Chapter 461: More Than One Hundred Crimes At the Same Time

Meng Chao brought those questions to Shen Yupeng.

The secret police of the adjudicator court leaned against the wall with his hands in the pockets of his lead-gray trench coat. He stared at the dancing flames with a contemplative expression on his face while thinking hard about the clues.

Meng Chao did not want to interrupt Shen Yupeng’s thoughts.

After all, Lu Siya admired Shen Yupeng a lot as well, and she was his competitor. She believed that he was a criminal investigator with thoughts as sharp as a surgical knife.

But after waiting for a moment, Meng Chao heard faint snores coming from Shen Yupeng’s nose.

“...”

Meng Chao cleared his throat softly.

Shen Yupeng was startled awake and blinked. He stared at Meng Chao with bloodshot eyes.

Meng Chao was shocked. “Big Brother Peng, are you infected by Blood Flower spores or the new zombie virus? Why do you look so haggard?”

They were quite close to each other, so even though Meng Chao was the victim of the case, if they were to talk to each other, there was just no need for them to discuss things formally. Shen Yupeng smiled wanly and said, “Sorry, I’ve been pretty busy lately, and I haven’t slept in a while.”

“Haven’t slept in a while.” Meng Chao frowned. “That sounds new. Big Brother Peng, how long is ‘in a while’?”

Shen Yupeng thought about it.”Around one month, I guess.”

“You haven’t slept for around one month?” Meng Chao was shocked. “Why?!”

“Over the past few months, the crime rate in Dragon City has been growing. It’s especially the case for malicious crimes. There’s also been an increase in High-IQ offenders.”

Shen Yupeng was unable to stop himself from yawning. He rubbed his face and scratched his stubble. “The adjudicator court has been going through a structural change as well. We can’t mobilize more personnel for these things, so we have to work 24/7.”

Meng Chao knew a bit about the structural change in the adjudicator court.

It was mainly because they discovered quite a lot of superhumans being involved in the ambush of Noble Descent Hotel through Zhou Tianshui.

Many of the superhumans might not have intentionally collaborated with the abnormal beasts, but they still took bribes, engaged in nefarious plots, did all sorts of illegal things, and had, in an objective sense, provided a crack for the abnormal beasts to attack while the city was weak.

To take precaution against evil, to win the Monster War beautifully, and for superhumans and normal people to be able to continue existing harmoniously and closely so that Dragon City could spread Earth’s civilization to all of the Other World, the Survival Committee took the lead and forced the nine great mega corporations as well as various powerful organizations to examine themselves, perform auditing, learn, and change on a spectacular scale.

The adjudicator court was a very unique law enforcement organization.

To investigate superhuman criminal activity, there were plenty of times when they had to perform investigations under highly classified situations. They also had to use various legally ambiguous methods or downright illegal methods to secure evidence.

And to obtain that evidence, they needed a lot of secret capital that they could write into the accounts.

If it was absolutely necessary, before they gained proof, they could even execute justice on certain lost people who were highly destructive. That was what people meant by saying that they could act before reporting to the authorities.

This sort of organization where criminal investigation, judgment, and law enforcement were all encompassed in one body was a major disaster area that violated standard protocol.

At the moment, the abnormal beast research department was enjoying the limelight while the adjudicator court was losing favor.

Meng Chao had heard from Lu Siya long ago that a few really powerful secret police officers and adjudicators had been fired from their positions. She had sounded really happy at their misfortune at that time.

It was no wonder then why Shen Yupeng looked so haggard and could not help but grumble while they were talking on the phone.

But even though he had grumbled about it, he was still a very professional and experienced secret police officer. When he saw Meng Chao’s expression, he immediately asked, “What’s the problem?”

Meng Chao repeated his question.

In the end, he came up with this conclusion, “Let’s just say that we’re dealing with a criminal organization here. Then, Ning Lang is definitely not the mastermind.

“With his experience, intelligence, and strength, it’s impossible for him to come up with such a meticulous criminal plan. The Deification Capsules, blueprints of the warehouse, and the large number of military-grade weapons are also not things that he could get.

“That’s why I think that there’s a great chance that the mastermind behind this criminal group is someone else. Ning Lang is just a chess piece sent to break enemy ranks. He’s just carrying out orders loyally.”

“I’ve been thinking about this possibility too. Regardless of whether it’s the murders in the trash site or the robbery here, Ning Lang’s decisiveness is far past the limits of a newbie with no criminal record. His ruthlessness and cunning reminds me of plenty of lost people who have been fighting against the adjudicator court for more than ten years,” Shen Yupeng said with a grave expression.

“But the effects of the Deification Capsule aren’t over yet. Even though his life is not in danger, his organs are still showing signs of weakening. He’s currently incredibly frail, and he’s receiving treatment in a hospital under the adjudicator court.

“If we look at this optimistically, we will only be able to interrogate him by the second half of the night at the earliest. Once we get results, I’ll immediately inform you. If we get any clues, I might have to ask you to use the power of the large number of members you have in the Broken Star Club to conduct the investigation.”

“Don’t worry, Big Brother Peng, I’ll definitely help!” Meng Chao agreed readily.

It was not just because this case was related to his company.

Even if a warehouse from another company was burned down, Meng Chao would still look for the truth, because he was really interested in the enigmatic Deification Capsule.

They were about to continue discussing the case when they suddenly heard explosions in the distance.

The explosion happened at least eight kilometers away. The sound waves were blocked off by the skyscrapers, so when they reached Meng Chao and Shen Yupeng, they were very faint.

But as Heaven Realm superhumans, when they heard the familiar sound, their expressions still changed.

Based on the sounds, it was not an accidental explosion. It reminded them of crystal bombs and anti-monster mines having exploded in a chain in another battlefield in the city.

They exchanged a glance. Then, they simultaneously used their maglev abilities to rise into the air.

Looking into the distance, they saw flashing lights and fireballs rising and falling in the depths of the dark city. They were like dazzling but bizarre fireworks.

Meng Chao shuddered. His instinctive reaction was that the abnormal beasts had launched another large-scale attack.

At this time, he was finally able to call Lu Siya. But while the abnormal beast research department was indeed really busy, they did not find a single clue leading them to abnormal beasts. They did not find a single monster, zombie, or undead.

“It should... just be a normal robbery, I think?” Lu Siya said uncertainly over the phone.

“A normal robbery?” Meng Chao looked at the brilliant fireworks in front of him and did not know whether he should laugh or cry. “Did the robbers in the whole city make an appointment to rob their targets together tonight? That doesn’t make sense. How could there be so many robbers in all of Dragon City?!”

Even though they lived through a period of lawlessness that was like a bloody hell decades ago, and all of them did not want to recall it, ever since the Survival Committee was built and order returned, the crime rate in Dragon City had been controlled pretty well.

Even though it was general practice for all the citizens to practice martial arts and learn how to use light and heavy firearms, which led to fighting and crimes of passion everywhere, there were not many meticulously planned, sophisticated, and having stewed around for a long time crimes.

The reason behind it was simple.

The difference between normal people and superhumans was too great.

And the difference between superhumans of different levels was also so great that it brought about despair.

Even if normal people were so desperate that they wrecked their brains to think of a foolproof robbery and even if they managed to steal the goods; afterwards, the superhumans would definitely be able to find clues and capture the perpetrators.

And if Earth Realm superhumans wanted to commit crimes, they would face just punishments from Heaven Realm superhumans.

Once superhumans reached Heaven Realm and became famous people, they would become the vested beneficiaries of the current rules of the game. The money they earned through legal means could fill up their pockets, so why would there be a need for them to take risks?

Of course, lost people did cause great damage to Dragon City, but the birth of lost people was mainly due to spirit energy destroying some mysterious region in their brains, which led to their central nervous systems being invaded and their thoughts becoming distorted. Thus, they would go through spirit energy deviation and commit crimes. They did not do it purely for interests.

Besides, once lost people decided to break free of the law, they would be mercilessly suppressed by the adjudicator court. Even if they managed to escape through sheer luck for a period of time, they could only run into the depths of the lairs and hold hundreds of thousands of lair citizens as hostages. They would then be people so despised by society that they could not see the light of day.

Could it be that the lost people hidden in the depths of the lair decided on the spur of a moment to run out to steal from others as they pleased?

That was impossible. They had no reason to be so stupid. It was basically the same as them surrendering themselves.

But Shen Yupeng kept receiving news that stated that there were indeed dozens, no, more than one hundred malicious crimes happening at the same time in Dragon City, and all of them involved supernatural abilities.

Meng Chao could not understand it.

Hence, when Shen Yupeng hurried to the other crime sites, he mentioned that he wanted to help.

They had long since established a happy working relationship during the Blessed Paradise murderous pets case.

Dragon City also promoted the idea that all citizens were soldiers, so the Red Dragon Army, research departments, and adjudicator courts would never reject the help from citizens when they carried out their duties.

Shen Yupeng was experiencing a severe lack of manpower on his side, so he was grateful for Meng Chao’s help.

In truth, Meng Chao was not the only one shocked. Dragon City had not experienced more than one hundred malicious crimes happening simultaneously over the past thirty years. The endless explosions surprised plenty of superhumans, and all of them rushed to the crime sites.

But they soon realized that the situation at the crime sites was really problematic.

Malicious crimes were different from zombie hordes and monster invasions.

The people had gone through countless simulations of fog descents, monsters invasions, and zombie viruses and Blood Flower spores causing riots. They knew how to handle them.

Even if they did not receive any orders from their superiors, once they saw zombies, monsters, and the undead, they would just fight fiercely while ensuring that their bodies were safe. Unless they were told to stop by their superiors, they would stop.

In any case, most of the zombies, monsters, and the undead were creatures with grotesque appearances and strange figures. They were eye-catching existences that humans could tell were different from them with just one glance.

But the criminals of the one hundred or so malicious crimes were all humans.

When the superhumans heard the explosions, it usually meant that the crimes had already reached their end, and the criminals had already obtained the items they wanted. They were just using the explosives to get rid of all the clues and evidence on the crime site.

The criminals could even pretend to be the reinforcements who arrived with the other superhumans.

As for the superhumans, they were not used to treating humans as their opponents, so it was difficult for them to see through their disguises.