Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 565 Sequel (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The arrival of Zhang Ke and Sun Chang seemed to startle the group of teachers.

They haven't decided yet whether or not to call the police!
How come the police reacted so quickly, they actually came straight to the school?

"Teacher, how can someone say that you don't need to call the police when something like this happens? Are you underestimating how fast rumors can spread and how harmful they can be, or do you think this has nothing to do with the school? Aren't the students from your school the ones being spread these rumors?"

Sun Chang laughed in exasperation.

"Rumors spread more easily the more you care about them. I've already forbidden the students from talking about this anymore. Don't worry, the students will forget about this nonsense as soon as they turn their backs. I'm sorry to trouble you to come here, but please don't disturb the students' normal studies and lives."

A school leader waved his hand, saying that the school had already done the relevant work and that the matter was not as serious as the police thought, so there was no need to send the police over for nothing.

So you still want to settle things peacefully at this point!

Zhang Ke and Sun Chang finally understood what this person meant.

The rumors have already spread and harmed innocent people; it's truly regrettable that this has already happened. However, for the sake of the school's atmosphere and the healthy lives of many other students, it's best to let this matter rest.

"Director Liu, you need to understand that this incident involves illegal activities and even crimes. It's not something you can just forget about and expect to get away with. So please stop trying to shirk responsibility and cooperate with our work, okay?"

Zhang Ke stepped forward with a slight smile and patted Sun Chang on the shoulder to signal her to calm down.

"They're all students! Just ignorant kids! Officer, they can't possibly be considered... criminals, can they? Children are the future of the country; isn't it a bit inappropriate to label them like that?"

The female principal finally spoke up.

Of course, she knew that things had come to this point and it wouldn't be easy to calm things down. With the police already there, there was no point in trying to hide it anymore. So she sent Director Liu to assist Section Chief Zhang, and then made an excuse to leave.

Meanwhile, Lin Ge strolled around the school and quickly found Lin Jia's classroom.

The classroom, where the person spreading the rumor was studying, was bustling with activity. Most of the students were whispering or passing notes, so engrossed that even the biology teacher on the stage was somewhat powerless to stop them.

"Lin Jia, aren't you Chen Dan's best friend? Tell me, isn't she that..."

"Holy crap! I see people getting their boxes opened online every day, but I never thought this would actually happen to me."

"School's out. Do you think we should try calling that number upstairs? Don't worry, it'll hang up as soon as it connects. It's just for fun, we won't do anything."

"Chen Dan's mother was originally..."

"Tell me, who did this?!"

"learned!"

"I will also..."

The various whispers and discussions in the classrooms made Lin Ge's expression very unpleasant as he walked down the corridor.

Although the school forbids students from talking about this kind of thing, doesn't forbidding it only make things more lively? Kids at this age are rebellious by nature; the more they are forbidden from doing something, the more they want to do it.

Lin Ge had already seen Lin Jia, who was anxiously explaining the rumors to her deskmate, her eyes still filled with tears. Clearly, she was angry, anxious, and helpless.

It takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them. This is something that a young girl like Lin Jia can't handle.

Soon Lin Ge saw the little guy named Hao Junwen from yesterday afternoon. He was sitting upright and reading a book attentively.

This attitude may seem unrelated to him on the surface, but it clearly reveals that he has something to hide.

Lin Ge knew perfectly well that Hao Junwen was undoubtedly connected to the student box-opening incident. Although he didn't yet know Hao Junwen's exact role in the whole affair, Lin Ge had personally confirmed yesterday that Hao Junwen had helped the suspect collect the victim's personal information. However, these kids' efficiency far exceeded Lin Ge's expectations; they opened one person's box in less than a day, catching Lin Ge completely off guard.

When Lin Ge arrived at Class 5 next door, he found it even more lively than Lin Jia's class. There was no teacher on the podium, so it seemed to be a self-study period, and the classroom was in complete chaos with everyone acting recklessly.

Lin Ge didn't know what Jia Wanlin looked like, but soon he didn't need to look for her; he heard whispers of conversation in the classroom.

"Jia Wanlin, you're amazing! Wow, that's incredible!"

"Yeah! You're definitely the bravest one. Opening a box like that is something I'd only dream about, but never actually do!"

"Chen Dan has really had a lot of bad luck to offend you."

"But...isn't this a bit too much? You wrote all this nonsense and posted it online, letting so many people criticize her. Isn't that a bit too harsh? Everything you wrote above is fake. Isn't it wrong to slander someone like that?"

A female classmate wearing glasses cautiously raised a question. Hearing this, Lin Ge felt a warmth in his heart. Finally, there were still sensible and good children.

But before she could finish speaking, a somewhat shrill voice rang out.

"Deng Zihan, do you also want me to open your box?"

"..."

The classroom fell silent immediately after he said that.

Lin Ge couldn't see what was happening inside the classroom because both the front and back doors were closed. He jumped onto the railing across the corridor and looked through the window, but all he could see were students with their heads down, looking like quails.

Just then, Zhang Ke walked over here with a teacher, and happened to hear that arrogant voice from inside again.

"I'm warning you, don't mess with me! Anyone who dares to mess with me, I'll take them down! I mean what I say! Don't think I can't find your family information, humph, let me tell you, that's nothing! Or let me put it another way, even if you're a teacher, I..."

"Jia Wanlin! What nonsense are you talking about?"

The teacher, whose face turned extremely ugly, angrily pushed open the door and stormed into the classroom.

"..."

Jia Wanlin instinctively lowered her head and shut up, but quickly remembered her current imposing manner and was about to raise her head to confront the mere teacher. Then... she saw a policeman standing at the classroom door, his uniform glaring and his expression serious.

Instantly, Jia Wanlin's face turned deathly pale.

The arrival of the box made her fearless of her classmates and teachers, as if she possessed a powerful weapon. But when faced with the police and the power of the state, even the most foolish person understands that being locked up in prison means losing everything.

The homeroom teacher, furious, glared at Jia Wanlin, but there was nothing she could do. She could only impatiently wave her hand and say, "Jia Wanlin, go outside for a moment! These two police officers want to ask you some questions. Remember to answer honestly and cooperate with them."

Zhang Ke nodded and gave Jia Wanlin and the stunned students in the classroom a kind smile.

But in Jia Wanlin's eyes, Zhang Ke's smile was like the gaping maw of a ferocious demon. She didn't know what these policemen could do to her, but she knew one thing for sure: being taken away by the police was definitely not a good thing.

So she secretly tucked a small camera device from the desk into her hand, then obediently stood up and left the classroom.

"..."

The students didn't dare to breathe loudly, never expecting that Jia Wanlin, who had just been raging like a demon, would be punished so quickly.

Opening the box... let's just forget about it.

I don't want to wear handcuffs.

The students who had been eager to try their luck because of Jia Wanlin's success quickly fell silent. They even glanced at the classmates they had 'conflicts' with and seemed to find them much more agreeable.

On the other side, Jia Wanlin was taken by Zhang Ke to the garden in the corner of the playground.

Before Jia Wanlin could figure out how to fool the policeman, she had been standing there for less than two minutes when she saw a policewoman bring over Hao Junwen, that sycophant.

They exchanged a glance, and Jia Wanlin and Hao Junwen could no longer hide their expressions; their faces became extremely tense and unpleasant.

However, Zhang Ke and Sun Chang did not give them any face, or rather, the fact that Sun Chang was able to refrain from hitting them at this moment was already a testament to her gentle nature.

She truly hadn't expected that the so-called conflict between Jia Wanlin and Chen Dan was merely a minor argument that occurred some time ago when they were using the restroom. One of them went in while the other came out, and Chen Dan's shoulder bumped against Jia Wanlin's shoulder, which led to a brief verbal altercation. That was all.

According to insiders, Jia Wanlin opened Chen Dan's box simply because she disliked her!
That's right! The argument that day wasn't important; it was probably just because she disliked her that the argument happened. Then, the argument escalated to opening the box—the idea that if you don't like someone, you have to kill them. That's the reason Jia Wanlin did this and the underlying justification she used to convince herself.

She was well aware of the consequences of opening the box; after all, for the internet, the reward for opening a box is what you see afterward. Jia Wanlin even knew what would happen to Chen Dan after the box was opened, but she still didn't hesitate and even went to great lengths to complete her first box-opening act.

"the first time?"

Zhang Ke looked up in surprise and stared intently at the female student who looked nervous and even on the verge of tears.

"It really is the first time I've done something like this."

Jia Wanlin didn't know why she was crying, but she couldn't stop the tears from flowing, her legs were shaking uncontrollably, and she felt inexplicably panicked.

Faced with Sun Chang's questioning, she kept telling herself that she couldn't tell the truth, that she had to lie and say no. But in reality, as soon as Sun Chang opened his mouth, she immediately told him everything honestly.

Her online arrogance and bravado, the weapons and power gained from opening the box, couldn't change her in reality. No matter how much she enjoyed shouting, she hadn't yet reached the point of ignoring the police.

"Give me your parents' contact information."

The brief summary of the incident had already killed Sun Chang's interest in pursuing it further. However, the matter was not yet closed; Jia Wanlin's guardians must bear the responsibility and consequences for their daughter and her actions.

"Hey?"

Jia Wanlin looked up in alarm and couldn't help but refuse, "This is my own business, I'll take responsibility for it myself! Why should I tell my parents?"

Are you an adult?

Sun Chang glanced at her, instantly turning her back into a quail, and said calmly, "You don't really think that minors can get away with anything, do you? First of all, your guardian will bear legal responsibility for what you did and your mistakes. Secondly, you think that being a minor means you can act recklessly and lawlessly, but in fact, it only reduces responsibility, not exempts you from responsibility. Juvenile offenders have their own prisons, and they will not be spared any compensation."

"..."

Jia Wanlin's expression changed repeatedly.

At that moment, it felt as if a mountain was collapsing and crushing her, making it impossible for her to breathe.

She desperately wanted to refuse, but couldn't. She wanted to deny it, but the most important aspect of exposing someone's vulnerabilities is the victim persona. In other words, to expose someone's vulnerabilities, you must portray yourself as a victim to gain sympathy or create buzz.

In other words, she cannot absolve herself of responsibility.

Faced with Sun Chang's serious, even 'threatening' gaze, Jia Wanlin chickened out.

She's not afraid to argue with people; as long as she's loud, she's right.

But this wicked woman is a police officer...

No matter how brazenly she proclaimed her fearlessness in the face of the law online, when she actually faced the police, Jia Wanlin found that reality was different from what those people in the internet and group had said.

Just because they are minors, do they think they can act with impunity?
Don't be ridiculous! The police will arrest you!
If you don't listen to her, this old lady might really hit you.

Faced with Sun Chang's sharp gaze, Jia Wanlin obediently gave him her mother's phone number.

Meanwhile, Hao Junwen was already sobbing uncontrollably, trembling like a leaf.

Actually, Zhang Ke hasn't said a single word yet!
The moment we brought him here, the boy was terrified and tears streamed down his face. In other words, he knew very well that what he had done was wrong, and he also knew that when the police came knocking, excuses and explanations would be meaningless.

"But why didn't I think of that last night? I was only thinking about helping Jia Wanlin, and just about doing things according to her requirements..."

Hao Junwen was filled with regret.

"Tell me! How did you get Chen Dan's family information?"

Zhang Ke sighed.

"Found it in the class group chat."

Hao Junwen shuddered and honestly said, "Last month, we were doing a mental health statistics survey and a family situation survey. Each student's parents needed to fill in their names and phone numbers. I found Chen Dan's father's name and phone number on it. Then, in Chen Dan's mother's WeChat Moments, there was her name and an advertisement for the family shop. The phone number on the advertisement was different from Chen Dan's father's, so I wrote that number down."

"It's that simple?"

Zhang Ke raised an eyebrow. Did schools really need to collect so much meaningless information just to teach children? But…

"How did you know their ID numbers?"

"I……"

Looking up at Zhang Ke, Hao Junwen hesitated for a moment before honestly saying, "My mom works at the telecom service center, and she can find all the identity information of mobile phone numbers on the computer, as well as photos of their ID cards. I secretly checked it and got all of it."

Now it was Zhang Ke's turn to be surprised.

This kid... is he really that outrageous?
To get all of someone's information, he actually used at least three different methods! He might as well become a secret agent; why bother going to school? Why make things so complicated for such a trivial matter, one that doesn't even concern him?

I know I did something wrong!

Seeing Zhang Ke's surprised expression, Hao Junwen blushed.

"Do you know what you're doing? Your mother will be held responsible. I don't know what her position is at the company, but realistically speaking, she's likely to be in serious trouble because of you."

Zhang Ke shook his head, no longer wanting to say anything more.

After obtaining Hao Junwen's mother's phone number, Zhang Ke and Sun Chang took Hao Junwen and Jia Wanlin back to the police station.

About twenty minutes later, the parents of both families rushed over.

'Snapped! '

Upon hearing what his son had done and learning that he was suspected of committing a crime, Hao Junwen's father slapped his son across the face without saying a word. The swift action caught Zhang Ke and Sun Chang completely off guard.

Seeing Hao Junwen being slapped to the ground, and even trying to continue, Zhang Ke quickly ran over to stop him.

"Hey! Don't hit him! Let's talk this out. Why are you hitting the child? Besides, this is a police station. Don't think that just because you hit your own son it doesn't count as intentional assault!"

"me……"

Hao Junwen's father was so angry that his eyes turned red, and his wife next to him covered her face and cried.

They never imagined their son would secretly do something like this. Anyone who doesn't know the law knows that false accusations and spreading rumors are wrong. Now that it's even taken to the police station, this matter is likely to be difficult to resolve.

On the other hand, Jia Wanlin's parents had a different attitude.

"It's just posting some messages online, what's the big deal! What, do ordinary people not have freedom of speech? Is it illegal to say anything? Huh! Or are you trying to make it like feudal society, where you say it's illegal and it's illegal?"

Jia Wanlin's mother immediately started to make a big deal out of nothing, resolutely refusing to mention the harm her daughter had caused to others.

Her father didn't say much, but ever since he learned the whole story, he's been making phone calls non-stop.

In short, judging from their attitudes, neither of them seemed to have any intention of admitting their mistakes.

Then, seeing that Zhang Ke and Sun Chang were unmoved by her words, Jia Wanlin's mother turned around and confronted Hao Junwen.

"Was it this brat who stole other people's privacy? He's the one who framed my daughter and instigated her to do something wrong? You son of a bitch, come here and explain yourself! If you're going to jail, don't go causing trouble for others, you little bastard..."

"What did you say? It was clearly your son who threatened my son and forced him to do bad things, and now you dare to turn around and blame me?"

Hao Junwen's father was immediately enraged.

The parents immediately got into a heated argument, blaming each other and insisting that their children were innocent. They didn't mention compensation or any follow-up issues for a long time.

Zhang Ke ignored them, only asking Sun Chang to help maintain order, while he leisurely operated Jia Wanlin and Hao Junwen's WeChat and QQ, printing out all the chat content between the two parties and the group chat content.

(End of this chapter)