As Christmas approaches, the festive atmosphere in Green and Gold Lane is quite strong. A series of small colored lights have been hung on the trees along the street, and they are decorated with many small light signs of reindeer and candy canes, all waiting for a heavy snowfall to lay a white carpet for Santa Claus.
But suddenly, all the lights on the street went out quickly.
The sound of gunfire echoed throughout the Green Gold Alley, terrifying the neighbors who were enjoying their after-dinner time. Only at the other end of the alley, a red and white painted house was still brightly lit.
In his own attic, Lin En was gasping for breath. The severe pain made him numb. He felt his body gradually becoming cold and his consciousness gradually slipped away.
Only a burst of warmth came from his stomach, but this feeling made him even more terrified. He knew that he was bleeding heavily and he would definitely not be saved in a few minutes.
But Lin En doesn't want to die, he must still be saved!
He clearly remembered that Snape had a counter-spell to repair the Spell of the Sharp Edge, which could gradually restore the body to its perfect state.
With the last bit of his strength and consciousness, Lynn took out the Half-Blood Prince's notebook, twisted the pages with difficulty, and searched through the handwriting on it.
But he didn't have much time left. Every time he turned the page, his fingers trembled a little. A few times, he accidentally turned two pages too many and had to go back. But he still couldn't find it, and he became more and more anxious.
Slowly, Lynn found his attention beginning to drift. He bit his tongue and growled, forcing himself to concentrate.
Finally, he found a line of small words on the page about the good luck potion.
Rapid healing, repairs quick injuries, but cannot regenerate, can be used as a counter-spell to the God's Shadowless Spell
Lynn's spirits perked up, he quickly grasped the wand, and started trying according to the description.
He was very lucky. After he recited the spell, a new green fluorescence appeared on the tip of the wand and silently penetrated into the wound in his abdomen, immediately healing several blood vessels and stopping the horrific bleeding.
Lin En naturally did not dare to neglect this surprising result. He held his breath and tried again, and found that the wound was healing visibly.
As the flesh and blood tissue healed, it squeezed the bullet out bit by bit, and this experience made Lin En feel extremely painful.
The bullet touched the nerves, transmitting pain deep into the bone marrow, and the spell healed the wound, bringing unbearable itching.
Lynn couldn't help but curse out loud.
Fortunately, after a few minutes, the wound finally healed completely, leaving only a shallow scar. He saved himself from the brink of death.
After standing up unsteadily, Lynn kicked Anderson away and staggered to the petrified man.
He didn't know whether the person who was hit by the petrification curse could still retain consciousness and see what he had just done.
So he wanted to do an experiment.
Lynn took Green El's gun in his hand and shot the bald man's wrist holding the gun.
The scene was very strange, with blood splattered everywhere, but the bald man didn't react at all.
Lin En then raised his wand and pointed it at the other party:
"Stop the curse immediately!"
After the spell was broken, the bald man's stiff body suddenly went limp and his consciousness instantly recovered from the freeze.
He looked at Lin En in horror and kept dragging his body backwards, trying to point the gun at Lin En. But when he found that he had no strength in his hands, he realized that he had been shot and began to scream.
"Devil! You are a devil!"
The sound was shrill, but it had a different meaning to Lin En's ears. It was obvious that people who were petrified could still observe information from the outside world.
It seems that he has to say sorry to the bald man. He doesn't want others to know his secret.
So Lynn took a few steps back, stood at the place where he was shot at the beginning, raised the pistol and pointed it at the bald man's forehead.
In New York, if someone breaks into a home and shoots someone, the homeowner has the right to fire the gun in self-defense. Even if someone dies, all he has to do is go to the police station and fill out some paperwork.
Lin En now wants to confirm this matter. After all, the other party almost took his life just now.
"Bang!"
Without any hesitation, another gunshot rang out, and the bullet shot out of the gun barrel, moving along a reasonable trajectory, completely ending the bald man's life.
Next—
"911, do you need help?"
"Oh, Mr. Officer, three smokers broke into my house, destroyed my liquor, and tried to shoot me! You really need to take care of the law and order in this area!"
"By the way, I accidentally killed one. Send someone to deal with it right away."
It seems like I won’t be able to sleep today.
…
"Mr. Lynn Qiao Yin, according to what you said, after you knocked out two suspects with a baseball bat, you discovered the third person, the deceased. The deceased wanted to shoot you, but you fired two shots to stop him. Is this true?"
"It is absolutely true, Mr. Sheriff."
"Are there no other details?" Sheriff Reiss lowered his head and looked at Lynn with his sharp eyes over the lenses of his glasses.
"It was a dangerous situation, that's all I remember."
"Very good, Mr. Lin En, you can go home first. We will mail the relevant materials to you later. Of course, if you like my office, you can also come and sign in person."
“Then let’s mail it.” Lin En shrugged his shoulders, said goodbye, and walked out the door.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a young police officer standing in front of him.
The man had brown hair, a slim build, and stared at him deeply in his eyes.
"Sorry, sir?" Lin En was confused.
"Oh, nothing, you can go." The young police officer stared at Lynn for a few seconds and moved away.
Only after watching Lynn walk away did the police officer quickly walk into Sheriff Reiss's office.
"Sir, you're just going to let him go like that?"
"What else can we do, Sean? He is a victim and has acted in self-defense within the limits permitted by law. He meets the conditions for signing and leaving."
"But he's lying! Some details at the scene don't match. Residents said three shots were fired, but Lin only remembered two. There was gunpowder smoke from the muzzle of the deceased's gun, which clearly showed that a gun had been fired, but Lin didn't mention it. No ammunition was found at the scene. This is very strange—"
"Stop, my trainee police officer, our job is to satisfy law-abiding taxpayers, not to find ways to arrest him! In a situation where a private residence was broken into, there was nothing wrong with what Mr. Lynn did."
"But sir, combined with the statements of the other two homeless men, it's obviously not just a defensive move!"
"So what, Mr. Police Officer? At least in terms of procedures and the case, Mr. Lynn is still a law-abiding citizen. By the way, it's getting late, I have to go home, who will be on duty tonight?"
"Me and Pete."
"Very good, do your job well, young man, and see you tomorrow."
Sheriff Reiss moved his fat body away from the desk, took his coat from behind, and walked out slowly.
Trainee police officer Sean Nai was helpless. He had just graduated from school and was full of awe and enthusiasm for the case. But it was obvious that Sheriff Reiss did not like this style.
That guy named Lynn obviously has problems, and might even be related to the recent missing homeless man case, but Sheriff Reiss just let him go
It seems that he has to sacrifice some rest time.