Mythology Management System

Zhang Yue had already collected all the statements and evidence from the two men, from the most basic time and place of the incident to the comparison of their statements and their respective evidence. She thought she had done a very good job.

All that's left is for her to analyze all of this, then compare the testimonies one by one and question them repeatedly. I believe the truth will come to light soon, and the law enforcement officers will definitely look at her with new respect. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited.

However, just as she was about to discuss with her teammates about taking the two back for questioning, Sun Xiaoman raised her hand and pointed at the old man, saying, "He's the criminal!"

The team members were all stunned. Was the law enforcement officer really that good at solving cases? He could accurately identify the criminal after only hearing the testimony once?

The newcomers didn't react for a moment, but the seemingly lazy veteran team member rushed forward and grabbed the old man's arm the moment Sun Xiaoman spoke, handcuffing him.

The burly man and the old man were both stunned, somewhat unable to believe that the matter had been resolved so simply.

Seriously, is your law enforcement team always this fast at closing cases? What level of crime-solving speed is that?

When the old man realized what was happening, he found himself captured by the team member. His arms were firmly clamped in an iron clamp, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

Seeing that his struggles were futile, the old man plopped down on the ground and began to play the victim.

"Oh dear, the law enforcement team is bullying the old man! Ouch, the old man's back is about to break!"

The veteran member of the enforcement team remained unmoved, as if he were already used to this kind of situation.

When the old man saw that crying and shouting were ineffective, the people around him, intimidated by the authority of the law enforcement team, dared not say anything more.

But now, what else can he do but cry and scream?

After much thought, the old man had no choice but to continue playing the victim, only this time his voice was a few decibels louder than before.

"I don't know what benefits that person gave you, that you law enforcement officers would bully an old man like me. Is there no justice in this world?"

Seeing the old man crying so pitifully, Zhang Yue and the two newcomers couldn't help but feel sorry for him and began to doubt whether the law enforcement officers' judgment was correct.

Actually, it's not entirely their fault. Sun Xiaoman's tone when she revealed the culprit was quite casual, giving them the impression that she was just randomly pointing fingers, so it's no wonder they were suspicious.

When disputes arise, bystanders always tend to side with the weaker party. In this case, before the truth was uncovered, most of the people on the sidelines sided with the old man, believing that the burly man was shameless and had stolen the old man's spirit stone.

In truth, they didn't know who was right and who was wrong. They just felt a little biased towards the old man when they saw him crying so miserably. Even law enforcement officers like Zhang Yue felt a pang of sympathy. It's not surprising that ordinary people would think this way.

Little do people know that many staged accidents are exploiting people's goodwill, manipulating their kindness to achieve their goals.

The veteran member of the enforcement team remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard anything. Only after the old man's pitiful pleas subsided a bit did he lazily speak: "Remember, everything you say now can be used against you in court."

"If you confess now, at most you'll be charged with disturbing the peace and attempting to defraud others of their property. You'll get a lecture in jail and be released. But if we wait until we find out the truth, hmph, things won't be so easy to settle. That could be..."

As the veteran player spoke, he gave the old man a meaningful look, as if he had already seen through everything.

The old man felt uncomfortable under their gaze, swallowed hard, and subconsciously asked, "What will happen?"

"What will happen?"

"Hmph, then we'll add a few more charges: deceiving law enforcement officers, disturbing the peace, and attempting to incite a crowd!"

"If you go in, you definitely won't get out for at least three years!"

The old man shuddered. Good heavens, if he went in for three years, it was a big question whether his old bones would come back alive. He might even die of old age inside.

He just picked up a spirit stone and didn't want to return it to its owner, just wanting to take advantage of the situation. Isn't that human nature?

The old man had never seen anything like this in his life. As soon as the team member finished speaking, his face turned pale.

Are we going to deny everything? No, absolutely not!

Judging from their methods just now, they clearly had no respect for the elderly whatsoever. Moreover, this burly man had evidence to prove that the spirit stone belonged to him. The old man had only managed to get these people on his side by using unreasonable arguments.

The law enforcement team is known for its impartiality; if he fell into their hands, he would probably spill everything within an hour.

If he really gets sentenced to two or three years, as this person said, wouldn't he die in there?

Although he felt that the person was most likely bluffing him, what if it was true?

He didn't dare to gamble. If he really admitted his mistake, even if it wasn't just a few words of criticism as he claimed, he would at most be locked up for two days. After all, it was just finding valuables and not returning them to their owner, which wasn't a big deal, especially since he had taken the initiative to admit his mistake.

His expression shifted several times before the old man finally burst out laughing, chuckling, "Haha, sir, you've misunderstood. I was just joking with this young man. I was only holding onto this spirit stone for him for a while. See, I'm returning it to him now."

The old man's hands were cuffed, but the spirit stones in his hands were still there. When he saw that something was wrong, he immediately let go of his hands, and the spirit stones fell to the ground, where they were caught by the burly man who was quick-witted and agile.

The burly man was still somewhat dazed. These law enforcement team members arrived and, with just a few words, got the old man to confess his crimes and obediently return the spirit stones. He felt like he was dreaming.

"Haha, sir, look, this guy didn't say anything. I was just teasing him. The spirit stone has already been returned to him, hasn't it?"

"Besides, who around here doesn't know that I'm a helpful old man? When I was young, I often helped my neighbors carry water and cook. Everyone in the neighborhood praised me for being hardworking. How could I, an old man, do something illegal now that I'm so old?"

The old man spoke with such conviction that the onlookers were all stunned and confused for a long time. They finally understood that the old man was admitting his mistake, but he was too proud to admit it directly and was trying to get away with it.

The thought that they had just helped this shameless old man wrongly accuse the owner of the loss made their faces turn bright red. They wished they could disappear into the ground and cursed the old man a thousand times in their hearts.

They thought he was really crying when they saw him crying so badly, but they never expected him to be such a disrespectful old rogue!