87: Hellish interrogation from compatriots of the Dragon Kingdom
Holy crap.
I only looked away for a moment, how does he feel like a completely different person?
Lin Pei was baffled by the question.
"Officer, I am Lin Pei."
"I don't know where the real Mysterious Leaders name is either."
Zheng Lei almost wanted to slap himself.
He felt like he was hallucinating.
On closer inspection, this person's face indeed hadn't changed.
It was just that his physique had shrunk significantly.
"You, you... how did you get smaller?"
Lin Pei was stunned for a moment.
Only then did he remember that he had switched character accounts.
"Oh."
"Officer, my constitution is quite special. If I don't keep exercising, my muscle mass wastes away very quickly."
"Look, it's almost all gone now."
Zheng Lei frowned deeply.
He seemed to have heard netizens in the livestream mention that this guy had a special constitution and could grow into a hulking brute in an hour.
But it hadn't even been half an hour, and the muscles were gone already?
Even full-body liposuction couldn't be that damn fast.
Besides, that was a body of solid muscle.
This was just too ridiculous!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.
A man who could manipulate his muscles like this—how many people would look at him with envy and hatred?
Setting himself aside for a moment.
If Peng Yuyan found out, wouldn't he be washing his face with tears every day and grinding his teeth to dust?
If domestic fitness coaches heard about this, wouldn't they be so ashamed that they'd intensify their training daily until they broke the iron weights?
Seeing the two of them communicating in the Dragon Country language, Martin, who was standing nearby, wasn't curious at all.
He was already certain that the person in front of him was not Mysterious Leaders name at all.
He didn't look like him in any way.
There was basically no need for an interrogation.
However, the procedures still had to be followed. The two sat in front of the cell door and conducted a routine interrogation of Lin Pei.
Half an hour later, Martin and Zheng Lei exchanged a glance, then looked back at Lin Pei.
"So you're saying you aren't Mysterious Leaders name at all, and you have no connection to the 'Number One Organization'."
"And that you only impersonated their Great Leader, Mysterious Leaders name, to ensure the safety of the Dragon Country Film Crew and assist the police in making the arrest?"
Lin Pei nodded heavily, his words earnest. He felt his English had instinctively become much smoother.
"Yes, Mr. Investigator!"
"I have explained many times that I am just an actor from the Dragon Country."
"In this matter, I am innocent."
"I hope the police will investigate thoroughly and clear my name."
Having been wrongly sent to the Police Station so many times, Lin Pei felt more practiced at this speech than even a Historical figure known for being wrongly accused.
At this moment, Zheng Lei's subordinate came over and handed a stack of documents to Zheng Lei.
It was Lin Pei's personal file, retrieved with the assistance of the domestic police.
Zheng Lei flipped through it on the spot.
As it turned out, Lin Pei's file was indeed clean.
He had several experiences of entering Police Stations, but they all ultimately proved to be mix-ups.
And every time, he had conveniently helped the police catch the real criminals.
He could be considered an extraordinary individual.
Half an hour ago, he had collected fingerprints from Lin Pei.
The comparison results were also inside.
The person before them was indeed Lin Pei, a born-and-bred Dragon Country native.
After Zheng Lei translated for Martin, Martin gave a slight smile.
"Since the investigation is clear, let's each report to our superiors."
"If there are no objections then, shall we release him?"
Lin Pei's eyes lit up at those words.
He hadn't expected it to go so smoothly this time?
However, he saw Zheng Lei wave his hand.
"There are still some suspicious points in this case; everything must be interrogated clearly."
Lin Pei's mood, which was ready for release, collapsed.
He didn't know whether he should praise this officer or not.
It had to be said that the police from their Dragon Country were truly rigorous in handling cases.
The questioning had that familiar, oppressive atmosphere.
The foreign investigators simply couldn't compare.
Zheng Lei began his questioning.
"Although it has been proven that you are Lin Pei, that doesn't prove you aren't Mysterious Leaders name."
"Because no one has seen Mysterious Leaders name's true face, and his age is merely a legend."
"The people who know him best are probably the Eagle Country Investigation Bureau."
???
Lin Pei went numb.
Holy crap.
This time, he had proven he was himself.
But he still couldn't prove he wasn't Mysterious Leaders name?
Where was the justice?
"Officer, when Mysterious Leaders name was carrying out those famous Terrorist activities, I was still a child."
"A teenager can't be the leader of a Terrorist organization."
Zheng Lei, however, was unfazed.
"Lin Pei, with your constitution, it's not impossible that you became the strongest man in Ivia as a teenager and then became the Great Leader of the 'Number One Organization'."
Lin Pei was speechless.
This fellow countryman of theirs really thought too highly of him.
Damn it, when he was a teenager, he was still playing in the mud from time to time.
Did founding and leading a Terrorist organization have anything to do with him at all?
"Officer, I really am not Mysterious Leaders name!"
"By your logic, everyone at the scene could have been Mysterious Leaders name."
Zheng Lei waved his hand.
"No."
"At the scene, only you threw things as fast and accurately as Mysterious Leaders name."
"Most importantly, you know the internal language of the 'Number One Organization'."
"How do you explain that?"
At this point, those Terrorist lackeys in the next cell couldn't help but shout.
"Yes, yes! Only our Great Leader can speak our organization's language so well."
"It's impossible for a second person in this world to do it."
Lin Pei's face darkened.
Damn it.
It really is a case of 'anti-fans coming out, one worth two'.
He explained point by point.
"I know the Flying Dagger technique because I am the eldest disciple of our Dragon Country's 'Flying Dagger Master,' Master of the Little Lis Flying Dagger."
"The Hengcheng police have investigated this; you can verify it with them."
"As for this language, I had no idea it was an internal organization language."
"I picked up a book on Ancient Arabic before and just learned it from that..."
Since it was a skill the system had randomly given him to screw him over, he really could only make up excuses to fool them.
Over there, the lackeys started muttering in English again.
"Impossible."
"This language was clearly created by the Great Leader himself."
"It's impossible for anyone outside the organization to know it."
...Lin Pei looked up.
He saw that even Martin was looking over now.
Great.
These two clearly felt that the words of the Terrorist lackeys were more credible.
In order to get out of here sooner, Lin Pei could only turn to the system for help.
"System, open the brocade pouch."
[Ding... brocade pouch opening.]
[The system has detected that evidence to prove the host's innocence is already on the way.]
[This brocade pouch can only accelerate the speed of its arrival.]
Lin Pei nodded.
So, someone is actively coming to prove his innocence this time?
Who could this person be?
[If the host feels it is a waste to open it, you can take it back and act as if it was never opened.]
Lin Pei squinted his eyes.
It can even do that?
Looking at it this way, the system was surprisingly honest.
When it felt the brocade pouch had no value, it would even take it back.
Lin Pei asked a question.
"How much can it be accelerated?"
[It can be accelerated from the original half a month to within half a day.]
Lin Pei didn't hesitate.
"Use it, use it, use it..."
If the evidence took half a month to arrive...
He would practically grow mold in this cell.
[Ding... brocade pouch is now in effect.]
...Thanks to [Araki-san] for the tip.