Chapter 502: Turning the Tables
"Xu Zhiqiang, what are you doing back here?" Li Feng immediately stood out and confronted him.
"What am I doing back here?" Xu Zhiqiang snorted coldly. "My mother was killed by you people, so naturally, I have come back to catch the murderer!"
Catch the murderer!?
Mei Li's eyes darkened. Xu Zhiqiang's return this time was clearly intended to frame someone.
It was clearly Xu Zhiqiang who had angered the old lady to death, but now, he was reversing the accusation, claiming it was them who had killed her.
"Xu Zhiqiang, you really are a beast!" Mei Li said coldly.
"Officers, you must help me, it's this woman!" Xu Zhiqiang ignored Mei Li beside him, and pointed directly at Sixth Sister.
"It's this woman, she's my sister-in-law. After my brother died, she has been taking care of my mother. Recently, I don't know who she got involved with, but just a moment ago, two people were killed right here in this courtyard. And my mother was killed by their group!" Xu Zhiqiang said, and then actually began to cry.
Xu Zhiqiang, when it came to acting, really missed his calling—tears fell just like that, his face full of misery, and one would think he was greatly wronged unless they knew the truth.
At this moment, two police officers directly pulled out their handguns. Based on what Xu Zhiqiang had said, with three people murdered here, the officers were naturally on high alert.
"Please cooperate with us, we need to inspect this place," a police officer who spoke Huaxia addressed Mei Li and others.
"Officer, this man is a gambler, his mind is a bit unclear, he's prone to delusions," Mei Li said at this time. "Murder? How could there be a murder here?"
"Don't try to deny it. There were just two people killed here," Xu Zhiqiang pointed at Mei Li and claimed.
"Officer, if someone was really murdered, then there must be bodies, right? In such a short time, if someone was really killed, there would definitely be some traces, right?" Mei Li countered.
After hearing Mei Li's words, the two police officers nodded a little, seemingly finding some sense in what she said.
The two officers then discussed in Japanese, and afterwards one of the officers, gun in hand and cautious under the supervision of the other officer, moved towards the inside of the courtyard.
"Officer, the murder just happened here," Xu Zhiqiang hurried over, pointing out the spot to the officers where Ding Fan had killed the people.
After a thorough examination, that officer shook his head towards his partner.
The area obviously had something burned, but from the burned area, it was hard to determine if a murder had occurred.
Mei Li's lips slightly curved up upon seeing this.
When Ding Fan had disposed of the bodies, Mei Li had been watching on the side. That high-temperature Fireball had melted some rocks; under such intense heat of the Fireball Technique, how could any evidence be left behind?
"I told you, how could anyone have been killed here?" Mei Li said.
"I saw it with my own eyes! I can testify, I saw the whole process of the killing. It happened like this!" Xu Zhiqiang, somewhat unwilling to give up, was very serious when he detailed the entire process of Ding Fan killing those two Japanese.
At first, the two officers were seriously listening to Xu Zhiqiang's explanation, but as it went on, after exchanging glances, they began to look at Xu Zhiqiang like he was mentally ill.
Talking about how Ding Fan caught the bullets shot at him with two fingers and then threw them back, killing the other person with the bullet.
Talking about how Ding Fan used a hand blade to directly split another person in two...
To these officers, these things seemed utterly inconceivable. At this point, they started to believe Mei Li's words.
It seemed Xu Zhiqiang was really insane. Those things he mentioned could only be seen in sci-fi movies or fantasy novels.
"Officer, please arrest these people quickly, I'm telling the truth!" Xu Zhiqiang earnestly told the officers.
"Catching bullets with his fingers?" The officer made a gesture of catching bullets with his hand.
Xu Zhiqiang hurriedly nodded. "Yes. That's how he caught the bullet."
Xu Zhiqiang, after finishing, even mimicked Ding Fan's motion of catching a bullet.
"Able to split a person in two with a hand blade?" The officer mimicked the action with a hand blade for emphasis.
Xu Zhiqiang vigorously nodded. "Yes, that's exactly how it was."
"Get lost!" The officer suddenly kicked out fiercely, catching Xu Zhiqiang off guard and knocking him into a face-down position.
"You? Why are you kicking me? They are murderers, and instead of catching them, you kick me..." Xu Zhiqiang was truly aggrieved by the kick.
"You lunatic, if you continue to obstruct us from performing our duties, don't blame us for being rude!" The officer warned Xu Zhiqiang while tucking away his gun.
"I... I'm really not crazy!" Xu Zhiqiang saw the officers were leaving and became truly anxious.
Before, Ding Fan had kicked him out like a dog. He had brought the officers back, intending to seek revenge. To really stir up trouble for Ding Fan.
But now, not only did the officers not intend to arrest Ding Fan and his group, they kept calling themselves crazy instead.
"I... I'm really not crazy... You have to believe me..."
However much Xu Zhiqiang wanted to stop the two officers, they still intended to leave.
"Brother, where is mom now?" Xu Zhiqiang suddenly remembered Six sister who was nearby.
Xu Zhiqiang knew that Six sister was honest and wouldn't lie, so he wanted to find a breakthrough from her.
Indeed, as soon as Xu Zhiqiang asked about their mother-in-law, she pointed inside the room. "Mother-in-law..."
Xu Zhiqiang's eyes lit up; he didn't wait for Six sister to finish, he directly addressed the officers. "Officer, my mom was indeed murdered inside... My mom is in there right now, you're already here, so let's go inside and see..."
The two officers glanced at each other.
Seeing that the officers still didn't believe him, Xu Zhiqiang hurried toward the house. "Officer, I will carry my mom out, then you will see if I am telling the truth!"
And just as Xu Zhiqiang was about to rush to the door, Mei Li kicked out suddenly.
Xu Zhiqiang wasn't paying attention, and the kick landed directly on his stomach. Xu Zhiqiang sat down hard on the ground.
"Officer, you see I wasn't lying. I wanted to go into the room, and these people got scared, that's why they kicked me." Xu Zhiqiang said from the ground to the officers.
"Step back everyone, I am going to check inside," one of them stepped forward and spoke to Mei Li and the others.
It was clear that the officers somewhat believed Xu Zhiqiang's words.
"Not now, a doctor is inside treating someone, no one else is allowed in." Mei Li told the officers.
"Treating someone?! Who are you deceiving? You think the police are idiots?!" Xu Zhiqiang sneered coldly. "Officer, my mom was definitely harmed by these villains, they must be preparing to cover up their crime!"
"Anyone who dares block our way will be punished for obstructing justice!" the officer warned Mei Li and the others.
At that moment, both officers promptly pulled out their guns, pointing them at Mei Li and the rest.
"You're finished, you're all doomed!" Xu Zhiqiang gloated gleefully from the sidelines.
Whether Xu Zhiqiang's mother was dead or not, others might not know, but he certainly did. His mother had died from the distress he caused her. At the time, while searching for something valuable, Xu Zhiqiang's mother tried to stop him, and he ended up literally distressing her to death.
So, in Xu Zhiqiang's view, as soon as the police stormed in and saw his mother's body, this dirty water would fall on Ding Fan and Mei Li's heads.
That would be a charge of murder! These people were sure to die!
Mei Li and the others couldn't obstruct any longer given the two officers' posture; if they continued to obstruct, these officers would really shoot.
"Officer, I will lead you inside," Xu Zhiqiang at the moment stayed true to his lackey nature, trotting ahead to lead the way.
Watching Xu Zhiqiang lead the officers toward the room, the expression on Six sister's face was extremely grim.
Having been through so much hardship, Six sister understood, if the police went in and saw the body of the mother-in-law, then the situation for Brother Fan and the others would be very hard to clarify.
"Xu Zhiqiang... aren't you afraid of being struck by heavenly thunder for this?" Six sister stepped forward, blocking Xu Zhiqiang.
Xu Zhiqiang himself had distressed his own mother to death, yet now he wanted to pin this mess on Ding Fan and the others. It was utterly despicable.
"Sister, for a paramour, you would even harm your own mother-in-law! The real divine retribution should fall on you!" After saying this, Xu Zhiqiang immediately shoved Six sister, who was blocking the way, aside.
Xu Zhiqiang led the officers swiftly to the doorway of the room.
"What do we do now?" Li Feng frowned deeply.
If the police went inside and really saw the dead body of Ding Fan and the old woman, they would be in deep trouble, practically beyond saving.
Being the behind-the-scenes boss of Red Spider, Ding Fan's safety was a top priority for Li Feng here; if anything really happened, how could he, Li Feng, answer to headquarters?
"We'll have to play it by ear!" Mei Li spoke indifferently.
Mei Li had the same idea as Li Feng; no matter what, they couldn't let Ding Fan fall into the hands of these officers.
Whoosh...
Xu Zhiqiang, leading the way, slid the door open.
"Ah... how... how can this be?!"
Upon opening the sliding door, the scene inside left Xu Zhiqiang completely dumbfounded...