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Chapter 7001
From the moment he landed in Melbourne,
Charlie’s pace was unwittingly accelerated by the events unfolding.
On the way in, he’d been mulling over various scenarios for meeting Leon,
Formulating several lines of dialogue,
And mentally preparing for several possible responses.
As soon as he stepped off the plane,
He rushed to the hospital.
But upon arrival, he discovered that Leon had disappeared again!
His only thought was to quickly locate him,
Never considering that this was actually a trap set by Leon himself.
The three of them rushed to the nearest police station and met with a senior sergeant.
According to Issac’s previous investigation, the initial attack by the teenagers occurred within this police station’s jurisdiction,
And the case was handled by this same police station.
Now that Leon had disappeared again within the same precinct,
It was natural to seek their assistance.
The senior police sergeant the three men met was named Treve Davidson.
After learning the purpose of Charlie and the others’ visit, he said to them,
“I don’t have any clear information on Mr. Tang.”
“He was taken to the hospital for treatment after the incident.”
“Due to his serious injuries, our officers didn’t immediately question him, so we don’t know his true identity.”
“As for your claim that he’s already left the hospital,”
“We can’t spare officers to help you locate him at the moment.”
Charlie frowned and asked,\
“So, you still haven’t figured out his true legal status in Australia?”
“Yes,”
Treve nodded, casually saying,
“This man’s identity is still very suspicious.”
“Based on my personal experience, he’s most likely not a legal immigrant.”
“He’s likely a stowaway who entered the country illegally.”
“Or an illegal alien.”
Charlie felt a little strange.
In the chat logs Claire had shown him,
The informant had said that Leon was a recent immigrant,
But now it seemed that this information was inaccurate.
He couldn’t help but wonder if Leon’s hasty escape from the hospital with injuries was because he lacked legal status in Australia.
In Charlie’s opinion, the way he got the news was very accidental,
A coincidence among coincidences.
Leon left the hospital with injuries, certainly not to avoid him,
But most likely to avoid the police.
This is precisely the brilliance of this series of schemes.
It started by chance, which would give the parties involved the illusion that they were outsiders and in the dark.
When Charlie fell into the inertia of thinking and the trap of logic,
He was getting further and further away from the essence of the matter.
After knowing that he could not find any useful information about Leon from the police,
Charlie asked the sheriff:
“What is the current situation of the teenagers who were involved?”
Trev spread his hands, shrugged casually, and smiled:
“They have all been released.”
“Released?!”
Charlie frowned and questioned:
“The person was beaten so badly,”
“And it’s only been a day, why did you let them go?”
Treve smiled and said, “You said those are teenagers; they are not very old.”
“All we can do is criticize and educate them.”
“If the victims need compensation,”
“They can sue their guardians through the court.”
Charlie asked again: “If I remember correctly,”
“In Australia, the minimum age of criminal responsibility should be ten years old, right?”
Treve waved his hand and said perfunctorily:
“Ten years old is only in theory.”
“The real criminal responsibility must be over fourteen years old.”
“Moreover, there is a provision in our law that if the prosecutor cannot prove that a child under fourteen clearly knows that he or she is responsible,”
“If someone’s actions are wrong, then they can be presumed not to have criminal responsibility.”
“This is called ‘default of criminal responsibility.’ You can look it up in a law book.”
Seeing that Treve seemed to be favoring one side, Charlie said,
“I saw the video of the incident.”
“Among the suspects who assaulted people, several are at least 1.7 meters tall.”
“I can’t say they’re all over 14, but at least one should be, right?”