Chapter 088
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Chapter 088 Advising You Not to Deceive Yourself
Hearing these words, several girls immediately shuddered!
The words were sinister, clearly with ill intent!
The girls turned around and saw five or six men dressed in black, standing in the darkness, who had appeared there at some unknown time.
“Who are you?” Xiaoling asked bravely. These men were like ghosts, silent and terrifying!
“You don’t need to know who we are. I just want to ask, is what you were saying about Zhang Zhenyang true?”
“Of course it’s true,” another girl replied, clearly not yet realizing what was happening. She continued indignantly: “That Zhang Zhenyang is too much, relying on having a good father…”
Slap!
Before the girl could finish, a resounding slap struck her face hard!
The man in black used such great force that the girl was nearly knocked unconscious, falling to the ground on her backside, her face burning with pain! She was completely bewildered!
“What are you doing?” Xiaoling immediately shouted angrily upon seeing this!
“Shh!”
After delivering the slap, the man in black immediately put his finger to his lips, making a gesture for silence!
Seeing his sinister appearance, the girls involuntarily closed their mouths.
“Don’t make a sound. Regarding Zhang Zhenyang’s matter, I hope it ends here. Don’t discuss anything even behind his back, otherwise if I hear about it, you will suffer a fate ten thousand times worse than hers.” The man in black pointed at the girl whimpering on the ground, indicating she was the example!
Hearing this, Xiaoling and the other girls couldn’t help but shudder! The man’s words were full of threats, clearly these people had intricate connections with Zhang Zhenyang!
“Qian Xiaoling, Yang Lu, Tian Fangfang, don’t take my words lightly. Since I know your names, I can certainly find your homes and your parents.” The man in black said sinisterly, his eyes full of malicious light.
“Do you understand my meaning?”
Hearing these words, the girls were visibly terrified. They were just ordinary college freshmen, who had never encountered such a situation before. This naked threat was completely gangster tactics!
“I think you understand my meaning now.”
The man in black smiled coldly. Being in darkness, his face couldn’t be clearly seen, adding to his mysterious aura. The men behind him also began to laugh sinisterly, their low laughter making the girls feel chills down their spines.
“I’m asking you a question, do you understand my meaning?” The man in black took another step forward. Though just a small step, it created immense psychological pressure on the girls!
“We understand… we understand…” Qian Xiaoling said through her fear, her teeth chattering.
“Good. Now hurry home! On such a dark night, if you return too late, it would be unfortunate if something happened on the way!”
Hearing this, Qian Xiaoling and the other girls could no longer hide their fear. With a scream, they turned and ran!
The men laughed at the girls’ retreating figures.
“Brother Ma, you did your homework well! In less than an hour, you figured out all these girls’ names. No wonder Chief Zhang values you so much!”
“Yes, Brother Ma, when you get promoted, don’t forget about us brothers!”
The men all chimed in, and the “Brother Ma” they referred to was the man in black who had threatened Qian Xiaoling, whose real name was Ma Donglai.
“Let’s not talk about useless things now. Chief Zhang’s son was severely beaten, and this happened in Ninghai’s jurisdiction, which makes us look bad.” At this point, Ma Donglai lowered his voice and said, “We are all Chief Zhang’s trusted subordinates, and you know his temper. No one can ride roughshod over him. Those who try to outdo him in ruthlessness usually don’t end well.”
“What do you mean, Brother Ma?”
“We must be ruthless, satisfy Chief Zhang’s wishes, please him, and take revenge for him comfortably! This time, it’s our chance to prove ourselves!”
Saying this, Ma Donglai’s face showed a vicious expression: “You all know how much Chief Zhang loves his precious son Zhang Zhenyang, so if we handle this matter well, everyone will get a promotion next year!”
Another guy chuckled: “Brother Ma, this matter is actually very simple. Those two people are guilty of serious assault, and even without our intervention, they can’t escape punishment. Our involvement today is just icing on the cake!”
Ma Donglai nodded: “As I understand it, Zhang Zhenyang harassed those girls first, but the assault has already happened, so it’s very simple.”
“But Brother Ma, from what I know, only one of the two suspects actually attacked, the other was just a bystander from beginning to end.”
“Does that matter?” Ma Donglai glared at his subordinate, his eyes flashing with vicious light.
“Hehe, it doesn’t matter.”
They all understood that what the facts were didn’t matter at all. Whatever they said was fact would become fact!
“When we go in, we’ll take over this case! If it’s inconvenient to handle it at Ningnan Branch, we’ll take them to the city bureau!” Ma Donglai pointed at his subordinate’s chest and said, “This matter must satisfy Chief Zhang! If he’s not happy, none of us will be happy!”
“Alright, Brother Ma, whatever you say, we’ll do it!”
“Let’s go!”
Ma Donglai straightened his clothes and led several men out of the shadows, walking quickly toward the district branch’s main entrance!
At this time, in the interrogation room.
Su Rui was sitting face to face with Ye Binglan, with Officer Liu also present.
For some reason, the atmosphere in the interrogation room was somewhat tense.
Ye Binglan looked at Su Rui, her eyes flashing with complex meaning.
Perhaps because of Su Rui’s words, or perhaps due to some unknown reason, Ye Binglan now felt a sense of “comradeship” with this man whom she had only met for the second time.
“I still maintain what I said. I have my principles, and I won’t stand by and watch when people knowingly break the law.” Ye Binglan stared into Su Rui’s eyes.
Su Rui smiled slightly: “Actually, the best choice for both of you now is to leave. Really, perhaps in a few minutes, some ill-intentioned people will arrive here, and I don’t want my situation to affect your careers.”
But Ye Binglan shook her head: “Such a career, I’d rather not have.”
Everyone has their own choices and principles. In life, there are always some things worth standing firm for.
In this small instance, Ye Binglan was guarding the purity in her heart. She couldn’t break the oath she had made under the national flag, nor could she let her lifelong dream fade because of this.
Hearing these words, a light flashed in Su Rui’s eyes, as if some thought crossed his mind, like a shooting star, gone in an instant, impossible to grasp again.
Su Rui couldn’t help feeling helpless. How had his memory become like this? What was that flash of insight that had just crossed his mind?
“Then let’s fight side by side.” Su Rui smiled, his eyes full of encouragement.
Ye Binglan nodded firmly, and Officer Liu, infected by the atmosphere, also clenched his fist tightly.
Between interest and righteousness, which weighs more, they had already found their answer.
If Lin Aoxue were present, she would be extremely surprised to see this kind of look in the eyes of the usually frivolous and womanizing Su Rui!
Just then, the door of the interrogation room was pushed open with a bang!
Ma Donglai entered aggressively with two men!
They had split into two groups of six, with the other three going to where Qin Ranlong was!
Su Rui looked up, two sharp beams of light shooting from his eyes!
Ye Binglan turned around, and although she had anticipated what was about to happen, she still said coldly with vigilance: “Who are you? Why are you barging into the interrogation room?”
Young Liu was visibly nervous. This young police officer still needed more tempering. Although he had stepped forward, he still stood behind Ye Binglan.
However, even this small step was enough to be satisfying.
Ma Donglai showed his police badge: “We are from the city bureau’s criminal investigation team. My name is Ma Donglai. The assault case that occurred in Ningnan District is too serious in nature and extremely severe in circumstances. From now on, this case will be taken over by our city bureau.”
“I haven’t seen any case transfer documents.” Ye Binglan said coldly.
“No documents are needed, these are direct orders from superiors!” Ma Donglai glanced at Ye Binglan, contempt flashing in his eyes!
Then, Ma Donglai looked at Su Rui, his eyes emitting a cold, playful light: “Is this the criminal suspect who committed the malicious assault?”
“He didn’t assault anyone. He never laid a hand on anyone from beginning to end. He’s only here to cooperate with the investigation.” Ye Binglan said firmly.
“Cooperate with the investigation? Are you sure you’ve investigated thoroughly?” Ma Donglai stared darkly at Ye Binglan. He seemed not to have expected such resistance. Looking at Ye Binglan’s police rank, she was only one insignia below him, and she was beautiful and a detective. Her identity was already quite clear.
Although Ye Binglan didn’t recognize Ma Donglai, he easily guessed who she was.
“Of course, the testimonies of eyewitnesses at the scene are completely consistent, all confirming that Mr. Su did not assault anyone.”
Ye Binglan held up the interrogation record in her hand, not backing down a step.
Su Rui looked at this girl’s petite yet determined figure, feeling something stir within him.
Ma Donglai’s eyes were as dark as water, like a venomous snake. He looked at Ye Binglan and slowly said: “Captain Ye, you’ve climbed to this position at such a young age, with a promising future. Please don’t ruin it for yourself.”
Don’t ruin it for yourself!
This was already a naked threat!
“I’m not ruining anything for myself. I think perhaps others are ruining things for themselves.”
Ye Binglan said firmly!
