Chapter 297: Flames Spurt Out
In fact, Yusuf Zuck hadn’t expected to be released so quickly, and he was still confused until the moment he was released; he had absolutely no idea what was happening.
"Based on our understanding, those two thugs already had a history of harassing women. Today, they have frightened Mr. Zuck, and we will provide an explanation to Mr. Zuck as soon as possible," the criminal police captain knew well that Yusuf had influential connections. Not only had the city bureau’s senior leadership spoken up, but National Security had also weighed in, and Director Long had expressed concern as well. Therefore, under the pressure from these three areas, even if Lucy Clayton had pulled strings, it would have been to no avail.
Yusuf had to be released.
This was the order from Chief Zhao of East City. Moreover, the case wasn’t significant; it wasn’t a murder or a vendetta killing. It was just a fight over jealousy for a woman, in which Yusuf had struck too hard and injured the other party.
Normally, for such a case, the procedure would start with civil matters before moving on to criminal charges, meaning that they would first facilitate a negotiation between the two parties. If Yusuf compensated the victim and they reached an understanding, then there would be no issue, perhaps just a few days of detention at most, not even half a month.
Thus, whether it was Chief Zhao or the captain of the criminal police, they wouldn’t possibly offend influential figures over such a trivial matter.
Of course, if the case had been too big and widely known, they wouldn’t release the person involved, but since the case was so minor, giving face to all three parties was also in their best interest.
Moreover, since the other party had used a knife, just on this point alone, Yusuf was not in the wrong, perhaps only guilty of unintentional injury. If he hadn’t defended himself, the other party would have stabbed him, so the fault lay with them, not with Yusuf.
When Yusuf was released, he didn’t say anything, but he had to express gratitude. Regardless of the reason, they released him in the middle of the night, at three in the morning, so he at least needed to be polite on the surface.
In his mind, he would never oppose the authorities. What did the character for official represent? A character with two mouths — it didn’t matter if you were an ordinary person or a wealthy tycoon, if they wanted to deal with you, they had plenty of ways to do so.