Ji Lun swayed slightly, reached out to steady himself on the table beside him, his eyes glazed over. "I didn't drink. I don't even know her, why should I care about her?"
Han Bing breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't resist teasing, "Such a beautiful woman standing next to you, and you actually..."
"Alright, kid, don't ask these questions! Besides, this is a bar. Don't come to places like this again. It's not safe. Go home now!"
"Hey, stop calling me a kid all the time. I'm an adult now, okay?" Han Bing said, looking indignant.
No sooner had he finished speaking than police sirens blared from the doorway. It turned out that the burly men from earlier had called the police.
"Oh dear, officers, you've finally arrived! Come and see! Is there no law anymore? These three have beaten us up like this!" A burly man got up from the ground, clutching his stomach and exclaiming with exaggerated facial expressions.
The police looked at the tattooed men on the ground and couldn't help but laugh and cry. "You mean, six strong men like you were beaten up by three of them? And two of them were defenseless little girls?"
The man paused for a moment, realizing that the scene was indeed a bit strange. But thinking of Han Bing and Ji Lun's skills, he still forced himself to speak: "Officer, you can't judge a book by its cover! Although we have tattoos, we didn't hurt them at all. On the contrary, don't be fooled by their gentle appearance. That girl and that man are both trained fighters."
The lead policeman raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? Then tell me, why did they beat you up?"
The man rubbed his tattooed arm, lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, and ultimately remained silent.
"Officer, they harassed us first. We were just acting in self-defense. I just didn't expect that they, who are all tall and strong, would be so weak..." Han Bing dusted off his clothes and looked down at the men on the ground.
"You... what do you mean by 'weak'? We were just joking with you, but you went too far!" the man retorted.
"Alright, stop arguing. You, you, you, and all of you, come with me to the police station to make a statement!" The police pointed to the several burly men lying on the ground, then to Han Bing, Mu Rong, and Ji Lun.
An hour later, at the police station.
"Alright, the statement is done. Make a call and ask your family to come pick you up!" A policeman, holding a thermos, took a sip of hot water and said unhurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Mu Rong and Han Bing each picked up their phones and made calls, while Ji Lun remained seated, motionless.
“Young man, you can make the call now! Why are you still standing there? Don’t you want to go back?” The old policeman put down his thermos and looked at Ji Lun.
Ji Lun let out a hiccup and mumbled, "I don't want to go back. It's fine staying here."
"Hey, young man, have you lost your mind? Everyone's eager to leave this place, but you're trying to stay in the police station. Do you think you can get a government job?" the old policeman said, frowning slightly.
"Just let me stay here for one night... I really don't want to go back." Ji Lun mumbled incoherently, without even lifting his eyelids, slumped there, looking exhausted yet stubborn.
"I don't care about any of that. I'm telling you to leave now. You have no reason to stay here. Hurry up and call your family or friends to come and pick you up!" The old policeman curled his lip and looked at Ji Lun with disdain.
After finishing her call with Mu Rong, Han Bing saw Ji Lun still slumped on the spot. Han Bing frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Officer, we're together. Why don't you have my brother come over and take Ji Lun away with you?"
The old policeman couldn't wait to get rid of this "plague god" as soon as possible, so he waved his hand hastily and replied, "Alright, alright! As long as this kid leaves, anything is fine!"
"No! I won't go with them!" Ji Lun suddenly stood up, his eyes showing a hint of determination.
"Are you ever going to stop? Why don't you go home and sleep soundly with your girlfriend? Why do you have to stay here and work the night shift with this old man? You don't know how to enjoy your good life. I think you're just bored!" The old policeman was so angry at his stubbornness that he pointed at him and shouted.
“I have no girlfriend, no family, no friends, I have nothing, where do you want me to go…” Ji Lun seemed to have all his strength drained away, and suddenly his expression became somewhat confused as he slowly looked up at the ceiling.
Seeing him like this, Han Bing felt a pang of sadness. Just as she was about to say something to comfort him, Ji Lun's phone rang.
The veteran policeman saw this, strode forward, snatched the phone, deftly swiped to answer, and shouted, "Are you looking for Ji Lun? He's at the police station right now. Come over here quickly, sign some papers, and take him away!"
The woman on the other end of the phone was clearly stunned. She paused for a few seconds before speaking, seemingly asking a few more questions, such as the address of the police station and what had happened.
The older policeman replied impatiently, "They got into a fight in the bar. You'd better get over here right now!"
After saying that, the old policeman clearly recited the police station's address again before hanging up the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Qiu Mang stared at the disconnected call, still somewhat incredulous. His senior was fighting in a bar? This didn't seem like something he would do.
However, since the police have said so, I guess I'll have to make the trip.
Qiu Mang got out of bed, quickly changed his clothes, and hurriedly went out to hail a taxi to the police station.
Just as I got downstairs, Yan Kai happened to walk over.
"Miss Qiu, it's so late, where are you going?" Yan Kai bowed slightly, with a perfectly timed smile on his face.
Qiu Mang was slightly taken aback: "Yan Kai? What are you doing here?"
Recently, ever since the man with the scar on his hand appeared, Lu Yanting has arranged for people to secretly protect the Lu family and Qiu Mang. Today, the bodyguard who was originally in charge of the secret protection happened to be on leave, so Yan Kai temporarily took his place.
"Oh, Mr. Lu is working overtime at the company today. He left a document at home and asked me to come and pick it up." Yan Kai casually made up a reason without any hesitation.
"Oh, I see. Well then, you can get back to work." Qiu Mang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.
“Ms. Qiu, is there something urgent that you’re going out so late? If you don’t mind, I can help you with it. The Lu Group isn’t far from here. I’ll deliver the documents there and then make the trip for you myself.”
Yan Kai lowered his head slightly, his face showing a respectful expression, and his words were earnest.
Qiu Mang was worried about Qiu Li being home alone, and Yan Kai was, after all, Lu Yanting's man, and always reliable. After thinking for a moment, she nodded in agreement.
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