148 Illusions (1/2)
Chapter 148: Illusions
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Captain Sheng knocked off the golden-haired guy’s hand, stood up, and fixed his uniform. He did not have any sympathy for the golden-haired guy. Such people should be punished because they broke society’s law and order. They deserved to be beaten to death. However, as law enforcement, he had to follow the rules.
The golden-haired guy was loud. The crowd laughed out loud after hearing his words.
”This idiot is stupid, right? He was obviously being beaten by a man, yet he said he was beaten by a cat and he seemed to be proud of it…”
”That’s right. Such garbage should be beaten up and imprisoned for a lifetime. They are purely plagues!”
Captain Sheng walked over and asked, ”Have you seen things through?”
Several young men nodded, ”We have not only seen, but also recorded.” Aunt Li’s husband also nodded.
”Oh, really? Could you show me?” Captain Sheng asked.
One of the young people handed their phone over.
The video was short. Captain Sheng finished it quickly.
From the video, two points were clear. First, these people well deserved to be beaten up. Second, the owner was trying to defend himself.
The only thing was… what happened when the lights were out? No one knew.
Uncle Li coughed,”Mr. Policeman, I was the one that reported the case.”
Captain Sheng returned the phone and went up to Uncle Li, saying, ”Then please talk about it.”
Uncle Li went through the whole story, from the morning a few days ago when the seven Rainbow Fighters showed up for money, to tonight’s incident.
Uncle Li's voice was loud. A few young people next to him could hear clearly. Their admiration towards the owner went up even higher. It took patience to get the big shark. The owner pretended he was weak and then he KO’d the whole group. What a master!
Sheng calmly listened and asked, ”So you don’t know what happened after the lights went out, correct?”
Uncle Li laughed, ”What else could’ve happened? The young master beat them up and threw them out!”
A few young men agreed.
Wang Qian and Li Kun both tightly closed their mouths. They knew that the protagonists in novels always maintained a low profile so they could surprise people later on. Also, they wished not to talk to people who worked in the government.
Captain Sheng looked back at Zhang Zian. Could this young kid really be that outstanding at martial arts?
But... the golden-haired guy confirmed it was a cat.
Captain Sheng was puzzled until a young policeman responsible for technical stuff ran over and whispered into his ear, ”Drug and alcohol residue was detected in their bodies; the concentration is high.”
Captain Sheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Everything was self-explanatory now.
These people consumed drugs and alcohol before they came. Drugs and alcohol led to their visual and auditory hallucinations. They robbed a pet shop in the dark. Listening to the cat in the dark as they were beaten up created the strange illusion.
On one hand, he had confessions from a suspect whose body contained high concentrations of drug and alcohol residue and was also likely to have a criminal record. On the other hand, he had witnesses from a group of sober people. It didn’t take much to judge which was more trustworthy.
Captain Sheng was a firm believer in materialism. He did not believe a word about the evil cat. Frankly, if he dared to report it to his boss, he might get demoted immediately…
He told the team, ”Take the suspects back to the police station. When they wake up, conduct a mental evaluation. Don’t waste time if they are retards…”
”Yes, sir.” The young policeman took the order.
Captain Sheng had decided what he was going to do, so he wandered back to Zhang Zian.
”How should I address you, sir?” He asked politely.
”My name is Zhang Zian; I’m the owner of this pet shop,” Zhang Zian replied. He was uneasy because he wasn’t sure how bad the seven Rainbow Fighters got hurt and if he could get in trouble.