Chapter 199: It’s Awkward to Be Handcuffed in the Warehouse Area (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Jing Shu handed two candies to the children. “You did a great job. Even the kids know the house was forcefully seized. With such solid evidence, Officer, shouldn’t you address the house issue first?”

Director Zhang furiously retorted, “How can you trust what children say! What do they understand?”

Another round of boos echoed around, and even the onlookers couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

Jing Shu took a deep breath and said, “Previously, you clearly stated that the children are reasonable and what they say is true. Now you’re saying you can’t trust the children’s words. During the incident, as for both parties, only the children can testify. Are you saying we should trust the children, or not trust them, or selectively believe what benefits you and disregard what doesn’t?”

Shi Jiujiu, having watched the scene unfold for so long, felt it was time to stand up for his goddess. He stepped forward and asked, “Yeah, for the sake of fairness, either all the children’s statements are valid, or none of them are. You can’t just decide which statements are true and which aren’t.”

Director Zhang fell silent, subtly extending two fingers toward the hesitant officer. The old officer gritted his teeth and said:

“I’ve already said that the house issue is too complicated. Public can have their reasons, and private can have theirs too. We can’t just determine the house was forcefully seized based on a few children’s words. If she is truly the special police officer who was on a secret mission, then we’ll handle it when she returns. Right now, I’m here to manage malicious harm incidents. I’m taking them both away!”

Others began to tug at Jing Shu and Wu Youai, but Jing Shu quietly shook her head and then shouted loudly:

“Brave warriors wrapped in horsehide, don’t make broken hearts, heroes return, yet you’ve forcefully seized his home. Isn’t this disheartening for the hero? Doesn’t the country let you do whatever you want?”

Shi Jiujiu raised his phone and perfectly livestreamed the scene, causing the entire livestream room to explode with viewers who were infuriated. After hiding his phone, Shi Jiujiu rushed forward:

“You’re clearly colluding! It’s as obvious as lice on a bald head that these people have forcefully seized someone else’s house, and you’re ignoring it while focusing on trivial matters like beating people. What a slapdash approach!”

“We’re taking them back for questioning. We will definitely get to the bottom of this.” The officer, seeing so many people watching and not wanting to make a scene, swallowed his anger and said.

“If you investigate, you’ll take away everyone here. Why only take these two? Don’t you want to question the rest about how they seized others’ houses? This is too perfunctory!”

The officer finally couldn’t take it anymore and said, “These people are obstructing public duties and insulting officers. Take them back for ten days of labor re-education. If others still have objections, take them all back for labor re-education!”

Seeing that the surrounding crowd was about to quiet down, labor re-education? Oh my God! Were they going to handcuff people to light bulbs, clean up while being shackled like slaves, working day and night without rest?

As he spoke, he also grabbed Shi Jiujiu and Shi Jiujiu exclaimed, “You can’t do this! Do you know who you’re arresting? This woman saved over a thousand lives by operating a shark submarine at Aijia Supermarket on the day of the flood! She’s doing this for justice!”

Upon hearing about the shark submarine, some people around had recognition.

“It’s her?”

“I saw that video too. Amazing.”

The atmosphere became lively again. The old officer squinted his eyes, not expecting things to turn out this way. It was because this woman had shielded Li Yuetian from a disaster; otherwise, Li Yuetian would have already been ousted…

As a subordinate of the second-in-command, he had been suppressed for a long time in the Second Branch. This might be an opportunity.

Thinking this, the old officer didn’t hesitate to call Team Hu, “Yes, it’s that woman who earned merit for Li Yuetian. The public reaction is quite intense. I’m afraid arresting her will cause bad repercussions.”

“Alright, I’m taking her back now.”

Waving his hand, with support from above, he became more unrestrained. This woman just happened to be caught in the power struggle between the top and second-in-command:

“Take her back. Prince 犯法 (criminals) are equal to commoners. Since she beat someone, she must face the consequences.”

Ignoring the surrounding discussions, he forcefully took the three people away. In the post-apocalyptic world, they didn’t care about appearances like before. These people couldn’t even manage to eat properly, what kind of trouble could they possibly cause?

Director Zhang’s face displayed an old, wrinkled smile like that of a wilted chrysanthemum. “Do what you need to do. If you cause more trouble, I’ll assign you all to the garage.”

Onlookers dispersed without making a fuss, not causing any waves.

Director Zhang comforted those who were beaten, “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure justice is served for you.” He hurriedly left. Although there was a slight mishap, it still followed his plan.

Where did he go?

He went to knock on another villa’s door. This time, Director Zhang didn’t believe it. His daughter was already arrested, and he couldn’t extract his over 900 virtual coins?

Meanwhile, Jing Shu, Wu Youai, and Shi Jiujiu were successfully taken to the marketplace in front of Banana District. Due to inadequate measures, they were roughly handcuffed in what seemed to be a warehouse area, and their phones were confiscated.

“Stay here quietly!”

The old officer left, not fearing they could escape unless they could break through half a wall. Even if they escaped, being wanted nationwide in the big data system, where could they run?

Director Zhang had completed his mission. He didn’t know how Team Hu would handle this person, but he intended to completely undermine Li Yuetian by erasing this woman’s contributions and bestowing her with a severe crime.

In the darkness, Jing Shu surveyed her surroundings. This was a large, closed-off warehouse filled with scattered items, likely salvaged from the submerged Second Branch’s materials.

The entire warehouse, except for two guards at the main entrance, had no windows or other exits, making it perfect for storing supplies.

In the dark, Jing Shu meticulously examined everything in the warehouse. Being handcuffed wasn’t the worst; being handcuffed in a warehouse was incredibly awkward.

“Where is this place? Why did he handcuff us in this creepy spot?” Shi Jiujiu shouted, his voice echoing.

“Because we must remain hidden.” Wu Youai simply found a comfortable position to sit down.

“Why?”

Jing Shu replied:

“The first floor is the cafeteria with a lot of foot traffic; the second floor is their police station area. If we encounter Li Yuetian’s people, it would be troublesome. If I’m not mistaken, the third floor probably houses various weapons. After considering everything, this is the only place they could put us.”

As she spoke, Jing Shu took out her phone. “What’s your Douyin number? Log in quickly.”

Shi Jiujiu was astonished. “Aren’t all our phones confiscated?”

“I have two phones.”

(End of Chapter)