By the time the truck arrived at the toll station, Brother Heilong’s gang, who had been physically and mentally exhausted by Yan Fei, finally understood. The seemingly harmless guy in front of them, who seldom showed anger, actually despised them from the bottom of his heart. Begging him was pointless.
So, when the truck stopped to pay the toll, these guys began to shout for help.
After listening to their cries twice, the traffic police on duty nearby wanted to check it out. Upon that, Chang Liang stood up and shouted, "We are from Tanghe County. These guys tried to rob us, but we subdued them and plan to hand them over to the local police station."
The two traffic officers came over, exchanged glances, and found the scene quite chilling - not because there were too many arrested people, but because of the money that was displayed in front of Yan Fei on the truck.
Yan Fei smiled and said, "Hello, officer. I am from the Tanghe Militia. I brought this money to buy cattle in your county. These people tried to rob me. As I need to transport the cows, it’s inconvenient to bring them to your station, so I’m planning to give them to our Public Security Bureau!"
Brother Heilong’s gang wailed, "We are not from their county, and we didn’t rob anyone within their territory. I want to turn myself in, I want to go to our county’s Public Security Bureau, officer, you can’t let them take us away..."
"Yes, we want to confess..."
Chang Liang interrupted them, speaking to the traffic police, "You guys are traffic police. This criminal matter doesn’t fall under your jurisdiction. If you won’t let us take them away, be careful, we might accuse you of providing shelter to criminals. Have a good look at this, they were about to steal all of this money..."
In those days, there were some fun things to think about, like how ordinary people probably couldn’t recite a single piece of professional legal knowledge, as they didn’t intend to learn about crime. Therefore, they didn’t pay much attention to these things.
On the contrary, these gangsters often talked about legal knowledge daily - probably because they had had ’personal experiences’ with it. Spoken from their mouths, the knowledge had a significant impact. Over the years, many people’s basic legal knowledge was spread this way, and it was more effective than the outreach done by police stations to rural areas.
However, the way Chang Liang spoke so freely, the two traffic police officers instantly felt uncomfortable. "What kind of talk is that? We are in uniforms, maintaining traffic order is our responsibility. In the event of a case, we can’t just turn a blind eye, can we?"
This righteous declaration seemed to shed a light of hope for Brother Heilong’s gang, lying on the ground, they cried and yelled "Long Live the Government" while continuously thanking them.
Next, one of the traffic police officers, with a serious look on his face, asked Chang Liang, "Where did you guys say you’re from again?"
Chang Liang suddenly felt somewhat guilty. However, seeing the nonchalant look on Yan Fei’s face, he quickly regained courage and said, "From Tanghe County. What about it? Our boss has a militia certificate, arresting people is legal... "
Brother Heilong hastily added, "We are not from your county, you must hand us over to our Public Security Bureau..."
Unexpectedly, everyone ignored his words. The traffic police officer pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, I got it! I will take notes and report this. Make sure not to detain anyone illegally and hand them over to the police station. Go ahead..."
Chang Liang was startled, Brother Heilong was also stunned. When they realized what was happening, they started howling, "Government, you can’t just ignore us! We are from the same county..."
The other traffic police officer reassured him, "Don’t worry, we’ve made a record of everything. They won’t dare to detain you illegally. When you get to the Public Security Bureau, make sure to explain the whole story to get a more lenient punishment. This comrade is from the militia, he definitely won’t break the law knowingly..."
That’s as good as saying nothing at all!
Chang Liang quickly called out to Laosi who was stretching his neck to look back, "Let’s go, let’s go, we’re off to hand them over to the Public Security Bureau!"
He also realized at this point that these traffic police saw the large pile of money and didn’t want to get into any trouble. The men clearly bound in the truck had picked the wrong target for their con, running into a rich and powerful person. Seeing his determination to make a big deal out of the crime, getting involved would undoubtedly lead to trouble.
The traffic police can’t ignore the case, but it was enough for them to make a record and hand it off. If they insisted on taking the men back, there would definitely be disputes between the two counties. Their superiors might even accuse them of creating unnecessary problems!
As for the culprits, they usually act like big shots, but nobody cares about them now. Isn’t it the law? Once they committed the crime, they would lose some rights. They would be sent to the detention center in the city for reeducation anyway. It’s the same no matter who sends them...
To put it bluntly, these traffic officers often patrol the area near the toll station, and there were pedestrians on the road just now. They may have already received the news. They might even know this Brother Heilong. Having such people arrested was probably something they would be happy about...
As soon as the truck started, Chang Liang got active again and started to kick those on the ground, "Trying to call for help, huh? Look, we’re now in our county, keep shouting..."
The two traffic police officers hadn’t left yet! Yan Fei immediately criticized Chang Liang’s illicit behavior, "How can you hit and kick them, take a break!"
Then he lowered his head to count the money, ignoring the fact that Chang Liang had taken off Brother Heilong’s belt to replace his bonds.
When they reached the cattle farm, Yan Fei became somewhat frustrated.