Chapter 54. Contact

"Do you think we would still get reprimanded if I told the Captain a short, fast-running Chinese guy caused this?"

"What do you think? Did you forget how long we had to apply, beg, and plead to get them to assign us this new car?"

"Shit!"

　　...

Looking back at the officers who were left far behind, Ah Xing gradually stopped running. Although there was no such thing as stamina stats here, the clone's actions would consume Ryan's chakra, and [Mizuki], as cannon fodder, didn't have much chakra of his own. So, he had to conserve a little.

"I didn't expect that to happen."

In the antique shop, having learned the whole story through his clone, Ryan's expression was somewhat helpless.

As a clone, Ah Xing had no such thing as ID papers. And he, himself, had never encountered such a situation when he appeared as Ah Xing. This was reality, not a movie. So, the NYPD officers here weren't as inactive as they were in movies, waiting around for the superheroes to come to the rescue.

In reality, and especially in the absence of widespread superhuman influence, the NYPD remained an important part of New York's security. Both in the pursuit of his Phantom Thief clone and in the pursuit of Ah Xing clone at the moment.

Cheek --

The clone, Ah Xing, had just confirmed the situation when he heard a sharp sound of tires on the ground, accompanied by the pungent smell of burning rubber. A police car came out and stopped in front of him. Misty got out of the car with a gun, aiming it at Ah Xing, "NYPD! Don't move!"

From the other side of the car, Rafe also got out and approached Ah Xing from the other side. They flanked Ah Xing.

Left and right, he glanced at the two people surrounding him. On the surface, it looked like Ah Xing had no way out.

But in fact, if Ryan is willing, he could let Ah Xing use his Mighty Steel Leg to kick the guns and shatter them into parts.

However, in the antique shop, Ryan touched his chin and secretly thought for a moment. Suddenly, somewhat unexpectedly, he told the clone, Ah Xing, to stop resisting.

"All right, I surrender."

Although the clone had obediently made a cooperating gesture, after seeing him run faster than a car, both Misty and Rafe obviously wouldn't take it lightly. Looking at each other silently, under the intense gaze of Misty, Rafe finally took out his handcuffs, walked behind Ah Xing, and cuffed his hands.

'Whew!'

Successfully capturing the clone, both Misty and Rafe subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"You guys are a little too tense, I'm cooperating here."

"You have the right to remain silent." After successfully handcuffing the clone, Rem obviously regained a little confidence. Hearing Ah Xing's nonchalant words, he felt that he was looking down on them. With that, he said, "You're under arrest for suspicious activity, refusing to aid a peace or a police officer, and evading arrest. Judging by the damage you did to that car back there, it's resisting arrest now."

As he spoke, Rafe searched Ah Xing's body and, naturally, found nothing.

"There's nothing on him, not even an ID."

Turning to Misty, he shook his head.

Seeing that, Misty frowned, "Let's just take him in for questioning first."

　　...

"Well?"

New York, Police Department, outside the interrogation room.

Rafe handed over a cup of coffee to Misty and asked as she walked out.

"Nothing too important." Shaking her head, the successive questioning made Misty, the interrogator, a little tired. She took a sip of coffee and helplessly said, "He has nothing to hide about his identity. It is just that, I've checked, and the Peng Lai that he keeps talking about is just a mythical place in Chinese mythology, it doesn't exist in reality."

"Maybe It's just a lie to claim insanity? A means to keep us from sending him back to China."

Rafe's explanation made some sense, but Misty couldn't help but feel sceptical when she remembered how fast Ah Xing had been running earlier.

"Maybe, Peng Lai really exists. Otherwise, how could we explain how fast he was running?"

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Glancing at Misty's tired face, Rafe volunteered, "Misty, why don't you let me finish the report? Get some rest."

Shaking her head, she refused Rafe's kindness. Misty drank the coffee in her cup and immediately said, "I'm holding up. Since I can't ask in the usual way, let's try the old trick."

"Old trick, are you sure?"

Rafe turned his head to look at Misty and asked.

Misty's old trick was the good cop bad cop tactic often used by the NYPD during interrogations, where one cop played the bad guy and intimidated the prisoner, while the other gave him the right amount of warmth as the good guy. Sometimes, under the pressure of the bad guy's intimidation, the prisoner would reveal some clues.

"So, who's gonna play the good cop and who's the bad cop?" Turning his head and glancing at Ah Xing, who was looking like a normal person in the interrogation room, Rafe asked.

"You can act like the bad guy. I've already been in there, he would know I'm acting."

"All right."

　　…

The interrogation room door was opened, and with an obvious slam on the door, Rafe arrived in front of Ah Xing with a stern face.

Bang --

First, he let go and dropped the interrogation notes in his hands heavily on the desk. Then Rafe looked at Ah Xing and spoke in a threatening tone, "Listen, kid, I'm not as easy to fool as Misty, so don't think that the same thing you did with Misty will work on me."

As a bad cop, Rafe's acting was impeccable. His movements and the tone of his voice revealed that he had acting skills.

Unfortunately, Rafe's move couldn't put any pressure on Ah Xing, the clone, at all.

Ryan, who was watching the scene in the antique shop, wouldn't easily expose his shortcomings because of the threat from Rafe.

"... Why did you run away from the cops when we were questioning you earlier?"

Thinking he had just done enough, Rafe sat down and immediately asked about the previous situation.

"Because I like running."

"What?"

"As a long-distance runner, what's wrong with running? It makes sense."

"You think I'm going to believe this crap from you?"

Sure enough, cultural differences couldn't be ignored.

Looking at Rafe, who was still scowling without any semblance of acceptance, the clone shook his head helplessly and gave up on staying any longer, "Call my lawyer, his name is Matt Murdock. Tell him Ah Xing is here with you guys."

Earlier, Jessica's visit to the antique shop to ask him about the Hand had given Ryan some ideas. This was the reason why he had Ah Xing surrender to Misty and her partner. He didn't know that Matt was looking for him all over Harlem. So, he needed a reason to get into contact with the other party.

At this point, what could be a more plausible excuse than being caught by the police and needing the help of a lawyer?

As for why he knew Daredevil's real identity, Ryan could just say that Matt was the one who told him when he was out of it after getting seriously injured. That could be the same reason why Ryan brought him to Claire's doorstep and knew that she was a nurse.

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