abnabooks Chapter 164 Different Lists
Chapter 164 Different Lists
Chapter 164 Different Lists
After Klein and Leonard finished handing over their duties to the relevant police officers at the police station, they prepared to leave and return to Blackthorn Security Company to report for duty.
As I was leaving, I happened to run into the Megose family being brought out of the detention center by the police and being released, accompanied by a high-profile legal team, as they signed the release documents.
Klein had seen his fiancée, Megius, at a Lannault investment presentation. She was young, beautiful, and full of energy, radiating happiness.
She looked extremely haggard and dazed. Her once beautiful and kind eyes were now filled with melancholy and sorrow.
Moreover, he always seemed a beat slow in everything he did; even when signing release documents, he only reacted after the police impatiently urged him several times.
Beside Megius stood a middle-aged couple, who appeared to be her parents. Seeing their daughter like this, they were filled with tears and were heartbroken.
He kept beating his chest and stamping his feet, blaming himself for being blind back then, for actually thinking that Lanius was a good person, which ultimately harmed his daughter.
When Klein saw Megaus's parents, he couldn't help but think of his own parents from his previous life. He imagined how worried his parents must be when he disappeared without a trace.
The thought of not being able to return home in time to support his parents and see them off in their old age filled Klein with sorrow.
Just as Klein was about to use his "spiritual vision" to check on Megaus's parents' condition, a clear voice from the side interrupted him.
"Did your police station embezzle? Miss Megous and her family were arrested in their home. They had no idea about Lanluus's escape when they were arrested, and naturally, they didn't transfer any related assets. So how come they only have this little bit left?!"
Everyone present was drawn to the voice and saw a young woman in a lawyer's robe holding a list, pointing at the items on the table and demanding an explanation.
"Miss, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"
The overweight police officer who was dealing with the lawyer looked unfriendly and was furious, but could only reply in a sinister tone, hoping that the young woman in front of him would understand that their actions had indeed made a mistake and they had been caught red-handed. If things got out of hand, he would be in deep trouble.
"The team responsible for arresting my client and his family was the Fifth Special Operations Unit of the Ahowa County Police Department. The search warrant they presented contained cash, jewelry, and some property deeds, with a total value of approximately one thousand pounds."
But all you've handed over are some soles and a few pieces of jewelry; the most important thing, the real estate, is gone. Moreover, there are inconsistencies in your records. Don't tell me that this was all the stuff you had when it came into your possession.
The two lists contain different items. Either the guards or the fifth team in charge of the investigation must have pocketed the money.
This young lawyer was quite pretty, but she spoke in a loud, harsh, and vicious voice, revealing all the truth and even stirring up internal strife within the police force.
The fat police officer in charge blushed deeply, but he couldn't utter a word in rebuttal under everyone's watchful eyes. He couldn't even throw a tantrum or use his power to intimidate people.
Klein and Leonard, standing to the side, exchanged a glance and understood what was going on.
It's likely that the police officers in charge of guarding the family thought the Megose family was doomed, so they simply embezzled the huge sum of money.
After all, although Megas's family was also deceived by Lanluus and invested all their money, Megas's parents were relatively risk-aware and did not go all in, thus preserving their family's fixed assets, which was a considerable windfall for the police station.
Moreover, even under normal circumstances, when the police conduct a search, the money always gets tainted after passing through their hands. Since the police are also in charge of the raids, it's easy to cover up the discrepancy by writing a smaller list.
However, the Lannüs case is different; it involves too much scope, and Backlund's explanation is that Lannüs is an extraordinary being.
Given that the Megaos family worshipped the god of steam and machinery, the raid was ultimately carried out by the "Mechanical Heart" team.
The three extraordinary squads affiliated with the police station and the police station are actually two separate systems. To some extent, the extraordinary squads have far greater authority than the police station. Therefore, when the police station later wanted to embezzle the property of the Megalos family, they did not dare to reconcile accounts with the "Mechanical Heart" squad.
No reconciliation is fine, as long as no one checks, it's fine. But then a meddlesome lawyer from Backlund helped the Megose family get acquitted.
Unfortunately, one of the lawyers on the team, a woman who didn't know the rules, brought the matter to light in public, exposing the unspoken rules and causing the whole situation to freeze.
Megose's parents didn't want to cause any more trouble or offend the police station, but considering they now faced enemies all over the world...
Without money, they couldn't even move, so they could only remain silent and watch the righteous lawyers do as they pleased.
As for the leader, the lawyer wearing a wig, he looked at his student with a doting expression and made no move to stop him.
"Who said our Fifth Squad was embezzling money? This is a police station, not a lawless place. We have to be responsible for what we say."
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Just then, a voice came, and everyone saw the police chief and a senior inspector walk over. Surprisingly, the police chief was walking side by side with the senior inspector who had spoken up, which seemed very strange.
"Captain Leo!"
As the tall and imposing Captain Leo walked toward the female lawyer, Klein and Leonard stood up together to greet her.
As the leader of the "Mechanical Heart" squad, Captain Leo had an excellent memory. He recognized Klein and Leonard as members of the Night Watch squad, frowned slightly, nodded to them, and then walked up to the female lawyer, asking seriously:
"Did you say our Fifth Squad was embezzling money?"
The sweet-looking, very young female lawyer, seeing the menacing Captain Leo, instinctively shrank back slightly, but quickly straightened up and looked at the list, saying:
"The two lists are different. The list from the fifth squad has much more items than the list provided by the police station. One of you must be wrong."
After Captain Leo took the list, he only glanced at it before realizing that the police had tampered with it.
Captain Leo glanced casually at Klein and Leonard, who were standing aside watching the commotion, and felt a headache coming on.
Normally, he could turn a blind eye to such things, but the Megos case is attracting attention throughout Tingen, and the relevant information will definitely be reported tomorrow.
He represents the Steam and Mechanical Church, and if the blame is pinned on the Fifth Squad, he will be unable to hold his head high in front of the other two captains.
Moreover, because the enemies faced by the Extraordinary Squad are not ordinary enemies, impure thoughts and the absence of "light" in their hearts can bring huge hidden dangers and provide opportunities for secret organizations and followers of evil gods. Therefore, the Church has always strived to cultivate Extraordinary members in a positive direction.
If the fifth squad is ultimately framed, and its members who still believe in the "light" are wronged and suffer injustice, the entire squad is in danger of falling apart. It is terrifying for extraordinary individuals who do not believe in the "light" and lose their reverence for the Church and the God.
Moreover, the Megaus family are believers in the Church of Steam and Machinery, and protecting their interests is also his responsibility as the captain of "Mechanical Heart". So almost instantly, Captain Leo made a decision: even if his relationship with the police station went bankrupt, he could not take the blame for them.
So he bluntly handed the two lists to the equally embarrassed police chief and said:
"I have never heard of anyone adding to the assets of the person under investigation. My fifth team handles cases impartially and will never make a mistake."
In short, the "Mechanical Heart" team will never make a mistake or take the blame. The rest is up to you!
The police chief took the two lists, glanced at them briefly, and couldn't help but curse inwardly. This was too ruthless! One list was a full dozen pages long, while the other was only half a page long. You couldn't fool a ghost with this.
However, the police chief also knew that it was impossible for the police officers in charge of guarding the property to keep it all to themselves. Many senior officers in the police department had also suffered heavy losses due to Lanius's scam. It was likely that these people had collectively divided up the property of the Megaius family. Perhaps one of the gifts he received a few days ago was a portion of this property.
However, they did things too carelessly, and the legal team that parachuted in from Backlund seized on their weakness. On one side was Backlund's elite legal team and church influence, and on the other side were all his police colleagues, including himself. For a moment, the police chief didn't know how to deal with it and was sweating profusely.
But just as the situation reached another stalemate, the female lawyer who had fired the first shot suddenly spoke up:
"Could it be that the officer's subordinates made a mistake, only bringing part of the list and leaving the rest behind?"
"How about we find an office to rest for a bit, and then have someone fetch the other lists so we can compare them?"
The female lawyer's words were a lifeline for the police chief, but how to let the matter pass could not be discussed in public. The female lawyer's words gave him the possibility of making a deal in secret.
This made the bureau chief forget that it was this seemingly harmless female lawyer who initiated the group. He gave her a grateful look and then quickly led the others to his office.
Klein and Leonard had only met by chance, but now that things had developed to this point, and given their guilt towards the Megao's family, they exchanged a glance and silently followed.
Upon entering the office, the female lawyer spoke first, addressing the police chief directly:
"We can let go of the matter of my client's lost property, but we would like to ask the director for a small favor for my client!"