Electronic Nezha

Chapter 77 Insider Information
Unaware of the situation, Old Wang felt a sense of novelty and pride at the arrival of the "police." He eagerly offered the two men fruit. When he heard the previous policeman say, "Tell me to go to the station," he added, "That's right. Go to the station with the policeman and tell him all the dirty things Chen Bing did."

Going back to the police station? These two will show their true, monstrous colors as soon as they leave the market!
Although I didn't see the face of the person who tried to grab me that night, their physique was too distinctive. Chen Bing probably didn't have any other subordinates besides those four.

"Go to the bureau?" I blurted out abruptly.

"Is it inconvenient?" the policeman in charge asked.

"Convenient!" I said through gritted teeth.

My phone is in my pocket. If I shout "Yuanyuan, help!", these two will be paralyzed on the spot. The side effect is that Lao Wang, Li Ping, the owners of stalls within ten meters, and customers will all be in trouble. Liu Zhenhua told me to use it with caution, and I still keep it in mind.

It would be best to find a secluded corner to do this!
"Let's go then, you two lead the way."

Without giving it much thought, the two left the stall and headed towards the gate.

I followed behind with my hands behind my back. As we passed a stall, the owner clicked his tongue and said, "Fengzi, what are you doing? You're even wearing handcuffs?"

I quickly moved my hand in front of me.

One of the police officers said to the boss, "Don't overthink it, everyone. This is just normal cooperation with the investigation."

Still pretending to be a big shot, Chen Bing? You're using such underhanded tactics against me, so don't blame me for being a lone hero who strikes at the heart of the enemy, and I'll show you who's the mantis and who's the oriole, who's the son and who's the father!

As I exited the market, there was indeed a police car parked there. I suddenly felt a little scared—two of the four thugs had appeared, and the other two were lurking somewhere, waiting to ambush me. If those two weren't in my phone's "service area," I would be at a disadvantage!
Just then, I spotted the police station across the street.

A foolproof plan quickly formed in my mind.

I took off running, sprinting across the street! Yes, I changed my mind. Superhero stories usually marginalize the role of the police, and I did this to change that perception. Real police officers are always worthy of your trust.

Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that I'm not a superhero...

"Eh?"

"Why are you running?"

After a moment of surprise, the two fake policemen started shouting and chasing after me.

These two are really physically fit. I was five or six seconds ahead, and before I even got into the police station, one of them grabbed my shoulder.

I slipped into the police station's service hall. There were about five or six police officers standing behind the service desk and in the corridor. I recognized two familiar faces—a third-level police superintendent and an auxiliary police officer were in the hall.

"Hey, those two are fake!" I ran up to the third-level superintendent and pointed at the two people behind me, shouting.

When the third-level superintendent saw it was me, he was completely bewildered and said, "What do you mean, fake? Zhang Biao is causing trouble again?"

The auxiliary police officer, holding up his body camera, asked, "Where? Where?"

I fully expected those two imposters to back down when things got bad, but to my surprise, they barged in with wide eyes and one of them still wondering, "Liu Chuanfeng, what are you doing at the police station?"

I sneered, "If you don't go to the police station, you'll be led to 'Wild Boar Forest'!"

The third-level police superintendent asked, "What exactly happened?"

"They're impersonating police officers! They're really bold to even follow us in!"

Upon hearing this, the police officers at the police station became agitated and immediately surrounded the two individuals.

"Is there some misunderstanding here?" the man who was applying the tape said, and then took out his police ID.

"Fake, it's all fake."

The third-level superintendent took it and examined it carefully for a long time before saying, "It looks fine."

Just then, a police officer walked out of the corridor and immediately recognized the man with the duct tape: "Isn't that Zhang Tao?"

Zhang Tao said, both amused and exasperated, "Hey Lao Yan, you've come at just the right time. Say something!"

Old Yan waved his hands around and said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! This is Zhang Tao from the Economic Crime Investigation Department of our Municipal Bureau. How can he be a fake?" I pointed at Zhang Tao's hand and shouted, "Nonsense! The injury on his hand is from when he ambushed me!"

Zhang Tao tore off the tape and showed it to everyone: "My cat scratched me like that."

There was only a shallow scratch on the back of his hand, and it was almost healed.

I knew there might be a real misunderstanding here...

……

In the mediation room of the cold storage police station, the two parties involved—myself, Zhang Tao, his companion, a third-level police superintendent, an auxiliary police officer, and that old Yan—were all gathered together.

To be on the safe side, the police officers at the local police station have already called the municipal bureau to verify that Zhang Tao and his companion are indeed police officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Team, and that they were indeed sent by the authorities to the fruit market to find me and understand the situation.

Zhang Tao glanced at the words on the wall and joked, "There's no need for mediation between us. We're here because this is the only place that's currently empty."

The police officers at the local police station all smiled awkwardly.

Zhang Tao's companion pointed at me and said, "Liu Chuanfeng, what's wrong with you?"

I quickly recounted how Chen Bing had threatened me over the phone, hired thugs to harass me, and attempted to ambush me in the middle of the night. I didn't mention Sun Zhancheng and his gang's names; I was hoping they could continue to annoy Chen Bing. Finally, I cautiously asked, "This doesn't count as assaulting a police officer, does it?"

Zhang Tao said, "No, it doesn't count. I'm quite pleased that you knew to run to the police station when you felt your safety was threatened. It shows that you still trust us police officers."

The three police officers from the police station laughed again.

I said apologetically, "The main problem is that you two are so similar in build to the people who attacked me, and you said you would take me away as soon as you came in. How could I not be suspicious?"

Zhang Tao said, "When we asked you if you could go to the bureau, you said it was convenient for you."

What if I say it's inconvenient?

"Why don't you just say it in your shop?"

Zhang Tao's colleague said, "We sent you to the bureau so that it would be convenient to look up some information."

Police officer Lao Yan said, "I just don't understand. Are you trying to investigate Chen Bing or arrest him?"

Zhang Tao took off his hat and scratched his head, saying, "You stumped me again. We don't know what the leaders were thinking. Chen Bing was originally a guest of honor in our city. The unmanned fruit supermarket project was basically finalized. But a couple of days ago, those bosses from the south suddenly turned on us and collectively called the police, saying that Chen Bing was a fraud. They couldn't produce any evidence, saying that they watched a mysterious video once and then couldn't find it again."

Zhang Tao's companion said, "Originally, on the day they reported the incident to the police, they were supposed to discuss the first payment with Chen Bing, but four people interfered and changed their minds that night."

Old Yan asked, "Four people...who are they? Have you checked?"

Zhang Tao said, "Sun Zhancheng and his former underlings—" He suddenly turned to me and said, "They're the ones who threatened you, right?" So the police aren't stupid after all.

Old Yan asked in confusion, "These people were hired by Chen Bing, so how did they become enemies with their boss?"

I said weakly, "I know. Sun Zhancheng and his group came to me and said that Chen Bing had transferred all their money."

Zhang Tao said, "You already know... The relationship between these people is really hard to understand."

Old Yan sighed and said, "The condiment market is almost empty. The vice mayor is counting on it to attract investment."

Zhang Tao said, "That's right. Whether Chen Bing is a liar or there's some misunderstanding, we should at least have a chance to talk things over after we meet again. But ever since that night when Sun Zhancheng and his gang cornered him, he's vanished without a trace. We've searched the whole world for him but can't find him. The city is taking it very seriously and handed it over to the Municipal Bureau with the eight-word motto: 'We need to find him alive or dead.' Now, our Economic Investigation and Criminal Investigation departments are all mobilized to find him."

Old Yan said, "I think he's a fraud."

Zhang Tao said, "Then we have to find him even more. The trouble now is that the situation is still undetermined, so you can't issue an arrest warrant yet—um... thank you for your cooperation, you can go now." Only then did he realize that I was listening intently from the side, and I was the only outsider in the room. He was trying to get rid of me.

"Used and discarded!" Well, okay, I wouldn't call myself a donkey. I didn't help anyone much; I just sat there attentively listening to insider information for half a day.

(End of this chapter)