"North of the city?" Zhou Xuan thought for a moment. This area was no longer under Fu Yuanshan's jurisdiction. Although he had been promoted, he hadn't officially taken office yet. He used to be in charge of the East City Branch. He wondered whether he should bother with these clueless guys.
According to the rules, he didn't have his driver's license with him, and since he was driving, he should be fined, which is understandable. However, it's not wrong to take out Fu Ying's documents, but to confiscate her license is going too far. And then to detain her is against all the rules and logic.
For this reason alone, Zhou Xuan had every right to make trouble with them. However, he couldn't bear to risk their livelihoods over such a small matter, so he tried to be patient and let it go. If these traffic police officers really wouldn't let them go, then they'd deal with it later.
These three traffic cops are really too idle. They see that Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying are not cooperating at all. They just want to tease Fu Ying because she is too beautiful. As long as Fu Ying is not so harsh, and they talk and laugh and beg for mercy to satisfy them, this matter will be easily over.
However, firstly, Fu Ying wouldn't try to smooth things over with a smile, and secondly, Zhou Xuan wouldn't let Fu Ying do it. Although the two didn't want to embarrass themselves with these traffic police officers, their ideas didn't align, and since neither of them was willing, it naturally became awkward.
Because they called the tow truck themselves, it arrived quickly and managed to tow the Audi away without returning the documents. Police from the suburban police station also arrived after the tow truck left.
They naturally knew the three traffic police officers; they must have had a lot of dealings with them in their work. Four people from the police station arrived in two vehicles.
The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. He greeted the traffic police officers with a smile from afar: "Deputy Captain Zeng, who are you checking?"
The traffic policeman who inspected Zhou Xuan was clearly the so-called "Deputy Captain Zeng," who smiled and said to the middle-aged policeman, "Deputy Chief Yang, just these two," while smirking.
Both of them are deputy, one a deputy team leader and the other a deputy director, so they must have a long-standing relationship.
Yang, the deputy director, could tell from Zeng's expression that the matter was not a big deal. Then, looking at Fu Ying, his eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Zeng and his men meant. They were simply annoyed that the woman was not cooperating or giving them face, so they wanted to make things difficult for her. The main reason was that the woman was too beautiful.
However, since he had a close relationship with Deputy Captain Zeng, he naturally had to give him face. He would just pretend to cooperate and tease him to help him regain his dignity. The man looked dignified and the woman was beautiful and wealthy, so they didn't seem like ordinary people. He would try to get some information out of them first.
Deputy Director Yang's three colleagues also noticed that Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying were talking quietly with Deputy Captain Zeng and his two colleagues.
Deputy Director Yang approached, glanced at Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, and then casually asked, "Please show me your ID card!"
Zhou Xuan didn't have any identification on him; only Fu Ying did. Fu Ying took out her identification and handed it to Zhou Xuan, who then gave it back to her.
Deputy Director Yang took the document but paused before even opening it. This wasn't a domestic resident ID card; it was an American document. He couldn't understand the English, but the person in the photo was definitely Fu Ying.
People with foreign identities are not to be trifled with, or it could cause trouble. Deputy Chief Yang understood this well. He immediately winked at Deputy Captain Zeng, then pulled him aside and whispered, "Deputy Captain Zeng, have you found out who these two people are? I checked the woman's ID; she's from abroad. We can't just bring them into our police station; it'll cause trouble."
Deputy Captain Zeng was taken aback. They had just checked the vehicle registration and driver's license, but nothing else. How could this woman be a foreigner?
Deputy Director Yang grew increasingly puzzled and asked in a low voice, "Deputy Zeng, where is their car? What kind of car is it?"
“It’s a brand new Audi TT. I’ve already called a tow truck to take it back to the vehicle management office.” Upon hearing this, Deputy Captain Zeng also became somewhat puzzled. While answering Deputy Director Yang’s question, he glanced at Zhou Yi and Fu Ying.
Fu Ying remained sullen and unhappy, giving these people a cold look, wondering what tricks they would pull.
Seeing that Deputy Director Yang wasn't so reckless, Zhou Xuan thought he should plead with him and leave first to avoid things getting out of hand. As for the car, driver's license, and other documents, Zhou Xuan wasn't worried; they would be returned safely in the future.
Before he could say anything, his phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and was stunned to see that it was Fu Yuanshan calling!
Did Fu Yuanshan have foresight?
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then was startled by the continuous ringing of the phone and quickly answered it.
"Hey bro, what's up?"
"Where are you? Come to my office right now, I have some trouble that I need you to come." Fu Yuanshan said "trouble" but his tone was somewhat amused, so he didn't seem to be in a bad mood.
"Brother, I can't come!" Zhou Xuan said with a wry smile. "Yingying and I came back from the restaurant. I was driving. Li Wei gave me my driver's license yesterday, and I left it at home without bringing it with me. We were stopped by a few traffic police officers, and they towed the car away. They also took our documents and wouldn't give them back. The key thing is that now they won't even let us leave. I really don't understand. Even if you break a traffic rule, why do they arrest you?"
Fu Yuanshan was clearly stunned. How could something like this happen again after only a few hours? He was the best at cracking down on crimes in the police force, and he knew all the rules of the police system perfectly well.
If it's just a matter of not having a driver's license, the worst that can happen is a fine. Nowadays, traffic police are equipped with dedicated handheld detectors. The terminal is connected to the central police station, which can check the vehicle's origin and the owner's information on the spot. Even if they don't have this, they can check at the central station via walkie-talkie or telephone. If there is a problem with the vehicle or the owner has a criminal record, the vehicle can be impounded. If there is no criminal record and the vehicle is in good condition, then it can only be dealt with as a traffic violation fine. Impounding the vehicle is considered a serious offense; impounding the driver's license is not allowed. As for detaining the driver, if the owner is not caught committing a crime on the spot and there is no evidence to prove that they are a criminal suspect, then detaining the driver would be considered a police officer knowingly breaking the law.
Fu Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then immediately said angrily, "Brother, where are you? Just stay there and don't move, I'll come and get you right away!"
“I am…” Zhou Xuan looked around, said the name on the top of the building in front of him, and then saw a bus stop behind him. He immediately read out the name of that bus stop.
Fu Yuanshan immediately replied, "I understand, I'll be there soon... This is truly outrageous!"
Zhou Xuan hung up the phone, looked up, and saw that Deputy Director Yang, who had just arrived, was staring at him and thinking. He smiled and said, "Deputy Director Yang, right? We're all in this city, and we might run into each other again sometime. We're not lawbreakers. As long as you don't go too far, we'll all turn a blind eye."
Before Deputy Director Yang could speak, Deputy Captain Zeng snapped, "What are you saying? Are you threatening me? Let me tell you..."
Deputy Director Yang quickly raised his hand to stop him from continuing the conversation, saying, "Alright, alright, let's talk this out. I don't think it's a big deal. Since the car has been towed, let's retrieve it according to procedure. As for the documents, I suggest we return them to them. As for the person, let's just leave. Forget it!"
Deputy Director Yang was thinking of minimizing the problem and resolving it altogether. The fact that the car had been towed was already established, and whatever happened to Jie Mu was something that Deputy Captain Zeng had done, so he would have to bear the consequences himself. However, it was best not to make a big fuss about the matter at hand, and the person definitely could not be taken back.
But Deputy Captain Zeng was unhappy, and Fu Ying was unhappy too. She said coldly, "You've already taken my documents and towed my car. Now you want to detain me? There's no such logic in the world!"
Deputy Captain Zeng immediately retorted angrily, "What do you mean by 'unreasonable'? We accepted it, we accepted it; we towed the car, we towed it. What kind of reasoning do you have for this? You need to be more discerning and sensible!"
Fu Ying scoffed, "Oh, so you're saying I'm blind and didn't realize you're a high-ranking official, and that I'm incompetent because I didn't secretly give you money? You can explain it more clearly if you want!"
Deputy Captain Zeng's face immediately turned bright red, and he stammered, "You...you..."
Fu Ying stood firm without yielding an inch, her tone revealing not a trace of fear, while Zhou Xuan remained silent with a sullen face, but she certainly didn't show any fear!
Judging from the expressions of these two people, Deputy Director Yang knew that this Deputy Captain Zeng might have really gotten into trouble. No ordinary person would dare to act so arrogantly towards the police!
Furthermore, Deputy Captain Yang just overheard Zhou Xuan taking a phone call. Judging from the tone of his voice, someone is definitely coming. As the saying goes, in Beijing, you can easily grab several bureau-level officials with a simple reach. How can you know how insignificant your rank is until you've been to Beijing? Who knows what kind of official the person coming might be? It's best to carefully plan your escape route now!
Volume 1, Chapter 330
Zhou Xuan spread his hands at Fu Ying and said with a wry smile, "Yingying, don't be angry. Your older brother from the Fu family is here. He needs to talk to me. It's just a coincidence. I wasn't originally planning to tell him about this!"
Fu Ying snorted. She knew from the way these traffic cops were leering at her that they were deliberately making things difficult. What was the matter? Nothing at all. She simply hadn't spoken kindly enough or complied with their demands. ()
Deputy Director Yang sensed that Zhou Xuan must have some background, so his expression softened. As long as Zhou Xuan didn't get involved, that was enough. When the traffic police reported something was wrong, it was normal for them to go to the scene, and they were acting in accordance with regulations. But once they realized something was amiss here, they couldn't follow Deputy Captain Zeng's instructions anymore. No matter how good their relationship was, they couldn't just blindly run into a brick wall!
Fu Yuanshan arrived in four cars. Deputy Director Yang saw several cars with police lights and license plates coming from afar and had a bad feeling that these cars were coming for the two men and women in front of him!
Sure enough, four police vehicles sped straight toward them. Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying stood by as they passed by. There weren't many pedestrians around, so they could see clearly. Moreover, there were three police cars parked there, which were very conspicuous. Two of them were driven by Deputy Director Yang and others from the suburban police station, and the other was a patrol car driven by Deputy Captain Zeng, a traffic police officer on duty.