Chapter 31: Do You Really Think I'm Scared of You?
Although Mindy didn't know what her brother was up to, since he was happy, she'd play along!
Besides, the 5 million U.S. dollars reward from Seventh Uncle was no small sum, even Mindy couldn't ignore it.
After all, this was a legitimate 5 million U.S. dollars, not something easily obtained… Outside the hospital lobby, a layout of the hospital was openly displayed, indicating the location of each Doctor. Because James himself was the hospital's big boss, his location was in the most prominent spot.
Mo Fei and the others easily found James's office.
"This is his office," Qin Feng said, looking at the layout on his phone and then at the office in front of him.
"Move aside, watch me!" Tang Ren pulled a wire from his sleeve, squinted his left eye at the lock, and poked it inside.
Picking locks was Tang Ren's old trade; he used to make a living from this skill back in Thailand.
That's right, Tang Ren was an honest craftsman who earned his living by his skills!
A truly honest man, the kind who was cuckolded by his brother on his wedding day, not like those flashy harlots outside who casually label themselves as honest.
Since he came to New York, he hadn't used this skill in a long time, but he felt uncomfortable if he didn't use it for a day!
The office.
The entire room was predominantly White, with a large bookshelf filled with various books against the left wall.
The grandly furnished sofa and coffee table were simple and comfortable.
It was plain but not shabby.
A smell of the hospital's inherent disinfectant permeated the air.
James, dressed in a White Doctor's coat and with a stern expression, was working, holding a black pen to approve documents. Suddenly, someone pushed the door open, startling James, who looked up… "Who are you, and why are you suddenly barging into my office?" James frowned and asked, "I don't know you. Please leave, or I'll call security."
"Don't be scared, we're from the community, bringing warmth," Mo Fei shrugged, looking harmless.
"The crimes you've committed have already been exposed. Just surrender! I advise you not to have any illusions of escape." Qin Feng pushed Song Yi forward, looking a bit timid: "There's too much evidence—the altar you built, your wife's borrowing records from the library… these chains of evidence are enough to nail you!"
James's expression suddenly changed: "How could you find me so quickly?"
"Who cares how we found you, just surrender obediently!" Tang Ren said with a satisfied smile, 5 million U.S. dollars were about to be in his hands.
"How could this be?" James's eyes were blank and unfocused, staring into space, and his body suddenly went limp.
"According to Locard's principle of exchange, as long as you commit a crime, you will inevitably leave traces at the scene." Mo Fei walked to James's desk, chuckled, and picked up a box of his cigars, pulling one out. Perhaps it was a bad habit he picked up from Mo Youqian, but Mo Fei was now a bit addicted to smoking cigars: "The way of heaven is a good cycle. Who can escape the wrath of heaven? When you're out in the world, you always have to pay your dues eventually!"
"The way of heaven is a good cycle?" James's expression suddenly changed, becoming abruptly cold. He flipped over and pulled out a pistol from under his desk, pointing it at Mo Fei's forehead: "As long as I kill all of you, who can do anything to me?"
Mo Fei: "…"
"What are you doing?!" Tang Ren, Qin Feng, and the others all cried out in alarm.
"I advise you to put the gun down," Mo Fei said in a calm tone, "Pick up the soap, and we can still be good friends."
Damn it, do I, Mo Fei, look like I'm easy to bully?
"What nonsense are you talking about… "
"Whoosh!"
Facing James's dark gun barrel, a cold glint flashed in Mo Fei's eyes. He moved as fast as lightning, grabbing James's wrist and twisting it.
James cried out in pain, couldn't hold on, and dropped the gun. Mo Fei then kicked him against the wall, causing James to clutch his chest in pain.
Are you kidding? Do you think my Level 2 Xing Yi Quan is for show?
Next, everyone in the room looked at James with malicious smiles.
James, very much from the heart, raised his hands, revealing a harmless smile.
"Hands on your head, kneel down!" Mo Fei said with a gentle smile, picking up the P226 from the ground. The P226 spun in his hand, making everyone's heart tremble, fearing that if it accidentally went off, James would be dead for sure.
"Brother, it's a misunderstanding, this whole thing is actually a misunderstanding…" James forced out a faint smile: "It's not that I intentionally wanted to go against you, Brother…"
"I said kneel down!" Mo Fei's gaze, sharp as a dagger, bore down on James: "I don't want to say it a second time!"
James's face turned red, his eyes bloodshot. What kind of person was this? In this modern age, he was still ordering people to kneel. Did he have no shame?
It was too insulting!
He had never knelt before anyone else in his life except his parents!
Do you really think that just because you hold my life in your hands, I'll listen to everything you say?
Today, I'll show you what backbone is!
"I won't kneel! I won't kneel even if you beat me to death!" He glared at Mo Fei furiously, as if to say, do whatever you want, kill me, skin me, but I absolutely will not kneel.
Mo Fei smiled slightly, put the P226 into his mouth, pressed it against his throat, pulled back the safety, and placed his finger on the trigger: "Kneel or not?"
James's eyes widened. He collapsed like a golden mountain and a jade pillar, kneeling stiffly on the ground, his neck still stiff: "I'll kneel, I'll kneel, do you really think I'm scared of you?!"
Mo Fei: "…"
If your actions weren't faster than your words, I might have just shot you!
In my two lives, you're the only person I've ever seen who can surrender with such an arrogant tone!
Mo Fei pulled the P226 out and wiped it with a tissue.
"It… it… it really is him!"
Qin Feng was flipping through many Taoist classics he had found, as well as James Springfield's own cancer medication.
"He tried to refine elixirs for immortality, not only spurred by his wife's death but also because he himself had cancer."
"Because he was about to die, he urgently wanted to be reborn."
Case closed!
"You ruthless fellow, for your dream of becoming an immortal, you actually killed people, removed their internal organs, and refined elixirs?" Tang Ren angrily gave James a slap on the head.
"I protest! I demand human rights! Even if I committed a crime, I surrendered, you can't abuse me arbitrarily!" James glared fiercely at Tang Ren.
"You've killed people, and you still want human rights? Dream on!" Tang Ren scoffed.
"Killed people? I didn't kill anyone!" James cried out in a panic, immediately shouting: "The person wasn't killed by me! You need to get this straight!"