Chapter 37

Seeing Li Gengyu wave his baton at him, Xia Yunjie's eyes turned cold, and without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the baton.

"You dare to assault a police officer!" Li Gengyu's face changed dramatically when he saw Xia Yunjie grab his baton in the police station, and he shouted in anger.

As he shouted, he pulled the baton back with all his might, trying to take it back. The other police officers, seeing this, quickly surrounded Xia Yunjie.

Wu Yuqi and the other two, seeing the situation, turned pale and their legs trembled so much that they could hardly stand.

"Assault a police officer? What a big accusation! Should I just stand here and let you beat me to be law-abiding?" Xia Yunjie's eyes flashed with a cold light as he asked, and then he suddenly let go of the baton.

The development of the situation had already made the violent nature within him surge again!

Li Gengyu, who was exerting all his strength, did not expect Xia Yunjie to suddenly let go. As Xia Yunjie released the baton, he tumbled down the steps just like Luo Dawei.

The night suddenly became quiet.

Everyone looked at the scene in disbelief!

The deputy captain of the district public security bureau, who was usually so imposing, was now lying on the ground, his police cap fallen off, and his appearance was utterly wretched. This was simply unbelievable!

Sure enough, as soon as Li Gengyu got up from the ground, he pointed at Xia Yunjie in a fit of rage and said, "Good, good, you have guts!"

Then, Li Gengyu turned to the police officers and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Zhao and Meng, take this guy in! Remember to interrogate him thoroughly and carefully! I don't believe a bartender can defy the law!"

As he spoke, Li Gengyu gritted his teeth, and his tone was filled with malice.

Zhao and Meng were two police officers in their late twenties, both of whom were Li Gengyu's confidants. They exchanged a glance and then urged Xia Yunjie, "Please cooperate with our work."

However, as they said this, a hint of malice flashed in their eyes. They were not fools; Xia Yunjie, though young, had single-handedly beaten up a group of thugs like Luo Dawei. They did not want to provoke him and make things worse for themselves before they had fully controlled him.

Although they knew these two police officers had ill intentions, since they were being polite, Xia Yunjie did not say anything and followed them inside.

However, after taking a few steps, Xia Yunjie suddenly turned his head and bared his teeth at Li Gengyu, saying calmly, "Officer, I hope you don't do anything out of line to my three colleagues, or you will regret it!"

Xia Yunjie's words made Wu Yuqi and the other two feel both moved and desperate. This fool, didn't he realize that the more he did this, the worse their situation would become?

Sure enough, Li Gengyu was enraged by Xia Yunjie's threat. If not for the police officers holding him back and hinting that it was not the right time to deal with Xia Yunjie, Li Gengyu would have charged at him again.

"Damn, this guy doesn't know when to die! Brother Yu, we must teach him a lesson!" Luo Dawei, seeing Xia Yunjie provoke Li Gengyu almost to the point of losing control, felt secretly pleased and continued to fan the flames.

"Don't worry, Dawei. We, the police, will certainly uphold justice for the victims," Li Gengyu said coldly, patting Luo Dawei on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Brother Yu. My father always admires police officers like you who have a sense of justice," Luo Dawei took the opportunity to say.

"Ha, it's my duty, mainly due to the excellent leadership of Chief Luo," Luo Dawei's words lifted Li Gengyu's spirits. This time, he had arrested Xia Yunjie without investigating the facts, partly because he feared Luo Dawei's status and partly because he wanted to curry favor with the "young master" to advance his career. Luo Dawei's words hit the mark.

Luo Dawei and Li Gengyu exchanged a glance and then smiled knowingly.

Although Luo Dawei was a troublemaker, as a second-generation official, he was very familiar with the ways of the bureaucracy.

While they were talking, some police officers had already taken Wu Yuqi and the other two to be interrogated. As for Luo Dawei and his gang, they walked in with a carefree attitude, many of them having grown up in the police station. To outsiders, the police station was a sacred and inviolable place, but to them, it was no different from home. Unfortunately, they had all been injured to some extent, so walking caused them some pain. Otherwise, they would have found it even more exciting and fun.

Zhao and Meng led Xia Yunjie through several twists and turns and then brought him into an interrogation room used for questioning criminals.

The interrogation room had bare walls and simple furnishings. There was a large desk with a computer, printer, and other office equipment. On one side of the desk was a standing spotlight used to shine on suspects during night interrogations.

About two meters from the desk, there was a specially designed wooden chair with wooden restraints that prevented the person from moving.

Xia Yunjie had just graduated from school and had little social experience. It was his first time in a police station, and he did not understand the procedures for taking statements. Although he felt something was wrong, he saw that Zhao and Meng were relatively friendly and sat down on the specially designed wooden chair as instructed.

Seeing Xia Yunjie restrained in the special interrogation chair, Zhao and Meng both breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged a glance, their lips curling into a smirk of satisfaction.

"Name?" Zhao and Meng sat behind the desk, with Zhao doing the questioning and Meng taking notes.

"Xia Yunjie," Xia Yunjie answered honestly.

"Age?"

"Twenty."

"Occupation?"

"Bar tender."

"Employer?"

"..."

"Xia Yunjie, do you know that fighting is illegal?" After asking about Xia Yunjie's background, Zhao and Meng exchanged a glance and saw the smiles in each other's eyes. Then, Zhao suddenly slammed his hand on the desk and shouted.

Just a bartender who had just graduated from a vocational school! What could he do with such an identity?

"I know," Xia Yunjie replied, feeling that something was very wrong.

"Know? You still beat up citizens like Luo Dawei! Your actions constitute a criminal offense and will result in imprisonment." Zhao slammed his hand on the desk again and shouted angrily.

"On what grounds do you claim I committed a crime? Have you questioned Luo Dawei and the others?" Xia Yunjie asked with a dark expression.

"Question Luo Dawei and the others? Do you think the son of the police chief would go out in the middle of the night to fight a bartender?" Zhao sneered.

"Do you think it's reasonable for a bartender to go out in the middle of the night to fight the son of the police chief?" Xia Yunjie countered.

Zhao was momentarily speechless, while Meng, with a kind face, said, "Whether it's reasonable or not, you did beat up Luo Dawei and the others. We, the police, always handle cases based on the principle of leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist. If you admit to beating them, we will handle it leniently according to the law. Otherwise, you know that if the higher-ups strictly investigate this, I won't be able to help you."

Although Xia Yunjie had little social experience and had never been to a police station, he was a smart person. He knew that Meng was trying to trick him into admitting to the crime. Once he admitted it, with Luo Dawei's status as the son of the police chief, they would have a legitimate reason to make his life miserable.

"Leniency according to the law. What if I don't admit it? Are you going to force a confession out of me?" Xia Yunjie looked at the seemingly decent Zhao and Meng, and the last bit of hope and侥幸 (侥幸 means "侥幸" in Chinese, but it can be translated as "侥幸" in English, which means "侥幸" or "侥幸") in his heart was completely shattered. He knew that if he did not bring up Feng Wenbo's son, Feng Zhengcheng, or use witchcraft, he would not be able to get out of this situation. However, he was unwilling to do either.

But as just a bartender, did he have any other choice besides using witchcraft or relying on Feng Zhengcheng's power?

"So what if I do?" At that moment, the door to the interrogation room was opened.

Luo Dawei, holding a baton wrapped in a towel, walked in with a smug smile, followed by four of his cronies and Deputy Captain Li Gengyu.

Seeing Luo Dawei and his gang, who should have been suspects, walk in so casually, especially with Luo Dawei holding a baton, Xia Yunjie laughed bitterly and said, "It seems the son of the police chief is quite powerful, and the police officers are really upholding the law! Very good, very good."

"Very good. I heard that a baton wrapped in a towel won't leave any marks when used to beat someone. I haven't tried it yet," Luo Dawei, seeing that Xia Yunjie was restrained and could not move, still dared to be so arrogant, smiled coldly and tapped the baton against his palm, walking step by step toward Xia Yunjie.

When he reached Xia Yunjie, he suddenly swung the baton and hit Xia Yunjie's shoulder with all his might. The others, seeing this, did not show any signs of pity but were instead excited, as if they wished they could also beat Xia Yunjie with a baton.

However, their excited expressions quickly froze on their faces, their eyes bulging as if they had seen a ghost.

They saw Xia Yunjie, who was restrained, suddenly perform a 360-degree flip in the air, as if performing a circus act. The sturdy chair legs hit Luo Dawei's stomach and chin hard as Xia Yunjie flipped.

Luo Dawei let out a scream and fell backward, his chin already bloodied and bleeding profusely from the impact of the chair legs.