146 Hint

This middle-aged police officer was quite adept at trimming the sails. Upon hearing that Xiao Yao had a connection to Jiang Shuwei, and before even verifying the claim, he immediately changed his tune.

This was precisely what Xiao Yao wanted to see. As the saying goes, it is easy to deal with the king of hell, but hard to deal with the little demons; given his status, there was no need for him to entangle himself with a petty character like the middle-aged officer.

Seeing that Officer Fei had suddenly changed his attitude, Fatty Chang became somewhat displeased.

In the past, Fatty Chang had frequently accepted favors and benefits through his father. Today, for such a trivial matter, the officer was acting so dilatory and irresolute, which naturally left Fatty Chang dissatisfied.

"Officer Fei, it is already noon. Shouldn't we wrap up the case quickly so as not to delay your off-duty time?" Fatty Chang urged him tactfully.

"Little Chang, what's the rush? We police officers must be thorough when handling cases. We must investigate clearly and thoroughly before we can reach a final conclusion." The middle-aged officer's tone turned stern, carrying a strong sense of going strictly by the book.

Had he not yet been certain whether this young man truly had a connection with Chief Jiang, the middle-aged officer's tone certainly would have been even sterner.

Having worked for so many years and experienced numerous events, the middle-aged officer had grown much more cautious.

Since the young man before him had voluntarily claimed a connection to Chief Jiang, he had to take it as true for the time being, so as to leave himself some room for maneuver.

Once this matter was verified—whether true or false—he would then consider how to proceed based on the actual circumstances.

Although Fatty Chang was harboring anger in his heart, he was currently asking a favor of someone, so it was not appropriate for him to say much. He could only pin his hopes on the middle-aged officer.

The middle-aged officer temporarily straightened his attitude and began his investigation according to procedures.

Before he could finish investigating, Jiang Shuwei finally arrived.

Seeing the top boss walk in through the doorway, sweat beaded on the middle-aged officer's forehead. He quickly hurried forward a few steps, saluted, and greeted him.

After returning the salute, Jiang Shuwei did not say anything to the middle-aged officer, but walked straight up to Xiao Yao. "You've been wronged, Mr. Xiao. I hope I'm not too late?"

"I've already dropped your name and borrowed your prestige for a moment; otherwise, I would have been cuffed and dragged away by now," Xiao Yao said with a smile.

Though it was a very simple remark, the meaning Xiao Yao wanted to convey was already abundantly clear. Jiang Shuwei turned his head and said to the police officers behind him, "Captain Huang, take over this case. This is the complainant, Mr. Xiao."

Jiang Shuwei had not come alone; he was accompanied by two police officers, one of whom was Huang Yifan, the captain of the criminal investigation detachment.

Huang Yifan was in his thirties and looked very sharp and capable. He came before Xiao Yao, saluted, and said, "Hello, Mr. Xiao. I am Huang Yifan, captain of the municipal criminal investigation detachment. Would it be convenient for you to brief me on the course of the case?"

Xiao Yao pointed at Yin Xiaoya and said, "This is my girlfriend, Yin Xiaoya. She is the principal party involved; I'll let her explain it."

Yin Xiaoya had not expected things to reverse themselves so quickly. In just half an hour, her emotions had risen and fallen several times. Fortunately, she did not have a heart condition; otherwise, she felt she certainly wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

Just moments ago, the middle-aged officer was about to slap handcuffs on Xiao Yao, which had truly scared her to death. She never imagined that a single phone call from Xiao Yao could summon Chief Jiang himself, and moreover, he seemed to be on very good terms with Chief Jiang, which finally allowed her to set her mind at ease.

"Chief Jiang, Captain Huang, the situation is like this..." Yin Xiaoya began to narrate in detail.

Having listened to Yin Xiaoya's account, Jiang Shuwei said with a stern expression, "This is a classic case of hooliganism and harassment. It must be severely punished in accordance with the Regulations on Public Security Administration Punishments. Little Huang, you should dig a bit deeper and properly interrogate this scoundrel surnamed Chang to see if he has committed any other crimes."

"Don't worry, Chief. I will thoroughly investigate everything about him from childhood to the present," Huang Yifan replied. With the leader's intention already so explicit, Huang Yifan naturally knew how to handle it.

"Mr. Xiao is a very busy man and doesn't have time to accompany us to the police station. You should quickly take statements from Ms. Yin and Mr. Xiao, and once they're written down, have them sign right here," Jiang Shuwei specifically instructed.

"I'll write them right now, five minutes at most."

Captain Huang was well-versed in his work and quickly finished recording the statements. After having Xiao Yao and Yin Xiaoya sign them respectively, he took away Fatty Chang, Director Lin, and the two police officers who had arrived earlier.

After the few of them had departed, Jiang Shuwei then spoke up, "Although this fat fellow surnamed Chang is quite detestable, at most he can only be detained for 15 days. Mr. Xiao, what do you think of this?"

"Deal with it however it should be dealt with. If there are no other crimes, detaining him for 15 days and letting him suffer a bit can serve as a lesson for him." Xiao Yao turned his head and asked Yin Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, what do you think?"

"I have no objection. Although this Fatty Chang is quite annoying, he didn't actually do anything to me. Giving him a lesson is enough." Yin Xiaoya was not a vindictive person. Detaining Fatty Chang for 15 days already felt a bit excessive to her; if it had been left entirely up to her, scaring him a little would have sufficed.

"Ms. Yin is truly magnanimous. Though this Fatty Chang is blind as a bat, meeting someone kind-hearted like Ms. Yin is considered his stroke of luck." Jiang Shuwei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been constantly worried that Xiao Yao and Yin Xiaoya would put forward some excessive demands. If this Fatty Chang had no other criminal offenses, he could at best only detain him for 15 days.

Though he eagerly wanted to be on good terms with this somewhat mysterious young man, he had his own bottom line in handling affairs, and he would never cross that bottom line no matter what.

This Mr. Xiao and his new girlfriend turned out to be so reasonable and were not arrogant or overbearing as he had imagined, which immediately fostered a favorable impression during their first encounter.

Xiao Yao had long since perceived from physiognomy that Jiang Shuwei was an upright and principled person, and naturally would not make things difficult for him.

Just as Huang Yifan and his men were leaving, Xiao Yao had already secretly manipulated the situation.

He had utilized his spiritual power to give Fatty Chang a subtle suggestion, compelling him to tell the truth during the interrogation.

Judging from his physiognomy, this Fatty Chang was by no means a good person. Though the major and minor misdeeds he had committed were not numerous, there were still three or four of them. Once those were brought to light, serving time in prison was an absolute certainty, and the sentence would be at least seven years or more.

Compared to the evil deeds Fatty Chang had committed in the past, his harassment of Yin Xiaoya today was merely a trivial matter.

Since it was already guaranteed that Fatty Chang would be sentenced to over seven years in prison, Xiao Yao naturally would not press any further, so as not to put Jiang Shuwei in a difficult position.