An earth-shaking explosion resounded when the robbers blew the vault off. The shockwave shattered all the nearby glass panels. At the same time, the door to the bank was pushed open. I called Yin Xinyue and asked her to hide.

We ran and hid behind a flower bed. I checked on her; she was rubbing her red wrist. The redness could be from the coiling force of the gun. “You shouldn’t act rashly. I don’t want to grow old alone.”

She put on a fake long face. “Grow old alone? You won’t get the chance.”

I felt touched and rubbed her wrist. “You can shoot?”

“I learned how to shoot when I acted in a movie. It was about a spy during wartime. Brother Zhang, what did you do to subdue that walking corpse?”

“A person’s glabella is where his soul rests. I just took a bit of my soul blood and fed it to that walking corpse. I wanted to use my soul energy to mess up with the magic technique the culprit was using to control that corpse. It uses the same principle as radio frequencies. I used another frequency to disturb his own,” I explained.

However, it was somewhat dangerous. If the culprit had strong soul power and I was careless, I would become his walking corpse. Fortunately, since he was controlling six or seven corpses at the same time, he couldn’t use his full strength to deal with me.

At this moment, the robbers rushed out of the bank while carrying bags full of money on their backs. While dashing away, they accidentally dropped several stacks of banknotes. Police sirens came from the end of the street, and police cars stopped in front of the bank one after another. Policemen jumped out of their cars and used their cars to shield themselves. They aimed their guns and shouted, “Freeze!”

The robbers didn’t want to stop, nor did they raise their hands above their heads. They drew their guns and fired at the police. The two parties then had a furious battle. For the first time in my life, I had finally witnessed a gun battle. It was really exciting!

The robbers soon ran out bullets. All of a sudden, they scattered in all directions. The police force also split up and chased after them.

Some policemen stayed at the scene and went inside the bank to check the losses and to see if anyone was hurt.

After seeing that the situation was under control, I prepared to leave with Yin Xinyue. I didn’t want to stay and talk to the police. This time, it wasn’t just a simple robbery, and it could lead to something more troublesome.

As I was about to leave, someone called me. “Mr. Zhang, why are you here?”

It was Fengshen Nana.

My glabella was still bleeding, so Fengsheng Nana burst out laughing. “Mr. Zhang, look at you. Why did you dress like Nezha? [1] Hey, do you have anything to do with the bank robbery? Don’t tell me that you do.”

“I was just passing by. How could it relate to me?” Although I said that, I admired her senses as a policewoman.

“And this is…” Her eyes turned to Yin Xinyue.

“My wife.”

“Ah, ma’am, you look really beautiful. You look like a star,” said Fengsheng Nana. Although Yin Xinyue enjoyed compliments, she stayed humble.

Then, a policeman around thirty years old came to us. He had a clean face with two thick, sword-like eyebrows. He spoke in a stern tone, “Sir, ma’am, please follow us to the police station.”

“Why?” I asked.

“You know why.” The policeman shot a look at something behind me.

I followed his line of sight. The forensic team was checking the stubbled man while some policemen were asking pedestrians for oral confessions. Some of the pedestrians looked at me. It was hard to deny what happened as they all witnessed my fight with the stubbled man.

“Did you kill him?” asked the cop. His serious eyes studied me.

“I didn’t kill him. He was already dead when he came here. Moreover, I just defended myself. You can ask the people around if you don’t believe me,” I hurried to explain.

“You don’t need to be tense. As long as you cooperate with us, we won’t hurt you. I just want to make something clear. The people in the bank said that you and this lady escaped under the watch of the robbers. How were you able to do that? Also, you said this man was already dead before you killed him. Do you think I would buy it? You’d better come with me to the police station. We need to take your oral confession,” said the policeman.

From the policeman’s tone, I knew he suspected that I knew this gang or that I was even a member of this gang. Although it was their responsibility to suspect people, I didn’t feel comfortable with him suspecting me.

As I worried about how to answer him, the forensic doctor called him. “Captain Liang, come look at this!”

The cop left, but he didn’t forget to advise Fengshen Nana. “Nana, you stay here and ask this mister for his ID card. We need the exact information.”

I sneered inwardly. He just wanted her to stay and watch me. He didn’t want me to run away.

Fengshen Nana gave me an embarrassed smile. “Our Captain is always like that. Don’t blame him.”

“It’s okay. We have to follow the procedure,” I answered.

Fengshen Nana gave me a salute. “Please show your ID cards. Also, thank you for your cooperation.”

“What? You really want to check my ID card?”

I reluctantly took out my ID card and driving license and showed them to her.

“Fengshen Nana, can you take us to the corpse? I want to take a look at it.”

“Okay,” said Fengshen Nana.

The police had taped a line around the body. At this moment, two forensic doctors wearing plastic gloves pressed on the corpse’s abdomen. It was as if something living was in his stomach.

Yin Xinyue covered her mouth and retched. She was disgusted.

Captain Liang was worried that the stubbled man was hiding a time bomb in his abdomen. He called the explosive expert. At the same time, he evacuated people at the scene. Unauthorized people weren’t allowed to enter.

At first glance, I knew what the culprit had used to control this corpse.

While they were discussing whether or not to dissect the body at the scene, two policemen returned. One of them had a bleeding calf.

“Hey Little Wang, are you okay? Did your leg get hurt?” asked Captain Liang.

“It’s not a big deal. A bullet grazed me.”

The two policemen then explained that the robber they were chasing after was crazy. While crossing the overpass, he jumped off a bridge. A truck crushed him at that instant. The resulting scene was horrible.

However, the robber didn’t look like a living person. The massive truck crushed him into meat dough, but he didn’t shed any blood.

The other cops also returned. Five robbers had killed themselves. One had blended into the crowd at the train station and disappeared.

In short, they couldn’t arrest any of them alive.

The robbers’ dead bodies were all over the place, and banknotes were also scattered everywhere. The scene was a complete mess. The Criminal Police had to ask security patrolling teams, the traffic police, and even volunteers to come and maintain order. They said that this was the biggest mess they had seen in the past three years.

After Captain Liang listened to their report, he cussed, “Those freaking bastards!”

He shot me a glance and muttered something to Fengshen Nana. Eventually, he walked up to me, and his attitude had changed completely. “Mr. Zhang, it turns out you’re a grandmaster. Please forgive me for not noticing it earlier. Could you please come with us and tell us what happened at the time of the crime?”

“You overpraise me.” I smiled and said, “I can tell you about the situation, but I’m afraid you won’t believe it.”

“Don’t worry. I trust you!” Captain Liang nodded.

“Okay.”

I then told him what had happened during the bank robbery, including the inside information I knew. After listening to me, Captain Liang pondered for a while. “Are you saying that the ringleader behind all this is someone else?”

“Yeah. If I’m not wrong, every one of those robbers has a mouse in their abdomen. It’s a special mouse. All of its orifices are sewed,” I said.

“After we return to the office, I will ask the forensic doctor to perform the autopsy immediately. Could you please come with us?” Captain Liang asked politely.

I knew that the trip was unavoidable, so I had to agree with him.

I had a vague feeling that there was an intimidating otherworldly item behind this event. If it could control seven walking corpses at the same time, it would be an item with a famous background.

I didn’t want to step into this mess, but since I was already involved, I had to see it through.

Cops were also officials, so it was the best if Li Mazi could come and deal with them. Although I had Yin Xinyue here, she was just a young woman with no experience; it was better if Li Mazi took care of the matter. I called him and asked him to meet me at Nana’s police station. I tricked him by saying that we had a big case this time. Li Mazi was excited and said that he would be here in thirty minutes.

Half an hour later, Li Mazi appeared at the police station right as Yin Xinyue and I got out of the police car. I introduced him to Captain Liang and said that he was my assistant. When I said the word ‘assistant,’ Fengshen Nana sneered, which angered Li Mazi. If I wasn’t there to calm them down, Li Mazi would have started to fight with her.

“You guys already knew each other?” asked Captain Liang.

“We’ve only met a few times,” said Fengshen Nana.

I had helped her solve a big case, yet she said that we had just met ‘a few times.’ I guessed she didn’t want her superior to view her as a superstitious officer.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezha