"Why are you asking this? We have the right to question anyone who enters the police station. You say they robbed you, but what I see now are these two people covered in injuries in front of me, while you... humph, you don't even have a scratch!"
"you!"
Chen Ke reached out to stop Chen Zhuo and said to the two thugs on the ground, "You two should explain to the police how you got these injuries."
The two burly men on the ground trembled and hurriedly said to the police, "Yes, we fought each other because we didn't know how to divide the loot. We robbed them. Please arrest us. We are criminals. Please put us in jail."
"Yes, yes, yes, we're going to jail, we're criminals," another burly man quickly chimed in, as if afraid of not getting a cell in jail.
This scene shocked everyone; who would willingly go to jail?
"Are you sure?" The policeman who spoke had a face as black as the bottom of a pot, and his eyes were already filled with threat.
The two thugs, seemingly oblivious, nodded hastily, "Yes, yes, we're sure we're thugs." What a joke! If they fell into the hands of the police, they could be released with a little money. But if they fell into the hands of those two devils behind them, they'd be lucky to escape with their lives.
Seeing this, Zhou Shanhuai had no doubts. The police station was no longer a place to uphold justice and fairness for the people, especially now that war was raging. You might be in power today, but you might be ousted before you even get comfortable. So why not take advantage of your position to make the most of it?
I blame myself for being so naive as to think of sending the person to the police station.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shanhuai didn't want to waste any more time here. Fish that have been dead for too long won't taste good, and he was in a hurry to go back and cook fish.
So he said, "Officers, you see the criminal has confessed, so you can handle the rest. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll leave now and won't cause you any more trouble." After saying that, Zhou Shanhuai gestured to Chen Zhuo, whose face was ashen, to prepare to leave.
But seeing that the big fish had finally arrived, the police were unwilling to let them leave so easily, and shouted, "Wait!"
"The matter hasn't even been investigated properly, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Zhou Shanhuai said helplessly, "Hey, officer, didn't they admit it themselves?" He thought he could leave if he didn't pursue the matter, but now he can't even leave.
"So what if they confess? They're injured like this, maybe you tortured them into confessing. Don't leave yet, let's investigate first." The policeman spoke in a stern tone, but the calculation and greed in his eyes betrayed him.
"What do you mean by that? Are we all going to stay at the police station and wait for your investigation?" Chen Zhuo asked coldly.
The policeman glanced at Chen Zhuo, his tone sarcastic: "Of course, things aren't just about what you say. There's evidence to back it up, right? The evidence I can see right now is that the person you call a thug is badly injured, while you're completely unharmed. What are we supposed to do about that?"
"You, you people are completely turning black into white, unable to distinguish right from wrong—"
Zhou Shanhuai was interrupted by a policeman's stern voice halfway through his angry words: "Sir, this is a police station. Please watch your language! If you make any more offensive remarks, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Seeing Zhou Shanhuai being yelled at, Chen Zhuo clenched his fist and was about to rush forward, shouting, "Say that again if you dare!"
"I can say it ten times and it'll be the same. What, you want to hit me?" one of the policemen shouted nonchalantly.
A fierce glint flashed in Chen Zhuo's eyes, and he wanted to rush over without a second thought.
"Chen Zhuo, don't be impulsive!" Zhou Shanhuai quickly pulled Chen Zhuo back and said in a low voice, "This is a police station. If something happens, we'll be the ones who suffer."
"dad!"
"I know, I know, I'm fine." Zhou Shanhuai said this with a bitter heart. He never expected that the thugs just now would not have made them suffer, but they would have suffered enough at the police station.
The two thugs on the ground were completely dumbfounded by the situation. They looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes: You actually bribed the police?
Because no matter how you look at it, it seems like the police officer is helping them.
The two thugs on the ground couldn't understand it, but Chen Ke, who had been watching coldly, knew exactly what they were planning.
He glanced at the furious Chen Zhuo, his eyes devoid of emotion. Chen Zhuo, however, suddenly calmed down, though a hint of resentment lingered in his eyes. He supported Zhou Shanhuai, his face dark, and remained silent.
"Officers, according to your logic, if you don't investigate this thoroughly, we're supposed to just sit here doing nothing?"
The two policemen looked at Chen Ke and saw that he was dressed in a sharp suit and had a refined and elegant demeanor. Their tone of voice was also much better. "If you really have something important to do, it's not impossible for us to make an exception for you."
"Of course, it's up to you to make an exception..." Another policeman gave a knowing look.
"Then we won't call the police, we'll take them away right now." Zhou Shanhuai felt he couldn't stay here for even a second longer; these two people were absolutely disgusting.
"Hey, do you think you can just come and go as you please at the police station?"
"Then, what do you want to do?"
"What are we going to do? We've been keeping you company here for so long, and you just want to leave like that? Do you think we're making a fool of us?"
Even Zhou Shanhuai, with his good temper, turned somewhat cold. "But isn't this what your job is? Doesn't the government pay you a salary?"
"Hehe, old sir, what's that little salary enough for? Unlike you capitalists, you all travel in cars. Neither of us brothers has ever ridden one in our lives."
"Of course! We've been busy here all day, so we should at least get some tea money. Let us have some tea to soothe our throats, and maybe we'll be able to figure things out in no time."
Zhou Shanhuai suddenly realized that these people had made their plans as soon as they saw them arrive by car. No wonder they kept focusing on the two thugs' injuries, trying to make money off them.
"Then, tell me, how much is the tea fee?" Once you enter this den of wolves, it seems you won't get out without being stripped bare.
The two policemen exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with triumph.
Just as one of them was about to speak, the other pulled him back and gave Chen Ke a look. The person who was about to speak immediately swallowed the words he was about to say and turned to Chen Ke to ask Zhou Shanhuai, "Old sir, may I ask who this person is to you?"
"This, this is me... this is me..." Zhou Shanhuai wanted to say that it was someone he had no relation to, but when he thought about how Chen Ke had just run around for him, he couldn't bring himself to say such heartless words.
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