"The Public Security Bureau is here!"
Someone shouted this out, and then the crowd parted, revealing a group of Public Security Bureau members entering.
However, as soon as they arrived, they were stunned by the scene.
On one side were over a hundred people wailing, while on the other side were a dozen or so people looking calm and unfazed. What was going on?
Especially Wang Yu's group, they were actually eating ice pops? Didn't they see what kind of occasion this was? Was this not a bit disrespectful?
Weren't there supposed to be two groups causing serious public security issues here?
Did this qualify as a public security issue?
"What are all of you doing here? Hmm? Gathering to cause trouble?" the captain of the Public Security Bureau members asked sternly, his gaze especially focused on Wang Yu.
After all, he was sitting in the very center, looking quite conspicuous, fanning himself with a large palm-leaf fan. If one didn't know better, they might mistake his pose for that of a bandit.
"Captain, you must be our advocate!"
Before Wang Yu could speak, Zhou Qiming rushed forward and began to cry and lament, his expression filled with sorrow and misery.
"This person, it's him! This guy named Wang Yu, he maliciously stole technology from Wado Island, which then led to Wado Island imposing sanctions on our country. Large and small enterprises and factories have directly fallen into a state of suspended production due to the engine supply cutoff, resulting in immense losses!
We came here to communicate with him peacefully, but who knew he would start verbally abusing us and even assaulting us at the slightest disagreement! You must bring us justice..."
Zhou Qiming spouted a long stream of accusations, giving no one else a chance to speak. His tone clearly portrayed him as a weak victim, while Wang Yu was painted as the most wicked and heinous scoundrel imaginable!
"You're saying they beat you?"
The young captain of the Public Security Bureau looked speechlessly at Zhou Qiming and the motley crew behind him, then at Wang Yu and his group, who appeared very composed. His face was full of helplessness.
Putting aside the alleged theft of Wado Island's technology and the claims of factory shutdowns, these were not things the Public Security Bureau members could immediately comprehend. The current problem was, how did over a hundred of you get beaten by a dozen or so people from the opposing side?
And all of them looked so miserable. Were the opponents legendary qigong masters, or was that palm-leaf fan in Wang Yu's hand actually the legendary Banana Fan?
The young captain looked at them speechlessly, and before he could say anything, they all crowded forward again, chattering away, each speaking over the other, all uttering the same slanderous words.
"Alright, everyone, stop talking! Stop it now!"
The young captain's head was throbbing from the noise. He roared, silencing everyone present.
"You, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Seeing that Wang Yu, the other main party involved, had remained silent, he directly pointed at Wang Yu.
"Officer, the matter is actually very simple. As you can see, I haven't beaten these people," Wang Yu said, shrugging nonchalantly. He then shot a glare at Brother Hu.
That scoundrel, he bought ordinary ice pops for everyone, but got Jin Xiumin an incredibly luxurious cream ice pop for this era! Hmph, the cost of that cream ice pop would be deducted from his salary later!
"Nonsense, you did beat us!"
"That's right, you scoundrel!"
...
As soon as Wang Yu finished speaking, Zhou Qiming and his group started blabbering and clamoring again, and chaos erupted once more!
"Okay, okay!" The young captain said with a headache. It wasn't good for so many people to be gathered here. "Everyone, stop arguing. We'll all go back to the bureau and talk about it slowly!"
Without further ado, and without giving anyone a chance to explain, he signaled his subordinates to escort everyone back to the Public Security Bureau.
Although Zhou Qiming and his cohorts were vociferous in their words, when faced with actual members of the Public Security Bureau, they could only back down.
They followed along without any resistance. In fact, a hint of smug satisfaction flickered in the eyes of Zhou Qiming and the other ringleaders, as if their scheme had succeeded.
Wang Yu and his group, being good citizens, also cooperated fully and returned with the Public Security Bureau members.
As everyone left with the officers, the farce in front of the guesthouse finally ended, and the surrounding onlookers dispersed.
However, among the crowd were some who did not seem like ordinary onlookers. They held notebooks and had cameras around their necks. These were all sharp-witted reporters who were staying close to Wang Yu, the topic creator of this expo. They had hoped to get immediate news and information, but they had unexpectedly stumbled upon such explosive news this time!
Wado Island's technology was stolen, leading to a massive engine supply cutoff? Such a huge piece of news!
Quickly, quickly, they must rush back to write their reports and news articles, working overtime through the night!
...
At the Public Security Bureau, the young captain returned to his office, placed his hat on the desk, picked up his teacup, and drank it all in one gulp, looking dejected.
"What's wrong, Old Zhang?" someone asked.
"Don't mention it. Just came back from a field assignment," Old Zhang said glumly, putting down his teacup. "Over a hundred people claimed they were beaten by a dozen or so people! What kind of situation is that?"
"Ah? Are you sure it wasn't over a hundred people beating a dozen or so, but rather a dozen or so people handling over a hundred?"
The other person asked with curiosity.
"Nonsense. If it were like that, I wouldn't be bothered. It would be a simple case of public brawling! The key is that the dozen or so people didn't lay a finger on them, and were even eating ice pops on the spot."
Hearing Old Zhang's words, everyone in the Public Security Bureau burst into laughter. They were even eating ice pops? How carefree could they be?
"I suspect those hundred or so people have issues. I've had them record their statements. We'll likely have to work overtime again tonight," Old Zhang sighed helplessly. "Interrogating so many people will probably take several hours."
"Old Zhang, there's a phone call for you," someone called out from outside the office.
"Oh, coming," Old Zhang nodded and went out.
After a while, he returned to the office with a troubled expression.
"What happened? Why do you look like that after taking a phone call?" someone asked him.
"Who exactly is this Wang Yu? Over a dozen calls just came in."
Old Zhang's face was etched with distress. "These dozen or so calls were all related to him. Some wanted him to stay with us a while longer to cooperate with the investigation, while others wanted to vouch for him and have him released immediately after the truth is clarified!"