After they were brought back to the station, they were locked up immediately. As for interrogation, that would naturally have to wait until they woke up.
The confiscated evidence was unpacked, and they first confirmed the identities of the perverts. When police identification cards were found in their clothing pockets, everyone present froze!
Cao Hong was an inspector from the O Group, and the other two were from the O Group as well. Only the bearded man's identity was unknown.
"This..."
Everyone in the room exchanged looks. The colleagues who had interacted with the three before felt sick and could not help shivering.
"You really couldn't tell from their usual behavior... Their tastes are seriously twisted!"
"Who the hell would've known? The three of them were always together, acting all sneaky."
"What do we do now?"
"How would I know? Report it. This isn't something we can decide!"
There was nothing much to do on the night shift, so a group of them gathered in the room and gossiped about Cao Hong and the other two's usual behavior.
Cao Hong had always been somewhat sinister and greedy, and he was not particularly well-liked among his colleagues. It was not enough to make enemies, but he truly had no close friends. The few people who shared his tastes were either absent or kicking him while he was down. After all, this matter could not be kept secret. The three bastards would never be able to stay at the station, and being transferred out would be the best possible outcome.
"We're screwed!" one of the officers suddenly shouted, startling everyone.
"What is it? Why are you making such a fuss?"
"There were reporters at the scene just now. They took pictures of everything!"
Everyone stared at one another, dumbfounded. This was bad. They did not believe the reporters would fail to dig up the three men's backgrounds. Once it was reported, the headlines practically wrote themselves.
Hong Kong's Royal XX Actually Did This in a Bar
<Perverts—Can People Like This Protect Hong Kong's Citizens?>
The Hong Kong Royal XX's Sex Scandal
Just imagining the storm of public opinion that would erupt made everyone's heads ache. Although they had not done anything themselves, they would still be implicated, and people would inevitably point fingers at them!
While cursing inwardly, they lost all interest in gossip and hurriedly called the station chief to report the situation.
However, this was not an easy call to make. Reporting good news was one thing, and reporting bad news was another, but this matter was probably no different from reporting a death.
As the leader at the scene during the operation, he was the only one who could make the call. Being a leader was not as easy as it seemed.
He had just explained half the situation when the station chief's explosive roar came through the phone: "What? What did you say? Say that again! Fucking hell, these perverts!"
He quickly moved the receiver farther from his ear, twitched the corner of his mouth, and continued explaining.
"What, there were reporters? What the hell are you people good for? Didn't you know to stop them? What use are you? Are you all wooden posts?"
Click. Hearing the dead tone from the receiver, the team leader rolled his eyes. How is that my fault?
What a disaster!
The station chief immediately called Inspector Huang after hanging up and launched into a furious tirade. Inspector Huang was completely baffled. After learning what had happened, he was left speechless with shock. If the higher-ups blamed them, he would be the first to take the hit, followed by the station chief. After all, he was their direct superior.
As for the station chief, he could only be held responsible for failing to secure the scene. It was not a major matter—just embarrassing.
But Inspector Huang was different. He could forget about saving face, and he would also have to bear the punishment for failing to keep those under him in line, even though what had happened was not illegal.
But this... this violated the rules!
After hanging up, he immediately got dressed and prepared to rush to the station. Yet just as he stepped out the door, he suddenly felt that something about the matter was suspicious. Although Cao Hong was somewhat sinister, Inspector Huang would believe it if Cao Hong had taken bribes. He would absolutely believe it. But as for having that kind of unusual hobby, he truly could not imagine it.
Cao Hong was usually so overbearing. Would someone like him really have that hobby?
Still, he would have to ask him in person to learn the actual circumstances.
When he arrived at the station and saw the miserable state of the three men, he was furious. "Bring some cold water and wake them up!"
Several basins of icy water were poured over them, and the three slowly regained consciousness.
Cao Hong's awareness gradually returned. He only felt pain throughout his body; even the slightest movement hurt terribly.
He rolled over and tried to stand. The moment he moved, he let out a scream of pain and collapsed face-first onto the floor again.
"So you know how to feel pain!" a very familiar voice rang out beside Cao Hong. It sounded like a volcano whose force was being held down with all its might, ready to erupt with tremendous energy at any moment.
Cao Hong laboriously raised his head and looked around. Why did this seem to be the interrogation room?
"Pull him up!"
The voice sounded again. Two people came over and hauled Cao Hong up from the floor.
"Ah! It hurts, it hurts!"
Cao Hong stood there with one leg raised and his rear sticking out, struggling to remain upright. He looked at his immediate superior in front of him, then at the disgusted looks from those around him and his three companions slowly waking beside him. For a moment, he looked utterly bewildered!
"Tell us what happened."
Cao Hong remained dazed for a long while before slowly recalling that they had been drinking at a bar, and then...!
"I remember now. I went drinking, and someone tampered with my drink. Then I passed out. I don't know what happened after that." Cao Hong had no idea where all the pain in his body had come from, and he slapped his head in frustration.
In an instant, Cao Hong's eyes widened. He stared fixedly at Inspector Huang, his lips trembling as he asked in disbelief, "What did you say? I... What happened to me?"
"What happened? You were tied up by someone, and afterward..." Inspector Huang's voice held no emotion. He jerked his chin toward the three people on the floor. "As for which one of the three it was, I have no idea!"
"Me? Me? Me?" Cao Hong's mind was in complete chaos.
"Which bar were you drinking at?"
"XXX." Cao Hong answered woodenly.
Inspector Huang glanced at the officer beside him. When he saw the officer nod to confirm that the three had also been brought back from there, he continued asking, "Have you offended anyone recently?"
"Offended someone!?" Several figures flashed through his mind. He had offended plenty of people. Suddenly, one figure stopped in his thoughts: a pair of calm, emotionless eyes stared straight at him. Even though Cao Hong had tortured him until he had wished for death, the man had still left with such effortless poise, telling him only one thing.
Those who broke the rules never met a good end!