Zhang Lisheng walked around Fuqian Road twice and thought about it. He felt that he could only ask a kind-hearted person where the county bus station was first.
Then, he would look for a bus to Damu Town at the bus station and beg if the bus could take him to Damu Town first. He would pay for the bus the next day.
After making up his mind, Zhang Lisheng happened to see a plump middle-aged woman walking towards him. He stopped her immediately and asked, "Auntie, can you tell me how to get to the county bus station?"
"The bus station has just been moved to Xianzhuang, it's far away.
How about this, take the No.5 bus across the street, it's six stops away. Or take a motorcycle, it's only four yuan. "
"Auntie, I … I want to know how to get to the bus station?"
The middle-aged woman was stunned. She looked at the young man's blushing face and asked, "What's wrong? You only have the bus fare left?"
Zhang Lisheng nodded with his head down.
"You're not a liar, are you?"
"Of course not, auntie.
Erm, I'll ask someone else if you don't know the way. I'll ask someone else. "Zhang Lisheng's face was red and he was about to walk away in a hurry.
"Don't go," The middle-aged woman grabbed Zhang Lisheng and took out ten yuan from her pocket, "I think you look like a kind kid, not a blind kid who's trying to fool people.
Take this ten yuan and buy two meat pancakes. Take the bus. "
Zhang Lisheng rejected immediately, "No, auntie, how can I take your money? I'm just asking for directions …"
"Stop talking and go home. Don't let dad and mom worry about you. Go home now." The middle-aged woman shoved the ten yuan into Zhang Lisheng's pocket and walked away quickly.
"Auntie, where do you live? I'll send you the money tomorrow." Zhang Lisheng touched the ten yuan in his pocket and shouted behind the plump woman gratefully.
The woman ignored him and walked away.
With the ten yuan, Zhang Lisheng's predicament was solved. He estimated that it would only cost him five to six yuan at most to travel from the county to Damu Town. He planned to follow the kind aunt's instruction and take a taxi to the bus station. He would then take the taxi home.
Just when Zhang Lisheng was about to reach out his hand to stop a car, he suddenly saw a police car speeding by and stopping in front of him.
The window of the police car's driver's seat slowly rolled down. The driver was Yang Zhengqi, who looked exhausted.
He glared at Zhang Lisheng with his bloodshot eyes for a moment before spitting out a few words in his deep voice, "Get in, I'll send you home."
The moment he saw Yang Zhengqi, Zhang Lisheng's expression turned from immature to calm. He thought about it and walked around the police car calmly. He opened the car door and sat on the passenger seat.
The police car started and drove towards Guawo Village.
On the streets of the county, the two people in the police car did not speak. It was not until the police car drove into the winding mountain road outside the city that Yang Zhengqi suddenly said, "I spent the whole day with you yesterday. I just found out the identities of the four people you killed."
Zhang Lisheng was still speechless.
Yang Zhengqi continued, "The person who died at your door is called Song Lisheng. He's from Yangcheng in the eastern province of Guangdong. He's a cultural relic smuggler who also does some tomb raiding. He's been arrested a few times, but he was released due to lack of evidence.
"Speaking of him, he's nothing special, but when it comes to his big brother and second brother …"
"Chief Yang, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Among the four people you killed, three of them weren't criminals who did it on the spur of the moment. They were professional criminals. One of them was a retired captain of a special force investigation company, so I had no choice but to increase your danger level by a few levels.
"The last victim, He Qingmiao, was from the same village as you. According to the records of the other villagers, he was the one who dragged you to the county hospital after your father's accident a week ago …"
"You guys are even asking about something like this?" Zhang Lisheng said while smiling in confusion.
"This is also a clue to solve the case, so of course we have to ask.
The cause of He Qingmiao's death was the effect of the poison, but his internal and external injuries were also very serious. The forensic doctor said that if it was not for the effect of the poison, he would've suffered a lot of unnecessary torture before he died.
Moreover, he died on his knees. He was begging for mercy, am I right? "
Zhang Lisheng was not used to beating around the bush, so he asked again, "Chief Yang, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"What I'm trying to say is that no matter what the cause of your murder is, the crime scene has proven that you're a very cruel and terrifying criminal. At the same time, you've offended the two most famous people's representatives in Guangdong Province.
"Since your nationality is America, I think it's better for you to go back to your own country for the sake of your own life, for the sake of the social safety of this new town in Qu County, and for the sake of an old policeman's reputation."
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.
"You were born in St. George Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, America. You're an American citizen."
"Huh?" Zhang Lisheng repeated his question blankly.
"I've said it twice, you're an American."
Seeing that Yang Zhengqi did not look like he was joking, and it was impossible for him to joke with him, Zhang Lisheng fell into silence for a moment and became agitated all of a sudden. "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a Chinese, and my ancestors have been rooted in the Western Sichuan Miao Land for generations …"
Looking at Zhang Lisheng's unusually agitated expression, Yang Zhengqi had a hazy pleasure in his heart. He said while smiling, "Don't be agitated. In terms of blood, you're indeed a Chinese like me, but in terms of the law, you're an American.
Haven't you heard of the term American Chinese? "
"I'm not some American Chinese," Zhang Lisheng said firmly. As a Rank-1 Wizard, he could be said to be the descendant of the Chinese God's bloodline. How could he call himself a foreigner?
"I've said that you're a Chinese in terms of blood, but you're an American in terms of nationality. That's the truth, there's no contradiction.
You're already 16 but not 18, and you're going through a nine-year compulsory education. You can say that you don't have the ability to work. According to the law, I've contacted the American Consulate in Chengdu and asked them to look for your mother who's far away in America.
She'll naturally become your legal guardian once they've contacted her, and she'll bring you out of China. "
"A-Mother, my mother, the American Consulate is looking for … looking for my mother …" Zhang Lisheng was upset all of a sudden. He said while lowering his head, "I won't go to America even if I find my mother. My ancestors are still there …"
"You must go to America. You must go to America.
Let me tell you, although I can't convict you, it's still 100% possible for me to chase you out of my jurisdiction since you're not even 18 and you're a disaster with American nationality, "Yang Zhengqi said coldly while looking at Zhang Lisheng with a taut face.
If Zhang Lisheng did not see it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to imagine that the serious and deep captain of the Criminal Police Force who had been interrogating him for the entire day would be so impulsive.
He opened his mouth wide while being dumbstruck, but he felt that he had nothing to say. Although he had become a wizard, power was still something that this inexperienced young man could not deal with.
Although he was stubborn, deep down in his heart, he had a faint desire to see his biological mother.
Both of them remained silent throughout the journey until the police car stopped at the entrance of Guawo Village. Zhang Lisheng asked all of a sudden, "Also, what do you mean by offending the Eastern Guangdong People's Congress?"
"Song Lihai, the chairman of the Eastern Guangdong Yuehai Group; Song Litao, the CEO of the Eastern Guangdong Yuehai Group. They're Song Lisheng's elder brother and second brother whom you've killed. They were also the Eastern Guangdong People's Congress for three consecutive terms.
You should've heard of the Yuehai Group, right? "
"Yes, I've heard of it. Don't they have a basketball team?
But why would this Song Lisheng rob my house if he had brothers like that? Isn't that the same as breaking into a thatched cottage with gold bricks? "
"I've met people who had gold cards in their bags that could buy a building, but they still stole a floral scarf at a luxury store. They're just crazy people who seek thrills. Such things happen a lot nowadays.
However, it's your bad luck that you've met them. The two Song brothers of the Yuehai Group are not as simple as a representative of the People's Congress or a philanthropist. "Yang Zhengqi's tone was filled with a subtle warning.
Zhang Lisheng did not know how to talk, so he asked dumbfoundedly, "What's not simple about it?"
Yang Zhengqi shut his mouth and gestured for Zhang Lisheng to get out of the car. He did not answer anymore.
The haze of the bloody murder that happened the night before was still brewing in the mountain village at the moment.
Most of the Chinese tourists had left the mountain village. However, at the same time, there were some young foreign tourists who came to Guawo Village from other tourist attractions in Western Sichuan happily.
Their sightseeing spot was the Zhang family's old house where they could still smell the bloody stench.
Such an outcome was not strange at all, and it had nothing to do with courage. It was purely a difference in civilization.
In the traditional civilization of the Chinese, the attitude towards ghosts and gods was to keep a respectful distance.
Meanwhile, the westerners who believed in God, the Son, and the living. On the other hand, they liked to investigate supernatural incidents.
Zhang Lisheng was stared at by some villagers and foreign tourists as he got out of the police car. The difference was that the Guawo villagers' eyes were filled with fear while the foreign tourists looked very curious.
Yang Zhengqi got out of the police car on purpose when Zhang Lisheng got out of the car. He watched Zhang Lisheng walk slowly to the old house along the stone path in the mountain village.
Some of the villagers who saw that could not help but discuss softly, "Isn't that the captain of the Public Security Bureau? Why is he sending Old Man Lisheng back to the village personally? Pfft, sending Old Man Lisheng back to the village personally?"
"What's wrong with the captain? He's just a mortal after seeing the omniscient power. However, it's better not to talk about this now. Be careful not to get your tongue bitten by worms."
"Why are your words so horrifying, you little brat?
Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I have another thing to ask you. Ermu's funeral, do you think we … "
"Do you really want to die? Why are you still bringing this up?
Ermu broke into the Zhang family's house and knelt in the end. His heart, liver, and lungs were all over the ground. It's not like you didn't see it. I'm afraid his family dared not organize this funeral for him. Of course, we'll pretend to be dead. "
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