093 A Police Officer’s Noble Sentiment
After casually making up the story about being cheated out of eight thousand yuan in an online relationship, Wang Heng finally managed to send off the overly curious police officer and took his leave.
Walking to the entrance of the police station, he saw a van that had just parked. It had police markings and its siren was blaring, and it seemed to be carrying quite a few people.
The door opened, and a string of people came out. About half were scantily clad women, and the other half were disheveled men. Among these people, there was a face he had just met not long ago.
It was the front desk clerk from the Hua Qin Hotel.
Seeing Wang Heng, he suddenly realized, “So it was you, kid, who reported us!”
Wang Heng teased, “Didn’t expect that, did you? I’m the secret police.”
“Didn’t expect it, really didn’t expect it… I shouldn’t have tried to earn extra money tonight!” The clerk looked remorseful, regretting his actions.
“Earn extra money?”
Just as Wang Heng was wondering, he saw the chassis of the van shake slightly, seemingly rising a little. An oversized woman walked out, her high heels seemingly bent under the pressure long ago.
“So that’s it… life is hard.” Wang Heng instantly felt a surge of respect for this clerk who was earning extra money. Asking himself honestly, although he loved money, Wang Heng knew he definitely couldn’t do that.
In this world, there are always people carrying burdens you can’t imagine—and getting caught for it.
Wang Heng felt a little sympathetic, patted the clerk on the shoulder, and sighed.
“Sorry, you’ve had it tough.”
**
For Ye Xun, flying economy class late at night was a first. Fortunately, she wasn’t alone. Her father was by her side, so the feeling of unease was lessened…
When they arrived in Rongdu, the sky was just brightening, and the morning sun had not yet risen.
But by the time they rushed from the airport in the southwest of the city to the police station in the north, the sun was already hanging high above the rooftops.
Her father went to ask the police about Liu Rong’s situation, trying to find out if the stolen money could be recovered. Ye Xun sat in a corner of the police station reception hall, flipping through her phone, her gaze never settling.
Suddenly, a commotion attracted her attention.
The girl looked up and saw a woman holding a handbag, chasing and hitting someone with it while shouting:
“You make me sick! Do you know how disgusting you are? Disgusting! Do you want me to go back and tell your mother? Having fun with prostitutes, huh? How many times have you done this behind my back!”
And the man who was being beaten and fleeing with his head in his hands protested in a tone full of grievance:
“It was just playing along, entertaining clients! Stop hitting me… Aiya, I won’t do it next time!”
“You still want a next time?” The woman grabbed the man by the ear and dragged him outside.
Soon, the couple disappeared from the police station. But from outside the main gate, complaints like “so embarrassing” could still be faintly heard.
“Society is really complicated…” The girl was muttering to herself when she noticed a man and a woman coming out of the corridor.
Compared to the couple just now, this pair seemed a bit strange. The man was very young, wearing the uniform of a hotel clerk, while the woman holding him was at least ten years older than him and weighed at least thirty kilograms more.
“I told you the police made a mistake. We’re not in that kind of relationship, right?” The woman smiled and shook her head, the flesh on her cheeks shaking along with it.
The clerk’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, and he smiled fawningly. “Yes, sister, we’re sincere!”
As they spoke, this man and woman also walked out of the reception hall.
The girl in the corner blinked and sighed, “Society is really so complicated…”
Suddenly, a relatively young police officer came up to her and asked, “You’re Mr. Ye Kang’s daughter, right?”
Ye Xun stood up and nodded. “Yes, is something wrong?”
Police officer: “Nothing, just wanted to tell you. Your father is talking to our leader, urging us to recover the stolen money quickly. You’ll probably have to wait here a little longer.”
Ye Xun immediately became nervous. “Can that stolen money be recovered?”
The police officer sighed. “It’s a bit difficult. The suspect transferred all the money abroad, transferred it several times. Just the money laundering process involved more than one step, and it seems Bitcoin was also used. So it’s really difficult to recover.”
Ye Xun lowered her eyes, her gaze full of disappointment.
But soon, she cheered up again and asked, “I heard that Liu Rong was reported. Who was the informant? Can I meet him?”
Police officer: “Why do you want to meet him?”
Ye Xun said seriously, “I want to say thank you to him.”
Hearing this, the police officer carefully sized up the girl in front of him.
The key informant in this case was Wang Heng. This police officer knew very well because he was the one who had taken Wang Heng’s statement earlier.
That handsome young man had left a deep impression on him, especially the story he told after finishing the statement, and the sentence ‘bury my innocence and love together,’ which made even the experienced police officer feel compassion and even a little heartache.
And at this moment, this girl who seriously wanted to say thank you seemed like a very good match for that Student Wang Heng—she was one or two years younger than Wang Heng, beautiful and outstanding, and had the temperament of a rich young lady. Even if her family had stumbled this time and couldn’t keep their fortune, and she was no longer the young miss she used to be, at least the girl herself was quite outstanding.
Student Wang Heng had been cheated out of eight thousand yuan in an online relationship, so he definitely wasn’t short of money. Presumably, what he needed was a cute girl who could heal his emotional wounds, right?
Thinking this, the police officer spoke up, “According to the rules, I shouldn’t tell you, but since you want to thank him in person, there’s no harm in making an exception for you. His name is Wang Heng, and this is his phone number…”
Watching the girl save that string of numbers into her phone, the police officer felt a little gratified—Student Wang Heng, if you two are really fated, the future you will definitely thank me, right?
But no need to thank me. Serving the people is just that considerate and selfless. As long as you are happy, that is the best ending.
The police officer was almost moved to tears by his own noble sentiment.
Ye Xun saved Wang Heng’s phone number and then bowed. “Thank you!”
The police officer waved his hand. “You’re welcome. But let me tell you, if you want to thank him, the most sincere way is to say it in person. Talking on the phone is still not quite…”
Ye Xun nodded, and the fiery ponytail behind her head swayed twice. She said, “Thank you for the reminder. My dad and I might stay in Rongdu for a while longer. I will definitely go to that school to find him and thank him in person!”
The police officer gave a thumbs-up. This praise was both for the girl in front of him and for himself.
An assist from a public servant can be so seamless and natural.
