Once, I wanted to be a good person

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Meanwhile, in Fang Ze's detention room.

In the detention room, Fang Ze measured the time, then glanced at the guard by the door who had provoked him for the past two days. Suddenly, he violently knocked over his meal.

"Clang!"

The food scattered all over the floor.

Hearing the noise from inside the room, the federal Defense Team member guarding the door quickly pushed it open and entered.

It was the same hostile guard. He eyed the food spilled on the floor, then looked at Fang Ze and demanded sharply, "What's going on here?"

Fang Ze spread his hands innocently and said, "I'm having trouble eating with these handcuffs, so I accidentally knocked over the food."

After finishing, he said, "So, please clean up the food on the floor for me, and prepare another meal."

Then he politely added, "Thank you."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, the Defense Team member's face turned ashen.

He looked at Fang Ze and said, "You, a suspect, sure have a lot of issues!"

"Yesterday you complained about being hungry, insisting the guards knock before entering, and now you've spilled your food and require another serving?!"

"You really can't seem to understand your place!"

"You're a suspect; what right do you have to make such demands?"

"Since you've spilled your food, then you'll just have to go without."

"Be hungry then!"

With that, he kicked the food on the floor aside and turned to leave. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

But just then, suddenly, voices could be heard in the corridor.

Moments later, an adjutant appeared at the door with several other people.

Seeing the food overturned in the room and the two people in a standoff, the adjutant's expression turned colder.

He looked at the Defense Team member who was about to walk out and asked, "What happened here?"

The sight of the adjutant clearly made the guard panic.

He said, "It's the suspect, the suspect himself..."

In his fluster, he put a positive spin on the earlier incident.

After listening, the adjutant turned to Fang Ze as if seeking his version of the story.

Fang Ze merely smiled and then said, "I wasn't fed enough."

"I didn't eat enough last night, nor this morning."

"I am a witness, not a suspect. I am a senior official from the Security Bureau of Emerald City, and according to Article 293 of the Military Management Regulations of the Defense Team during federal control, I should be entitled to a series of proper treatments during my testimony period."

"I shall reserve the right to file a complaint with the federation."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, the adjutant's expression froze.

It was as if he saw the towering figure of Bai Zhi from earlier in the room.

Recalling what the Inspector had said about Bai Zhi having a powerful figure behind her, he suddenly wondered... could that person be the one in front of him?

But... no sooner had this absurd thought formed than he dismissed it.

After all, Fang Ze had been under constant surveillance, never leaving, and with the Anti-Magic Handcuffs on, it was impossible for him to use his Awakening Ability to send messages.

So... it must be a coincidence.

Thinking this, he adjusted his expression, then smiled at Fang Ze and said, "Director Fang Ze, we apologize for the oversight."

"It was indeed our negligence."

"The Security Bureau of Emerald City has already lodged a complaint with us this morning, and we have confirmed your status as a witness, not a suspect."

"For the time being, you cannot leave due to your assistance with the investigation. However, the Inspector has specially permitted you to move around the non-regulated areas of the Sky Mother Ship and to conduct regular office work."

"As for your requests during the investigation assistance period, feel free to make them known, and we will try to fulfill them."

Hearing the adjutant's words, Fang Ze raised his hand to signal, "Then the handcuffs can be removed now, right?"

The adjutant replied, "Of course."

He then gestured for someone next to him to step forward and prepare to unlock the handcuffs.

But just then, Fang Ze interrupted, "Wait a moment."

He looked at the federal Defense Team member who had been causing trouble for him and then said to the adjutant, "Let him do it."

The adjutant, who had already noticed the tension between the two, hesitated for a moment. But after a brief pause, he signalled the Defense Team member with his eyes.

The Defense Team member, initially wanting to resist, saw his superior's superior giving the signal and dared not say more.

He could only hang his head, step forward, and take the key from his immediate superior who had just stepped forward.

Approaching Fang Ze, he crouched down to unlock the handcuffs.

However, just as he had crouched, Fang Ze suddenly exerted force with both hands, and a roaring sound like that of a great river surged through his body, followed by several crisp "click" sounds.

In an instant, the Anti-Magic Handcuffs were torn apart and fell to the ground.

Everyone present was taken aback by his action.

The federal Defense Team member was so frightened that he tried to retreat quickly.

But while his reaction was fast, Fang Ze was faster.

He grabbed the shoulder of the Defense Team member in one swift move.

The reflexive attempt to resist by the team member was futile, as Fang Ze's gripping hand felt like a giant clamp, making him completely immobile.

Due to the influence of the Anti-Magic Handcuffs, he couldn't use his Awakening Ability to resist.

So, for a moment, he looked at Fang Ze with a face full of terror.

But just then, Fang Ze suddenly released the Defense Team member's shoulder, and while straightening the man's clothes for him, said with a half-smile, "Don't mistake other people's politeness for weakness."