Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Author: Tomorrow Little Fish
Chapter 711 - 710: Catching Them All in One Sweep
Feng’er thought it was just a few villagers or some thugs trying to steal business, but she didn’t expect the visitors to be police, and armed police at that.
Upon seeing them, Feng’er didn’t say a word and instinctively turned to run, but she had just taken two steps when the police officer aimed his gun at her leg and pulled the trigger. With just one shot, she fell to the ground.
Gangzi couldn’t see from the car where the SWAT officer shot Feng’er; all he saw was the SWAT officer’s hand pulling the trigger, and Feng’er falling right in front of him.
"Feng’er! I’ll fight you to the death."
Gangzi opened the car door and jumped out, raising his fists and charging at the SWAT officer, looking as if he was ready to fight to the death.
The SWAT officer whistled and decisively fired, and Gangzi fell to the ground before even reaching the officer.
"Are you stupid? I’m a SWAT officer with a gun in my hand, why would I engage in hand-to-hand combat with you, kidding me." The SWAT officer holstered his gun, dragged the person onto the car, and sent a message to Ke Pengcheng.
"Stay put, I’ll arrange for someone to join you in clearing the roadblock." So far, the operation was going smoothly, and Ke Pengcheng was in good spirits.
The fight ended quickly; it was only midday and everyone that needed to be caught was caught. The only unsatisfactory part was that they had to bring along the young ones too; leaving these kids in a village with no adults wasn’t a good idea.
"Captain, I have something to report. When we entered the village for the arrest, I noticed a problem: there aren’t any elderly women in this village. I suspect they’ve all suffered some untimely fate."
Upon hearing this speculation, Ke Pengcheng’s good mood vanished immediately, "We’ll take our time to examine what’s exactly happening when we return."
The group arranged the cars because they had to take back quite a few people, making each car a bit cramped. Ke Pengcheng sat in a car with Xu Ke and others; they were the last to leave, ensuring everyone else had left before driving off.
A convoy of cars left in grand fashion, with Xu Ke’s car maintaining a certain distance from those ahead.
"Why did you suddenly brake?" The car was driving smoothly when Xu Ke’s sudden braking caused everyone to lurch forward due to inertia.
Those in the front were okay, as seatbelts held them back, but those in the back weren’t, and Ke Pengcheng was even thrown forward.
"A person suddenly appeared in front of us; I braked to avoid hitting them," Xu Ke explained.
Xu Ke saw the old woman who suddenly appeared standing up in front of the car, seemingly unscathed. Just as he was about to drive away, she knocked on the car window.
Following her gesture, Xu Ke rolled down the window and politely asked, "What can I do for you?"
"Want to buy some strawberries? We grow them ourselves, fifty dollars per pound, sold in ten-pound batches only," the old woman said.
"Do you want strawberries?" Xu Ke smiled at the old woman and asked the others in the car.
"I don’t like strawberries; I just want to go back to the hotel for a nap. I’m exhausted," said a man, touching his stomach, with a slightly pitiful tone.
The three people in the back seat expressed the same sentiment.
"Sorry about that, as you heard, none of us are interested in strawberries, so we’re not buying," Xu Ke replied with a smile, trying to close the window, but the old woman reached in and grabbed the steering wheel with her hand.
"If you don’t buy my strawberries today, don’t think about passing here. I spread strawberries all over this road; a basket weighs at least thirty pounds. If you want to pass, it’s simple: just pay for these thirty pounds, and I’ll let you through. If not, you won’t be getting past. If you don’t believe me, just try me," the old woman said with a slightly roguish tone, lifting her drooping eyelids.
At this point, Xu Ke’s amiable smile faded, "So what do you mean? Are you trying to force us to buy?"
"While that’s indeed my intention, you don’t have to put it so bluntly. Consider yourself lucky I didn’t seize the opportunity for insurance fraud just now. Had I done so, wouldn’t it have cost you more? And you’d get nothing in return, but this is different—you spend less and get something tangible. You’re getting a great deal, young man," the old woman said in a tone that suggested Xu Ke should be grateful, which was rather unpleasant to hear.
"But we don’t wish to take this deal, and illegally occupying public resources is against the law." A man in glasses sitting in the back chimed in.
"So what? I’m already sixty-five; the police wouldn’t arrest me. Besides, where are the police in this area? Nowhere. At my age, I’m not afraid of the police. Who would dare arrest me? So stop using the police to scare me," the old woman replied with derision and defiance.
"Really? Just because you’re old, you think you can avoid legal responsibility? What’s the point of having laws if they don’t apply to you? Think no one dares arrest you? I’m curious to see why they wouldn’t," Ke Pengcheng said as he exited the car, wearing his police uniform and holding a gun, startling the old woman.
"You’re a policeman?" The old woman withdrew her hand from Xu Ke’s car, suddenly appearing much more subdued, even assuming a posture akin to a schoolchild, seemingly afraid, which made the man who was clutching his stomach feel a bit of pity.
"You can go now; I’ll call the police to come. Let’s see if there’s really no one brave enough to arrest you today." Ke Pengcheng looked far less approachable than Xu Ke, standing with a straight posture, resembling an unsheathed blade.
The old woman was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes, and she began speaking with a trembling voice, "I-I just wanted to earn a little money. You don’t have to buy them. I’ll let you pass. But I didn’t expect there’d be a policeman in your car."
"A little money? You priced your strawberries at fifty per pound—that’s disturbing the market. Saying you’d let us pass, not knowing there was a cop inside—what, if there wasn’t, would we have to pay the toll? Unauthorized use of public resources is illegal; your age doesn’t exempt you from the law. You’re definitely going to the police station today," Ke Pengcheng stated.
With Ke Pengcheng’s words, the old woman started to cry loudly, even sitting down and slapping her thighs in distress, "I’m an old woman, and if you take me to the police station and the neighbors find out, I’d lose my face completely. How am I supposed to live then? You’re trying to kill me, you’re killing people! The police are killing people!"
Upon seeing them, Feng’er didn’t say a word and instinctively turned to run, but she had just taken two steps when the police officer aimed his gun at her leg and pulled the trigger. With just one shot, she fell to the ground.
Gangzi couldn’t see from the car where the SWAT officer shot Feng’er; all he saw was the SWAT officer’s hand pulling the trigger, and Feng’er falling right in front of him.
"Feng’er! I’ll fight you to the death."
Gangzi opened the car door and jumped out, raising his fists and charging at the SWAT officer, looking as if he was ready to fight to the death.
The SWAT officer whistled and decisively fired, and Gangzi fell to the ground before even reaching the officer.
"Are you stupid? I’m a SWAT officer with a gun in my hand, why would I engage in hand-to-hand combat with you, kidding me." The SWAT officer holstered his gun, dragged the person onto the car, and sent a message to Ke Pengcheng.
"Stay put, I’ll arrange for someone to join you in clearing the roadblock." So far, the operation was going smoothly, and Ke Pengcheng was in good spirits.
The fight ended quickly; it was only midday and everyone that needed to be caught was caught. The only unsatisfactory part was that they had to bring along the young ones too; leaving these kids in a village with no adults wasn’t a good idea.
"Captain, I have something to report. When we entered the village for the arrest, I noticed a problem: there aren’t any elderly women in this village. I suspect they’ve all suffered some untimely fate."
Upon hearing this speculation, Ke Pengcheng’s good mood vanished immediately, "We’ll take our time to examine what’s exactly happening when we return."
The group arranged the cars because they had to take back quite a few people, making each car a bit cramped. Ke Pengcheng sat in a car with Xu Ke and others; they were the last to leave, ensuring everyone else had left before driving off.
A convoy of cars left in grand fashion, with Xu Ke’s car maintaining a certain distance from those ahead.
"Why did you suddenly brake?" The car was driving smoothly when Xu Ke’s sudden braking caused everyone to lurch forward due to inertia.
Those in the front were okay, as seatbelts held them back, but those in the back weren’t, and Ke Pengcheng was even thrown forward.
"A person suddenly appeared in front of us; I braked to avoid hitting them," Xu Ke explained.
Xu Ke saw the old woman who suddenly appeared standing up in front of the car, seemingly unscathed. Just as he was about to drive away, she knocked on the car window.
Following her gesture, Xu Ke rolled down the window and politely asked, "What can I do for you?"
"Want to buy some strawberries? We grow them ourselves, fifty dollars per pound, sold in ten-pound batches only," the old woman said.
"Do you want strawberries?" Xu Ke smiled at the old woman and asked the others in the car.
"I don’t like strawberries; I just want to go back to the hotel for a nap. I’m exhausted," said a man, touching his stomach, with a slightly pitiful tone.
The three people in the back seat expressed the same sentiment.
"Sorry about that, as you heard, none of us are interested in strawberries, so we’re not buying," Xu Ke replied with a smile, trying to close the window, but the old woman reached in and grabbed the steering wheel with her hand.
"If you don’t buy my strawberries today, don’t think about passing here. I spread strawberries all over this road; a basket weighs at least thirty pounds. If you want to pass, it’s simple: just pay for these thirty pounds, and I’ll let you through. If not, you won’t be getting past. If you don’t believe me, just try me," the old woman said with a slightly roguish tone, lifting her drooping eyelids.
At this point, Xu Ke’s amiable smile faded, "So what do you mean? Are you trying to force us to buy?"
"While that’s indeed my intention, you don’t have to put it so bluntly. Consider yourself lucky I didn’t seize the opportunity for insurance fraud just now. Had I done so, wouldn’t it have cost you more? And you’d get nothing in return, but this is different—you spend less and get something tangible. You’re getting a great deal, young man," the old woman said in a tone that suggested Xu Ke should be grateful, which was rather unpleasant to hear.
"But we don’t wish to take this deal, and illegally occupying public resources is against the law." A man in glasses sitting in the back chimed in.
"So what? I’m already sixty-five; the police wouldn’t arrest me. Besides, where are the police in this area? Nowhere. At my age, I’m not afraid of the police. Who would dare arrest me? So stop using the police to scare me," the old woman replied with derision and defiance.
"Really? Just because you’re old, you think you can avoid legal responsibility? What’s the point of having laws if they don’t apply to you? Think no one dares arrest you? I’m curious to see why they wouldn’t," Ke Pengcheng said as he exited the car, wearing his police uniform and holding a gun, startling the old woman.
"You’re a policeman?" The old woman withdrew her hand from Xu Ke’s car, suddenly appearing much more subdued, even assuming a posture akin to a schoolchild, seemingly afraid, which made the man who was clutching his stomach feel a bit of pity.
"You can go now; I’ll call the police to come. Let’s see if there’s really no one brave enough to arrest you today." Ke Pengcheng looked far less approachable than Xu Ke, standing with a straight posture, resembling an unsheathed blade.
The old woman was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes, and she began speaking with a trembling voice, "I-I just wanted to earn a little money. You don’t have to buy them. I’ll let you pass. But I didn’t expect there’d be a policeman in your car."
"A little money? You priced your strawberries at fifty per pound—that’s disturbing the market. Saying you’d let us pass, not knowing there was a cop inside—what, if there wasn’t, would we have to pay the toll? Unauthorized use of public resources is illegal; your age doesn’t exempt you from the law. You’re definitely going to the police station today," Ke Pengcheng stated.
With Ke Pengcheng’s words, the old woman started to cry loudly, even sitting down and slapping her thighs in distress, "I’m an old woman, and if you take me to the police station and the neighbors find out, I’d lose my face completely. How am I supposed to live then? You’re trying to kill me, you’re killing people! The police are killing people!"