Seeing the two still confused, Li Chonglou continued to explain, "The police officer from just now is an old acquaintance of mine. With his experience, he wouldn't have come up with these words himself."
"It's obvious someone from above used his mouth to convey the police's attitude to the public."
Li Chonglou pursed his lips, a half-smile on his face, but the two still seemed bewildered.
"Then what does this have to do with my friend?"
"Well, as I said, they've stated the police's attitude, so naturally, they won't allow any more cases of favoritism or corruption to happen."
Fan Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it to his family."
Chen Pao, standing nearby, asked, "What about the stuff? They said it was in the car, but now the car's been towed away."
"We're heading over there now."
Li Chonglou was not one to delay. The reason he brought the two out directly was to get to the branch first to wait for Yue Fu, and also to keep an eye on the goods to prevent any further accidents.
The closest was the Sun Wen Branch. The most bustling area nearby was this very Sun Wen Road, hence the naming of the police station.
As for why Yue Fu would be in this area, Li Chonglou was also clueless. When the three arrived at the branch, since Yue Fu had not yet returned, Li Chonglou did not go inside with the other two. He only watched from outside the compound at Fan Jian's friend, A Tu's, tricycle parked outside.
Chen Pao suddenly spoke, "Why don't we just cut the fuss? I'll go grab the stuff and leave, it won't implicate your friend."
This string of unexpected events had made Chen Pao lose his patience, mainly because he lacked the sense of control and it was a waste of time.
However, Li Chonglou rejected his suggestion, and his reason was quite sound.
"For now, try not to resort to violence if possible. The police have made their stance clear. If you cause more trouble, even the smallest issue could draw the attention of the higher authorities."
Chen Pao's brows furrowed instantly. "Is it really that serious?"
Li Chonglou sighed and said, "Isn't the situation clear? How did those passersby react before my friend spoke just now?"
"The airport incident is no small matter. Coupled with what happened before, if the police don't take decisive action this time, Shangjing will fall into chaos even without anyone else's machinations."
As Li Chonglou spoke, he suddenly froze. A terrifying thought flashed through his mind!
Chen Pao, seeing this, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Li Chonglou jolted and snapped back to reality, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Nothing. I mean, you should understand what I'm saying, right? In short, it's best to keep a low profile during this period. Don't become the 'chicken' for the police to make an example of."
This "chicken" was not just any chicken; Chen Pao instantly recalled the proverb left by his ancestors: "Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys."
He said with newfound seriousness, "I understand!"
Fan Jian, not being part of their circle, didn't quite grasp their words, but his attention wasn't on them anyway.
"Please, don't do anything rash. My friend has elderly parents and young children at home. If anything happens to him, it would be disastrous."
"Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Just as Li Chonglou finished speaking, he saw Yue Fu driving back to the police station.
"Wait for me here, I'll go in and ask about the situation."
With that, he quickly walked towards Yue Fu.
After getting out of the car, Yue Fu didn't seem in a hurry to go inside, as if he had anticipated Li Chonglou would come looking for him.
"Let's go inside first. Officer Lin also has something she wants me to convey to you."
So it was because of her!
Li Chonglou suddenly had a guess as to why Yue Fu was here. As the two went inside, Li Chonglou encountered Long Pao.
This fellow seemed unaware of the seriousness of the situation. As soon as he saw Yue Fu, he jumped up.
"Didn't I tell you who my boss is? You dare to arrest me?"
Yue Fu calmly replied, "Don't worry, I'll send your boss to see you later."
"What do you mean?"
Yue Fu ignored him and led Li Chonglou into his office.
Li Chonglou asked with some curiosity, "Who was that guy's boss? How come even the traffic police are taking orders?"
Yue Fu replied with a wry smile, "I don't know if you're unlucky or he is. He's not involved in the underworld. Those two traffic police officers were his so-called boss's sons, who were placed there through money by a captain in the traffic bureau."
"That captain seems to be unaware of the situation."
Li Chonglou was stunned.
"So this guy was just courting disaster and implicated his boss and that captain?"
"More or less. But they're all bad eggs, just small fry."
Later, Li Chonglou asked why he was here, and the answer was as he had suspected. Ever since the bar explosion case, Yue Fu had been under Lin Qianqian's watch.
An officer who shouldn't have been in this area, plus his involvement with Li Chonglou, led to their relationship being revealed after Lin Qianqian's investigation, and Yue Fu was transferred here.
"But why would she do this? And why didn't she tell me directly?"
Li Chonglou was puzzled. Yue Fu didn't hide anything and said frankly, "She knows you've opened a company here and wants me to keep an eye on you. She's probably afraid you'll do something illegal."
Li Chonglou was speechless.
However, having an acquaintance near his company was indeed beneficial. Li Chonglou didn't dwell on it and brought the conversation back to the main topic.
"You said she had something to convey to me, what is it?"
Yue Fu nodded. "She told me to tell you not to cause any more trouble for the time being. It seems someone has already set their sights on you."
"Someone has set their sights on me?"
Li Chonglou's heart skipped a beat, but he was also confused. "Then why didn't she tell me herself?"
After all, they had met just two days ago, and Lin Qianqian hadn't mentioned anything about it then.
"Wait a minute!"
Li Chonglou suddenly remembered that their opinions had not been unified then. Lin Qianqian had only reported to the higher authorities later. Could it be that something had happened here?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Given Lin Qianqian's personality, she would usually tell him directly if something was wrong, not through someone else!
After all, they had just spoken on the phone not long ago!
Thinking of this, Li Chonglou suddenly felt a bit nervous.
"When did she tell you?"
"Just now. I went on duty right after she told me."
Just now? That means after she spoke with me?
This situation was indeed strange, but no matter how Li Chonglou thought about it, he couldn't come to a definitive conclusion. Should he just ask her directly?
Li Chonglou shook his head and then pushed the matter to the back of his mind. However, Lin Qianqian's message was still worth taking seriously.
"What about my friend?"
"Which friend?"
Li Chonglou briefly explained A Tu's situation. Yue Fu asked him to wait a few minutes, then returned and said.
"It's fine now. The person can leave."