I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 117 - 117 116. What are you doing here_1

Chapter 117: 116. What are you doing here?_1 Chapter 117: 116. What are you doing here?_1 “Name.”

“…You’re kidding me, Officer, I’m the victim here!”

“Victims need to be registered too, name.”

“Lu Ban.”

“Age.”

“22 years old.”

Lu Ban sat in the interrogation room at the police station, opposite him were the familiar faces of He Youwu and Chen Danshen.

“…I really didn’t do anything, when I got home, he was already like that.”

He explained in one sentence.

“Didn’t I tell you to wait where you were until we got there? How did you end up climbing the wall to get in? The surveillance cameras captured it all clearly!”

He Youwu said helplessly.

“I, too, want to contribute to the stability of society!”

Lu Ban said righteously, then remembered something, and asked a question.

“How is that man now?”

“What else could he be like? He just woke up and keeps mumbling about gods and ghosts, probably trying to dodge his criminal responsibility by pretending to be insane.”

Chen Danshen didn’t hide the truth.

“However, why did he lock himself in your bathroom and try to smash the mirror with his head? Did you have a fight with him that left those marks? Don’t worry, you don’t need to be concerned. If it was self-defense, you won’t be sentenced.”

“Officer, I really didn’t do anything. When I got home, it was already like this. If you don’t believe me, my friend can testify.”

Lu Ban pointed to the side.

He Youwu looked over, but the space was empty, with nothing there.

“…Lu Ban, even though we are aware you have some minor psychological issues, please be serious during your deposition. All of this will be recorded in the files.”

“I’m telling the truth, Officer.”

Lu Ban argued his point, but the two in front of him had little interest.

“So, if what you’re saying is true…”

“What I’m saying is the truth.”

“…Okay, let’s say it’s the truth. When you climbed through the window back into your house, you saw the bathroom door was locked from the inside, and the suspect was locked inside. Upon opening the door, you found him lying on the ground with a bloody face, convulsing?”

“Exactly like that!”

Lu Ban confirmed with a nod.

“Do you have any idea what could have caused this situation?”

Chen Danshen held a recording pen, documenting their conversation.

“Haven’t I mentioned before, I have many friends at home, and I think maybe one of my friends took justice into their own hands and brought this criminal to justice. Otherwise, relying on an ordinary law-abiding citizen like me, how could I confront a vicious serial killer?”

Lu Ban said with conviction.

“Your friends at home?”

He Youwu blurted out but was immediately pulled back by Chen Danshen, who whispered in his ear.

“Don’t forget, he has severe delusions, probably imaginary, or maybe a case of multiple personalities.”

“…We will follow up with you later for more details. After we confirm a few more things, you can go home.”

He Youwu asked several standard questions, recorded them all, and then let Lu Ban stand up.

“By the way, is this man the serial killer?”

Just before he left, he asked one last question.

Unexpectedly, He Youwu and Chen Danshen looked distressed.

“How should I put it, it is, and it isn’t.”

Chen Danshen answered after a moment.

“Officer, what are you getting at?”

Lu Ban expressed his confusion.

“First of all, we haven’t disclosed the details of these series of cases in Jiangcheng to the public, so in theory, there shouldn’t be any copycat criminals with details that match exactly. We can determine that all these incidents were committed by the same person.”

Chen Danshen explained the logic of the investigation briefly.

“But this suspect has an alibi for one of the cases; as a real estate agent, he was participating in a team-building event at the film and television city with his colleagues. If we consider him the murderer, then we need to explain that,”

“Has he always been an agent?”

Lu Ban couldn’t help but ask.

“He has been working at the real estate company since the beginning of this year. His colleagues and some clients have confirmed this. We’ve checked the surveillance footage and verified that the suspect indeed appeared on camera at several crime scenes. However, for the case where he has an alibi, we didn’t find any trace of him around that area.”

Chen Danshen put down the recorder, which had stopped recording, and then spoke with a worried tone,

“Additionally, there’s another matter that’s puzzling us even more.”

“What is it?”

Lu Ban slightly furrowed his brow.

“According to your statement and our investigation, the villa incident ten years ago should also have been committed by this suspect and his accomplices. However, after accessing the suspect’s identity information, we found that he is only twenty-five years old this year. Ten years ago, he was just fifteen years old and studying in a school thousands of miles away, completely incapable of committing theft and murder with his accomplices.”

Chen Danshen said with a heavy voice.

“Do you mean that there was someone else who committed the murder ten years ago, and the one who broke into my house might just be one of their gang members?”

Lu Ban felt that the situation was becoming more complicated.

“If this case involves gang crime, then the problem could be serious,”

He Youwu said with a grave expression.

“You’ve already had contact with one of them, and it’s very likely that you could become their target. Lu Ban, we’ll arrange for some plainclothes officers to protect you in your surroundings. You too should be careful,”

As Chen Danshen spoke, he added another sentence,

“If you discover anything, don’t act rashly, contact us first…”

He probably remembered the experience from the last time when Lu Ban accurately identified a plainclothes officer and then caused a commotion.

“Understood, thank you so much!”

Lu Ban felt much more at ease thinking about having plainclothes officers protecting him at all times — he might not even need to play a collection of Spring Festival songs to fall asleep anymore.

“Oh right, Officer, there’s one more thing,”

Lu Ban was about to leave when he remembered something else.

“What is it, does it have to do with the case?”

Chen Danshen, who was tidying up the desk, lifted his head.

“It’s somewhat related.”

Lu Ban hesitated for a moment, then continued.

“Look, it’s almost midnight now, and it might not be a good idea for me to go home alone. What if that criminal gang is just waiting outside the police station to catch me off guard?”

“…Your residential area is only five hundred meters from here.”

He Youwu couldn’t help but make a remark.

“That’s still dangerous!”

Lu Ban insisted.

“You just want a ride, don’t you…”

He Youwu sighed with resignation. Nonetheless, driving Lu Ban home wasn’t a problem, so after he and Chen Danshen notified the station, they drove Lu Ban away from the police station.

“A police escort feels incredibly safe!”

Sitting in the back seat, Lu Ban couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Anyone who doesn’t know better would think you’re some big mafia boss who visits the police station every day for tea.”

Chen Danshen, sitting in the passenger seat, joked.

“Speaking of which, the tea at your station is really good. It tastes sweeter and less bitter. I wonder if the cafeteria food is just as delicious,”

Lu Ban replied, prompting both officers to roll their eyes at him.

The police car continued on its way, but for some reason, the neighborhood that should have been reached quickly still seemed nowhere in sight.

As silence gradually took over the car and the surroundings grew desolate, Lu Ban couldn’t help but ask,

“Officer, did we take a wrong turn? Why haven’t we arrived yet?”

At this point, He Youwu’s face turned ashen as he gripped the steering wheel, continually checking the GPS.

“Something’s wrong… something’s wrong, I’m sure we’re on the right road…”

Lu Ban looked at the phone navigation next to the steering wheel and saw that the car seemed to be wandering on a single road with no beginning, no end, and no destination in sight.

He saw that the name of the road was “Yin Yang Road.”