“Let me ask you again. Have you investigated the incident properly? No? If you haven’t, how could you be arresting people? You, yes, I’m talking to you. Why are you holding the handcuffs? Are you intimidating someone? Put it down now!” Captain Zhou roared at the police officer with the handcuffs.
The two police officers were dumbstruck.
Not only were the two police officers clueless, everyone in the room did not know what was going on.
‘What happened? Why is there another police officer, and a captain too? He was of a higher rank than the other two police officers.’
Meanwhile, Captain Zhou had nowhere to release his anger.
He had arrived at the scene a while ago and had been silently observing from outside of the room. The two police officers’ performances had nearly caused him to pop a vein.
The two idiots did not know who they were about to cuff. Even Captain Zhou would not dare to cuff that person. The two hot-headed youths were unnerved by that shrew and blindly did what they were told.
If they had arrested him, another calamity would have befallen the police station!
The superintendent would have chewed his head off!
As for the two hot-headed youths, that would be the end of them.
“You two idiots!” Captain Zhou stepped forward and tapped their heads. “The reputation of the Citizens’ Police are going to be ruined by you two!”
The two police officers rubbed their heads and looked pitiful. “Cap…”
“Shut up! Did I permit you to speak? I’ll send you back to traffic duty!” Captain Zhou chided.
The two police officers immediately shut their mouths and said nothing more.
The faces of the people in the room became awkward. No one had a clue about what was going on.
Sun Lan was also perplexed. Where did this Captain Zhou come from?
“Hey, Captain Zhou! It’s good timing that you’re here. You should uphold justice for my son! Look at his swollen face. It seems that the culprit is a merciless one.
“That’s the one who beat my son. Look at his vicious face, you ought to know that he’s a violent peasant. Why aren’t you arresting him yet?”
Captain Zhou rolled his eyes. “Shut your mouth! The incident isn’t investigated yet. What’s there to arrest?”
Sun Lan was once again dumbfounded. Then, she shrieked, “Look at my son’s face! Isn’t that clear enough? Do you know who I am? My brother is the Secretary of the Trade and Commerce Bureau. He is good friends with your superintendent. I can make you lose your job just by making a phone call.”
“Pah! The Secretary of the Trade and Commerce Bureau, too!” Captain Zhou chuckled. In his heart, he did not care for the Secretary of the Trade and Commerce Bureau. ‘Don’t you know who you’re dealing with?’
“You… You… You’re just a puny captain. Do you dare talk to me like that? I’ll complain about you to your superintendent. Just you wait!” Sun Lan screamed as she pointed at Captain Zhou. Her anger was reaching a breaking point.
“Call my superintendent then! Let me tell you, there’s no point even if the superintendent personally comes here. Don’t you know who he is?” Captain Zhou said as he pointed at Tang Hao.
“He? Isn’t he just a violent peasant, a poor kid?” Sun Lan said though she was initially shocked. Then, she burst out laughing. He looked absolutely like a poor kid. Why did Captain Zhou sound as though he was some VIP?
What nonsense was Captain Zhou spouting? Was Tang Hao not some country bumpkin?
Only Ma Fangfang seemed to be pondering something. She sneaked a glance at Tang Hao.
“A poor kid? Haha! You must be blind. Let me tell you, even if our superintendent is here, he’ll have to be courteous and polite toward the ‘poor kid’.
“Don’t you know that the upheaval in the police station and the previous deputy superintendent’s fall from grace was because of him? He’s a benefactor of Secretary Lin!” Captain Zhou roared.
The room fell silent after he finished speaking.
All the faces in the room looked stunned. They could not believe what they heard.
Even the superintendent had to be polite to him? He was also Secretary Lin’s benefactor? Did all that… refer to Tang Hao?
Sun Lan was dumbfounded. Liu Jiawei and Zhang Qi were also stunned.
The boys and girls present at the scene were all stunned, including Li Fei, Liu Bingyao, and even Ma Fangfang.
Ma Fangfang already knew that Tang Hao was special. He was good friends with President Li and other wealthy people. She did not expect another surprise!
Secretary Lin? He was one of the top figures in the district!
The two police officers were also stunned silly. Then, they started shivering.
“Oh my god! He’s… He’s the one who caused the deputy superintendent to lose his position?” One of the police officers spoke with a trembling voice. His face was pale and he looked like he was going to cry.
That kid was such a scary bigwig!
Even the deputy superintendent lost his job. What about small fry like him then?
And he nearly cuffed that kid too! He almost cried when he thought about it.
Then, they sighed with relief and looked at Captain Zhou with gratitude. If he had not stopped them just in time, they would have been in big trouble.
No one moved in the room for a long time.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on the boy who calmly sat on the chair.
“How is this possible? How is this possible?” In the crowd, Luo Wei’s complexion was slightly pale. He could not believe that the poor loser that he had always looked down upon became a bigwig after three years.
Liu Jiawei could not believe it either. His face was ghostly pale.
“I don’t believe it. You’re lying! What Secretary Lin? You’re just trying to intimidate us. Isn’t this Tang guy just another country bumpkin?” He roared.
“I don’t believe it. This kid is a benefactor of Secretary Lin? Hmph, what a joke! I will call my brother,” Sun Lan took out her phone as she spoke, then dialed a number.
“Brother, Jiawei got into some trouble. Someone beat him up!”
“Isn’t that easy? Just get the police to arrest that guy.” A low voice was heard from over the phone.
“No, the police won’t arrest that kid. A police captain named Zhou was telling me that the kid is Secretary Lin’s benefactor. He said that even the superintendent needed to be polite to him. Brother! Isn’t that such a joke?”
The other end of the call abruptly fell silent.
“What’s the name of the person who beat your son again?”
“His surname is Tang. He’s called Tang Hao. Heard that he’s just a village kid!”
The other end of the call fell silent again. “Jiawei, that rascal, what is he up to this time? I’ve already cleaned up after him many times. He’s on his own now.”
He hurriedly hung up.
Sun Lan’s face was pale as a sheet as she held the phone in her hands.
She knew that her son was finished this time! The so-called village kid was truly Secretary Lin’s benefactor!
Her body shook and she nearly collapsed.
From her reaction, everyone knew that Captain Zhou was telling the truth.
Everyone was stunned again.
Chapter 78 - The End of the Student Gathering
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The room was deathly silent.
All eyes were focused on the boy who was calmly sitting on the chair.
Some of them had their suspicions earlier, though they had to finally accept that it was the truth.
Even if they believed it, they still found it hard to accept the fact that the poor village kid who did not even go to college and was the target of ridicule by everyone, had suddenly become a bigwig.
The change was too drastic. Everyone felt that it was like a dream.
Luo Wei stood on the spot, he looked dejec
ted.
He had suddenly found that his attitude was very laughable. He had mocked Tang Hao earlier and had thought himself superior for enrolling in a prestigious university. It sounded like so much of a joke now that he thought about it.
Everything that he was proud of was nothing in the other party’s eyes.
Then, his entire body trembled as fear crept up in his heart.
With Tang Hao’s status now, it was too easy to tear him down!
Many people standing next to him were feeling ashamed of themselves. When they heard that Tang Hao did not go to college, they had silently mocked him. They thought that he would be destined to a lifetime of menial labor and poverty.
Who knew that three years later, Tang Hao had a reversal of fortune and became a bigwig destined to lead a successful life?
They were starting to regret that they did not treat him better.
Their eyes focused on Ma Fangfang and realized what she was thinking.
They had originally thought that Ma Fangfang was blind to fall for a poor, useless kid. Now they had realized that she had found a diamond in the rough.
Some girls even displayed strong feelings of admiration.
“Heh, I’ve already told you! Now, do you believe me?” Captain Zhou sneered at Sun Lan.
Then, he turned around to face Tang Hao and smiled. “Hey, Brother Tang! I’m so sorry that these two whelps didn’t know who they were dealing with. I hope that you can forgive any transgressions they might have caused.”
Then, he knocked on the two police officers’ heads again. “Why are you standing there? You’d better apologize quickly!”
“We’re sorry, Tang… Sir Tang!” The two police officers bowed and apologized in fear.
The two police officers indeed had stepped out of line with their behavior earlier. If Tang Hao did not forgive them, their careers would be finished.
“It’s fine, it’s nothing at all!” Tang Hao waved his hands.
The two police officers sighed with relief. “Thank you, Sir Tang!” They said.
“Just remember to follow procedure next time,” Tang Hao said calmly. Then, he turned to look at Captain Zhou, “Thanks, Captain Zhou!”
“Eh, you don’t have to be so polite!” Captain Zhou smiled.
“Hao’zi, you…” Li Hao looked at Tang Hao with a dumbfounded face. He still could not believe all that had happened. It was as though he was still in a dream.
“I’ll explain later!” Tang Hao said.
Then, he turned to look at Liu Jiawei.
Sun Lan changed expressions and said, “Alright, it’s my misfortune to have met you. I shall not pursue the matter of you beating up my son. Let’s go quickly, Son.” Then, she dragged Liu Jiawei and headed to the door.
“Hold it!” Tang Hao roared.
“What else do you want, Tang kid? You’ve already beaten my son. Are you not satisfied yet! Also, you don’t have any evidence, so what can you do to my son?
“Don’t think that you can go overboard just because you are connected to Secretary Lin!” Sun Lan said agitatedly.
Tang Hao smirked. “Who says I don’t have evidence?”
He then stood up, reached behind him, and pulled out a video camera.
Liu Jiawei’s face turned pale with fright when he saw that.
He had forgotten about the most important thing!
Everything was recorded inside.
“No, you can’t let him access the files!” His face turned vicious as he pounced toward Tang Hao. “That’s mine! Return it to me!”
Captain Zhou gave a silent instruction with his eyes. The two police officers rushed forward, blocked Liu Jiawei’s path, and pinned him on the floor.
“Give it back to me, you bastard!” Liu Jiawei roared hysterically.
“I’m sorry, but that is evidence. I can’t return it!” Captain Zhou smiled. “Let’s see what’s inside.”
He took the video camera, fiddled with it for a while, then played the most recent recording.
The recording started with a corridor. That was the corridor outside of the room.
Zhang Qi was carrying Liu Bingyao and walking toward the camera.
The camera wobbled from time to time and heavy panting was heard. Then, Liu Jiawei’s voice was heard. “Hmph! This b*tch is finally in my hands.”
The following conversation was indescribably filthy.
The recording continued in the room. Liu Jiawei took off his clothes and was preparing to pounce on Liu Bingyao on the bed. Suddenly, the room door was kicked open and the screen changed drastically. The camera fell on the floor.
Liu Jiawei’s voice was heard from beyond the camera. That was him taking out a thousand yuan and trying to steer Tang Hao away.
Everyone’s face had changed since the recording started. They looked at Liu Jiawei and Zhang Qi with utter disgust.
The more they watched, the more disgusted they became.
Liu Jiawei and Zhang Qi were as pale as a sheet. They nearly collapsed on the floor.
Captain Zhou smirked after watching the video. “Now that we have concrete evidence, you can’t worm your way out of this. Liu Jiawei, you are now under arrest for attempted rape. You too, Zhang Qi, are under arrest.
“The two of you can wave goodbye to your college life now! Cuff them up and bring them back to the police station.”
“Yes, Captain!”
The two police officers took out their handcuffs. First, they cuffed up Liu Jiawei, then they cuffed up Zhang Qi and brought them away.
“Why are you cuffing up my son? He’s being framed!” Sun Lan’s expression was close to psychotic as she followed the police officers out.
The atmosphere in the room was sullen.
“I didn’t expect that Liu Jiawei is an animal!” Some people lamented.
“I’m so happy that he’s arrested!” Li Fei said as he clapped his hands. He felt vindicated.
“But I think my dad and I will lose our jobs soon!” In the next moment, his expression turned gloomy.
“Don’t worry! I’ll find you a job. I know many bosses. You can count on me to find a good job for you and your dad,” Tang Hao said.
“Really? Thanks!” Li Fei said gleefully.
The classmates looked on with admiration. Perhaps Li Fei was heading to a life of success now that he was connected to Tang Hao.
Amid the crowd, Zhao Li’s face turned pale when she saw all that.
In the blink of an eye, her current boyfriend was arrested for attempted rape, while her poor ex-boyfriend was acquainted with a VIP and was destined for success.
She felt embarrassed and extremely regretful.
If they had not broken up, things would have been different.
“Li Fei, I…” She stepped forward and called Li Fei’s name.
Li Fei was stunned. His expression stiffened, then he turned around and ignored her. He did not speak, though his intention was obvious.
Zhao Li was surprised, then she dejectedly turned around and left.
After that, Tang Hao and Li Bingyao gave their statements at the police station. Ma Fangfang and Li Fei came along too.
After that, Li Bingyao’s parents fetched her away, while Tang Hao, Li Fei, and Ma Fangfang had supper at a roadside stall.
Tang Hao explained that he had studied some medical skills over the past three years and had revived Secretary Lin’s son from a coma.
Also, Tang Hao had given calls to Liu Dajun and the rest, and had secured jobs for Li Fei and his father.
After waving goodbye to Li Fei, he sent Ma Fangfang back home, then returned to Celestial Foothill Gardens.
Chapter 79 - Planting Crops
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Several more days passed in the blink of an eye.
Tang Hao stuck to his usual daily routine. Every day he cultivated his qi, concocted potions, then studied the skills of talisman-making and plantation. Every other day, he traveled to Dragonroc
k Village to check on the progress of the roadworks.
The days were uneventful, but the time was well-spent.
With Sis Xiangyi around, the days were even romantic.
The student gathering was already some time in the past, though he could still feel the after-effects. Many of his ex-classmates invited him for a meal, though Tang Hao declined them all.
Li Fei was recommended to President Li. President Li owned a large-scale shoe factory that produced several popular brands in the country. President Li was satisfied with Li Fei and his father’s performance.
Li Fei was an honest and diligent young man, not to mention that he was quick to learn new skills. President Li appreciated him, while his father was a down-to-earth man who was willing to work hard.
President Li hired them immediately. Li Fei became a secretary, while his father became a workshop supervisor.
Because of that, Li Fei’s father insisted on inviting Tang Hao over to their house for dinner to thank him properly. He had nothing but praises for Tang Hao, which caused him to blush intensely.
As for Liu Jiawei and Zhang Qi, according to Captain Zhou, the two had admitted guilt and would be submitted for inspection. Liu Jiawei was guilty of attempted rape and should be sentenced to prison for three years or so. Zhang Qi was an accomplice and thus received a lighter sentence, but would still be put away for several years.
Tang Hao was rather satisfied with the judgment.
He heard rumors that rapists usually suffered inside prisons. Furthermore, Liu Jiawei was a handsome boy with fair and tender skin. He should be quite popularly received there, though he spared a moment of silence for his butt.
In a couple more days, good news came from Dragonrock Village. The roadworks were finally completed.
Tang Hao immediately departed for Dragonrock Village as soon as he received the news.
The potholed, crooked mountainous path had become a wide and flat asphalt road. The atmosphere became totally different, as though it was leading to a prosperous town.
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