As soon as the words left his mouth, he laughed at himself: "Although I'm not sure how you found out, since you already know, those things are no longer for me to worry about."

"In that case, I have even less to say."

Qi Yun was not angry upon hearing this. He realized the man in front of him was smart, so he didn't mince words and said directly, "You were caught and brought in, but you refuse to reveal those things. You're probably hoping to leave yourself a way out for the future, right?"

"Or maybe you have ties at home and want to wait until later to send the information out to get some money for your family?"

The brawny man heard Qi Yun's words, his eyes slightly vigilant, and his expression became somewhat unnatural but soon he returned to calm.

He didn't answer Qi Yun's question, just quietly watched him, seemingly waiting for Qi Yun to continue.

Qi Yun wasn't in a hurry, he continued, "I can understand your thinking. Who wouldn't want to consider a bit more for their family? I don't know what will happen to those things eventually, but I happen to have a little money..."

"I'm not the police, and I don't care about those things of yours. The reason I came to find you is because my friend Shi Feng got scammed by you."

"I don't want him dragged into your affairs. Can you understand?"

The brawny man remained silent, with a somewhat dazed look.

As Qi Yun said, the reason they weren't willing to cooperate was because they were hoping those things would allow their family to live better in the future.

But now that the items have been discovered, they themselves will surely have to pay the price, so how will the family live afterward? Why have they struggled this far?

After struggling internally for quite some time, the brawny man finally made a decision. He looked directly at Qi Yun and said in a deep voice, "Fifty for each, sent to our family; before sentencing, I must hear from my family that they received it."

"No problem." Qi Yun, seeing the man willing to cooperate, agreed without hesitation.

The brawny man nodded, "How do you want us to proceed?"

Qi Yun stared into the man's eyes and asked, "How was the situation in the room that day, and you had another person there?"

This was his main concern. If the missing person wasn't dead, maybe the situation wasn't too bad for Shi Feng.

The brawny man, hearing Qi Yun's question, had a slightly dim look in his eyes, and a complicated expression flashed across his face.

After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly, "The youngest was impulsive; he got cornered that day and panicked, thinking the matter was leaked, and pulled the detonator."

"The detonator bounced back from the window and exploded in front of him. We tried to take him to the hospital, but he didn't make it along the way."

"Buried near the canal beside the walnut orchard..."

Although Qi Yun had already guessed the outcome, hearing it from the brawny man's own mouth finally put an end to his uncertainty.

He took a deep breath and glanced at his watch, then said, "Give me your home addresses."

The brawny man immediately recited several addresses in response.

After recording them, Qi Yun pocketed his phone and looked at the man: "I'll arrange for the money to be sent over. You can inquire yourself afterward. Hopefully, you won't disappoint me."

The brawny man nodded silently.

Qi Yun no longer said anything and turned to walk towards the door.

Both of them tacitly did not bring up the topic of those artifacts again.

As for whether the man would spill it in the future, Qi Yun didn't know, nor did he have the mind to think about it right now.

After coming outside, he nodded slightly at Zhang Dayong.

Though without words, Zhang Dayong already understood his intention: "You should go back first. I'll inform you if there's any news." With that, he gestured to two of his confidants nearby and walked back into the interrogation room.

Qi Yun knew his presence here wasn't suitable. If he accidentally ran into someone from the investigation team later, it wouldn't be good for Zhang Dayong. So he didn't linger and quickly walked outside.

After taking a cab home, Qi Yun kept waiting for Zhang Dayong's call. But until the evening, he received no news from the other side.

This made him somewhat anxious, pondering whether something had changed again, when his phone finally rang.

However, the name displayed on the screen wasn't Zhang Dayong, but Tao Ziming.

Qi Yun then remembered he had promised a reply today, but had completely forgotten about it.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his anxiety, answering the call: "Sorry, Mr. Tao, I've been very busy today and forgot to reply to you."

"Haha, no problem, Mr. Qi." Tao Ziming laughed politely, then got straight to the point, "Have you given any thought to it?"

"Investment is not an issue. We'll mostly follow your plan from yesterday, but I have one more requirement." As he said this, Qi Yun paused, "Let's do this: I'll find some time tomorrow and visit you. We can discuss it in more detail then."

Upon hearing this, Tao Ziming replied with a tone of excitement, "Alright, I'll be waiting for you at the office tomorrow. You can come anytime."

"Okay, that's it for now."

After hanging up, Qi Yun stood up, walked to the window, and lit a cigarette, feeling somewhat worried for Shi Feng.

Although his initial impression of this shrewd bald man wasn't very good, he gradually found out through later interactions that the man was truly reliable as a friend and had helped him numerous times.

So his weight in Qi Yun's heart was no less than that of friends like Wei Yong, and if there was an opportunity, he would definitely try to rescue him.

Even if it required some sacrifice.

"Ring, ring, ring~"

At this time, the phone in his hand rang again. Qi Yun hurried to pick it up and found it was a call from Zhang Dayong at last.

He eagerly answered and asked, "How's the situation?"

On the other end of the call, Zhang Dayong's weary voice said, "No big issues; Shi Feng can return tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun felt a weight had been lifted from his heart. He sincerely replied, "Thanks, Brother Zhang."

Zhang Dayong chuckled, "No need for such words between us; I've got some things to handle, so let's leave it at that."

After hanging up, Qi Yun sank into the chair with a long sigh of relief.

He didn't ask Zhang Dayong about the specifics as some things aren't convenient to bring to light.

But he figured those guys had likely confessed to some extent, since he still hadn't received any news from Chen Wei's side.

Meanwhile, in the office of the New District Branch.

Zhang Dayong was leaning back in his chair, massaging his temples, fully aware that Qi Yun had certainly grasped some information, yet he chose not to ask.

If Qi Yun wanted to tell him, he would have mentioned it last night when he gave the addresses of those Tomb Raiders.

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