Chapter 175 Reputation Damage Fees
Although the speaker was not close, nearly ten meters away, Lynch recognized him at a glance. It was the oily young employee of Dunglas Bank just now. He was jumping and pointing in Lynch's direction, while the older Danglas was following behind him, also panting from exhaustion.
Another group of people in blue uniforms were rushing over them, everywhere in front of them and behind them.
Toot toot.
The police whistle was sharp and piercing, and the sound was like piercing the heart. A large group of strong men waved rubber police officers and ran closer and closer. The messy footsteps carried great pressure.
Seeing the ferocious look of these policemen, who were about to hold him down more and more tightly, Lin Qi frowned, said nothing, and took off his hat and held it in front of him. , showing off the lining of the hat.
There is a badge issued by the Governor's Palace inside. When Lynch used it to enter and leave the Hall of Order and the supporting police club, he was regarded as a superior officer by the police officers on duty. Lynch had no doubt about the effectiveness of this thing.
Sure enough, as soon as the badge flashed on, the policeman in front of him immediately stopped hesitantly, and then collided with his colleagues behind him. When the policemen surrounding him from the side saw the situation, they immediately realized that something was wrong and were about to rush in at any time. He stopped when he got to Lin Qi's side, but no one dared to be rude to Lin Qi anymore.
A group of people murmured for a while, and a person who seemed to have the highest status stood up and recognized the badge from a distance, and immediately signaled other policemen with his hands not to act rashly.
"That's him. He just took out a check and took out fifty pounds in cash."
Two bank employees, one old and one young, had already rushed over. The young employee's face turned red and he pointed excitedly. Looking at Lynch, he shouted to the police around him:
"Look at his clothes, how could such a person hand out a check for fifty pounds? It must have been stolen from somewhere for the purpose of borrowing money." Machines steal our custody items”
But Danglas's two little eyes were wandering around, seeming to have noticed something was wrong, and he was watching silently.
Lin Qi looked at the police and then at the bankers and clerks behind who were surrounded by other police officers. He probably guessed what happened. It is estimated that the gentleman who was wearing a strange thing just now has succeeded and left. The two victims discovered the loss and wanted to hold the dirty water on their heads.
"Quick, gentlemen, catch him."
Seeing that the men in blue uniforms did not hold Lynch down immediately, the young staff member's voice became louder, as if he wanted to grab Lynch with his own hands.
Lin Qi smiled, not intending to embarrass the police, and directly threw the badge in his hat to the police who came out to contact him. The blue uniform immediately showed a relieved look, took it and inspected it carefully. Then he held the badge in both hands and handed it back: "Sorry, sir."
"Huh?"
The two of them realized that something was wrong, and opened their mouths at a loss for a moment, and their faces became quite ugly. The young man Lin Qi, who was half-smiling but not smiling, raised his eyebrows and slowly took back his badge: "What's going on with these two people?"
"Sir, Mr. Dunglas reported that the bank lost important custody items. They said you..."
"Huh? Do you need so many brothers to commit the theft?"
"Sir, it seems that the lost thing is very important."
Lin Qi realized the problem in the other party's words, glanced at him, nodded and said: "Is there another officer leading the team? Since it is so important, it is Is Inspector Brut or Inspector Walter leading the team?"
Hearing Lynch's tone, the blue uniform felt more reassured: "It's Inspector Brut, sir."
"He should be nearby. You go find a brother and inform him. Just say that Lynch Levy is here. He knows me and will come over. You don't need to make a decision."
"Yes." , Thank you, sir."
Lin Qi then turned to the two bankers with ugly faces, smiled at the young clerk and said softly: "It seems that the five minutes just given to you are too long. , you haven’t longed for memory yet, I should only give you five seconds.”
The young employee subconsciously took a step back, as if he wanted to escape, but there were police officers around him, and he had nowhere to run. "Oh, my friend, you should know that falsely accusing others will be punished with the same crime. I really sympathize with you, why would you do such a thing." In fact, Lynch didn't know if Rand had this law, who You know, it’s unnecessary. “You still think that you are a decent upper-class person, and you just want to label a low-class poor like me a thief. The police brothers in the Hall of Order and the judges in the Hall of Justice will not do it.” Are you familiar with me?”
“I, I, I didn’t make a false accusation.” The young staff member’s face turned pale and he looked like he was about to cry. “It must be you. Otherwise, why did you just leave? Just disappeared.”
"Oh, go talk to the judge like this. I wish you good luck. I hope you can meet a judge who believes in you. What do you think, Mr. Dunglas."
"Boss, you have to believe Me." The young clerk knelt down and hugged Danglas' thigh.
The old banker's eyes rolled around again, and he said with a dry smile: "We are also assisting the Department of Order in the investigation. Who did it depends on the detective. However, there are not many people in total today. Come on, you don’t want to say that it was your Excellency who did it.”
"That's right." The young clerk immediately became tough and boldly said loudly, "You are accusing a Sarge who wears the Medal of Honor issued by the Fredman Royal Family and whose property is jointly guaranteed by three Lords of the Kingdom of Salt. Your Excellency, the Viscount of the Kingdom of Erte, is a thief, you..."
Just as he was talking, several people hurried over from a short distance away. The leader rushed to the young employee with a big stride, raised his hand and slapped him twice. On his face, there were ten red fingerprints and a bloody tooth.
“You are accusing a man who was personally hired by His Excellency the Governor, publicly commended in the City Council, presented with cash prizes by the Speaker himself, honored by Saints Nightingale and Trinleth of the Church of the Night. Is the detective whom the Archbishop praised highly a thief?”
The one who rushed over to beat him was Inspector Brut, one of the two inspectors of the Hall of Order. After hearing what the inspector said, the young staff member's legs softened and he sat directly on the ground, covering his face and not daring to say a word. , the old banker's expression also became stiff, and he finally realized that the identity and background of the detective in front of him was completely different from the young people he had seen before, and he could not control it at will.
Only stiff for a second, he immediately put on a smile, leaned in front of Lin Qi and whispered: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I'm really sorry. We misunderstood. We also lost something. We were too impatient and fainted. I’m really sorry that the blame is on you. Please consider that we are also victims and don’t treat us like little people.”
As he spoke, he kicked the young staff member. Somersaulting, he winked at him. The young clerk immediately crawled to Lynch, hugging his thigh and wailing.
Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He figured it out. The detective must be related to the Dunglars Bank. He was probably a protective umbrella. That's why he came as quickly as possible and secretly reminded the two of them not to mess with anyone they couldn't afford. people.
Lin Qi thought for a while and said with a sneer: "If the apology is useful, there will be no need for the existence of the Hall of Order. You have hurt the reputation that a gentleman values most, and you think that a gentleman Is your reputation only worth an apology? Although Rand law now prohibits it, I am considering whether to throw my gloves on your face."
"No, no, you misunderstood." Old Bank. Upon hearing this, Jia immediately said quickly, "The apology is just to express our thoughts. We feel deeply guilty for hurting your reputation and are willing to compensate you ten pounds in order to make up for the harm to you."
"So, you think my reputation is only worth ten pounds? You are insulting me." Lynch was furious and poked the ground with his cane. "Are you not as sincere as Grant?"
"No, sir, I made a mistake. I meant fifty pounds. Like the Speaker, we are just businessmen and we dare not exceed the limit of the Speaker. Please accept our sincerity."
"Huh, if it weren't for Inspector Brut coming here in person, I would never let you go so easily. Please send my reputational damages to the Inspector as soon as possible. I will visit the Inspector in a few days. Your Excellency.”
It was really not worth killing someone for such a thing. Now that he had killed the banker, Lynch was in a great mood. After all, it was rare for a good person to take the initiative to get beaten and give himself money at the same time. After knocking the detective by the way, Lynch asked casually:
"What is missing? It made such a big noise."
"A ruby, it's Sal A princess from the Kingdom of Germany who came to Rand to study was deposited in the bank." Detective Brut replied with a smile, "It involves political influence, so it must be taken very seriously, and the gem itself has special properties, and it is said that it will also be involved. To an indescribable being. Now half of the Hall of Order is in shock."
Hiss, that liar and thief has a pretty big appetite.
Lynch hesitated for a moment. He instinctively felt that this was a very troublesome case. It might be embarrassing and troublesome, so it would be better to leave it to the Rangers' fools to solve, so he patted it meaningfully. Inspector Brut raised his arm and whispered: "I'll give you some advice, Mr. Inspector, don't waste time, just ask the Rangers to participate."
"You are talking about this. It's related to..." Inspector Brut's face turned even darker.
"It's very possible."
(End of this chapter)