Chapter Seventy-One: Good Luck or Bad Luck?
Xiang Kun knew, of course, that the people in the car in front were human traffickers. It was precisely because he knew this that he told Yang Zhen'er to call the police and go through insurance, rather than letting her settle it privately.
After the crash, he subconsciously "collected" some sound and smell information from the car in front of him.
Judging from the smell, there were four adults in the car in front (two men and two women), one of whom smelled of drug users. In the back seat, in addition to the two adult women, there were two sleeping children, whose physical condition seemed abnormal.
He could faintly smell diazepam in the car; it was an ingredient in sleeping pills.
Then he heard the man, who smelled of drugs, say, "Hurry up and get this over with, don't cause trouble." He was probably talking to the driver.
After the dark-skinned man who was driving got out of the car, the other man said to the two women in the back seat, "The sleeping pills I gave them should be effective enough, right? Don't wake up and cause any trouble now."
What normal parent would give their child sleeping pills just to stop them from acting up?
The four adults in the car in front are very likely human traffickers or kidnappers.
After getting out of the car, Xiang Kun deliberately strolled to the rear window of the car in front and glanced at the situation in the back seat, which further confirmed his guess.
Xiang Kun constantly reminded himself to keep a low profile, not to show off, not to meddle in other people's business, and not to think of himself as a hero.
But some things are optional; others are simply unavoidable.
He also considered whether he could remain silent for the time being, wait until the other party left, and then slowly follow behind to notify the police.
However, considering there were two children, no more than 3 or 4 years old, and a drug user in the car, what if the other party did something drastic if they realized they were surrounded by the police?
Of course, Xiang Kun also had a way to subdue all four people in the car by himself, but that would be troublesome and difficult to explain later.
So he deliberately forced the two men out of the car, then found a pretext to start a conflict, taking the opportunity to subdue them.
Xiang Kun hadn't expected that Xia Libing would also go berserk, and that she would be even more ruthless than him.
But he didn't secretly discuss it with Xia Libing, didn't he? He didn't tell her his judgment.
On the other side, the questioning of Xia Libing was also halfway through.
Because the facts of the case were very clear, Xia Libing, Xiang Kun, and others could be said to have done a great deed by saving the two children. Therefore, the police officers who questioned both Xiang Kun and Xia Libing were very kind.
"So, you glanced at the children in the car through the back window and concluded they were human traffickers?" the policewoman asked, somewhat surprised.
Xia Libing nodded. "The two children in the back seat were squeezed together, and their sleeping posture was awkward and uncomfortable, but the two women didn't care at all, only caring about making themselves comfortable. The children's clothes and shoes were all brand names, and they were all the latest styles of the season, so they must have been expensive, but they looked a bit dirty, obviously they hadn't been washed for a while."
"Judging from the clothing, behavior, and attitude of the other four people in the car, they are probably not the parents of these two children."
"The driver was reluctant to let us call the police, and even offered to forgo compensation. But after we insisted on calling the police, both men came over and tried to snatch our phones, which was very unusual."
"Of course, the most important thing is that after my friend got into a fight with those two men, the two women in the back seat neither called the police nor tried to break up the fight. Instead, they got out of the car and tried to run away. They were basically criminals themselves."
In fact, there was something else she didn't say: she felt that Xiang Kun seemed quite certain that there was something wrong with the people in that car.
Based on her assessment of Xiang Kun's personality, she knew he wouldn't easily commit to something, but once he did, he was extremely confident.
After the questioning, Xiang Kun met his "old friend" Officer Chen.
Actually, after he subdued the two human traffickers, he proactively contacted Officer Chen via WeChat to inform him of what had happened.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the police, but having an acquaintance among them would make things go more smoothly. After all, he wasn't the only one; Tang Baona, Yang Zhen'er, and Xia Libing had all been taken to the station. Especially Xia Libing —those two kicks must have seriously injured those two middle-aged women; he wondered if she would be held responsible.
However, Xiang Kun's worries were unfounded; the three women's families wielded far more influence in the city than he had imagined.
Not long after, a dignified middle-aged man and the deputy director of the branch office came to pick them up. The deputy director clearly stated that Xia Libing and Xiang Kun's actions were acts of bravery and self-defense, and that they should be commended.
Officer Chen looked at Xiang Kun, somewhat amused and exasperated. "This is... the fourth time, isn't it? Should I say you're lucky or unlucky?"
Xiang Kun couldn't help but smile wryly. In just one month, he and Officer Chen had met on four, or rather, three, different cases. Could it be that after the mutation, he was more likely to come into contact with criminal activities?
Hmm, but upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem to be the case.
If he hadn't mutated, when he first saw someone wielding a knife and committing violence downstairs at home, he probably would have only called the police instead of going downstairs to stop it.
The second time, if it weren't for the enhanced sense of smell after his mutation, and his constant "street patrols" in the middle of the night to train his hearing and smell, he wouldn't have smelled the blood and discovered the robbed and stabbed person.
The third time, if it weren't for the significant mutation and evolution of his senses of smell, sight, and hearing, he would never have been able to discover the suspect who had made extensive disguises, let alone have had the opportunity to catch him.
As for today's incident, it was again due to the information obtained from her extraordinary sensory abilities that she was able to determine that there were two abducted children in the car in front. If it were her past self, she would have been unlikely to have noticed this situation at all, and perhaps she would have left after Yang Zhen'er settled things privately with the other party.
Officer Chen saw Xiang Kun he left the police station. Just before they reached the door, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's the same old story..."
Xiang Kun smiled and continued, "I remember, don't be reckless in a crisis, call 110 first."
At the entrance of the branch office, Tang Baona and her two companions, along with the dignified middle-aged man, were already waiting for him.
"You must be Mr. Xiang. Xiang? I'm Yang Keyan, Zhen'er's father." The middle-aged man shook hands with Xiang Kun and introduced himself.
"Hello Mr. Yang, you can just call me Xiang Kun. I'm so sorry to trouble you." As Xiang Kun spoke, he thought to himself, "He looks so young. At first glance, he looks no more than his early forties, but considering that Yang Zhen'er and Tang Baona are about the same age, he should be around fifty. He's really well-preserved."
Yang Keyan smiled warmly, "What are you saying? It's Zhen'er and the others who have caused you trouble. Don't call me Mr. Yang anymore, just call me Uncle Yang like Nana does. Xiao Xiang, I heard you're still looking for a job? I have a few IT company partners in this city with whom I have good relationships, and they're all short-staffed right now. If you're interested, I can introduce you to them so you can get to know each other?"