995. Envy and Jealousy
A little over an hour later, people from the Township Health Center and the township police station arrived one after another.
The police station sent two minibuses. They loaded the hoodlums, who had been handcuffed and bound with zip ties, into the vehicles until they were packed full.
The dashcam footage was exported and copied onto a USB drive as evidence for the police officers.
This time, they had both eyewitnesses and physical evidence. The men caught red-handed were doomed. They should have known better.
They had insisted on acting tough and crashed headlong into a Medical Team protected by two police officers. Now that they had been caught, they had only themselves to blame.
As for the man who had been so dedicated to his scam that he remained unconscious, even being carried into the Township Health Center's Iveco ambulance wouldn't save him from the full force of the law.
Faking an accident could be considered fraud, which carried criminal liability and a prison sentence of up to three years.
This man, who thought he was tough, probably wouldn't even get the luxury of administrative detention. He could just clean up and get ready for prison.
The others, who had played the part of highway bandits, were in even worse trouble. They faced multiple charges, including robbery, extortion, and provoking trouble. Their sentences would start at ten years, and even the death penalty wouldn't be unjustified. If members of the public reported other crimes and the allegations were verified, those charges would be added on top. It could only get worse—there was no limit to how bad it could be.
Perhaps word had spread through Dongwang Township that this notorious gang of hoodlums had been dealt with, and quickly reached the other townships as well,