He put the banknotes he had taken from the robber into his pocket, picked up the pistol from the ground, and examined it...
Suddenly, the sound of a car stopping came from the alley entrance, followed by two loud bangs as the car doors opened.
Click!
Chen Xiao recognized the sound as the safety being released from a firearm!
Then, a loud shout came from behind!
"Don't move! Police!!!"
Chen Xiao immediately turned around and saw a police car parked at the entrance of the alley. Two policemen stood vigilantly beside the car, pointing their guns at him and Champagne.
"Put down your weapon! Put it down now!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Xiao immediately threw the gun away. He knew very well that foreign police were different from those in China; these police officers were truly willing to fire!
Moreover, he didn't want to lay a hand on the police.
"Come here! Hands up! Let us see your hands! Walk slowly over here! And you too. Little girl! Come here!"
"We've been robbed!" Chen Xiao quickly explained, "We've been robbed! This guy on the ground is a criminal! We were just defending ourselves."
But the police wouldn't listen. In this situation, even the police couldn't figure out what was happening. According to professional procedure, they could only follow the rules first.
"Come here! Lie down on the car! Quick!"
Chen Xiao sighed, walked to the car, and held up his hands: "My ID is in my back pocket."
A policeman came over, first pushing Chen Xiao down onto the hood of the car, then taking Chen Xiao's ID from his back pocket. After looking at it, he breathed a sigh of relief and became more polite to Chen Xiao: "Alright. Come back with us, and once we figure things out, everything will be fine."
Then he stared at the champagne: "Your identification, miss!"
Chen Xiao's heart sank: This is troublesome. The champagne had to be taken back to the police station, and Chen Xiao, as a suspect, was also taken back.
Champagne had no legal identity, passport, visa, or Australian citizenship documents... she was completely an "illegal immigrant."
I'm afraid this girl doesn't have citizenship of any country on this planet...
In addition… both of them had yellow skin, black hair, and spoke fluent Mandarin. Incidentally, Australia's attitude towards Chinese people isn't particularly friendly…
After causing a ruckus at the police station for about half an hour, the two guys who robbed Chen Xiao and Xiangbin woke up and turned around, accusing Chen Xiao and Xiangbin of robbing them instead...
That's utter nonsense.
But... those two guys were local natives. The funny thing is, they even had legal gun licenses.
While this statement is ridiculous, the obvious problem is that champagne has no legal status whatsoever!
Chen Xiao finally got to see the police interrogation model under the Western judicial system—it was basically the same as what he saw in the movies.
Finally, an hour later, Lao Tian arrived at the police station, bringing with him an accomplice, a white man in a dark suit carrying a black leather suitcase—judging by his attire, he seemed to be a lawyer, right?
After Lao Tian and this guy met Chen Xiao and Xiangbin separately in the interrogation room, he went directly to the police chief's office.
The police chief naturally looked down on this Chinese man who had come so abruptly. After Lao Tian explained his purpose, the police chief sneered, "Sir, my men arrested them according to legal procedures! The law, do you understand? The law! Hmph, you yellow-skinned monkeys probably don't even have that kind of understanding! That young lady, we suspect she's an illegal immigrant... Release her? The immigration officers will find out when they arrive! Now... please leave! Leave my office!"
Old Tian wasn't angry. He slowly sat down opposite him and even crossed his legs.
“Director, in ten seconds, the phone on your desk will ring, and you will receive a call… from some high-ranking person you have to look up to… After you hang up, you will put on a smiling face and apologize for your impolite words and actions just now.” Old Tian said calmly, “Of course, I am a magnanimous person, so I accept your apology.”
"Apologize? To hell with you, you lunatic..."
Before the director could finish speaking, the phone on the table suddenly rang!
His expression changed slightly. He hesitated for a moment before picking up the microphone, but after listening for less than twenty seconds, his expression changed again...
After hanging up the phone, the police chief's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"I'm...I'm sorry..."
“See, I was right. I never lie to the police—it’s a good habit.” Old Tian smiled broadly. “Can we release them now?”
As Chen Xiao and Xiangbin walked out of the police station, Lao Tian waved goodbye to the lawyer beside him.
"How did you do that?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.
“Privileges,” Old Tian said calmly. “The service agency has the ability to carve out a small island from Australian territorial waters. Do you think they can’t handle such a small matter? Although I’m no longer with the service agency, as a retiree, I still enjoy certain special privileges.” He turned to Champagne: “The bad news is… Champagne, news of today’s events will soon reach the island, and your family will soon know you were with us…”
"I'm not afraid." Champagne laughed heartily, "My mother won't leave the island. If she doesn't come, I'm not afraid of anyone else!"
“No, what I mean is…” Old Tian smiled bitterly, “Although your mother won’t leave the island, your family is very wealthy, and there are quite a few idle mercenaries on the island. She can easily throw out some money and send people to forcibly take you back.”
Champagne's face immediately fell.
“You have two choices: First, stay in Sydney, wait for the people on the island to arrive, and then obediently go back with them.” Old Tian sighed. “Second… we’ll leave here immediately tonight!”
Champagne looked at Lao Tian with some suspicion: "Why did you suddenly change your attitude?"
Old Tian laughed "generously": "Haha, of course it's for the two buckets of cell repair fluid you promised me as compensation! And..."
He seemed to sigh, his tone somewhat wistful.
"I... I knew your father back then, we were very good friends. He never left the island in his life, but I knew he longed to go there, so..."
"Uncle Tian, you are a good person." Champagne was somewhat moved.
"No, don't speak too soon." Old Tian chuckled. "Following us is fine, but... you'll have to pay for your airfare, your meals, and your accommodation! Don't expect to eat and stay for free!"