He glanced at Xu Xingrong unconsciously. Xu Xingrong was still turning Zhou Ying's stomach with one hand, but this movement was frozen after the policeman shouted loudly.

“Oh!” The policeman at the front suddenly felt a surge in his stomach. He turned quickly and put his hand over his mouth.

The other officers wanted to turn around or close their eyes, but if they also did it, who would do the work?

“Who's Ning Tao?” asked one of the policemen, trying to keep from vomiting.

“I'm Ning Tao. What is it?” Ning Tao asked.

Xu Xingrong had just come to her senses. “What is the matter with you? What are you doing here? Non…” Before she could finish her word, “nonsense,” the armed policemen frightened her into listening.

“We got a tip that the murdered schoolgirl was seen leaving with someone named Ning Tao last night and never came back.” He glared at Ning Tao with fierce eyes. “You're Ning Tao, huh? Come with us!”

“Did you make a mistake? I'm a doctor. I don't know the dead girl,” Ning Tao explained.

“Who cares if you know, go with us first!” shouted the policeman. “Help hands up! Come here!”

Ning Tao didn't move and just said blandly, “Who provided this so-called tip? You let him come over, and I'll confront him.”

“Nonsense!” One of the cops snapped, pulled out his handcuffs, and walked over to Ning Tao.

Although no one could answer who had provided the information, Ning Tao thought of several familiar faces—Yang Hai, Liang Ting and Tian Mengjiao. What was going on here had to do with those three guys.

That sick murderer had killed six people. Shan City's police system was under enormous pressure. Every policeman's nerves were strained. When they suddenly received a clue that could solve a crime, they were sure to take action. For Yang Hai, Tian Mengjiao, or Liang Ting to frame Ning Tao at this time, even if Ning Tao was not put in prison, they were happy to make him feel sick.

Clanging!

The cop handcuffed Ning Tao's right hand and grabbed Ning Tao's left.

Ning Tao didn't resist, but calmly said, “You guys want to do something, huh? After receiving such a tip, you do not confirm it before arresting and handcuffing me. I tell you, it's easier for you to handcuff me than it is to take them off.”

Clanking!

The cop handcuffed Ning Tao's left hand as well, then grabbed Ning Tao's collar and yanked him toward the door.

Crackle!

Ning Tao didn't move, but his clothes were torn.

“How dare you resist!” The cop got so angry that he raised his hand and started to slap Ning Tao in the face.

Just then, a voice came from the door. “Stop it! What are you doing?”

Several cops turned their heads and saw Hu Jilu standing in the doorway, looking angry.

Hu Jilu strode in and roared, “What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you going to do?”

His continuous questioning puzzled the cops. The cops who handcuffed Ning Tao said, “Mayor Hu, we got a tip that someone named Ning Tao is the murderer. He got into the dissecting room to destroy evidence. It was an emergency, so we came before we could report it.”

“Nonsense!” Hu Jilu looked angry. “He is Doctor Ning, my friend, and your inspector Wu's friend. You arrested and handcuffed Doctor Ning without investigating. Who gave you the right?”

Hearing this, those cops were utterly confused.

“What are you still standing for?” Hu Jilu bellowed. “Open the cuffs!”

The man who handcuffed Ning Tao hurriedly took out the key to untie the handcuffs for Ning Tao, saying repeatedly, “I'm sorry, I'm sorry.”

Ning Tao, on the other hand, put his handcuffed hand to his side. “As I said, it's easier to put on the handcuffs than take them off.”

The policeman had a bitter look on his face. “I have apologized to you, Doctor Ning. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.”

Ning Tao said, “You tore my clothes, and you want me to forgive you for your 'sorry'?”

“May I buy you new clothes?” The cop could not regret it more.

Ning Tao said, “This suit is limited edition, designed and cut by the world's top fas.h.i.+on designer. It's worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.”

“You…” The cop tried to swear, but he didn't have the guts to say it. He turned to Hu Jilu for help, looking like a child begging forgiveness for a mistake in front of a teacher.

Hu Jilu said coldly. “You get into trouble for being too bold. You solve it yourself.”

The cop looked at Ning Tao wistfully.

Ning Tao said, “I don't want you to apologize or pay for my clothes. I want to know who tipped me off. You tell me who turned me in, and that's history.”

“It…” said the cop stiffly. “It's against the rules. State law says we can't reveal information about informant.”

Ning Tao says, “Rules? The rule is to protect real informants. What do you mean by protecting a fake informant who framed me? Do you know him? I'm telling you, I can't let you go because of your apology. I was wronged. If he succeeds in framing me as a serial killer, I'll be shot. If I knew who had informed me, I should accuse him of a false accusation!”

A couple of cops looked at each other.

Ning Tao added, “There's one more thing I didn't tell you. I am an external employee of the National Bureau of Special Affairs, and the state pays me. You can verify it by making a phone call. If you don't tell me the ident.i.ty of the informant, I'll go to Beidu in handcuffs to find my leader to untie me.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Hu Jilu got nervous. “Doctor Ning, you…you're…Why didn't I know?”

Ning Tao said, “There are some things you can't say, there are rules in the bureau, and I can't break the rules. I wouldn't have said it if it hadn't been for this particular situation. Since they didn't want to reveal the ident.i.ty of the informant, I went to Beidu myself to find our leader.”

Jiang Hao was his leader.

He didn't even know whether the door of the Bureau of Special Affairs faced south or north. But that didn't stop him from putting on the tiger's skin. He had found the elixir prescription of the Ancestor-seeking Elixir for the Bureau of Special Affairs, which could be said to be a great achievement. Therefore, it was not wrong for him to solve the problem in this capacity, although he never thought of himself as a member of the Bureau of Special Affairs.

Hu Jilu looked at the cop who handcuffed Ning Tao, his eyes as stern as the wind sweeping leaves.

The cop finally said, “The informants are two girls. They didn't say their names. They said they saw you with the late Zhou Ying last night, and then Zhou Ying didn't go back. And they also said, they said.”

Hu Jilu urged, “Go on. What else did they say?”

“They also said that Doctor Ning had been a pervert, had followed them and was violent,” the cop added.

“Why are those two girls so bad? Look up! I must find out those two girls!” Hu Jilu got angry.

Ning Tao said, “No need to look up. I know who they are. One of them is called Tian Mengjiao and the other Liang Ting. You get them. I want to confront them. By the way, there must be another man named Yang Hai involved. You can call him in. But instead of saying you've ruled me out as a suspect, tell them that you've got me and want them to identify me.”

“Yes, yes, we'll go to them at once.” The cop turned and walked away. Now, he wanted to slap the two little b.i.t.c.hes in the face!

Hu Jilu said, “Come back! Take Doctor Ning's handcuffs off!”

The cop patted himself on the forehead, hurried back, untied the handcuffs for Ning Tao, and apologized, “I'm sorry, I'm sorry.”

“No more apologies,” Ning Tao said. “I know you're being used because you want to solve the case. Never mind. Bring me those people who framed me, and find one room where they can identify me.”

The cop gave a slight pause. He clearly didn't understand why Ning Tao should be identified as a suspect.

Ning Tao gave a light smile. “Just follow the procedure. Rules can't be messed up.”

The cop nodded his head and led his people away.

Hu Jilu said, “Doctor Ning, why did you let them identify you?”

“I want to see how bad they are. Mayor Hu, is that okay?”

“No problem, no problem. Do as you say. Follow the procedure, and the rules must not be messed up.” Hu Jilu gave a smile with a chill in it, but the chill was clearly not for Ning Tao, but for someone else.

Ning Tao changed the subject. “Mayor Hu, have you found a suitable place for the operation? I can do it while they are looking for those informants.”

Hu Jilu said, “Yes, it's on the next floor, the operating room that the school uses as a cla.s.sroom.”

Ning Tao said, “Let's go now.”

Xu Xingrong leaned over and whispered, “Ning Tao, are you operating on Mayor Hu in that operating room?”

Ning Tao nodded his head.

“You're fooling around! That operating room is only for teaching, not for surgery. And you haven't even had an interns.h.i.+p, do you dare to operate?” Xu Xingrong looked worried. Afraid that Hu Jilu could hear her, she said in a quiet voice.

Ning Tao smiled and said, “Professor Xu, you don't have to worry about that. Go to your work. I'll come back later.”

Xu Xingrong wanted to say something, but Ning Tao had already gone with his medicine chest.

Ning Tao glanced back at Zhou Ying lying on the table and said to himself, “I can't bring you back to life, but I will give you justice.”

Of course, he didn't get a response. Zhou Ying couldn't hear anything in the world after all.