44: You dare to frame my older brother? I have evidence!

The three of them had originally intended to stay at the police station to reminisce about their past cases before leaving.

After all, they were International Master Thieves; escaping from a police station was no difficult feat for them.

Yet, they saw that the police station treated them with such little regard!

Not only did the officers fail to give them the attention they deserved, but that Officer Xiao Chen had even dumped them directly outside the Interrogation Room!

This was outrageous!

They couldn't bear it; they simply couldn't bear it.

Thus, the three of them decided to leave ahead of schedule.

They easily picked their handcuffs and shackles.

Without those restraints, the occasional police officers who passed by and hadn't seen them before didn't suspect a thing.

There was hardly ever anyone in the Criminal Police Squad's courtyard. The three shared a smile, preparing to walk out in a grand and open manner.

However, before they could even take a step, a group of Criminal Police Officers suddenly rushed out from inside.

Thinking the officers were there to catch them, the three took off at full speed.

This, however, caught the attention of several officers.

"What were those people doing here? Why are they running?"

"I don't know."

"Wait, why do those figures look a bit familiar?"

"Captain Xu, aren't those the thieves? They're trying to escape!"

Once they recognized them, several officers moved in quickly.

They soon recaptured the three and put them back in shackles.

Although they were caught, the three felt slightly more at peace.

With the police deploying so much manpower, it showed at least a baseline level of respect for them.

Then, they heard Captain Xu give an order.

"Have Officer Chen take these guys back to the Interrogation Room and keep a close eye on them. Let's go!"

The three realized something and were about to explode with rage on the spot.

What the hell?

After all that, these police officers weren't even coming for them?

They just happened to be spotted and got caught as an afterthought?

They were speechless.

This was just their damn luck.

At that moment, Officer Chen escorted the three thieves back into the Interrogation Room.

At the same time, following Xu Feng's instructions, he told Lin Pei he could go home.

Lin Pei, however, was in no hurry to go home.

"Officer Xiao Chen, back when I was first brought in, someone claimed they saw me steal the painting with their own eyes."

"Now that it's proven I didn't steal it, how should the person who slandered me be dealt with?"

"Staying at the police station these past two days hasn't been very pleasant."

"I hope the person who slandered me receives the punishment they deserve."

Officer Chen frowned, and Lin Pei thought he had remembered.

But then he heard the officer ask.

"We haven't even interrogated you much these past two days, so how could it have been unpleasant?"

"From what I saw, you've been eating and drinking just fine; nothing was held up."

"With you around, there wasn't even enough food for the brothers to eat."

Lin Pei barely suppressed the urge to assault a police officer and said just one sentence to keep Officer Chen from going off-topic.

"Officer, I'm accusing that kid Yan Song of slander."

Officer Chen had been present when Yan Song identified Lin Pei as the thief that day, so of course, he remembered.

He really did need to call the person over and question them again.

Slander was indeed a punishable offense... Before long, Yan Song was called over.

During this time, he had watched the police's live stream while with the Film Crew.

Lin Pei entering the thieves' home to pick the locks was as easy as entering his own house.

Although those thieves refused to admit Lin Pei was one of them even under the threat of death.

But he could tell that the police had always been suspicious of Lin Pei.

Just now, it seemed an officer had even tested Lin Pei by asking him to pick a lock at the police station.

Yan Song felt more confident.

As long as he stubbornly insisted that Lin Pei had stolen the painting, even if the police lacked evidence, Lin Pei wouldn't be released easily.

By the time he got out, Yan Song figured he would have finished filming the scenes for the bandit leader.

What would be left for Lin Pei?

Soon, Yan Song was also brought to the Interrogation Room.

The trio of thieves, Lin Pei, Officer Chen, and another officer were all inside.

Officer Chen signaled for him to sit down.

"Yan Song, I'm asking you, you said back then that you saw Lin Pei steal the 'water lily' with your own eyes."

"Now that the real thieves have been caught, what do you have to say?"

Opposite him, Not True, whose hands were locked to the interrogation table, looked a bit displeased.

"Officer, we are Master Thieves, not petty thieves."

"Calling us 'petty thieves' is simply an insult to our status."

Officer Chen sneered.

"An insult? Do you 'Master Thieves' not steal things?"

"Officer, if we didn't steal things, we couldn't be called Master Thieves, right?"

"Since you steal things, aren't you still just thieves?"

"That's different..."

"Shut up!"

Officer Chen interrupted Not True and turned back to Yan Song.

"Yan Song, speak."

Yan Song glanced guiltily at Lin Pei.

"Officer, I was telling the truth that day."

"The 'water lily' was stolen by Lin Pei; I saw it with my own eyes."

"Bullsh*t!" As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, Little Fatty let out a thunderous roar, making Yan Song tremble.

Lin Pei felt like his tongue had skipped a beat.

These guys were way too quick to jump in.

Their chatter was really dense.

But that was fine too.

With them around, he didn't even have to open his mouth to explain.

Little Fatty was huffing and puffing with rage.

"Let me tell you, the three of us stole that 'water lily' painting; it has nothing to do with my Big Brother!"

Big Brother...?

It took Yan Song a while to realize they were referring to Lin Pei.

He gave a sarcastic laugh.

"Oh man, you're calling him 'Big Brother' now, and you still claim you're not in the same gang?"

"Officer, I told you they were accomplices."

"The reason Lin Pei could open the Master Thieves' door was because he knew the passcode."

Officer Chen spoke up, "Actually, that's not the case."

Yan Song was stunned.

What was going on? Why was the police officer speaking up for Lin Pei?

Across the table, Little Fatty slammed his hand down.

"Pah!"

Because he was wearing handcuffs, he nearly snapped his own wrists.

"Hiss!"

Lin Pei could see it now.

Among these three brothers, this one had the biggest temper.

Yan Song was clearly slandering him, yet this guy seemed even angrier than he was.

Little Fatty's eyes were wide with fury.

"I don't care anymore, I'm providing evidence!"

"Officer, when we stole that painting, I filmed a video."

"The video is on my phone; it can prove we were the ones who stole the painting."

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Big Brother..."

"!!!!"

As soon as Little Fatty finished speaking, Not True and Bu Shan both looked at him.

Bu Shan narrowed his eyes with an unfriendly expression.

"Not Beautiful, you secretly filmed it again?"

Little Fatty lowered his head sheepishly.

"I... I just couldn't help myself for a moment..."

He had one hobby in life: he loved recording things through photography and video.

Especially the moment they got their hands on something; he felt it had to be recorded.

Looking back on it later, he felt his life was infinitely glorious.

But later, Not True and Bu Shan found out.

Not True and Bu Shan had severely criticized and forbidden this behavior.

It was a glorious moment, sure, but it was also evidence of their theft.

As a cautious and meticulous trio of International Master Thieves, how could they keep something that might incriminate them?

Not True looked like he was about to hit someone.

"When did this start?"

Little Fatty felt increasingly embarrassed.

He had indeed promised Not True and Bu Shan that he wouldn't film those things anymore.

But then he really couldn't help himself... "Th... three years ago."

If not for the handcuffs, Not True would have given Little Fatty a slap.

"Ha! Three years?"

"Wasn't it three years ago when we told you to stop filming?"

"Third Brother, so you're saying you didn't stop at all?"

Little Fatty held up a few fingers.

"Fourth Brother, I'm the Fourth Brother now..."

"..."