When Commander Lei received the news that Grandpa Sun's daughter-in-law had reported the incident to the police, the police station felt that the matter had exceeded expectations and immediately called the Tongluo Lane Subdistrict Office.
After receiving the call, Director Wang from the neighborhood rushed to the courtyard and encountered Brigade Commander Lei leading his team to clear land in the back mountain forest. He then relayed the contents of the police station's warning call.
Commander Lei thought that since this matter involved the elderly couple, it would inevitably implicate their apprentice, Zheng Ya, and could be suspected of kidnapping and extortion.
However, neither Sun's son nor daughter-in-law received any extortion messages, indicating that this matter was intertwined with a series of cases involving Zheng Ya, suggesting that the kidnapping of Sun and his wife was not a simple matter.
Therefore, Brigade Commander Lei inquired with the people in the compound and found out where Zheng Ya had gone fishing. He immediately urged Xiao Liu to drive to the riverbank and, before even arriving, began calling out to Zheng Ya to report the case.
Zheng Ya was furious when he heard this. He dropped his fishing rod and stepped forward, but the middle-aged man objected angrily, saying, "How can you be like this?"
Can't you see I'm being roasted over a fire?
Pay up and let them see what kind of person you are, so as to prove my character and prevent the people present from misunderstanding that I am a sore loser or have character issues.
This concerns my entire reputation…
"Get out of here! Didn't you hear about the major case?" Zheng Ya was so angry that he wanted to slap the brick-faced middle-aged man away.
However, it is inappropriate to resort to violence in front of so many people.
Xu Qi led Bao'er forward, glaring at the middle-aged man. The anglers on the riverbank were stunned. Had something happened?
The middle-aged man said arrogantly, "Haha, look who this young man is."
And you're giving me this high-sounding talk? Has a major case broken out?
What does that have to do with an ordinary person like you? You're not a police officer or a security guard, so what business is it of yours?
What gives you the right to handle cases?
It's ridiculous. You don't even have the basic moral virtue of respecting people, yet you're here discussing cases. You're not worthy of it..."
"Idiot, here's three hundred yuan. Do you want to count it?" Zheng Ya didn't have time to waste on his nonsense, so he took out the money and threw it in his face to mock him.
At this moment, Brigade Commander Lei jumped out of the car as Xiao Liu parked, urging, "Xiao Zheng, hurry up, or we'll be late if we go to play!"
"Hey, wait a minute, let me count the money first!" The middle-aged man angrily bent down to pick up the money, while the driver stuffed thirty yuan into his pocket, pretending to pick up the money.
Just when the case was getting really interesting, nobody saw him hide the money.
Even Zheng Ya, in his haste to save the man, overlooked his treacherous behavior.
Meanwhile, a fellow angler nearby couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey, hey, hey, you hypocritical returnee, are you deliberately causing trouble?"
Turn around and look around. Everyone who hears about a case is cooperative, not just meddlesome like you.
"Where did I cause trouble? You all have such nice words, but whether things turn out well or badly, it has absolutely nothing to do with you."
"And what about me? My reputation is ruined. What am I supposed to do?" the middle-aged man retorted angrily, jumping up and down.
This left the assembled anglers speechless and dumbfounded!
Although the middle-aged man's actions were selfish, lacking any sense of proportion, and solely focused on protecting his own reputation, the other party was not entirely wrong.
For a university teaching assistant, a ruined reputation means a ruined future.
It's understandable that someone is anxious to protect their reputation and interests.
Brigade Commander Lei couldn't stand it anymore: "What's wrong with you? You look like you're thirty-five or thirty-six!"
"You're such a grown man, and an intellectual at that, don't you know what's important and what's urgent?"
"I don't care about your priorities. Even if a major case breaks out, the people's police and military personnel will solve it."
Don't act like you're the only ones who can solve cases, as if no one else can. Do you think you're saviors?
This is wrong; it's pure self-righteousness and a matter of conduct.
What, you're glaring at me?
I'm so scared. Is it so hard for you to clear my name?
"This is what it means for you to correct your work style and thinking. If you can't even do this well, how will you solve cases? Solve cases with your mouth? Can you just blow them away?" The middle-aged man got more and more excited as he spoke, and when he talked about it, even Brigade Commander Lei was sweating profusely and had no words to reply.
Zheng Ya understood. This guy was likely an enemy agent, someone deliberately causing trouble and stalling for time. With a smile, he took out another wad of money, patted it in his hand, and said, "The money you picked up isn't enough. I have more. Come on, give me a few more excuses, let me hear them properly."
"Uh, well, here's your money. I'm sorry, I got a little excited just now, it's an old habit. I hope people of your status won't mind?" The middle-aged man was taken aback and his expression changed. He then put on a fake smile and handed over the money, using this as a way to back down.
Commander Lei waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly, and said, "Alright, alright, you should go now. Don't delay our investigation."
"Haha, sorry, I'll be going now..." The middle-aged man raised his hand as if he had been granted a pardon and stepped back to say goodbye, but Zheng Ya reached out and grabbed him: "Wait, you've been arrested, Comrade Liu, tie him up?"
"Oh, this, this isn't a good idea, is it?" Xiao Liu had just gotten off the bus when this happened, and he looked back and forth between Zheng Ya and Brigade Commander Lei, asking questions.
The anglers were bewildered; why were they tying people up?
Commander Lei felt humiliated and, still not realizing what Zheng Ya meant, was even more worried about the safety of Elder Sun and the others. He thought Zheng Ya was just making a fuss and said with a stern face, "Little Zheng, stop fooling around. Saving your master and mistress is the priority. Let him go..."
"Why would you leave? He's an enemy agent, deliberately trying to cause trouble and delay. Kidnap him." Zheng Ya was too lazy to argue with him, so he revealed the middle-aged man's identity as an enemy agent and ordered him to be arrested first.
Since he's an enemy anyway, why not arrest him and interrogate him to find out if he's guilty or not?
But this sentence stirred up a huge wave of discussion. A person in the fishing crowd raised their hand and said, "I know who he is. He is a university teaching assistant named Qin Donglai."
I returned from overseas a year ago. I am diligent at work, but I am a bit unsociable and impatient.
That's all I know.
"Xiao Zheng, you heard everything. Release him immediately. He's a university teaching assistant. Even if we suspect his identity is questionable, the police should issue an arrest warrant to arrest him."
"It's illegal for you to arrest people like this!" Commander Lei advised kindly, not believing at all that Qin Donglai was an enemy agent.
They even thought Zheng Ya was petty, since it was just a few words of argument.
Is it necessary to treat people like this?
Besides, arresting a university teaching assistant without authorization would cause a huge uproar.
This is a serious infringement on the reputation of the university teaching assistant and the reputation of the university. If investigated, even Brigade Commander Lei cannot bear the responsibility!
Xu Qi whispered in Zheng Ya's ear, "Boss, even if he's an enemy agent, we need to release him to follow the trail, right?"
Zheng Ya understood this principle, but now he had to rush over to rescue his master and mistress. He was worried that Qin Donglai, the enemy agent, would tip off their people, which would be detrimental to their side. He was in a difficult situation because he was in two places at once.
But Qin Dong got excited: "Haha, go ahead and arrest them. You've arrested all my men. Do you think it's over once you release me?"
I'm telling you, this is an infringement, it's illegal..."
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