Chapter 234: Chapter 228: Bandits and Bandits (Part 2)
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On hearing Jim Strongwell’s query, Finn Lewis replied with an innocent face, “One hundred and fifty million.” He paused for a moment before adding with a devilish grin, “South Federation currency.”
“Pfft… Cough, cough…” Jim Strongwell was taken aback, nearly choking on his own spit. Earlier, he had thought that one hundred and fifty million Flame
Nation coins were an enormous amount, but once Finn Lewis tagged on South Federation currency, he felt like his mind couldn’t quite comprehend it. Was there some language barrier they were experiencing? The gap was just too vast.
One hundred and fifty million was already a shocking amount, but in South Federation currency… That’s a total of 1.1 billion Flame Nation coins? Holy moly! You could afford a tremendously luxurious private jet with that kind of money, at least equivalent in size to a medium-sized business aircraft!
“Alright, Mr. Lewis, stop teasing Officer Strongwell. He’s just making an inquiry, after all. Officer Strongwell, we really can’t afford this car,” Leah Tyson, standing nearby, said, trying to smooth things over.
“Exactly, exactly, Mr. Lewis, it was only a joke.” Jim Strongwell chimed in, suppressing a laugh. Dammit, 1.1 billion for a car, even a Dubai police officer couldn’t afford something like that! Even though all their police vehicles are Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and the like.
Just when Finn Lewis was about to say something, he noticed a policeman running towards them at full speed. Before he even arrived, he shouted, “Officer Strongwell! Something happened! The robbers… the robbers…” The officer gasped for breath.
“What happened to the robbers?” Jim Strongwell widened his eyes, asking loudly.
“The robbers… the robbers have been robbed,” The officer managed to spit out, panting heavily.
“What?! What happened?!” Jim Strongwell immediately rushed to the officer, asking loudly.
“It’s like this: We just received a report that three ambulances, along with accompanying police cars, were blocked by a few other vehicles 15 to 20 kilometers from here. The culprits had something like flash-bang grenades, and they managed to take all three robbers from us.”
“What?!” Leah Tyson and Jim Strongwell exclaimed in shock. Finn Lewis was also lost for words, they were all surprised, but shocked by different things. What surprised Finn Lewis was the show put up by the robbers. Damn it, were things really meant to be this way? Soon, all the officers in Celeston City were going to be in dire straits. The ducks they had ready in hand had been stolen away. Moreover, they were taken away upfront and in public, this sure was a great loss of face for Celeston City’s police force.
“Were there any casualties?” Jim Strongwell asked, recovering from the initial shock.
“Only a few people suffered minor injuries, nothing major.” The officer replied. Hearing him say it was only minor injuries, Jim Strongwell and Leah Tyson could finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, the recovering Jim Strongwell immediately said, “Let’s go! Mr. Lewis, I’m sorry, but we have a case to solve now and we can’t send you back.”
“No problem, I can get home by myself.” Finn Lewis waved it off.
Jim Strongwell and Leah Tyson hurried off, and it was only then that Finn Lewis settled himself in his car. He turned his vehicle around and was about to leave when he saw Leah Tyson’s car waiting in front. As Finn Lewis pulled up, Leah Tyson asked, “Mr. Lewis, can you help us find these robbers?”
“Me? Are you joking?” Finn Lewis gave a baffled look.
“Mr. Lewis, I saw a powerful tracking system in your car before, and it seems that the satellite positioning is also very accurate. I don’t know if we can find these robbers?” Leah Tyson asked anxiously.
Finn Lewis was at a loss for words. Fine, you’re right. But whether or not I can find them isn’t the real question. Even if I could figure out their location, I couldn’t help you. Because it was actually me who did it, right?
“Officer Tyson, you’re over-thinking. My car isn’t magical, it just uses slightly more advanced technology than the average car. How could I do something that even the entire police force’s equipment can’t achieve? Plus, the incident happened over ten kilometers away from here. I don’t even know what happened.” Finn Lewis said with a helpless expression.
“Sorry for the disturbance. I’ll make it up to you with a meal another time.” Leah Tyson considered this and figured he was right. It was a desperate plea, an attempt to grasp at straws. Once she heard Finn Lewis said he couldn’t help, she dropped a comment, pressed down the accelerator and zoomed off. Finn Lewis watched as her taillights disappeared. He was left bewildered.
However, on the way back, Finn Lewis didn’t have to speed anymore. Even though there weren’t any streetlights on the highway, he wasn’t worried about hitting anything. He drove the car back to Celeston City at a normal speed. But when he reached the city, he realized he hadn’t eaten anything yet – his stomach growled.
The game had been launched at noon, but by the time Finn Lewis logged out, it was already 8pm. With one thing leading to another, two hours had already passed, and it was now past llpm.
At this point, Finn Lewis didn’t bother finding somewhere to eat. Not only had he been targeted in the strangest way today, but WY’s headquarters had also almost been blown up. And he had been held at gunpoint. It’s hard to describe that kind of feeling unless you’ve experienced it. In any case, Finn Lewis was pretty annoyed right now..
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