allendalepharm Chapter 11 Sin Never Ends
Chapter 11 Sin Never Ends
At the Feiyun City Police Department, Hugo and Officer Jenny waited listlessly for the interrogation results.
Although not many police officers were seen during the evening arrests, there were an unusually large number of officers on the night shift at the police station.
Even without a detective's careful observation, it was clear that everyone in the police station looked exhausted and ready to be dismissed at any moment. Many officers even had bandages on and were spraying medicine on their Pokémon.
Those in the know will understand that this is the Feiyun Police Station, but those who don't might mistake it for a makeshift trauma ward set up by the Pokémon Center.
Were all the cases this intense that day? Hugo silently suppressed his complaints about the police force's lack of manpower when arresting murderers.
Finally, the trial for the arson case came to an end.
As soon as the middle-aged police officer in charge of interrogating the female thug stepped out of the interrogation room, he excitedly rushed to Officer Jenny's side and gratefully took her hands in his.
“The case details perfectly match your speculation, Miss Officer Jenny! The perpetrator was initially unwilling to confess, but based on your reasoning, we gathered all the physical evidence first and used the fingerprints collected to demand an explanation from the suspect. After several rounds of questioning, the suspect's psychological defenses quickly crumbled, and he honestly told us the whole truth.”
The officer in charge of criminal investigations shook Officer Jenny's hand warmly, seemingly quite impressed with his subordinate from the policing department.
"I never expected our police station to have such a skilled investigator. This case is incredibly complex. Even if my guys were to investigate, it would take them at least a week to get to the bottom of it, let alone arrest the culprit... In short, you've really been a huge help today. You truly deserve to be called a member of the Officer Jenny family!"
“No, that deduction was actually made by the detective I hired…” Officer Jenny tried to explain.
However, this was undoubtedly in vain.
“I understand, I understand. You don’t want to rely on your family to get promoted. You want to achieve something real at the grassroots level. You’re a promising young man, rising like the morning sun. But even so, there’s no need to share your hard-earned credit with a sycophantic private detective. What does that layman know about reasoning?”
"No, I really..." The policewoman was at a loss for words. "Hugo, come here and explain! Hey, where is he?"
The detective in the white coat, who had been staying quietly by his side, disappeared.
That shouldn't be the case. This guy should be sticking to me like chewing gum until I settle the fees.
Could it be that the detective finally felt the pressure in the police station surrounded by officers, and like a snowman seeing the midday sun, slunk away to a dark corner?
Having finally escaped the overly enthusiastic head of the criminal investigation department, Officer Jenny began searching for the detective in the crowded police station.
Not in the interrogation room, not in the waiting area...did he leave the police station?
She tried calling Hugo's cell phone, but no one answered.
What's going on? A living person disappeared right under the noses of a group of police officers?
In desperation, Officer Jenny decided to resort to the ultimate method of finding the person—secretly summoning the Thunder Zebra in the bathroom and using the skill combination of "Plasma Bath" and "Piercing Sound" to search the entire police station.
Just as she turned to walk towards the bathroom, Officer Jenny rubbed her eyes in disbelief, then rubbed them again.
Right now, several officers from another group are sitting in a circle in an office, discussing the day's case all at once. But that's not the point!
Within their circle, a young man with messy black hair had infiltrated, wearing a police jacket he'd somehow acquired. He sat leisurely on a single sofa, listening intently to the officers' discussion, nodding occasionally to offer his comments, and vaguely displaying the air of an opinion leader!
Officer Jenny was furious. She pushed through the crowd, went behind Hugo, and dragged the imposter police officer out of the office.
The two arrived at a secluded corridor in the police station, where the female police officer questioned the detective aggressively.
"Hugo! Instead of helping me explain the reasoning and crime-solving to my superiors, what's with you coming here dressed in a police uniform and impersonating a policeman?"
Hugo rubbed his temples, looking very troubled: "I'm in a dilemma too. My white coat is too conspicuous among so many uniformed police officers, so I had to borrow one from someone."
"That tattered coat of yours is an eyesore no matter where you are!" Officer Jenny retorted bluntly. "Besides, that's no excuse for impersonating a police officer. Trying to blend in because you're nervous? Are you a Kecleon from the Hoenn region?"
"Let's not talk about the jacket anymore, let's settle the fees." The detective, still wearing his police jacket, seemed to recall something happy and changed the subject with a cheerful tone.
"Don't treat this like a fun discussion when you ask the client for payment! Being this happy when it comes to getting your money back will really annoy the person who paid! Be honest, what were you doing all this time!"
"The faceless corpse murder case is 2000 yuan. Expedited apprehension of the criminal is an additional 200 yuan, for a total of 2200 yuan. Electronic payment is accepted. Welcome to visit us again."
The Hugo Detective Agency opened for business on its own, and the detectives, now in "business mode," showed no intention of answering Officer Jenny's questions.
"Please don't ignore my questions! And do you really have a price list in your mind that includes all the tragedies in the world?"
"No, it's mostly based on intuition. This case is probably worth 22 servings of Feiyun ice cream."
"Although it's a local specialty, don't treat my favorite snacks as a regular equivalent!"
"Since it's Miss Officer Jenny, I'll just give you 2199 yuan."
"I'm only worth one dollar... You want to fight, buddy? I'll definitely get Electric Zebra to help me."
"Damn it, they even brought Pokémon along to help in the fight. Looks like you've learned a lot from this murderer." The detective gritted his teeth in frustration.
“If I accidentally kill you, I’ll make sure to cremate your body and send you down the drain properly, Mr. Hugo,” Officer Jenny said resignedly.
Just as Officer Jenny took out her wallet to pay the detective in cash, Hugo suddenly said something cryptic—
"There's no need to rush to settle the accounts right now. You can make another request to me."
"What kind of request? A request to catch the suspicious man in the white jacket who has infiltrated the police station?" The policewoman hadn't yet recovered from her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments) mode.
In the dimly lit hallway, the detective's gray eyes were clear and bright: "Haven't you noticed that the personnel changes at the police station have been very abnormal all day long, no, it should be said that for the past month?"
“That’s true,” Officer Jenny recalled.
"Before receiving the report of the arson case, the police department had dispatched multiple teams to mediate disputes between trainers. These dispatched officers encountered trainers engaged in malicious battles on the way, and were unable to return to base for a long time, which indirectly led to a shortage of manpower when arresting the suspect, and almost allowed the cheetah and the criminal to escape from the hospital."
“Next, I’ll share some intelligence I gathered while strolling around the office in my police jacket.” Hugo leaned against the stair railing, raising his right index finger. “The female thug has already confessed to her motive for murder.”
“I’ve heard about this too. Apparently, she learned from somewhere that the college student was a very cruel person to Pokémon and would inflict severe violence on his own Pokémon. Somehow, she became convinced that her Leopard had been harmed… which is why she developed the intention to kill the college student.” Officer Jenny tried hard to recall the aftermath of the case.
"She found out from the organizers of the exchange event," the detective immediately added, using the information he had overheard. "The organizers sent her a text message telling her that her exchange partner was actually a dangerous Pokémon abuser. At the same time, her phone received several bloody photos of a Leopard from a stranger, which made her completely believe in Leopard's current condition. As soon as she got home, she began to angrily prepare to murder it."
"What a terrible cause... wait a minute... didn't the thug already decide to exchange the leopard for someone else? Even if she cared about her original partner, she might not be so angry as to kill someone directly." Officer Jenny suddenly discovered a suspicious point in the already solved case.
"Oh, this?" The detective waved his hand. "Although it's not the main point, I can explain it. It's a byproduct of solving the arson case."
Officer Jenny listened attentively.
"Although the prisoner's style of dress is somewhat chaotic, judging from her avant-garde attire, this hoodlum with no legitimate income is quite well-off—"
She was unemployed yet had plenty of money, and on top of that, she had an unconventional, almost idiosyncratic, appearance...
"Based on my deduction, the reason this scoundrel is living a life of ease is because she frequently trades her Cool Leopard with others and profits from it. A few days after each trade, she will use the excuse of 'missing her original spirit' to get her Cool Leopard back from the other party. Meanwhile, the wealth of the person whose spirit was traded will unknowingly decrease over those few days."
"You mean the female thug frequently used the swapping sprites to create opportunities for the cool leopard to steal?"
“Very clever.” Hugo nodded with satisfaction. “That’s why she has such deep feelings for Leopard, and that’s the only reason she would give up her only Pokémon to trade.”
They were not just master and servant, but also long-term accomplices in crime.
“I didn’t know about this, which means the thugs probably tried their best to cover it up during the interrogation…” Recalling the sordid cause behind the bloody case, Officer Jenny’s mood plummeted. “Would keeping it a secret reduce her sentence?”
"I don't think so. The cumulative sentence for this level of serial theft wouldn't exceed one year."
Hugo's answer was both professional and ruthless.
"I think she probably wanted to give Cool Leopard, who had committed theft, a slightly cleaner identity so he could be adopted while she was in jail."
Hugo reasoned, then, oblivious to the situation, advised the police officer in front of him, "Miss Officer Jenny, we absolutely cannot allow this resume fraud to happen. You should report the situation to your superior later."
"No way, my colleagues would say I'm heartless if I did that."
“Flying Cloud City, I finally understand why you are so corrupt and filthy…” The detective feigned regret, exaggerating his acting as he looked out the window, but did not express any strong objection.
The police station was brightly lit, and compared to the crimes brewing in the darkness outside, this moral consideration seemed so insignificant.