“This is the Jing’an District Public Security Bureau, do you know what the consequences are for doing this!”
“What you’re doing is considered assaulting a police officer!”
The buzz-cut must be a staunch supporter of Peng Ru Hai, immediately stepping in to defend his leader after he had suffered a disadvantage.
“Li Zhipeng, are you out of your mind!”
“Captain Peng already said this was just a bout, stop talking about assaulting a police officer!”
Before Yang Hao could speak, Ma Tianjiao immediately stood up.
“Who fights like that!”
“He was too harsh, I think he did it on purpose!”
Li Zhipeng shouted, stretching his neck.
“Li Zhipeng, and you’re a cop, can’t you be reasonable!”
Ma Tianjiao glared at him and said, “The bout was Captain Peng’s idea, and just now, it was Captain Peng who asked the other party to strike first!”
“Lost and then complain that the other party was too harsh, it’s like our police force can’t afford to lose!”
Li Zhipeng, stunned by the retort, didn’t know how to respond. Before the fight started, he was quite interested, holding up his phone to record.
He was thinking that after Peng Ru Hai won, he would upload the video to his Kuaiyin account.
He had even thought of a title: “Dark CEO Challenges Police Elite, Utterly Defeated!”
However, the outcome of the bout was beyond his expectations.
If this were uploaded to a short video platform, it would be their police force that lost face.
At this moment, Yang Hao, who had won easily, waved his hand to stop Ma Tianjiao, who still wanted to defend him, and then loudly said, “About forty minutes ago, I alone knocked down more than a dozen robbers.”
“I did what you should have done!”
“Then I come here to make a statement, and still face skepticism!”
“Officer Peng didn’t believe that I could beat those robbers, insisted that I must have used some kind of drugs.”
“I could only use this bout to prove myself, now I have beaten Officer Peng, and you complain that I was too harsh?”
“You tell me, what should I do??”
Yang Hao looked fiercely at Li Zhipeng.
“This…”
Li Zhipeng unconsciously took a step back, Yang Hao’s gaze was not just cold, it seemed to have knives.
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The rest were also looking at each other, speechless.
Peng Ru Hai was already unreasonable in this matter, since when do police officers and the victims coming to file reports spar over combat skills.
Even if such a bout didn’t violate rules, if one lost, one had to accept it graciously.
Li Zhipeng even bringing up assaulting a police officer — that’s not just being a sore loser, it’s downright shameful.
“Li Zhipeng, shut up!!”
At that moment, Peng Ru Hai, lying on the ground, bit his teeth and cursed.
Even in pain, he hadn’t lost his senses; losing the bout was embarrassing enough, now Li Zhipeng was making an even bigger fool of him, infuriating Peng Ru Hai.
“Captain Peng, I…”
Li Zhipeng opened his mouth, trying to justify himself.
Just then, there was a stir from the back of the crowd, as a portly middle-aged man approached, flanked by several police officers.
“Director Wang.”
“Director Wang is here.”
“Director Wang…”
This middle-aged man was Director Wang Guosheng of the Jing’an District Public Security Bureau, his plump face now covered with a frosty look.
Upon arriving at the scene, he first glared fiercely at Li Zhipeng, then looked at Peng Ru Hai lying on the ground, and coldly asked, “Can you stand up?”
“Yes.”
“Zhang, help me up.”
Despite the pain and his legs feeling weak and sore, Peng Ru Hai felt he could stand if someone supported him.
As soon as he spoke, Zhang and another subordinate immediately helped Peng Ru Hai to his feet.
“Do you need to go to the hospital?”
Director Wang asked again.
“No need, it should just be that the pressure points were hit, I’ll be fine after resting a bit.”
Peng Ru Hai could also be considered an expert, and he roughly knew what his condition was.
Yang Hao had shown mercy, only poking his pressure points lightly twice, and he controlled the intensity very well, causing pain and numbness in his legs but not creating any substantial injury.
“Since you don’t need to go to the hospital, you should just go home and rest!”
“Go to the administration office to suspend your duties.”
Wang Guosheng announced coldly, then glanced at Li Zhipeng, “You’re suspended too!”
“What?”
“Director Wang, I…”
“I didn’t do anything!”
Li Zhipeng argued with a look of grievance on his face.
“Enough talk, get out now!”
Wang Guosheng didn’t listen to any explanations and glared fiercely at Li Zhipeng again.
“Li Zhipeng, follow orders!”
By then, Peng Ru Hai had calmed down; as a captain, he naturally understood the ways of the world.
Wang Guosheng had already made his stance clear, and at this point, as subordinates, they just needed to follow orders and certainly not argue further.
“Mr. Yang, I’m truly sorry, I shouldn’t have questioned you.”
Peng Ru Hai, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain in his lower abdomen, nodded slightly at Yang Hao as a gesture of apology.
At this moment, his mind was completely clear; what business did a mere policeman have challenging a billionaire!
This was really just asking for trouble!
“You’ll be fine after resting for a couple of hours.”
Yang Hao responded indifferently.
“Hmm, thank you Mr. Yang for your leniency.”
Peng Ru Hai expressed his thanks and then walked away from the scene with the assistance of two subordinates.
Seeing this, Li Zhipeng also followed, dejected. He had initially wanted to earn some brownie points by standing up for his superiors.
Little did he expect, not only did his attempt to ingratiate himself fail, but he also ended up being suspended.
This indeed turned out to be a case of more loss than gain!
“Director Yang, I’m really sorry.”
“Peng Ru Hai enjoys martial arts and always seeks to spar with the adept, please don’t take offense!”
Wang Guosheng approached Yang Hao, all smiles, as he spoke.
“I enjoy martial arts too, and sparring with Captain Peng was also quite enlightening!”
Yang Hao politely responded.
But his words were an overstatement; he had floored the man with one move, yet claimed it was enlightening!
“Director Yang’s capabilities are evident to all!”
“I heard Director Yang alone floored over a dozen criminals just now, and no one in our police station could match that!”
Wang Guosheng remarked with a beaming smile, having received three phone calls about the case before stepping out of the office.
The first call was from Ye Jianye, an old acquaintance of his, hinting at him to uphold justice while asking about the case details.
The second call was from his immediate superior, who simply inquired about the case and then told Wang Guosheng to handle it with care, given that one of the involved victims was a billionaire worth billions.
The third call was from Lu Mingzhe, a casual acquaintance who mainly called to ask about the case and also invited him to dinner that evening.
After taking these calls, Wang Guosheng had formed his own judgment of the case.
Ye Jianye and his immediate superior were siding with Yang Hao, while Lu Mingzhe, although inquiring about Yang’s situation, was more concerned about the case details and even subtly asked if the criminal suspects had confessed.
It was likely that the Lu Family’s eldest son was involved in this case.
Being a seasoned officer, Wang Guosheng quickly weighed which matters were more important, especially since two of the callers were siding with Yang, who himself was a billionaire.
Wang Guosheng naturally wanted to use this case as an opportunity to make connections.
Even if he couldn’t make connections, he certainly couldn’t afford to offend Yang, as that would only narrow his own paths in the future.
That’s why, upon arriving at the scene, Wang Guosheng had immediately suspended both Peng Ru Hai and Li Zhipeng.
However, he didn’t really plan to take serious action against the two; the so-called suspension was merely a show for Yang’s benefit, and they would be reinstated after a few days.
As they say, life is like a play; it all depends on acting skills.
It all depends on who performs better!
Now, Wang Guosheng needed to show that he took Yang Hao very seriously, striving to earn the billionaire’s favor, and if this could lead to building a connection, then all the better!