Chapter 51: Things Have Gotten Out of Hand

  "What the...! Where did this fierce guy come from? He's so arrogant!" Tian Feng subconsciously shouted out.

  It's been a year or two since I started working at the police station. Usually, I help Song Shimin do evil things and get beaten up a lot. Most of the time, I'm obediently beaten and then my family members come to apologize and make amends through connections.

  Song Shimin has an advantage, he will never move against the real big shots in the county. Moreover, he basically knows them all. From the children of the main leaders of the county party committee to the leading sons of various bureaus and committees in the county, he basically knows them all. So, Song Shimin bullies only ordinary people, which is the least likely to cause trouble. Even if he occasionally encounters a relative of a certain bureau chief, with his father's identity as a member of the county bureau party group, he can still smooth things over. For so many years, everything has been going smoothly.

  Who would have thought that today I would encounter two such foolish young men. Next to them, a slightly older man with the surname Zhang, who had seen and experienced more, immediately stood out and scolded: "Let him go, do you know what you're doing? This will ruin your lives. Holding someone hostage, beating a auxiliary police officer... this is prison-worthy. Think about your families, think about your own futures. It's not worth it, let him go. We can pretend this never happened."

  "Haha, let him go, do you think we're fools? Red mouth and white teeth, all talk no proof. Besides, even if he signed and stamped it, what can you do? You bunch of scum, helping each other to bully others. You don't even deserve to be police officers. Let him go, you have nothing to worry about, waiting for you to beat us up?" Song Yan sneered from the side. They really think we're idiots.

  After finishing speaking, not only did he not let go, but Song Yan even pulled Song Shimin back, making it safer. At least, there was no need to worry about Song Shimin having the possibility of escaping.

  "We are not suspects, we are here to assist with the investigation. You have illegally put handcuffs on us without distinguishing between right and wrong. Furthermore, this person is not a formal police officer and has no right to participate in the interrogation. Thirdly, you provided him with a weapon and allowed him to beat us at will, I seriously question your impartiality. We are justified in our self-defense. This matter is far from over."

  Song Yan shouted angrily: "Get out, get out and bring someone who can talk. Don't even call the director of the police station, that little brat just said that the director is his father. We don't believe it, bring your bureau chief over."

  Song Yan also understood. Things like this can't be settled so easily. At this time, it was already 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening. It must be delayed until tomorrow morning.

  Dare to call the director? How dare they. At this moment, Officer Zhang was also somewhat embarrassed. These two people were too bold. Officer Zhang had a faint sense of unease. He had never seen anyone so arrogant in front of the police before. These two must have some backing.

  "Get out, we need some rest. Whatever it is, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

  "Zhang Ge, what to do? Should we inform Song Suo?" Tian Feng asked from beside him.

  Officer Zhang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and nodded: "Alright, Xiaotian, you stay here and keep watch, I'll go find Song Suo right away."

  As they left the interrogation room, Officer Zhang wiped his forehead, actually, he had a little thought in mind. Judging from their attitudes, they didn't seem to be afraid of anything, probably, this time Song and his son were doomed. Without three cun (a unit of measurement), how dare you climb Mount Liangshan.

  After waiting for a long time at the police station, I got to know all sorts of people. Although I didn't learn anything else, my observational skills have improved. What kind of person someone is and what they're capable of, you can more or less tell by looking at them.

  According to Song's habit, after work every day, it is absolutely impossible to find him. Basically, they are all playing cards in the teahouse until late at night, or even till dawn. If you want to find someone, you can only go to the teahouse to look for them.

  Fortunately, the base for playing cards is fixed. Officer Zhang is not in a hurry at this moment either. Since these two want to drag out time, he will secretly help them out. Mix up a love affair. At that time, it may also be his own way out.

  It wasn't until around midnight that the Zhang man slowly got up and left. In the eastern part of the county, there was a place called Fengxiang Teahouse. The Zhang policeman knocked on the door for almost half an hour before it was finally opened.

  As soon as he entered, he walked into the room where Song Shidong's old father was playing cards. Seeing a man with the surname Zhang, Song suddenly frowned and said bluntly: "Zhang Chao, what's going on? It's so late, what are you doing here? Is someone dead or is there a riot? If someone is dead, go to the criminal police department. If it's a riot, go to the armed forces department."

  Officer Zhang's face was extremely awkward and ugly. However, since he was outranked, he had no choice but to force himself to say: "Something has happened at the Song residence. Shengmin and two young men got into some kind of conflict. Now those two young men are holding Shengmin hostage in the interrogation room and won't let him out."

  "What? That damned kid, what has he done now?" As soon as he heard that his son had been kidnapped, Song Zu immediately stopped playing cards and stood up, saying: "Let's go, let's take a look."

  By the time Song arrived at the police station, it was already past one o'clock in the morning, almost two. At this moment, the door of the interrogation room had been blocked from the inside.

  "Listen, people inside! What you're doing is illegal. You'll be sentenced to prison. I order you. Release the hostages immediately and surrender, otherwise, we will shoot on the spot!" Song Shuo also shouted loudly.

  "Take him down? You try it, I guarantee the first one to die at your hands will be Song Shimin." Tang Zheng also spoke up loudly.

  After finishing speaking, Tang Zheng turned to Song Yan beside him and said: "Old Ninth, that police officer with the surname Zhang is not bad. He delayed for a few hours. Otherwise, we would have had a hard time tonight. This time, I've dragged you down."

  Song Yan waved his hand and said indifferently: "Boss, if you put it that way, then I'm being too polite. You and I, why bother to distinguish between us so clearly."

  ……

  The next day, at more than 5 o'clock in the morning, Tang Ke couldn't sleep anymore and got up to wash. He didn't have the heart to recite any English words either. He took out his newly bought mobile phone. Tang Ke flipped through his paper phone book and dialed a classmate's number.

  "Hey, Nannan, it's Tang Ke. On your way to school later, can you take a look at the City Police Station? My brother and his friend are being detained there. Can you help me check on them? If you get any news, let me know." Tang Ke said before hanging up the phone.

  The dry waiting was unbearably long for Tang Ke, as if a year had passed. At around 6:30, Tang Ke's phone rang. On the other end was his female classmate Nan Nan's voice: "Ke'er, there are many police officers outside the police station. They're still making announcements inside, saying that someone has been hijacked by two young people and the police are discussing how to rescue them. I hope your brother is okay."

  "Nan Nan, hang up first, I'll talk to you later, I have something on."

  After finishing, he took out his brother's mobile phone, flipped through Li Chunyu's number and dialed it. The phone rang for a few seconds, and after a while, a bright voice came from the other end of the phone: "Younger brother, why so early?"

  Tang Ke paused for a moment, then spoke up: "Excuse me, are you Li Chunyu? I'm Tang Ke, Tang Zheng's sister. My brother was taken away by the local police station in our county, and he asked me to call you."

  Li Chunyu, who was still dazed, suddenly became much clearer and frowned: "Huang County? Which Huang County?"

  "Uh, it's Huaxian County under Jingzhou City in Chuxiong Prefecture. Brother Li Chunyu, please help me out. My brother is currently surrounded by many police officers and they say they're even going to deploy special forces. Please hurry up and help my brother." Tang Ke said with a tone close to begging.

  Li Chunyu nodded and said: "Alright, little sister, don't worry, Tang will definitely be safe and sound."

  After hanging up the phone, Tang Ke took out Song Yan's mobile phone again and called Song Yan's father according to his instructions. After repeating the situation on this side very carefully, the other side was silent for a moment before comforting Tang Ke a few words and then hung up the phone.

  The entrance of the Chengguan Police Station was already bustling with people. The leaders of the Huai County Public Security Bureau had also arrived here. Someone was holding hostages in the police station, which was a big deal in Huai County.

  Director Long Yunhai walked in and said in a low voice: "Song Weibing, what's going on?"

  "Director Long, last night my son Song Shimin was patrolling the streets and discovered two lawless elements, so he brought them back to the office for investigation. Unexpectedly, they were hijacked. Since it was already late at night, I didn't dare disturb your rest. That's why I'm reporting this in the morning." Song Weibing reported with a sincere and fearful expression.

  After a moment of contemplation, Long Yunhai looked around and said in a low voice, "It seems that the only option is to request support from the higher-level special police."

  As soon as the words fell, a shout suddenly came from behind the crowd: "Long Yunhai, you really have some guts. Special police support. Just listen to one-sided words and hastily determine that this is still a qualified party member?"

  Long Yunhai turned around, but was stunned to see Secretary Xiangnan arriving. Just as he was about to respond, Secretary Xiangnan's secretary walked over and whispered: "Secretary, Provincial Committee Shield Initial Secretary has called on the phone. Currently, Municipal Committee Ma Secretary is already on his way to Huan County. Additionally, Mayor Lin has also called to express concern. It is essential to ensure the personal safety of the two young people."

  When he heard this, Xiang Nan was stunned. What kind of background do these people have that they can actually shock Secretary Guo Dunchu of the Provincial Party Committee's Politics and Law Committee? City Party Secretary Ma and Mayor Lin have never gotten along well, yet they both inquired about it at the same time. What has been stirred up now?

  Xiang Nan's face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "Long Yunhai, you've brought good soldiers. I suggest that we immediately suspend Song Wei's duties. The county committee will set up an investigation team to investigate Song Wei. Now, everyone disperse. Long Yunhai, come with me to the interrogation room."