Mark said on the phone, "Nian, there are some things I'd like to discuss with you in person. It's inconvenient to talk about them over the phone."
Shi Nian sensed danger and hesitated slightly.
She recalled a case her dad investigated when he had already identified a suspect through reasoning, but couldn't find direct evidence. Her dad said, "If you can't find direct evidence, the suspect deduced through reasoning will always remain just a theory and cannot be brought to justice."
So that night, her dad suddenly received a call from the suspect, inviting him out for drinks. Mom and she worriedly advised him not to go, but her dad just smiled and said he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. This was the best chance for him to find direct evidence against the "suspect in reasoning."
She also remembered Tang Yanqing saying that reasoning without supporting evidence is nothing but a castle in the air.
