Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 168 3 heads and 6 arms

When Zhan Peng saw Lin Fan speak to the air beside him, the wine pot next to him slowly flew up and poured wine into his cup.

Even the captain of the Criminal Investigation Division was taken aback. What kind of magic trick was this?

If someone else did this, Zhanpeng would definitely think it was an elaborate trap and performance. There are probably eight or ten thousand such "reclusive masters" in the capital who can perform magic tricks.

But this was Liu Feng. Even though he had almost completely dominated him before, Zhan Peng had never underestimated him. It was astonishing enough that half of this man's impressive record in the Criminal Investigation Division was genuine.

Zhan Peng had been holding back not only because he didn't want to kill, but also because he was wary of Liu Feng's other methods. The Criminal Investigation Division wasn't a martial arts school; their perspective wasn't limited to just considering a person's apparent martial arts level. They had to understand that the methods of various unsavory characters couldn't be measured by a martial arts level.

Therefore, Zhanpeng was absolutely certain that this seemingly casual act of telekinesis was an undeniable and genuine skill.

Zhan Peng wouldn't underestimate the power of telekinesis. On a small scale, it's just a magic trick; on a larger scale, what if he could unleash a barrage of arrows, or lift a giant boulder like a cannon? Or, to put it another way, what if he could lift a person up? For example, Zhan Peng himself—no matter how skilled he was in martial arts, if he were lifted into the air with nothing to hold onto and then pierced through the heart by countless swords, he would be completely helpless.

Of course, Zhan Peng didn't know the extent of Lin Fan's skill in telekinesis, but he certainly wouldn't underestimate him.

Zhan Peng, still holding his wine glass, first sincerely praised, "Brother Lin, excellent skills."

Lin Fan was taken aback, not understanding what the other person was talking about, but he also raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. Well, he still wasn't used to drinking in big gulps; he preferred to drink slowly, little by little.

Zhan Peng continued the conversation that had been interrupted by surprise, "Let's not talk about Brother Lin's business anymore. I'll talk about something unrelated. Do you know Liu Feng, who was causing trouble in Jiangnan Road a few days ago?"

Lin Fan, nicknamed "Liu Feng," nearly spat out his drink. What did he mean by "irrelevant"? He thought Liu Feng was going to talk about something else, but it turned out he was still talking about himself, just avoiding the topic of his own identity.

Duan Ye put down the maid's hand and echoed, "Of course I know. Brother Wanli, there's no need to mention things that are already in the official gazette. Does the Criminal Investigation Division know any secrets?"

Zhan Peng laughed and said, "It's not really a secret, it's more like a joke. You two probably don't know what the story of the freeloader Magistrate Baishi gave when Liu Feng was first wanted. He said that he killed someone in a fit of rage because a pancake was sold for a few coins too expensive."

Duan Ye took a bite of the grape that the maid fed him and said with a smile, "That is indeed too absurd. Who would believe such a reason? But I saw that it was not written like that in the official gazette."

Zhan Peng looked into Duan Ye's eyes and asked knowingly, "What did you see written, Lord Marquis?"

Duan Ye was also intoxicated by the alcohol and thought for a moment before answering: "It is written that when the tax collector was collecting taxes from Liu Feng's family's land, he kicked the tax collector a couple of times, and Liu Feng killed the tax collector in a fit of rage. Afterwards, because the whole of Baishi County, along with the three religions, pursued him, such a big incident occurred. I have always felt that this is quite reasonable and must be true."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Peng burst into laughter, putting his arm around the woman pouring him wine. "Little beauty, what I'm about to say can't be told to anyone else, or I'll give you a good kick in the butt."

The girl pretended to push him away, saying, "Second brother, you're so mean! You want to kick someone's butt, but you have to make up an excuse."

“Actually, I really don’t know why Liu Feng suddenly rose up. Apart from the fact that everyone in Baishi County is keeping quiet, I’m afraid we’ll have to ask Liu Feng himself.” Zhan Peng said, glancing at Lin Fan before continuing.

"That's why I said it's a joke, not a secret. After my family (the Criminal Investigation Division) saw the absurd case of murder over a pancake, the commander changed it to murder over grain tax, saying that it made more sense that way."

However, Duan Ye and the two maids were shocked by Lin Fan's reaction. Could such a reckless act be treated as a joke?

Moreover, judging from the tone of Zhanpeng's threat to the maid to keep it a secret, he wasn't even worried about the matter getting out.

More importantly, Lin Fan suddenly thought of something. Just as he was trying to make sense of it, Zhan Peng suddenly pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, which completely confirmed his idea.

"This is a new wanted notice issued by my commander for those Ziyue paintings."

Lin Fan saw the three-headed, six-armed figure on the wanted poster from afar and felt it was utterly absurd.

Clearly, Duan Ye had never seen this before either, and exclaimed in surprise, "Liu Feng really looks like this?"

Zhan Peng said, "It's pretty much the same. Ever since Baishi County was turned upside down and they still couldn't find Liu Feng, my commander felt that the portrait on the wanted poster didn't look right. So, based on the information from the militiamen who had seen Liu Feng, they drew a new one. Most of them said they didn't see it clearly, but it must be someone with three heads and six arms, who could control fire and lightning. So my commander ordered this one to be drawn."

Well, your commander guessed right, but he made things even more complicated.

Duan Ye asked, "Then why haven't I seen this new wanted poster?"

Zhan Peng released the woman's slender waist beside him and spread his hands, replying, "Because those weaklings in the Ministry of Justice thought the arrest warrants issued by my commander were too absurd, truly short-sighted and pedantic. In the end, both sides compromised and decided not to issue any arrest warrants at all. But my commander still secretly issued a few hundred. Perhaps they didn't reach you, Lord Marquis."

Lin Fan's decision to stand with the Ministry of Justice this time was truly absurd. And isn't this Commander of the Criminal Investigation Division a complete troublemaker? How can they possibly find Liu Feng like this? Oh, wait, shouldn't Lin Fan, as Liu Feng himself, thank him?

No way, thank me for nothing.

He'd been turned into a firecracker fairy! It turns out this whole thing was caused by the commander's actions from beginning to end!

Duan Ye glanced at the wanted poster, then at Lin Fan, his curiosity seemingly burning brightly.

Despite Zhanpeng's objections, he dismissed the remaining two maids who were pouring wine.

The two women were actually quite engrossed in hearing this strange tale, something they didn't usually hear about! Reluctantly, they swayed their hips as they went out.

Before leaving, the one who was serving Zhan Peng deliberately stuck out her buttocks and turned back to Zhan Peng, saying, "Second Brother, I'm going back to my room to wait for you to kick my butt."

After Duan Ye and the two women left and closed the door, he approached Lin Fan earnestly and said, "Brother Lin, I have a favor to ask of you."

Lin Fan was taken aback. Were they finally going to get down to business?

"Could you conjure up that three-headed, six-armed thing for me to see? I've never seen anything so rare. Uh, don't worry, I won't just look for you. Just name your conditions!"

Nonsense! How could you actually believe that?!