Chapter 085
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Chapter 085 Justice for Yarn
After hearing this answer, the male police officer who was drinking water nearby directly spat out a big mouthful!
Because what the hell kind of justice was that? Could there be a more ridiculous answer?
Ye Binglan was even more stunned after hearing this. She looked at Su Rui’s serious expression, and the smile on her face could no longer be contained, finally blooming.
In that moment, the entire interrogation room seemed to blossom like spring.
“Su Rui, I understand the sense of justice in your heart, but this assault was really too serious. What if you had accidentally killed those students? You could be sentenced to prison!” Ye Binglan tried hard to put away her smile and said seriously. As a police officer with a strong sense of justice, she didn’t want to let a bad person go, but she also didn’t want to see a good person go to prison for “standing up for justice.”
“But I never laid a hand on anyone from beginning to end,” Su Rui said somewhat helplessly and innocently.
“You didn’t touch them?”
“I really didn’t touch them. If you don’t believe me, ask him.” Su Rui pouted and pointed to the male police officer beside him. At this point, Su Rui very decisively pushed everything onto Qin Ranlong. Well—good brothers should be loyal to each other.
Ye Binglan looked at her colleague and asked with furrowed brows, “What’s going on here?”
“Well, there might have been a misunderstanding in my previous statement.”
The male police officer said somewhat embarrassedly, “There was indeed a fight, but this Su Rui really didn’t touch anyone. It was his companion who did it. We just brought him in to assist with the investigation.”
Ye Binglan grabbed the transcript, flipped through it a few times, and couldn’t help but say helplessly, “What are you all playing at? If you didn’t hit anyone, then why were you talking about justice and whatnot when I asked you earlier?”
“My answer wasn’t wrong,” Su Rui said helplessly. “Actually, I did want to hit them in my heart, but that guy Qin Ranlong moved so fast, so incredibly fast, that before I could even start to move, all four of them were already down!”
“Is that really how it happened? Does this match what you witnessed at the time?” Ye Binglan asked.
The male police officer nodded, “That’s exactly how it happened. If there was any misunderstanding, it was truly due to my poor explanation.”
At this point, he smiled sheepishly and added, “He should be free to go now.”
For some reason, when she heard that Su Rui didn’t need to be detained any longer, Ye Binglan felt a slight relief in her heart, as if a burden had been lifted.
Unexpectedly, Su Rui shook his head, “I can’t leave.”
Ye Binglan was stunned, “Why not?”
“Because my companion still can’t leave,” Su Rui said. “We were comrades many years ago. I was his company commander. We hadn’t seen each other for so long, got a bit excited and had a few drinks, and ended up here. We’re brothers. How can I just leave him behind now?”
After hearing this, the male police officer couldn’t help but agree, because he was also a veteran and could particularly understand what Su Rui was saying.
“That’s not possible. This is a police station. The police have their rules. Your comrade is involved in a serious assault case and cannot leave. He must be detained here pending the results.”
“Binglan, why don’t you, considering our relationship, let him go?”
“What relationship do we have? Besides, rules are rules. It’s not something I can decide on my own.” Ye Binglan couldn’t help but feel helpless. Why was this guy using this approach again, acting so familiar?
To be honest, she really didn’t feel any sense of unfamiliarity with Su Rui. Although they had only met once, they had gotten along very well during that meeting, like old friends who had known each other for many years. This feeling was indeed quite magical. Ye Binglan had never experienced it with anyone else before.
“How about letting me make a phone call?” Su Rui knew that someone of Qin Ranlong’s status and position being locked up in the station would definitely cause a stir. It would be best to quickly make a phone call to get him out, otherwise, with that wild young man’s temperament, he might cause some big trouble.
“You want to make a phone call to get help?”
Hearing this, Ye Binglan didn’t hesitate at all. After all, Su Rui was now a free man. The fight had nothing to do with him; he was just a witness. Making a phone call was a reasonable request.
“Yes, but my phone is out of battery, so I can only borrow yours.”
Ye Binglan nodded, stood up, and walked over to Su Rui. Just as she was about to hand him the phone, a stern shout came from the door of the interrogation room!
“This is absolutely ridiculous!”
Seeing the middle-aged man appearing at the door of the interrogation room, both Ye Binglan and the male police officer were startled, then said, “Director Wang.”
The newcomer was Wang Meng, the deputy director of the district branch in charge of criminal investigation.
What was the deputy director doing here in the middle of the night?
“Binglan, Little Liu is inexperienced with shallow work experience, but you’re leading him astray too.” Director Wang looked at Ye Binglan and said with a slightly reproachful tone. Since the young woman before him had quite a background, he adopted an attitude of avoiding offending her if possible.
“What does Director Wang mean?” Ye Binglan hadn’t yet realized why her deputy director had suddenly shown up at the station. She had never seen him work the night shift before.
“The city bureau is currently running a ‘Safe District’ campaign. Every case affects our score, and every fight lowers our final score. There are only three spots available in the whole city. If we can’t successfully create a safe district, our salaries and bonuses will be less than the top three!”
“And most importantly, it’s not about the salary or the bonus, it’s about face!” Director Wang said. “We’ve always left the other district branches behind, but now they’re determined to surpass us. We absolutely cannot let them succeed!”
Ye Binglan nodded and said, “Director Wang, I understand.”
Director Wang’s eyes swept imperceptibly over Ye Binglan’s delicate face, secretly admiring her beauty, and said, “Binglan, you’ve always had a high level of awareness. It’s good that you understand. With you, I never need to say much.”
Unfortunately, Ye Binglan’s background was really too strong. She had become the deputy captain of the criminal police team not long after arriving at the branch, and even he, as a deputy director, couldn’t help her much. He could only always put on a show of mentoring a junior, trying to gain Ye Binglan’s favor.
“Little Liu, what were you doing just now? Were you about to release this person?” Director Wang turned his face, his voice carrying authority and criticism. He could be very polite to Ye Binglan, but his attitude toward the other police officer, Little Liu, was quite different.
Little Liu said, “Director Wang, we’ve already investigated. This person has nothing to do with the fight. We were preparing to let him go.”
“Nothing to do with it? Have you investigated thoroughly? Have you figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing? His companion violently injured people, how can he be innocent?”
“But the process of this incident is very…” Little Liu wanted to explain that the incident was actually very simple, and all the police officers were eyewitnesses. The one who hit people was Qin Ranlong, and Su Rui couldn’t even be considered an accomplice.
“But what but? Are you sure you’ve investigated thoroughly?” Director Wang’s eyes were like brass bells, glaring at his subordinate, pointing at his nose, and saying, “Remember, we absolutely cannot let a lawbreaker go!”
“I also heard you were going to lend a phone to the suspect. Are you trying to help him find someone to exonerate him? This approach is extremely inappropriate!” Director Wang seemed to have no end when reprimanding his subordinate.
Being scolded so indiscriminately, Officer Liu couldn’t help feeling wronged. “Director Wang, I…”
“What ‘I’? What ‘you’? From now on, you must make up for your mistake and get to the bottom of this!” At this point, Director Wang glared fiercely at Su Rui. “We can’t just determine whether a person is a criminal based on whether they engaged in physical fighting. Did he instigate the crime? Did he induce the crime? All of these need to be substantiated!”
Director Wang’s words had become somewhat malicious, even carrying a lot of suggestive meaning, as if guiding the police to frame Su Rui as an “instigator of crime”!
Ye Binglan frowned on the side. At this point, even someone unfamiliar with the police profession could clearly understand Director Wang’s intention. Perhaps this seemingly ordinary fight was not as simple as it appeared on the surface!
Perhaps those so-called “victims” had some background!
But what should be done next? Su Rui was innocent.
Ye Binglan had a kind heart and couldn’t stand to see people who stood up for justice being wronged, especially since she didn’t dislike Su Rui. Therefore, hearing Director Wang speak like this, she actually felt a bit anxious inside.
Just as this thought crossed Ye Binglan’s mind, she heard Su Rui casually say from the side, “Well, Director Wang, has someone instructed you or given you some benefits? I guess those four beaten-up college students must have impressive family backgrounds, making even a deputy director-level official like you cautious?”
Su Rui clearly pointed out the essence of the incident, but Director Wang would absolutely not admit it. Moreover, he would consider Su Rui’s words an insult to him.
Ye Binglan was a bit anxious, continuously blinking at Su Rui, but he completely ignored her.
She anxiously thought, “This guy, how can he say such things at this time! Isn’t he deliberately provoking our director?”
“How dare you! Complete nonsense!” Director Wang pointed at Su Rui’s nose and angrily said, “We are the police, enforcing the law impartially, and we speak based on facts! What do you mean by what you just said? Just based on those words, I could charge you with defamation!”
Ye Binglan shook her head helplessly on the side. If someone said there was nothing fishy about this simple case, she wouldn’t believe it no matter what. The director’s behavior today was really too abnormal.
Actually, the truth of the matter was not too different from what Su Rui had said.
