Acting Heroically for a Just Cause!

The police station was not far from the guesthouse, and a few minutes later, the sound of bicycle bells rang outside. Shortly after, the two waitresses from earlier rushed up, leading several police officers: "Who is causing trouble?"

One waitress pointed at Xia Yu and Hua Jinyin, who were facing the crowd in the hallway, and said, "It's them. That girl is in the room next door, and this young man is in the room beside hers. The two poking their heads out from those two rooms are also with them. We heard shouting and ran up, only to find them blocking someone else's door and even injuring people."

The police officers looked at the two of them a few times, finding it hard to believe that this thin, weak-looking young man and woman, who seemed to be educated youth, could strike so ruthlessly. In contrast, the two large men they had taken down looked like tough characters at a glance.

One officer stepped forward and asked, "Comrades, did you two injure these men?"

Xia Yu pulled out a certificate from his pocket and held it before the officers: "I beat them!" He pointed at the two on the ground and said, "They gathered to gamble and even tried to assault this female comrade. I acted heroically for a just cause."

Hua Jinyin glanced at it. This certificate was clearly not the one he had used yesterday. It turned out that the higher one's position, the more identities one had when traveling?

She stared curiously at Xia Yu's pocket, wondering if he could conjure up any other certificates.

The police officers carefully examined the cover of the certificate, then took it and opened it to read for a long time. Their expressions shifted from serious to solemn. They saluted Xia Yu: "Greetings, Leader! Rest assured, Leader, we will take them back for a thorough interrogation! We won't let a single bad element escape!"

Xia Yu returned the salute with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work, comrades! These two are incredibly arrogant. Please investigate if they have prior criminal records, check their contacts, and search them for any other clues."

The officers dragged the two men on the ground up and handcuffed them. The two inside the room had been trembling from start to finish, repeatedly crying out their innocence: "Don't arrest us! We are drivers from the Su Province transport team here to load goods, not bad people! We just met those two at the guesthouse, and since we're all drivers, we played cards together. We really didn't do anything bad."

But the money and cards were still laid out on the bed. Even if they hadn't participated in assaulting the female comrade, a few days of administrative detention was definitely unavoidable.

Thinking of the possibility of losing their jobs over this, as they were escorted past the two lying on the ground, they angrily kicked each of them: "How did we run into people like you? What terrible luck!"

The two groaning on the ground didn't dare cry out anymore, especially the one with the broken arm, whose face was pale. He knew his arm was ruined; the bone was completely fractured, and even if it was set, he could forget about driving trucks in the future.

Moreover, if they investigated deeper, their shady dealings would definitely be exposed. Seeing the one who had first teased Hua Jinyin pass out from fear, he hurriedly shouted, "Comrades, I want to confess everything to receive leniency!"

A young officer, seeing the sweat drenching his forehead, smiled and said, "Even if you expose who organized the gambling den, it's just a matter of a larger or smaller fine. The days in detention will still be the same."

The older officer beside him frowned, kicked the young officer, then stepped up to the man and barked coldly, "What do you want to confess? If you cooperate to make amends, we will consider a lighter punishment. If you dare conceal your crimes, you will be severely punished!"

By now, the man was scared out of his wits, and the pain from his broken arm made him dizzy. He only wanted to cooperate to reduce his sentence. Hearing the officer's shout, he grew even more panicked, wishing to confess as much as possible to lighten his guilt.

Right at this moment, the man pretending to be dead on the ground suddenly leaped up and lunged at him. The police hadn't expected him to feign unconsciousness, and by the time they saw a cold glint of light, it was too late to stop him.

At this critical moment, Xia Yu delivered a swift kick, sending the man flying seven or eight meters away. He crashed to the ground and coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

Was this an attempt to silence him? It seemed this case was by no means small. The officers didn't dare delay, but when they approached to check, they saw that Xia Yu's kick was indeed incredibly heavy; the blood the man spat out even contained dark blood clots.

Were his internal organs ruptured? The officers exchanged looks, temporarily not daring to step forward to help him up.

Xia Yu's kick just now had indeed been intentionally powerful. Who told that guy to speak so insolently to Hua Jinyin earlier?

But from the behavior of these two, this was clearly not a minor case. As a key suspect, he couldn't be allowed to die so easily.

Xia Yu took out a small medicine vial from his pocket and poured it into the man's mouth. The young officer beside him was about to say the man couldn't be saved and not to waste effort, but then he saw the man, who had been spitting blood just moments ago, actually stop bleeding after taking the medicine. His pale face gradually regained some color.

After administering the medicine, Xia Yu wiped the blood on his hands onto the man's clothes before standing up. The young officer quickly ran into the restroom and brought out a basin of water.

After washing his hands, Xia Yu pointed at the man on the ground and said, "Take him back. Don't let him commit suicide to escape punishment. If you crack this case, you might achieve a great merit."

"Yes, sir!" With that, he looked at the medicine vial Xia Yu had disdainfully thrown into the trash can outside the restroom, his face full of regret.

A dying, severely injured person could be saved with just a sip; what kind of miraculous elixir was this? Why waste it on someone like him? It was a pity that such a good thing was not something a low-ranking officer like him could ever hope to obtain.

The officers took the suspects back for overnight interrogation. Only then did guests from the neighboring rooms poke their heads out to watch. Seeing Xia Yu kick someone half to death, some didn't dare ask him questions and went to ask the two waitresses instead.

By now, the waitresses had been trained; they absolutely didn't dare speak of things they shouldn't. After cleaning up the blood on the floor, they only told everyone to go to sleep early.

Seeing that it was almost ten-thirty, Xia Yu and Hua Jinyin returned to their respective rooms.

Having never experienced such excitement in her life, Hua Xiaohua was a bit too thrilled, dragging Hua Kim Ngân to talk endlessly. In the end, only after Hua Kim Ngân promised to take her to watch the sunrise tomorrow did Hua Xiaohua force herself to sleep.

In Liao Province, the sky began to brighten before four in the morning during summer. To watch the sunrise over the sea, they had to wake up before three. As a result, when they woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Hua Xiaohua rubbed her sleepy eyes, her mouth constantly murmuring in regret.

Hua Kim Ngân said, "When you and Aidang are about to start school, I'll drive you back home. We can watch the sunrise when we pass by here again."

Thinking that when school started, she might be a high school student, a vocational student, or perhaps nothing at all, the young girl suddenly felt that this trip was not as joyful as she had initially imagined.

At the state-owned restaurant next to the guesthouse, they each ordered a portion of Eight Treasures dumplings and two plates of cold salad. Just as the dumplings were served, they saw the police officers from yesterday walking in from outside.

Though everyone's faces showed thick fatigue, their spirits were high, and they even seemed somewhat excited.