To please others? It's better to please yourself.

After the police found two oxcarts in a nearby rural area, they lifted the three people, who looked like dough balls, onto the carts and took them directly to the First Hospital.

If you were to ask why Wei Cuilian pretended to be unconscious after waking up, it would be because her face had been slapped, but her legs were fine. How could she walk back in the dark?

Besides, "Iron Hand Tang" is still around! What if she sees him and remembers the grudge of using him as a scapegoat? Wouldn't Qing be asking for a beating? She's not stupid!

Seeing Xu Jing'an, who was now exhausted from crying and somewhat sleepy, Shen He put her on the oxcart as well. Wei Cuilian's muscles stiffened instantly.

Look what she said! How embarrassed she would be if she were awake! She was hit in the face with a stick, and who knows how swollen she'd be now. Did she even utter a sound of pain?

Ren Jiahua: "Captain Zhou, your criminal investigation team will have to work hard again today. Protect the scene well. The lighting isn't good right now, so we'll bring more people to investigate tomorrow."

Saturday readily agreed: "Okay, don't worry!" He was about to solve the case, and if anything unexpected happened, Chief Qiao would probably eat him alive.

One team took the wounded to the hospital overnight; another team, including Shen He and Ren Jiahua, took Xu Jing'an to the police station. Before leaving, they also took the cloth bag from her handlebars.

By the time they reached the fork in the road where the two groups parted, Xu Jing'an had already recovered. She got off the oxcart and rode in the back of Shen He's cart back to the police station.

As soon as she arrived at the gate, Qiao Fengchun already knew what had happened.

Shen He needs to avoid suspicion now, and at least two law enforcement police officers must be involved in the questioning to take a statement.

So now, the one questioning her is Ren Jiahua, the one taking the statement is Lao Zhao, the one supervising is Director Qiao Fengchun, and the one guarding the office door is Shen He.

As soon as Xu Jing'an entered the Criminal Investigation Brigade office, he took out his weapons: a dagger from his right waist, a kitchen knife from his back waist, a hammer from his left waist, and a club and a brick from his cloth bag.

Ren Jiahua has been the captain of the criminal investigation team for many years and he thinks he has seen a lot of things, but he was still taken aback by the female comrade in front of him.

What kind of environment did this woman grow up in? Are people's self-defense awareness really that strong now?

Nobody wants to waste time late at night. "Tell me your basic information and what happened tonight."

"My name is Xu Jing'an, and I work in the steel mill's data room. The story needs to be told from the beginning..."

Xu Jing'an didn't embellish the story; she honestly recounted everything that had happened during this period.

"Have you written everything down?" Qiao Fengchun turned around and asked Lao Zhao.

Old Zhao was a veteran police officer. "Not a single word was missed. Please take another look, Chief." He handed the transcript to Qiao Fengchun.

After Qiao Fengchun finished reading, he handed the book to Ren Jiahua. Ren Jiahua read it through from beginning to end without missing anything and couldn't find any logical problems. So he nodded, closed the book, and put it aside.

"Comrade Xu Jing'an, when did you start preparing all this?" Ren Jiahua asked, pointing to the weapons laid out on the table.

"I'm a coward, and I feel scared every day until the case is solved. So I keep carrying more and more tools with me!" Xu Jing'an said that she was lucky to have paranoia as cannon fodder, otherwise she would have been stabbed by now.

"This woman is timid, I can vouch for that," Director Qiao said, indicating he knew. "She's the one who's afraid to buy red chili peppers!"

"Ding-a-ling"

"Chief, the prisoner has woken up." Deng Qiushi stood by the phone, and as soon as there was any news, he would quickly notify Qiao Fengchun, just in case there was any unexpected event.

"The prisoner is awake? How are his injuries? What did he say?" Qiao Fengchun asked three questions in a row.

After listening, Deng Qiushi looked at Xu Jing'an and said, "The victim in the red coat was already awake when she arrived at the hospital. She had a broken nose and a dislocated cheekbone, but the bleeding was minimal and not serious."

"The perpetrator suffered severe head injuries and a fractured cheekbone, along with comminuted fractures of the elbow and kneecap."

"Another criminal had been stabbed in the groin; the doctor examined him and found only the skin connecting the wound. His kneecap was also comminuted."

"It is said that after the two woke up, they kept shouting for help!" At this point, Deng Qiushi didn't know how to organize his thoughts.

"Comrade Xu, the light was so dim back then. We've only met twice, and we only exchanged greetings. How can you be sure that person was a fake policeman and not the real me?" Ren Jiahua felt it was necessary to know the reason for this.

If they knew the police were fake before they attacked, that would be one thing. But if they just felt that it didn't matter if it was real or fake, as long as someone was called "Ren Jiahua," they would attack him, and if he didn't work, they would change his name.

Xu Jing'an rarely came to the bureau to see Shen He. Usually, Shen He would pick her up from the steel plant when he wasn't busy. Everyone in the bureau knew Xu Jing'an, and they would just greet each other when they met, but they didn't have much interaction.

Shen He maintains the interpersonal relationships here, while Xu Jing'an never gets involved.

Xu Jing'an smiled and said, "We don't see each other often and haven't exchanged more than a few words. The lighting was dim at the time, so I couldn't really see his face. But he was wearing a Type 66 police uniform jacket."

"Although we haven't met often and I don't know him very well, I know that Captain Ren is a man of principle."

"Right now is the time to be busy solving cases. As the team leader, you would never wear an outdated police uniform during the work period."

Police uniforms have changed again. Criminals haven't kept up with the times. They think they can fool people by wearing outdated clothes? What a joke!

The current winter police uniforms are all navy blue, top and bottom. The "Type 55" police uniform peaked cap style has been restored, and the soft-top Liberation Cap is retained, both in navy blue. The cap badge is a red-painted circle with the national emblem embossed in the center.

The summer uniform consists of a white top and blue bottom. Male police officers wear blue peaked caps, while female police officers wear blue brimless caps with white and blue brimmed cap covers.

In 75, female police officers added a skirt to their summer uniform, which was white on top and blue on the bottom.

Upon hearing this, Ren Jiahua understood.

"I've only worn my old military uniform once recently. It was a few days ago when I went to my mother-in-law's house in Huiche Lane to move coal briquettes." Ren Jiahua immediately stood up as he said this.

"Chief, I'm heading to Huiche Lane right now. I reckon their hiding place from a while ago is nearby."

"Okay," Qiao Fengchun said, also worried that something might go wrong.

"If you need anything, send someone back to let me know. I'll be waiting in my office. You and your men search carefully and see if you can find any other evidence of the crime. Also, be careful!" Qiao Fengchun patted Ren Jiahua on the shoulder.

"Yes, Director, don't worry." After saying that, Ren Jiahua went out and led a group of people out.

Qiao Fengchun looked at Xu Jing'an with a smile: "Thank you so much for tonight, comrade!" "Go back and get some rest. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll be able to eat any color of food from now on!"

"I've made the decision; Shen He will have three days off," Qiao Fengchun said to Shen He outside the door. "Shen He, your wife was frightened today. Go back and comfort her!"

"Thank you, Director. She's timid and really scared," Shen He said gratefully.

When Qiao Fengchun heard the word "cowardly," his expression paused for a moment.

The police station was brightly lit all night!