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

Chapter 414 The Nightclub Scandal!
Eleven o'clock at night.

Golden Age Dance Hall, Annam City.

A row of dimmed laser lights on the stage ceiling illuminated the center of the dance floor in front.

Next to the laser lights, three large rotating colored lights slowly turned, their neon lights occasionally sweeping across the sofas and chairs behind the dance floor.

At the very back, against the wall, there was a circle of luxurious red leather sofas.

At this moment, a row of people stood neatly in front of the sofa, all dressed in black suits, white shirts, and red ties around their necks.

On the sofa, Jiang covered the left side of his head with a towel, glaring angrily at the two women sitting opposite him.

Both women are not simple people; one is Bai Ying, the owner of the An'nan City Cement Plant.

She was wearing a white mink coat, black stockings, and brown leather boots. She had her legs crossed and was slowly smoking a cigarette.

She didn't even glance at Jiang Bala and Fu Yun, seemingly completely unconcerned about what was happening in front of her.

The woman sitting next to her was in her early thirties, wearing a black leather jacket, with her hair tied in a ponytail, an oval face, and a pearl earring on her left ear but no earring on her right ear.

She leaned forward, picked up the liquor on the table, and twisted the cap open forcefully.

A waiter brought over four clean glasses on a tray and leaned down next to the woman.

"Captain Jiang, Captain Fu, I understand the situation. You're here to see Boss Bai, but he's having drinks with someone and will ask you to wait a bit."

"You were investigating the case too hastily, which caused a conflict with Boss Bai's men, just those two, right?"

The woman pointed to the two people standing behind Bai Ying: "One is Boss Bai's driver, and the other is Boss Bai's friend..."

Fu Yun roared in fury, "No, what do you mean by 'a conflict'? These two bastards didn't say a word, just grabbed beer bottles and started hitting people!"

Jiang Bala rubbed his head with a towel, squinted, and said, "Ouch, I feel dizzy."

"Then let's go to the hospital right away."

Fu Yun pointed at the two people: "That won't do, Third Boss. If they don't resolve this matter now, then we will! By the way, not only were those two involved in the beating, but all the security guards in your nightclub will also be implicated."

"Don't call me that. My name is Cao Rong. Just call me Third Sister."

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Cao Rong looked at the security guards standing in a row, her face cold, and said, "You beat up people, and they were police officers. What do you suggest we do about it?"

The leader raised his face, looked at her, then slapped himself twice hard across the face, and bowed to Jiang Bala: "I'm sorry!"

Then the second and third people slapped themselves in the face...

A series of slaps echoed from in front of the sofa.

Jiang Bala kept his eyes half-closed and didn't buy it.

Fu Yun pointed to the two people standing behind Bai Ying: "What do you say?"

Bai Ying took a drag of her cigarette, her lipstick-covered lips twitched, and she glanced at Fu Yun out of the corner of her eye: "We'll pay you back, what else can we do? Name your price."

Fu Yun frowned: "You assaulted a police officer, do you know that? Is paying compensation enough? Not only did you assault a police officer, you also obstructed official business!"

Bai Ying rolled her eyes: "Don't give me that. One price, how much?"

However, I must remind you that I am only compensating you because of your Director Yang.

I was having a great time drinking at the dance hall, and you two ruined my mood. If it weren't for my connection with your Director Yang, today it wouldn't be me giving you a way out, it would be you giving him a way out, understand?

"Hey!"

Jiang stopped pretending. He threw the towel he was holding on the coffee table and stood up: "What? Are you trying to intimidate us with Director Yang?"

"What's wrong with pressing down on you?"

A man standing behind Bai Ying pointed at Jiang Bala and cursed, "Damn it, you're a policeman, do you think you can fly?"

"Say that again, you fucking idiot?"

"What's wrong with me saying this? I regret not hitting you more often. Damn it, you guys want to take my sister Ying away without even asking what happened! You have no shame!"

If you want to ask questions, let your team leader do it. Aren't you qualified?!

"You bastard, I'm going to beat you up!"

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun walked around the coffee table, ready to fight.

Cao Rong also stood up: "Sister Ying, give her some face and tell your people to stop causing trouble!"

Bai Ying lowered her legs from her knees and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"Third sister, it's not that I'm making a scene, I've already said I'd pay you back, isn't that enough? Do you have to beat my people up?"
"In that case, I'll call Director Yang and see what their superiors say."

Bai Ying picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table, ready to dial a number.

Cao Rong glanced at Jiang Bala and Fu Yun's expressions, then took Bai Ying's phone: "Never mind, Sister Ying, let's not trouble the leaders..."

She looked at Jiang Bala and smiled, "Captain Jiang, besides Sister Ying's compensation, our dance hall also bears responsibility. How about this, we will also compensate you. This matter shouldn't be blown out of proportion."

It's the middle of the night, Director Yang is already resting. You all have official business to attend to, so it's not appropriate to disturb him."

Bai Ying crossed her legs again, a half-smile on her face. She could tell that these two policemen didn't dare let their superiors know.

Cao Rong also saw this point, and with Bai Ying's phone number, she gave the two of them face.

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun exchanged a glance, both fully aware that bringing the matter to the top leader would bring no benefit, and being beaten up would be quite embarrassing.

Furthermore, these two women are not simple people either. One is the female boss of a cement factory, a well-known rich woman in An'nan City, and she has a good relationship with several leaders in the city. If they really offend her, their own lives will not be easy.

Then there's Cao Rong, the youngest of the three Cao siblings, known in the underworld as "Third Sister." Her family owns a large portion of the entertainment industry in An'nan City, making them a prominent family in the city.

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun were only deputy captains of the criminal investigation team. If they really wanted to argue, it would be a waste of effort and not a good idea.

Seeing their hesitation, Cao Rong laughed heartily, picked up the foreign liquor from the coffee table, and the waiter quickly brought over a silver tray.

She lifted the bottle and poured two mouthfuls of liquor into the four glasses, the orange-yellow liquid splashing against the inside of the glasses. Cao Rong picked up one of the glasses and raised it towards Jiang Balai: "Captain Jiang, Captain Fu, it's all a misunderstanding. If anyone's to blame, it's Third Sister for not being hospitable enough. I'll punish myself with a drink first."

After saying that, she tilted her head back and drank the wine in one gulp, making two gurgling sounds in her swan-like throat.

Then, she called out to Bai Ying, "Sister Ying, give your third sister some face?"

"Row."

Bai Ying put her legs down, picked up a wine glass from the tray handed to her by the waiter, and said, "I have to give Third Sister face."

She drank the wine and placed the empty glass on the tray.

The waiter immediately went to Jiang Bala and Fu Yun's side.

Cao Rong raised her hand: "Captain Jiang, Captain Fu?"

Jiang Bala sighed, "We didn't mean to argue, it's just that the case is urgent, that's why we came to see Boss Bai. Since Third Sister is so straightforward, then I'll..."

As he spoke, Jiang reached for the tray, and at that moment, two people suddenly ran in through the entrance of the dance hall.

"Third sister, someone's coming."

Cao Rong squinted: "Who is it?"

"I don't know, several people drove over, and we couldn't stop them."

Bai Ying scoffed, "You guys are really something. I gave you a way out, and you actually called for backup?"

Jiang Bala was a little confused, but Fu Yun said, "I just called Captain He."

"He Jinbo, Deputy Chief of the Detachment?" Cao Rong frowned.

Fu Yun replied, "Yes."

Upon hearing the name, Bai Ying sneered, "Him? A deputy branch captain? I don't take him seriously."

Cao Rong was relieved. She knew He Jinbo; she had met him at the dinner table when her older brother invited several city leaders. He was a very easy-going person.

Moreover, she remembered that the other person liked to smoke Huazi cigarettes, and he smoked more than half a pack of the cigarettes that her older brother had given him.

Besides, the person involved was already planning to let it go, so if He Jinbo came over, he would at most give a warning, and there wouldn't be any major problems.

As Cao Rong was pondering, several people strode in through the dance hall doors, each glaring angrily and walking quickly and hurriedly.

Upon seeing He Jinbo, Jiang Bala and Fu Yun quickly went to greet him.

"Team Leader He."

"You know how to call him Captain He now?"

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun both rolled their eyes.

He Jinbo stopped, standing about ten meters away from Cao Rong and Bai Ying.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"The situation is like this..."

After explaining the matter in a few words, Jiang added, in order to avoid trouble, "I think we should just let it go. Third Sister is being quite accommodating."

Before leaving, Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang, who had been acting aggressively, immediately backed down when they heard that the person who had assaulted them was Bai Ying, the owner of the cement factory, and that Cao's third sister was acting as the peacemaker.

"They're really tough to deal with, they're all important figures. Old Jiang, I thought the guys who attacked you were some thugs, I was prepared to sacrifice myself."

Xu Guoliang nodded: "That's right, I even brought my gun."

He Jinbo glared at the two idiots, then looked at Jiang Bala: "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Jiang Bala pointed to the left side of his head: "Right here, I got a bump from a beer bottle, luckily the bottle was empty."

He Jinbo squinted: "They said they'd compensate you?"

"Yes."

"How much compensation?"

"They didn't say." Jiang Bala sighed. "Never mind, you guys go back first, I'll talk to them again. Let's just leave it at that, so as not to affect everyone's work."

"Go back? Go back to where?"

"Go home..."

Before Jiang Bala could finish speaking, he heard something was wrong with the voice, looked up, and saw Yang Jinwen behind He Jinbo.

"Xiao Yang, you're here too?"

Yang Jinwen smiled and said, "You and Uncle Fu helped me investigate the case and even got beaten up. How could I not come?"

"It's nothing serious, it's all work."

Yang Jinwen nodded, stepped out from behind He Jinbo, and pointed towards the sofa: "Who were the people who hit you?"

Jiang Bala chuckled and said, "Forget it, don't hold a grudge."

"No, can you point them out to me? I'll have to take a detour if I see them in the future. I'm scared too."

Jiang Bala didn't want to pursue the matter any further, but Fu Yun was still angry.

He pointed to the two people standing behind Bai Ying: "Just those two. One of them hit Old Jiang on the head with a beer, and the other punched me."

Yang Jinwen nodded, lifted the back of his clothes, and strode over.

Rotating neon lights, accompanied by softly flowing piano music.

Yang Jinwen stood tall and straight. As he passed a booth, he casually grabbed a beer bottle from the table and gripped it tightly in his hand...

(End of this chapter)