Chapter 3536: I Will Be the Bane of Evil

From the moment he stepped off the plane in Melbourne, Ye Chen's rhythm unconsciously quickened with the events.

On the way here, his mind had been constantly thinking, imagining various scenarios of meeting Tang Sihai, preparing several sets of words, and making several psychological preparations for Tang Sihai's possible responses; as soon as he got off the plane, he hurried to the hospital where Tang Sihai was.

But he never expected that upon arriving, he would learn that Tang Sihai had disappeared again!

At this moment, his mind was focused on finding Tang Sihai's whereabouts as soon as possible, without realizing that this was actually Tang Sihai setting a trap by entering the situation himself.

The three of them rushed nonstop to the nearest police station in Melbourne and met a senior officer there.

According to Chen Zhekai's previous investigation, the case where Tang Sihai was initially surrounded by teenagers occurred within this police station's jurisdiction, and the case was handled by this station; now that Tang Sihai has disappeared again in this jurisdiction, it is natural to seek their assistance.

The senior officer they met was named Trif Davidson; upon learning why Ye Chen and the others had come, he said to them: "You mentioned that Mr. Tang, but I have no clear information registered about him here; after the incident, he was sent to the hospital for treatment, and due to the severity of his injuries, our officers did not question him immediately, so we do not know his true identity; as for you saying he has already left the hospital, we currently cannot spare police resources to help you find his whereabouts."

Ye Chen frowned and asked: "So you still haven't figured out his true legal identity in Australia?"

"Yes," Trif Davidson nodded, casually saying: "This person's identity is currently very suspicious; based on my experience, I estimate he is likely not a legal immigrant, probably an illegal entrant or a foreigner overstaying illegally."

Ye Chen felt something was strange; in the chat records Xiao Churan showed him, the informant said Tang Sihai was a new immigrant, but now it seems this information may be biased.

He couldn't help but wonder: Did Tang Sihai leave the hospital injured because he lacked legal status in Australia and thus fled in haste?

In Ye Chen's view, the way he obtained the information was purely coincidental, a fluke among flukes; Tang Sihai leaving the hospital injured certainly wasn't to avoid him, but more likely to avoid the Australian police.

This is precisely the brilliance of this chain of schemes—it begins with coincidence, making the involved party feel they are outside the situation, in the dark.

And once Ye Chen falls into mental inertia and logical traps, he drifts further from the core truth of the matter.

After realizing he could not obtain useful information about Tang Sihai from the police, Ye Chen asked the officer: "What is the current status of those teenagers who did the beating?"

Trif Davidson spread his hands, casually shrugged, and said: "They've all been released."

"Released?!"

Ye Chen frowned and questioned: "The victim was beaten so severely, and only a day has passed—why were the perpetrators released?"

Trif Davidson smiled and said: "You said they are teenagers, they are young; all we can do is criticize and educate them; if the victim has compensation demands, they can sue the guardians through court."

Ye Chen asked again: "If I remember correctly, the minimum age for criminal responsibility in Australia should be ten, right?"

Trif Davidson waved his hand, perfunctorily saying: "Ten is only theoretical; in reality, criminal responsibility only applies from age fourteen and above; moreover, in our local laws, there is a provision: if prosecutors cannot prove that a child under fourteen clearly knew their actions were wrong, they can be presumed to lack criminal responsibility—this is called 'presumed lack of criminal responsibility'; you can look it up in a legal book."

Ye Chen asked again: "If I'm not mistaken, I saw the incident video—among those who beat him, several are already at least 1.7 meters tall; I dare not say they are all over fourteen, but at least one should be?"

Trif Davidson shrugged: "Wrong guess—these individuals are indeed all under fourteen."

Ye Chen said coldly: "I want to see the case files to confirm their ages."

Trif Davidson warily asked him: "What is your relationship with that victim?"

Ye Chen said calmly: "He is my family."

Trif Davidson laughed: "No, no, no—legally there is no such thing as 'family'; only specific relationships—what is he to you? Father, uncle, or grandfather?"

Before Ye Chen could answer, he added, laughing: "Oh right, I forgot that person likely lacks legal status, which means, no matter your relationship with him, I find it hard to verify the truth, and it's impossible to disclose minors' information to you; so you must first find your so-called family member, then have him hire a lawyer to sue; if he initiates the lawsuit himself, we will, per legal requirements, provide his lawyer with the perpetrators' guardians' contact information."

After saying this, he smiled at Ye Chen, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Is there anything else I can help you with? If not, then please leave—I have work to do."

Ye Chen felt some annoyance; he knew Trif Davidson's account might be true, but the man's attitude clearly showed he wasn't on the victim's side.

He thought: Since the police also lack Tang Sihai's specific information, there's no need to waste time here—first get the perpetrators' information, then talk.

As for whatever legal requirements Trif Davidson mentioned, they have nothing to do with me; I didn't come here to follow their laws and regulations.

So he smiled slightly, released a bit of spiritual energy into Trif Davidson's body, and ordered: "Print out the perpetrators' information for me."

Trif Davidson's consciousness was now obedient to Ye Chen's words; he hesitated not, immediately operated on the computer, and soon the printer beside him began to hum.

Shortly, a form was printed out.

Trif Davidson handed the form to Ye Chen, respectfully saying: "The information of all six people is here."

Ye Chen glanced at it, immediately frowned and asked: "All six people here are over twelve, three are over fourteen, and one is already eighteen—why weren't they arrested?"

Trif Davidson said: "The victim is likely an illegal immigrant; we usually don't pursue such cases, because the victim also won't pursue them; most likely it will be dropped; we released these kids, and we can still gain a favor from their parents."

Ye Chen coldly questioned: "But what if the victim is not an illegal immigrant?! How would you handle it then?"

Trif Davidson said: "If the victim is a minority, even if not an illegal immigrant, we check if they have citizenship; if they do, we try to persuade them to settle privately; if they lack citizenship, only having a student or work visa, we usually use veiled verbal threats, telling them the incident could be defined as mutual fighting; once defined as mutual fighting, they risk visa cancellation, so most just accept their bad luck."

At this moment, Ye Chen was furious; as law enforcement here, they actually biased toward perpetrators when facing violent crime—no wonder these youths are so arrogant, and related violent crimes keep emerging.

And those teenage brats, barely with any hair grown, dare to intentionally injure people in broad daylight; if not punished, I couldn't swallow this anger.

So he gave Trif Davidson a psychological suggestion, saying: "Remember, starting the day after tomorrow, you will be the dreaded bane of evil, facing any illegal crime—you must be fearless, give your all, enforce justice impartially, or else we will not rest until death—understood?"

Trif Davidson immediately nodded heavily: "I understand!"

Ye Chen held the list, turned to Chen Zhekai and Master Hong Wu, and said: "Alright, there's no valuable information here—let's go."

On the way out, Master Hong Wu asked puzzled: "Master Ye, why did you tell Trif Davidson to start being that so-called evil's bane only from the day after tomorrow?"

Ye Chen said calmly: "Because for these two days, I will be the evil's bane myself!"

Having said that, he took out the list, coldly saying: "The next two days will be an unforgettable nightmare for these little brats for the rest of their lives."