David Thompson immediately brought the small metal box in front of him. When the box was right before his eyes, David Thompson noticed that those things stopped dissipating. He tried again.
Holding them in his hand—no problem.
Putting them in the box—also no problem. But once the box was more than a certain distance from his body, those things began to dissipate.
David Thompson instantly understood—the problem was with himself. If those things left his body beyond a certain distance, they would start to dissipate.
There were two inspectors waiting outside. David Thompson didn’t have time to study this slowly. Although he had countless questions in his mind, he took a deep breath to calm himself, decided not to think about it for now, put the box in his pocket, and followed the two inspectors out.
Many vehicles from the inspection bureau had arrived near the security office, and a lot of people were there, all busy.
David Thompson and the others were taken away in two inspection bureau vans. The students and security guards who had previously come into contact with that guy were all inside. They must have known what was going on by now, and were excitedly and enthusiastically discussing it.
They were debating whether the guy was a pervert or a drug dealer, and how much reward they might get for reporting him.
Some were also discussing whether the school would give them a commendation this time.
Everyone was very excited. Although David Thompson had graduated less than a year ago, he could no longer be as carefree as they were.
Of course, this was also related to the things that had happened in the past few days. As he watched the younger students animatedly discussing the incident while giving their statements, he would subconsciously glance at the tops of their heads. In fact, along the way, David Thompson looked at many people, but didn’t notice anything unusual above their heads.
But when he thought about the changes in his own body and the things in his pocket, those were all very real.
The major crimes unit of the inspection bureau was very busy today.
When David Thompson and the others arrived in the van at the five-story building with a spacious courtyard, a group of thugs who had just been brought in for a brawl were making a scene. Everyone was watching the commotion, but David Thompson noticed someone else standing alone in the courtyard.
He looked to be in his early twenties, thin, with bloodshot eyes staring intently at the entrance of the major crimes unit.
The look in this person’s eyes reminded David Thompson of a lone wolf he had once encountered in the wild.
The reason he wasn’t watching the brawling thugs like everyone else was partly because of this person’s demeanor and aura, and partly because as David Thompson’s van passed by, he noticed the shoes on the man’s feet.
He had the same pair—shoes with the Jianghai University basketball team logo. Judging by how new they looked, this person was clearly also a student at Jianghai University. Jianghai University and Jianghai Inspection University were separated by only a wall. Because of his business with Brian Carter, David Thompson was also very familiar with Jianghai University. During his school years, many people thought he was a student there.
But soon they were led inside. They were treated very politely, with snacks, coffee, and drinks, and someone took their statements one by one.
It took over an hour to finish the statements, mainly to verify some details. Through some of the questions, while answering truthfully, David Thompson calmly analyzed a few things.
That was, the drugs or the money hadn’t been fully recovered, which was why the inspection bureau was conducting such a rapid and detailed investigation.
Of course, this didn’t really concern David Thompson; he just needed to cooperate and finish his statement.
After all, David Thompson was a graduate of the Inspection University and was very familiar with these basic procedures.
When everything was done, everyone was brought together to the main hall.
“Tap tap…”
At that moment, the crisp sound of footsteps approached—a short-haired woman in an inspector’s uniform, looking no older than the students present, walked over with a confident air.
“Hello everyone, I know you’ve all had a long day. Our major crimes unit’s Captain Miller has come to see you all especially…”
Just as some students were hesitating about whether to applaud, Grace Miller raised her hand to stop her subordinate from speaking.
“Don’t make it sound like a leader’s inspection. I’m Grace Miller, here to thank you for your courage and for cooperating with our team’s work. It’s late and we’ve troubled you to come here. But don’t worry—so far, we’ve recovered five hundred thousand yuan in stolen funds thanks to this person, and according to the latest regulations, fifteen percent of that will be your reward. Once the procedures are complete, it will be distributed evenly among you.”
“Also, since it’s so late and you’ve all worked hard, I’ll have someone take you to get a late-night snack near your school. I won’t join you tonight, but you can order more, and have my colleague pack up the leftovers for me as my midnight snack.”
At first, when they heard it was the captain, and of the major crimes unit no less, everyone was a bit nervous.
But as soon as Grace Miller’s clear voice reached their ears, especially when she directly mentioned the amount of money and the reward, it was completely different from the vague talk of “there will be a reward” before.
This time, with two security guards and David Thompson, the “expired” senior, there were seven students—nine people in total, splitting sixty-five thousand yuan. That was quite a tempting sum.
And Grace Miller’s following words made everyone relax, even drawing some good-natured laughter.
A beautiful woman in uniform, with such a unique personality—David Thompson couldn’t help but steal a few more glances.
When he interned in the suburbs, his mentor was Old Smoker, and there wasn’t a single female inspector under thirty-five in the whole county bureau. The city bureau was definitely better.
After finishing, Grace Miller waved to everyone and prepared to leave.