The middle-aged woman was taken aback at first, then widened her eyes and shouted, "I just can't stand that you don't do business properly and are only after profit. I'm here to demand justice."
The police officer glanced at her but said nothing. Instead, he turned to Lu Yang and asked, "Weren't you on Songjiang Road just now?"
Lu Yang nodded and quickly asked, "I left quite early, did anything happen over there?"
The police officer smiled and said, "Nothing happened. We were all stunned when that person took out the pistol."
“Especially since this person dared to fire a gun, we felt that this person was very troublesome.”
"We didn't expect you to risk your life to rush over and kick his gun away, giving us the opportunity to arrest them. We are very grateful to you."
The police continued, "Did you call the police to report a shootout on Songjiang Road?"
Lu Yang was a little embarrassed and said, "It was indeed me who made the call. I heard before that a group of people smuggling wild animals were exposed."
"So I inquired about these people and found out that none of them wanted to go to jail, but they all wanted others to go to jail, which led to the dispute."
"Moreover, this kind of dispute has happened more than once or twice. I'm just guessing that they will pass by Songjiang Road."
"I wasn't sure if they would fight, but it seems I was lucky I called the police beforehand, otherwise these people might have hurt innocent people."
The police officer nodded approvingly: "If all the people had your awareness and wisdom, we could save ourselves a lot of trouble."
Lu Yang waved his hand: "Serving the people is what I should do. I also joined the Party in college."
The police officer's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "You've joined the Party? Which university did you attend? A university in the provincial capital?"
Lu Yang shook his head, took out his student ID, handed it to the police officer, and said, "I am a student at Shandong University in the south. My hometown is here. I came back for the Spring Festival."
The middle-aged woman watched the two interact and immediately became unhappy. I said, "Can't you two even distinguish right from wrong? Their restaurant is dishonest and only cares about profit, harming me, a consumer."
“Although they called the police, I’m seeking justice. Why are you talking to him?”
The police officer looked at her expressionlessly: "We'll talk about it in detail at the police station later. We're just having a casual chat now, it won't affect the verdict."
The middle-aged woman snorted coldly, clearly not believing the police's words.
She even thought that the police and Lu Yang were in cahoots, and felt that she had miscalculated and shouldn't have let Lu Yang call the police.
But it was too late. The individuals were separated and interrogated after arriving at the police station.
The police officer looked at the middle-aged woman expressionlessly and asked her name. The middle-aged woman stiffened her neck and said, "Qin Sanmei."
The police continued to ask questions—age, habits, occupation—asking about everything. The middle-aged woman initially answered him seriously, but he quickly became impatient.
She stood with her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Are you mistaken? Although I didn't report the case, the fault isn't mine either. What right do you have to interrogate me like this?"
The police officer slammed his hand on the table, startling the middle-aged woman.
The police officer continued, "Answer whatever you want. Stop talking nonsense. If you say you're wrong, then you're not wrong either."
"They're just doing their business properly, and you say they have a problem? Then they do have a problem."
The middle-aged woman immediately realized that these people disliked her because they were convinced that she had slandered Lu Yang and the restaurant.
She immediately became indignant: "This is collusion between officials and businessmen! That kid clearly has problems, yet you're still protecting him."
The police officer put down his pen and said coldly, "You'd better answer our questions honestly first. We'll judge right from wrong ourselves. You don't need to say anything irrelevant here."
The middle-aged woman had a tense expression, her eyes full of resentment, but she felt a little uneasy inside.
She originally thought it was a simple matter, just slander against the restaurant.
As long as you insist that he was hungry because he ate at that restaurant, the matter will be over, and that restaurant will go out of business.
The middle-aged woman became anxious at the thought of this and quickly said, "Isn't it enough that I answer?"
She gave him all her information, and after the police finished registering her details, they asked, "When did you go to his restaurant for dinner?"
The middle-aged woman simply replied, "The day before New Year's Day."
The police continued taking statements.
The middle-aged woman frowned when she noticed that the police weren't asking any more questions. She said, "I've made myself perfectly clear, why haven't you locked up that restaurant owner yet?"
The police officer said coldly, "I also ate at this restaurant. It was closed for renovations the day before New Year's Day."
"Nowhere was even open yet, where did you eat?"
The middle-aged woman was stunned; she blamed herself for not doing her research properly.
This shop rarely closes and is open most of the time, but she overlooked the fact that they also have to close for renovations.
The middle-aged woman quickly corrected herself: "I remembered wrong, it's the day after New Year's Day, which is January 2nd."
The police officer sneered and waved his hand, saying, "Stop making things up. Whether it was before or after New Year's Day, the restaurant never closed for rectification. You're just spouting nonsense, which means you're not telling the truth at all."
"They seem very confident on the surface, but they're actually treating us like fools."
The middle-aged woman said angrily, "How can you say that? I really did get sick from eating something bad at his restaurant."
The police officer slammed his hand on the table: "You still won't tell the truth? Qin Sanmei, we'll go to your house to investigate. I'm reminding you, spreading rumors and causing trouble will land you in jail."
Qin Sanmei rolled her eyes and insisted, "I didn't lie, everything I said is true."
The police waved their hand and said, "Let's go eat first, and we'll interrogate you again when we get back."
Qin Sanmei was surprised that the police would leave so suddenly. She said urgently, "Don't leave me here alone. I'm a victim."
The police ignored her completely, and the three of them left the interrogation room without saying a word, locking the door from the outside.
Qin Sanmei's heart sank immediately. She realized that this matter was tricky and she might get herself into trouble.
While she was fretting, Lu Yang was chatting with a few people next door.
The information Lu Yang knew in his previous life was true: after the gunman wounded one of his companions, he immediately aimed the gun at another.
In the instant his companion dodged, the bullet struck someone behind him in the back of the heart.
That person died on the spot; he was one of the scholars who died in his previous life.
The other was killed in the chaos, and Lu Yang's actions changed the fate of both of them.
The man who was almost shot through the back of his head ran to the police station and insisted on seeing Lu Yang.
When Lu Yang met the other person, they chatted for a while and exchanged contact information.
Lu Yang then learned that this person was a professor in the Department of Business Administration at a provincial university, and was highly respected in the business world.
Lu Yang told him about his business ventures in the provincial capital and Yangcheng, and the other party praised him highly.
"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, especially in business, you can call me. Although I can't help you financially, I can help you with some assistance."
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