MWC – Chapter 115 Heart of Darkness (Part 2)

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The “interrogation room” was also very small, with an iron door and a small window to look through.

Sitting in the suspect’s position was a very disheveled blond man, babbling excitedly, with a lewd look in his eyes. As he spoke, he kept licking his lips with his tongue and laughing joyfully at times.

On the other side, the two action team members interrogating him were both Zhongzhou people, and at this moment, their faces were full of anger.

The disheveled blond man laughed even more joyfully, babbling on about something.

“What is he saying?” Lu Ming asked Cantona, who was beside him.

Cantona, also full of disgust, shook his head and said, “This is a mad dog. He’s talking about how he tortures his prey, especially how he tortures young girls…” He added, “He hasn’t provided any useful information. Since being brought in, he’s been talking non-stop about how he tortures those poor young victims. This kind of person is a psychopath; we can’t get anything out of him.”

Lu Ming nodded, opened the door, and walked in.

The two action team members immediately stood up. Lu Ming walked over and sat down, looking at the disheveled blond man.

The blond man also sized up Lu Ming, then quickly smiled and babbled a few sentences.

“What did he say?” Lu Ming asked the team member beside him, who immediately looked troubled.

“Tell me!” Lu Ming slightly frowned.

“He… he said that the girl he killed a month ago looked a lot like you. He’s imagining… your butt, and if it feels the same as that girl’s. That girl… he even pulled out her intestines…” The team member stammered, but finally bit his lip, lowered his head, and didn’t dare to continue translating.

Lu Ming looked quietly at the disheveled blond man, knowing that the team member had already translated it very politely and cautiously.

The disheveled blond man smiled, raised his handcuffed hands, and started to gesture. He formed a circle with his left thumb and forefinger, then slowly inserted his right forefinger into it, suddenly moved forcefully, then abruptly stopped and forcefully pulled out his middle finger.

“Bang!” He suddenly shouted and then burst into laughter.

Then, he pointed his finger at Lu Ming.

He made an eleven gesture with his hands.

Lu Ming nodded, “You mean that one day, I will be just like the eleven girls you tortured, having my intestines pulled out while you assault me?”

The disheveled blond man smiled happily and nodded.

Suddenly, he looked up and babbled something.

The team member beside him was stunned and said, “Commissioner, he said he was just joking about everything he said earlier.”

The blond man smiled again, looked at Lu Ming, and spread his hands.

Lu Ming turned to Cantona, “Bring number 5 here!” Here, as a captive, Lu Ming had marked the skinny man who could speak Zhongzhou as number 5.

Cantona nodded and then wanted to call someone to take away the disheveled blond man.

Lu Ming waved his hand, “I think number 5 will persuade him to confess his crimes.”

Cantona was taken aback, but since the commissioner had intelligence that led them to this hideout, he figured there must be some unknown internal information. He turned and made a gesture.

Soon, number 5 was brought in. He was initially terrified, and upon seeing Lu Ming, he was even more stunned.

Lu Ming nodded at him, “You’ll be the translator. I want to talk to this guy for a bit.” He pointed to the disheveled blond man, then turned to Cantona, “You all wait outside.”

Cantona nodded and signaled the two team members to follow him outside.

Typically, a single prosecutor or police officer cannot interrogate a suspect, as the obtained confession has no legal standing. However, the special action team also counts as part of the police force, so two members can conduct the interrogation.

But for psychological tactics, speaking alone with a suspect is permissible, though whatever the suspect says cannot be used as a confession.

After Cantona and the two team members left, Lu Ming bolted the iron door from the inside.

He walked back and stood behind the chair of the disheveled blond man, looking at number 5 with a slight smile, “Now that we’re alone, ask him if he has anything to say to me.”

Number 5 was completely confused but still spoke to the blond man in their language.

The blond man struggled to turn his head to look at Lu Ming, his body fixed to the chair, making it difficult to turn.

His face showed an increasingly joyful smile as he raised his handcuffed hands and made that gesture again, smiling and speaking.

Number 5’s face turned pale, and he didn’t dare translate.

“I know what he’s saying…” Lu Ming looked at number 5, “Tell him, I can easily send him to the gallows. His petty tricks mean nothing to me. But I can’t wait anymore, not even for one more minute.”

“Tell him!” Lu Ming smiled.

Seeing Lu Ming’s smile, number 5 felt a chill in his heart and trembled as he spoke to the blond man.

Listening to number 5, the disheveled blond man laughed even more joyfully.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and the blond man’s laughter turned into a scream. He and Lu Ming both fell to the ground with the chair.

The door was immediately pushed from outside, and seeing it wouldn’t open, someone began to slam against it violently.

Number 5 was terrified, looking at the scene, watching the two men falling at his feet. The blond man’s face was twisted in pain, screaming desperately, while Lu Ming’s face suddenly emerged from between his arms, making it look like he was being strangled.

It was clear that Lu Ming was holding the scruffy blond man tightly from behind, preventing him from moving and causing him to convulse in pain.

“Tell him, I consider sending him to the gallows a mercy, and I don’t want to grant him that mercy!”

No. 5 was terrified, his soul already scared out of his body, forgetting to react.

“Tell him, because I want him to experience this pain while knowing why he’s experiencing it…”

Lu Ming’s voice wasn’t loud amid the scruffy blond man’s screams, but to No. 5, each word sounded like a thunderclap.

He trembled as he translated Lu Ming’s words, even seeing the terror, pain, and pleading in the blond man’s eyes amidst his twisted, pained expression. His neck was tightly gripped by Lu Ming, preventing any coherent sound, leaving him to howl in agony.

“Crash!” The window glass shattered, and a shadow climbed onto the high windowsill, struggling to get in through the narrow window.

The iron door crashed down with a “clang,” finally broken down by people outside.

Two gunshots rang out, and the blond man’s screams abruptly ceased.

Lu Ming slowly loosened the grip of the blond man’s arms around his neck, stood up, and placed a small bloodstained pistol on the table. “This guy tried to grab my gun. Amidst the chaos, I pulled the trigger.” He glanced at No. 5. “He can testify!”

Cantona and a few team members who rushed in were stunned.

Indeed, they saw the blond man choking Commissioner Lu’s neck as they wrestled on the ground.

However,…

Looking at the blond man lying diagonally on the ground, seeing the blood-soaked mess around his buttocks, and recalling the blond man’s “story” earlier…

It was clear that the first shot was likely fired into the blond man’s rectum, causing him prolonged agony. The fatal injuries to his neck and the back of his head came later.

Cantona then said calmly, “I can testify as well. Commissioner Lu and I were taking his statement when he went to pour water. This guy suddenly went berserk, trying to strangle the commissioner and grab his gun. It’s my fault for not restraining these dangerous madmen properly.” He waved his hand, “Take the body out and call the coroner.”

A team member whispered, “He should have been shot while resisting during our raid.”

Cantona said nothing, just pointed at the body and waved his hand.

Lu Ming waved his hand, “No, just report what you saw. If anyone lies, I’ll take them to court!” He looked at Cantona, “That includes you!” Then he said mildly, “I haven’t broken any rules and am willing to accept an investigation.”

He smiled slightly, “Before the independent prosecutor arrives, let’s go, there’s still some time. No. 5, let’s go somewhere else and see what you know about the White Rose.”

No. 5 was trembling all over, likely having wet his pants in fear.

Lu Ming turned and walked out.

The blond man’s body, of course, couldn’t be moved, to avoid destroying the scene.

Before leaving, Lu Ming glanced at the body, feeling nothing. In the past, he couldn’t even bear to watch a chicken being slaughtered.

Yet today, with unusual calmness, he had tortured and killed a living being, though this being could hardly be called a person.

Somewhere deep within him, there was this darkness, always hidden. If not for living through two lifetimes, in the peaceful environment of his previous life, he might never have discovered it.

As for not letting Cantona and the others lie, if he wanted to fabricate a self-defense incident with consistent testimonies or label a killing as the death of a criminal in action, there was no need for the previous performance.

Even if Cantona and the others knew he was acting, they also had to understand that even if the truth was as they suspected, they couldn’t be certain. If he broke the law but escaped justice, it would be because there wasn’t enough evidence to reveal the truth.

If an investigation uncovered the truth, he would accept it.

Rather than using power to collude, drag many people into it, and blatantly lie.

Even if something happened to him, he wouldn’t drag them down. As law enforcers, they should maintain their respect for the law.

This was, perhaps, his last line of defense in this chaotic world.