Chapter 54 This is a win-win situation for us, so why not?

Behind the detached villa at No. 12, Lijing Community, Xiao Zhang's roar erupted.

"Where do you think you're going!"

"I asked you, why are you running!"

Xiao Zhang hauled Yamamoto Hidetoshi back as he tried to bolt for the back door, lifting him like a small chicken.

"I am a foreigner! You can't treat me like this!"

Yamamoto Hidetoshi shouted angrily.

He wanted to use his status to force the police to be more polite.

This trick had never failed him before.

He wasn't afraid at all; he had money and status. Even if something happened, he would just be deported to his own country for trial, where a little grease in the right places would get him acquitted.

Seeing his arrogant display, Chen Mo rubbed his temples.

Though it was embarrassing, he had to admit that at this point in the early 2000s, many of his fellow countrymen hadn't yet found their backbone; it was commonly known as fawning over anything foreign.

People were habitually polite to foreigners, and that included the police.

At this time, the post-90s generation was only ten, and the post-00s had just been born.

It was only after these two generations that the habit of fawning over foreigners basically disappeared.

A single sentence—"This is China"—would eventually shatter the arrogant posturing of all foreigners.

Was the moon rounder abroad? Was the air better?

Anyone who said that later would be laughed to death!

"To hell with you!"

Chen Mo kicked him right in the stomach.

He rarely used foul language, but he felt no psychological burden at all.

"Ah!!"

Yamamoto Hidetoshi stumbled from the kick, his body curling up like a shrimp. He wailed while looking at Chen Mo in shock.

"I am a foreigner!"

He pointed out his status once again.

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough. The child is more important."

Long Hao quickly held back Chen Mo, who was ready to keep going.

It wasn't that he was afraid, but dealing with the Consulate after hitting someone was a huge hassle.

"When we get back, write in the report that he was injured during the arrest."

After saying that, he grabbed Chen Mo and entered the villa.

It had been less than three hours since Liu Baoguo handed the child over to this guy.

He hoped everything was still in time.

The detached villas in this residential area all had the same structure.

The floor plans were still hanging at the community entrance.

Therefore, the two headed straight for the study; it was the most likely place to keep those collections.

—Creak.

The door pushed open.

A scent of blood rushed into their nostrils, making their hearts tighten. The exhaust fan was still venting air outside.

A little girl appeared in their line of sight.

The little girl must be Xiao Nuan; her mouth was taped shut, her hands and feet were bound with rope, and there were traces of dried tears around her eyes. She saw Chen Mo and Long Hao enter suddenly.

Terrified, she shuffled her body backward, letting out muffled whimpers of fear.

Chen Mo quickly looked her over; there were no injuries on her body. So where did the smell of blood come from?

And where was Xiao Bo?

With his thoughts racing, he walked in, intending to untie her.

To the right of his vision, a very tall cabinet appeared, reaching as high as the ceiling.

It was almost as large as an entire wall.

The interior was divided into compartments. Through the glass, various exquisite porcelains and jades of obviously high quality could be seen.

This must be Yamamoto Hidetoshi's collection cabinet.

—Rip.

Chen Mo tore the tape off Xiao Nuan's mouth.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

Tears flowed as she begged for mercy, her body trembling as she shuffled backward.

"We're here to save you. Where is Xiao Bo?"

As he spoke, he mentioned Qu Qiaoling, the one from the orphanage.

Only then did Xiao Nuan calm down.

Then, her eyes turned toward the center of the collection cabinet.

Chen Mo and Long Hao followed her gaze.

A black cloth came into view.

Combining Xiao Nuan's reaction with this draped black cloth, the two exchanged a look, both realizing something.

Chen Mo stepped forward and yanked the black cloth away.

A jar half the height of an adult appeared in his sight.

There was liquid inside the jar that looked like preservative.

And Xiao Bo was currently soaked inside, his eyes closed.

This scene was incredibly impactful for both Chen Mo and Long Hao.

"Fuck!"

Fury instantly surged in Long Hao's heart. Despite their rush, they were still too late.

How could this guy work so fast!

It had been less than three hours since he received the children from Liu Baoguo.

One was already dead?

If they had come any later, wouldn't Xiao Nuan have also met a tragic end?

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[Leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist!]

Inside the interrogation room at the Municipal Bureau.

Yamamoto Hidetoshi sat in the interrogation chair with a bruised and swollen face, his expression twitching.

When the other officers saw what happened to Xiao Bo, this guy had been mobbed.

As for exactly who hit him, it wasn't clear.

If asked, he just fell and got hurt during the arrest.

It didn't matter; the Instructor would handle any issues for them.

This was the benefit of having a good leader.

He wouldn't be like others who only knew how to scold them, saying they were impulsive and immature.

"Why did you kill him?"

Xiao Zhang asked.

Chen Mo, Long Hao, and the others stood in the hallway watching.

Although they knew the general situation, his own testimony was a vital part of closing the case.

All of this had to be submitted to the Procuratorate.

"Didn't you all see it?" Yamamoto Hidetoshi wanted to let out a mocking laugh, but the moment he moved, his cheek stung with pain.

In his anger, he wanted to shout that he wanted the Consulate, but he didn't dare, fearing another beating.

"I was too bored. I've collected everything that can be collected, but it was never exciting or fresh enough. I wanted to collect something others don't have, something they've never seen."

"I call them freak specimens!"

"Hehe, don't you think my idea of collecting deformed children and turning them into specimens is quite creative!!?"

"Even though I'll be gone in a hundred years, when future generations see this collection I made with my own hands, they will surely be shocked and feel admiration!"

He wasn't hiding anything now; he was certain he would be deported anyway, so it didn't matter what he said.

"Damn it, you psychopath!!!"

Xiao Zhang slammed his hand on the table and roared at him.

This guy was actually trying to get him to admire his ideas?

It was simply preposterous!

"You call me a psychopath only because you can't understand my pursuit of art."

"I am like Van Gogh; no one liked my work while I was alive, but after I die, future generations will judge whether I was a psychopath or not!"

He acted as if his work would make him famous for eternity after his death.

But he didn't mention at all that Xiao Bo and Xiao Nuan were two living human beings.

He seemed to have guessed this thought.

"They weren't happy living in this world every day. Since that's the case, why not just die and be done with it?"

"If, while dying, they can also help me achieve eternal fame, why not?"

"Besides, I gave them the chance to be made into specimens and be viewed by future generations. It's a win-win!"

Yamamoto Hidetoshi forced a thin smile.

He seemed quite satisfied with his own answer.

"Why look for children in the Dragon Kingdom instead of your own Sakura?"

Xiao Zhang asked, his fists clenched tight.

"Because, this kind of opportunity can only be given to you all."

After saying that, he burst out laughing.

—Creak.

The door to the interrogation room opened.

Two groups of people walked in.

Yamamoto Hidetoshi stopped laughing.

He straightened his collar symbolically.

"Thank you for your hospitality. Now, I shall be leaving."