bookandnovel End of Chapter 24
End of Chapter 24
"Name?"
"Chi Le".
"age?"
"22".
"gender?"
"……male."
Inside the Jiangcheng Police Station, Chi Le was being questioned by two men, one thin and one fat.
"Judging from the traces left at the scene and that man's confession, you were pretty ruthless."
"I didn't. I was just standing there and didn't touch him."
"But he said that you not only slapped him across the face, but also kicked him afterwards, specifically aiming for his mouth."
The thin man turned the computer screen in front of him around, and the previously paused video started playing again.
In the video, the man being interrogated, with his head down, seemed relatively normal.
At least he wasn't missing any limbs, and there weren't any bandages or anything like that wrapped around his body.
But when he looked up in the video, even Chi Le's gaze flickered away for a moment.
It was simply because his face was so unbearable for Chi Le to look at.
Several reddish, raised handprints were clearly visible on his face.
There were handprints on both cheeks, or to put it more bluntly, on the entire face.
It has a rosy glow that reflects abundant blood and energy.
His entire face looked as if it had been inflated with air, swollen and deformed.
But if we're talking about the most vibrant, rosy, and perky part, it has to be his lips.
It's like having two grilled sausages, the kind you see everywhere in tourist areas, hanging on your face.
"I was at home when Chi Le came in and slapped me several times."
"Sir, do you know how much harm a large amount of money can cause to someone in their thirties or forties like me?"
At this point, the man in the video began to sob, and eventually, he even covered his face and cried.
Tears the size of pearls spilled out from between her fingers and dripped onto the cold floor of the interrogation room.
No matter how the sheriff in the interrogation room tried to persuade him, the man just couldn't stop crying.
Just looking at this scene, it's actually quite touching.
Although it's somewhat unethical, Chi Le couldn't help but laugh when she saw the video.
"Slurp..."
The video was still playing, and the man in the video was probably exhausted from crying.
He sniffled.
"Pfft..."
"Pfft...cough cough, cough!"
A suppressed sneer came from both the real scene and the video simultaneously.
The thin man in charge of interrogating Chi Le across from him made a loose fist with one hand, covered his mouth, frowned, and coughed a few times, trying to cover up his unexpected burst of laughter.
"Excuse me, Mr. Chi, I have a bit of a cold. Please excuse me."
The thin man, trying to suppress his laughter, coughed a few more times, successfully silencing his chuckles.
"Um... Mr. Chi, as you can see, the testimonies we obtained, as well as the feedback from our colleagues at the scene, all point to the fact that you were not just standing by doing nothing."
The thin man became serious, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Pfft..."
The tense atmosphere was instantly shattered by a burst of uncontrollable laughter.
"What are you doing!"
The thin man, now serious, sternly questioned the fat man beside him, who was trembling from trying to suppress his laughter.
"Be serious, we're in the meeting room now!"
"You knew this was a conference room?!"
Another fat man, whose body was trembling from suppressing laughter, looked up.
The moment our eyes met.
The two men, whose sizes were vastly different, could no longer contain themselves and burst into loud laughter.
The fat man stood up, walked around the table, and patted Chi Le on the shoulder.
"How about it, young man? I told you it was pretty funny, didn't I?"
Chi Le responded with a laugh, "It is indeed quite funny."
At this moment, Yu Xun also completed the relevant procedures and pushed open the conference room door to walk in.
What are you all laughing at?
Yu Xun asked curiously.
Chi Le got up from the chair.
"It's nothing, just a funny video."
Hearing Chi Le's words, the two men, one fat and one thin, laughed even harder.
"Xiao Yu, your friend is really interesting. When did he recruit our Special Investigation Bureau?"
Yu Xun did not answer the question, but instead greeted the two sheriffs.
"Well, if there's nothing else, we'll head back to rest now. You guys should head back too."
"I understand, but if you encounter this kind of situation again, remember to call me right away, otherwise, like today, we only caught a few small-time pickpockets while the real big fish got away!"
"If you catch a big fish next time, let me know right away. I'll treat you to dinner when I get my year-end bonus!"
"OK!"
Chi Le and Yu Xun left Jiangcheng's police station without incident.
There was no dramatic twist of being falsely accused by the theft gang and subsequently interrogated by the sheriff.
After Yu Xun showed his Special Operations Bureau credentials, the credibility of what Yu Xun said was raised by the police station, which was a sister unit.
Once the results of the on-site evidence investigation are available, combined with Yu Xun's normal confession and the inconsistent answers from the group of thieves, the investigation will be completed.
The sheriff at the local police station had a fairly good understanding of the ins and outs of the incident.
Not only that, Chi Le and Yu Xun also became familiar faces at the police station in Jiangcheng. On their way out, people kept greeting them.
As for the two men in the meeting room, one fat and one thin, they were colleagues from the Special Affairs Bureau whom Yu Xun had notified.
Out of boredom, I casually shared with Chi Le the oral account of how the theft gang was difficult to dismantle.
"By the way, the police station has a bounty on this pickpocket gang. When the money comes in, we'll split it in half."
"Don't make excuses. Without you, I wouldn't be able to find where they're hiding."
"Ah Le, there's one more thing you need to be careful about lately. If you run into Lü Liangwei, call me immediately. Also, it would be best to find a place to hide."
"Well... from what I've learned so far, Lü Liangwei is quite vengeful, and they're rather dangerous. They're quite skilled, the kind of people who've trained in martial arts. If you were to encounter them alone, you'd be at a great disadvantage."
Walking home, Yu Xun solemnly began to speak.
Chi Le nodded. He understood that Yu Xun hadn't said it explicitly, but rather used vague language, referring to Lü Liangwei's danger as "a martial arts expert."
This is because Lü Liangwei is a day-returner who gained extraordinary abilities from a bizarre world.
"Okay, I understand."
"That's good. Okay, that's enough for now. I've been up all night, I need to go back and catch up on some sleep."
Yu Xun stretched and yawned repeatedly. After waving goodbye to Chi Le with his back turned, he parted ways with Chi Le at the crossroads.
From encountering Lu Liangwei's gang, to finding the remaining thieves (excluding Lu Liangwei and the long-haired wavy woman) in the abandoned house, to arriving at the police station and cooperating with the police officer.
Chi Le was busy with the work for almost the entire night.
At this moment, the sky was already turning a pale white, and many cars with their lights on were coming and going on the road.
Many elderly men and women have started their morning exercises on the sidewalks.
Some breakfast shops have even sold out of several trays of steamed buns and mantou.
Another night.
Eating the steamed buns she had just bought, Chi Le walked home in the rising sun.
The journey was uneventful, and Chi Le quickly returned home.
After washing up, the flowing water seemed to wash away the fatigue, and Chi Le, feeling refreshed, opened the wooden door leading to Qingshan Temple.
I didn't go to Qingshan Temple all night last night, and I don't know if anything might have happened.
As soon as Chi Le arrived at Qingshan Temple, he heard a commotion outside the gate.
"Abbot, are you in the temple?"