Chapter 254: You Owe Me a Favor (2 Updates)

Chapter 254: You Owe Me a Favor

Less than ten minutes later, Captain Tang Fei returned to the private room where Zhou Lang was. She was highly efficient and had already reviewed the surveillance footage of everything that had happened in the room and the corridor.

Although the surveillance only provided video without audio, she found herself even more unable to understand Zhou Lang. She knew that Brother Xiaohu was the nephew of Duan Wei, an incredibly influential figure in the underworld of Feiyun City, yet Brother Xiaohu had been so terrified upon seeing Zhou Lang that he knelt down.

Fortunately, there was no audio in the surveillance. If she had heard that Zhu Yan also liked Zhou Lang, she wouldn't know what to think. After all, she and Zhu Yan were good friends, and among the few friends each other had.

"Jin Kelai, what did you say earlier? You claimed that Zhou Lang intentionally injured people. I've watched the surveillance video; it was you who deliberately picked a fight and threw the first punch. Now, the one we need to arrest isn't Zhou Lang, but you."

Captain Tang Fei said coldly, appearing completely impartial.

In truth, even if Zhou Lang had been at fault this time, she would have found a way to help him. After all, Zhou Lang was the person she liked, and everyone has a biased heart when it comes to matters of the heart.

"Captain Tang Fei, how can you be so tactless? You were sent by Chief Sun, right? My dad is a classmate of Chief Sun. You dare to treat me like this? You should consider the consequences."

Jin Kelai was shocked and then furious. Upon seeing the police, he had expected Zhou Lang to be dragged away immediately. But he hadn't expected that not only would Captain Tang Fei not help him, but she would act as if they were bitter enemies. Thus, he was truly displeased and directly brought up Director Sun Yongkang to suppress Captain Tang Fei, hoping to make her act according to his wishes.

"Chief Sun is not in Feiyun City recently. It is true that Chief Sun called me, but Chief Sun has always been an upright and incorruptible person; how could he engage in corruption and bend the law for personal gain? I handle cases the same way, so stop harboring twisted thoughts!"

Captain Tang Fei said righteously. In fact, Chief Sun had told her on the phone to handle it according to principle, so she felt no pressure at all. Even if there were any pressure, Chief Sun would help her bear it.

"Chief Tang, even if Zhou Lang was acting in self-defense, it was excessive defense. My hand was twisted and broken by him; it already constitutes a serious injury."

Jin Kelai said helplessly. Although he was arrogant and domineering, he knew a bit about the law. If the police deemed him the instigator, he might be the one detained. But if Zhou Lang's defense was considered excessive, that would be a different story.

"You were the one who pulled out a knife, and yet you say my defense was excessive?" Before Captain Tang Fei could speak, Zhou Lang sneered.

"It's true that I pulled the knife first, but my hand is broken, so you are a criminal. Let me tell you, I graduated from the Cambridge University Law Department; I am very proficient in the law." Jin Kelai said.

"Cambridge University? I think you graduated from the 'Scumbag' University, right? Where is your hand broken?" Zhou Lang walked over to Jin Kelai and grabbed his hand.

"You… what are you doing?" Jin Kelai screamed in fear: "Officer, help! This guy is trying to commit violence again. Aren't you going to arrest him?"

"Why are you so agitated? I'm just proving to Captain Tang Fei that you aren't injured." Zhou Lang said, giving Jin Kelai's wrist a shake.

Jin Kelai let out a pained cry, only to discover that his wrist could move normally.

"Huh? My hand can move." Jin Kelai said in surprise.

"Your hand isn't injured at all, so what are you pretending for?" Zhou Lang mocked Jin Kelai, then said to Captain Tang Fei: "Officer, you should realize now that Jin Kelai was spouting nonsense, right?"

"Jin Kelai, you actually lied to the police. Do you have anything else to say?" Captain Tang Fei glared at Jin Kelai.

"You dare arrest me? Aren't you afraid that Police Chief Sun Yongkang will directly remove you from your post?" Jin Kelai said, both angry and furious.

"Ever since I put on this police uniform, I haven't known how to write the word 'fear'. Do you think a spoiled brat like you is qualified to threaten me?" Captain Tang Fei huffed and ordered her subordinates: "Arrest him!"

Captain Tang Fei's subordinates immediately flashed their shiny handcuffs and seized Jin Kelai.

"What are you doing?" Jin Kelai shouted angrily. He had called the police, and now the police were arresting him—this was the ultimate irony.

"Shut up!"

One of Captain Tang Fei's men slapped Jin Kelai on the head, twisted his arms behind his back, and handcuffed him immediately.

"Take him away!"

Following Captain Tang Fei's order, Jin Kelai was immediately led out of the private room.

At this moment, Zhou Lang had already ceased his mental control over the restaurant owner, Boss Liu. Boss Liu had returned to normal. Watching Jin Kelai being taken away by the police, he was immensely shocked.

Now he finally understood that Zhou Lang's background was far superior to Jin Kelai's. His previous actions must have offended Zhou Lang, and he didn't know what his fate would be.

"Zhou Lang, this time, you owe me a favor."

As Captain Tang Fei left the room, she smiled sweetly at Zhou Lang: "Zhu Yan, you have to treat me to a meal next time too."

Before Zhou Lang and Zhu Yan could say anything, Captain Tang Fei turned and left.

With Captain Tang Fei gone, only Zhou Lang, Zhu Yan, and Boss Liu remained in the room, and it instantly fell quiet.

"Mr. Zhou, I was blind and failed to recognize a superior person. You are magnanimous, please forgive me this time." After a brief silence, Boss Liu walked up to Zhou Lang and said in fear and trepidation. Zhou Lang had connections in both the underworld and the police; such a figure was not someone he could afford to provoke.

"Boss Liu, don't be so snobbish. You should have learned your lesson today!" Zhou Lang said. He was also very disgusted with people like Boss Liu.

"Yes… yes… Mr. Zhou, you are right to teach me. Actually, I was just afraid that my small shop would have its health license revoked by Jin Kelai's father, Jin Shengshui, so I was forced to have my security guards take action against you." Boss Liu explained, his forehead sweating.

"I heard your entire conversation with Jin Kelai. I'll give you a chance this time, but if I see you acting as an accomplice again, you'll bear the consequences." Zhou Lang said: "I've finished my meal, so it's time to pay the bill and leave. Call someone to collect the money."

"Mr. Zhou, please don't bother with such a small amount. Next time, I will host a banquet specifically to apologize to you." Boss Liu said hurriedly, bowing and scraping.

"That won't be necessary." Zhou Lang took five hundred yuan from his wallet, placed it on the table, and left the room with Zhu Yan.

"Mr. Zhou, please help save my four security guards. They still can't move." Boss Liu pleaded hurriedly. At this moment, he truly believed the four guards had been struck by some evil spell of Zhou Lang's, and thus he was very nervous.

"They were just subjected to Acupoint Striking by me; they will recover on their own in two hours." Zhou Lang didn't even look back as he left with Zhu Yan.

"Acupoint Striking? So Zhou Lang is a martial arts expert. Fortunately, he didn't hold it against me too much, otherwise, I would have suffered a huge loss this time." Hearing Zhou Lang's words, Boss Liu stood dazed for a long time. He had never seen things like Acupoint Striking in real life and thought they were all fictional inventions by novelists and screenwriters. He hadn't expected such martial arts to actually exist.

…

"Brother Lang, are you taking me back, or are we going somewhere else?"

After exiting the Jasmine Restaurant and getting into a taxi, Zhu Yan snuggled up to Zhou Lang and asked. Since Zhou Lang had claimed to be her boyfriend earlier to stop Jin Kelai from harassing her, she had become much closer to Zhou Lang.

"You probably have a lot of things you want to ask me, right?" Zhou Lang said, looking at Zhu Yan. He basically knew what was on her mind.

He felt that Zhu Yan liked him very much. If he were to alienate her, it would be a very painful thing for him, because he also liked this great beauty, Zhu Yan.

"Yes, you can perform Acupoint Striking, you are a miracle doctor, you can make people in the underworld fear you like a tiger, and you can make the police give you so much Face. All of this makes me feel that you are very mysterious." Zhu Yan said: "Now that you are my boyfriend, I think I should be qualified to understand you."

"Then let's go to the side of the Long River. We can catch some breeze there and have a good chat." Zhou Lang suggested.

"Okay! Actually, whenever I felt very frustrated and tired in the past, I liked to go to the Long River to catch the breeze and relax." Zhu Yan said happily.

"Driver, please take us to the side of the Long River." Zhou Lang said to the taxi driver.

…

Twenty minutes later, Zhou Lang and Zhu Yan got out of the taxi and walked slowly along the Long River riverside promenade.

Zhu Yan took the initiative to link her arm with Zhou Lang's, walking shoulder to shoulder. At this moment, they completely looked like a couple, appearing intimate and inseparable.

A faint, subtle fragrance wafted over and drifted into Zhou Lang's nose, making him feel very enjoyable.

She was very well-behaved in front of Zhou Lang; she just accompanied him quietly without taking the initiative to ask him anything else.

"Zhu Yan, do you really want to know what kind of person I am?" The two walked to the stone railing of the riverside promenade and stopped. Zhou Lang initiated the topic.

"Of course I want to know." Zhu Yan nodded, looking at Zhou Lang, her eyes seemingly filled with infinite longing.

"Zhu Yan, have you ever seen people who can fly through the sky or burrow into the earth?"

Zhou Lang thought for a moment and said. Today's events had led to him pretending to be Zhu Yan's boyfriend in front of Jin Kelai by accident, but Zhu Yan seemed to have taken it seriously. Now he had to consider how to explain his identity to her. If Zhu Yan couldn't accept the fact that he had many women, then they could only be friends.

"Brother Lang, why are you talking about this? We are both highly educated; we should know that such people don't exist. Those are just legends."

Zhu Yan said: "I do believe in the Martial Forest and such. Brother Lang, you can use the technique of Acupoint Striking, so you must be one of those legendary people from the Martial Forest, right?"

"People who can fly through the sky or burrow into the earth are not fabrications; they truly exist. In modern society, there are also such people." Zhou Lang continued.

"Brother Lang, you aren't trying to tell me that you are one of those people, are you?" Zhu Yan said in surprise. Zhou Lang's words had already exceeded the scope of her cognition.

"Although I cannot yet fly through the sky or burrow into the earth, I belong to this category of people." Zhou Lang said: "This category of people has already exceeded the limits of the human body and are collectively referred to as Cultivators."

"Brother Lang, you are also a Cultivator?"

A look of astonishment appeared on Zhu Yan's Face. The words Zhou Lang said were equivalent to opening a magical door for her, and the scenery inside this door was something she had never come into contact with before.