Yang Xiaoming was really depressed today. He was sad, heartbroken, and in a lot of pain…
He had finally managed to spot a few good-looking girls, finally managed to pressure that waiter into helping him spike their drinks, and finally managed to knock out about ten people…
But who knew this troublemaker would show up? That guy wasn’t even afraid of a gun. But I was unlucky too—I was so focused on how cool the gun was that I forgot to take the safety off.
“I gritted my teeth, picked up the gun, and was about to shoot at that guy’s leg as he kicked toward me, but then I realized I couldn’t fire it. Then he kicked my wrist so hard it hurt like crazy.” Remembering this, Yang Xiaoming couldn’t help but clutch his wrist and glare furiously at Xu Ze in front of him.
Only now could he really see what this guy looked like. But after one look, he got even angrier. Let’s say he’s a pretty boy. Fine. But his kung fu is amazing too. Seriously, I must have run into some kind of bad luck today…
Xu Ze, however, had no mood to bother with him. With a cold expression, he looked at the crowd in front of him and was about to teach them a lesson, when suddenly the private room’s main lights turned on. A group of police officers rushed in from outside and surrounded them.
Meanwhile, those male and female students who had been drugged were still crazily twisting their bodies and shaking their heads, completely unbothered.
The lead officer looked at the group that was clearly in a state of excitement, then gestured for another cop to turn off the music. Just as he was about to question the people in front of him, he noticed that the kid with the dyed yellow hair looked kind of familiar. With a slight frown, he remembered who this young master with the swollen face was…
“Director Yang’s son… Yang… Yang Xiaoming.” The officer thought for a moment before recalling the name. His heart immediately sank, and he cautiously looked at Yang Xiaoming. Seeing his bruised and swollen face, the officer’s expression turned grim.
Yang Xiaoming, on the other hand, wasn’t scared when the police showed up—he was actually relieved. Looking at the lead officer, his eyes lit up with joy. “Brother Wang! Perfect timing. This guy beat me and my friends up. Take him to the station and throw the book at him!”
Officer Wang had met Yang Xiaoming a few times at certain events, and they had exchanged greetings before. It seemed Yang Xiaoming remembered him.
Officer Wang knew exactly what kind of brat this Young Master Yang was. But his father was his boss’s boss, and now this young master had been beaten up on his turf while he was present. If he didn’t handle it properly, the young master would go home and complain. When Director Yang saw what had happened to his son, Officer Wang’s spot as the head of public security might just disappear.
He then glanced at the people in the back—clearly dressed in expensive clothes, and two of them were seriously injured. After a quick mental calculation, Officer Wang made up his mind. Turning to Xu Ze, he said harshly, “Please show me your ID. You are suspected of intentional assault. Come back to the station with me for questioning.”
Xu Ze looked at this so-called Brother Wang, a trace of a cold smile flashing in his eyes. He said calmly, “I’m the one who called the police. These people deliberately induced others into taking drugs, illegally possessed a firearm, and used it to threaten others.”
Officer Wang didn’t really take Xu Ze’s words seriously at first. Cases like this—without evidence—who could say for sure? With Director Yang around, small matters like this could easily be swept under the rug. But when he heard “illegal firearm” and “threatening others,” his expression immediately changed.
Xu Ze smiled faintly and pointed to the floor. “Officer Wang… I hope that’s not Director Yang’s service weapon. That would be a pretty serious charge, don’t you think?”
Hearing Xu Ze’s words, Officer Wang followed his gaze nervously—and there, under the light, lay an object giving off a faint, dark gleam. Looking closer, it really was a handgun. And not just any gun—it was a newly issued Type 95.
Officer Wang’s face darkened. He turned to look at Yang Xiaoming, whose expression was also somewhat panicked. Great, this guy is seriously reckless. Not only did he sneak out his father’s service weapon, but he also caused a huge scene.
But Officer Wang didn’t get to his position as head of public security by being green. He bent down, picked up the gun, casually slipped it into his pocket, then nodded and shouted loudly to the officers behind him, “This is serious. Take all of them back to the station for questioning.”
Yang Xiaoming saw that even he was being taken in and started to panic. Glaring at Officer Wang, he said coldly, “Brother Wang… You can take that guy in, but I need to go to the hospital.”
Seeing that the young master still didn’t realize he was trying to help him, Officer Wang’s face darkened. He blinked and said sternly, “Don’t talk nonsense. Come back to the station for questioning first. Don’t you understand how much trouble you’ve caused?”
Catching Officer Wang’s pointed look and hearing his deliberately harsh tone, Yang Xiaoming—though tipsy—wasn’t an idiot. He stopped arguing and obediently followed two officers out.
By then, an emergency doctor and nurse had also arrived. Officer Wang watched them come in, then instructed one of his men to take the two young men with wrist injuries to the ambulance with the doctor.
Then he turned to Xu Ze, who was still holding Lin Yumeng tightly without letting go, and said sternly, “Come on. You’re coming to the station with me to get this all cleared up.”
Xu Ze frowned slightly and said calmly, “I need to take her to the hospital. She was drugged and needs treatment.”
Officer Wang was experienced with this sort of thing. He looked at Lin Yumeng, who was still clinging to Xu Ze’s neck in a daze, and knew she had probably been given ketamine. But it didn’t seem like much. So he said, “It’s fine. She’ll be okay after she sleeps it off.”
“No. She’s young. She needs to go to the hospital for fluids. We can’t risk any lasting effects.” With that, Xu Ze prepared to leave with Lin Yumeng in his arms.
Officer Wang naturally wasn’t going to let him leave just like that. With a dark expression, he stepped in front of Xu Ze and said harshly, “I said she’ll be fine. You need to come to the station with me first. But if you’re really worried, I can have one of my men take her.”
“I’ll come to your station after I’ve taken care of this. Don’t worry—I’m not going anywhere.” Looking at Officer Wang’s grim expression, Xu Ze understood exactly what he was thinking. Officer Wang had to get him to the station and keep him there until Director Yang Li arrived to handle the situation. Otherwise, if word got out, Officer Wang would be in serious trouble.
But Xu Ze wasn’t one to be easily intimidated. Yang Li couldn’t threaten him at all. He didn’t feel the need to cater too much to these police officers. Still, he generally tried to follow the law and didn’t want a direct confrontation with the police.
He frowned and reached for his phone to make a call. After hesitating for a moment, he instead pulled out a small ID booklet from his pocket and handed it over. “Here are my credentials. Under these circumstances, you don’t have the authority to restrict my movement.”
Officer Wang frowned as he looked at the booklet with the military emblem on it. His eyebrows twitched.
“An officer?” He looked up at Xu Ze—a young man of obvious composure but clearly no older than twenty-one or twenty-two—and found it hard to believe. But at the same time, he didn’t think anyone would be stupid enough to try using fake credentials on him.
So he furrowed his brows suspiciously and thought, Could he be a military academy student? If so, I really can’t just push him around.
He took the booklet and flipped through it carefully. But the moment he opened it, his eyes went wide. General Staff Department… Intelligence Bureau… Major…
“No way.” Officer Wang froze. How could this be from the General Staff Department, with a rank of Major?
He almost wanted to laugh. But he carefully felt the booklet, examined it closely, and looked back up at the young man—who was now frowning with clear impatience—before finally confirming that the ID was real.
The other officers were already getting restless, thinking to themselves, Just cuff the kid and bring him in.
But when they saw their captain’s stunned expression, they froze. Two of them leaned in to get a look, but Officer Wang quickly closed the booklet to keep his subordinates from seeing it.
The two officers behind him, noticing that their captain had deliberately hidden the ID from them, were startled for a moment before realizing what was happening. A look of awe appeared in their eyes as they gazed at Xu Ze.
The General Staff Department’s Intelligence Bureau… Officer Wang had never dealt with them before, but he knew very well the status of this relatively secretive department in the country. In plain terms, it was like a certain Western superpower’s Central Intelligence Agency.
And this guy was a Major. So young at that—who knows what kind of connections he had. Officer Wang certainly had no authority, and absolutely no desire, to restrict his movements anymore. A man like this—even Director Yang wouldn’t be able to push him around.
So he quickly handed the booklet back with both hands and said cautiously, “I’m sorry, comrade. I’m just doing my job.”
Xu Ze nodded and said, “I’ll be in touch with your Director Yang, as well as Secretary Lin from the city government, to figure out how to handle this.”
He then turned to look at Lin Yumeng’s classmates, who were still extremely excited. “These are all students from Star University. Make sure they’re taken care of. Do your best to keep this confidential—don’t report it to the school. We’ll wait until a final decision is made.”
Hearing Xu Ze’s words, Officer Wang glanced at Lin Yumeng in Xu Ze’s arms, seemed to understand something, and nodded quickly. “Yes, please don’t worry. I’ll handle this matter and report to my superiors to clarify things. Director Yang should contact you personally to discuss how to proceed.”
Xu Ze nodded, then carried Lin Yumeng straight downstairs. He needed to get the toxic substances out of her system as soon as possible. Even though using this kind of drug once probably wouldn’t have a big effect, Xu Ze still wasn’t comfortable taking any chances. He wanted to make sure everything was done perfectly—no room for error when it came to Lin Yumeng.
