Chapter 56: Special Handling Made It Happen, How Strange!

The night of the incident.

Officer Zhang Bin, who was on duty at the Dongwangzhuang Township Police Station after receiving the report, rode his motorcycle out for a long time before finally fetching Deputy Station Chief Wang Bingwu and two public security assistants.

Although they all looked disheveled and quite unwilling, having been disturbed from a deep sleep in the middle of the night when they arrived at the station, the moment they saw the beautiful young female teacher sitting in the office—her face etched with anxiety, worry, and confusion, a look that instinctively evoked pity—they immediately perked up with the spirit of “the people’s police serve the people,” eager to be protectors. Filled with righteous indignation and a fierce aura, they impatiently listened to Xiao Qian’s brief account of the case…

Not bothering with detailed questioning, Deputy Station Chief Wang Bingwu immediately roared angrily, “Bastards! Daring to cause trouble at the school, these sons of turtles need a good beating to remember who their parents are! Let’s go, arrest them!”

The two public security assistants, along with the duty officer, followed Wang Bingwu as the four of them stormed out with murderous intent. Wang Bingwu even took the wheel himself, driving the station’s old, battered police van, blaring the siren as they charged menacingly toward the Dongwangzhuang Township Health Center—which was actually less than two hundred meters from the police station!

Upon arriving at the health center, Wang Bingwu, enraged and brandishing his pistol with a murderous look, indiscriminately rounded up several bruised and battered thugs who were lining up to have the duty nurse dress their wounds, forcing them all to squat in the middle of the health center’s small courtyard.

But the case details that followed made cold sweat instantly break out on Wang Bingwu’s forehead.

Of the eight thugs involved, two were seriously injured.

Feng Xiaoli, the notorious seventh of the Ten Brothers, had his leg broken and likely ribs as well; Hou Gang, the fourth, was in worse shape—he had been stabbed twice in the stomach!

According to the nurse on duty, Hou Gang’s life might be in danger—after the injured were brought to the health center, the duty doctor immediately woke the driver. They used the health center’s only van, along with three family members of the injured who hurried over, to rush the two seriously wounded to the county hospital. Before departing, they had already called the county hospital’s emergency line, arranging to meet halfway for emergency treatment of the critically injured.

Serious injury!

Potentially fatal!

Wang Bingwu knew this incident had blown up big time!

Local troublemakers fighting at the Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School, and a large-scale brawl at that, was absolutely a vicious incident with terrible repercussions.

Moreover, this vicious brawl had resulted in two serious injuries, possibly even a death. Extending the thought, if even two of the notorious and brutal Ten Brothers were injured this badly, wouldn’t the school students have even worse injuries? If students ended up seriously injured or dead…

Everyone at their police station would bear huge responsibility for dereliction of duty!

After all, the case happened on school grounds!

By the time Dongwangzhuang Township Police Station Chief Xu Jun, who had received the pager message, hurried over on his motorcycle from Xu Family Hamlet, the basic facts of the case had already been investigated.

Officer Zhang Bin had also learned from inquiries at Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School that all the involved students had left the school overnight.

A little past one in the morning.

Chief Xu Jun and Deputy Chief Wang Bingwu squatted outside the room holding the thugs, smoking and discussing the case with worried frowns, occasionally unable to resist glancing toward the office. They had already heard Zhang Bin’s report: after coming to the station to report the case, that beautiful young female teacher—whom any man would instinctively look at twice—had used the station’s phone to make a call.

For a frightened young female teacher, a girl away from home, calling her family seemed normal, nothing to make a fuss about.

But the problem was, Zhang Bin said this female teacher seemed to have some connections. She clearly called her father. In those days, not many families could afford a phone, and this teacher had earnestly and unusually recounted the case details to her father over the phone. Most surprisingly, she tearfully said during the call, “This really happened because of me. My students and a male teacher fought with those troublemakers from outside the school to protect me. The High School Entrance Examination is in a few days; the students can’t be delayed! You must protect these students no matter what; you must ensure they can take the exam!”

Protect the students!

Ensure they take the exam!

Within a few days…

These words were enough to make Chief Xu Jun and Deputy Chief Wang Bingwu stare in shock—this young female teacher’s father was clearly no ordinary person! Otherwise, how could she dare make such a request of him?

What a joke?

A case of such a vicious nature, possibly even involving a death!

Wanting to resolve it within a few days, not delaying the students involved in the brawl and serious assault from taking the High School Entrance Examination? Even if this teacher’s father were the county police chief, he wouldn’t dare play such a hand lightly, would he?

Just as Zhang Bin and the two public security assistants quickly apprehended the thug who had fled home, the piercing sound of police sirens echoed from afar.

Soon, three police cars roared into the small courtyard of the Dongwangzhuang Township Police Station.

Over a dozen police officers stepped out.

The leader was none other than Jinzhou County Police Chief Zhan Yongguo!

…

The next day.

When the families of the thugs, especially those of Hou Gang and Feng Xiaoli, gathered over a hundred people and rushed to the gates of Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School, trying to force the school to give an explanation, they were terrified to find over a dozen fully armed police officers standing guard at the entrance!

Two police cars with flashing lights were parked at the school gate!

In those days, unlike over a decade later when in many places ordinary people, feeling wronged or cheated, could sometimes gather and boldly act on the principle of “the law cannot punish everyone,” with police and local officials having to first soothe them with gentle words…

Now?

Dare to gather and cause trouble? Arrest the ringleaders and those who disobey!

Have you all gone mad?

Station Chief Xu Jun and Deputy Chief Wang Bingwu, who had not slept all night under immense pressure, stood before the crowd of suspects’ families with dark circles under their eyes, armed belts around their waists, guns at their hips, looking imposing and spirited.

Wang Bingwu waved his hand and bellowed, “What are you doing? What are you doing? Trying to rebel?”

The hundred or so common folk all shrank back, looking at each other uneasily. Judging by the setup at the school gate, it seemed… it seemed things weren’t quite right…

The families of Hou Gang and Feng Xiaoli were still more emotional, stepping forward and stubbornly demanding answers, only to be loudly scolded and shut down by the tall, imposing, fierce-eyed Station Chief Xu Jun, who radiated menace: “Are you Hou Gang and Feng Xiaoli’s parents? Or relatives? Look at the fine sons you raised! What kind of scum are they? Young men in their twenties, how could they do such despicable things? I’m telling you straight today! Once they recover from their injuries, they’re still going to prison!”

“Huh?”

The families were immediately terrified!

They had thought it was like before—just a gang fight where people got hurt, right? The injured side should naturally be compensated by the side that gained the upper hand. As for the police station arresting people… that was just for fines.

But now, they were going to prison?

Good heavens!

“Zhang Bin!” Xu Jun roared.

“Here!” Zhang Bin strode quickly to the front.

“Go with the deputy chief, take them back to the station, explain the case details, explain the law, let them know what crime and breaking the law mean!” Xu Jun glared at the crowd, gnashing his teeth, pointing at them one by one fiercely, scolding like a lion: “Look at your sorry states, aiding and abetting evil! No wonder you raised such wretched children! Harming others and yourselves! Instead of reflecting, instead of first finding out what happened, you dare gather in a mob to cause trouble at the school? Do you need your entire families, young and old, locked up in prison before you can behave, before you can understand? Damn it all, get the hell back home!”

Faced with the powerful state law enforcement apparatus, under the pitying gazes of Wang Bingwu and Zhang Bin shaking their heads and sighing, the crowd scattered in fear, murmuring anxiously, hearts still pounding.

Only the immediate family members of the involved thugs followed Wang Bingwu and Zhang Bin to the police station, trembling and fearful.

After they learned the details and the vicious nature of the case, every one of them was scared out of their wits—their children had really caused a huge disaster!

What a sin!

…

Fortunately!

Hou Gang didn’t die. After emergency treatment, he was out of mortal danger.

For both, or rather all three involved parties, this was absolutely a stroke of luck amid misfortune!

Among the unlucky ones, besides all those thugs being arrested and doomed to prison due to the case’s severity and extreme viciousness, with their families suffering greatly, there was also Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School Principal Fu Changzheng receiving a major demerit, Dongwangzhuang Township Police Station Chief Xu Jun and Deputy Chief Wang Bingwu being demoted, and Dongwangzhuang Township Deputy Township Head Guo Huaiyan receiving an administrative demerit—and it was said this was only because the female teacher at the school, Xiao Qian, had family connections and spoke some words on their behalf to lighten the blame; otherwise, if they were held fully responsible, they could have been dismissed on the spot.

Involved teacher Zuo Hongbin was kept on duty under observation.

Involved teacher Xiao Qian, after completing the relevant procedures at the school following the incident, left Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School.

In contrast, the involved middle school students seemed as if nothing had happened. After being questioned by special case police, they even received comfort, encouragement, and verbal praise.

The anxious parents finally breathed sighs of relief, smiling happily.

Who could you reason with about this?

And all this happened within just a few short days.

It truly did not delay the involved students’ High School Entrance Examination!

When Su Chunfeng received the exam permit delivered personally by his Homeroom Teacher Li Jichun, he still found it hard to believe, as if in a dream. He couldn’t help but marvel inwardly, “How strange, what background does Xiao Qian’s family have? Such a serious, vicious criminal case, with such terrible repercussions, could basically be closed in such a short time… it’s unscientific!”

Since the incident, he hadn’t seen Xiao Qian at all.

But he knew, besides Xiao Qian, who could have such immense influence? Who else would, and could, help these students with such a monumental task?