Chapter 952: Serious Crime
Chapter 952: Serious Crime
Ye Qian pondered for a moment: "If theft of national secrets isn’t involved, at most he could be charged with the crime of invading someone’s privacy, probably facing no more than two years in prison!"
Ling Feng was astonished: "That light?"
"Yes, the penalties in this regard are indeed not severe unless all the victims charge him together and find evidence of their videos being circulated. Otherwise, it’s hard to sentence him to a severe punishment!" Ye Qian said.
"You got lucky!"
Ling Feng felt somewhat helpless, turned around, and gave the electrician a kick.
The person yelped in pain, then cautiously asked: "Who, who are you?"
"Security Bureau, speak, have you ever stolen national secrets!"
Ling Feng grabbed his wrist and demanded loudly.
The electrician’s thoughts raced, a flicker of thought crossed his mind, and he immediately shook his head: "No, not at all!"
"Oh?"
A gleam flashed in Ling Feng’s eye, followed by a sneer: "It’s not up to you to say there’s nothing!"
The fleeting thought of the other party was caught by him.
This guy had really done such a thing!
Among the videos he secretly filmed, there was a conversation between two individuals discussing a project recently undertaken by the town’s research institute, and the level of confidentiality for that project was top secret!
Moreover, this fellow had a business mind. After discovering the conversation, he even audaciously offered it for sale on the dark web, for the price of one hundred thousand US dollars!
However, according to his memory, that conversation seemed not to have been sold yet, as he had no recollection of receiving that amount of money.
At this moment, the door sounded, and Li Chen entered along with two policemen.
"This person, taking advantage of his job, recorded over 2000G of video materials, all here!"
Li Chen said, flashing the portable hard drive in hand.
The electrician, seeing this, completely collapsed.
While Ling Feng said to the two policemen: "Thanks for your efforts, but this matter is no longer within your jurisdiction; let’s leave it to our Security Bureau, shall we?"
"Why?"
Both policemen and Li Chen were taken aback.
Ling Feng sneered, pointing at the hard drive in his hand: "There’s an encrypted folder in there, containing a conversation about national secrets. This kid listed it on the dark web, attempting to sell it!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chen immediately walked up to the electrician and scolded fiercely: "You’ve got some nerve!"
The electrician was already paralyzed on the ground, and upon hearing Ling Feng’s words, he rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
He was dumbstruck. Who exactly was this person before him? How did he know everything without him saying a word?
Could he possess the ability to read minds?
Now facing Li Chen’s intimidating gaze, the electrician’s lips moved, but he couldn’t manage to say anything.
Ling Feng glanced at Ye Qian: "Adding that video, how long could this guy be sentenced?"
"Over ten years!" Ye Qian stated.
"That’s more like it!"
Ling Feng smirked, then said: "You guys take him away. Check the videos when you get back and you’ll know!"
"Okay."
Li Chen nodded, first sent away the two policemen, then handcuffed the electrician, and the two escorted him out.
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The room returned to silence; Ling Feng crushed all the cameras to pieces and threw them into the trash can.
At this time, Lin Xue looked at him: "You’re pretty impressive, knowing everything by just grabbing his hand?"
"You noticed that detail."
Ling Feng smiled: "Yes, that’s the effect of the Mind Soul Art. It allows one to easily see thoughts fleeting through another’s mind. Just now, I could lead him to think about those things, and subconsciously, he did!"
"That’s amazing. If people in the public security system could all learn this, interrogating would be much easier!" Lin Xue remarked in admiration.
"Pity you need to be at least in the Qi Refining Stage to master the Mind Soul Art; otherwise, it would indeed be worth promoting!" Ling Feng nodded in agreement.
By this time, it was the early hours of the morning. After the commotion, both Ling Feng and Lin Xue were wide awake with no hint of sleepiness.
Their peaceful world for two had been disrupted, and Lin Xue especially didn’t want to return to her bedroom, feeling uneasy about it.
With no other choice, Ling Feng had no choice but to hug her on the couch for a long time, all the way until dawn.
Afterward, as the street outside began bustling and breakfast stalls got busy, Ling Feng looked outside the window and turned to suggest: "Shall we go downstairs for breakfast?"
"Sure."
Lin Xue, having had enough sitting, immediately got up.
So, the two of them quickly freshened up and left the building, crossing the street to a breakfast shop opposite.
It was six in the morning; the sun hadn’t risen yet, but it was already bright outside.
At this time, there weren’t many customers, so the shop was quite empty.
Ling Feng ordered a few youtiao (fried dough sticks) and two bowls of doufu nao (tofu pudding), and in a few minutes, the food was served.
While eating breakfast, Lin Xue asked: "Should we start thinking about what to do after entering the research institute?"
"No rush, we’ll play it by ear once we get in. Aren’t we supposed to be procurement officers? There’ll always be a chance to have a look around, right?" Ling Feng said with a smile.
Lin Xue looked at him: "You’re thinking too simply. I reckon we’ll only be allowed to glance at the workshops, then we’ll have to check the finished products. Getting into the R&D center is almost impossible!"
Ling Feng uttered an "Oh", his eyes flickering: "If not, what about setting off a fake fire alarm? They can’t just not come out, right?"
"..."
Lin Xue gave him a glare: "I can’t believe you thought of that. Have you seen where that is?"
"Alright, then I’m left with only one solution!" Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
"What solution?" Lin Xue asked.
Ling Feng chuckled: "Using my Invisibility Ring! When the time comes, I’ll pretend to go to the toilet, then slip on the ring and head over. Who would notice me?"
"Uh, how could I have forgotten about that!"
Lin Xue slapped her thigh, newly recalling this fact.
Then she looked at Ling Feng: "Did you already have this figured out?"
"No, I just thought of it now. I think there’s nothing that can trouble me, it will definitely be solved!" Ling Feng said confidently.
"Just flatter yourself!"
Lin Xue glared at him, then focused on her tofu pudding with relief.
Just after they finished eating, before Ling Feng could pay, his phone suddenly rang.
Seeing it was from Wang Laogen, he quickly answered and inquired: "Any instructions?"
"Nothing much, just checking how your trip is going, everything smooth?" Wang Laogen asked.
"Of course, smooth. What could go wrong?"
Ling Feng retorted, then said: "Stop beating around the bush, get to the point. I don’t believe you called just to worry about how I’m handling things!"
"Heh, you’re smart!"
Wang Laogen chuckled, then continued: "Mo Lan and Zhou Yi have already completed their mission!"
"That quickly?"
Ling Feng was startled and after checking the time, asked: "How did it turn out?"
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