Chapter 109: Nothing to Be Afraid of Anymore
When she heard Lu Zheng’s words, Miss Qiu Yu was momentarily stunned.
But she was a seasoned veteran and quickly understood what Lu Zheng meant.
They indeed had no direct evidence that Rigil Gai had kidnapped Ye Qin and turned her into a human bomb—but was that the only crime Rigil had committed?
That guy, a citizen within Hero Association territory, possessed superpowers yet failed to voluntarily register with the Hero Association. He was undoubtedly an unregistered ability user.
That alone was enough to detain him for at least ten days or half a month.
Not to mention that his ability was particularly dangerous.
Add another charge!
“In Yi Ning’s surveillance footage, that guy used his ability without reporting it during a special period—and even used it to engage in a fight!”
Seeing that Miss Qiu Yu understood his point, Lu Zheng continued.
“Just based on the crimes we already have evidence for, the list is long enough. Combine all charges, and he’ll be stuck in a cell for months.”
“Heh heh heh heh!”
At this point, Lu Zheng couldn’t help but show a sinister smile.
It had to be said, after spending so much time with Yi Ning, Lu Zheng had picked up quite a few things from her.
For example, that smile—someone who didn’t know better would think he was the nefarious boss of some evil organization.
“Besides, once he’s in custody, it won’t matter if he claims he didn’t do anything to Ye Qin.”
Lu Zheng grinned as he said something that didn’t quite match his hero image.
To clarify—
Although Lu Zheng’s words sounded like he was planning to use torture, what he actually meant was that the precinct had specialized interrogation personnel who could see through lies. He wasn’t talking about any kind of coercion or abuse.
Trust me.
Really.
Seriously (serious face).
After listening to Lu Zheng, Miss Qiu Yu pondered it briefly, confirmed there were no major issues, and then nodded on the other end of the line.
“Then go ahead. I’ll have someone prepare the necessary documents and send them to you. You can head directly to the hotel where Rigil is staying. I’ll send you the location.”
After saying that, Miss Qiu Yu hung up and quickly called over Ye Qin to prepare the materials.
To avoid alerting Rigil by having Ye Qin appear, she assigned someone else to deliver the documents to Lu Zheng.
Once everything was in place, she finally let out a long breath, stretched a bit, and got back to the mountain of paperwork in front of her.
After all, Rigil wasn’t the only one who needed to be dealt with.
Those bastards.
They were getting bolder and bolder!
Even dared to sell bombs.
They needed to be taken out!
A heavy hand was needed!
On the other side, after hanging up with Miss Qiu Yu, Lu Zheng left Yi Ning’s base and drove to the hotel where Rigil was currently staying, in his hero form.
It wasn’t far, so the trip didn’t take long.
By the time he arrived, the person Miss Qiu Yu had sent was already waiting.
Rigil’s actions had been so vile that Miss Qiu Yu went all out.
The paperwork had greenlit passage all the way, and she had personally added several buffs to the courier to expedite the delivery.
There was not a moment of delay.
With Miss Qiu Yu so serious, Lu Zheng wouldn’t slack off either.
After getting a quick status update from the team staking out the place and coordinating with the hotel staff, he went alone to the door of Rigil’s room.
Rigil’s ability was too dangerous—Lu Zheng didn’t dare bring anyone else with him.
“Anyway, let’s buff up first.”
Lu Zheng stood at the door and casually tossed the die in his pocket, gauging his current ability. Then he looked at the number with a twisted expression.
What luck.
For the record—
His ability had nothing to do with the die.
Rolling a bad number just meant bad luck.
And actually, this time he didn’t even get a weak power.
“Physical Reinforcement.”
It could strengthen his body to the extreme—enough to beat Ye Qin, who had endless internal energy and martial arts mastery, into the ground with brute strength alone.
But would he dare physically touch Rigil?
Was he trying to become Ye Qin 2.0?
“Sigh~”
Lu Zheng let out a helpless sigh and put the die back in his pocket.
At this point, he’d just have to take it one step at a time.
It wasn’t the first time his ridiculous ability had backfired on him.
Lu Zheng rang Rigil’s doorbell.
“Hello, a pink-haired lady downstairs asked us to deliver this to you.”
Since the team staking out the place had already used the room service excuse once to get Rigil to open the door, using it again would be rude.
So Lu Zheng unceremoniously invoked Yi Ning’s name.
That guy had come to see Yi Ning today anyway—using her as a pretext made the deception easier.
Sure enough—
Not even two seconds later, Rigil opened the door with an impatient expression and stretched out his hand. Then—click—a silver bracelet snapped around his wrist.
It was a pair of energy-restricting handcuffs developed by the Hero Association.
Just one little click, and it could suppress the target’s ability easily.
Though it only lasted about two hours.
Upon seeing the handcuffs on his wrist, then glancing up at the pixelated screen hovering over Lu Zheng’s head, and finally sensing the sudden absence of power from within himself, Rigil’s expression instantly turned liver-colored.
What the hell?
He had seen this guy before.
At the Hero Association. Codename: Pixel Mask. Ability unknown.
What was going on?
How did a hero find this place?
How did they know it was him?
Rigil’s mind went into overdrive.
He instinctively licked a tooth.
There was a Source Energy Crystal fused into that tooth.
He had nabbed it during the chaos when he escaped from Laboratory 1961.
Just like the teleportation sigil carved into his spine, it was one of the lab’s most top-secret and cutting-edge technologies.
Unlike the incompatible forces of mana, qi, or the energy needed to use superpowers, this crystal could convert into whatever he needed once activated.
And with the crystal and that sigil, he could use magic while still possessing a superpower.
Rigil calmed down a bit.
Even though he was cuffed with energy-restricting restraints, he was still in a position to either strike or retreat.
There was nothing to fear.
He believed he had covered his tracks well—the heroes wouldn’t be able to find evidence.
So his expression slowly returned to normal, and he pretended to be an innocent bystander.
“Uh… sir, what law have I broken exactly?”
He really knew how to play dumb.
“We received an anonymous tip that you’re an unregistered ability user and that you illegally used your powers during a special period. Please come with us.”
Lu Zheng handed him the relevant paperwork, the screen above his head displaying a devilish smile.
Rigil: “Huh?”