Shen Xin had spent a year at the local police station, so he knew you couldn't be too nice to people like Shi Yanhua.
"Shi Yanhua, you're not stupid. You know as well as I do that there's only one way you're getting any money: if we catch the killer."
"If this is your attitude, then we have nothing more to say."
With that, Shen Xin signaled to Ding Yuwei and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
Sure enough, Shi Yanhua called out to stop him.
She gave a slight huff and sat down in the lobby's lounge area.
"You're Officer Shen, right? Spare me the lecture. All I know is this: Liu Laibin is dead, and you police haven't caught the killer. So tell me, isn't that your responsibility?"
"It's been four years! We're talking 2.34 million! For fuck's sake, do you know how much interest I'd have if I'd just put that in the bank? You tell me what's fair. Is asking for one million really too much?"
