Chapter 58 — So It Was Him
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"What kind of conduct that was will only be known after an investigation. What I see right now is that you beat that Brother Black Panther half to death and sent him to the hospital, while you walked away without a scratch," Qiu Lingshan said with a cold snort, then went on: "So whether your conduct counts as justifiable defense or intentional assault, that will only be known once we investigate."
"Suit yourself." Wei Zhao knew perfectly well that Qiu Lingshan simply had it in for him and wanted to use her status as a police officer to give him a good lecturing. Both of them understood that Brother Black Panther was a name already on file at Qiu Lingshan's desk, so this was most likely all because of what had happened yesterday.
Qiu Lingshan had never imagined that a day would come when she too would do such a thing as abuse her public office for private spite, but thinking it over carefully, it could hardly be called that. At the very least, the fact that Wei Zhao had beaten Brother Black Panther half to death was real, so there was nothing wrong in her giving him a stern talking-to.
This police car was the kind with the front and rear compartments partitioned off; only Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan sat in the back, and the driver up front could not hear their conversation, which was why Wei Zhao felt free enough to speak his mind, bold enough to say things like "big chest, no brains."
Seeing Wei Zhao turn his head away and ignore her, Qiu Lingshan felt rather bored, but fortunately her phone rang just then, and she picked it up.
"Little Song, this is Yang Huaijun." The voice of Captain Yang Huaijun came over the line.
"Captain Yang, you're back in Songshan?" Hearing Yang Huaijun's voice, Qiu Lingshan breathed a sudden sigh of relief. She had been up all night with interrogations and had not found a single clue about the bank robbery, which had left her frantic with worry. Now that Yang Huaijun was back to personally take charge of the investigation, she could rest easy.
"Mm, I just arrived, I'm on my way back to the bureau. Nothing going on over there, is there?" Yang Huaijun asked.
"A member of the underworld known on the streets as Brother Black Panther showed up at the No. 1 Municipal Middle School causing trouble with a gun. I just went over and handled it," Qiu Lingshan reported truthfully.
"What, Brother Black Panther causing trouble at a school with a gun?" Yang Huaijun was badly startled. He had not expected that in a single day away, so many things would blow up in Songshan.
"No real damage was done, actually. Brother Black Panther was beaten half to death by a student instead and has already been sent to the hospital, and I've brought that student back to the station for a detailed investigation." At this, Qiu Lingshan could not help but glare at Wei Zhao.
"All right, we'll talk when I get back." Hearing that no real damage had been done, Yang Huaijun breathed a sigh of relief as well.
With sirens wailing, the police car pulled into the compound of the Songshan City Police Bureau. Qiu Lingshan personally escorted Wei Zhao out of the car, while the other two of Brother Black Panther's underlings were brought down from the police car behind, each held by a different officer.
At the same time, another police car drove into the bureau compound. Seeing the plates, Qiu Lingshan's spirits lifted at once. This was Captain Yang Huaijun's car.
Sure enough, a tall man with a somewhat swarthy complexion jumped down from the vehicle and strode quickly toward the bureau's office building. This was Yang Huaijun, captain of the city bureau's criminal investigation brigade.
Qiu Lingshan spotted Yang Huaijun, and at the same moment Wei Zhao saw him too. Why him? Wei Zhao's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly lowered his head.
"Captain Yang!" Qiu Lingshan waved happily toward the approaching Yang Huaijun.