"Ha!" Su Hao scoffed.
"You were stabbed in the shoulder, stabbed three times in the thigh, and your wrist was broken... those alone are enough to put you in jail for life. As for the last one, you smashed his skull open with a brick, whether he lives or dies is still uncertain."
Zhang Cheng's heart skipped a beat. His habits from the military had caused him to lose control.
These days, if you actually cause someone's death, you'll probably be in for a world of trouble.
"Officer, does what I did... count as self-defense?"
"Self-defense my ass! Everyone watching outside said that you were the one who struck first from beginning to end. Those pickpockets were forced to retaliate."
"Alright, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore." Su Hao straightened up. "Get up, I'll take you to the detention room."
Su Hao considered the case to be very simple; the interrogation was merely a formality.
If that guy who got hit on the back of the head survives, Zhang Cheng will also have to serve more than ten years in prison.
If the person dies, then they'll be executed.
In the lobby of the police station, several police officers were huddled together discussing something.
"That guy really went all out. I just came from the hospital. I heard that the guy who got stabbed three times in the thigh is in serious trouble. Every stab was aimed at the carotid artery."
"These pickpockets really messed up, running into such a ruthless guy. Who would have thought that stealing just some money would cost them their lives?"
"I think that Zhang Cheng is a bit strange. How can a village kid be so swift and ruthless? I heard from the onlookers that the kid is definitely a trained fighter."
“Zhang Cheng…from Zhangjia Village? I seem to remember that Master Liu and the others were taken to the hospital by people from Zhangjia Village…”
With something this serious happening, Director Zhao Daming must have known about it immediately.
He looked at the report in his hand, his head throbbing slightly.
Zhang Cheng?
Isn't this just Lao Liu asking me to take good care of that kid?
"Have you found out anything about that group of pickpockets?" Zhao Daming asked Su Hao, who was standing there.
"No!" Su Hao also looked helpless. "They didn't have any identification on them, they look like a bunch of vagrants."
"First, we need to figure out their identities." Zhao Daming's tone became more serious. "Since they found things like cleavers and bone-chopping knives, they can't just be petty thieves."
What respectable thief would carry a boning knife? At most, they'd carry a small knife to scare people.
"Then I'll go interrogate those pickpockets right away!"
Go!
Zhao Daming waved his hand.
Detention cell!
Zhang Cheng sat against the wall, his hands still cuffed, inwardly cursing himself for being too harsh.
The guy who got hit on the back of the head with a brick probably just has a severe concussion.
The most troublesome one was the one who had been stabbed three times in the thigh. At the time, I was only thinking about getting out of the way as quickly as possible, so I subconsciously aimed for vital organs.
"I hope my skills have deteriorated and I didn't actually puncture an artery!"
But Zhang Cheng knew his own limitations; if the guy received timely treatment, he should still be able to survive.
We need to think of a solution!
Zhang Cheng squinted, his mind racing.
Why did I act so violently back then? Was it because the leader pulled out a cleaver...? They were just a bunch of pickpockets, why would they need to carry such a weapon?
"If...they committed a serious crime, then maybe I could be considered to have done a good deed?"
"Bang bang bang!!!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng stood up and kicked the iron gate.
"What are you doing! What are you doing!" The police officer on guard walked over impatiently and shouted through the iron bars, "Can't you behave yourself?"
"Officer, I'm considered a detainee now, right?"
"nonsense!"
"Then, could I notify the people outside?"
"Um... wait a minute, let me go ask for you!"
The police officer didn't deliberately make things difficult for Zhang Cheng, after all, Zhang Cheng had injured a pickpocket who was universally hated.
A short while later, the police officer returned: "You're from Zhangjia Village, right?"
"right."
"The mountains are now blocked by heavy snow, so we can't deliver the message to the village for you."
"No, I'm not looking for anyone from the village. Officer, could you please go to the supply and marketing cooperative and find Director Zhao? Oh, and also Director Zhou Qiyuan from the purchasing department of the People's Hospital. Just tell them I've been arrested."
"Wow, you've got pretty strong connections, huh?" The police officer chuckled. The supply and marketing cooperative and the hospital weren't in the same system, so he wasn't intimidated. He said, "Okay, I'll have someone put in a good word for you."
"Thank you!"
The police officer left the detention room, called a colleague, and asked him to run a errand to the supply and marketing cooperative and the hospital.
…………
When Director Zhao received the news, he was completely stunned.
Zhang Cheng was arrested by the police station?
After finding out that it was because he had hit a pickpocket, Director Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he hadn't misjudged the person.
As for Zhou Qiyuan, upon hearing that Zhang Cheng had been arrested, he immediately became anxious, dropped what he was doing, and rushed to the police station.
Zhang Cheng is his cash cow now, he absolutely cannot let anything happen to him!
More than half an hour later, Zhou Qiyuan was the first to arrive outside the detention room.
Through the small window of the iron gate, Zhou Qiyuan saw Zhang Cheng wearing handcuffs and grinned: "Hey Zhang, it's just a little money, why did you go too far? You almost killed someone!"
Zhang Cheng also looked helpless: "What's the use of saying all this now that it's already happened? I'm asking you, how are those pickpockets who were taken to your hospital doing now?"
"How would I know?" Zhou Qiyuan shrugged. "I'm in the purchasing department; I have no business dealing with patients."
"Then go and find out for me."
"Alright!"
"Also, please tell the people in my village that I've been locked up, so they don't run around looking for me."
"Hmm!" Zhou Qiyuan nodded. "Is there anything else? Let's talk about it all at once."
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