"Yes, I understand, I understand!"
Xu Kai smiled and nodded. His gaze swept to the side before he looked at Shen Heng again and asked:
Could you tell us about the situation here?
Shen Heng nodded and began to explain:
"They got a job from somewhere, their goal was to blind me, and then beat up my friend, and then you saw what happened!"
Shen Heng pointed to Yan Sheng's clothes, which were still covered in dust and footprints.
"My friend was beaten up by them, then I rushed over, and they tried to beat me up too, so I fought back! Then they called the police, and then you guys arrived!"
"I see!" Xu Kai nodded.
"No, officer, you can't believe him! Didn't you see? We're the ones getting beaten up! My friends are still lying on the floor!" the bald thug shouted, pointing at the men lying on the ground.
The group of people who were watching the show were suddenly pointed at and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Then, one of the smart ones shouted first, and the others started wailing as if a switch had been flipped.
The sudden wail made Xu Kai frown slightly. He glanced at the group of people, then looked back at the bald thug.
"Yeah, I saw it, but he didn't hide it, did he? Didn't he say that when you tried to beat him up, he beat you up instead? What? Is there something wrong with what he said?"
The bald thug was slightly taken aback, his mind racing as he tried to recall what Shen Heng had just said. After a moment, he remembered and immediately replied:
"No, we didn't take any orders. They just dirtied my friend's clothes and wouldn't pay for them. My friend tried to stop them from calling the police, and then they suddenly started beating him up!"
"Then where did the footprints on this student come from?" Xu Kai pointed to Yan Sheng's school uniform.
"This... this..."
"What? Can't you come up with a reason?" Xu Kai asked.
"No, no, I remember now. When he hit my friend, my friend had to fight back, right? And when he fought back, he accidentally hit his friend!" The bald thug suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Oh? Is that so?" Shen Heng looked at the bald thug.
"Of course!"
"That's perfect! Don't you have a video on your phone of me hitting your friend? We can take a look!" Shen Heng said.
"This..." The bald thug's face showed a conflicted expression.
"Alright, that's making a false statement, you know you'll be punished, right?" Xu Kai looked at the bald thug with a serious expression.
The bald thug gritted his teeth, "Alright, we hit his friend first, but we didn't take any orders. His friend just dirtied my friend's clothes and wouldn't pay for it, so my friend hit his friend!"
"And this guy really did hit my friend, and my friend is still lying on the ground!"
Xu Kai nodded and lowered his head to think.
The only point of contention between the two sides is whether these thugs have accepted the orders.
The matter involves personnel from the Supervision Bureau, and different causes can lead to different outcomes.
If Shen Heng beat them up for no reason, then it's Shen Heng's problem, and the matter should be transferred to the Supervision Bureau for handling.
If they attacked Shen Heng first, then it's their problem, and the matter is simple; it can be judged as an unlawful attack on a public official.
Thinking of this, Xu Kai looked up at Shen Heng.
"Comrade Shen Heng, do you have time later? We might need to ask you to come to the police station!"
"Okay, it's alright, I'm not in a hurry!" Shen Heng nodded.
Seeing that Shen Heng agreed, Xu Kai breathed a sigh of relief.
If Shen Heng really wants to leave, there's really nothing he can do, since the Supervision Bureau is now a rather special entity.
Because there were too many thugs, Xu Kai called another police car, and then the group drove towards the police station.
The police car returned safely to the police station, and the individuals were then separated into individual rooms for interrogation.
"No, I already told you, my friends' clothes got dirty, so they couldn't stand it and that's why they hit them! And they even fought back, it was mutual fighting, mutual fighting!! My friend was the one who was more seriously injured!" The bald thug slammed his fist on the table.
The interrogating officer was not distracted by the bald thug; he looked up at the bald thug.
"Tell me, who exactly did you get the order from?"
"How many times do I have to tell you? There's no such thing as taking orders. We only hit him because he dirtied our clothes!" the bald thug yelled.
The interrogator gave him one last look. "In that case, we'll have to transfer you to the prosecution on charges of illegally assaulting a public official!"
"Hey! Hey!! Hey!! You can't talk nonsense! Hitting someone is one thing, but when did we attack a public official!" The bald thug's voice involuntarily rose.
"Didn't you beat up those guys?"
"Yes, we only hit them, we didn't hit anyone else!"
"One of them is a public official!"
"Nonsense! They're all students, how could they be public officials?"
"So you think we're lying to you by saying this on camera?" the interrogator asked.
The bald thug froze, turning his head to look at the security camera placed to the side, its red light flashing intermittently.
His line of work gives him a good understanding of many aspects of police work.
For example, police officers are absolutely not allowed to lie during interrogations; otherwise, whatever the criminal says cannot be used as evidence to convict them.
So... is there really a public official among those people?
But... how is that possible?
"Which of them is a public official?" the bald thug asked, his voice hoarse.
"The one who beat you up! Perfect, you recorded it, this is the physical evidence of your illegal assault on a public official!"
The bald thug opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to retort, but remained silent for a long time, as if he didn't know how to refute it.
After a long while, he seemed to have let out a huge sigh of relief, and leaned weakly back in his chair.
"Really? No wonder he's so skilled!"
"Now you can talk, right? If you do, the charges might be lighter!" the interrogator asked again.
The bald thug nodded weakly.
"Yes..."
Meanwhile, in an interrogation room not far away, Shen Heng was propping his head up with one hand, listening silently.
"It wasn't Gu Zexuan who directly assigned them; was it someone close to Gu Zexuan who contacted them...?"
In that case, as long as that person insists that they just dislike me, it will be difficult to have much of an impact on Gu Zexuan...
Suddenly, Shen Heng opened his eyes and looked toward the doorway.
Two seconds later, with a click, the interrogation room door opened and a figure walked in.
Wang Hai glanced at Shen Heng inside the room, then moved a stool and sat down opposite Shen Heng.
"Tell me what happened!" Wang Hai said.
Shen Heng nodded and recounted the whole story.
After a long silence, Wang Hai nodded.
"Okay, as long as it's not your fault!"
"How will this be handled next?" Shen Heng asked.
"Let's do everything according to the rules!" Wang Hai said.
Shen Heng nodded, not surprised by Wang Hai's reply, and then asked.
"What if that person insists it was their own decision and had nothing to do with Gu Zexuan?"
Wang Hai paused slightly, then looked up at Shen Heng.
"Did you hear that?"
Shen Heng nodded without refuting.
"Don't worry, if that really happens, I'll make them give you an explanation!"
Wang Hai paused, his gaze fixed on Shen Heng.
"The rules of the Supervision Bureau!"
"We will not allow others to bully us just because we have power, but we will also not allow others to bully us just because we have power!"