The last sentence was entirely a grand exit provided for Huo Shiqian.
It meant that all the old man had to say was, "You’ve arrested the wrong person," and they would immediately release him.
But Huo Shiqian calmly said, "Are you done?"
"I have a few words to say."
Huo Shiqian asked directly, "I want to know, who reported us?"
Police: ".... This, to protect the whistleblower, we can’t just disclose their information."
After a cold laugh, Huo Shiqian said, "Protect the whistleblower?"
"Very well." Huo Shiqian, with an exceptionally cold expression, slowly drew out his military officer ID, and flipping it open, showed it to the interrogating officer.
Then, word by word, he said, "What crime should be attributed to making a false report against an active-duty military officer?"
The police comrade caught sight of the words on Huo Shiqian’s military officer ID, his head swelling in an instant.
"Uh, cough cough, misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." The police officer in charge of the interrogation hurriedly said.
Huo Shiqian took back his military officer ID, his tone calm, "Misunderstanding?"
"Call over your Chief Luo Qinglian." Huo Shiqian said composedly, "Tell him an old friend has come to visit."
The interrogating officer, also someone who could read the room, realized that Huo Shiqian clearly wasn’t going to let things slide so easily, and thus coughed twice, then said, "Then you wait a moment, I’ll go report to the chief."
After saying this, he quickly left the interrogation room, his manner somewhat of a headlong flight.
A few minutes passed, and noises came from outside the door: "Let me see, who exactly has come and insists on seeing me?"
The person outside the door spoke with a trace of mockery.
Pushing the door open, Luo Qinglian froze the moment he saw Huo Shiqian.
Huo Shiqian nodded indifferently, "Hello, Uncle Luo."
"Good, good..." Luo Qinglian’s whole mouth twitched.
Huo Shiqian calling him ’Uncle’ was practically honoring him.
Given Huo Zhongcheng’s status, if Huo Shiqian were to call him ’Brother,’ he would happily accept.
"Cough cough, misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Luo Qinglian turned around and slapped his subordinate on the back and said, "How did you arrest the person? Huo Commander Huo Shiqian is a man of integrity; how could he resemble a thug prone to hooliganism?"
The slapped police officer felt wronged.
Thugs didn’t engrave their nature on their faces.
"Cough cough, Commander Huo, this is just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Luo Qinglian ingratiatingly said, "I’ll release you all immediately, right away!"
Luo Qinglian declared, patting his chest.
However, Huo Shiqian was not in the least appreciative and said indifferently, "No need, if your procedure is to investigate, then investigate."
"My name is Huo Shiqian, a soldier."
"The person next to me is my fiancee, a Beijing University student."
"I came to Beijing University to visit relatives, meet with my fiancee and suddenly two officers came claiming someone reported us for having an improper male-female relationship."
At this point, his gaze suddenly shot out frost as he said, "I want to know, which law of the nation dictates that an engaged couple cannot date?"
Luo Qinglian: To hell with who exactly reported us?
Huo Shiqian continued, "I understand the law protects whistleblower information."
"However, now I want to countersue the person who reported me for defamation. Chief Luo, please summon the person for questioning."
Luo Qinglian’s mouth twitched, "This matter..."
He wanted to play the peacemaker and downplay the whole issue.
However, before he could finish speaking, a police officer at the door reported, "Um, chief, the person who made the report has arrived."