A few minutes later, Wang An arrived at the Public Security Bureau.
As the key figure behind the victories in both the shooting and grappling competitions, Wang An currently enjoyed a high level of fame within the bureau.
Most importantly, after winning the competitions, the DJ County Public Security Bureau's budget became much more ample, and the higher-ups had allocated two jeeps and two sidecar motorcycles for missions.
This was something that absolutely benefited everyone in the bureau.
In this era, frontline police officers often had to ride bicycles when going on missions. It was easy to imagine how much convenience the addition of two jeeps and two sidecars would bring to the frontline personnel.
Consequently, as the people in the bureau saw Wang An appear, they proactively greeted him one after another.
To be honest, this left Wang An feeling a bit overwhelmed by the attention, and simultaneously a bit awkward.
Mainly, there were many people in the bureau whom Wang An didn't know at all; he didn't even know their surnames or names.
Fortunately, Wang An was young. When he encountered male colleagues, he called them "Big Brother" or "Uncle," and when he met female colleagues, he called them "Big Sister," managing to bluff his way through it all.
He made his way to Zhang Shuya's office. Zhang Shuya was still looking at something on her desk; it was clear that she was truly busy.
Upon seeing Wang An, Zhang Shuya teased him with a smile
"Oh my, if it isn't the bureau's great hero! How does the great hero have the time to come to work?"
Wang An gave an awkward smile and said
"Big Sister, look at how you put it. I'm just following your instructions, coming in to report in from time to time, hehehehe..."
Whether one liked it or not, Wang An's role as a reserve officer was indeed comfortable enough; he didn't have to report for duty every day and could do whatever he wanted.
After the two of them traded a few quips, Zhang Shuya suddenly pointed to a corner of the office and said
"Your autumn uniform has arrived. Don't forget to take it before you leave. By the way, what did you come here for?"
Wang An nodded at the bag in the corner and then said
"Big Sister, there's this thing. I did a bit of small business on the side with a friend, and then, there's an office director in the government surnamed Pang. He has a nephew named Pang Likun..."
Following that, Wang An recounted everything that had happened that morning in full detail. Of course, he did not hide the nature of Qiao Xiaohu's current business or the fact that Wang An had invested 1,000 yuan with him.
Nowadays, the restrictions on individuals doing business were not very strict, so there was absolutely no need to hide these things.
Moreover, Wang An trusted Zhang Shuya quite a bit, so he wasn't afraid of her knowing.
Finally, Wang An said
"Big Sister, I was thinking of locking up that bunch of thugs, to save those things from looking for trouble every day and making the county town a chaotic mess."
After hearing this, Zhang Shuya couldn't help but burst out laughing. While laughing, she said
"Hahaha... You've only been reformed for a few days, and now you're calling others thugs? Why didn't you say that back when you were the one making the county town a chaotic mess? You really are something... Hahaha!"
After speaking, Zhang Shuya laughed loudly again, as if what Wang An had said was incredibly ridiculous.
Although Wang An was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush at Zhang Shuya's words.
Truth be told, Zhang Shuya's point was flawless. Once a person's status changes, they subconsciously forget what kind of behavior they used to exhibit.
Looking at Zhang Shuya, who was doubling over with laughter, Wang An curled his lip helplessly; he wanted to argue back but couldn't find the words.
Once Zhang Shuya had laughed her fill, Wang An said
"Big Sister, my friend is still waiting over there. Those things might run away in a bit."
Only then did Zhang Shuya shout toward the door
"Director Liu, Director Liu, please come in for a moment."
Five minutes later, wearing his autumn uniform and leading the way on a sidecar motorcycle, Wang An was followed by Captain Zhou and his men in a large Jiefang truck, heading toward the place where Qiao Xiaohu and the others were.
When the sidecar and the Jiefang truck arrived at the scene, Wang An discovered that three more people had appeared opposite Qiao Xiaohu, currently in a standoff with them. Meanwhile, the dozen or so people Wang An had knocked down were now standing together, supporting one another.
Wang An stopped the sidecar, and once Captain Zhou and his men walked over, he said to Captain Zhou
"The few people leaning toward the east are my friends. Just arrest the dozen or so leaning toward the west."
Captain Zhou nodded and led his men forward.
Without further ado, the men Captain Zhou brought put "silver bracelets" on each of those people. Any slight resistance was met with a barrage of punches and kicks.
It had to be said that wearing a uniform was great; at the very least, in a situation like this, the other party didn't even dare to fight back.
Of course, Wang An didn't stay idle either, personally arresting the leader who had just arrived.
Wang An strongly suspected that this leader was the Pang Likun Qiao Xiaohu had mentioned.
The man shouted noisily
"Hey, you've arrested the wrong person! I have nothing to do with this, I—"
Unfortunately, before he could finish, Wang An landed a punch right in the guy's stomach, directly forcing the rest of his words back down.
Wang An really wanted to tell him: who told you to push your way into the middle of this? Don't you know the saying, "smearing yellow mud on your crotch—even if it's not shit, it looks like shit"?
Once everyone was loaded into the truck, Captain Zhou said to Qiao Xiaohu and the others
"Two of you come out and return with us to explain the situation."
Qiao Xiaohu and another person stepped forward. Wang An proactively said
"These two can take my vehicle; I'll drive them back."
From beginning to end, Wang An and Qiao Xiaohu did not speak to each other, acting as if they didn't know one another.
Captain Zhou nodded and climbed into the passenger seat of the Jiefang truck, while Qiao Xiaohu and his partner climbed onto Wang An's sidecar.
On the way, Qiao Xiaohu asked Wang An somewhat apprehensively
"What should we say when we get there?"
Wang An said with a look of complete indifference
"Just say that to reduce the social burden and avoid causing trouble for the government, you were selling some small commodities to supplement your household income, and they insisted on robbing you and then beat you up. Oh, and in a bit, make sure to insist that the one surnamed Pang was also involved."
Hearing this, Qiao Xiaohu nodded and subconsciously said
"Will saying it like that work? My business now..."
Before Qiao Xiaohu could finish, Wang An interrupted him nonchalantly
"It's no big deal. They already know what's going on; whether they ask you or not is a separate matter. Just relax."
Although Qiao Xiaohu was still a bit nervous, he still agreed
"Mm-hmm, I got it, Big Brother."
Immediately after, Qiao Xiaohu turned his gaze toward his companion and said
"Do exactly as Big Brother said, got it?"
His companion nodded hurriedly, indicating that he knew what he should say.
Soon, the group arrived at the Public Security Bureau.
To Qiao Xiaohu's surprise, his worries were completely unnecessary, because Captain Zhou simply asked for their names and home addresses and then let them go.
(End of Chapter)