Chapter 99 - Chapter 99: Five Thief Kings in One Go! Is This a Thief's Lair!?

Chapter 99: Five Thief Kings in One Go! Is This a Thief’s Lair!?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation     Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Little did they know, as Captain Liao’s words were still hanging in the air, his gaze casually shifted towards the other four suspects. An expression of surprise instantly froze on his face.

His sudden change in demeanor left everyone stunned.

Zheng Wenjie was the first to notice that something was amiss and immediately inquired, “Captain Liao, what’s wrong? Why are you suddenly looking at them like that?”

Zheng Wenjie felt an increasing sense of unease. Could it be that something was off about the other four suspects they had apprehended? Did they make a mistake in their arrests?

Not only Zheng Wenjie but also Su Xuan turned their attention to the four suspects after Captain Liao’s peculiar behavior.

To their astonishment, Captain Liao suddenly slapped his own forehead, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then fixed his gaze on the four suspects for an extended period.

His expression shifted from shock to surprise and finally transformed into sheer delight.

“Oh my goodness, am I dreaming?”

“These individuals you captured today…”

“I can’t believe it, Su Xuan! You have some unbelievable luck…”

“Am I not dreaming?”

Captain Liao was becoming so excited that he was about to topple over.

His excitement left everyone bewildered, and the members of the anti-pickpocketing team were particularly puzzled.

“Captain Liao, are you okay? Why are you so thrilled?”

“Could it be that these four people also…?”

“Could it be that someone dining with Zhou Qiang is another Thief King?”

“If that’s the case, then Su Xuan is truly incredible…”

“Let’s not jump to conclusions, but they must be closely connected since they were dining together.”

“My goodness, so who exactly is it?”

The members of the anti-pickpocketing team speculated, with a few of them having a hunch but hesitating to voice their suspicions.

While they had started to figure it out, they still weren’t entirely sure.

After all, these individuals had been audacious in the world of pickpockets for so many years. How could they be caught so suddenly?

Finally, it was Captain Liao who slammed the table and spoke excitedly.

“Be bold, take a wild guess!”

“These four are infamous thief kings from other cities!”

“Don’t you find them familiar?”

Captain Liao pointed at one of them and said, “Haven’t I shown you the wanted list not long ago? Isn’t this the thief king wanted in Xiang City?”

“And this one… is the thief king from He City!”

“This one… the thief king from Chuan City!”

“And this one… don’t you remember our local thief king from before? We chased after him for so many years, and now you’ve all forgotten!?”

Captain Liao looked at his subordinates with a mix of frustration and determination.

Amid the astonished gazes of the anti-pickpocketing team members, the four men whose identities were revealed showed signs of despair.

Previously, they had some hope that these people would not be able to recognize them, so they were prepared to run away when the time came. But now…

After their identities were exposed, the thief kings knew that they were truly in trouble this time.

All eyes focused on Zhou Qiang.

They all thought, if it weren’t for that jerk insisting on coming here and inviting them for dinner…

How could they have possibly ended up caught here?

They never expected that after eluding the police for so many years, they would finally get caught.

That damned Zhou Qiang!

It was all Zhou Qiang’s fault that they were caught this time!

On the other side, when they heard Captain Liao reveal the identities of so many criminals, the anti-pickpocketing team members were stunned!

Although they had speculated before that these four individuals might have complicated backgrounds, it was just a guess.

But they didn’t expect it to be true!

And all four of them turned out to be thieves of high rank!

If you added the one they had just arrested, that made it a total of five thieves, right?!

Not to mention, they were from different cities…

Oh my God!

“I can’t believe it! Are all of these guys really thieves of high rank?”

“If this gets exposed, it will be a headline on the internet!”

“Five thieves of high rank… even novels wouldn’t dare to write this!”

“Damn, all of these thieves of high rank are in our hands. We’re going to make it big this time!”

“All of this is thanks to Su Xuan… 1 swear, it feels like I’m dreaming right now…”

The anti-pickpocketing team members couldn’t help but speak out.

You see, they had been in this line of work for so many years, and they had arrested quite a few petty thieves. But individuals of the thief king level were extremely challenging to catch, and that’s even more so considering the current situation…

They had caught so many of them at once!

Even if they lived their entire lives, they might not be able to catch this many thief kings!

This time, they had really hit the jackpot!

Thinking about it, the team members of the anti-pickpocketing team couldn’t help but show ecstatic expressions on their faces!

At this moment, they finally understood why Captain Liao had such a peculiar expression earlier…

If they suddenly discovered that among the criminals they had caught, there were so many thief kings, they would go crazy too!

“Captain Liao, this time we’ve caught so many criminals, I’m afraid even the city bureau will be alerted!”

“Thief kings, these are real thief kings!”

“We’re going to make a name for ourselves this time…”

“The fact that thief kings from other cities came here and got caught shows just how significant our operation is!”

“Oh my, finally, we can hold our heads high in front of anti-pickpocketing teams from other cities!”

“Hahaha… just thinking about their expressions makes me want to laugh…”

The members of the anti-pickpocketing team spoke one after another.

They were very excited at this moment.

Although it was Su Xuan who caught these criminals, the credit belonged to Su Xuan and Zheng Wenjie, who acted together.

But because Su Xuan was still part of the anti-pickpocketing team, this honor could be shared by the entire team!

Not to mention that this time Su Xuan organized the operation.

All of them, except those on duty, came out in plainclothes to assist in the operation, and they would also receive a reward…

“Alright, I’ll report this matter to the higher-ups.”

Captain Liao finally calmed down from the excitement and immediately spoke.

He turned to Su Xuan and Zheng Wenjie.

“I’ll take these five criminals away now.”

Hearing this, Su Xuan and Zheng Wenjie nodded immediately.

Zheng Wenjie stood excitedly beside Su Xuan and said, “Su Xuan, I’m going to follow you from now on!”

“This ride you’ve given me is too exhilarating!”

Su Xuan smiled wryly, “Brother Zheng, you’re really killing me with that. What do you mean by me leading you…”

“In the anti-pickpocketing team, I’m the newcomer, so even if we’re helping each other, it should be you helping me…”

This sentence, Zheng Wenjie didn’t dare to respond to before, and now he definitely didn’t dare.

“Don’t say that, don’t say that!”

“This credit is yours. If it weren’t for you noticing something was off with Zhang Qiang, we wouldn’t have come in!”

“I’m already lucky to earn some medals following you!”

“So, what’s our plan next?”