My Right Hand Allows Me to Merge Thousands of Races-Chapter 58 - 55: The Tree Wishes for Stillness, but the Wind Will Not Cease

Chapter 58: Chapter 55: The Tree Wishes for Stillness, but the Wind Will Not Cease

"Brother Lu, are you really okay?" Wuer stood up from his chair, allowing his seatmate to come out, and asked with some concern.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon."

Lu Xun shook his head and walked out, leaving the classroom.

More than a thousand people witnessed the fire at the slaughterhouse!

And his identity as the "Black Doctor" can never be exposed.

Because, aside from Old Octopus, there’s no one else in this world who knows his true identity.

And Old Octopus is already dead.

That part of the past has long been turned over.

It seems the Public Security Bureau came to see him just to ask about the fire incident.

Otherwise... it wouldn’t have been the Public Security Bureau that came.

"Two officers are in my office; come with me."

The homeroom teacher led him through the corridor and down the stairs, and soon they arrived at the teacher’s office area.

"I’ll be waiting outside, just call me if you need anything."

As they approached the door, Zhang Lei grabbed Lu Xun and whispered a reminder in a low voice.

He has always appreciated and valued this student, so of course, he wants to protect him.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhang, I understand." Lu Xun grinned.

Then he pushed the office door open with a creak and walked in.

There were only two people inside.

The two uniformed officers had been waiting for a long time. Hearing the noise, they both looked towards the door, scrutinizing the newcomer.

"You’re Lu, right?" One of the tall officers stood up and, with a gentle smile, explained, "We’ve been investigating the fire case at Linsheng Slaughterhouse on ’Dungeon -174F’. We heard you worked part-time there?"

"Yes, I did." Lu Xun nodded, his expression calm, "I was an apprentice at the slaughterhouse, so I was there when the fire happened. But it’s been many days, so I may not remember all the details clearly. I hope you understand."

"You worked part-time there, right?" The other officer asked again, his tone heavier.

"Yes!" Lu Xun nodded again, somewhat puzzled, "Didn’t I just answer that question?"

When people lie, their bodies unconsciously display abnormal reactions.

Including "dodging gaze", "avoiding repeated questions", "instinctively avoiding using the first person", "never forgetting details"...

To professionals, these flaws are magnified many times over.

Throughout the conversation, the two officers kept a close watch on Lu Xun’s face, observing changes in his micro-expressions and body language, and combining them with his verbal responses to make judgments.

But Lu Xun’s acting skills were so natural that he showed no flaws at all.

After all, analyzing thousands of acting books wasn’t for nothing!

"Okay, don’t worry, we’ll just ask a few questions and then leave." The tall officer smiled, "My surname is Zhou, and this is Officer Yang next to me. Please sit down, Lu."

"Okay."

Lu Xun politely nodded and sat across from them.

Only a small table separated them.

During the following time, Officer Zhou was responsible for questioning, while Officer Yang took notes.

As expected, it was just some routine questions.

No sharp questions at all.

After all, Lu Xun wasn’t a suspect, just one of the thousands of witnesses.

In fact, this case is almost settled.

Because the identity of the arsonist was basically confirmed to be Old Octopus!

Before the slaughterhouse fire, he had already booked a flight to the Elf Race. After the incident, the Public Security Bureau contacted him immediately, but his communication device was turned off.

If that’s not a guilty conscience, then what is?

Old Octopus took all the blame!

The case hasn’t been closed yet because the plane returned.

When officers arrived at Old Octopus’s house, the place was already burned down. Based on DNA analysis retrieved from the scene, it was confirmed that Old Octopus was dead.

Was it a suicide to avoid punishment? Or was he murdered?

The investigation continues, which is why they need to question the witnesses, to figure out Old Octopus’s social relationships, like if he had any enemies.

Lu Xun answered all the questions fluently, handling everything gracefully with his superb acting skills.

"Here, Lu, have a cup of coffee to soothe your throat." Officer Yang came over and placed a steaming cup of black coffee on the table in front of him, smiling, "Hmm, just a few more questions, relax, we’ll be done and out in three minutes."

"Okay, thank you."

Lu Xun nodded, reaching out his right hand to pick up the cup.

Just as he was about to drink, his movement suddenly stopped, the rim of the cup slowly withdrawing from his lips, placing the cup back on the table.

This action immediately caught the sharp gaze of the two officers.

"Hmm? Why aren’t you drinking?"

Officer Zhou squinted his eyes: "If you’re thirsty, drink it. Is there a problem, Lu?"

"This is a top-notch hand-ground premium black coffee."

On the side, Officer Yang’s face also showed a dangerous expression, his tone becoming aggressive: "Why did you just put it down after picking it up?"

If he didn’t like coffee, Lu Xun wouldn’t have picked up the cup just now!

Clearly, he noticed something, that’s why he set the cup down after bringing it to his lips.

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse!

Everything was fine before, but the atmosphere suddenly became tense and confrontational.

The unexpected came too suddenly!

No, it’s not unexpected... they came prepared, this wasn’t just a routine inquiry, they clearly harbored ill intentions!

"You... are heretics!"

Lu Xun’s face became as dark as water, gritting his teeth, seemingly very angry.

"Heretic?"

The two of them immediately stood up, their expressions extremely serious, staring intently at the boy as if facing a great enemy.

"Did you actually add milk and sugar to the black coffee?" Lu Xun’s tone became excited, expressing indignation, "That ruins the original taste of the coffee! That rich, deep, original flavor is perfect and flawless by itself. Any extra embellishment is a desecration!!"

"..."

The two were taken aback, utterly speechless.

Is this what he meant by "heretic"?

Damn, why make such a fuss about drinking some bean juice?

Is adding milk such a big deal? To be labeled a "heretic" for it!

But indeed, there are many people who absolutely refuse to add sugar or milk to their coffee.

Like the "salty vs. sweet" debate over tofu pudding that happened in the ultra-ancient times.

Though it’s been over thirty thousand years, if you dare say "salty tofu is number one" online, you will be flooded with backlash in minutes!!

So, Lu Xun’s reaction is understandable.

"Uh, don’t get excited. I’ll make you another cup of original black coffee." Officer Yang coughed, trying to calm him down.

"I won’t drink it!" Lu Xun decisively raised his hand to refuse, speaking aggressively, "Anyone who adds milk to hand-brewed coffee must be a bad person! Are you really officers from the Public Security Bureau?"

"Of course we are! Look, we’re in uniform!"

"I don’t believe you, I only trust my homeroom teacher." Lu Xun turned his head to the door, shouting, "Old Zhang!!"

Bang!

Zhang Lei heard the commotion and quickly pushed the door open, walking in.

"What’s going on? Do the officers have any issues?" Old Zhang looked at them skeptically.

"Old Zhang, this cup of coffee..." Lu Xun quickly pointed to the cup of black coffee.

"What coffee? It’s nothing, Teacher Zhang."

He hadn’t finished speaking when one of them interrupted.

"Cough, the inquiry is over. Haha, you all chat, we’ll be going for now."

Officer Zhou, internally panicking, outwardly forced a calm facade.

He quickly grabbed the coffee from the table and hurried out of the office with his companion.

"No need to see us out, we’ll drop by next time."

...

"It’s really nothing? They didn’t give you a hard time, did they?" Old Zhang asked with concern.

Lu Xun shook his head, grinning, "Nah, those ’officers’ were pretty nice! They even offered me coffee."

Phew~

Zhang Lei sighed in relief, patting Lu Xun on the shoulder, "Good, as long as it’s nothing, go back to study hall."

"Okay."

Lu Xun stood up and left the office.

The moment he turned around, his expression darkened, fists clenching instinctively, a fierce glint rising in his eyes.

They were indeed kind, not only offering him coffee, but thoughtfully mixing in some truth serum!!

Damn, those two are not officers, but imposters!

Old Octopus was killed by them, and they still have the face to "investigate"?

Daring to impersonate officers, even giving civilians a banned substance like "truth serum," is truly audacious.

Moreover, they’re not only targeting Lu Xun, but planning indiscriminate illegal interrogations of all one thousand employees at the slaughterhouse!

It’s madness, utterly lawless!

Note, even officers from the Public Security Bureau rarely use truth serum on suspects.

Because truth serum isn’t 100% reliable, there is a slight error rate.

Even a 0.001% error rate results in procedural injustice.

If left unchecked, one in a thousand could be wrongfully imprisoned.

Therefore, like coercion or inducement, confessions obtained through truth serum have no legal validity.

It’s banned from use in criminal and civil interrogations, as enshrined in Jinghai City’s laws, an untouchable taboo.

So, these two imposters’ true identity is becoming clear—they are spies!

Only spies could obtain personal identity information of over a thousand witnesses, infiltrate No.1 Middle School disguised as officers, and get this much truth serum!!

Thankfully, this is No.1 Middle School, Jinghai City’s top elite school, with not only deep connections among the school leadership but many students are also children of influential figures.

No one dares cause trouble at No.1.

So when Lu Xun called Old Zhang, these scheming guys were scared off.

Actually, the truth serum in the coffee doesn’t affect him.

After all, his body is robust, to "drug" him would require a higher dose.

But truth serum is unique, unlike common sedatives, the body’s physiological reaction varies after absorbing the drug.

If there’s a slight flaw in the performance, it would be spotted by seasoned spies... those guys make a living from this, no matter how good your acting is, don’t easily challenge their expertise.

Even with only a 5% chance of being exposed, he didn’t want to take the risk.

It’s better to temporarily calm the opposition, muddle through this moment, and then figure out how to handle subsequent troubles, it’s safer this way.

’These two spies won’t give up... they will come again!’

’Next time, it won’t be so easy to deal with.’

Lu Xun squinted his eyes, a murderous intent rising in his heart.

Fortunately, he had secretly left behind a backup just now.

The still tree desires peace, but the wind won’t stop.

Then break the wind apart!

Let’s see if you’ll stop?!!