Chapter 196: Chapter 196

Jing Shu gave the child two candies. "You spoke really well. Even children know the house was seized. With so much evidence, Officer, why don’t you handle the matter of the house first?"

Director Zhang, infuriated, said, "How can you trust what children say! What do they know?"

Hisses rose from the crowd again; even the onlookers couldn’t stand it anymore.

Jing Shu drew out her "Ohhh?" "So, earlier you clearly stated that children understand principles and spoke correctly. Now you claim we can’t trust what children say? When the incident happened, only the children could testify for either of us. So, should we trust the children or not? Or is it that you only believe what’s beneficial to you and don’t believe what’s not? Selective belief?"

Shi Jiujiu felt it was time to step up and vindicate his goddess after watching the drama for so long. He stood up and asked, "Exactly! For fairness, either everything the children say counts, or none of it does. You can’t just decide what’s true whenever it suits you, right?"

Director Zhang fell silent. He discreetly flashed two fingers at the hesitating officer. The old officer then gritted his teeth and said,

"I’ve already said the matter of the house is too complex. Each side has its own valid points. We can’t just claim the house was forcibly occupied based on the words of a few children. If they truly are undercover special police on a secret mission, as you claim, then we’ll address that when the time comes. Right now, I’m here to handle a case of malicious assault. Take these two away!"

Others came forward to grab Jing Shu and Wu You’ai. Jing Shu quietly shook her head and then shouted, "A true warrior expects to die on the battlefield! Don’t let your hearts break at Yang Pass as heroes depart! The hero returns, yet you’ve seized his home! Doesn’t this dishearten a hero? Does the state really allow you to act so unscrupulously?"

Shi Jiujiu, holding up his phone, perfectly streamed this scene live. The whole live stream chat exploded; everyone was infuriated. After hiding his phone, he rushed forward.

"This is clearly officials protecting each other! The situation is as obvious as lice on a bald man’s head! You ignore these people forcibly occupying someone else’s house, but instead, you focus on a trivial matter like an assault?"

"We’re taking them in for questioning. We’ll definitely get to the bottom of this," the officer said, swallowing his anger as so many people were watching.

"If you’re investigating, you should take all these people on the ground away too! Why only these two? Don’t you need to ask the others how they seized someone else’s house? This is too perfunctory, isn’t it?"

Finally fed up, the officer exclaimed, "This man is obstructing official duties and insulting a police officer! Take him away for ten days of re-education through labor! If anyone else has objections, they’ll be taken for re-education through labor too!"

The surrounding people who were about to protest immediately fell silent. Re-education through labor? Oh my god! They had seen those people, shackled, installing light bulbs and cleaning, working day and night like slaves.

With that, they grabbed Shi Jiujiu as well.

"You can’t do this! Do you even know who you’re arresting? This woman drove a Shark Submarine during the flood and saved thousands of lives at Ai Family Supermarket! She’s fighting for justice right now!" Shi Jiujiu shouted.

At the mention of the Shark Submarine, some people in the crowd remembered.

"I saw that video too. So awesome."

The crowd grew animated. The old officer squinted. He hadn’t expected such a coincidence. It was because of this woman that Li Yuetian had avoided disaster; otherwise, Li Yuetian would have been ousted long ago...

As a subordinate of the second-in-command of the Second Team, he had felt stifled for a long time. This might be an opportunity, he thought.

Thinking this, the old officer no longer hesitated and called Captain Hu. "Yes, it’s the woman who earned merits for Li Yuetian. The public reaction here is quite strong. I’m worried arresting her might cause undesirable repercussions."

"Alright, I’ll bring her in now," Captain Hu replied from the other end.

The officer waved his hand. With backing from above, he had no more reservations. This woman was unlucky; she had stumbled right into the power struggle between the top leader and the second-in-command.

"Take them away! Even a prince is subject to the same laws as a commoner. Since she assaulted someone, she must face the consequences."

Ignoring the surrounding murmurs, he forcefully took the three of them away. This wasn’t like before the apocalypse, where they would have had to consider all sorts of things. These people could barely feed themselves. What trouble could they possibly stir up?

A smile as wrinkled as an old chrysanthemum spread across Director Zhang’s face. "Go about your business. If anyone dares to cause more trouble, I’ll have you all assigned to the garage!" Find the newest release on N0velFire.ɴet

The onlookers scattered, and no major disturbance occurred.

Director Zhang comforted the beaten individuals, "Don’t worry, I will definitely get justice for you." Then, he hurried off. Although there had been a slight hitch, things were generally proceeding according to his plan.

「Where was he off to?」

He was going to knock on the villa’s door. This time, Director Zhang refused to believe that with that man’s daughter (Jing Shu) arrested, he still couldn’t extort those 900-plus Virtual Coins from him (Jing Shu’s father).

Meanwhile, Jing Shu, Wu You’ai, and Shi Jiujiu were successfully taken to the shopping mall in front of Banana District. Due to inadequate facilities, they were roughly handcuffed in a messy area that seemed to be a warehouse. Their phones had also been confiscated.

"Just stay here quietly for now!" the old officer said before leaving. He wasn’t worried about them escaping at all. Unless they could pry half a wall loose, where could they run to with a nationwide arrest warrant out for them in the big data system?

His task from Director Zhang was complete. He had no idea what Captain Hu planned to do with this woman. Anyway, to completely bring down Li Yuetian, they had to erase this woman’s merits and, ideally, pin a serious crime on her.

In the darkness, Jing Shu surveyed her surroundings. It was a large, enclosed warehouse, cluttered with various items, likely salvaged goods from the flooded Second Team headquarters.

Other than the main exit guarded by two men, the warehouse had no windows or other passages. It was indeed very suitable for storing materials.

In the dark, Jing Shu meticulously examined everything in the warehouse. Her eyes gradually brightened. Of all places to be handcuffed, it had to be in a warehouse. This is almost too convenient for me, she thought.

"What is this place? Why did he handcuff us in this godforsaken hole?" Shi Jiujiu yelled, his voice echoing.

"Because we’re not meant to see the light of day," Wu You’ai said, finding a comfortable position to sit.

Jing Shu explained, "The first floor is the canteen, so too many people come and go. The second floor is their police station area, and we might run into Li Yuetian’s people there, which would be troublesome. If I’m not mistaken, the third floor probably holds various weapons. After considering everything, this was the only place they could put us."

As she spoke, Jing Shu took out a cell phone. "What’s your Shake Eagle account number? Log in."

Shi Jiujiu said in surprise, "Weren’t all our phones confiscated?"