Chapter 212 Yao Yao, you don't need to be polite with me from now on.
A man's words earned him the unanimous approval of a group of people behind him.
The group of people bared their teeth and claws as they approached Jiang Xingyao and her companion. Sensing something was wrong, Jiang Xingyao took out her phone to call the police.
Before the call could even be made, the old woman bumped into Jiang Xingyao, knocking her phone to the ground. Then someone else came over and kicked it a few more times, and soon Jiang Xingyao could no longer see her phone at all.
Madam Rongyue had never seen anything like this before and was now somewhat at a loss. She asked, "Do you people have any respect for the law? Yu Lianxue brought this upon herself, she..."
"It seems you still didn't understand what I meant. So what if she brought it on herself? It's a fact that my son lost his mother, and you have to compensate me. Quickly come up with a million, and we'll call it even. Otherwise, I have plenty of time to keep arguing with you," the man said.
“That’s right. You’re not exactly short of money. You’ve caused my grandson to lose his mother, so it’s not unreasonable for you to give me some compensation. Stop talking nonsense and give me the money.” The old woman said.
Someone in the crowd couldn't stand it and said a few words in support of Jiang Xingyao and the others, which immediately angered the man. He raised his voice and shouted, "What's it to you? If you don't want trouble, get out of here. Don't take pictures with your phone, or I'll come to your house to find you."
The man looked like a complete thug, or perhaps his whole family behaved this way. The few people who had spoken up were worried about getting into trouble, so they all shut their mouths.
Even the onlookers dispersed, no one wanting to get involved with this family of thugs.
The man continued to threaten, "I'm warning you, mind your own business. If anyone dares to call the police today, I'll make them regret it."
"Really? But I've already called the police, what should I do?" Just as the situation reached a stalemate, a familiar voice suddenly came from the crowd.
The onlookers made way, and Jin Qingyu walked over with his assistant, Xu. It was Xu who had spoken earlier.
"Who told you to meddle? You believe me or not..."
"Believe it or not? Are you going to come to my house? Sure, let's talk about it after you get out of the police station first," Assistant Xu said.
As he spoke, police sirens blared outside. The old woman's first reaction was to collapse to the ground, screaming in pain.
The women who came with them followed suit and lay down in a messy pile. The man glared at Assistant Xu with a sinister look and said, "You've gone too far! Not only did you take my son's mother away, but you didn't even spare my old mother. How can there be such vicious people in the world?"
The women's incessant wailing made the man's words sound somewhat unclear.
This family of thugs and scoundrels truly broadened Jiang Xingyao's horizons.
Assistant Xu frowned, annoyed by the noise, while Jin Qingyu coldly watched them: "Stealing an accident? You've done this kind of thing plenty of times, haven't you? Don't you know how to check the other party's identity before you do it?"
"I don't understand what you're saying, but basically they owe our family something. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business," the man said.
The police arrived quickly. When they saw the family, the captain in charge clearly looked troubled. He said, "Cui Yong, what are you doing now?"
"Officer Guo, we're innocent! It wasn't enough that they sent my wife to jail; now they're bullying my mother too. Since you're here, you have to stand up for our family!" the man said.
As he spoke, he winked at the captain, indicating that the two clearly knew each other.
The port city is not like the inland, and the police here are not as fair and just as those in the inland. There are many more twists and turns in the system. After seeing Officer Guo, this man named Cui Yong was obviously fearless.
And the family behind him, their swift movements upon hearing the sirens seemed to silently prove that they were already used to such scenes.
As expected, Officer Guo's gaze swept directly towards Jin Qingyu and his group: "Who called the police?"
“I signed up,” Jin Qingyu said.
Officer Guo snorted coldly, "In broad daylight, you're bullying a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people. Do you have no regard for the law? Guards, take them away!"
Jiang Xingyao had considered that the police officer might protect Cui Yong's family, but she did not expect that the other party would be so undisguised.
Jin Qingyu said, "Officer Guo, are you sure?"
"What do you mean by 'certain' or 'not certain'? You think you're right to bully people? Guards, take him away." Officer Guo waved his hand, his face even more impatient.
Jin Qingyu said, "It's not that we can't go with you, but before that, you should let me know to a friend of yours."
He showed his phone to Jiang Xingyao and made a video call. Jiang Xingyao saw that it was Zhou Huaiyan calling.
He remembered that when he first came to Hong Kong, Shen Ying had told him that the Zhou family had some underworld connections and could control everything in Hong Kong. She said that only by finding Zhou Huaiyan could such matters be handled properly and cleanly.
Officer Guo's face was initially disdainful, and he was about to have Jiang Xingyao and the others forcibly taken away when he saw the people in the video, his expression changed instantly.
Jiang Xingyao didn't hear what Zhou Huaiyan said on the other end of the phone, but after the call ended, Officer Guo seemed like a completely different person: "So you know Mr. Zhou? Why didn't you say so earlier? Look, isn't this like the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple?"
Our officer and Mr. Zhou are very close friends. This is all a misunderstanding. Everyone, make way and let our distinguished guests leave quickly.
"Officer Guo, we can't just let them go like this, they..." Cui Yong protested, but before he could finish speaking, Officer Guo slapped him across the face, making him stagger.
Upon seeing this, Cui Yong's mother, who was sprawled on the ground, immediately became displeased. She slapped her thigh and stood up, saying, "You surnamed Guo, you've taken plenty of benefits from my family over the years. What, are you planning to burn bridges after you've served your purpose?"
Officer Guo's face grew increasingly irritated: "I can't explain this to you. Men, arrest these people who are causing trouble. Don't disturb our important guests."
"Officer, your attitude has changed far too quickly. Just now you were saying we were bullying people, and now it's them causing trouble? Your methods of handling cases are quite flexible, aren't they?" Assistant Xu said sarcastically.
Officer Guo looked embarrassed: "Isn't this a misunderstanding? Please be magnanimous, gentlemen, and don't hold it against me. I'll resolve this matter right away."
"You don't need to solve this. I think the one who needs to be solved the most is you." A stern voice came from outside again, and a middle-aged man in uniform strode in.
When Officer Guo saw the other party, all his arrogance vanished, and he quickly bowed and scraped, saying, "Chief, what brings you here? Look..."
"Why am I here? I think you've got some nerve, daring to kidnap Mr. Zhou's sister. You bastard, if you don't want to live, don't drag me down with you."
"Mr. Zhou's sister? Director, this... I really didn't know that. I only did it because of Deputy Director Cui..."
"You scoundrel, stop talking nonsense! Apologize to this young lady right now!" the bureau chief said.
Officer Guo's temples were soaked with cold sweat. He bowed tremblingly to Jiang Xingyao to apologize, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
That guy from the Zhou family is practically the local tyrant of their city. Not to mention Deputy Director Cui, even their director has to flatter him.
After all, Hong Kong is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and the underground forces are even more complex. Only the Zhou family can keep those people in check.
In Hong Kong, unless you're suicidal, no one dares to mess with that person from the Zhou family.
Officer Guo apologized to Jiang Xingyao in a humble and obsequious manner, but Jiang Xingyao still felt uncomfortable.
She knew very well that the other party was only bowing down because of Zhou Huaiyan's sake; if it weren't for Zhou Huaiyan, they would probably already be in the police station by now.
Seeing that things were not going well, the bureau chief also went up to Jiang Xingyao and said a few nice words, but no one, whether it was Jiang Xingyao or Madam Rongyue and the others, had a pleasant expression.
Just then, Zhou Huaiyan arrived. Upon seeing this, the bureau chief quickly greeted him with a beaming smile. Zhou Huaiyan didn't even glance at him and went straight to Jiang Xingyao: "What's going on? Why didn't you mention my name when you ran into trouble?"
Jiang Xingyao briefly explained the situation, but as he spoke, Officer Guo's panic increased little by little. The chief kicked him directly: "You bastard, is this how you do things? You don't need to come in starting tomorrow."
Officer Guo caught a glimpse of Zhou Huaiyan's cold eyes out of the corner of his eye, but dared not say anything more, and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Zhou Huaiyan said, "Director Zhu, my sister suffered such injustice in your jurisdiction, what do you think..."
"It shouldn't have been like this, it really shouldn't have been like this. It was all my negligence. I will suppress all these shameless people and give Mr. Zhou a satisfactory explanation."
"It's not an explanation for me, it's an explanation for my sister."
My sister doesn't come to Hong Kong often. Last night she was murdered, and today she ran into this bunch of scoundrels.
I haven't even talked to you about yesterday's incident yet, and now you've caused this mess again. Have things been too peaceful lately?
"This... I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I misspoke. I'll take them back right away, and I promise to make your sister happy."
Zhou Huaiyan then looked at Jiang Xingyao: "Yaoyao, you decide how to deal with these people."
"I don't know, Brother Huaiyan, you decide what to do. I don't want to get involved with them," Jiang Xingyao said.
Zhou Huaiyan nodded: "Take them with you first, and you can all leave too. Director Zhu, I'll settle this matter with you later."
Director Zhu wiped the sweat from his brow and nodded repeatedly in agreement. After they all left, Zhou Huaiyan said, "If you encounter something like this again in Gangcheng, just call me, understand?"
"I…"
“I told you before, my uncle likes you. You’re like my little sister, so don’t worry about the trouble,” Zhou Huaiyan added.
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