Chapter 135: You’re Not Normal
Chapter 135: You’re Not Normal
Lu Xin was dazzled by the flashlight beam. He squinted and looked ahead.
He could see Gecko raising his hand, a helpless expression on his face, throwing him a look that seemed to say he had tried his best.
They had divided tasks earlier: Lu Xin had come out to pursue the man, while Gecko stayed behind to convince the armed force of Blackwater Town.
Theoretically, this should have been a relatively easy matter to resolve; Lu Xin didn’t understand why Gecko had instead been detained.
“Please don’t misunderstand…”
Seeing those men come closer, Lu Xin stood up and addressed them, “We came from Qinggang City. We have Qinggang credentials. We’re here to apprehend this wanted man. Now he’s apprehended… and he fired first.”
“…”
“So what if you’re from Qinggang? Know you’re from Qinggang, but what does that matter?”
The large man spat on the ground, giving the man Lu Xin had subdued a cold glance.
Seeing the man’s wretched state made his expression even more vicious.
He viciously raised his gun, about to shove it into Lu Xin’s face. “This isn’t Qinggang. In fucking Blackwater Town, Elder Snake calls the shots. When Elder Snake isn’t speaking, I call the shots. Want to grab someone? Didn’t you think to tell me?”
Lu Xin frowned slightly and said nothing.
The man clutching his shoulder just smiled faintly.
Gecko, on the sidelines, sensed something wrong and panicked, shouting, “Brothers, don’t do anything reckless…”
“I’ve told you ten times, we really are from Qinggang City…”
“…”
“RECKLESS?”
The large man gave Gecko a cold look, then signaled his men with his eyes. Immediately, two men stepped forward—one moved to seize Lu Xin, while the other walked towards the Man in Red Suit, muttering curses under his breath:
“Blackwater Town has Blackwater Town’s rules. Whether they actually did something wrong needs to wait for us to question them first. Besides…”
“You say you’re from Qinggang, but how do we know if that’s true?”
“You think we care? Even if I shoot you now and throw you out to feed the dogs, nobody could do a damn thing about it!”
“…”
Amidst the curses, men were now standing before Lu Xin and the Man in Red Suit.
It seemed they intended to take the two away separately first.
“Holy shit, are they this forceful?”
Gecko looked genuinely surprised now, seemingly completely caught off guard by the Sheriff’s aggressive stance.
Lu Xin was also taken aback.
You couldn’t fully trust such a chaotic town, which is why they hadn’t notified anyone and had apprehended the man directly.
Normally, even if the people in Blackwater Town had some dealings with the Knights Order, they should have backed down once they had the man in custody. Yet unexpectedly, the moment this Sheriff appeared, he displayed clear dissatisfaction with their actions…
Knowing they were from Qinggang City, yet his attitude remained so vehement and aggressive…
“I see.”
Lu Xin laughed softly, as if understanding something, and slowly lifted his head.
At a glance, he spotted Mother standing not far away, watching these people with seeming interest.
Lu Xin felt confirmed in his thoughts.
Seeing that the Sheriff’s subordinate was now right in front of him, he spoke up softly with a smile:
“You’re not normal.”
This sudden statement made the men under the Blackwater Town Sheriff pause momentarily.
The large, burly Sheriff himself narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Lu Xin. “What did you say?” he demanded.
“I said you aren’t acting normal right now…”
Lu Xin looked directly forward, meeting the intense glare of the flashlight beam.
Under strong light, anyone’s eyes would lose focus slightly, but Lu Xin’s did not; his gaze seemed capable of piercing through the brightness.
Illuminated by the intense beam, his facial features appeared shadowed and indistinct, carrying a calm smile.
His voice was also very soft, imbued with a tone of sincerity, as he said with a laugh, “This man committed crimes in Qinggang, and now we’ve caught him. Yet you still want to release him privately, even seeming willing to harm the two of us…”
“So, are you disregarding Qinggang entirely, or… are you actually just not normal anymore?”
“…”
Hearing these calm, serious words, the Sheriff himself was momentarily stunned.
He recovered slightly before yelling, “What goddamn nonsense are you—how dare you curse at old…”
He didn’t finish. Lu Xin suddenly stepped towards him.
He took only one step forward, but due to the tense atmosphere, the movement drew all the more attention.
With a rustling sound, several guns around pointed at him.
The Sheriff was also suddenly startled, and abruptly raised his gun, pointing it at Lu Xin’s head.
Normally, if someone pointed a gun at Lu Xin like this, he would feel a bit nervous. But now, because he had discovered the truth, he found it somewhat amusing, and also because Little Sister was by his side, and Mother was standing not far away, so even though a gun was pointed at him, he wasn’t nervous. He just wore a faint smile and looked seriously at the Sheriff’s face, examining him.
…Actually, he didn’t want to smile, because it seemed not serious enough nor professional.
…But he couldn’t help it.
“What are you looking at?”
In the air, it was like a string was stretched to its limit.
The many dark muzzles of the guns could spew out deadly bullets at any moment.
The Sheriff was clearly holding a gun, with the muzzle pointed at Lu Xin’s face, and it was very close, but for some reason, he was visibly nervous. On the contrary, Lu Xin, who was smiling calmly towards the gun muzzle pointed at him, seemed much more composed.
…Didn’t this guy fear guns? Who was actually not normal?
Meeting the Sheriff’s fierce and ferocious gaze, Lu Xin slowly said, “Did you receive something from him?”
Upon hearing this, everyone around couldn’t help but pause in surprise.
What kind of nonsense was this?
The Sheriff even licked the corner of his mouth, his face showing even more ferocity: “What do you mean?”
“I’m not saying you took a bribe, though it’s possible he gave it to you in the form of a bribe…”
Lu Xin pondered slowly, glanced at the man in the crimson suit, then looked squarely at the tall Sheriff, his smile deepening: “It might have been a rose, or something else, but either way, it was given to you by him personally…”
“Think carefully, after you received that thing, didn’t you start to feel particularly fond of him?”
“Even intensely… love him?”
…
Hearing his words, the face of the man in the crimson suit nearby immediately changed slightly.
Off to the side, Gecko was also suddenly startled, recalling something.
After saying this, Lu Xin just smiled quietly, observing the Sheriff’s reaction.
No wonder Mother said it wasn’t over yet.
This Sheriff behaved too abnormally.
Earlier in the city, there was that rose incident that occurred, so this should easily be associated with it.
This man was a companion of that boy who sold roses.
Therefore, it was natural that he could have something similar to roses.
If when he entered the city, he used some method, perhaps giving a rose or some other substitute—after all, one man giving another a rose was too strange, and the other might not accept it—then after giving it to this Sheriff, the Sheriff would start to have increasing fondness for him. Before this fondness exceeded its limit, the Sheriff would desperately protect him.
This was this man’s final trump card.
If this trump card hadn’t been discovered, it might have caused quite a bit of trouble for him.