Chapter 287: The Authorities Make a Move: A Five Million Bounty!

Kevin's words once again caused Margaret to fall into deep thought.

At first, they both assumed that this man was highly likely to be an accomplice of Chu Chen.

But looking at it now, he should also be an outsider who knows nothing of the inside story.

"Mr. Kevin, do you have a history of drug use?" Margaret asked suddenly.

Kevin was taken aback by her sudden question, shook his head, and said, "No, I don't even have the habit of smoking."

Hearing this, Margaret nodded:

"Alright, thank you for your cooperation."

"You're welcome."

"After confirming that your testimony is fine, you may leave, but please do not leave the territory of the United States in the near future."

After saying this, Margaret let out a long breath and then left the interrogation room.

Seeing her come out, a tall and sturdy middle-aged white man walked straight up to her and said:

"This guy doesn't look like his accomplice."

The man was around thirty years old, named Brandon, and was her deputy.

Hearing this, Margaret nodded, her expression very grave.

Seeing her like this, Brandon added, "We have to look for other clues; he definitely doesn't know the inside story..."

"I understand, I just..." Margaret stopped mid-sentence, seemingly having some unspeakable concern.

"Just what?"

"Just feel like something isn't right somewhere..."

"?"

The next second, without waiting for him to ask, Margaret thought for a moment and continued: "During the interrogation just now, his mental state had a kind of indescribable strangeness that was very uncomfortable..."

"Is this guy a junkie?"

"He is not a junkie, so I think there must be a problem here."

"Are you suspecting that the guy used prohibited drugs on him? Which is why he lost a certain segment of his memory?" As Margaret said this, Brandon reacted quickly.

Hearing this, Margaret nodded and then added: "Very likely. Otherwise, it is impossible for a healthy adult to suddenly lose their memory. The reason he did this must also have been premeditated, knowing that we would definitely start our investigation from him."

"Then what do we do now?" Brandon asked.

"I think we still have to start with the magic trick itself and find a way to figure out how he managed to do all of this! If we can't figure out this problem, even if we catch him, we won't be able to convict him. Wait, you contact the bureau immediately and have them issue a bounty worldwide to find a magician who can crack this magic trick!"

Margaret was right.

Right now, even if they caught Chu Chen, they couldn't convict him because there was no evidence to prove that he was the one who stole that money, unless you believed that magic existed in this world.

But if that were the case, the authority of the law would inevitably be affected.

You couldn't exactly file a lawsuit against him for using magic to steal from a bank vault from a distance, could you?

That is too magical.

Even if they wanted to, the court probably wouldn't accept the case.

Finding a way to crack this magic trick is their only way out now; otherwise, everything is just empty talk!

Only by having evidence to prove that Chu Chen truly used the guise of performing a magic trick to steal from the bank vault could they send him to court; otherwise, there is simply no way to convict him.

"Alright, I'll go do it right away!"

After the two separated, Brandon reported this matter to the French authorities at the first opportunity.

Upon receiving the news, the authorities responded quickly, directly offering a bounty of one million euros, sincerely inviting magicians from all over the world to crack this magic trick of Chu Chen's!

A bounty of 1 million euros was indeed very tempting.

Many magicians flocked to it one after another.

But because the development of magic in this world was very scarce, no one could crack this magic trick of Chu Chen's at all!

Later, the authorities increased the bounty to five million euros.

But the result was still the same, with no improvement at all; even some magicians began to subconsciously believe that what Chu Chen was performing was not magic at all, but real sorcery!