The Beautiful CEO's Personal Mad Doctor

The Patrol Officers strode forward, trying to take the four of them into custody.

Cheng Yuan reached out, blocking the Patrol Officers. "I'm the one who hit him," he said in a low voice. "It has nothing to do with them. I'll go with you alone."

The Patrol Officers turned to look at Yang Zhaoming.

Yang Zhaoming asked impassively, "Who is Liu Qian?"

Liu Qian's voice trembled. "I am."

"Liu Qian is an accomplice. Take her and him into custody together."

"Yes, sir!"

Two Patrol Officers reached for Liu Qian's arms, but Cheng Yuan, who would never let them touch her, shoved them both aside.

CLICK-CLACK! CLICK-CLACK!

The Patrol Officers raised their guns again.

Yang Zhaoming barked, "Kid, are you resisting arrest? Don't think I won't have you shot dead right here!"

Cheng Yuan looked at Yang Zhaoming coldly. "Deputy Director Yang, we'll walk on our own."

With that, Cheng Yuan took Liu Qian's hand and gave her a reassuring look. "Qianqian, I promise I'll get you out of this safely. Do you trust me?"

Liu Qian nodded forcefully.

Cheng Yuan turned to Lin Ruoxi and said gently, "Ruoxi, you all head straight to the Bright District Patrol Bureau. I'll be out soon."

"Okay."

After everything they had been through together, Lin Ruoxi had unconditional faith in Cheng Yuan. Without a moment's hesitation, she led Hua Fangfang into the Mercedes van.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yuan and Liu Qian got into the patrol car.

Cheng Yuan's composure, combined with Lin Ruoxi's Mercedes van, made Yang Zhaoming hesitate. 'This kid can't possibly have some kind of background, can he?'

On the way back, Yang Zhaoming took out his phone, called Du Jiacai, and asked in a hushed voice, "Old Du, be straight with me. Does this guy who hurt your son have any kind of background?"

Du Jiacai replied with utter confidence, "I already asked Golden Dragon. He said the kid wears cheap, street-stall clothes. He's just some broke-ass loser who crawled out of the woodwork."

Yang Zhaoming glanced at Cheng Yuan's clothes. They did look like cheap street-stall goods, and he immediately felt relieved.

"Good. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."

Soon, the car arrived at the Bright District Patrol Bureau.

Cheng Yuan and Liu Qian were taken to Interrogation Room One.

Once they were there, Cheng Yuan turned to Yang Zhaoming. "Do you dare let me make a phone call?"

Cautiously, Yang Zhaoming nodded. "Of course. And have the person you're calling get in touch with me directly!"

Cheng Yuan dialed Zhu Jiang's number. The call connected almost instantly, and Zhu Jiang's warm voice came through. "Xiaoyuan, have you made it to the Provincial City? Hurry on over, the two of us will have a couple of drinks!"

Cheng Yuan smiled wryly. "Uncle Zhu, I'm afraid I can't make it. I'm currently in Interrogation Room One at the Bright District Patrol Office."

"What happened?"

"Some rich punk was harassing my sister, so I acted in self-defense. Now the people from the Patrol Bureau have arrested me."

"How outrageous!"

"Uncle Zhu, can you put in a word with Deputy Director Yang? Have him release Qianqian first."

"I don't have Yang Zhaoming's number. Ask him for it."

"Okay."

Cheng Yuan asked in a low voice, "My uncle asked me for your phone number."

Yang Zhaoming rolled his eyes, speechless. 'He doesn't even know my number?'

'What kind of big shot could this uncle be?'

Yang Zhaoming sneered, "He doesn't even know my phone number. He's clearly not in my league and isn't qualified to speak with me!"

Cheng Yuan laughed in anger and relayed the message verbatim. "Uncle Zhu, Yang Zhaoming says you're not qualified to speak with him."

Zhu Jiang trembled with rage!

"Good! Very good! This Deputy Director Yang is quite impressive! I'll head over there myself to meet the top dog of the Bright District Patrol Bureau!"

Cheng Yuan hung up and looked at Yang Zhaoming, his expression unreadable.

"Deputy Director Yang, it seems you've gotten yourself into big trouble. My uncle is on his way over. I suggest you arrest Du Jinlong immediately and interrogate him rigorously. It might be your only way to salvage the situation."

Yang Zhaoming sneered. As far as he recalled, there was only one leader in the Bright District with the surname Zhu: Zhu Xinzheng, the Deputy Director of the Bright District Office.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Xinzheng couldn't even get his hands on his phone number. In Yang Zhaoming's eyes, the man was a nobody.

"Let him come! Whoever backs down isn't a man! Now hurry up and confess to the assault!"

Cheng Yuan said calmly, "I've already told you once. Du Jinlong harassed my sister first. I was acting in self-defense."

Yang Zhaoming sneered. "Kid, denial is useless. I have a hundred ways to make you confess."

Cheng Yuan's expression darkened. "I'd advise you not to do anything stupid. The consequences will be severe."

"Don't worry, I won't touch you. I'll just let you sweat it out for 48 hours, as a little appetizer. Men! Cuff them!"

Two Patrol Officers brandished their handcuffs.

If Cheng Yuan had wanted to resist, a hundred Patrol Officers wouldn't have stood a chance. However, he cooperatively extended his hands. 'It's easy to put these cuffs on,' he thought, 'but taking them off is going to be a different story.'

Still, it felt unfair to Qianqian.

Such a sweet, well-behaved girl who'd never broken a rule in her life was now, for the first time ever, being put in handcuffs.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Zhu Jiang rushed to the Bright District immediately.

On the way, Zhu Jiang called Cao Guanlin, the Director of the Bright District's Political and Legal Affairs Commission and concurrently the Director of the Patrol Bureau.

The call connected instantly, and a sycophantic voice answered, "Sir, what are your instructions?"

Zhu Jiang immediately laid into him. "Your Bright Bureau is really something else! So damn impressive at handling cases! And your attitudes are even more impressive! Am I really not even qualified to speak with you? I'll be there in ten minutes. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer by then, you can pack your bags!"

Cao Guanlin shuddered in fear and asked cautiously, "Sir, what... what's happened?"

"Go ask your bureau's big shot, Yang Zhaoming!"

With that, Zhu Jiang angrily hung up the phone.

Cao Guanlin was deeply troubled. His expertise wasn't in criminal investigation, and since he was also the Director of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he rarely worked out of the Patrol Office.

Deputy Director Yang Zhaoming was the one who handled all day-to-day matters at the Patrol Office.

Normally, Cao Guanlin was happy to let him, preferring not to get involved.

This time, however, Cao Guanlin could no longer sit idly by.

Cao Guanlin immediately dialed Yang Zhaoming's number and laid into him. "Yang Zhaoming! I usually leave you to your own devices, but does that mean you think you're above the law? What in the world have you done?!"

Yang Zhaoming wasn't the least bit flustered. "Director, was it that guy surnamed Zhu who tattled? Don't believe a word he says! He's just trying to shield the suspect!"

WHOOSH!

The color drained from Cao Guanlin's face.

'Has Yang Zhaoming lost his mind?'

'How dare he call Director Zhu "that guy surnamed Zhu"?'

'He's practically digging his own grave!'

"Yang Zhaoming! Have you lost your mind? How dare you disrespect Director Zhu? It seems to me you don't want your job anymore!"

'Director Zhu??'

Yang Zhaoming was utterly baffled. "Director, we have a Director Zhu in Bright District? How come I've never heard of him? Wasn't it Zhu Xinzheng who snitched to you?"

Cao Guanlin was so exasperated he laughed. "You arrested someone without even finding out who they are? Where are they? I'm on my way now!"

"Interrogation Room One."

Cold sweat beaded on Yang Zhaoming's forehead. 'Besides Zhu Xinzheng, is there another director in Bright District named Zhu?'

But try as he might, he couldn't think of anyone.

Even if he couldn't figure it out, Yang Zhaoming knew one thing for sure: he had to smooth things over with Cheng Yuan.

Yang Zhaoming plastered a fawning smile on his face. "Mr. Cheng, Miss Liu, I've just been informed that there seem to be some questionable aspects to your case. Let's get those handcuffs off you."

Liu Qian couldn't wait to have the cuffs removed and subconsciously began to nod.

But beside her, Cheng Yuan's face was cold as he said, "I'm sorry, but I find these handcuffs rather comfortable. I think I'll keep them on."