Shadow Empire

Chapter 532 I am a good person! [666+6]
The sudden "arrest" and the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against his forehead made the chief of the Valley District Police Station sweat all over his forehead.

The two men behind him were disarmed as soon as they stood up.

The clerk did not scream.

In this day and age, it’s a safe bet that you haven’t experienced a few armed robberies—whether it’s gangsters coming to rob you or a patrol officer passing by looking for some pocket money.

No matter who it was, as long as he had never been robbed, it was definitely not normal.

Being robbed and watching others being robbed are what everyone at the bottom of society has to go through in this era.

Previously, some reporters interviewed some people, especially those living in poorer neighborhoods, and asked them what they thought the world would be like a hundred years from now.

They smiled and described their aspirations. Everyone had a different definition of the future, but they were the same in one respect.

No robbery in the future!

Well, skipping this funny question, the clerk is behaving normally now. She has even opened the cash register, ready for those armed police officers to borrow some pocket money when they leave. She can take it out quickly without being pointed at gunpoint.

Both groups are police officers, so there is no point in calling the police.

The chief of the Valley District Police Station slowly raised his hand, "Do you know what you are doing?"

The policeman holding the gun to his head grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellowish teeth. He then raised the pistol in his hand and smashed it hard on his forehead with the butt of the gun. "Fuck you!"

"Shut up!"

He took out handcuffs and handcuffed the branch chief's hands behind his back. The branch chief did not struggle because he knew very well that if he resisted at this time and the other party really beat him to death, his death would be in vain.

He could only loudly defend himself, "Do you have a warrant for my arrest?"

"Who gave you the order to arrest me?"

"Hou Lixie, do you know what price you will pay for your actions?"

The police officer hit the police chief on the forehead with the butt of his gun again. There was a dull thud, and the police chief's head swelled up and down.

Something wet and hot flowed down the place where he was hit, making him feel itchy. He tilted his head and looked at the police officer in front of him with hurt and fierce eyes!
He wanted to let the police officer know what the price of doing this was!
"You are dead!"

"Whether it's you or Blue, you, you both, are dead!"

A policeman standing at the back curled his lips and said, "If I were you, I would shut up right now. My brother has a bad temper..."

The branch chief shut his mouth obediently, but his eyes were still filled with anger.

The three were pushed into a police car. Of course, no one paid for their lunch and the clerk just shrugged.

The other customers looked at her, and she didn't look frustrated at all, "At least it's just that we didn't pay!"

The other guests all smiled, and someone chimed in, "Yeah, but you didn't pay for it, you're lucky!"

A similar scene happened in many places. Branch chiefs and office heads were caught and taken away by another group of police in places they were familiar with. For a moment, people didn't know what was going on.

Some people thought that this was an internal conflict within the police force, and soon rumors began to spread in the city.

The Valley District Chief was taken into a room, tied to a chair, and then everyone left.

He sat there for a while, seemingly forgotten.

Sometimes, faint, indistinct screams could be heard from outside the door, which made his heart beat faster and faster, and he broke out in sweat, feeling uneasy and frightened.

When the fear in his heart accumulated to a certain extent, he couldn't help but shout:

"Is anyone here?"

"Hi?"

"Hey!"

Just when he thought that no one would pay attention to him or there was no one here, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

The door opened, Duke pushed it open and stood by it, followed by two young men and two young adults.

He felt completely different temperaments and styles from these four people!
As an old policeman, he has solved many cases in his life.

Although Charlie is the "boss", he doesn't accept all the garbage. What he needs are loyal and capable subordinates.

These old subordinates of his are all excellent in their business abilities, otherwise they would not have been chosen by Charlie.

There was one person among them he couldn't quite see through, and the other three gave him a very strange feeling, just like... a student meeting his teacher!

There was a kind of uneasiness, not the uneasiness of life and death, but the uneasiness caused by other reasons, but he didn't know what it was.

"This person is Wall-E," Duke said humbly.

Everyone else's eyes were focused on the face of Chief Wally. He felt inexplicably panicked and turned his gaze to Duke.

"Did Blue order you to arrest me?"

"Do you have an arrest warrant?" He knew from Duke's appearance that they didn't have one, so his tone became a little more stern. "Do you know what the consequences of doing this are?"

Duke didn't answer, didn't even look at him, but just stood against the wall in a very respectful manner.

He knew that he must know the identities of these people.

Lance and the state prosecutor from Maintenon came to investigate the corruption case in the Jingang City police force.

He didn't know that Lance had such a relationship, and he was even more in awe of Lance! At this time, Wally focused his attention on the young man, looking at him with some doubt.

He looked at the young man, and the young man looked at him too. His calm and gentle gaze gave him a lot of pressure.

He turned his head with great difficulty and looked away; he was at a disadvantage.

He wanted to glare back in annoyance, but the moment this thought arose, it was automatically shattered.

Lance signaled that they could ask questions, Dean nodded slightly, and his assistants began to get to work.

"Mr. Wally, I have a few questions that I hope you can answer truthfully."

Wall-E said nothing, but he was obviously listening.

"The first question is, is there any transfer of interests between you and Charlie? Have you ever paid him bribes to get a promotion in the police force?"

"The second question is, have you ever helped Charlie to handle cases in violation of regulations or laws, such as shielding suspects, using intimidation, threats, etc. to force victims to agree to mediation?"

"The third question is, are you using Charlie and Hunter, who died accidentally, as the axis of your interest group and manipulating the police force to seek benefits for you?"

"The fourth question is, have you ever accepted bribes to help some suspects escape punishment? Have you ever bribed others for the convenience of your work?"

"Please answer four questions."

Wall-E turned his head and looked at the wall, silent.

At this moment, he had some understanding in his heart that these people were not coming for him, but for Charlie!

He was very confused, he didn't expect things to change so quickly, they were actually... going to deal with Charlie?

His eyes fell on those faces again, three of whom he had never seen before.

The Procuratorate, the Justice Bureau, and the Police Department are very familiar with each other and cooperate with each other.

If there is anyone in Jingang City who is qualified to investigate Charlie now, it is only the Procuratorate and the Justice Bureau, but the Procuratorate and the Justice Bureau... are all their own people, they can't do that.

Then there is only one possibility.

His heart continued to sink, even though he had vaguely heard last year that the state government was very dissatisfied with the police force because of the series of negative news about Jingang City, and wanted to investigate issues such as corruption and malfeasance in the police force.

But half a year passed and there was still no news. They all thought that it was just to deal with the media and Congress.

Even Charlie gradually relaxed his vigilance, but unexpectedly, they really came.

Big beads of sweat flowed down Wall-E's temples. He wanted to wipe them off, but his hands were handcuffed to the back of the chair and he couldn't move.

Lance stood aside and continued to exert pressure, "Mr. Wally, as far as I know, you and your wife's income is not enough to support you to buy a single-family house with a yard in full, not to mention your daily food and clothing."

"These things don't even require a special investigation. All it takes is a check of your financial transactions through the bank, and you will be found guilty of bribery and occupational crimes as a public official."

"You should be very clear about the consequences of being accused, right?"

Wall-E has almost collapsed. Once he is sentenced, there is a high probability that he will not be able to leave the prison alive.

He looked at Lance, "Who are you?"

"I think I've seen you before."

Lance smiled and replied, "Some people call me Mr. White, and some call me Mr. Lance. As for you, it's up to you what you want to call me."

Wall-E's eyes gradually widened and tinnitus began to appear.

The whole world turns into a crying monster when it cries.

After a long while, his eyes started to move. He had heard a lot of things related to Lance, including things that happened recently.

Hunter was dead, blown into dozens of pieces. It was said that Lance did it.

Even more disturbing, Hunter's wife and children were also missing.

In fact, interstate highway police in other cities have issued rewards for information on the source of the bodies, but no one knows the people in the portraits, so until now the highway police still don’t know who the dead man and woman are.

There is a high probability that this case will be placed at the bottom of the archives like other highway murders.

It was not until a killer felt that the police were too incompetent and called a large number of media outlets in advance, and voluntarily surrendered himself under the media's attention and confessed the crimes he had committed that the identities of these "anonymous people" and their experiences had a chance to truly surface.

Otherwise, they will most likely never be known or understood by anyone.

Wall-E is not Hunter, nor does he want to be Hunter. The expression on his face can no longer be suppressed. He looks like he is afraid, aggrieved, a little angry, and a little helpless.

"I want to become a prosecution witness and testify against Charlie in court, but I need a guarantee. I am willing to confess everything!"

A few minutes later, Wall-E inside the door explained the problem seriously, while Dean outside the door said with a teasing smile, "It seems that your name is very useful, Mr. Lance, in Golden Harbor City."

"Does it have any magical power?"

"I noticed that Mr. Wally's attitude changed immediately after he heard your name!"

He pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Lance, who held the cigarette in his mouth and took out a match and shrugged, "Maybe because they know I'm a good guy?"

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter...

(End of this chapter)