Zhao Lin didn't take Gao Xiaoliu and Duan San back to the yamen. Instead, he brought them to his own residence on Shuncheng Street.
At first, the two gamblers refused to cooperate, but they both piped down after seeing Tao Erleng.
Zhao Lin found this odd. He asked and learned that Tao Erleng had such a fearsome reputation that every rogue in the city had heard of him. To them, he was a cat, and they were the mice.
'This will be easy, then.'
Zhao Lin asked them directly, "You testified that Chai Jie was at the casino all night. In that case, let me ask you: how many times did he relieve himself?"
"Don't speak. Put your hands behind your backs and use your fingers to show me the number. If you two show me different numbers, that means someone is lying!"
The two exchanged a glance. Gao Xiaoliu said awkwardly, "Constable, I was busy gambling myself. How could I have been watching him the whole time?"
