Upon hearing Hao Jian speak, the policewoman immediately turned around, giving him a look of undeniable suspicion, then said, "Why am I arresting you? You and this thief are in cahoots, you think I don't know?"Cahoots? Hao Jian was instantly dumbfounded. He had merely come out to buy groceries, saw a police officer apprehend a thief, and in good faith decided to help out by taking down the thief. How did he end up being accused of being in league with the thief? Have you ever seen someone in cahoots with a thief knock them to the ground for the police to arrest? Hao Jian couldn't comprehend it. Initially, he had a slight fondness for the policewoman, thinking she was pretty and easy on the eyes. But when she cuffed him and accused him of being in collusion with the thief, treating him as a thief too, his impression of her became unfavorable.
No matter how good-looking you are, arresting the wrong person and accusing them falsely is just bad. He immediately wore an expression of being wronged, and even the male thief was dumbfounded for a moment. Thief? Accomplice? When did this happen, why don't I know about it? He felt that this situation was a bit abrupt; wasn't it him who had been knocked to the ground before being caught? How did he suddenly turn into his accomplice?
Though confused, he secretly felt glad. If Hao Jian hadn't acted to stop and trip him, he would've been long gone by now, nowhere near being caught by this female police officer. If Hao Jian was considered a thief and his accomplice, he was naturally delighted.
"Serves you right for stopping me and tripping me, getting me caught by the police. Now you've received your comeuppance, even the police think you're my accomplice. Head to the station with me, I'm not going to explain for you, let's see what you do," he thought.
Hao Jian then said, "Hey! I just came out to buy groceries and saw the thief, tried to be a good Samaritan, and helped you catch a thief. But now you guys even think of me as a thief too? What's going on?"
The policewoman shot him a glance, tossed a bag out, and said sternly, "Don't think I don't know you two are together, he was just about to give the bag to you, and you're carrying the stolen bag away, diverting attention so that when I catch him it's useless, the bag is already taken by you, right?"
Before Hao Jian could speak, the policewoman said again, "Don't try to deceive me with these trivial tricks, you can go fool a ghost."
Hao Jian looked helpless. Apparently, pretty girls have no brains, right? Long hair, short knowledge, truly no mistake in the saying. What do you mean by diverting attention? You were clearly chasing behind; it wasn't hard to see he was just standing there not relating to anyone, right? Just stepped in to stop this thief. Had I known doing a good deed would bring such trouble, Hao Jian wouldn't have acted, letting the thief run off and letting her chase him down, chasing him to death without catching him.
"You..." Hao Jian wanted to say more but stopped, unsure of what to say. Because he could tell this policewoman was someone who liked to act on her own accord, once she believed something was right, then it was definitely right, and no one else's account could change her view.
Ordinarily, he might have time to stay put, but today, now, Liang Yuwei was still waiting for him to finish buying food and cook something delicious. If this mess delayed him, he couldn't go back quickly, leaving Liang Yuwei and Liang Xiaohan waiting at home for his return, delaying their meal. He couldn't bear this responsibility.
But he didn't know what to explain either; the three or four male policemen evidently held lower positions than her, dared not speak, and as they chased up from behind, they hadn't seen what happened, so they couldn't possibly believe him.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The male thief showed a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, he's my accomplice; I was just about to give him the bag when you came, he's with me, he's with me."
Quick-thinking, the male thief repeatedly emphasized Hao Jian as his accomplice to drag him down too. Since the policewoman misunderstood Hao Jian, he added fuel to the fire, seeing how Hao Jian would explain, knowing this time explanation wouldn't suffice. After saying that, he smugly glanced at Hao Jian, his expression both proud and boastful, just extremely happy indeed.
Hao Jian looked at it with resentment in his heart, wishing he could just go up and give him a good thrashing.
Yet, at this moment, the policewoman, upon hearing the male thief's words, immediately said to Hao Jian, "Hear that? Still trying to argue?"
Then with a wave of her hand, she turned away, "Take them, bring them to the station for a thorough interrogation!"
Hao Jian was exasperated, genuinely exasperated; he didn't expect to do one good thing today without any reward, instead being accused as an accomplice to a thief with seemingly no room to explain anymore. This matter was solidified, and he was utterly helpless, also furious at the policewoman.
"Why are you so good-looking then, so brainless, without a shred of ability to distinguish right from wrong? Are you blind? I did a good deed tripping the thief, couldn't you see? I grabbed the bag intending to return it to you, to the owner, how could you mistakenly think I was his accomplice taking the bag? Plus, you just believed a thief's words; truly, how did you pass the exams, become a police officer?"
At this point, a police officer had already handed the bag to the woman who came chasing up from behind. The woman took the bag and expressed her gratitude to the policewoman, saying a few words of thanks. Listening to this, Hao Jian felt very uncomfortable, thinking, the one who should be thanked is me, right? If it weren't for me, your bag would have been snatched by the thief and long gone. Thank her? You must be out of your mind.
"Move it!" By this time, the male police officer had fully assumed he was an accomplice of the thief, and naturally, his attitude was poor, shouting at him sternly.
Hao Jian, helpless, just followed along. There was no way to run; he could only take a trip to the police station with them. There wouldn't be any real trouble, but it would surely waste time. It was clear he wouldn't make it in time to cook for Liang Yuwei, so he'd just have to expect a scolding from both her and Liang Xiaohan when he got back.
As he was thinking this, he'd already been pushed into the car by them. Seeing Hao Jian getting into the police car with him, the male thief's face couldn't hide his smirk. Hao Jian took advantage of the thief's slack moment to give him a fierce kick, directly to his vital spot. Instantly, the thief's face turned ugly, let alone smiling, he probably couldn't even cry out loud; his expression was so pained. Hao Jian was so fast that the police officers didn't even realize what happened, only seeing the male thief's contorted face, which they didn't take seriously.
A few minutes later, the male thief's facial expressions gradually recovered, but at this point, he didn't dare to even look up at Hao Jian. He was thoroughly scared by the kick, equally scared to smile or spout nonsense, completely frightened by this one swift kick from Hao Jian.
Not long after, they reached the police station. Hao Jian received the same treatment as the male thief—brought into the station, interrogated, then locked in a small room.
Sitting in the small room, Hao Jian felt utterly helpless and swore never to do a good deed again. This time, he did a good deed and was mistaken as a thief's accomplice and locked up, interrogated like a criminal, receiving the same treatment as the thief. When he gets back, Liang Yuwei will definitely question where he went, and he feels bad about it. He promised to make her a nice meal, and instead, while buying ingredients, he ended up disappearing.
He felt utterly desolate, stayed in the small room for about twenty minutes, then suddenly heard footsteps. Looking up, it was the policewoman unlocking the door with a key, then looking at him.
While on the police car, he heard some male officers talking about her, knowing her name was He Yingzi. True to her name, she was vigorous and decisive—such conduct completely wasted her pretty face, making her look like a rough man. Although he admitted she was good-looking, he had already lost any good impression of her, perhaps even could say he disliked her. Seeing her come, he didn't bother to acknowledge her, just continued to sit alone.
"Alright, you can go now." The policewoman who mistakenly apprehended Hao Jian, He Yingzi, said flatly.
"What!" Hearing this, Hao Jian stood up excitedly, "I'm clear?"
He Yingzi raised an eyebrow and said, "The investigation showed you're not an accomplice. He acted alone; you have nothing to do with it, so you can leave now."
Hearing her tone, Hao Jian felt very displeased. What, you caught the wrong person and dragged me in here, and now after clearing things up, you don't even apologize, just say I can leave? Is this the attitude? Shouldn't you admit your mistake when you've done something wrong?
He immediately spoke with pride, "Caught the wrong person? Can leave? Excuse me, Officer He Yingzi, is this your usual attitude towards the common people? The people give you power and food, and you treat someone who clearly did a good deed but was misunderstood and dragged in here to suffer like this?"
His tone was firm, giving He Yingzi no chance to speak, and as he spoke, he maintained eye contact, adding pressure on her.
Honestly, he now really disliked this woman. Although she was indeed good-looking, dislike was dislike; when you dislike someone, looks don't matter.
Especially with her attitude, he was furious, very angry.
If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be stuck here after doing a good deed.