Reincarnated as an Energy with a System -
Chapter 1824: Understanding
Waveshot’s breathing had grown ragged, but he didn’t say anything at all, even as Ning assaulted him with questions.
Even so, Ning continued.
“You realized that the old man still very much loved you, which could be why you let him live, but that doesn’t sound plausible. In which case, there had to be another reason.”
Ning turned toward him with a strange look.
“You realized he didn’t kill your mother,” he said, his mind continuously churning for more information. “How could you know that, though? Unless… unless the old man told you himself.”
Ning leaned against the table, getting closer to Waveshot to get a better look at his face. “Before you were about to kill him, did the old man spill everything? Is that why you let him go that night?” he asked.
“Really?” Larissa asked. “If that was the case, why did he come to attack him again?”
“At the hospital? Are we sure that was an attack?” Ning asked.
“Of course, he… he…” she paused. “He didn’t actually attack the old man.”
The realization was startling.
“No, he just stood there. He was there to check up on him, if anything, really,” Ning said.
“That makes sense,” Larissa said.
“It does, but there’s still something I’m missing,” Ning said. “I feel as though it’s right in my grasp, but somehow I can’t—”
Ning paused as a thought crossed his mind. Leaning away from the table, he gestured for Mira to hand him the tablet, and using it, he quickly located what he was searching for.
His eyes slowly widened in surprise, a little annoyed that it had taken him this long to realize what he had been missing.
He passed the tablet along to Larissa, who looked at what he had brought up. “This is our victim’s information. Did you find something new we missed?” she asked.
Ning pointed to the segment. “No, it’s something old that we missed.”
Larissa saw what was pointed at and narrowed her eyes. For a moment, she couldn’t tell what Ning was getting at, but the more she thought about this one bit of information, the more her eyes widened.
“Mudmill wanted to escape with his wife, but she died in the process,” Larissa said. “Are you saying that…”
“I’m afraid that might be the case,” Ning said. “His wife might’ve been the lion-headed minotaur that died in the fire that night.”
“Is it possible, though? The minotaur was clearly the mob boss’s wife, wasn’t she?” Larissa asked.
“The old man probably lied to get her away. If the cops back then knew she was the boss’s wife, they likely wouldn’t have let her go,” Ning said.
Larissa slowly nodded, things falling into place for her. She turned around, now taking charge of the interrogation with newfound vigor. Since Ning had done everything else, she could handle it from here.
So, Ning stepped back and watched the detective work.
Larissa didn’t sugarcoat her words, speaking in plain terms about what was waiting for Waveshot in his future—a long time behind bars accompanying enemies that he had helped put there.
The newspaper clippings alone would be enough to put him away for robbery and attempted murder, which would at least give him a couple of years in prison, and he would also lose his ability to become a superhero.
At the same time, they would likely check his DNA with the dead mob boss and find his affiliation, which could further complicate his situation. His only choice was to confess and hope for a lesser sentence.
After a while, they left and let Waveshot talk to the female lawyer. Outside, the chief waited for them, congratulating them on the interrogation.
“Good job, you two,” the orc said. “That was well done.”
“We still don’t have the confession, chief,” Larissa said.
“I’ve seen enough interrogations to know that man is guilty,” the chief said. “Even if he doesn’t confess, we will find other evidence. Those newspaper clippings alone should be enough to put him at the scene of the crime, and a single DNA test should reveal his connection to the Gallows, thus leading to our victim, and we’ve got the motive. It’s all but a done deal.”
Larissa smiled. “Well, I can’t take much of the credit. Sir Valen here deserves most of it,” she said.
“Of course, but you didn’t do any less either,” the chief said. “Thanks to you two, I have something good to tell the mayor.”
The lawyer left the room a while later and came out to talk to the two. “He’s willing to confess if you are willing to lessen the charges from attempted murder to battery, and make it property destruction instead of robbery.”
Ning looked toward Larissa, who promptly spoke up. “I’ll talk to the chief.”
Larissa left, leaving Ning alone with the lawyer.
The lawyer turned toward Ning with a curious look on her face. “I hear you stopped him by yourself,” she said. “You turned into a sort of… bird?”
“A giant bat,” Ning said.
“Ah! What agency are you under?” she asked.
“Agency?” Ning asked.
“Hero agency,” the lawyer said before her eyes narrowed. “You are a hero, aren’t you?”
Ning gave a smirk that was all the answer the lawyer needed.
“How are you not a hero when you have the power to defeat the 22nd most powerful hero in the greater city?” she asked.
“I actually only got my power a week or so ago, so I haven’t even registered just yet. I will be heading over to the registration office in a couple of days when things have died down here.”
The woman’s eyes widened slightly, and she quickly fished out a card from her purse, handing it over to him.
Ning took the card and read the words on it.
Melly Orston | Star Hero Agency
“Oh, you work for an agency instead of a law firm?” Ning asked.
The female lawyer smiled. “The Agency includes everything. We take good care of our heroes, so once you register, why don’t you come by our agency? We can talk based on your results.”
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