stopped being a police officer, my instinct to be a police officer is still there. When I saw someone running in front of me, I stepped on the accelerator and chased after him without thinking. However, my car was less than ten meters away from that person. When he came to Mi, the man climbed over the bridge railing and jumped into the Xiaonan River."

Zhang Shengnan: "That person ran away?"

Xiang Tianliang: "He ran away. Du Guilin was very drunk at the time, and Shao Sanhe was also very drunk. He shouted that he wanted to jump into the river to chase him, but I was the one who grabbed him."

Zhang Shengnan: "What then?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Before the man jumped into the river, a bag fell off his body. I thought it was something valuable at the time. When I took it to the car and took a look, I realized that it was Minister Lu's pen name written on the manuscript."

Zhang Shengnan: “Did you know that Minister Lu’s pen name was Rubin?”

Xiang Tianliang: "I've heard of it before, but Shao Sanhe knows it because Minister Lu wrote a special newsletter for Shao Sanhe under the pen name Rubin."

Zhang Shengnan: "What did you do with the manuscript after you picked it up?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Of course it will be returned to its original owner."

Zhang Shengnan: "Do you think the man who jumped into the river stole the manuscript from Minister Lu's house?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Yes, that's what I thought at the time."

Zhang Shengnan: "So, you just return it to Minister Lu."

Xiang Tianliang: "Yes, because I had selfish motives at the time."

Zhang Shengnan: "What selfish motives?"

Xiang Tianliang: "At that time, the county was undergoing personnel adjustments. I wanted to take the opportunity of returning the manuscript to get closer to Minister Lu."

Zhang Shengnan: "Oh, when did you return the manuscript to Minister Lu?"

Xiang Tianliang: "That same night, I went directly to Minister Lu's house."

Zhang Shengnan: "What did Minister Lu say?"

Xiang Tianliang: "I remember that Minister Lu was still awake at that time and there were guests at his house."

Zhang Shengnan: "What kind of guest?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Dr. Zhang Han, the county people's doctor, and Dr. Jia Huilan, Minister Lu's lover, were also there at that time."

Zhang Shengnan: "What did Minister Lu say?"

Xiang Tianliang: "He didn't say anything in the living room at that time, but after entering his study room, he did. He said the manuscript was his."

Zhang Shengnan: "Did he say that he lost the manuscript?"

Xiang Tianliang: "No, he told me all the story of the manuscript. Only then did I know that the manuscript had been at Jiang Jianwen's house."

Zhang Shengnan: "How simple?"

Xiang Tianliang: "Yes."

Zhang Shengnan: "Xiang Tianliang, there are a few details about the manuscript that I need you to answer truthfully."

Xiang Tianliang: "What details?"

Zhang Shengnan: "First, didn't you trace the person who jumped into the river later?"

Xiang Tianliang: "This is not my business, you have to ask Shao Sanhe."

Zhang Shengnan: "Didn't Shao Sanhe tell you?"

Xiang Tianliang: "No, we almost never talk about work."

Zhang Shengnan: "Second, how much wine did you drink that night?"
To be continued...