Luo Kangcheng had a roguish air about him when he smiled. Cao Gang was genuinely afraid of him, especially since he had never met this bureau chief before and didn't know what kind of connections Luo Kangcheng had. If he really offended him, he would be in deep trouble.
Cao Gang admitted defeat and quickly begged for mercy:
"Please, be magnanimous and don't arrest me."
Seeing that Cao Gang was terrified, Luo Kangcheng slowly increased the force, almost sending Cao Gang flying.
"What do you mean? Confess or not? Confess to everything you've done to harm women these past few days. Admit your mistakes properly and try to get a lighter sentence."
Luo Kangcheng was most skilled at extracting confessions; someone like Cao Gang was beyond his reach to use tricks, a mere scare would suffice.
Cao Gang was terrified, fearing that Luo Kangcheng would break his fingers, and quickly said:
“I admit, I climbed over the wall to find her and stole her underwear, all to mislead the neighbors into thinking we were a couple, so that they wouldn't help me when I came in to see her again. This time, I came to threaten her and force her to submit to me, but this woman actually attacked me with a knife! Director Luo, although I'm a bad guy, I'm very weak and innocent! This woman with the knife is much fiercer than me; I'm the one who really needs protection! If you don't believe me, look at my back; she stabbed me in the back, leaving a bloody hole. You should take her back to the station and make her pay for my medical expenses!”
Luo Kangcheng laughed when he heard this; Cao Gang was truly shameless.
"Since you've confessed, I don't need to waste any more words with you. Come with me to the police station and explain the details again."
"What about her attacking me with a knife..."
"A knife? I didn't see it, or are you questioning my eyesight as the bureau chief..." Luo Kangcheng smiled, and slowly, like grinding tobacco, stepped on Cao Gang's fingers one by one.
The excruciating pain left Cao Gang with no choice but to accept it.
"It was me! It was me! I did it all!"
"She didn't hurt me with a knife. I'm the bastard, I'm the lecher, I went into her house because I was drunk! It's all my fault!"
Luo Kangcheng smiled as he looked at the wound on his back. "How did you get this wound?"
"I didn't notice and bumped into a nail on the wall, and it grazed me..."
Luo Kangcheng was satisfied. As he spoke, several plainclothes officers pushed open the door and came in. Luo Kangcheng had just used Shu Hui's phone to call his men on duty to take Cao Gang back for questioning.
Fearing that the young people might act recklessly, he offered them some advice. After learning what had happened, the two young comrades were particularly disgusted by Cao Gang's actions and chose to turn a blind eye to Shu Hui's self-defense and killing of Cao Gang.
Shu Hui felt bad for troubling the young comrade so late, and insisted on inviting him to stay for dinner.
This made the two young comrades laugh.
"No need, we both have to work the night shift. Our unit might need to contact us at any time, so we have to go back now."
Shu Hui had no choice but to give up.
One of the female police officers, who had a sharp eye for cameras, glanced at Shu Hui's appearance and residence, then at their newly transferred director, and inexplicably felt that the director and this lady were quite a good match.
After everyone had left, Shu Hui came to her senses and asked somewhat awkwardly:
"Comrade Luo, you... what brings you here?"
“A few days ago, Chu Yu told me you were being harassed. I happened to be passing by here after get off work, so I came to check it out,” Luo Kangcheng said, hands on his hips, his black leather jacket gleaming softly in the setting sun. “Who knew I’d run into this scoundrel doing something bad. But don’t worry, I’ll take him back to the police station and give him a good talking to.”
Shu Hui was a little scared and asked in a daze:
"What if he's after my daughter?"
"Don't worry, people who are really capable of doing this don't talk about it. Threatening you like this is just a way of testing your limits. He knows you won't dare to speak up, so he's deliberately using these words to provoke you and force you to give in. Luckily, you're not stupid and weren't scared by him. Even if you do what he says, he won't let you off the hook. He'll only push his luck and continue to threaten and exploit you in the future."
Shu Hui breathed a sigh of relief. With Luo Kangcheng's position, she had nothing to fear.
"Comrade Luo, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'm cooking, there's braised pork stewing in the pot, why don't you stay and eat with us?"
Luo Kangcheng ran his fingers through his hair. He didn't plan to stay any longer. After all, he and Shu Hui were alone together, and Shu Hui had a reputation as a widow. If he stayed, people would gossip.
However, given Shu Hui's situation, the presence of men in her household could make people a little wary.
What's more, Shu Hui's braised pork is really tempting. After Luo Kangcheng ate it last time, he talked about it several times. He also took his colleagues to eat braised pork at a restaurant near the Public Security Bureau twice, but it didn't taste as good as Shu Hui's.
"Alright, Comrade Shu, then I'll trouble you."
Shu Hui wanted to laugh, "You've helped me, why are you saying it's troublesome? Besides, Uncle Luo and Aunt Zeng have also helped me a lot. We're all old neighbors, not strangers."
Shu Hui is kind-hearted and simple-minded. Luo Kangcheng enjoys associating with people like her. They are straightforward, unpretentious, and genuine. There's no need to guess what she's thinking, because her thoughts are written all over her face.
Being with Shu Hui is not tiring at all.
Luo Kangcheng was very busy with work, dealing with all sorts of complex cases outside. Every day when he came back, it was like he was in a battle, and he was exhausted.
His ex-wife, Wu Wenlan, would play mahjong all day at home, and then pick fights with him at night, going through his pockets as if she was afraid he wouldn't give her any money.
Wu Wenlan would argue with him whenever she couldn't find the money, leaving Luo Kangcheng exhausted. Even without his injury, Wu Wenlan's escape would have led to their divorce within a few years.
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