Chapter 434: Jealous
Zhao Dong hurriedly pulled Qing Yu back, then turned to the driver with a serious expression. "Sir, I'll say this one last time. It's not that we don't want to pay; we literally have no money on us right now."
"If you won't let me pay you later, then at least lend me your phone so I can call someone to bring the money. Is that alright?"
"That's hilarious! What? Skipping the fare isn't enough, now you want to rob me of my phone?" The driver took out his cell phone and dialed the Inspector General's Office.
Soon, the driver got through. "Hello! I'd like to report a..."
A few minutes later, the driver hung up the phone and pointed a finger at Zhao Dong's nose, fuming, "You just wait! This is a society governed by law! I may not be able to deal with you, but I refuse to believe the people from the Inspector General's Office can't!"
"Fine, have it your way," Zhao Dong said with a helpless sigh.
Calling the police is a way out, I suppose. After all, I'm the one in the wrong here. While I'm not the type to suffer in silence, I'm definitely not an unreasonable person. It's not easy for people at the bottom to make a living. I can't just knowingly do the wrong thing and then get angry when he calls me out on it. Besides, society is full of scammers. If this driver trusted everyone, he'd be cheated blind.
Before long, a black Audi with flashing police lights pulled over to the side of the road. The car door opened, and a slender leg clad in leather pants emerged.
A woman in a full leather outfit got out. Her dark hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her face was as cold as frost.
"Who called the police!?" she shouted.
The driver looked at the woman, confused. "Are you from the Inspector General's Office?" Why isn't someone from the Inspector General's Office in uniform? And why isn't she driving a police car?
The woman flashed her ID at the driver and said coldly, "I was off-duty and happened to be passing by. So, what's the issue?"
Seeing the ID, the driver's face burst with joy. "Chief... You're the Inspector General!?" He hurriedly pointed at Zhao Dong and Qing Yu, who had their backs to him. "Inspector General, you must get justice for a common man like me!"
"These two, dressed in these weird, outlandish clothes, got out of the taxi and claimed they had no money, trying to skip the fare. It's not easy for ordinary people like us to earn a living; how can we put up with people like this? And with their strange, shabby clothes, I strongly suspect they're from some evil cult. You have to investigate them thoroughly!"
"What!? An evil cult? Skipping out on the fare?" Flames of anger sparked in the woman's eyes. "I despise people who bully ordinary citizens the most. I'll see that you get justice!"
With that, the woman strode forward, grabbed Zhao Dong's arm, and slammed him against the car.
"Leng Yue! Are you crazy? Let go of me!"
That familiar voice...!?
She hurriedly turned Zhao Dong around. The moment their eyes met, she froze.
"Zhao Dong! What are you doing here? What on earth is going on?"
Indeed, the newcomer was none other than Leng Yue, who was off-duty and just passing by. She had heard the report of an incident nearby on her car's police radio and decided to handle it on her way. Who could have expected to run into Zhao Dong?
Zhao Dong explained helplessly, "It's a long story. I just escaped from the Blood Sect. I was in such a rush that I nearly lost my life, so I obviously didn't have time to worry about my phone or wallet. And that's how this misunderstanding happened, you see?"
A small laugh escaped Leng Yue, amused by Zhao Dong's helpless and awkward state. She reached out and poked his forehead, joking, "I never expected that Zhao Dong, a man who doesn't even fear armed robbers, would be scared of a simple taxi driver?"
"Hey, I stick to my principles. I was the one at fault, so how could I possibly give the driver a hard time?" Zhao Dong's embarrassment deepened.
His words, however, caused a flicker of admiration in Leng Yue's beautiful eyes. In today's society, powerful people like Zhao Dong who still look out for ordinary citizens are far too rare.
She gave a slight nod, then turned to the taxi driver, who was still staring in stunned silence. "How much does he owe you for the fare?"
"Ah? No, no, no! He doesn't owe me anything! He doesn't owe me any fare..." The driver finally snapped out of it, his legs trembling with fear as he pleaded, "Inspector General, I honestly didn't know he was your friend! I remembered it wrong just now! He already paid me. I was the one making a scene. Please, forgive me!"
At this, the surrounding crowd sighed collectively. Who could have predicted things would turn out this way?
Leng Yue said nothing more. She opened her purse, pulled out two hundred yuan, and stuffed it into the terrified driver's hands.
"Take the money. A mistake was made, and that's that. This has nothing to do with you; it's my friend's fault. The extra is to compensate you. They aren't swindlers, but your vigilance was justified. If you encounter a situation like this again, remember to contact the Inspector General's Office for help. As an official agency, we at the Inspector General's Office will always ensure you get justice!"
At her words, the driver was so moved that tears streamed down his face as he thanked her repeatedly. The onlookers also burst into cheers.
"Tsk tsk, I always thought all officials were rotten, but this Inspector General is really something else!"
"Exactly! For such a high-ranking official to take responsibility like that in front of all of us... And that young man, even though he's clearly her friend, he didn't act high and mighty at all. He didn't even talk back when he was being yelled at. Truly remarkable!"
"Sigh, we were the ones with dirty minds. How shameful, truly shameful!"
The crowd, thoroughly ashamed, began to disperse after the driver left.
Once the crowd had thinned, Zhao Dong said gratefully, "Thank you so much for today. I really didn't know what I was going to do."
"It's nothing, just lending a hand," Leng Yue said with a smile. For some reason, her smiles had become noticeably more frequent whenever she was with Zhao Dong.
Zhao Dong said awkwardly, "Even so, I made you apologize to someone on my behalf. How about this, are you free tonight? We haven't eaten either. Let me treat you to dinner."
"You have money?" Leng Yue teased.
Zhao Dong chuckled. "First I'll borrow some, then go change my clothes and buy a new phone..."
"Tee hee. It's quite amusing to see you so flustered." Leng Yue pointed to a mall. "Let's go. I'll get you two a new set of clothes, then I'll go home to change, and we can have dinner after that."
As she spoke, her gaze swept over Qing Yu before she strode into the mall.
Qing Yu had been silent the whole time, but her eyes were fixed warily on Leng Yue. She clutched Zhao Dong's arm tightly, completely oblivious as her soft bosom was crushed against him. A woman's intuition told her that there was more to the relationship between this Inspector General and Zhao Dong than met the eye!
「An hour later.」
The three of them, now in new outfits, arrived outside the villa where Leng Yue lived.
Zhao Dong said, "We won't go in. We'll just wait for you in the car."
"Okay, I'll be quick," Leng Yue agreed, nodding before she entered the villa.
"Hmph!"
Almost the instant Leng Yue left, a resentful snort came from Qing Yu.