"Thank you for your patronage. That's $23."
Phil paid the bill and took the packed food. Just as he was about to return to his car, he felt something sting his feet.
After taking two steps, he suddenly felt dizzy. He forced himself to take another two steps.
But on the third step, he finally lost his balance.
Phil gritted his teeth. He could already see a woman who'd been sitting in the corner stand up. From her movements, she was clearly taking out a gun.
Phil often interacted with the police and had been imprisoned four times. He could already recognize the woman as a police officer.
His strong willpower made him take out his gun. Just then, a black shadow pounced over and bit his wrist.
"Ah …"
Phil's gun had already fallen to the ground. Before he could pick it up, Gerlyn had already walked over and kicked the gun away.
"Don't move!"
"Gerlyn, he can't move anymore, but I need to give him first aid … Hey, don't be so nervous. This lady is a police officer and this person is a wanted criminal. We've already called the police. There's no need for you to call them."
Raymond was a demon, but he was also a venomous snake. He carried neurotoxin.
Thankfully, his venom wasn't very strong. At least, it was much weaker than a viper's. The main effect of this venom wasn't to kill, but to cause hallucinations.
Gerlyn saw that although Phil was unconscious, his lower body was actually swollen up.
"This * sshole." Gerlyn didn't show any mercy. She kicked Phil's lower body.
Actually, Gerlyn had misunderstood the wanted criminal Phil. Phil had been poisoned by Raymond.
Raymond was a subordinate demon of the King of Lust. His venom had its own hallucinogenic and even aphrodisiac effects. Therefore, the unconscious Phil might be having some beautiful dreams.
Thankfully, the entire process went smoothly. So smoothly that Gerlyn couldn't believe it.
A criminal who'd killed three people had actually been arrested so easily.
This was all thanks to Raymond and Beelzebub, especially Raymond.
Gerlyn had seen well-trained police dogs before. Their performance wasn't any worse than Beelzebub's. The only difference was their size.
But she'd never seen such a smart pet snake.
It actually knew how to make such complicated commands. It would really bite whoever Chen Zhao told it to.
When Chen Zhao suggested this plan, even Gerlyn thought that Chen Zhao was crazy.
How could a snake understand such complicated instructions?
But reality proved that Raymond could do it, and he did it very accurately.
It really understood what Chen Zhao meant.
Chen Zhao gave Phil some blood so that he wouldn't die from the poison.
Although Raymond's poison wasn't very strong, it could still be fatal if it wasn't treated in time.
Gerlyn had already handcuffed the unconscious Phil. Then, they could wait for the police car and ambulance to arrive.
"Chen, I'm sorry to ruin this dinner."
"You didn't do anything wrong. You don't need to apologize."
"Also, thank you, Raymond, Little Demon … Chen, do they know what I'm saying? Or do I need some special gesture? "
"No need, they are very smart."
Fortunately, there were no cameras in the restaurant. In fact, the coverage of cameras in American cities was far less than in China.
Because they had just arrested Phil, there was no dinner or after-dinner program. Gerlyn had to personally return to the police station to record the arrest process.
However, Gerlyn didn't say the real culprit. She only said that she guessed that Phil might have been bitten by a poisonous snake when he entered the restaurant. Then, he tried to fight back with a gun, but Beelzebub bit his wrist. She didn't mention Raymond.
After all, if she said that he was actually attacked by someone who controlled poisonous snakes, either everyone would think that she was crazy or Raymond would be sent to the lab.
When Chen Zhao returned home, he realized that there was a huge piece of demonic crystal in the metal box.
Chen Zhao gasped. This was even bigger than the demonic crystals from before. It was even bigger than all the demonic crystals combined.
The previous demonic crystals could only be measured in grains, but this one could be measured in chunks. It was half the size of an adult's fist.
This was definitely from catching the fugitive, but he actually got such a big piece from catching a fugitive. Could it be that being a police officer and catching bad guys was more valuable than being a doctor and saving people?
No, it shouldn't be that way. It should be that if the person wasn't caught, there might be more casualties. That was why the reward was so big.
Just then, Gerlyn called. "Chen, thank you so much for today."
"Err … Gerlyn, why so polite? We don't have to be so polite, right? "
"No, of course. You don't know. That * sshole killed far more than three people. We even saved three girls from the temporary hideout that he confessed. Luckily, we found them in time. Otherwise, they would've ended up very tragically."
"Actually, this is nothing."
Chen Zhao guessed that it might be something like merit.
However, demons called it demonic crystal. Chen Zhao took out the small demonic crystal from before.
"You two, come here."
"Human, what are you doing?"
"You call this demonic crystal, right?"
"Yes."
"Then does Hell also have this thing?"
"Yes, but it's very, very rare."
"How do you usually get demonic crystals in Hell?"
"How can regular demons get them? Even big demons have to pay a huge price to get them."
"Then who did big demons buy them from?"
"Probably from a mine. There's a very small amount in demon mines."
"Then how do demon mines come about?"
"After human souls fall into Hell, most of them will be tortured and suffer because of the sins they committed while they were alive. After decades or centuries, they will dissipate into fragments. The Great Demon Lords will bury these fragments in special places. When the soul fragments accumulate to a certain amount, after a few centuries, demonic mines will be produced. Demonic crystals are the accompanying minerals of the demonic mines."
Chen Zhao thought about it. If demonic crystals were something like merit, then it could be inferred that those who fell into Hell were mostly sinners.
In that case, could it be inferred that those who fell into Hell were all sinners? However, even sinners might have done some good deeds when they were alive, so they had accumulated a small amount of merit. After suffering all kinds of hardships, they turned into soul fragments, and the soul fragments still contained their merit. Over time, after forming a demon mine, the merit would condense into demonic crystals.
"Only demons can use this?"
"Of course!" Beelzebub and Raymond said at the same time.
"Whoever tells me that humans can use it will have this demonic crystal."
The two demons exchanged glances. Neither spoke.
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