Gong Jingfan (Lao Gong) looked at the police car with its rear - door glass smashed in surprise. Wang Bing said, "It was done by the guy you arrested. He must be taking revenge on you! He used some evil trick to trick Xiao Zhang into opening the door. Then he also opened the detention room of the swindler next door. When he was discovered, the swindler was crazy about drinking the water in the toilet..." Wang Bing shook his head and sighed. "This guy is so evil!"
Gong Jingfan shook his head. "No, it's not for revenge!"
"Then what else could it be?"
"Before we arrested him last night, he crushed all the syringes under his feet. There were too many people on the street at that time, so I was alone escorting him back and didn't have time to search him. There must be something on him that he couldn't destroy immediately, and he temporarily hid it in my car. So he came here to smash the car as soon as he escaped!"
Gong Jingfan thought of the frustrating interrogation last night. He had almost used all his interrogation skills, but that guy just kept his eyes closed all the time, as if he was in a trance, with an arrogant and disdainful smile on his lips.
The features of The Needle - Stabbing Maniac described by the masses when they reported the case obviously didn't match this Di Zhen.
Di Zhen's attitude was extremely tough and resolute. He even fled from the detention room and damaged a police car, as if determined to take the blame for someone!
"He's taking the heat for someone else!" Gong Jingfan stated his conclusion.
"Ah!?" Wang Bing opened his mouth in surprise. "What's the point?"
"I don't know. This murder case must be more complicated than I thought. He knows more than we do and has decided to protect that suspect!"
"Last time he secretly investigated and finally showed up at the murder scene. He even took a bullet for that female deceased. Could this guy really be a vigilante? Damn, is there going to be a Batman in Jiangxia?"
"This isn't Gotham. If he really tries to enforce his so - called 'justice', I'll arrest him no matter what!"
With that, Gong Jingfan returned to his office, picked up all the materials related to this case, and went to the captain to apply for opening an official investigation.
Just as he stepped out of the office, the captain rushed in and shouted, "All hands on deck! All hands on deck! Something big has happened!"
The on - duty policemen gathered in the corridor. The captain, sweating profusely, said, "It's an emergency. A leopard has escaped from the zoo."
"Ah!?"
Everyone looked shocked. The captain continued, "It was discovered this morning at Xiaoshan Zoo. The local police stations and special police in the area have already been dispatched. The zoo staff will cooperate with you and provide three tranquilizer rifles. Then, you'll start searching from the south gate of the zoo and head south along Maguan Road. And report any clues immediately!"
"Isn't there any surveillance footage in the zoo?"
"The zoo is so large that the surveillance footage is sparse. So far, there's no sign of the leopard. According to the keeper, it jumped over the wall and escaped last night. It's a one - year - old male leopard. It might be in heat and has been restless lately. There's a tree above the leopard enclosure that wasn't pruned in time. One of its branches broke, and the leopard probably used it to escape."
"Captain, have there been any reports from the public?"
"Not yet. I'll issue a notice later to remind the public. You should get moving right away. We don't have time to waste!"
Everyone started to leave, but Gong Jingfan stood still. He said, "Captain, I have a case on my hands. We arrested a man last night. He escaped from the detention room, detained a policeman, and damaged my car. His actions were extremely serious!"
"Put it on hold for now. We've got to prioritize."
"This man might be more dangerous than the leopard..."
The captain took the materials from Gong Jingfan and saw the name "Di Zhen" on them. He murmured, "Why is it him?"
"Captain, what did you say?"
"Never mind. Go find the leopard first. We'll deal with this case later!"
Gong Jingfan left with a helpless look on his face.
Di Zhen was taken home by Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu told Auntie Liu everything. Auntie Liu was shocked and kept pounding Uncle Xu's chest as she cried, "You're so muddle - headed! How could you do such a heinous thing? What will I do if you go to jail!"
Uncle Xu forced a smile and said, "I've seen the error of my ways. Thanks to this young man for stopping me. Otherwise, I might have really done something stupid."
"Little Di, you've done our family a great favor!"
Auntie Liu said and then was about to kneel down to Di Zhen. Di Zhen quickly supported her and said, "Auntie, you're shortening my lifespan! Don't be so polite. It's just a piece of cake!"
"Alas! Thank you, thank you for persuading this old stubborn of my family!"
Uncle Xu said, "Wife, I told Little Di to invite him for a meal. Let's go and cook some dishes!"
The couple busied themselves in the kitchen for a while and prepared several dishes to warmly entertain Di Zhen. Di Zhen wasn't really good at dealing with such situations, but the warmth of this family touched him a bit.
The meal lasted until evening. Di Zhen borrowed Uncle Xu's phone and called Geng Hao, saying that he wanted to take half a month's leave.
Then, he bid farewell to this kind - hearted couple.
It was already getting dark. Walking on the way to the police station to turn himself in, he wondered if what he had done this time was right.
Di Gong had said that it was difficult to distinguish between good and evil subjectively. Many crimes often started with kind intentions.
However, having a kind and upright heart was always a precious quality at any time and was also the greatness of mankind.
Around seven o'clock, he reached a cross - road. Although there were not many cars, he still stood there waiting for the red light to turn green.
At this time, there was a rustling sound from the flower bed beside the road. An animal about one meter and three - tenths long crawled out. Its four paws landed on the ground silently like soft cushions. Its fur was as smooth as silk, and the moving bones and joints under the fur could be clearly seen.
Di Zhen was extremely surprised. Was this a cat?
When he saw the coin - like spots on this "big cat" and the black stripes under its eyes, he suddenly realized that it was a cheetah!
The cheetah bared its teeth, with a fierce look in its eyes and saliva dripping from its mouth. It walked towards Di Zhen step by step.
Hey, what the heck! How could there be a leopard in a big city!?
He had read in a book that in foreign countries, some rich people kept crocodiles as pets. One crocodile escaped into the sewer, survived, grew bigger and bigger, and finally, a large number of sanitation workers and policemen were mobilized to capture it.
Had the rich people in Jiangxia started to keep up with international trends and were keeping leopards and lions as pets like the rich in Dubai?
"[b]Dao Heart Clarification[/b]!"
Di Zhen recited the spell to dispel illusions, but the cheetah still stood in front of him truly and approached him step by step.
This leopard seemed to be hungry. It lowered its shoulders, tucked its tail, and the muscles all over its body were like tightened springs, as if it would pounce on Di Zhen in the blink of an eye.
"Come on! Are you kidding me? I can't handle this thing!"
Di Zhen said with a bitter smile.