“Officer, although I don’t understand English, I can see the beast’s expression of anger and contempt when he bared his teeth. To be honest, I’m very angry about it.”
The police were speechless; Rogers' arrogance and despicable behavior were entirely predictable. Therefore, the police also felt some sympathy for Xu Zhengyang's plight.
Therefore, the testimonies provided by Nicole, Jack, and Mike, claiming that Xu Zhengyang had a conflict with them, are clearly lies and an attempt to frame this very gentlemanly young man.
Nicole and Jack had no reason to shoot Rogers, and Xu Zhengyang didn't understand English or know Rogers and his group.
As for why Xu Zhengyang coincidentally met Rogers in the bar, no police officer would be foolish enough to dwell on that. As a young man who had never been to the US before, sneaking out of his girlfriend's sight to go to a bar—well, we can question his fidelity, we can assume he wanted to experience the nightlife of Don Scotsboa, to meet a beautiful woman, to seek some excitement like a one-night stand, but surely we can't restrict his freedom to experience life in a foreign land?
In short, apart from Rogers and his associates, all other witnesses and testimonies confirm that Xu Zhengyang is not involved in this case.
This case is rather strange.
Because the investigation has reached this point, Xu Zhengyang must be released; he is an innocent victim.
However, the Donsbo police station no longer had the authority to release or deny the person.
Mayor Chad Clarence and his officials in Dunsbo were having a headache. Why did that damned Rogers keep going against the Chinese? His subordinate DiCario had already provoked the daughter of a bigwig in the Chinese military a few days ago, and now he had provoked them again.
They even openly committed such a stupid act of racial discrimination.
This will incite outrage among all Chinese residents in Chinatown. You see, their ethnic group has a kind of cohesion flowing in their blood. Once that ethnic sentiment is ignited, they will stir up a huge wave.
For a mayor who has always been pro-Chinese, he certainly doesn't want Chinese residents to complain about him and label him as a racist.
Those damn FBI bastards actually interfered in this case and want to conduct an independent investigation into that young man named Xu Zhengyang.
He's the boyfriend of that beautiful girl from a distinguished family.
Therefore, if not handled properly, it could trigger a diplomatic incident. How would that powerful country in the East react?
God……
The mayor and police officials believed that the guys at the Dunsbo FBI field office were just stirring up trouble to flaunt their unique status in Dunsbo. However, they had no choice but to appeal to their superiors to try and secure Xu Zhengyang's early release, while simultaneously trying to appease Xu Zhengyang's side.
That was a night that kept everyone awake.
Li Bingjie, Li Chengzong, Qingling, and Aunt Shen were all sent back to their residences by the Dunshipo Police Station that night.
Xu Zhengyang, on the other hand, needs to remain at the police station for further investigation.
Li Bingjie and the others weren't too worried about this, because Xu Zhengyang had already explained the situation to them beforehand, and Li Bingjie was well aware of Xu Zhengyang's clerical status, so she naturally wasn't overly concerned. Most importantly, this was the United States, a democratic country with a sound legal system. Behind Xu Zhengyang wasn't just Li Bingjie's backing, but also Wu Guanxian from Chinatown.
Who would have known that Rogers was an informant whom the FBI had painstakingly cultivated for several years?
The FBI agents were different from ordinary police officers. After learning that Rogers had been shot and was on the verge of death, and after clarifying all the circumstances of the incident, they were certain that this young man from China was involved in Rogers' shooting.
Often, when all the suspicions against a suspect are absolutely proven to prove his innocence, it only proves that he is more suspicious and that he is a cunning fellow.
Leonard, the head of the FBI field office in Dunsbo and Rogers' direct superior? Damon was furious upon learning of Rogers' shooting; nothing could have infuriated him more. He had poured countless efforts into training Rogers, and as FBI agents, their work was clandestine. Allowing a mob boss and his henchmen to run rampant in Dunsbo, committing countless crimes, would have unbearable consequences if the public found out. Therefore, the psychological pressure Leonard, as the primary person responsible for training Rogers, had endured over the years is unimaginable.
But what's done is done, and all they can do is rationally analyze who was behind Rogers' shooting. As for Nicole and Jack, those two damned guys, they're only useful as a lead.
Enraged, Leona and two of his men took Xu Zhengyang away from the Dunsbo police station.
Now, Xu Zhengyang was sitting calmly in a room of about forty square meters. Although his hands were handcuffed, he remained calm and fearless. What a joke! Even if they had the guts, they wouldn't dare kill him.
Although Leona and her two men knew that Xu Zhengyang didn't understand English, they naturally wouldn't say anything special in front of him to be on the safe side. However, though they didn't say it aloud, the meaning they conveyed through their eye contact was perfectly clear to Xu Zhengyang.
Well, no matter how angry Leon was, he didn't dare use unconventional methods to make Xu Zhengyang disappear from this world silently. Because almost everyone now knew that Xu Zhengyang had been taken away by them, and that Xu Zhengyang's identity, while not exactly high-ranking, was certainly special.
First, Wu Guanxian, the Chinese community president of Dunstone's Chinatown, paid special attention to Xu Zhengyang; second, Xu Zhengyang's girlfriend was the daughter of a high-ranking military official in that major Eastern power.
This was enough to make everyone take Xu Zhengyang seriously.
So what does Xu Zhengyang have to worry about?
Instead of being worried, Xu Zhengyang was also curious. He wondered what these guys would do after bringing him here from the police station. Would they use a lie detector in a different place? Or bring a so-called psychologist to hypnotize him?
Leon was a tall, robust middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a sharp gray-blue suit. His strong physique and rugged face made Xu Zhengyang think that this guy looked a bit like a movie star.
“Xu, Zhengyang, do you understand what you did to Rogers?” Leona surprisingly spoke broken Mandarin.
This surprised Xu Zhengyang quite a bit, and he immediately relaxed his guard. There was no need for him to pretend not to understand English and make things difficult for the other party by finding a translator, although translators were not hard to find.
"I don't understand what you mean," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile and a shake of his head.
"You damned bastard, you need to know how stupid you've been." Leona clearly had little patience left, as he had been forcibly suppressing his anger. He leaned down and glared at Xu Zhengyang, saying seriously, "I now suspect you have connections with terrorist organizations."
"A terrorist organization?" Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "You might as well just say I'm sent by the Mafia to fight Rogers for territory."
Leona roared, "What did those two bastards, Nicole and Jack, get from you?"
Xu Zhengyang tilted his head, glanced at Leona, and sneered, "What you just said, wouldn't you call it an insult, a frame-up, and a slander against me?"
"Damn it!" Leona stood up and took two steps, then suddenly turned around and threw a punch at Xu Zhengyang. Unexpectedly, his usually confident skills failed to hit Xu Zhengyang, who dodged the punch by tilting his head back slightly.
Leona paused for a moment, then unbuttoned his suit jacket, took it off, rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, and muttered, "You bastard, you won't tell the truth unless you suffer a little, will you? You cunning Chinese!"
"You'll suffer." Xu Zhengyang narrowed his eyes and gave a soft snort.
Leona stepped forward, bent down, grabbed Xu Zhengyang by the collar, and said fiercely, "Tell me, why did you kill Rogers!"
"Let go of me!" Xu Zhengyang warned in a deep voice.
"Damn it!" Leon gritted his teeth as he got up, released Xu Zhengyang, and seemed to turn to walk away, but suddenly threw a punch.
However, before his fist could land, he was kicked hard in the stomach.
The immense force caused Leon to groan as he landed heavily two meters away with a thud.
"Oh, you bastard!" Leona felt as if his abdomen had been hit by a heavy hammer, and he tried to get up despite the excruciating pain.
Xu Zhengyang walked over and stood there waiting for Leona to struggle to her feet. Before she could straighten up, he slammed his handcuffed hands down on her head again, causing her to fall to the ground once more.
The door to the room was flung open, and two men rushed in, brandishing handguns.
"Hey, stop!"
"You bastard, put your hands up, cover your head, and squat down, you bastard!"
Xu Zhengyang glanced contemptuously at Leona, who was lying on the ground groaning in pain and unable to even utter a curse. He walked back to his chair and sat down with a sneer, saying, "After I get out, I will sue you... I've heard that your country, the United States, is the most committed to human rights and democracy."
"Shut up, you stupid pig!" an officer yelled.
They found it hard to believe that a criminal suspect, handcuffed, could so easily knock their boss to the ground.
"I'm warning you, don't curse me." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Xu Zhengyang's narrowed eyes.
Although the two police officers did not understand what Xu Zhengyang was saying, seeing his gloomy expression made them tremble and raise their guard, gripping their pistols and aiming at him.
Xu Zhengyang smiled slightly and said to Leona, who was struggling to get up from the ground, "Apologize to me!"
"Damn it! You bastard!" Leon was getting increasingly angry; he had never seen such an arrogant person.
"Say one more curse word for me?" Xu Zhengyang's handcuffed hands clenched and then loosened.
Leona frowned as he stared at Xu Zhengyang, a hint of fear creeping into his heart. If he uttered another curse, would this young man really dare to attack again? Wasn't he afraid the police would shoot?
Hmm, perhaps someone with such a special status is indeed fearless?
However, Leon was afraid, and he dared not let his men actually shoot Xu Zhengyang.
Just as he hesitated, Xu Zhengyang spoke again: "Apologize to me!"
"What are you saying? You bastard!" one of the officers shouted, unable to take it anymore.
Xu Zhengyang slowly stood up, his face grim.
"Sit down and don't move!"
Xu Zhengyang ignored the two officers' warnings and coldly said to Leona, "Although I don't understand what nonsense they're spouting, I know they're definitely using profanity..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhengyang moved swiftly. Before the two policemen could react, he kicked one of them, sending him crashing into the wall. Then, with a side kick, he sent another man who was about to shoot Xu Zhengyang flying behind a desk.
"Stop!" Leona quickly shouted.
But it was too late. The guy who was kicked first, slammed against the wall, and fell to the ground raised his gun and fired at Xu Zhengyang!
A deafening gunshot rang out.
Xu Zhengyang rushed to the side of the officer who fired the shot like a devil and kicked the officer's gun-wielding hand hard.
"Ah, no, you bastard!" The officer dropped his gun, clutching his wrist and convulsing in pain on the ground.
"No, no, stop!" Leona was stunned by what he saw. He realized that he had done something extremely foolish. He shouldn't have provoked and angered this devilish young man.
Yes, what do we do now?
He had lost face badly, a police officer had been injured, but he couldn't do anything drastic to Xu Zhengyang.
Because this person's identity is unusual.
Xu Zhengyang shrugged, his handcuffed hands hanging casually below his abdomen, and turned to walk to his seat, looking indifferent.
"Hey, that's a crime! I'll charge you with assaulting a police officer!" Leona's words no longer carried the confident and domineering tone she had before.
“I will also have my lawyer sue you.” Xu Zhengyang said with a sneer, “What right do you have to arrest me? Your FBI status? Am I a terrorist? A gang leader? Where is the evidence? You actually threatened me, beat me, and tried to shoot me… I think I need to ask your mayor and government whether foreign tourists have no human rights when they come to your country, M.”
Before Leon could say anything, Xu Zhengyang calmly looked at the two police officers who had gotten up from the ground, their faces full of anger, and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you, don't let your men do anything stupid again. I have a bad temper."
Leona's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly signaled to his two subordinates with his eyes not to do anything rash.
Just then, Leona's phone rang. He endured the lingering pain in his body, walked to the chair, picked up his shirt, took out his phone, answered it, said a few words, and then hung up the phone helplessly.
There was a knock on the door.
Immediately, the door opened, and a neatly dressed woman with shoulder-length blonde curly hair walked in carrying a stack of documents, followed by a bespectacled man in a suit and three police officers.
“Leonard, Billy, the superintendent of the Donsbo Police Department, is suspected of harboring and condoning the illegal activities of Rogers’ gang…” The woman paused, then continued, “Also, Mr. Leonard, Rogers said he was your informant, that he helped you arrest a former Mafia boss in the Donsbo area, and that he helped you solve several major drug trafficking cases… In addition…” The woman paused, glanced at Xu Zhengyang, and then continued, “Leonard, now we need to ask you some questions. Let’s go.”
Leona was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!"
Then, Leona walked dejectedly towards the door, and two police officers immediately followed him.
After Leonard left, the blonde woman smiled and said to Xu Zhengyang in fluent Mandarin, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Xu, I'm sorry to have startled you. You can leave now. Oh, and I apologize again. I hope you can understand. Leonard's behavior was his personal matter and has nothing to do with the FBI. Of course, we also have a responsibility. I apologize again and hope to get your understanding."
Xu Zhengyang smiled and stood up, gesturing to unlock the handcuffs for him.
"Luckily, I was lucky and my skills are decent, otherwise I might have been beaten up by your police officers or shot dead in this room."
"Oh my God." The woman gasped, covering her mouth in surprise. Then, noticing the embarrassed and awkward expressions of the other two officers, and the obvious bullet marks on the wall, she quickly ordered Xu Zhengyang's handcuffs to be removed, saying, "I'm so sorry, sir..."
After the handcuffs were removed, Xu Zhengyang didn't wait for the other person to say anything more. He rubbed his wrists and walked out, saying, "It's alright, I've experienced the democracy of your M country!"
The blonde woman shrugged helplessly and quickly followed him out. She was still worried about how to gain Xu Zhengyang's understanding in order to prevent the situation from escalating.
Unfortunately, the Chinese Embassy in Country M has learned of this matter and expressed serious concern.