Chapter 84

After Liu Yan left, with no one to supervise, it was hard for Wang Bo to resist looking at Jin Xiaoli, especially since she was currently unconscious. Even if he glanced a few times, she wouldn't notice.

However, seeing her expression of discomfort, Wang Bo put aside his thoughts of indulging himself. He went to the bathroom, wet a towel with cold water, wrung it out, and placed it on Jin Xiaoli's forehead to help cool her down.

He sat by the bed for a while when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He thought Liu Yan had returned and wondered why she didn't just use her key to enter.

As he walked to the door, the person outside became impatient and shouted, "Open up! Room inspection!" Wang Bo's heart skipped a beat. This wasn't Liu Yan's voice! And what kind of room inspection? Did this hotel offer such a service?

Peering through the peephole, he saw a familiar face—it was the female police officer Peng Zhenzhen, whom Xue Zhichao had mentioned and who had taken his statement the night Lu Lu was kidnapped. Why would a Guanglin District police officer come to Yimin District and conduct a room inspection? Could it be because of him? What had she discovered?

Wang Bo had many questions, but he kept his composure and quickly opened the door. Seeing the door open and the neatly dressed young man, Peng Zhenzhen felt relieved.

Since discovering the clues at Chang Guobing's old house, she had been investigating the case. She was convinced that something significant had happened there that night, but she couldn't find any eyewitnesses. The migrant workers at the nearby construction site said they were working that night, and the sound of the pile driver had masked any external noises, making it impossible for anyone to hear if anything unusual had occurred.

The trail went cold, and Chang Guobing and the others had disappeared. The identity of the driver was also a mystery. The only important figures left for Peng Zhenzhen to focus on were the victim, Lu Lu, and Wang Bo.

As she delved deeper into the investigation, she unexpectedly discovered a special background for Lu Lu—she was the younger sister of Lu Wei, who was involved in a violent group fight at a parking lot. This revelation clarified her thoughts!

Chang Guobing had a fierce conflict with Wang Bo and Lu Lu at Shuiqiao Jingyuan, which many people in the school knew about, and there were several eyewitnesses in the neighborhood. This was not a fabricated rumor. Subsequently, Lu Wei had a falling out with Chang Guobing's group, leading to the group fight. Chang Guobing, who had not participated in the fight, took the opportunity to retaliate against Wang Bo and Lu Lu by orchestrating the kidnapping.

Given this, Peng Zhenzhen didn't believe that Chang Guobing would release Lu Lu without any form of retaliation. Therefore, the only possibility was that Lu Lu was not released by the kidnappers but was rescued by someone else.

From the clues at the old house, it appeared that a fight had taken place on the concrete floor that night, and someone might have been injured, leading to the scene being cleaned up. She initially suspected that Wang Bo had single-handedly subdued the kidnappers, but this seemed unlikely given that they had a hostage.

Then, a bold idea came to her mind: the kidnappers had a falling out, and someone had disrupted Chang Guobing's revenge plan! This person was likely the driver who had never been seen!

This realization clarified everything for her. Why had Wang Bo and Lu Lu lied? Because they had participated in or witnessed the fight. The "driver" had saved Lu Lu, and in gratitude, they had not revealed his identity.

Why had the "driver" done this, and to what extent? Only Lu Lu or Wang Bo could provide the answers.

To track down the "driver" and Chang Guobing, she began to follow Wang Bo, hoping to observe if he was still in contact with the "driver."

Her primary target was Wang Bo, as initial investigations showed he had the capability to fight the kidnappers and was likely involved in the fight.

So, she had been following Wang Bo all day, leading her to Yimin District and the basketball game. After the game, the incident in the parking lot raised her suspicions. Wang Bo had separated from his teammates and was in a different district. Was this part of a plan? Was he going to meet the driver?

Although Wang Bo was with two girls, Peng Zhenzhen believed it would be easy to separate them. She thought Wang Bo might act alone next, and she was about to crack a big case!

"Hmph, Uncle, your niece isn't slacking off. This time, I'll make you see me in a new light!"

She saw Wang Bo and the others enter the hotel, and one of the girls seemed extremely weak. She assumed the girl was unwell and they were just resting, so she waited nearby.

After a while, she saw another girl who had entered the hotel with Wang Bo leave in a hurry. This sparked her suspicions again: Could it be a rape case?

Thinking of the safety of innocent citizens, the highly principled Peng Zhenzhen couldn't sit still. She immediately went to the hotel front desk to ask for Wang Bo's room number and rushed to the door, starting to knock. When the door opened, Wang Bo didn't look as panicked as she expected, which disappointed her.

"Officer, what a coincidence, you're here on duty?"

Peng Zhenzhen ignored him and rushed into the room. Seeing the girl lying on the bed, unconscious and with her shirt open, she became furious. "Face the wall! Hands on your head, don't move! Now!"

Wang Bo was taken aback. "Officer, are you misunderstanding something?"

Peng Zhenzhen, seeing him try to argue, sneered. "Misunderstanding? The evidence of attempted rape is clear. Come with me to the station!" She was finally getting a chance to interrogate him, and her heart was racing.

She pushed him, trying to make him stand against the wall. Wang Bo, though, was strong and wouldn't be easily subdued. He didn't fight back but resisted her. Peng Zhenzhen was frustrated. "Hey, you're resisting?"

At that moment, a weak voice called out, "Stop!" Both of them were startled. They saw Jin Xiaoli had woken up, still weak but looking better, possibly due to the air conditioning or the cold towel.

She had heard the argument and was desperate to stop it, using all her strength to shout. Peng Zhenzhen, seeing her awake, said, "Don't be afraid, I'm a police officer. I'm here to protect you."

But Jin Xiaoli was ungrateful. "Get out! Do you have a search warrant? You barged in without permission and are trying to arrest someone without cause. Do you want me to report you for abuse of power?"

Peng Zhenzhen was stunned. She had come on her own initiative without proper procedures, but she was trying to prevent a crime. How could this girl turn against her? She was furious. "How can you be so ungrateful? If I had come any later, he would have hurt you. I'm saving you!"

"Who asked you to meddle? Get out. What he does is his business, and I'm fine with it. What's it to you?" Jin Xiaoli was relieved that her plan hadn't been ruined, but she couldn't tolerate such false accusations against Wang Bo, especially with such a serious charge. If it were true, he would be expelled from school and possibly even jailed. She wouldn't thank this rash police officer.

"You... he... you..." Peng Zhenzhen was speechless, feeling the decline of moral standards. High school students were so open these days, making it hard for her, a virgin, to handle.

At that moment, Liu Yan returned with medicine. She wasn't sure if Jin Xiaoli was really fainting or pretending, so she had bought some medicine just in case. Seeing the door wide open and an extra woman inside, she was puzzled.

"What's going on? What happened here?"

With Liu Yan's return, Wang Bo and the others had another witness. With her confirmation and the medicine, Peng Zhenzhen realized she had indeed misunderstood. The girl on the bed was suffering from heatstroke, not drugged.

Feeling embarrassed by her rash actions, she awkwardly apologized to Wang Bo and prepared to leave. But Wang Bo stopped her.

"By the way, Officer, there's something I want to ask you." He walked out of the room with Peng Zhenzhen, and they talked in the hallway. "Do you remember, about half a month ago, at the bus stop, a student helped you catch a thief?"

Peng Zhenzhen, with a good memory, nodded. "Yes, what about it?"

"That's great," Wang Bo smiled. "That student is my junior. He needs your help to confirm that he did this good deed."

"Oh..." Peng Zhenzhen thought for a moment. She remembered promising to write a commendation letter for the student, but he had refused it on the spot. Now, he might be regretting it and wanted the letter. She agreed readily, "Have him come to the station, and I'll write a commendation letter and send it to your school."

Seeing her willingness to help, Wang Bo felt hopeful. "The commendation letter isn't that important. I want to ask if you can give an interview to a journalist to confirm that he did this good deed and publicize it."

Peng Zhenzhen frowned, asking about his intentions. Wang Bo then explained that his junior had been suspended from the school team due to a fight with hooligans and needed to have the suspension lifted by demonstrating outstanding behavior.

"To get his suspension lifted, the school needs to recognize his outstanding behavior. If you can give an interview, it would help him a lot. I'm asking for your help," Wang Bo said earnestly. "If you can do this, my junior and I will be very grateful. In the future, if you need any help, we can assist you."

Though two students were unlikely to be of much help to a police officer, he still said it out of courtesy. Peng Zhenzhen's eyes lit up as she looked at Wang Bo, finding his sincerity genuine. He seemed very concerned about getting his junior's suspension lifted.

Should she help him with this?

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