The Traffic Control Corps has always been separate from the Police Department, but in reality, this group of thugs is a personal bodyguard maintained by the Ministry of Transportation, well-equipped and arrogant, looking down on everyone. Not only do they not listen to the police, even the Army can't control them.

  The National Government was poor and weak, with only the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Communications having some financial resources. The Ministry of Finance didn't need to be mentioned, as even if the provincial military governors didn't remit funds to the central government, they still had some small change from customs duties and salt taxes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was originally a clean department, but since the Boxer Indemnity passed through their hands, they could at least retain a few large sums of money. The Ministry of Communications was even fatter than these two departments because it controlled several railway lifelines such as the Tianjin-Pukou Railway, Beijing-Hankou Railway, and Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. With each train whistle, tens of thousands of taels of gold were earned, a lucrative business indeed.

  With money in hand, spending becomes generous. As a directly affiliated armed force of the Ministry of Communications, the Road Protection Corps' uniforms are different from others. Local warlord troops are not worth mentioning, and it's not worthwhile to mention them together. Even the Participation Army newly trained by Duan Qirui with full Japanese equipment is inferior to the Road Protection Corps.

  The soldiers of the Road Protection Army wore a navy blue woolen uniform, puttees, and high-top leather boots. They were armed with German-made 7.9mm Mauser rifles. The officers carried all-mirror-finish pistols made by the Dagu Shipyard, which were no worse in quality than the original Mauser products. Their equipment was good, and their pay was also much higher than others. A common soldier earned twelve yuan a month, while a squad leader earned over a hundred yuan a month, almost as much as a university professor.

  Such a group of arrogant soldiers and generals, how can they be provoked by the patrol police? However, on the other hand, even if the railway guards are domineering, it is still within the station. Outside the train station is the territory of the police department, and they have no control over it.

  When the fat patrol chief saw the road protection army appear, his first thought was: these sons must want to intercept and rob the prisoners to go to Ma's house for a reward. If it were something else, it would be fine, but since it involves 1,000 big ocean (dollars), why can't they let go?

  "Captain Li, what are you singing about?" Fat Patrol Officer smiled and welcomed him, trying to delay time to let his men call for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, the opponent didn't give him any courtesy, and came up with a big slap in the face, which made him spin around three times on the spot. He stretched out his hand to touch his mouth, and his face was full of blood, with a broken tooth.

  How ruthless! The patrolmen were all enraged, and the saying "don't hit a smiling face" was put to the test. The Road Protection Corps had gone too far in bullying people. These sons of guns had plenty of military pay, yet they came to snatch away our extra income. It's really unbearable. A group of people immediately picked up their gear, but the patrolmen's weapons were far inferior to those of the Road Protection Corps, with mostly batons and knives, and few firearms.

  Captain Li waved his hand, and the twelve big-headed soldiers under him raised their rifles in unison. The German-imported Mauser rifle had a dark blue glow, the walnut stock was polished, and the black muzzle aimed at the crowd of police officers, the bolt action making a loud "click-clack" sound.

  The police officers were suddenly at a loss, and the fat police chief covered his face with a crying tone: "What do you hit people for?"

  "I'll beat you to death!" Captain Li pulled out a pistol and pressed the muzzle against the fat police chief's head, shouting: "You dare to kidnap Director Yao's daughter? You must have eaten leopard gallbladder!"

  Fat Inspector suddenly came to his senses, and it turned out that this lady was indeed from the Yao Deputy's family. What a grievance! His eyes searched for the deceitful informant.

  The skin monkey was also blinded, and quietly moved towards the door, smiling apologetically: "Master Jun, I have nothing to do with this place, I'm just passing by."

  No sooner had he finished speaking than a rifle butt came crashing down on his back, sending him tumbling to the ground.

  "Nobody is allowed out until this matter is cleared up!" Captain Li shouted.

  At the same time, he stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Miss, you've had a shock. I'll send someone to escort you to the hospital for a check-up."

  Miss Yao was indeed frightened, her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had cried, and there were still handcuffs on her hands, but the words that came out of her mouth didn't sound like those of a frightened person.

  "I'm not going anywhere, if the police chief doesn't come today and clarify things, I won't leave."

  Captain Li secretly gave a thumbs up and thought to himself, "Ms. Yao is really not a simple person, this group of blind cops encountered her, it's their bad luck for eight lifetimes." However, these people are not worthy of sympathy at all, they often collude with thieves in front of the train station, and have done many bad things.

  Outside the police station, several people were rushing over. It was Ma Lao San, Ma Lao Wu and their followers. Old Five had just received a phone call and rushed over. He met Third Brother near the train station and they rushed to the police station together.

  "Lao Wu, I heard they've caught that little brat Li Junqing?" Ma Lao San asked as he walked.

  "Yes, that little guy disguised himself as a woman and tried to escape by train, but was intercepted by the brothers at the train station." Ma Lao Wu said.

  "This time I must peel him alive, to avenge Eldest Brother." Ma Lao San gritted his teeth and said, but in his heart he was muttering, how did I just hear Little Brother say that the person was first discovered by Pi Hou under my command?

  Two men came to the police station with their hands tied, only to see that all around were soldiers of the Road Protection Army. Ma Lao San laughed: "One word from Father and even the Road Protection Army is startled."

  Lao Wu also thought that these soldiers were here to assist in capturing Li Junqing, and suddenly smiled: "Money can make a ghost push a mill, this is nothing."

  The officer had given orders that they were allowed in but not out, so the soldiers at the gate did not stop them from entering the police station. However, as soon as they went in, the Ma brothers immediately sensed that something was off.

  The road protection army is here to rob people.

  Ma Lao Wu thought it was a fight over the reward, so he rushed to mediate: "We're all on the same side, don't fight, I'm Ma Wu from the inner city police station, give me some face." As he spoke, he pulled out cigarettes and handed them over.

  Captain Li didn't give him any face and coldly looked at him: "Was it you who let them score?"

  "Who is it?" Ma Lao Wu felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of foreboding rising to the surface.

  "Take him away!" With Captain Li's order, two burly soldiers pounced on Ma Lao Wu and Ma Lao San, pinning them to the ground and tying them up with ropes. No matter how loudly they shouted, no one paid any attention.

  "Are you all right?" Miss Yao asked Chen Zikun with concern.

  "Thank you for your concern, Miss. I'm fine." Chen Zikong didn't even frown, earlier that beating would have killed someone else, but Chen Zikong's physique was like scratching an itch.

  Young and handsome Captain Li looked at Chen Zikun, then glanced at Miss Yao, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy.

  Ma Lao Wu, who was lying on the ground, looked up and saw Chen Zikun. He suddenly understood in his heart that this was a deliberate move by the Chen family. The Chen family and the Ma family were not done yet!

  The sound of screeching brakes came from the entrance, a black sedan stopped in front of the police station, and the guard standing on the running board jumped down quickly, one hand pressing the box gun at his waist, and the other opening the car door.

  The Deputy Minister of Transportation, Yao Qizhen, got off the car. He was a middle-aged man with an imposing presence, a neatly trimmed eight-character beard, and a well-tailored black woolen suit. On his chest hung a low-key yet exquisite white gold watch chain.

  "Attention!" The guards outside the gate all stood up straight and clicked their heels together at the moment General Yao stepped out of the car.

  Yao Cizhang returned the salute and hastily walked into the police station. He had been summoned by a phone call from the train station, saying that his own daughter had been taken away by the police. Knowing his daughter's temper well, Yao Cizhang didn't dare to delay and rushed over immediately. Upon entering the room, he saw that his daughter was safe and sound, but in the corner of the wall, a row of policemen were squatting with their hands clasped behind their heads, looking honest and innocent like hens brooding eggs.

  "Attention! Report to Deputy Director Yao: these policemen attempted to abduct the young lady and were stopped by me. Please instruct."

  Yao Cizhang nodded slightly and asked: "Lele, what's going on?"

  Yao Yilei's small mouth pouted, and tears dropped down one after another. She sobbed but didn't speak, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

  Outside, the sound of a car horn was heard again. It turned out that Police Commissioner Wu Bingxiang had arrived. This gentleman is the head of all police in Beijing. In his early years, he served as the Shandong Provincial Police Chief and was promoted by Yuan Shikai to be in charge of police affairs in Beijing. He is a seasoned and cunning old hand who leaves no stone unturned.

  The Road Protection Army destroyed the police station at the train station, which was no small matter. Wu Bingxiang rushed over to resolve the dispute and as soon as he entered, he saw Yao Cizhang and burst out laughing: "Yao Cizhang, a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple - it's all just a misunderstanding."

  Yao Cizhang said, "You haven't even asked what's right and wrong, how do you know it's a misunderstanding?" He spoke coldly: "Director Wu has arrived just in time. Your subordinate has taken my daughter away, I need a reasonable explanation."

  Wu Bingxiang came over and saw that Yao Yire was wearing a pair of handcuffs. He immediately became angry, saying: "Who is so bold as to dare to shackle my niece!" He personally wanted to unlock the handcuffs for Yao Yire, but she was scared and kept shrinking back, repeatedly saying: "Don't come near me, I'm afraid."

  Even Chen Zikun couldn't help but think to himself: This girl is really good at pretending.

  Yao Cizhang said: "Lele, Director Wu is a good police officer who oversees all of Beijing's police. If you have any grievances, feel free to speak up."

  Yao Yilei said, "I wanted to take the train to Tianjin to see my aunt. As soon as I arrived at the station, someone came and bumped into me, saying that I broke his glasses and demanded 1,000 yuan in compensation. I refused, and immediately a group of police officers appeared, took me here, and even tried to strip off my clothes. Luckily, the rickshaw driver saved me. Poor little Chen was almost beaten to death by them."

  He even asked Chen Zikun to take off his clothes for everyone to see. Seeing Miss Yao's performance was so realistic, Chen Zikun had no choice but to be forced to perform on the same stage, taking off his jacket and showing off the scars on his back, saying in a low and thick voice: "They wanted to lay hands on the miss, I came up to stop them, even if they beat me to death, I would still protect the miss."

  Ma Lao Wu was seething with rage on one side, thinking to himself: "You're the kind of goods that have practiced Golden Bell and Iron Cloth Shirt, don't mention a few police batons, even if you were stabbed with a red-tasseled spear or chopped with a big knife, you wouldn't be hurt at all, and yet you're still pretending to be stupid!"

  There is both human and physical evidence, and there's no way to deny it. This time the police were thoroughly outsmarted.

  Wu Bingxiang's face sank as he asked, "What's going on? Who can tell me?"

  Fat Police Officer said with a crying tone: "How did we know it was Miss Yao? We thought it was a male fugitive disguised as a woman, misunderstanding, absolutely misunderstanding."

  The police also chimed in: "It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding."

  Yao Yile was not going to let them off, and said timidly: "But I told you who I am, and asked you to call my dad for me, but you just wouldn't listen."

  The police were speechless, this is a fact, others indeed said it was the young lady from Director Yao's family, but they were all infatuated with the ocean and couldn't listen, in their inherent thinking, the young lady from Director Yao's family would never come to the train station alone by rickshaw.

  Empiricism is killing people.

  Wu Bingxiang looked at his incompetent subordinates, let out a heavy hum, and suddenly saw Ma Lao Wu, immediately asking: "Ma Wu, what are you doing here?"