Chapter 71

When Isabel was feeling a bit anxious and restless, a faint cry suddenly came from afar, "Miss Isabel, Miss Isabel, where are you?"

Hearing this voice, Isabel's nervousness instantly vanished without a trace. She hurriedly responded, "Aina, I'm here, Aina, I'm here..."

Following her response, not long after, more than ten figures appeared in the forest. The one who ran forward first was Isabel's sensual and close female guard, Aina.

As soon as Aina saw Isabel, who was unharmed, she exclaimed in surprise, "That's great, that's great, Miss Isabel, you're really fine."

"Yes, I'm fine, and I'm doing very well," Isabel smiled slightly, pointing to the robbers lying not far away, "But I think they might have encountered something bad."

By now, Isabel, seeing that the three robbers had not moved at all, knew that it must have been the mysterious young man who had used some magical means. Perhaps, just like a short while ago, when the young man quickly tapped the three men a few times to stop their bleeding, making them completely immobile.

Aina took a quick look and exclaimed, "Oh, my God, what happened to these three bad guys?"

Although Aina had not spent much time with the three robbers, after two confrontations, she knew that their skills were definitely not low. Otherwise, it would not have been easy to kidnap Isabel from them. Of course, the main factor was the gun.

Isabel shrugged and said with a smile, "They were beaten by a great hero."

"Great hero?" Aina was full of confusion.

At the same time, the police officers who had come with them also rushed over. They cautiously looked at the three suspects. One of the female officers waved her hand, and the police officers pounced, pinning the three suspects to the ground. However, when one of them took a closer look, he immediately noticed something wrong with the suspects.

He saw that the three suspects were dazed, foaming at the mouth, and although their eyes were open, they had no vitality, like idiots.

This made the police officer exclaim, "Chief Liu, come and take a look at these three suspects. It seems something is wrong."

The "Chief Liu" he mentioned was the female officer, whose name was Liu Min. She looked to be in her thirties, with beautiful features, a short and neat hairstyle, a tall and slender figure of about 1.71 meters, and fair skin. In her police uniform, she looked very impressive and strong.

Currently, Liu Min was serving as a deputy director of the city bureau. She could hold such a position at her age not only because of her mysterious background but also because of her outstanding abilities. Whether in management, skills, marksmanship, or investigative abilities, she was well-deserving of her position as deputy director.

This time, Liu Min was sent to lead the team for two reasons: first, the chief was on official business and could not return for a while, so the affairs of the bureau were being managed by the secretary of the political and legal committee; second, the top brass did not come because of what Isabel had told Aina. Third, Liu Min was a woman who spoke two foreign languages, making it easier to communicate with Aina and the other bodyguards and to handle the aftermath for Isabel.

Hearing this, Liu Min hurriedly took a few steps forward, squatted down next to the suspects, and carefully examined them. The more she looked, the more surprised she became. If she was not mistaken, the three suspects had completely turned into idiots. Moreover, from the through-and-through wounds on their wrists, it was highly likely that this was the work of an internal martial arts expert. Otherwise, the suspects would not have had no other injuries.

Liu Min was not unfamiliar with internal martial arts experts, as she came from a military family. Four years ago, she left her beloved special forces for some reason. Therefore, it was not surprising that she knew about internal martial arts experts.

After a more detailed examination, Liu Min was completely certain that this was the work of an internal martial arts expert. She felt a bit unhappy. In her mind, these internal martial arts experts were powerful, but without the authority to enforce the law, they had directly beaten these people into idiots, completely disregarding the law and acting recklessly.

This was completely different from Liu Min's beliefs. She disliked such people the most.

Then, Liu Min stood up, walked to Isabel, and asked with a smile, "Miss Isabel, you mentioned that these three suspects were injured by some great hero. Could you describe the specific situation for me?"

"Sure," Isabel replied with a smile, then her expression turned serious, "When I was kidnapped here by these three suspects, I felt very helpless. Suddenly, a masked hero in white descended from the sky. In just a few moves, these suspects fell to the ground. I immediately picked up my jade and went to thank him, but after a few words, the hero took the jade and disappeared."

"This is very disappointing," Isabel concluded, spreading her slender hands.

"Is that all?" Liu Min asked skeptically. She knew very well the value of the jade in Isabel's hand. Whether Isabel gave it away or not was her business, and she did not care as long as Isabel was safe.

"Indeed, that's all," Isabel shrugged.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Isabel. If there's nothing else, could you and your bodyguards come down the mountain with us and go to the city bureau? We need to take a statement."

Liu Min smiled wryly and shook her head slightly. She was almost certain that Isabel was lying and might have even reached some agreement with the mysterious expert. Otherwise, why would there be such a boring internal martial arts expert who saved people, took the jade, and then left? As for asking about height and other details, Liu Min was too lazy to ask, as she believed that even if she did, she would get inaccurate information.

"Sure," Isabel knew this was a normal procedure and did not refuse.

Then, the group, with three of them carrying the three suspects, headed down the mountain.

Among the more than ten people, there were two small groups: one was Liu Min and her team, who were escorting the suspects, and the other was Isabel and her bodyguards.

In Liu Min's group,

One of the police officers asked in a low voice, "Chief Liu, when I heard Miss Isabel's story, it felt so... so..."

"So what? So unrealistic," Liu Min said with a faint smile.

"Right," the police officer nodded and then asked cautiously, "By the way, Chief Liu, could that great hero really exist?"

Although he asked this, he was already 90% convinced. If the scene was not deliberately fabricated, it was hard to explain why the three suspects' wrist wounds were not bleeding, and the fact that they all became idiots was very strange. Unless they had really encountered the kind of "great heroes" from novels.

The other police officers thought the same way, and their ears perked up.

Seeing their expressions, Liu Min found it a bit amusing but said, "Some things you don't need to know, so don't ask. Also, after we return, this case will be handed over to higher-ups, so you must keep it confidential to avoid any trouble."

Liu Min spoke lightly about the matter because the country was becoming more relaxed in this area, seemingly pushing for this to happen. She believed that within three years, the existence of internal martial arts experts would likely be known to the public, and all that was missing was a trigger.

The police officers, hearing this, were immediately overwhelmed with shock. If they understood correctly, Liu Min indirectly confirmed the matter. If other deputy directors or even the chief had said this, they might have had some doubts, but with Liu Min, they almost completely believed in the existence of magical internal martial arts.

After all, Liu Min's background had always been a mystery to them.

Aina also asked Isabel similar questions, but after Isabel smiled and shook her head, she did not ask further. She believed that if Miss Isabel was willing to share the details with others, she would definitely be one of them.

Because, she and Isabel were not just in an employer-employee relationship but had grown up together as friends, a relationship that could be described as close as sisters.

Going up the mountain is hard, but coming down is easy.

In just over twenty minutes,

The group emerged from the narrow forest path.

At this moment, ten meters from Xu Jianxing's house, six police cars of various sizes were parked, with several police officers on guard. Xu Jianxing was also miserably standing among them.

Originally, Xu Jianxing had quietly returned home, but when he opened the door to go to the jade street, he was questioned by these police officers. Even when he said he had urgent business to attend to, they did not let him leave, saying that a major case had occurred in the area and they needed to investigate some people. However, this investigation could only be done after their superior returned.

Thus, Xu Jianxing was kept here, carefully guarded, which made him very speechless. However, he could guess the police officers' intentions to some extent.

Sure enough, when Officer Zhao saw Isabel and the others return, he ran over to a female officer, and the conversation was clearly heard by Xu Jianxing.

Officer Zhao ran to Liu Min and pointed at Xu Jianxing, then said softly, "Chief Liu, I feel that the young man named Xu Jianxing is a major suspect. He not only lives in a position at the foot of the mountain that is easy to observe, but he is also not a local. According to him, he has only rented a house here recently. So when he tried to leave, we detained him and decided to wait for you to return before making a decision."

Hearing this, Xu Jianxing was very bitter. He knew this was the case. Liu Min nodded slightly and said, "You did well. Officer Zhao, you and Officer Zhang should take the three suspects to the hospital to avoid any accidents. Remember to guard them carefully, and keep everything about the suspects confidential. You can ask Officer Zhang for more details."

"Yes, Chief," Officer Zhao saluted and ran to a police car for suspects, then, along with a few other police officers and the three suspects, drove away.

At this moment, Liu Min walked over to Xu Jianxing, saluted, and said, "Hello, Mr. Xu. I am Liu Min, a deputy director of the city bureau. I heard some things about you from my colleague. I would like to ask you some questions. Is it convenient for you?"

"Inconvenient or not, it has to be convenient," Xu Jianxing thought bitterly and then said helplessly, "Sure, Chief Liu, what do you want to ask?"

"Alright," Liu Min nodded and said, "Mr. Xu, since you are not from here, why did you rent a house here?"

"Tourism, the scenery is nice," Xu Jianxing said weakly.

"Who can prove that you are a tourist?" Liu Min asked straightforwardly.