Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After listening to everything Han Ning said, Rom simply smiled and shook his head.

“Officer, your analysis was quite brilliant. Your mind impresses me, but all this analysis was just your guess.”

As Rom retorted, the smile on his face became more obvious.

“It doesn’t even make sense for you to accuse me of being the Hundred Transformations Godly Thief.”

“First of all, my friends and I were attending the cocktail party the entire night. There wasn’t any time for us to commit the crime. Also, we don’t have the Mermaid’s Tear with us.”

Rom leaned back in his chair, pleased with himself. He seemed to be able to tell that Han Ning was helpless against him.

Han Ning was about to continue questioning when he heard a knock on the door.

The person who knocked seemed to be in a hurry and the interrogation was interrupted.

Jiang Qing got up and opened the door. The police officer who came to pass the message told her in a low voice.

“What?! Mermaid’s Tear was found in the manager’s food box in the auction house?!”

The two people in the interrogation heard Jiang Qing’s exclamation.

Shocked, Han Ning turned to look at Rom.

Rom shrugged innocently.

It was as if he was mocking Han Ning. “See, I told you that although your mind is very impressive, you still can’t do anything to me.”

Han Ning clenched his fists as he tried to think of a solution.

Right at this moment, the shock on his face had yet to subside.

Wang Jing came to the door of the interrogation room, pulled Han Ning aside and whispered in his ear.

“There’s an order from the higher-ups. If we don’t have any evidence, we have to release them immediately. After all, the other party is an international figure. We can’t go overboard. Otherwise, the impact will be bad.”

Han Ning frowned. The situation was beyond his expectations. Rom, this highly intelligent criminal, was even more difficult to deal with than the Arhat Cheng Xing.

Even if Han Ning knew that all of this was the other party’s scheme, he just couldn’t find any evidence to confirm his guess.

“Let them go first…” Han Ning said helplessly to Jiang Qing.

At this moment, the system prompt sounded.

[You failed to interrogate a highly-intelligent criminal. The criminal dropped Criminal Study*6. Your technical attributes have increased slightly.]

[You played mind games with a highly-intelligent criminal ,+1 IQ]

Han Ning was not surprised. After all, he knew for a fact that Rom was a criminal.

Rom and his friends were released simultaneously.

After finishing the procedures, Rom walked towards Han Ning with a refined smile.

As he walked past Han Ning, Rom could not help but whisper.

“Officer Han, you should learn to differentiate confidence and arrogance.”

Han Ning looked serious. He was sure that his deduction was correct.

Rom must have done something in a place he didn’t know about for things to turn out like this.

Seeing the ugly expression on Han Ning’s face, Rom chuckled and left the headquarters with his friends.

Jiang Qing angrily clenched his fists and complained.

“Brother Han, this pest is too much. How dare he provoke you! Hmph, this refined scum.”

Zhou Zhan and Zhang Zhi were equally displeased.

Han Ning was also very angry, but he knew that it was useless to be angry now.

Anger only made people lose their minds.

The fact that Rom said what he said to Han Ning before he left was enough proof that there was something very wrong with him.

“Stop looking and come to the conference room.”

Wang Jing pulled a long face and called everyone in the corridor away.

In the conference room, the team for the case at the Jiaside Auction House had another meeting.

However, this time, everyone’s expression was lifeless, their faces full of dejection.

In the conference room, Jiang Qing and the other two were depressed. They were unwilling to let Rom and the others leave so easily.

Han Ning remained silent and pondered quietly.

“Han Ning, tell me what you think. After all, you have had the most contact with Rom in this case.”

Seeing that everyone was still in low spirits, Wang Jing placed her hopeful gaze on Han Ning.

“I’m sure we didn’t catch the wrong people. We just missed something. If not, they wouldn’t have been able to escape.” Han Ning thought for a while and said.

Wang Jing nodded. She had seen the records of Han Ning’s interrogation, and everyone knew how he reviewed the entire case.

“Team Leader, I have a request. I want to go to the tycoon Fu Xin’s house and wait!”

Han Ning suddenly thought of the tycoon who had contacted Rom before. Rom team’s would definitely make another move before leaving.

They had already been monitored by customs, so they couldn’t find another buyer. If they wanted to end things quickly, they had to find someone they were familiar with to sell their goods.

Wang Jing looked at Han Ning’s affirmative expression and thought about it seriously. She felt that it was a good idea.

…

“Han Ning, it’s already the third day today. Do you think that Rom and the others haven’t been able to find a chance to come out?”

Zhang Zhi and Han Ning had been guarding the vicinity of Fuxin’s house. The tracker that they had placed on Rom had completely lost its effect.

They had lost the means to track Rom.

After waiting for three days, Han Ning began to wonder if his plan had gone wrong.

During these three days, Han Ning had been reviewing Rom’s team’s methods.

After comparing the statements of others, Han Ning finally found evidence that he had missed.

In the team of the Hundred Transformations Godly Thief, there was a middle-aged man who had been carrying a camera. He took a lot of photos that day.

Hence, when Zhang Zhi checked this middle-aged man’s camera, he found something interesting among all the event photos.

There was also a photo that coincidentally captured Rom and a tycoon who was wearing a watch. The time shown on the watch was exactly the time when the Mermaid’s Tear had been stolen.

Just like this, the five of them formed a perfect alibi.

It was also because of this clear photo that the police could not convict them.

Han Ning speculated that the photo must have been taken on purpose. Also, before the photo was taken, Rom must have also secretly adjusted the watch in the tycoon’s hand to match the time of their crime.

However, what puzzled Han Ning the most about this case was the final result.

Rom and the rest had tried their best to successfully pull off this theft. Why did they not take the gem away but left it at the venue?

The gem in the manager’s lunch box had been appraised and confirmed to be the Mermaid’s Tear.

Han Ning was puzzled.

At this moment, a man walked into Fu Xin’s villa.

Han Ning recognized that it was Rom immediately.

Zhang Zhi’s face was filled with excitement, and Han Ning’s expression relaxed a little. His speculation was right!

Han Ning, who had infiltrated Fu Xin’s villa ahead of time and installed a listening device, confirmed that Rom was the one who had come. He immediately turned on the listening device and recorded their conversation.

Zhang Zhi’s expression became more and more shocked as he listened.

Han Ning, on the other hand, was enlightened. He completely understood that the identity of this Hundred Transformations Godly Thief was indeed just a cover.

An hour later, Rom emerged from the villa, wrapped tightly.

Han Ning walked over and smiled.

“Mr. Rom, please come back to the headquarters with us. Your friends are already waiting for you in the interrogation room.”

Rom’s face was dark..