Chapter 175 Reputation Damage

Although the person shouting was not close, nearly ten meters away, Lynch could still recognize it at a glance. It was the oily young employee of Dunglas Bank just now, who was jumping and pointing in Lynch's direction. The elder Danglas followed behind him, panting from exhaustion.

Another group of people in blue uniforms were rushing over them, everywhere in front of them and behind them.

Toot toot.

The police whistle was sharp and piercing, and the sound was like a piercing to the heart. A large group of strong men waved rubber police officers and ran closer and closer. The messy footsteps carried great pressure.

Seeing the ferocious look of these policemen, who were about to hold him down more and more tightly, Lynch frowned, said nothing, took off his hat, held it in front of him, and brightened the lining of the hat. out.

There is a badge issued by the Governor's Palace inside. When Lynch used it to enter and leave the Hall of Order and the supporting police club, he was regarded as a superior officer by the police officers on duty. Lynch had no doubt about the effectiveness of this thing.

Sure enough, as soon as the badge was flashed, the policeman in front of him immediately stopped hesitantly, and then collided with his colleagues behind him. When the policemen surrounding him from the side saw the situation, they immediately realized that something was wrong and were about to rush to Lin Qi's side before stopping at any time. Stop, but no one dares to be rude to Lin Qi.

A group of people murmured for a while, and a person who seemed to have the highest status stood up and recognized the badge from a distance, and immediately signaled the other policemen with his hand not to act rashly.

"That's him. He just took out fifty pounds in cash with a check."

Two bank employees, one old and one young, had already rushed over. The young employee's face turned red. He pointed at Lynch excitedly and shouted to the police around him:

"Look at his clothes, how could such a person hand out a check for fifty pounds? It must have been stolen from somewhere, just to take the opportunity to steal our trust items."

But Danglas's two little eyes were wandering around, seeming to have noticed something was wrong, and he was watching silently.

Lynch looked at the police and then at the bankers and clerks behind him who were surrounded by other police officers and squeezed in. He probably guessed what happened. It is estimated that the gentleman wearing the strange thing just now has succeeded and left. The two victims discovered the loss and wanted to hold the dirty water on their heads.

"Quick, gentlemen, catch him."

Seeing that the men in blue uniforms did not hold Lynch down immediately, the young staff member's voice became louder, as if he wanted to grab Lynch with his own hands.

Lynch smiled, not intending to embarrass the police, and directly threw the badge in the hat to the police who came out to contact him. The blue uniform immediately showed a look of relief, took it over and inspected it carefully, and then held the badge in both hands. Handed back: "Sorry, sir."

"ah?"

The two of them realized that something was wrong, and opened their mouths at a loss for a moment, and their faces became quite ugly. The young man Lin Qi, who was half-smiling but not smiling, raised his eyebrows and slowly took back his badge: "What's going on with these two people?"

"Sir, Mr. Danglas reported that the bank lost important custody items. They said you..."

"Huh? Will so many brothers be involved in the theft?"

"Sir, it seems that what you lost is important."

Lynch realized the problem in the other party's words, glanced at him, nodded and said: "Is there another officer leading the team? Since it is so important, is it Inspector Brut or Inspector Walter who leads the team?"

Hearing Lynch's tone, the blue uniform felt even more relieved: "It's Detective Brut, sir."

"He should be nearby. You go find a brother and inform him. Just say that Lynch Levy is here. He knows me and will come over. You don't need to make a decision."

"Yes, thank you sir."

Lin Qi then turned his attention to the two bankers with ugly faces, smiled at the young clerk and said softly: "It seems that the five minutes I just gave you are too long. You haven't developed a memory yet, so you should just give me You’re right in five seconds.”

The young employee subconsciously took a step back, as if he wanted to escape, but there were police officers around him, and he had nowhere to run.

"Oh, my friend, you should know that falsely accusing others will be punished with the same crime. I really sympathize with you, why would you do such a thing." In fact, Lynch didn't know if Rand had this law, who You know, it’s unnecessary. “You still think that you are a decent upper-class person, and you just want to label a low-class poor like me a thief. The police brothers in the Hall of Order and the judges in the Hall of Justice will not do it.” Are we familiar with you?"

"I, I, I didn't make a false accusation." The young clerk's face turned pale and he looked like he was about to cry. "It must be you, otherwise why would your things disappear as soon as you left?"

"Oh, go talk to the judge like this. I wish you good luck. I hope you can meet a judge who believes in you. What do you think, Mr. Danglas?"

"Boss, you have to believe me." The young employee almost knelt down and hugged Danglas' thigh.

The old banker's eyes rolled around again, and he said with a dry smile: "We are also assisting the Department of Order in the investigation. Who did it depends on the detective. However, there are not many people here today. You don't think Let’s say it’s your Excellency who did it.”

"That's right." The young clerk immediately became tough and boldly said loudly, "You are accusing a Sarge who wears the Medal of Honor issued by the Fredman Royal Family and whose property is jointly guaranteed by three Lords of the Kingdom of Salt. Your Excellency, the Viscount of the Kingdom of Erte, is a thief, you..."

Just as he was talking, several people hurried over from a short distance away. The leader strode up to the young employee, raised his hand and slapped him on the face twice, leaving ten red fingerprints and a bloody tooth. .

“You are accusing a detective who was personally hired by the Governor, who was publicly commended in the City Council, who personally presented cash prizes by the Speaker, and who was highly praised by Saint Nightingale and Archbishop Trinleth of the Church of the Night. Thief?"

The one who rushed over to beat him was Inspector Brut, one of the two inspectors of the Hall of Order. After hearing what the inspector said, the young staff member's legs softened and he sat directly on the ground, covering his face and not daring to say a word. , the old banker's expression also became stiff, and he finally realized that the identity and background of the detective in front of him was completely different from the young people he had seen before, and he could not control it at will.

He only stiffened for a second. He immediately put on a smile, leaned in front of Lin Qi and whispered: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I'm really sorry. We misunderstood. We also lost something and were too impatient. It's your fault for being dizzy." I'm really sorry, and please consider that we are also victims and don't treat us like little people."

As he spoke, he kicked the young clerk and winked at him. The young clerk immediately crawled to Lynch, hugging his thigh and wailing.

Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He figured it out. The detective must be related to the Dunglars Bank. He was probably a protective umbrella. That's why he came as quickly as possible and secretly reminded the two of them not to mess with anyone they couldn't afford. people.

Lin Qi thought for a while and said with a sneer: "If an apology is useful, there would be no need for the existence of the Hall of Order. You have hurt the reputation that a gentleman values ​​most, and you think that a gentleman's reputation is only worth an apology. ?Although Rand law prohibits it now, I am considering whether to throw the glove on your face."

"No, no, your Excellency, you misunderstood." Upon hearing this, the old banker immediately said quickly, "The apology is just to express our thoughts. We feel deeply guilty for hurting your reputation and are willing to compensate you ten pounds. Can make up for the harm done to you.”

"So, you think my reputation is only worth ten pounds? You are insulting me." Lynch was furious and poked the ground heavily with his cane, "Are you not as sincere as Grant?"

"No, no, Sir, I made a mistake. I meant fifty pounds. Like the Speaker, we are just businessmen and we dare not exceed the limit of the Speaker. Please accept our sincerity."

"Hmph, if it weren't for Inspector Brut coming here in person, I would never let you go so easily. Please send my reputational damages to the Inspector as soon as possible. I will visit the Inspector in a few days. ”

It was really not worth killing someone for such a thing. Now that he had killed the banker, Lynch was in a great mood. After all, it was rare for a good person to take the initiative to get beaten and give himself money at the same time. After knocking the detective by the way, Lynch asked casually:

"What was lost? It made such a big noise."

"A ruby ​​was deposited in the bank by a princess from the Kingdom of Salt who came to study in Rand." Inspector Brut replied with a smile, "It involves political influence, so it must be taken very seriously, and the gem itself is also important. It has special properties, and it is said that it involves an unnameable being. Now half of the Hall of Order is alarmed."

Hiss, that liar and thief has a pretty big appetite.

Lynch hesitated for a moment. He instinctively felt that this was a very troublesome case. It might be embarrassing and troublesome, so it would be better to leave it to the Ranger fools to solve, so he patted Detective Brut meaningfully. Arm, whispered: "I'll give you some advice, Mr. Detective, don't waste time, just ask the Rangers to participate."

"You mean this matter is related to..." Inspector Brut's face turned even darker.

"Probably."