You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 37: The DVD from the Video Parlor!

The two victims, a man and a woman, were in a romantic relationship.

After the girl was carried away, the boy was also put on a stretcher. He was covered in blood, but he was still breathing.

Since the ambulance couldn't arrive in time, the patrol team's vehicle had to take the two people to the hospital first.

Yang Jinwen followed Zheng Kang into the video arcade and saw the victim's blood flowing on the floor in front of the second row of wooden seats; it was thick and looked like brown syrup.

The video arcade has long rows of seats that can accommodate about a hundred people.

Yang Jinwen glanced at the traces at the scene and knew that the couple had not resisted the attack.

The girl's severed hand was picked up by a patrolling police officer and put in a plastic bag. Her fingernails were still painted with bright paint.

Two patrolmen came in and reported to Wang Daquan: "Captain Wang, those two people we arrested aren't being honest; they won't talk no matter how we question them!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Daquan flew into a rage: "Don't you know how to do anything? The victim is so badly injured, don't treat those two thugs like good people! We're not going to get off work tonight until we find out who the ringleader is!"

The patrolman gritted his teeth and dashed out like a whirlwind.

After listening, Yang Jinwen looked towards the video arcade, where patrolling police officers and a fat man wearing glasses were standing.

The man was fat and sweaty, with a gold-plated watch on his right wrist.

After Yang Jinwen and his group went inside, the patrol team immediately left, allowing the fat man to reveal himself.

Wang Daquan said to Zheng Kang and the others, "This is the owner of the video arcade, named Gong Jiajun."

Gong Jiajun noticed that the middle-aged men in plainclothes in front of him had an extraordinary presence, more imposing than ordinary police officers.

Based on his years of experience navigating the underworld and being arrested several times, he immediately recognized that these people were definitely criminal police officers.

Sure enough, Zheng Kang showed him his identification and said in a cold tone, "Northern Branch, Major Crimes Unit."

Gong Jiajun raised an eyebrow, quickly pulled out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, and with a roguish look on his face, handed one to Zheng Kang.

"Don't give me that!"

Xu Guoliang and Jiang Jianbing had already extended their hands, but they quickly withdrew them.

Seeing this, Gong Jiajun handed a cigarette to Yang Jinwen, thinking that the young man might be easier to talk to.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yang Jinwen actually accepted the cigarette.

His action immediately confused Zheng Kang, but a few seconds later, he saw Yang Jinwen turn the cigarette around, put the mouthpiece in Gong Jiajun's mouth, and take the lighter from his hand.

"Snapped!"

Yang Jinwen pressed the button on the steel lighter, and a flame shot out.

Gong Jiajun lowered his head, his eyes reflecting the flame, but his heart was filled with doubt and uncertainty. He trembled, brought the cigarette butt close to the lighter, and lit the cigarette by circling the flame with his hand.

Yang Jinwen nodded, flicked the lighter flame away, and snapped the cap back on.

He put the warm steel lighter into Gong Jiajun's shirt pocket and gently patted his chest.

Yang Jinwen asked indifferently, "Can you cooperate a little?"

Gong Jiajun took the cigarette from his lips and smiled, "Officer, I'm just a businessman..." Before he could finish speaking, Yang Jinwen immediately interrupted him, "This isn't Hong Kong Island. We don't call people 'officer' here. Call them 'comrade police officer'."

Gong Jiajun pursed his lips: "Officer, Captain Wang asked me, and I really don't know where these three thugs came from, and I don't recognize the leader at all."

Yang Jinwen nodded, took out the notebook and pen he had bought, removed the pen cap, and reminded, "Start from the beginning and explain things clearly."

Zheng Kang, Jiang Jianbing, and Xu Guoliang looked at him with a serious expression, and with such a large notebook in his hand, he looked more like someone conducting market research than a criminal police officer.

Gong Jiajun glanced at the patrolling police officers surrounding him, cleared his throat, and said, "It's not the weekend, so there aren't many people here to watch movies. Only that young couple came specifically to see Titanic."

We don't have this movie in mainland China yet; we can't even find the DVD.

I showed them Stephen Chow's *Royal Tramp*, which was a popular movie. Nothing much was wrong until halfway through, when those three thugs came over, yelling that they wanted to watch *Young and Dangerous*.

The young man who was attacked refused to accept this, and an argument ensued.

Then...then the thug who was in charge took out a knife and threatened him. When he saw that the young man was not intimidated and even argued with him, he attacked him.

The girl was holding onto her boyfriend's arm, trying to protect him, but who knew that this thug would stab her and cut off her hand...

Gong Jiajun spoke for more than ten minutes, and finally said, "I really don't know these three hooligans."

Yang Jinwen glanced up at him and asked in a calm tone, "What movies do you show here after 10 p.m.?"

"Huh?" Gong Jiajun's pupils narrowed, and his lips trembled slightly.

"Will they show pornographic videos after 10 p.m.?"

Gong Jiajun quickly waved his hand: "Officer, I'm running a legal business, how could I dare..."

Hearing this, Zheng Kang grinned maliciously: "Whether it's true or not isn't up to you to decide. Captain Wang, a quick search will tell you."

Wang Daquan nodded and beckoned the patrol officers to rush into the innermost room of the video arcade.

Upon seeing this, Gong Jiajun's face immediately darkened, and he tried to stop them: "No... you can't break in illegally! Do you have a search warrant? Let me tell you, I know the law!"

Yang Jinwen pointed to the pool of blood on the ground: "At a crime scene, we don't need the search warrant you mentioned."

Gong Jiajun glared at him fiercely, turned around and rushed into the room, but was immediately grabbed by the arms by two police officers.

Before long, the police brought out two corrugated cardboard boxes and found a lot of pornographic DVDs inside, including those from Japan and Europe.

Upon seeing these things, Jiang Jianbing couldn't help but click his tongue: "Wow, this movie is exciting! There are even animals."

Xu Guoliang snatched the disc from his hand and looked at it. He saw a black German Shepherd printed on the disc and was startled: "Old Jiang, don't take advantage of my age. Is this really...?"

"You're being conservative. That's just how foreigners are; they do all sorts of things recklessly."

Xu Guoliang's eyes widened: "Is this even human?"

Yang Jinwen glanced at the CDs. In his memory, these things were products unique to this era. There was a saying in Hong Kong that selling CDs was more profitable than drug trafficking.

He turned his head and looked sharply at Gong Jiajun, whose face was ashen.

"These things will get you at least three to five years in prison, and your illegal income will be confiscated. How about that? Isn't that exciting? Does that make you feel better?"
If you feel that's not enough, we can find more evidence, and I believe the court would be happy to increase your sentence.

(End of this chapter)