"Get out of the way!" Xie Kan's breathing became rapid. Zhao Zhengyong's appearance made him even more certain that Zhang Cheng was hiding inside.
"Who are you? I'm warning you, if you dare to force your way in, I have the right to arrest you all!" Zhao Zhengyong said, his neck stiff and his face full of anxiety.
The enthusiastic crowd, who had been incited to come, looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding what was going on.
"Officer, this man also claims to be a policeman and is asking us to help him arrest someone!"
"Yeah, which of you is the real one?"
"These days, who would dare to impersonate a police officer? Are they out of their mind?"
Xie Kan pulled out his ID from his jacket pocket, held it high above his head, and said, "Look carefully, Jiaxing Public Security Bureau, it's genuine!"
All eyes turned to Zhao Zhengyong, who was blocking the doorway.
Zhao Zhengyong also showed his identification: "Zhao Zhengyong, Jiefang Road Police Station, Funing County".
So, it's all true?
The crowd was even more confused.
"Old Hong, take him down!" Xie Kan, fearing that things might get complicated and Zhang Cheng had slipped away from under his nose, growled at his companion.
The policeman named Lao Hong remained silent and suddenly lunged at Zhao Zhengyong.
Caught off guard, Zhao Zhengyong was pinned to the ground, still shouting hoarsely, "What right do you Jiaxing police have to arrest people in Funing... We can't go in! We absolutely can't go in!"
The more he tried to stop him, the more convinced Xie Kan became that Zhang Cheng was hiding among them.
Xie Kan took two steps back, mustered all his strength, and slammed his shoulder hard against the door.
"Bang!"
The wooden door opened with a click.
Xie Kan rushed into the room in one stride.
The next moment, the sinister smile on his face froze.
On the bed, a man and a woman were locked in a passionate, naked embrace.
"ah!!!"
The naked woman was terrified by this sudden turn of events and screamed as she pulled the blanket over herself.
The man on the bed was Zhong Te. Startled by the noise, he rolled over and fell awkwardly off the bed.
A group of enthusiastic people crowded at the door, peeking in and pointing at the room.
"Tsk tsk, in broad daylight, how shameless!"
"Are the Jiaxing police here to catch adulterers? Then why did this police officer from Funing stop us earlier?"
Xie Kan's face went from red to white, then from white to green, a truly spectacular display. He glanced at Zhong Te, who was completely naked on the floor, then squatted down, his eyes blazing as he searched under the bed.
Empty?
Is Zhang Cheng not here?
A diversionary tactic!
Xie Kan's heart sank. He suddenly stood up, turned around, and was about to rush out of the room.
Just then, a young man in a leather jacket pushed through the crowd, rushed into the room, and raised his Seagull brand camera, "Click! Click!" The flash went off repeatedly.
"Officer, I am Zhao Yang, a reporter from Funing County Daily. May I ask, you've come all the way from Jiaxing to Funing just to crack down on prostitution and illegal publications?"
The reporter, with a sharp eye, immediately recognized the person on the ground. "Hey, isn't that Deputy Chief Zhong from Jiefang Street Police Station?"
Someone in the crowd immediately exclaimed as if suddenly realizing something: "I get it! No wonder that policeman from Funing wouldn't let us in, it turns out Deputy Zhong was 'doing business' inside!"
"My goodness! The Jiaxing police came all the way to Funing to arrest people for prostitution, and they even arrested the deputy director of our local police station? This news is explosive!"
Listening to the reporter's sharp questions and the undisguised discussions of the crowd, Xie Kan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his head buzzing.
He turned his head and stared intently at Zhong Te, who lay on the ground with his eyes closed and unconscious. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
It’s over!
Xie Kan felt dizzy and disoriented. He had accidentally stirred up a huge hornet's nest! This was not only a scandal in Funing, but it had also dragged the Jiaxing police into the mess, making the leaders of both places look bad!
Just then, Yin Zhengguo arrived, panting, with another Jiaxing police officer.
"Where is he? Have you caught him?" Yin Zhengguo grabbed Lao Hong, who was standing at the door with a pale face, and asked anxiously.
Old Hong's lips trembled, he swallowed hard, and his voice was trembling with tears: "Team...team leader, we...we seem to have gotten ourselves into a huge mess!"
"What the hell?"
Zhao Zhengyong had already gotten up from the ground, his face flushed. He shoved Lao Hong, who was blocking his way, and waved to the crowd outside: "Stop looking! Stop looking! Get out! All of you, get out!"
Seeing Lao Hong's distraught appearance, Yin Zhengguo's ominous premonition grew stronger. "Tell me quickly! What happened?"
Before Lao Hong could even speak, the enthusiastic crowd on the periphery had already erupted in a cacophony of voices.
"The Jiaxing police are really something! They traveled hundreds of miles to our Funing County and caught a deputy director of a police station in the act of soliciting a prostitute!"
"This is really going to be a disaster! If someone gets caught soliciting prostitution now, they'll probably get at least a few years in prison, right?"
Hearing the merciless mockery and gossip around him, Yin Zhengguo's eyes widened, and he felt a sudden dizziness, almost falling over.
Zhao Yang, a reporter from the Funing County Daily, had just squeezed out of the room, his face beaming with professional excitement. He walked up to Yin Zhengguo and gave him a thumbs-up: "The Jiaxing Public Security Bureau truly upholds the law impartially and is incorruptible! Officer, on behalf of the people of Funing, I thank you! To tell you the truth, that Zhong Te is our Secretary Liu's prospective son-in-law… If it weren't for your enforcement of the law in another jurisdiction, our local Funing police wouldn't have dared to touch him!"
What?
What did you just say?
Secretary Liu's prospective son-in-law?!
After Zhao Yang finished speaking, he tightened his grip on the camera in his arms as if it were a precious treasure, and then turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.
"Captain! He took a picture! Quick! Stop him, don't let him leave!" Xie Kan suddenly realized what was happening and rushed out of the room, pointing at Zhao Yang's back and shouting.
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