The police officers quickly stepped forward and surrounded Fang Haozhi.
The bottle of mineral water that Jiang Ning had given him before was now completely empty, and he tossed the empty water bottle aside. Surrounded by so many policemen and recalling that he had just been defecated on by a flock of sparrows, he wore an awkward expression and was terrified about the events he would soon face.
An older police officer saw him throw the water bottle aside, seemingly finished with it, and gestured with his hand, "Come over here to talk."
Fang Haozhi walked over slowly.
The older officer actually didn’t know the specifics of Fang Haozhi and Jiang Ning’s situation. The reason he called Fang Haozhi over was mainly to keep him away from the motorcycle to prevent him from hopping on it and escaping when they weren’t paying attention.
After Fang Haozhi came over, the older officer turned his head to look at Jiang Ning, "Any conflicts between the two of you can now be discussed."
The 500ml bottle of mineral water that Jiang Ning had just given to Fang Haozhi was primarily for cleaning his mouth, but his entire body bore evidence left by the group of little sparrows. His originally black clothes were now splotched white – the sight was utterly filthy.
After seeing him in such a state in the livestream, the online audience, despite understanding the context of the situation, couldn’t help but feel repulsed:
[What can we do now? Look at how filthy he is. Putting a Lie Detector on his head would turn it into a disposable item!]
[Don’t! We still have others to catch later!]
[But without the Lie Detector, will he honestly answer Jiang Ning’s questions?]
[Those righteous little sparrows really can poop. They completely changed the color of his clothes...]
[I can’t, this image makes me want to vomit—]
[It’s so disgusting, especially for someone like me who is eating right now. It’s just too unfriendly!]
[Can someone please flag this with the Douyin site manager to blur the image? This is seriously causing psychological discomfort for the viewers!]
Even through the screen, the netizens had strong reactions, let alone Jiang Ning and the others standing face to face with Fang Haozhi; they could smell the odor coming from his body before he even spoke a word.
However, out of everyone, Fang Haozhi himself was suffering the most. What was the amount of water in one bottle of mineral water? After what had happened, he felt as if the water from an entire river wouldn’t be enough to clean him!
Fang Haozhi was desperate to leave.
His face was livid, "Quickly ask whatever it is you want to ask!"
"Okay," Jiang Ning nodded and stated the facts, "When we arrived at the repair shop earlier, you hurried off on your bike before we even got out of the car. Did you already know it was us in the car, and did you guess the purpose of our visit? Or should I put it this way, were you actually looking at our live broadcast while sitting on the stool and glancing at your phone?"
Fang Haozhi’s eyes flickered as a myriad of thoughts vied for dominance in his mind.
[Such an obvious question, why isn’t he answering? If he hadn’t recognized Jiang Ning’s car from the livestream, how could he react so quickly!]
[He looks a bit fierce-faced, doesn’t seem like a nice guy.]
[He wouldn’t deny it, would he?!]
[So frustrating, it’s a pity there’s bird poop on his head, otherwise we could just slap the Lie Detector helmet on him and see if he stays truthful!]
Like the netizens, Fang Haozhi indeed intended to lie and did not want to admit that he fled because he guessed Jiang Ning’s identity.
Yet, he knew that lying was easy, but proving its truth was hard.
"Yes, that’s right! I recognized the scenes in your livestream were becoming familiar, and then I saw you driving over and that’s why I ran," Fang Haozhi nodded, acknowledging Jiang Ning’s statement.
But this didn’t mean he admitted to being wrong.
Fang Haozhi justified his escape with righteous indignation, "I’ve been watching your livestream the whole time, seeing how the last person was caught by the police because of you and lost face before so many people. It’s normal that I didn’t want to meet you, isn’t it?"
"What crimes have you committed?" Jiang Ning asked bluntly.
"Of course, none! I am an honest repairman, always staying at the shop, never going out. How could I possibly commit a crime?" Fang Haozhi firmly denied.
And in his denial, he began to question Jiang Ning, "Why is it that wherever you go, there’s a bad guy? Don’t you ever consider looking into yourself to find the reason? Why do you encounter things unnoticed by others?"
His tone nearly outright accused Jiang Ning of being a jinx.
Let alone the policemen and viewers in the livestream finding his words somewhat ludicrous, even Jiang Ning was almost amused by them.
She had seen shameless people, but never someone as shameless as this.
Not blaming the criminals, but instead accusing Jiang Ning, the person who had exposed them.
Jiang Ning revealed his shortcoming, "With your ability to counterattack so well, no wonder you are of the same ilk as those I’ve previously caught."
"What are you talking about?!" Fang Haozhi exclaimed angrily, as Jiang Ning’s implication was that he was one of the criminals.
"I’m not talking nonsense, and you know it very well yourself!" Jiang Ning stood her ground firmly, her gaze clear and adamant, as if all darkness could not hide in front of her.
Fang Haozhi’s heart pounded fiercely, a flash of panic across his eyes that disappeared as quickly as it came.
"We’re only giving you one chance; come clean. Why did you hire an online army? Have you done something illegal before? Are you just like Miao Bin, who ran because he felt guilty and therefore disliked what we were doing?"