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Chapter 66 Turbulent

Cheng Zheng followed her gaze and said, "That's someone else's car."

Don't you have a bicycle?

"no."

Cheng Zheng stepped outside.

Lin Shuyao was unwilling to give up. She followed him for a few steps, deliberately twisted her ankle, and said "Ouch" in a delicate voice, taking the opportunity to grab his sleeve.

Cheng Zheng turned his head, and Lin Shuyao's face flashed with pain: "I... I think I sprained my ankle. I can walk, but it hurts a little."

"It's alright, it's alright, you don't need to worry about me. You go first, I'll follow behind slowly."

She waved her hand, her feigned strength only making her more pitiful.

Cheng Zheng stared at her feet for a few seconds, his brow furrowed slightly, and then he uttered two words, "Wait," before disappearing.

A little while later, he came over pushing a Phoenix bicycle, which he had borrowed from somewhere.

He pushed the car in front of Lin Shuyao, straddled her, sat in the front seat with his legs on the ground, and looked at her sideways: "Get in."

Lin Shuyao jumped onto the back seat sideways, her fingers gripping his shirt at the waist, a smirk playing on her lips: "I'm all set, let's go!"

Cheng Zheng pushed off with his long legs, and the car slid forward instantly.

Lin Shuyao's body lurched forward due to inertia, bumping into Cheng Zheng's back. She let out a soft "Ah!" and took the opportunity to wrap her arms around his lean and strong waist, placing her palms on his hard abdominal muscles and pressing her cheek against his broad back.

The soft touch and warm breath penetrated the fabric without any obstruction, soothing his back.

Cheng Zheng's entire body was tense.

He pedaled harder and harder.

The street scene flashed by rapidly.

Lin Shuyao placed her other hand on his waist, her small hand occasionally tracing his abdominal muscles. The sensation under her palm grew harder and harder. As she traced his abs with her small hand, Lin Shuyao silently counted, 12345678...

As they were counting, Cheng Zheng's deep voice drifted back on the wind: "Behave yourself."

He took a deep breath, his brow furrowed, trying his best to suppress the tingling sensation spreading upwards from his tailbone.

Lin Shuyao smiled triumphantly. Instead of listening to him, she leaned her upper body closer to him, pressing her body tightly against his back.

The car traveled along a rather bumpy road, and her body was jostled around, constantly pressing against his stiff back, her small hands gripping his abdominal muscles tightly.

The thought of what was pressing against his back made Cheng Zheng's eyes darken, and he tightened his grip on the handlebars, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

After a long and arduous journey, he finally arrived near the police station, breathed a sigh of relief, stopped the car, and quickly jumped out.

Lin Shuyao also got out of the back seat. Seeing him bending over to lock the car with a cold face, she curled her red lips into a smile and brought her charming face close to his: "I just counted, you have eight-pack abs, and a V-line... You have such a great body!"

Cheng Zheng's abdomen tightened, and the image of her small hands touching his abs flashed through his mind. The tingling, itchy touch felt like a feather brushing against his skin, arousing him to the point of stiffness.

He pulled out the car key, stuffed it into his pocket, straightened up, and stared at her intently: "You're a woman, don't you know anything about shame?"

Lin Shuyao chuckled, her large, almond-shaped eyes blinking slightly, a hint of mischievousness flashing in them. "But didn't you say you don't like reserved types?"

"When did I say that?" Cheng Zheng's temple throbbed twice, and he couldn't remember for a moment.

Lin Shuyao pointed out: "Last time, by the playground, you insisted on putting medicine on my feet."

Cheng Zheng was speechless. Images flashed through his mind: that time she had stretched her foot to his lips, and he almost kissed her foot. His ears turned slightly red, but his face grew colder and more somber as he turned and walked towards the gate of the Public Security Bureau.

Lin Shuyao quickly followed, and after taking a few steps, she gently tugged at his sleeve from behind: "Comrade Cheng Zheng..."

Cheng Zheng deliberately kept a straight face and walked inside with his head down.

Lin Shuyao's fingertips slid from his sleeve to his palm, her small hand tightly gripping his index finger. Cheng Zheng felt an electric current surge from where their skin touched all the way to his heart, making his heart clench slightly.

He was a beat slow to try and pull his hand back, but she held it tightly.

"Comrade Cheng Zheng, why are you ignoring me? I feel like you've been acting really strange these past few days, so cold towards me. Do you dislike me?"

Lin Shuyao took a step forward, blocking his way. Her delicate eyes were veiled with tears, making her look pitiful and on the verge of collapse.

A woman can shed tears so easily that they can break your heart.

Meeting her tearful gaze, Cheng Zheng felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly, and he couldn't help but say, "I don't hate you."

"If you don't hate me, why are you ignoring me? Please don't ignore me, it will make me sad..." Lin Shuyao pleaded softly, tears welling up in her eyes, making her almond-shaped eyes appear even clearer and more moist, like black glass immersed in spring water.

Her tear-streaked face was so beautiful it broke your heart.

Looking at that face, Cheng Zheng couldn't bring himself to say he disliked her.

Besides, he didn't dislike her at all; on the contrary, he...

He stared at her, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and said softly, "I'm not ignoring you, don't overthink it."

Lin Shuyao knows when to stop; overdoing it makes her seem pretentious.

Upon receiving the promise, her face immediately brightened, her eyes sparkled, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly as she gave him a radiant smile. "Then let's go in quickly."

……

It was through the process of cooperating with the police officers in taking her statement that Lin Shuyao gained a general understanding of the cause and effect of the entire case.

It turned out that Liu Dazhu and his apprentices resented her for stealing the limelight, taking so much bonus, and causing them to lose a month's worth of food coupons. So Liu Dazhu instructed Zhang San and Li Si to find a way to teach her a lesson, preferably to make it impossible for her to stay in the factory.

Zhang San and Li Si conspired to reveal to their two card-playing friends that she was rich and beautiful.

Those two were notorious thugs in the neighborhood. They did nothing honest work, but they were experts at petty theft and harassing women. Recently, they had accumulated a mountain of gambling debts and were desperately looking for money.

After learning about Lin Shuyao from Zhang San and Li Si, the two men started to have designs on her.

First, he spent all his time stalking Lin Shuyao at the gate of Factory 306, and then he inquired about Lin Shuyao's schedule from Zhang San and Li Si.

On the night of the incident, the two men first found a child to lure Lin Shuyao into an alley, planning to rob her of her money and then sexually assault her. After all, Lin Shuyao was from out of town and had no one to back her up in the capital. Even if she reported it to the police, they might not be able to catch them.

This matter will most likely fizzle out.

Lin Shuyao could only suffer in silence.

As for Liu Dazhu and his apprentice, they have vanished without a trace, and no matter how hard you try, you can't find their trail.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Zheng appeared out of nowhere.

The two were arrested.

The two weren't fools; they knew the situation was serious, so they naturally wanted to clear themselves of any wrongdoing. They implicated Zhang San and Li Si, shifting all the blame onto them, claiming they were acting under their orders.

Last night, the police went to the family compound and brought Zhang San and Li Si back to the station for questioning.

Seeing that things were getting serious, Zhang San and Li Si spilled the beans about Liu Dazhu, saying that it was Liu Dazhu who suggested taking revenge on Lin Shuyao, and that Liu Dazhu was the mastermind. They said they worked under Liu Dazhu and had no choice but to obey him.

Liu Dazhu was also arrested this morning.

After Liu Dazhu came in, he naturally denied it and launched into another round of sophistry.

In short, the three of them are now fighting like dogs, each trying to shift the blame onto the other.

But according to the testimonies of those two thugs, Liu Dazhu and his apprentice were inextricably linked to this matter.

Lin Shuyao signed her name at the end of the statement, stood up, and was about to go out to meet Cheng Zheng when a middle-aged man in a police uniform, who was a bit older and had a serious face, walked in.

He first looked at the young police officer in charge of taking the statement: "Xiao Li, please go out for a moment. I need to have a private talk with Comrade Shen."

He paused, then added, "Keep this statement for now."

Xiao Li was taken aback for a moment, but immediately stood up: "Yes, Captain Zhou."

He placed the transcript on the table, turned around, and left.

The interrogation room door closed again.

Team Leader Zhou pulled out a chair and sat down at the interrogation table. He looked up at Lin Shuyao and said, "Comrade Shen, please sit down too. I'll take up a little of your time."

Lin Shuyao obediently sat down, looking at the other person. Captain Zhou coughed twice, leaned forward, clasped his hands on the table, and showed a sincere yet somewhat helpless expression:

"Comrade Shen, I've looked into your case these past few days. You were frightened, and those two thugs deserved what they got. However, when dealing with problems, sometimes we have to consider the actual circumstances."

"Take Mr. Liu from your factory, for example. He worked in the police canteen for most of his life before being transferred to Factory 306 after it was established. So he has some connection with our bureau. You might not know about Mr. Liu's family situation. He has elderly parents and young children to support. His parents are always taking medicine and going to the hospital every few days. His two children are also a worry for him. They're always causing trouble. The whole family depends on Mr. Liu's meager salary to make ends meet."

"And Zhang San and Li Si's families are indeed in dire straits. Zhang San's mother is bedridden, he hasn't gotten married yet, and he's the only son in his family. Li Si has three younger siblings who depend on him for support..."

"If all three of them go in, then these three families will probably fall apart."

After Zhou finished speaking, he stopped and looked up to observe Lin Shuyao's reaction.

Before coming, Lin Shuyao had learned that, according to the current law, instigating others to commit crimes is punishable by at least three years in prison. Once she goes to jail, she will definitely lose her job at Factory 306, and her personal file will be marked as that of a labor camp inmate. With such a file, no factory will be able to hire her again, and her life will be ruined.

But what does their destruction have to do with her?

Do not live by sin.

If she hadn't happened to learn some fighting techniques that day and hadn't run into Cheng Zheng, her life would be ruined now.

If Liu Dazhu and his apprentice knew that her innocence had been violated, what would they do?

They've probably already made it so public that the whole factory knows about it.

She won't be able to stay in the factory any longer.

After all, that was their initial purpose in hiring hooligans to deal with her.

So, despite listening to Captain Zhou's long speech, Lin Shuyao remained unmoved and showed no reaction whatsoever.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Captain Zhou continued, "Comrade Shen, this matter was an attempted crime and didn't cause any actual harm. If you're willing to accept a settlement, have the three families compensate you, and have them come to apologize to you in person. You'll get a benefit, and you'll also give them a way out. It'll be easier for you to get along with people in the factory and in Jinghua in the future, won't it?"

Hearing this, Lin Shuyao was completely certain that Captain Zhou was there to mediate and try to get her to reconcile with Liu Dazhu and the others.

Cheng Zheng had warned her that morning that Liu Dazhu had some connections, but now, hearing Captain Zhou talk about how difficult Liu Dazhu's family situation was, she had some doubts.

Moreover, judging from Liu Dazhu's arrogant attitude at the factory, he doesn't seem to come from a poor family.

It's very likely that Zhou exaggerated to gain her sympathy.

Lin Shuyao felt disgusted, but her attitude was firm: "Captain Zhou, I do not accept reconciliation. This is not something that can be resolved with an apology and compensation. They are all adults and should be responsible for their actions."

Team Leader Zhou's expression softened slightly. He leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and his gaze deepened.

"Comrade Shen, I understand how you feel, however..."

He paused, his tone softening. "I've seen your file. You're from Yuncheng, and it's not easy for you to leave your hometown and come to Beijing alone to work. As a woman, you'll inevitably have times when you feel alone and need help. Having more friends means more options, while having more enemies means more obstacles. Going too far might not be a good thing for you... I'm doing this for your own good, since you'll be living and working here long-term. What do you think?"

Lin Shuyao felt a chill run down her spine and looked directly at him.

"Is Captain Zhou threatening me?"

"Oh, no, please don't misunderstand," Captain Zhou immediately waved his hand, a polite but distant fake smile on his face. "I was just analyzing the objective situation for you and weighing the pros and cons. If the mediation is successful, all parties can return to normal life as soon as possible. It's a win-win situation for everyone. Of course, the final decision is in your hands."

"Since the decision is in my hands, I've decided not to settle." Lin Shuyao stood up with a cold face and was about to walk out.

Team Leader Zhou also stood up and stood in front of her, saying, "Comrade Shen, please reconsider."

The meaning was clear: if Lin Shuyao didn't agree to a reconciliation, she wouldn't be leaving today.

Lin Shuyao's expression changed slightly, and she glared at him angrily. "I said I won't agree to a settlement. It's no use stopping me. Our factory representative is outside. He's here today to give a statement. He won't leave until he sees me."

She lifted Cheng Zheng out to press him down, wanting to get out as quickly as possible.

Unexpectedly, the other party was not intimidated at all. He picked up the transcript in his hand, flipped through it casually, and then looked up at her. His tone suddenly turned cold and firm, with a businesslike tone: "Comrade Shen, I suddenly found that there is a problem with this transcript. Some details are not explained clearly. Please sit back down and cooperate with me to make a new transcript."

Lin Shuyao's heart sank as she realized that the other party was an insider who knew the rules well and could easily find a pretext to detain her here, interrogate her repeatedly, and waste her time and energy.

She had no choice but to comply.

Just as Lin Shuyao was pondering how to deal with the situation, the feigned friendliness in Captain Zhou's eyes vanished completely, and his tone turned icy: "Is Comrade Shen not cooperating because he has something to hide and is afraid that his statements will be inconsistent? If so, the entire case will have to be overturned and reinvestigated. We'll also investigate Comrade Shen's background, including his family in Yuncheng. Who knows what we'll find out then."

Lin Shuyao knew that the other party was threatening her and might not actually investigate her, but she was still using Shen Qing's identity and couldn't afford to gamble. If she were found out, it would be a huge problem.

Since the other party hates her so much, we must seize the opportunity to make her suffer.

She was unwilling to simply agree to a settlement and let Liu Dazhu and his apprentice go.

And if she lets the other person go, will the other person never bother her again?

Aren't there too many stories like the farmer and the snake in real life?

Moreover, to Liu Dazhu and his group, she was not a farmer, but a thorn in their side.

No, she can't compromise!

What if someone impersonates another person?