"Whoosh!"
A police car sped through the street, then suddenly stopped in front of the Tianshui Road Police Station in Chaolan District. Two burly policemen escorted Xu Yu and Lin Zhongze out of the car, followed by the woman. However
, the two policemen were now quite annoyed. Why weren't these two scared at all, even now? The arrogant old man had a gloomy face the whole way, while the woman in question remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about being arrested.
This made the two policemen wonder if they had gone too far, leaving them with no intimidation.
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?!"
"Go!"
Seeing that Xu Yu and Lin Zhongze walked steadily towards the police station after getting out of the car, the two policemen were furious. So, even now, they were still putting on airs? They started yelling again and forcefully pushed the two of them inside.
Just then, a handsome young man of average build suddenly walked out of the police station. Upon seeing the scene, he paused for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Brother Yuan, Brother Wan, what's going on?"
"Heh, nothing serious. These two guys were molesting a woman outside. We have witnesses and evidence. Hmph, they can't escape!" Upon seeing the police, the officer escorting Xu Yu immediately smiled, though a hint of arrogance and smugness lingered in his eyes. "
Little brat, don't underestimate them just because they're ordinary beat cops. After tonight, if they handle this for their superiors well, they'll get their share of the benefits later."
Thinking this, the officer surnamed Yuan felt a surge of smugness.
"Heh, is that so?" The young officer fell silent, but looked at Xu Yu and Lin Zhongze with a strange gaze, especially lingering on Lin Zhongze several times. After all, it was quite rare for an old man to be molesting a woman in the street with others.
During those extra few laps, a sudden suspicion crept into the young policeman's mind. Why did this old man look so familiar?
While he was slightly lost in thought, Yuan and Wan, again calling out to Xu Yu and Lin Zhongze, entered the police station. After exchanging a glance, the policeman surnamed Wan said, "Brother Yuan, you handle the kid. I'll deal with this old guy."
"Okay!" The policeman surnamed Yuan nodded immediately, then pushed Xu Yu towards an interrogation room.
The policeman surnamed Wan, on the other hand, pushed Lin Zhongze into another interrogation room next door. Only after closing the door did the policeman surnamed Wan slam down a chair opposite Lin Zhongze, grinning maliciously, "Old man, weren't you pretty tough? Hehe, tell me how you molested that woman!"
Lin Zhongze, however, merely glanced at him with a gloomy face, remaining silent.
"Huh? Still acting tough?" Seeing that the other party still maintained this attitude, the policeman surnamed Wan was furious. He shouted and stood up abruptly, striding towards the other man. As he did so, he raised his hand again, as if to slap him.
But at that moment, the interrogation room door was suddenly flung open from the outside, and the young policeman rushed in, his face showing obvious fear and shock. When he saw the policeman surnamed Wan's actions, his eyes widened in horror. "Stop!!"
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the policeman surnamed Wan paused noticeably, turning his head in confusion.
"Comrade Wan Chunbiao, shouldn't we be using such violent enforcement?" The young policeman ignored Wan Chunbiao, instead looking at Lin Zhongze with obvious fear and disbelief. When he saw the faint handprint still on the other man's face, his body went limp, almost paralyzed with fear.
However, he still forced himself to stand up, and after scolding Wan Chunbiao, he hurriedly stepped to the interrogation table. Then, in a trembling voice, he asked Lin Zhongze, "Excuse me, sir, what is your name?"
He couldn't help but tremble, couldn't help but be shocked. Good heavens, what day is it today? Wan Chunbiao and his companion actually brought this man back? April Fool's Day? Damn, even April Fool's Day doesn't joke like this!
Indeed, just now, he felt the old man looked somewhat familiar. Later, standing there thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered a figure he had seen on television. In that instant, the young man's whole body went cold, but he wasn't sure. He just rushed over to confirm, after all, the other party's identity was too terrifying. If this was true, wouldn't the entire Linzhou be in chaos…
"Hey, Si Hao, what are you doing?" With the other man's movement, Wan Chunbiao also became dizzy, abruptly turning around and staring blankly at the young policeman.
But Si Hao had no time to pay attention to Wan Chunbiao. He stared tremblingly at Lin Zhongze ahead, silently praying to all the gods and Buddhas in his heart, "Please, please, please, it must be my eyes playing tricks on me."
Only then did Lin Zhongze, whose expression had remained somber, glance at Si Hao and speak, "Lin Zhongze."
At those words, Si Hao jumped up instantly, staring at Lin Zhongze with utter terror. "Occupation? Work unit?"
"Standing Committee Member and Deputy Secretary of the Huaijiang Provincial Party Committee, in charge of Party affairs."
"Gah..."
Si Hao shuddered again, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted from fright. In his final moments, his eyes were filled with tears.
My God, is this all real? This world is too crazy!!
……………………
Night quietly fell.
In a mid-range restaurant on Tianshui Road in Chaolan District, Linzhou, several middle-aged men with slightly protruding bellies were drinking and chatting, their faces flushed, when a piercing cell phone ring suddenly broke the silence.
"Damn, who is this?"
As the phone rang, one of the men, around forty years old, cursed under his breath, put down his glass, and took out his phone, his face showing obvious impatience.
"Director Ma, is this Director Ma? This is Si Hao!!"
As soon as the call connected, a piercing scream, almost a sob, came from the other end, startling the middle-aged man. He then flew into a rage, "Si Hao? Are you out of your mind? What are you crying about?"
"Something terrible has happened! Wan Chunbiao and Yuan Wei, those two bastards, said that Secretary Lin of the Provincial Party Committee molested a woman in the street, and they've brought them back to our station!!!"
Si Hao, completely ignoring Director Ma's anger, quickly spoke again, his voice still trembling with tears.
With just one sentence, Ma, who was still fuming, froze, staring blankly at his phone for a moment before suddenly laughing, "Damn it, you little brat, are you trying to make fun of me? Provincial Party Secretary Lin, would he assault a woman in the street? And arrest him and bring him back to our station? You've got some nerve, daring to slander Secretary Lin like that?"
Although he was laughing, there was a clear tremor in Ma's voice as he retorted.
At his words, the other men in the private room fell into a deathly silence, all looking at Ma with utter disbelief.
"It's true!! That bastard Wan Chunbiao even slapped Secretary Lin!!" Si Hao burst into tears again.
"Slapped Secretary Lin?!" Ma Suo froze again, his voice trembling more heavily, and it seemed as if a layer of bright starlight was flashing before his eyes.
Even the others suddenly clapped and stared intently at Ma Suo.
"Yes!"
"Hehe, kid, you're lying to me, right?" Ma Suo was completely dumbfounded, his voice trembling violently as he asked.
"It's true!"
"Really?" Ma Suo felt a darkness before his eyes, as if he were witnessing the end of the world.
"Really!!!"
"Smack!" Ma Suo's phone suddenly fell from his hand, and then, with a swift movement, he grabbed it and slammed it hard onto the table.
With a thud, the table, which had been resting there, was violently thrown to one side, and the food and drinks that were on the table were splashed everywhere.
But at this moment, the men sitting at other parts of the table seemed to be in a daze. No one reacted or went to help Ma Suo up. They were all staring at his fallen body, completely mesmerized.