Chapter 186: Did Li Qianfan Lie?
For a moment, the entire sparring hall fell silent, with many people exchanging glances, their eyes filled with confusion.
Clearly, they also did not know who had called the police.
Watching the group of police coming in aggressively, Li Qianfan felt extremely disordered inside. Damn it, is it really necessary to call the police over a simple sparring session?
"Captain Yang!"
Glancing around and seeing that no one knew who had alerted the authorities, Qin Sihai stepped forward to greet the police officer at the front.
Yang Fei, seeing Qin Sihai in the crowd, took the initiative to approach him, and said with a smile, "Pavilion Master Qin, your martial pavilion is quite lively today. I hope our sudden visit hasn't interrupted your members' sparring session?"
"No interruption, the sparring session has just finished!"
Qin Sihai glanced at Zhang Ju, who was clutching his wrist, and replied.
Hearing this, Yang Fei's gaze involuntarily fell on Zhang Ju, and when he saw Zhang Ju's deformed wrist, he felt a storm surge in his heart. Having served as a police officer in Taoyuan County for many years, he was very familiar with Four Seas Martial Pavilion.
Sometimes, when arresting criminals, he would even request assistance from the four major martial pavilions.
Therefore, Yang Fei was naturally well-acquainted with Zhang Ju, but what he did not expect was that Zhang Ju's wrist had been broken by someone.
"Captain Yang, what brings you to our martial pavilion?"
Zhang Ju, clutching his painfully throbbing wrist, said, "If there is nothing involving me, I would like to go to the hospital first."
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A wrist is extremely important to a martial artist, and Zhang Ju was very worried that a delay in treatment might result in irreversible complications.
"We are here because of the recent case of the missing wooden dummy. After our investigation over the past few days, we believe we have almost identified the culprit!"
Yang Fei's sharp gaze swept around the room, and when it landed on Li Qianfan standing on the stage, his expression shifted slightly.
"You found the person who stole my wooden dummy?"
Ye Ling'er's face showed excitement as she immediately approached Yang Fei to ask.
The other instructors and students were also full of curiosity. The wooden dummy theft case had caused quite a stir within the pavilion, and many were eager to know who had the audacity to steal Ye Ling'er's million-yuan wooden dummy.
On the stage, Li Qianfan was the picture of embarrassment. He had not expected the police to be called over this matter, and he knew he had to quickly explain things to Ye Ling'er, or else, with the value of the wooden dummy at stake, he could end up rotting in jail.
However, before Li Qianfan could step off the stage to explain, Yang Fei's voice rang out, "Miss Ye, according to our investigation, he is a major suspect in the theft of the wooden dummy." With that, Yang Fei pointed in the direction of Li Qianfan.
Swish swish swish...
All eyes were now locked on Li Qianfan.
In that instant, Li Qianfan became the target of everyone's arrows. Many had thought that the thief who stole Ye Ling'er's wooden dummy was an outsider, yet it turned out to be this blind man who hardly ever visited the martial pavilion!
Damn it? Li Qianfan stole it?
Initially, Zhang Ju had been intent on rushing to the hospital to treat his injury, but after seeing Li Qianfan identified as a suspect, he was in no hurry to get medical attention anymore. He had to witness the entire spectacle unfold.
Stealing in the martial pavilion was a taboo in Qin Sihai's eyes, and it could very well lead to Li Qianfan's expulsion.
At that thought, Zhang Ju was beyond elated. This sparring match was meant to drive Li Qianfan out of the Four Seas Martial Pavilion and away from Ye Ling'er, but if Li Qianfan ended up languishing in jail over this affair, he certainly wouldn't be able to meet with Ye Ling'er. Would that not furnish him with his chance?
Ye Ling'er's gaze also became peculiar as she stared at Li Qianfan for a few seconds before turning to look at Yang Fei, saying, "Captain Yang, could you have made a mistake? Li Qianfan is my disciple, and he has only been to the Pavilion twice. It's impossible that he would steal my wooden post."
"This is the result of an investigation carried out through the surveillance at your Pavilion. Although we did not see him take your wooden post on camera, he was the only person who went into your training room before the loss,"
Li Fei was very firm in his attitude, believing in the results of his investigation.
Ye Ling'er turned her head to look at Li Qianfan, not far away, and asked, "Li Qianfan, did you really steal my wooden post?"
Facing Ye Ling'er's accusation, Li Qianfan didn't hesitate at all as he immediately explained, "Teacher Ling'er, the disappearance of the wooden post is indeed related to me, but I didn't steal it. Instead, I smashed it to pieces with a punch. Not knowing its value, I bagged it up and discarded it outside the Pavilion!"
With that statement, the entire arena instantly fell silent.
However, after a few seconds, the silence in the arena was shattered by the sound of Zhang Ju's laughter. When all eyes converged on him, he said, "Li Qianfan, are you bragging without a draft? Do you know what material Ling'er's wooden post is made of? Let alone you, even our master Qin couldn't make it budge with all his might, and yet you say you shattered it?"
"Indeed, Ling'er's wooden post is extremely sturdy. I hit it for a long time and couldn't leave a single mark,"
Zhao Tianjie also thought Li Qianfan was lying. He recognized Li Qianfan's strength, but it definitely wasn't enough to shatter the wooden post.
Qin Sihai, who had very high hopes for Li Qianfan, also subconsciously frowned. Zhang Ju was right; when Ye Ling'er had just gotten the wooden post, he had indeed tried it but could not leave any mark on it, notwithstanding all his strength.
Breaking a wooden post to pieces was not something a human could do.
"Li Qianfan, where exactly is my wooden post?"
With a heavy look in her eyes, Ye Ling'er pressed Li Qianfan: "Just tell the truth and return the post, and I won't blame you!"
"It really was smashed to pieces by me," Li Qianfan said with a bitter smile.
"Impossible, my wooden post was crafted by a friend using special materials, tempered a thousand times. She once said that relying on human strength, it is absolutely impossible to shatter the post, let alone grind it into dust," Ye Ling'er said with absolute certainty.
"I'm telling the truth." Under the scrutiny of so many, Li Qianfan showed no sign of retreat, his face serious as he said, "I used all my strength and turned it into dust with a single punch. If you don't believe me, fetch another post, and I'll prove it to you."
Hearing this, Zhang Ju's eyes subtly shifted before he quickly addressed Ye Ling'er: "Ling'er, your friend should have a similar post, right? Since he wants to prove it, shouldn't you just ask your friend to bring another one, so he can show us right here?"
"Ling'er, this is indeed a good idea. Have your friend send over another post, so Li Qianfan can prove it right here..." Qin Sihai said after a moment of contemplation to Ye Ling'er.
"It seems like this is the only way now!"
With things coming to this point, the truth could only be laid bare by Li Qianfan's demonstration. Amidst the watchful eyes, Ye Ling'er took out her phone and dialed, saying, "Xianxian, I owe you an apology first..."
Soon, a pleasant female voice came through on the phone, but it carried a tone of confusion: "Ling'er, why are you apologizing out of the blue? What happened?"
Ye Ling'er cautiously said, "Xianxian, the wooden post you lent me was smashed to dust by a punch from my friend!"