As I followed the police toward the interrogation room, a familiar voice suddenly rang in my ear.
“Xia Tian?”
I was stunned for a moment and turned my head to look. Damn! It was Wang Ziyan! What the hell? How did this chick end up here?
“What’s going on here?” Wang Ziyan looked puzzled as she turned to the police officers and asked.
Zhao Gao’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw Wang Ziyan. Seizing the chance, he stepped forward and said, “This scumbag tried to rape the girl behind me just now. Luckily, I stopped him in time!”
Upon hearing Zhao Gao’s words, the girl immediately lowered her head and started sobbing. Her acting skills were top-tier—she could give the leading actresses of certain island nation’s “romance action films” a run for their money. She cried on cue, even faster than reaching a climax.
Wang Ziyan grabbed my collar, pulled me aside, and asked, “Is what he said true?”
I sighed helplessly and said, “If I tell you I was framed, would you believe me?”
Tears welled up in Wang Ziyan’s eyes. She looked at me and whispered, “Why would you do this? Am I not good enough? I came back to Beijing just for you, do you know that?”
Wait, was this chick trying to emotionally manipulate me? Wasn’t she threatening to commit su!cide just a while ago? Now, what was this about?
“If you really wanted to do that, you could have come to me. Why did you have to do something like this?” Wang Ziyan’s words were shocking, and my brain short-circuited. Damn! This happiness came way too suddenly!
Slap!
Without warning, Wang Ziyan slapped me across the face before turning around and leaving.
D*mn it! Do I look like someone so desperate that I’d take just anyone?
Watching Wang Ziyan’s departing figure, I shook my head helplessly.
Zhao Gao, who hadn’t heard our conversation, burst into laughter as soon as he saw me get slapped. “Serves you right!”
I had no interest in dealing with him and simply walked into the interrogation room, while Zhao Gao and that girl entered another one.
Acting all righteous… This whole damn script was written by that idiot Zhao Gao in advance. Now, they were just putting on a show.
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used as evidence in court…”
The officer recited a long string of legal jargon like he was in a movie.
I sneered—he was just going through the motions. This kind of pretentiousness was bound to get struck by lightning.
“What made you decide to assault the victim?” The officer looked at me and asked word by word.
I smirked. “I never had any such intention, so I can’t answer your question.”
“Then why was the victim’s clothing in disarray?” The officer kept up his act, pretending to be impartial. At this moment, I really wanted to slap him.
I stared at him, amused, and said, “Why don’t you ask the victim herself? Or maybe Zhao family’s second young master? Perhaps you already know the answer.”
“Hmph! This is the police station! Drop that arrogant attitude!” The officer shouted, trying to assert his authority.
I suddenly stood up, looked at him, and asked, “Can I make a phone call?”
“You don’t have that right!” The officer slammed the table.
I chuckled and said, “You should think carefully about your career. If Zhao family’s second young master had to personally deal with me, do you really think I’m just an ordinary person?”
The officer’s forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat.
Still, he refused to let me make a call. He simply looked at me and said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I sneered coldly. “You’re just a low-level cop. You’d best not get involved in my conflict with Zhao Gao, or you’ll regret it.”
Zhao Gao had already bribed these cops. If I wanted to get out of here, I’d have to seek help from the outside. Right now, the only person I could turn to was the old man. Worst case, I’d be confined at home like before.
I needed to act from a position of power to intimidate these officers and create an opportunity to make a phone call.
“Threatening a police officer? That adds to your charges! Along with assaulting an officer earlier, you could be sentenced to death!” The officer still refused to budge. Had the Zhao family really risen to the top of Beijing’s four major families while I was away for two years?
The officer’s words also made it clear—Zhao Gao’s goal wasn’t just to punish me. He wanted me dead. At the very least, he wanted me locked up for years.
“So you’re really not going to give me a chance?” I asked, staring at him.
The officer gritted his teeth, as if making a high-stakes gamble. “Right now, you’re a criminal!”
“Hmph!”
Since reasoning wouldn’t work, I’d have to use force. No way in hell would I let the Zhao family rule over everything.
I activated my True Qi, instantly shattering the handcuffs, and walked straight toward the door.
That move alone was enough to stun the two officers. However, they quickly snapped out of it.
“Stop!”
Though they shouted loudly, they didn’t dare take a single step forward.
Just as I was about to open the door, I suddenly felt a surge of explosive heat coming from it. I instinctively stepped back.
“Hmph! Weren’t you trying to escape?” The officer sneered when he saw me retreat.
Ignoring him, I kept moving backward.
The moment I stepped away—Boom!
The door to the interrogation room was blown apart!
Before I could react, a group of people rushed in. In the center stood Wang Haoming, his face set in determination. When he saw me, he grinned.
“Brother-in-law! I’m here to save you!”
Damn! Couldn’t he just save me normally? Why the hell did he have to be so violent? Good thing I dodged in time, or I’d be chatting with the King of Hell right now.
The two officers were completely dumbfounded. The one questioning me fared slightly better than the one taking notes. He stammered, “Who… who are you? This is a police station!”
“I despise useless parasites like you!” Wang Haoming scoffed at the officer.
As soon as he said that, Wang Ziyan appeared in my field of vision. She threw herself into my arms and started crying.
Damn it! What the hell was going on?!
“What are you people doing?!”
Just as this emotional drama played out, a furious voice rang from outside.
A middle-aged officer in his forties or fifties strode into the interrogation room, followed by a squad of heavily armed officers, each holding a pistol.
The two officers immediately rushed up to him. “Chief!”
“Are you the police chief here?” Wang Haoming sized him up.
The police chief replied calmly, “I am. Who are you people?”
“We’re from the military. Your precinct arrested someone you shouldn’t have, so we’re here to take him back.” Wang Haoming locked eyes with the police chief.
The chief hesitated for a moment.
The officer who had interrogated me leaned over and whispered, “Chief, this is the guy Zhao family’s second young master specifically told us to deal with. We had no idea he had military connections.”
“You mean Zhao Gao, the second son of the Zhao family head?” the chief asked in a low voice.
The officer nodded. “Yes, he’s resting in the other interrogation room.”
“Cut the cr*p! Are you letting him go or not?” Wang Haoming snapped impatiently.
At that moment, I couldn’t help but feel—damn, Wang Haoming was just too badass!
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