Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 246 Arrest
Leisai Tali was hiding behind Zhao Gang and the others, his face filled with arrogance and smugness, as if the brutal murder just now was just a trivial farce.

Seeing the police officers daring not to speak out and Jiang Jin being forcefully suppressed by the Temple team, he even felt a twisted sense of pleasure, and his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to not long ago...

Those two female college students were so youthful and vibrant, like two newly blossoming flowers. Their looks and figures were naturally stunning, and their energy ignited a lustful fire within him.

As a foreign reincarnator and an envoy of the Duncan Club, he was granted privileges and allowed to use professional skills in the real world. In fact, in Western countries, due to the rampant meme contamination, there is no such rule that "reincarnators cannot use professional skills in the real world."

He used his professional hypnosis skills to easily make them dazed and obediently follow him back to the hotel room. At first, he pretended to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor.

But once the door closed, his true colors were revealed.

He enjoyed watching them gradually awaken from their hypnotic daze, their eyes filled with fear, panic, and helplessness as they faced their unfamiliar surroundings and his evil intentions. He reveled in the thrill of controlling others' destinies.

They cried, pleaded, their voices hoarse, and then began to curse, but this only fueled his more perverse desires. He enjoyed their cries, finding them the most beautiful accompaniment.

One of the girls, with a more fiery personality, seized the opportunity when he relaxed his guard slightly, and bit his arm hard, almost tearing off a piece of flesh!
The excruciating pain and blood instantly ignited all of Lei Sai's violence and ferocity!
"Bitch! Slut!" he cursed, slapping the girl hard across the face. The other girl screamed in fright.

A murderous intent instantly gripped his heart—they were just two lowly Eastern women! How dare they defy him?! So what if he killed them? With his father's background, and the status of the Duncan Club as the world's top reincarnation team, which of those people in the Muxu Membrane Contamination Monitoring Department didn't treat him with utmost respect? Did he really think he would be punished?
And so, in the girl's despairing gaze, he easily, as if crushing two ants, strangled two young lives. Watching their eyes gradually lose their light, he even felt a morbid satisfaction.

Recalling this, a barely perceptible sneer even appeared on Lei Sai's lips.

He increasingly felt that his father's name and the Duncan Club's reputation were his shield, allowing him unimpeded access to the world. Once Secretary Duncan was elected president, he could act with even more impunity!

The police at the scene were indeed hesitant. After the advent of the meme pollution era, the country established the "Meme Pollution Monitoring Department" and granted it extremely high authority and independence, which indeed superseded the ordinary judicial system in many matters.

Just now, this foreigner contacted a high-ranking figure within the monitoring department right in front of them. After saying a few arrogant words, he handed the phone to the officer in charge.

After receiving the call, the officer's face turned extremely grim. Although he was extremely unwilling, he could only order his team members to remain restrained and not to make any rash moves.

Ordinary police officers were unaware of the specific existence of "reincarnators," but the recent strange events in Edo had given the world a vague understanding that a group of people with "special abilities" existed. The foreign murderer before them was clearly one of them.

Jiang Jin took a deep breath, suppressing his raging anger. His gaze swept over Zhao Gang like a blade, and he spoke in a low but resolute voice that only they could hear:

"Commander Zhao, you seem to have made a mistake. If a Reincarnator violates criminal law in the real world and is suspected of serious criminal offenses, requiring investigation and interrogation, it should be handled by the 'Reincarnator Crime Investigation Division,' which is under the Meme Contamination Monitoring Department and is specifically responsible for handling Reincarnator criminal behavior!"

He emphasized the words "Reincarnated Criminal Investigation Department".

"The Temple Team is indeed an officially authorized Reincarnator organization, mainly responsible for external dungeon raids and internal memetic cleanup and stability maintenance. When did it acquire independent judicial interrogation rights? What regulations are you basing your so-called 'internal coordination and handling' on? Did Minister Long grant you the power to override the Monitoring Department's own law enforcement system?"

"Jiang Jin!" Zhao Gang's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He did not expect Jiang Jin to be so familiar with the internal rules and procedures, and he did not expect the other party to be so ungrateful as to directly contradict him, the LV4 Temple branch leader!

Jiang Jin was right. The Membrane Contamination Monitoring Department was an agency established by the imperial court, and it followed the laws of the court, not Long Mingzhang's private team. However, in reality, everyone knew that Long Mingzhang was a local tyrant with immense power. He was like a magistrate who could set fires, while Jiang Jin was like a commoner who couldn't even light a lamp! Zhao Gang, relying on the reputation of the Holy Temple, had never seen anyone dare to show him the slightest disrespect.

"How dare you! You're asking for trouble! You really think that by associating with the Eternal Dream team, you can disregard our Temple? I'm warning you one last time, take your people and get out of here right now! Mr. Tali, we have to take you with us!"

"What if I say no?" Jiang Jin met his gaze without backing down, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.

"You..." Zhao Gang choked. After all, the other party was Ye Xiu's benefactor, and he really couldn't fight with Jiang Jin.

"What are you all standing there for! Take Mr. Tali away!" Zhao Gang finally decided to forcibly take everyone away!

The atmosphere on the scene instantly became tense, ready to explode at any moment!
At this critical moment, Jiang Jin arranged for the police to leave first, then closed the door, silently activated the mind communication function granted to him by the Soul Imprint permission given to him by Ye Xiu!

He directly contacted Lin Zhi, a LV4 Reincarnator with the rare ability of spatial teleportation, a core member of the Eternal Dream Team headquarters, through his thoughts!
"Lin Zhi! This is Jiang Jin! I'm on the fifth floor of the Yangting Hotel in the Golden Scale District, being threatened by the Xuanhuang Division of the Holy Temple. I need urgent support! Bring the Anti-Magic Shackles and three to four Reincarnators with a class of at least LV3! Hurry!"

The instant the message is sent!
Without warning, five figures appeared in front of Jiang Jin as if they had stepped out of the void, blocking the way between Zhao Gang and the others and Jiang Jin!
The leader, Lin Zhi, appeared to be in his early thirties, with a cold and stern face, and his body emanated powerful spatial fluctuations. Behind him followed four members of the Eternal Dream organization, each possessing a calm and powerful aura; they were all elites of the main group, with the lowest level being peak LV3!

As soon as Lin Zhi appeared, his cold gaze swept over Zhao Gang, his tone devoid of any emotion: "Commander Zhao, are you trying to make things difficult for Deputy Commander Jiang?"

This sudden turn of events caused Zhao Gang and the Xuanhuang group members behind him to change their expressions drastically!
Especially when they sensed the undisguised, powerful aura of the elites of the Eternal Dream Corps emanating from Lin Zhi and the others, their momentum was instantly suppressed!

Zhao Gang's heart sank!
He was merely the leader of a branch regiment under the Holy Temple, while his opponent was a core member and elite of the Eternal Dream Legion! In terms of strength, status, and backing, he was completely at a disadvantage!
His harsh words just now seemed utterly laughable and weak in the face of such an absolute disparity in strength.

"Lin...Lin Zhi?!" Zhao Gang's voice was hoarse as he forced himself to remain calm. "You...how did you get here? This is the real world; we can't use our professional skills here! Jiang Jin, having them use spatial abilities to get here is a serious violation!"

Jiang Jin stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Lin Zhi, and coldly looked at Zhao Gang: "Violation of regulations? Go back and write a report, report me to the monitoring department for abusing my authority and calling on reincarnators to intervene in real-world affairs, let them come and arrest me!"

Arrest someone? Zhao Gang felt bitter: What kind of ghost are you arresting? Ye Xiu, the leader of Yongmeng, is the head of the monitoring department himself. Are you suggesting that someone from the same group arrest someone from the same group?

"I, Jiang Jin, hereby declare!"

Jiang Jin suddenly raised his hand, pointing at Lei Sai Tali, who was hiding behind him and whose face was beginning to turn pale. His voice was like thunder: "Before the specialist from the Monitoring Department's 'Reincarnator Crime Investigation Division' officially arrives to take over! This person—the murderer suspected of brutally killing two of our citizens!—must be arrested by me, in my capacity as the police chief of the Golden Scale District, and brought back to the police station for questioning and evidence collection! This is procedure! This is the law!"

His gaze sharpened as he swept over Zhao Gang and Shen Mohan: "Anyone who dares to obstruct us is openly defying the law and attempting to protect the murderer! Lin Zhi!"

"Yes!" Lin Zhi replied in a deep voice.

"I order you! Use the anti-magic shackles to arrest that foreign suspect! If there is resistance, use necessary coercive measures! If anyone else obstructs law enforcement... treat them as accomplices and arrest them as well!"

"Yes!" Lin Zhi answered without any hesitation, his gaze instantly locking onto Lei Sai Tali!

A teammate specializing in binding and control immediately stepped forward, producing anti-magic shackles in his hand, and walked towards Lei Sai.

"No! You can't do this! My father is Alan Tully! The Duncan Club will not let you get away with this! Shen! Zhao! Save me!" Lei Sai panicked, screaming in a show of bravado while trying to back away and even using his professional skills to fight back.

However, as a mere near-LV3 reincarnator, he was utterly no match for the elites of Eternal Dream brought by Lin Zhi.

The team member simply snorted, and an invisible mental shock caused Lei Sai to grunt, his ability instantly interrupted. Then, the anti-magic shackles snapped and locked his wrists firmly!
The runes on the shackles lit up, and Resai immediately felt as if his power had been frozen, and he could no longer mobilize it at all.

“Bastards! Let me go! You yellow-skinned monkeys! You lowly..." Lei Sai struggled, hurling insults in English without thinking. “Shut up!” The Yongmeng team member punched him in the stomach without hesitation, causing him to bend over like a shrimp, all the foul language turning into painful retching.

Zhao Gang watched all this with a livid face, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, but he dared not actually make a move.

He stared intently at Jiang Jin, forcing out the words through gritted teeth: "Jiang Jin! Do you know what you're doing?! Are you trying to sabotage the Reincarnators' cooperation against the Old Core Organization?! You can't afford the price! Neither can the Eternal Dream Team!"

Jiang Jin turned around abruptly, his gaze like two sharp swords piercing Zhao Gang: "The bigger picture? If today, I stand by and watch a foreign beast use his dirty abilities to kill our compatriots on our own soil, that would be the greatest disregard for the bigger picture!"

His voice was loud and firm, every word resounding: "If you can't even defend the most basic fairness and justice, if you can't even protect the lives of your own citizens, what kind of cooperation is that? Such cooperation is nothing but kneeling and begging! Haven't there been enough lessons like this in history? I, Jiang Jin, stand here today as a police officer, and I will never allow such a thing to happen! Whatever the consequences, I will bear them alone! Take him away!"

He said the last two words to Lin Zhi and the team member.

Without hesitation, the Yongmeng team dragged the completely limp and ashen-faced Lei Sai Tali away from Zhao Gang and Shen Mohan like a dead dog, opened the door, and headed towards the elevator.

All the police officers outside the corridor were staring at Jiang Jin in utter shock. When they saw that there were several more people in the room, they vaguely realized that the rumored "superhumans" in the Membrane Contamination Monitoring Department might actually be true.

They had previously harbored many doubts and reservations about this young deputy director who had been parachuted in, but at this moment, Jiang Jin's toughness, sense of responsibility, and adherence to justice and national dignity completely won them over!

Someone started clapping, and soon the scattered applause turned into enthusiastic applause. All the police officers spontaneously looked at Jiang Jin with admiration and clapped vigorously! At this moment, Jiang Jin's prestige in the police station was truly established!

Zhao Gang was trembling with anger, but could only watch helplessly as Lei Sai was taken away.

Shen Mohan stood to the side, his face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. He knew that Jiang Jin could still summon many Eternal Dream Reincarnators, all of whom could fight fearlessly, while he, Shen Mohan, was not yet LV5.

You Tali family members made your own mess, do you expect me to risk my life to clean it up for you?
Jiang Jin ignored them, nodded his thanks to Lin Zhi, straightened his police uniform, glanced at the police officers present, and said in a deep voice, "Dismissed! Take the suspect back to the station! Notify the forensic and technical teams to thoroughly examine the scene and secure all evidence! I will personally oversee this case!"

"Yes, Director Jiang!"

The police officers' loud responses were filled with unprecedented enthusiasm and confidence.

Shen Mohan's face was extremely ugly. He quickly took out his phone and began to contact Long Mingzhang.

"Minister Long...something terrible has happened..."

"What? Okay, I understand, Pavilion Master Shen. Listen to me, don't contact anyone from the Duncan Club yet. I'll handle this as soon as possible!"

Long Mingzhang gritted his teeth.

Ok, good, good!
You, Jiang Jin, are just a mere LV2, and you treat every little thing as an imperial edict!

Zhao Gang was just a branch leader, but he was the branch leader of the Holy Temple, and he represented Long Mingzhang's reputation!
You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog!
Lei Sai Tully committed murder and should be punished, but how to punish him is a matter of great importance, not something Jiang Jin can decide! The meme situation in Japan continues to deteriorate, and no one knows whether meme contamination will continue to spread westward!
North American countries are the most severely affected by meme contamination. Back then, many Americans fled to South America. Unexpectedly, the current meme chaos is not happening in North America, but in the Far East!
Right now, collaborating with the Duncan Club and sharing our experience in meme purification is the top priority! How can we possibly arrest Alan Tully's son before all this?
"Yu Tianlun!" He immediately called Yu Tianlun: "What do you mean by this! Is your Nirvana team planning a rebellion?!"

No wonder he reacted so strongly.

If this matter is not handled properly, it's questionable whether he can even keep his job!

He had long known that Yu Tianlun was unpredictable and that this matter was likely orchestrated by him!

"Minister Long, what do you mean?" Yu Tianlun was completely baffled as to why Long Mingzhang had suddenly become so furious. He was currently studying the information he had extorted from the Blood Lord!

"Yu Tianlun, are you really stupid, or are you just pretending?"

Yu Tianlun was extremely puzzled. Could it be the banquet with the Blood Lord? But that didn't make sense either.

"Listen to me! Contact Jiang Jin immediately and tell him to hand over Mr. Tali to the Temple team right now! Immediately!"

He couldn't possibly use the investigation department to handle this matter. The investigation department had an imperial envoy stationed there, and all related matters required reports and files! How could he then operate in secrecy?

He, Long Mingzhang, is just a local tyrant, not a real emperor!

He still has the authority of the imperial court!

Yu Tianlun was completely stunned: "Jiang Jin, what happened to Jiang Jin!"

Go ask him!

Long Mingzhang angrily hung up the phone.

In the real world, he can't do whatever he wants; he can't actually go to the police station and force Jiang Jin to release him. His official position represents power, but it's also a constraint. If he did that, he'd give others ammunition to criticize him!
This must be resolved before the Duncan Club's management becomes aware of it!
Of course, cooperation between the two reincarnators is the general trend and will not change because of one Lei Sai. However, once the other side has a pretext or leverage, they will inevitably create obstacles during the cooperation.

There's no way around it, the total number of top reincarnators in the United States is greater than theirs!

Immediately afterwards, he connected with Ye Xiu's call.

"Old Ye... listen to me, you have to revoke Jiang Jin's soul imprint authority! We can't let him do whatever he wants anymore!"

The most urgent task is to stop Jiang Jin from controlling the reincarnators of the Yongmeng team!

"What? What happened?" Ye Xiu asked in surprise as he lay on the hospital bed.

"he……"

At this moment, the tablet computer in front of Long Mingzhang was playing international news: Douglas Duncan, the minister of the Duncan Club, has a national approval rating of over 75%.

He is almost certain to be the next President of the United States!

(End of this chapter)