"Acquittal"

Do you think they'll expect us to come back again?

In the dim light of the warehouse, two young men were quickly looting valuables. This time, they even took two flyers from a child handing out flyers on the street to study what would be the most profitable to steal.

If we only consider value, there is no doubt that the used cars parked in another parking lot are worth more.

However, such a thing is hard to obtain; they don't have the keyless ignition technology.

Moreover, even if they succeed, selling stolen goods is a very dangerous thing.

In the Bayer Federation, car theft gangs are organized crimes and have formed an industry chain. If you find the car theft gangs in the Sabine City area now, you will definitely be able to see Lin Qi's car's exterior photo and some vehicle information from their list.

This directory is not only held by them, but their upline and downline in other cities also have similar album-like directories.

When someone places an order, they will steal the car or motorcycle that the customer needs and deliver it to the customer.

This also means that there is only one gang in a region. They don't want to disappoint their customers or their upline and downline. Once a mobile car theft gang enters Sabine City, the first to cause trouble for them will not be the police, but the local car theft group.

The other person smiled and shook his head, saying with feigned intelligence, "They would never expect us to come back so soon!"

The two were not afraid at all. Theft is not a serious crime in the Federal. According to Federal law, even if they were arrested, their sentences would not exceed three years, and they might even only receive two or three months in prison plus about six months of community service. The low cost of committing the crime made them not care whether they would be discovered.

The two quickly searched for expensive items that they could carry with them, while the man in the Blue Vests, who was standing outside keeping watch for them, smoked in the shadows.

He didn't think anyone would notice him at this time. As a Blue Vests in the Warehouse District Warehouse District, he knew all too well how murky things were there.

It's normal for some warehouses to lose some items. As long as the amount lost isn't too large and the value of the loss isn't too significant, no one will pursue the matter.

This has become an unspoken rule, and everyone is involved. This is why so many people are willing to do Blue Belts work, even though it is hard work, because even calling the police won't do any good.

With one or two thousand permanent staff members in the entire Warehouse District, finding criminal suspects within this area is no easy task. The cost of investigation is too high, and the returns are too small, so in the end, the case can only be dropped.

But this time, they are destined to run into trouble, because Lin Qi is not an ordinary person, and he will not abide by the rules that ordinary people are willing to follow.

The Blue Vests had almost finished his cigarette. He took out his grandfather's pocket watch, glanced at the time under the streetlight, and saw that ten minutes had passed.

Perhaps he had finished his cigarette, or perhaps his attention was starting to wander. Time seemed to slow down in his perception of the world, and he became increasingly agitated.

He wanted to urge those two idiots on, but after thinking about it, he gave up and could only wait quietly.

Meanwhile, the Sergeant and his five team members, a total of six, had approached the warehouse under Lin Qi's instructions, and they had even been observing the Blue Belts for some time.

Adhering to the principle of catching thieves red-handed, they did not take action immediately, but waited quietly.

Born from the fear of nature, Blue Belts was unaware that he was being closely watched. He just felt increasingly irritable and uneasy; those two idiots had been inside for far too long.

Although the security guards in the Warehouse District are unlikely to follow the rules and patrol regularly at night, this actually increases the unpredictable risk. It is much more dangerous than regular patrols, because who knows when a security guard might suddenly decide to go out for a stroll.

Seven or eight minutes later, the two men came out of the pried-open door. In fact, they could have come out several minutes earlier, but they had hidden the things they considered most valuable close to their bodies and did not intend to take them out.

They were good friends with Blue Belts, but at this point they weren't entirely on the same side. They had taken huge risks to earn money, but they had to share it with Blue Belts, who did nothing but open doors for them, which made them a little unhappy.

Therefore, it is only natural to hide some valuables.

Under the cover of night, the Blue Belts couldn't tell what else they were hiding. They just muttered, "Why did it take them so long to come out?" before gently closing the small door that had been pried open and leading the two men into the night.

The Sergeant made his move the very moment they left the Warehouse District through the side door.

The three were quickly apprehended with the stolen goods. They called the police, who arrived at the scene promptly and took over the case.

Seeing their trembling and pale faces, the Sergeant reported the situation to Lin Qi, which pleased Lin Qi.

He did not intend to take lynching action against these people, as lynching is illegal in the Federal government, and he believed the Police Station would make these people understand that crimes have consequences.

Lin Qi thought the matter was over, but the next day he received a result that he could not believe at all.

"You mean... those three people have been released?" Lin Qi's voice carried an indescribable sense of absurdity and comicality. The Police Station had just called the answering number they left after reporting the case last night to inform them of the outcome.

The result was quite unexpected. After receiving a positive reply, Lin Qi dialed the Police Station. His tone was calm, and you could not tell that he was unhappy. "My warehouse was burgled last night. I caught three thieves and notified you police, but you just told me that the three thieves have been released. I want to know what happened."

The operator on the other end of the phone was a girl. She asked Lin Qi to wait a moment, saying she needed to check. He waited for seven or eight minutes before the girl told Lin Qi that the three people had indeed been released.

"Mr. Lin Qi, I'm sorry for what happened to you, but this is the result of a trial at the Sabine City Local Fast Court. Because it was their first recorded crime, the judge was sympathetic and exempted them from criminal punishment. Instead, they must serve at least twenty hours of community service per week, and continue for nine months..." The female operator paused, and the sound of pages turning came from the receiver.

The call ended quickly, a result that Lin Qi found somewhat absurd and laughable.

He immediately called Ferral, intending to post the crimes committed by the three men and their punishments around his warehouse after the trial, so that people would know where they could steal but where they couldn't.

Surprisingly, the three people were only sentenced to community service, which is almost no different from not being sentenced at all.

Because everyone knows that Community Service Company will not offend residents unless there is an administrative order or a court order. Otherwise, the community service company will report to the judicial authorities on time that these people have completed their community service work, even if they have not done anything.

This was not the outcome Lin Qi wanted; it would only embolden those people further. He needed to find out exactly what had happened.

When Ferral learned of this, he simply comforted Lin Qi with a few words, telling Lin Qi that the Sabine City District Prison was no longer accepting applications for imprisonment for minor offenders.

In other words, the prison gates are closed, partly due to the continued deterioration of security in Sabine City and the prisons being overcrowded.

Another problem is that some people have found that they have not only lost their jobs, but they are also having trouble eating and making it difficult to survive.

But in prison, they not only get a job, but they also don't have to worry about food. Even if they get sick, the prison hospital will waive their treatment costs to a certain extent—only for minor illnesses.

As for how to measure a minor illness, it mainly depends on whether the cost of treatment is higher than the cost of autopsy and cremation, and whether it is an infectious disease.

Many people began to commit crimes voluntarily and turn themselves in, which ensured that their sentences would not be too long, and that they could live comfortably in prison and even get a job.

These people are no longer a valuable resource and have become a burden on the prison. Their products also have no market, so they have stopped accepting prisoners.

"Prisons don't want prisoners, courts aren't qualified to detain them, and Police Station certainly can't keep these people, "Ferral said. He added that the Sabine City Police Station and several precincts are also experiencing problems, with a severe shortage of police officers. So now, unless they are serious offenders, they are only sentenced to community service.

This isn't directed at anyone in particular; it's just a last resort.

Meanwhile, the three released men felt... something indescribable churning within them; they had committed a crime, yet had been acquitted.

At least in their view, community service was equivalent to a not guilty verdict. They had never heard of a crime that could go unpunished. So after a short rest, they decided to give the Warehouse District and those who had arrested them yesterday a little more trouble and teach them a lesson.

They need to know that there are some people who cannot be offended.

With this in mind, they became even bolder this time. This time, they didn't intend to steal, nor did they intend to rob, as robbery is a serious crime. They were just moving things.

Moving things from one place to another! I saw a reader ask if committing crimes repeatedly in one place is mindless. Actually, I recently came across some material about a criminal gang that committed 19 robberies and murders in the same area within a short period. The shortest interval was between the robberies on the street, the police arriving less than 100 meters away, and then the gang committed another crime at the end of the street, and then another on the next street the following day.