Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Chapter 424: Chapter 177: Police Report, Sensation Across the Net_3

”No wonder just a slight stir from Zhang Beixing had attracted them.”

Having understood the group’s motives and purpose, the plainclothes armed police officers recalled the problems they had encountered along the way and realized that they could now explain them all!

The only remaining issue was why this person had been willing to take such a risk to act as bait and draw the attention of the police.

This was a very dangerous thing to do.

One careless move, and he wouldn’t just have been shot in the arm; he could have been executed on the spot!

To kill a citizen of Great Xia, was it worth going to all this trouble?

「An hour later.」

They brought the man and the body to the nearest Yingtian Prefecture Police Station.

When they found out that Zhang Beixing’s team had already finished their operation, the people at the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station were furious.

Damn it! A major case had finally occurred in their jurisdiction, and it involved an armed criminal gang!

If we had solved it, that would have been a genuine first-class commendation!

Everyone was rubbing their hands in anticipation of claiming it.

And before we could even act, those people from the Shishi Police Department had silently resolved the mission?

”Can anyone tell me why they acted so quickly? How did they find them so fast? What have you all been doing?!” the chief of the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station yelled, banging his fist on the table.

No one dared to utter a word.

Seeing their reactions, he felt even angrier.

But anger was useless.

At this point, the culprits had been apprehended, and the portable law enforcement recorders had captured everything clearly. Could they even deny it?

”Sigh! Forget it. Since we didn’t catch these armed criminals, catching their accomplices will have to do. Did we apprehend their local support network?”

Rubbing his temples, the chief of the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station asked.

Those criminals and their local support network were currently in Yingtian Prefecture.

Since the matter of the armed criminals had been resolved, it was only right for the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station to handle their support network!

That would still be a significant commendation!

Just as a police captain from Yingtian Prefecture was about to speak—before he could even get the words out.

KNOCK, KNOCK—

A dull knock sounded at the door.

Hearing the noise, the chief scowled and said, ”Come in.”

He then saw a police officer walk in, trembling, clutching a report.

Seeing his cautious demeanor, the chief’s frown deepened. ”What is it?”

The officer swallowed hard and said, ”Ch-Chief, those local support networks... they’ve been completely dismantled!”

”Dismantled?” The chief was puzzled. ”Isn’t that a good thing?”

”Yes... that’s true,” the officer weakly added, ”but the problem is, our men have only just arrived at the scene!”

The chief was stunned. ”What? Our people just got there? Then tell me, how were these individuals apprehended?!”

”Um... it was... because those martial artists, along with people from the Shishi Police Department, somehow joined forces. The police officers moved out together and collectively dismantled this underground support organization...”

”F*ck!”

The chief of the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station was genuinely incandescent with rage now!

Damn it all!

Both of these incidents occurred right here in our Yingtian Prefecture.

By all rights and reason, these two cases should have been handled by us.

But now, the armed criminals were dealt with by Zhang Beixing and the plainclothes armed police sent by the Shishi Police Department.

And their local support network was apprehended by the Shishi Police Department, in conjunction with a group of martial arts masters from the Martial Arts Association!

It was as if a pot of fragrant, delicious meat stew had been placed right in front of us, and we hadn’t even had a chance to ladle any out.

Then the pot was snatched away, with them saying it was for the next table! We got nothing! We were just allowed to look!

”Beasts! Utter beasts!”

”What the hell are those people from Shishi doing, sticking their noses into Yingtian Prefecture’s affairs!”

”And those people from the Martial Arts Association! Why the hell are they meddling in this? Are they law enforcement officers?”

”Don’t they understand the principle of local matters being handled by local authorities?!”

Thanks to the chaotic situation Zhang Beixing had orchestrated, the chief of the Yingtian Prefecture Police Department completely lost his composure, erupting in a thunderous rage in his office.

Zhang Beixing, the man at the center of it all, was oblivious to this. He was simply sitting in the police station’s break room, phone in hand, cheerfully chatting away:

”So, Lao Bai, how about it? My plan wasn’t half bad, was it?”

”Not only did we crack these two major cases swiftly, preventing the danger from spreading, but most importantly, our Shishi Police Department played the leading role in both.”

”Do you still think there’s a problem with my plan now?”

This was precisely why Zhang Beixing had been riling up the martial artists at the Martial Arts Association earlier.

How could the Great Xia martial arts world be brought back into the public spotlight?

It was simple: assist the police in cracking a major case!

Zhang Beixing had clarified all this during his previous call with Officer Bai.

This underground network, although an illicit enterprise, operated primarily within Great Xia and, unlike assassins, its members didn’t possess firearms.

The absence of firearms made things much simpler.

The Pseudo Grandmasters of Great Xia might not have much else to boast about, but they were certainly capable in close-quarters combat.

Furthermore, they had formed a powerful alliance with the Shishi police force.

This enabled them to apprehend the group with relative ease!

Hearing Zhang Beixing’s words, Officer Bai knew Zhang Beixing was gloating.

Acknowledging that Zhang Beixing’s plan had indeed worked out perfectly, he didn’t say much more.

They exchanged a few more words. Officer Bai reminded him that the Great Xia martial artists were still waiting and discussed how they would handle the aftermath of the situation. Finally, he said, ”We’re heading to the Yingtian Prefecture Police Station now to pick you up,” and then hung up.

「An hour later.」

Under the resentful gaze of the Yingtian Prefecture Police Chief, Zhang Beixing and the others were picked up and began their journey back to Shishi.

「Meanwhile, on the road back to Shishi.」

「Online.」

The Shishi Police Department promptly issued a public announcement regarding the series of events that had transpired today!

The moment this announcement appeared, the internet erupted with fervent discussion!

This was because it was major news, significant enough to top the trending charts!

The martial artists involved in these events, while waiting for Zhang Beixing, also learned of this announcement immediately. After reading it, they were so ecstatic they nearly fainted from excitement!

[Police Communiqué]

[Today, an extremely vicious armed assault occurred on Shishi Commercial Street in our city. The Municipal Police Department attached great importance to this case and collaborated with local military units to apprehend the perpetrators. As of now, three armed assailants have been successfully captured, and one illicit organization has been dismantled.]

[We would like to extend special gratitude to the following members of the civilian organization, the Great Xia Martial Arts Association, for their significant contributions to this case: Liu Yi, Liu Pan, Chen Rourou, Wu Yougui, Ma Yuankai, Tian Fenglin, Wan Mingde, Zhong Changqing (Daoist monastic name Qingwei), Song Kai, Liao Zhihong, Qi Tongming... and Zhang Beixing. We salute the aforementioned martial artists for their enthusiastic assistance!]

[Shishi Municipal Police Department Headquarters, October 20, 2018.]