Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 20 Standoff and Arrest

Loren believed that with Sally's emotional and intellectual intelligence, she would not be in the current state if she knew that there were high-ranking wood elf nobles watching.

Arrogant and haughty, high above, sword wielding a red dragon.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

Not to mention when Loren revealed that she had illegally accessed the location of Loren's magic crystal terminal...

Between her and the red dragon Loren, there can only be one winner.

According to the federal regulations for patrol officers, patrol officers are not allowed to use items such as magic crystal terminals to locate or search for citizens unless there are two or more key pieces of evidence pointing to the case.

This involves a violation of citizens' right to privacy.

Such behavior is considered a serious violation of discipline. A first offense will result in the loss of law enforcement authority, while repeated offenses will result in the direct stripping of the inspector's status.

Of course, rules are rules, and implementation is implementation.

Especially for the lower-level inspectors, two? Even one is too many!
They'd dare to arrest someone if they had even half a crucial piece of evidence!

After collecting all the evidence against the other party, wouldn't it be better to move some of the information forward in the report?
This patrol station is full of my men. Who would listen to a criminal who has already confessed?

You're saying the other party definitely didn't commit a crime?
Would he dare to report me, the inspector?

When Loren saw that the other party had appeared in front of him so quickly, and that the lower city was clearly not under the other party's jurisdiction, Loren made a judgment in his mind.

This half-elf must have violated regulations.

Her expression clearly proved this.

Sally knew perfectly well that she wouldn't have a third chance to catch the red dragon.

The other party is cunning, fearless, and well-versed in the law.

This further confirmed her suspicions: there was something wrong with Red Dragon, a very big problem.

If the other person has no problem, given his age, he shouldn't know these things at all!
If Loren knew what the other was thinking, he would probably scoff and reply with that classic quote from his past life.

Once suspicion arises, the charge is established.

"I don't understand, what are you referring to as the incident?"

Loren slowly surveyed his surroundings, certain that none of the people's mind protection was activated on their magic crystal armor.

This is normal, after all, psionicists are a rare and uncommon profession.

Their target was a registered red dragon that knew ordinary magic.

"They haven't even found out that a psionicist was involved, which means that a professional necromancer hasn't even come to examine the body yet, and they've already come to arrest me?"

Loren's sarcasm grew stronger.

He was certain that even if the other side used force to take him back this time, the final result would only be his release.

Once the wood elf lady from that demiplane returns to her family, the ensuing turmoil will overturn the entire chessboard, submerging everything in a flood.

"Enough with the nonsense. I now suspect you are connected to the murder and arson case that happened at the Shattered Bones Bar last night. Please come back with me to cooperate with the investigation!"

Sally roared, sounding somewhat fierce but actually weak.

To Loren, this revealed her lack of confidence.

"Bonebreaker Bar? Where is that?"

Loren tilted his head in confusion.

"I'm too old to drink alcohol, I never go to bars, I'm a law-abiding federal good boy."

Loren rubbed his baby face a couple of times, trying to force himself to put on an innocent, boyish smile.

Sally was furious. She knew what Loren meant; that brat was threatening her, using his underage status to threaten her!
Normally, she would have backed down in this situation, but the more she did so, the more certain she became that the secrets and cases involving the Red Dragon were not simple!
As long as we can confirm this murder and arson case, and pry out a few other major cases from Honglong's mouth, we can bring him to justice!
Even setting aside the mistakes made during this arrest, any future mistakes would be enough to offset the merits and demerits!

Not only that, her status and position will also rise accordingly! Sally's eyes reddened.

At this moment, she was like one of those gamblers who had gambled away their entire fortune at the gambling table, hoping to achieve success and make a name for herself.

Defeat is an abyss.

"Don't try to fool me!"

"The people at the Shattered Bones Bar are from the Fast Hands Brotherhood. They offended you at noon, and by night they were all dead. You dare say you're not a suspect!"

"A bunch of people died from being struck by the dragon's tail, resulting in shattered bones. You're saying you're not a suspect?"

Having said all that, she no longer wanted to engage in any verbal exchange with Red Dragon.

She signaled to her companions to begin sealing off the red dragon's escape route, and then quickly cast a portable spell through her magic crystal armor:
"Detect hostility."

A halo of light flew towards Loren, who chuckled and began chanting a spell.

"Counterspell."

Before the halo could fall, an equal spell struck and easily shattered it.

You, a half-elf who relies on magic crystal armor for portable spellcasting, are trying to test me in front of me, the archmage?

I don’t want to lose face?

"Loren, if you have nothing to hide, why are you afraid to accept the detection spell!"

Sally was overjoyed instead of angry when she saw Loren use magic to counter her. She had finally caught him in the act! You little brat, resisting the law!
“It is unreasonable to arbitrarily detect others when there is insufficient evidence.”

"According to your patrol regulations, this should be recorded as a disciplinary violation, right?"

Loren spoke slowly, showing no concern for his situation, because in his mental reconciliation, he believed that things were unlikely to go wrong.

Given the half-elf's current anxious state, if she had any real cards in her hand, she should have played them long ago.

"I'm asking you, why are you resisting law enforcement!"

Sally roared, no longer caring about breaking the rules.

After all, if she can't handle the Red Dragon, her career as an inspector will be over, so two more violations won't make a difference.

"Because I didn't commit a crime, I'm not a suspect at all."

"And you, at this point, can't really be considered a law enforcement officer either."

Loren spoke casually, for he knew the relevant laws by heart because he had spent many years in the downtown area.

The other party forcibly used the Magic Crystal terminal for location tracking without sufficient evidence, which constitutes a serious violation of discipline.

Until more evidence emerges, she actually has no law enforcement authority.

Isn't it normal for a high mage to defend against a hostile attack cast by someone without law enforcement authority?
"Arrest him first!"

Finally, Loren's attitude and words angered the other party. She closed her mask and, together with her companions, activated the magic crystal armor, preparing to forcibly arrest Loren.

Seeing this, Loren raised an eyebrow. Before the others could rush at him, he boldly raised his hands, jumped back, and said,

"I surrender."

Are you kidding me? With the aid of the magic crystal weapon, the combat power of these half-elves will increase dramatically.

If you really fight them, you'll inevitably be charged with assaulting a police officer.

He, Loren, still wants to be a star at the zoo; he can't afford to leave a stain on his career.

Besides, even without a sound, the elf lady in that demiplane, Denise Yeying, must have already seen what was going on.

(End of this chapter)