Chapter 247: Innocence
Han Meng stared at the unfamiliar young face, his brows frowning more and more.
"Reporter..." Han Meng looked away and said calmly, "I don't remember that I agreed to be interviewed. Moreover, this is a dark prison where felons in Aurora City are held. How did you get in?"
Chen Ling unhurriedly moved out a chair and sat down, took out a pen from her arms,
"I have absolute investigative authority. Although it is not as powerful as your absolute law enforcement authority, it is still very useful sometimes."
Han Meng was stunned for a moment, "Do we know each other?"
"As I said just now, this is our first meeting." Chen Ling glanced at him and said, "We only have five minutes. If you still want to clear yourself of the accusation, please cooperate with my interview and answer the questions truthfully."
"How do you know I was framed?" Han Meng asked.
Chen Ling raised her eyebrows and chuckled,
“Journalist’s intuition?”
"..."
"Then, let's start with the first accusation." The tip of Chen Ling's pen touched the yellowed page, and the black ink stains gradually smudged. "During your tenure as the chief law enforcement officer of the third district, did you appear Collecting protection fees and conducting illegal trade in organs, drugs, etc.?”
"No." Han Meng rejected without hesitation.
"Okay, next question..."
Han Meng was stunned for a moment, "Wait a minute, that's the end of the first accusation? Don't you need more details to prove it?"
"Before I came here, I had already interviewed the survivors in Area 3, so I already understood the basic situation."
When Han Meng heard this, a hint of complexity flashed across his expression, and he nodded slightly.
"The second accusation is, during your tenure in District Three, did you have any contact with members of the Twilight Club?" Chen Ling narrowed her eyes slightly.
Han Meng was silent for a long time, "...yes."
"when?"
"Before the Aurora disappeared, the three districts experienced an intersection of the gray world. After I entered the gray world after chasing Calamity, I met a... member of the Twilight Club." Han Meng paused for a moment, "He invited me to join the Twilight Club, but I Refused."
"Is that Dusk Club member the one who drove the train into Aurora City that day?"
"……yes."
"Is this the only time you've met?"
"..." Han Meng slowly closed his eyes, "Not only that, he was once my subordinate and one of the three law enforcement officers in District 3... You should have seen his name in the newspaper."
"Heretic Chen Ling."
Hearing these four words, Han Meng opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
"What do you think his purpose is for infiltrating the law enforcement system?"
"I don't know." Han Meng shook his head, "During his tenure in District 3, he never did anything detrimental to District 3, and even saved my life and that of another law enforcement officer Xi Renjie from disaster. Saved the entire three districts...except..."
"Except what?"
"Except, he seems to have a bad reputation among the residents of District Three." Han Meng said with a strange expression, "They say he is a demon who likes to eat people's hearts."
"Love to eat people's hearts? This fits the 6 of Hearts card very well."
Han Meng stared at the unfamiliar young face, his brows frowning more and more.
"Reporter..." Han Meng looked away and said calmly, "I don't remember that I agreed to be interviewed. Moreover, this is a dark prison where felons in Aurora City are held. How did you get in?"
Chen Ling unhurriedly moved out a chair and sat down, took out a pen from her arms,
"I have absolute investigative authority. Although it is not as powerful as your absolute law enforcement authority, it is still very useful sometimes."
Han Meng was stunned for a moment, "Do we know each other?"
"As I said just now, this is our first meeting." Chen Ling glanced at him and said, "We only have five minutes. If you still want to clear yourself of the accusation, please cooperate with my interview and answer the questions truthfully."
"How do you know I was framed?" Han Meng asked.
Chen Ling raised her eyebrows and chuckled,
“Journalist’s intuition?”
"..."
"Then, let's start with the first accusation." The tip of Chen Ling's pen touched the yellowed page, and the black ink stains gradually smudged. "During your tenure as the chief law enforcement officer of the third district, did you appear Collecting protection fees and conducting illegal trade in organs, drugs, etc.?”
"No." Han Meng rejected without hesitation.
"Okay, next question..."
Han Meng was stunned for a moment, "Wait a minute, that's the end of the first accusation? Don't you need more details to prove it?"
"Before I came here, I had already interviewed the survivors in Area 3, so I already understood the basic situation."
When Han Meng heard this, a hint of complexity flashed across his expression, and he nodded slightly.
"The second accusation is, during your tenure in District Three, did you have any contact with members of the Twilight Club?" Chen Ling narrowed her eyes slightly.
Han Meng was silent for a long time, "...yes."
"when?"
"Before the Aurora disappeared, the three districts experienced an intersection of the gray world. After I entered the gray world after chasing Calamity, I met a... member of the Twilight Club." Han Meng paused for a moment, "He invited me to join the Twilight Club, but I Refused."
"Is that Twilight Club member the one who drove the train into Aurora City that day?"
"……yes."
"Is this the only time you've met?"
"..." Han Meng slowly closed his eyes, "Not only that, he was once my subordinate and one of the three law enforcement officers in District 3... You should have seen his name in the newspaper."
"Heretic Chen Ling."
Hearing these four words, Han Meng opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
"What do you think is his purpose in getting into the law enforcement system?"
"I don't know." Han Meng shook his head. "During his tenure in District 3, he didn't do anything that was detrimental to District 3. He even saved my life and the life of another law enforcement officer, Xi Renjie, and saved the entire District 3 from the disaster... except..."
"Except what?"
"Except that he doesn't seem to have a good reputation among the residents of District 3." Han Meng said with a strange expression, "They say he is a demon who likes to eat human hearts."
"Love to eat human hearts? This is very consistent with the face of the Red Heart 6】 card."