Courtyard House: Jia Zhangshi! How dare you hit my sister?

Just then, a noise came from outside the door, and a middle-aged man's voice rang out:

"Hey Xiao Zhao, why is this interrogation room locked all day? Is there a prisoner inside?"

The young police officer's voice rang out, "Yes, Chief."

"What serious crime did they commit? Why is the interrogation taking so long? They still haven't gotten a result?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal. This guy just committed a crime in the street and broke someone's arm."

"He's still pretty stubborn, so I'm going to teach him a lesson."

The director had just nodded and hadn't even spoken when Qin Huai'an's roar suddenly erupted from the interrogation room:

"You're talking fucking bullshit!"

"I wasn't committing murder in the street! I was doing a good deed! Don't you dare spew nonsense everywhere!"

The small group of police officers outside immediately looked grim.

He suppressed his anger and said:

"Chief, you heard everything, didn't you?"

"This guy is incredibly stubborn; he won't back down unless we use some tricks. This kind of attitude really needs to be addressed."

To his surprise, the director did not immediately agree; instead, he frowned.

The station chief gestured with his chin toward the group of police officers:

"Xiao Zhao, open the door. I want to go in and see who this bastard is who has such a foul mouth."

The young police officer nodded and turned to open the door to the interrogation room.

The door opened quickly, and the director stepped inside.

The bright spotlight shone directly on the face of the person in the chair. After squinting and making out the face, he grinned and laughed.

"Oh ho, who do we have here?"

"Aren't you usually pretty arrogant?"

"What's wrong? Did you get all down and out as soon as you got here?"

"Not so arrogant anymore?"

Although the words were also a jab, the tone was more playful, sounding like banter between old acquaintances.

Qin Huai'an recognized the voice and squinted to look in this direction, but the light was too bright and he couldn't see who it was for a moment.

Seeing his expression, the director walked over and snapped off the bright light. He then stood opposite him with his arms crossed, looking at him with a smug expression.

It took Qin Huai'an a while to catch his breath before he could clearly see the face of the person in front of him.

He was stunned for a moment before finally speaking, "Company Commander Wu? It's you?"

Indeed, the man before them was none other than Wu Jianguo, the company commander whom Qin Huai'an had brutally beaten during the recruit training camp years ago.

Wu Jianguo is now estimated to be in his early forties.

Back in the army, Qin Huai'an had fought with him, but as a seasoned veteran, he wouldn't really bother with a greenhorn. Instead, he somewhat admired the kid's stubbornness.

That's how it is in the military.

Besides, he was also one of Zhang Dabiao's men. In the end, like generals lead like soldiers; they're all cut from the same cloth.

Wu Jianguo glanced at Qin Huai'an and chuckled:

"Oh, so now you know to call him Company Commander Wu?"

"Back in the army, you used to call me Lao Wu directly."

"After all, you're a guard, the regimental commander's guard."

"Hey, Company Commander, please don't bring that up. I was just being naive back then."

"Why are you arguing with a common soldier like me?"

Wu Jianguo stopped teasing him and straightened his expression:

"Tell me, what happened today? How did you get in here?"

Qin Huai'an then recounted everything that had happened during the day in detail.

Wu Jianguo frowned after hearing this.

He turned to look at the young police officer beside him, who was hunched over:

"Xiao Zhao, is that what happened?"

Little Zhao had long lost his earlier arrogance and stammered as he spoke:

"Chief... even if he's catching a thief, isn't he a bit too ruthless?"

"Dislocating someone's arm, what's the difference between that and committing murder in the street?"

"Bullshit!" Wu Jianguo cursed directly.

"You're not asking about the causes or the process, you're just focusing on the result, aren't you?"

"That old man and woman were almost robbed; they even brandished knives and were about to stab someone. If we don't break their arms, are we just going to let them commit the crime?"

"So what if it's dislocated? It's just a dislocated shoulder. Just find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to put it back in, and that'll be fine, right?"

"It's no big deal! I think you're just taking revenge on me!"

"Suspended for a week! But you're on duty today, starting tomorrow!"

"Write another two thousand words of self-criticism and put it on my desk, understand?"

Although Xiao Zhao was unconvinced, he had no confidence whatsoever in front of Wu Jianguo and could only reply in a low voice:

"Understood, Director."

Wu Jianguo glared at him: "You know, so why aren't you going up and unlocking the handcuffs?"

Xiao Zhao reluctantly went over to unlock Qin Huai'an's handcuffs.

Seeing his indignant expression, Wu Jianguo spoke up again:

"Hey, don't be ungrateful."

Do you know what kind of temper he has?

"Back in recruit camp, this kid dared to lay a hand on me."

"You're just a lowly beat cop. If I hadn't said a few words here today, do you believe I could have someone stuff a sack in your head and dump you in a latrine one day, and you wouldn't even know who did it?"

"You're already happy about getting a good deal, why are you still complaining!"

After hearing what Wu Jianguo said, Xiao Zhao felt a little scared.

Actually, he could tell from the moment Wu Jianguo didn't arrive that the guy in front of him was a tough nut to crack.

The methods you usually use to deal with thieves and hooligans don't work on this guy at all.

From the moment he entered the police station until now, this kid has been arrogant and tough from beginning to end, with a fearless spirit emanating from his bones.

While locked up inside, he kept yelling that he wanted to "punish" himself when he got out.

He didn't take it seriously then, but now that even Wu Jianguo has said so, he actually believes it.

The main thing was Qin Huai'an's gaze; it was frighteningly calm.

He didn't want to become mortal enemies with such a ruthless person.

So as soon as the handcuffs were removed, he quickly forced a smile at Qin Huai'an:

"Um... brother, I'm sorry, I did some things wrong today. Don't take it to heart, I apologize."

Although Xiao Zhao apologized, Qin Huai'an did not let the matter rest in his heart.

That bastard made things so difficult for me today; I'll definitely teach him a lesson when I get the chance.

So, as soon as he left the interrogation room, Qin Huai'an kept glancing at Xiao Zhao, as if trying to etch that face into his mind.

Xiao Zhao also noticed his gaze. Being stared at like that, and thinking about what Wu Jianguo had just said, made him break out in a cold sweat.

It wasn't that he was a coward; he genuinely had never met someone like Qin Huai'an before.

That kind of energy, how should I put it, is "ruthless," the kind of ruthlessness that clearly intends to get you, it's terrifying.

Wu Jianguo, of course, also noticed Qin Huai'an's subtle actions, and he spoke directly:

"Alright, kid, stop staring."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Aren't you just trying to figure out how to make up for it?"

"You just got out of the army, do you think you're still in the military? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

"Although I'm no longer your company commander, I am the station chief for this area."

"Give me some face, let's leave it at that."

Qin Huai'an turned to look at Wu Jianguo. He understood that this was the company commander's good intention.

He had just come out, and the other party was a local police officer. If he really wanted to cause trouble, he would definitely be asking for trouble.

After thinking for a while, Qin Huai'an nodded.

At least there shouldn't be any flaws on the watch face. Later, I have to find an opportunity to put it in a sack and beat it up, damn it!

"..."

Wu Jianguo secretly breathed a sigh of relief—he was genuinely afraid that this ancestor might suddenly act recklessly.

Fortunately, we managed to persuade this ancestor to stop.

He then turned and glared fiercely at Xiao Zhao, the meaning of which was clear:

You'd better be grateful, kid. If it weren't for me, you'd be in big trouble today.