Chapter 29

"Hands up, police!"

In front of Room 502 at the Chengdu South Gate Hotel, Li Mang was confronted by a machine gun, his muscles tensed, but he did not make any rash moves.

Two more police officers appeared in his line of sight, breaking through the door and skillfully attempting to grab his hands from behind.

"Wait!" Li Mang skillfully dodged and shouted to stop them.

"Stay still! Don't move!" The officer with the gun shouted loudly, his voice full of authority and seriousness, making people instinctively want to obey his commands. This was a common tactic they used; loud shouting could intimidate people psychologically.

"You have no right to arrest people at will! Where are your police IDs? Where is the arrest warrant? I suspect you are just thugs!" Li Mang shouted back loudly.

This is a tough one... the police officers couldn't help but think, but Li Mang's questions were reasonable. They could only passively show their police IDs and a search warrant, which turned out to be in order. However, the content of the search warrant was questionable.

"Upon investigation, Li Mang, resident of Room 502 at Chengdu Hotel, has outstanding personal abilities and has injured people, and is highly likely to be a member of a specially trained terrorist organization..."

"Ha!" Li Mang couldn't help but laugh, but then he looked at the police officers with a mocking expression and said, "Officers, do you really think I'm an ignorant country bumpkin? Yes, I did hit someone, but are you using weapons for this? Not only pointing guns at me, but also fabricating a baseless charge? Who gave you the right to do this!"

"..." The police officers looked at each other, they were just following orders from above and didn't know the full details.

"Take him in first!" A stern voice came from outside.

"Sir, please cooperate!" The two officers said, reaching for Li Mang's arms again.

"Wait!" Li Mang dodged, and before they could get angry, he said, "I'll go with you, but don't touch me, or you'll regret it!"

"..." The person outside agreed, "Alright!"

"I need to get something!" Li Mang didn't wait for their permission and went straight back to the room to get his safe. This safe was provided by Yanhuang, identical to the one the CEO used during overseas visits, made of the same material and structure, used to store confidential documents to ensure that the name 'Yanhuang' did not appear in public.

Unless the complex password and fingerprint were known, no one else could open it. If it was forcibly opened, the explosive device inside would detonate, destroying all the documents inside.

"Wait!" One of the officers shouted to stop Li Mang's actions, as the leather safe looked suspicious, similar to the ones in sci-fi movies that contained explosive devices.

The officers in the room were on high alert, especially the one with the gun, who put his finger back on the trigger, ready to shoot.

"What? Afraid it's a bomb?" Li Mang laughed mockingly, clicked a few times to open the safe, quickly flipped through the contents, and then closed and locked it.

Inside were some documents, files, and a satellite phone, not the guns and explosives they imagined. It turned out to be a false alarm. The police escorted Li Mang out of the hotel, the convoy blaring sirens as they returned to the police station.

"Name?"

"Li Mang."

"Age?"

"22."

...

The interrogation began just like in the TV shows, and Li Mang's information was quickly gathered in great detail. They didn't ask about the previous fight but everything about Li Mang's identity, as if they were investigating his background.

"Li Mang, from a rural area in the south, a farmer's son, with no special background. Graduated from Yan University a year ago, worked in a state-owned enterprise in Yanjing for half a year as an office secretary, and was later dismissed for disciplinary violations. No other records."

"Graduated from Yan University?... Where has he been for the past six months?"

"According to our inquiries, he said he has been working at a small company in Yanjing for the past six months, and his purpose for coming to Chengdu is tourism."

"Can this be verified?"

"We have already contacted the police in Yanjing and confirmed that what he said is true."

"So what if he graduated from Yan University, he's just a country bumpkin!... Execute the next plan!"

"Yes..."

In the detention center, Li Mang's face was as dark as a storm cloud. He wasn't a naive newcomer; he could see that someone was trying to frame him. This was not just a case of abuse of power but a deliberate setup.

"Good one, Wulong, once I complete this mission, I'll settle the score with you!" Li Mang was both angry and amused. If not for the fear of alerting the Chen family, he could have shown any of the documents in the safe and walked out, no need to suffer like this.

But doing so might alert the Chen family, so Li Mang could only wait for Yanhuang to arrange his rescue. Yang Fan agreed with his idea and was arranging the ransom. However, Li Mang didn't know that the Wu family's plan this time was not just to frame him but to eliminate him!

"Click!"

The iron door in front suddenly opened, and two middle-aged officers with square faces walked in, one of them holding a police baton and the other wearing gloves.

"We suspect that your safe contains incriminating evidence. Please cooperate and let us inspect it!" One of them said sternly.

"..." Li Mang felt something was off and became more cautious, but on the surface, he remained calm, "It's just a simple fight. You have no right to detain me!"

"A simple fight? Five people, four with broken thighs, one almost crippled, all still in the hospital. Is this a simple fight?" The other middle-aged officer shouted loudly, with a righteous tone.

"..." Li Mang narrowed his eyes, his heart not at peace. From their reactions, it seemed they were telling the truth. But Li Mang knew his own limits; he couldn't have broken anyone's bones, let alone crippled them. This was a complete setup, and the injuries were likely real.

Such a malicious plan suggested that their intentions were not simple. They wanted him to go to jail, and such actions were truly disheartening.

"Let me reiterate, we suspect that your safe contains incriminating evidence. Please show us, or we will take stricter measures!"

"My lawyer is on his way. We can talk when he arrives." Li Mang didn't want to argue with them; whatever he said now was useless.

A lawyer? The two officers exchanged glances, their eyes showing urgency, and then they moved closer to Li Mang in unison, shouting, "You can't act wild here!"

"What do you want to do? Violent interrogation?" Li Mang stared at them intently.

Li Mang's gaze made the two officers uneasy, but they didn't stop. They tried to grab the safe. Li Mang naturally wouldn't allow it and stood up to resist.

Unexpectedly, the officer with the gloves reacted quickly, pulled out a gun, and placed it in Li Mang's hand, then pointed the gun at his own shoulder and pulled the trigger— "Bang!"

"Ah!" It wasn't a fake gun. The middle-aged officer screamed and crouched down, holding his wound, his hand instantly soaked in blood.

"Police assault!" The other officer 'shouted in shock' and quickly pulled out his gun, aiming to shoot Li Mang.

Despite being cautious, Li Mang didn't expect such a move. Seeing the officer pull out his gun, he instinctively aimed and pulled the trigger— "Bang!"

This time, it wasn't the shoulder but the chest. The middle-aged officer, perhaps never expecting Li Mang's reaction to be so quick, fell to the ground, bleeding from the mouth, and died on the spot!

The officer with the shoulder wound, perhaps not expecting the situation to escalate, was terrified and shouted, "Murder! Murder!"

...

First update, a bit late.

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