Qiao Jing saw Captain Zhao coming out and stood up from the sofa.
Captain Zhao’s face showed a respectful smile as he slightly bowed.
"Miss Qiao, good morning! I apologize for keeping you waiting so long. I’ll take care of the statement for you, and about the other evidence you mentioned last night, please tell me the details."
"Captain Zhao, we are old friends, no need to be so polite. As for the statement and evidence, shall we discuss it in your office?"
Immediately, Captain Zhao nodded, "Yes, yes, after you please."
He had returned overnight by flight from a business trip after he found out that the case involved Qiao Jing and that she had been injured.
To think that Qiao Jing was a pillar of the nation, a vital figure, even a minor incident involving her was a loss to the nation.
Moreover, this was in the capital. If anything happened to Qiao Jing and they did not handle it promptly, it would be their dereliction of duty!
The utterly confused policemen watched as Captain Zhao respectfully accompanied Qiao Jing into the conference room, leaving him standing there with a blank expression.
Given Captain Zhao’s demeanor, Miss Qiao’s status might be more significant than he had imagined; otherwise, Captain Zhao would not be so respectful.
No wonder Captain Zhao had been so furious earlier, calling him foolish.
He was extremely curious as to who exactly Qiao Jing was?
Inside the conference room.
Qiao Jing did not beat around the bush but went straight to the point, taking out the folder she had brought and placing it on the table.
"I trust Captain Zhao has already reviewed the surveillance footage from the barbecue restaurant last night. It was entirely those people’s fault; we were acting in self-defense."
Her visit this time was not only to ensure that Green Hair and his group faced the law but also for another more important matter.
This morning, she had not forgotten to check Weibo and found that the number of people condemning Lin Yun had increased, and the club’s Weibo page was inundated with comments from netizens.
She had contacted the manager yesterday, instructing the club to not respond yet, but to stay calm and wait for her to handle the matter today.
Thus, her primary purpose today was to have the police issue a statement clarifying that Lin Yun had acted in self-defense and had done so to protect her.
The injuries on her body were proof of this.
Fearing he might show insufficient haste, Captain Zhao quickly nodded, took the folder from Qiao Jing, and as he opened it, he said:
"Yes, we have reviewed the surveillance, and last night during the statement taking, they were all denying it, saying you started it. But once we showed them the surveillance footage, they couldn’t speak anymore. Plus, I found they have criminal records."
Qiao Jing hummed, her gaze on the folder turning colder.
"Not just criminal records—some of them have been in prison. I also found records of them robbing, assaulting girls, running up debts, smashing other people’s shops, and other such deeds; all the evidence is inside."
She had not expected that visiting the barbecue restaurant twice would lead to catching two groups of hoodlums causing trouble in society.
And this group, led by Green Hair, was much worse than the previous one.
Luckily, she had encountered both groups and brought them to justice, or else they would continue to cause trouble all over the capital.
Captain Zhao leafed through the file, his expression growing more and more grave, his grip on the folder tightening.
As Captain Zhao flipped to the last page, Qiao Jing slowly began to speak.
"Is there any discrepancy or doubt?"
Captain Zhao, brow furrowed, slammed his fist on the table, unable to contain his fury as he cursed:
Qiao Jing withdrew her cold gaze and looked directly at Captain Zhao.
"Captain Zhao, I trust you can handle this matter well, but I mainly came here today for another reason."
She had to make sure Captain Zhao and his team issued a clarification soon so Lin Yun could compete again and the online public opinion would dissipate.
Captain Zhao solemnly put away the folder.
"Whatever it is, please just say."
Qiao Jing took out her smartphone and opened the notification about Lin Yun’s suspension.
"It’s about this matter, Captain Zhao. You probably know I’m with a professional eSports player. He’s now suspended for hitting someone, so I need the police to issue a clarification tweet to let my friend compete again. He resorted to violence in order to protect me. I won’t interfere with how exactly you word it; you can handle that."
After looking at the suspension notice, Captain Zhao locked the folder in the cabinet.
"Alright, Miss Qiao, I will certainly handle this case well. As for clarifying for your friend, we will sort it out as soon as possible."
"Thank you, I appreciate your help."
"Miss Qiao, what are you saying? There’s nothing troublesome about it. This is our job after all."
The conversation concluded, and Qiao Jing left.
She stood up and walked towards the door.
Seeing Qiao Jing stand, Captain Zhao also rose to his feet.
"Miss Qiao, let me escort you out."
Qiao Jing glanced sideways at Captain Zhao and gently shook her head.
"No need, Captain Zhao, stay back. You should attend to the case instead."
She still needed to find a quiet place, contact Lin Yun and his manager, and let them know.
Captain Zhao didn’t insist on escorting her and watched as Qiao Jing left.
"Miss Qiao, take care!"
He needed to immediately handle the situation, especially since Qiao Jing herself had assigned it to him, so he couldn’t delay for even a second.
Qiao Jing returned to the lobby, saw it was relatively quiet, and then called Lin Yun.
But the first time she called, nobody answered. She called again.
Just before the call was about to disconnect automatically, Lin Yun finally picked up.
"Hello? What’s up? Ha—"
Lin Yun was in the middle of a big yawn when he spoke.
Qiao Jing noticed the drowsiness in Lin Yun’s voice and furrowed her brows.
"Are you still sleeping?"
Lin Yun sneezed and said slowly:
"Yeah, I was on Weibo reading comments last night. You have no idea how much effort it took me to hold back from cursing them out. And the manager was pressing me not to swear at them, which only made my night more miserable."
Qiao Jing, feeling somewhat of a headache, rubbed her temples and gently parted her lips.
"A clarification will be out before noon, you don’t need to worry about this anymore. Alright, that’s pretty much it, continue with your sleep."
After saying this, Qiao Jing hung up the call directly.
She should have called the manager first; Lin Yun was just totally unreliable.
Fortunately, the manager had been pressing Lin Yun yesterday not to randomly curse people online; otherwise, even if they cleared up the misunderstanding today, it would be useless, and he would just be saddled with another label of being verbally abusive.
Qiao Jing dialed the manager’s number, and he picked up quickly.
"Miss Qiao! How are things on your end? We really need Lin Yun to play this year; no one in our club has better jungle skills than him!"