The piercing wail of sirens, traveling from the direction of the village entrance, shattered the lively atmosphere of the square.
Everyone instinctively looked that way, only to see two police cars approaching.
Suddenly, all of them were plunged into confusion.
What were the police cars doing coming all the way here?
Just as everyone was puzzled by this, the police cars stopped outside the square, and several police officers in uniform alighted from them.
Wang Damao immediately walked up and asked cautiously, "Is there something we can help you with?"
The leading police officer, a middle-aged man, said sternly, "I am the director of the police station. I heard that your Taohua Village has a criminal. We are here to apprehend the criminal. Please cooperate with us!"
"Criminal?" Hearing this, Wang Damao was immediately stunned.
The other villagers also began to whisper amongst themselves.
Wang Damao then asked again, "Officer, no outsiders have come to our village recently. Who is the criminal you are referring to?"
The director said sternly, "The person I'm looking for is not an outsider to your village, and you all definitely know him. He is the village doctor of your village, Wu Tian!"
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, everyone erupted in a great uproar.
Because they absolutely could not have imagined that the police would come to the village looking for Wu Tian!
Wu Tian was also severely taken aback.
Wang Damao widened his eyes and said, "Wu Tian? Officer, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could Wu Tian be a criminal? It must be a mistake, it must be a mistake!"
The director retorted, "What do you mean? Are you implying that we police are arresting people arbitrarily?"
"Let me tell you, we do not dispatch officers lightly without concrete evidence."
"And since we have come, it means we have full confidence!"
Wang Damao still found it hard to believe. He murmured, "How could this be? How could Wu Tian be a criminal? I still think you are mistaken, you must be mistaken!"
The director did not want to waste any more time with Wang Damao. He shouted, "Whether this matter has anything to do with Wu Tian or not, we know ourselves. We don't need you asking around."
"I warn you again, hand Wu Tian over to me now."
"If you don't hand him over, then we will have to find him ourselves!"
"Wait a moment!" At this moment, Wu Tian's voice rang out.
He walked up to the director and said, "Why do you say I am a criminal? What have I done wrong?"
The director sized up Wu Tian and said, "You are Wu Tian, right? Alright, then you come with us."
Wu Tian certainly would not be taken away so vaguely.
He said, "You can't just arrest people without distinguishing right from wrong. Tell me first, what exactly have I done wrong, and why are you arresting me?"
The director said, "Don't you know in your heart what you have done?"
"Let me tell you, I've seen plenty of guys like you. They all act as if they have no problems, but in reality, they are full of wicked schemes!"
He took an orange from his subordinate and said, "Did you cultivate this orange?"
Wu Tian saw that the orange contained wisps of spiritual energy. It was indeed cultivated by him.
So Wu Tian nodded and said, "This is an orange I cultivated. What's wrong with it?"
The director sneered, "You still dare to ask me what's wrong!"
"Let me tell you, based on public reports and our internal confirmation, we have concluded that you have added harmful substances to this orange, and it is now at the same level as narcotics."
"Your actions have seriously violated the law, so I must now apprehend you!"
"You had better cooperate with us, otherwise, we will have to take compulsory measures against you!"
"Narcotics?!" Hearing the director's words, not only Wu Tian was stunned, but the villagers behind him were also greatly surprised.
Wu Tian frowned and said, "Impossible. This orange was clearly cultivated by myself."
"I haven't added any harmful substances at all. How could it be the same as narcotics?"
Wang Damao quickly chimed in, "Yes, Officer, are you mistaken?"
"Wu Tian has always been an excellent young man. How could he do such a thing!"
The director said coldly, "We know what the situation is. We don't need you to explain anything for him here."
"If you continue to speak up for him, I will have to treat you as his accomplice!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Damao was immediately frightened into silence.
Wu Tian looked at the director suspiciously and said, "You said earlier that it was a public report, right? Then tell me, who exactly reported me?"
The director snorted, "What do you mean by asking this?"
"We have an obligation to protect the informant's information, so I will not tell you these things."
Wu Tian nodded and said, "Alright, since you won't say, then I won't ask."
"But since you say my orange has a problem, then I'd like to ask you, do you have a test report?"
"Logically speaking, if you have conducted research, there must be a test report, right?"
The director's expression changed slightly, and then he put on a stern face and said, "What test report? Those are confidential data. How could it be something you can see if you want to see it?"
"I warn you one last time, don't tell me all this nonsensical stuff."
"Since we have come to arrest you, then surrender obediently and do not offer any unnecessary resistance!"
Wu Tian still did not accept the director's statement, so he said again, "I'm sorry, if you can't produce any evidence, then I really can't cooperate with you."
"Like this, what's the difference between you framing me with any charge?"
"What did you say?" The director's face immediately turned grim.
"From what you're saying, are you questioning the fairness of our investigation?"
"You, a mere criminal, dare to question us? I think you are truly ungrateful!"
"Someone come, arrest him!"
As soon as the director finished speaking, two police officers immediately stepped forward to arrest Wu Tian.
Just as Wu Tian was about to dodge, the villagers erupted in fierce resistance:
"Wait! You can't just arrest people arbitrarily!"
"Yes, Wu Tian is clearly a good person, how can you arrest him?"
"If you dare to take Wu Tian away today, we will absolutely not let you leave!"
Hearing the villagers' words, even Wu Tian, with his temperament, felt a warmth in his nose.