Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 218 - 219: The Righteous Meng Xiaofei

Chapter 218: Chapter 219: The Righteous Meng Xiaofei

With Meng Xiaofei in his car, Meng Xiaofei had already told Li Yifei the whole incident. She hadn’t waited for Li Yifei to come back for dinner tonight but went out to buy some food, and happened to see that a stall was selling something very interesting. She planned to film the process, and just as she started recording, a car accident occurred. She captured the entire incident on video. The culprit seemed to have connections, and even while beating the victim, kept yelling that it didn’t matter if the police came, they wouldn’t be able to do anything.

Therefore, Meng Xiaofei felt that at the police station, the taxi driver would definitely be at a disadvantage, so she wanted to testify to prevent the driver from getting unjustly treated.

Li Yifei was quite surprised and said to Meng Xiaofei, "You have a strong sense of justice, huh?"

Meng Xiaofei retorted indignantly, "It’s not about having a sense of justice; I just can’t stand those arrogant people. It was obviously them who hit someone first, and they beat someone up instead of reasoning. If I don’t see them punished, I can’t swallow this grievance."

"But even if we have the evidence, it may not be useful, right?"

Meng Xiaofei swung her fist forcefully and said, "Hmm, if they don’t handle it, I’ll post the evidence online and see if they are scared or not. Even if his dad is Li Gang, it will still be useless."

Seeing Meng Xiaofei’s determination, Li Yifei had no reason not to support her. He had already noticed the police car, knowing it belonged to the local police station, which was Lin Qiong’s station. So he drove directly there.

As expected, in the police station’s courtyard, Li Yifei saw the police car and the BMW from before. The three of them got out of the car and headed straight for the station.

At the entrance, a duty officer saw the trio and immediately came out to stop them, asking, "What do you need?"

Meng Xiaofei promptly said, "Comrade officer, I recorded the whole process of the fight that just happened. I want to prove that the taxi drivers are not at fault at all."

The officer nodded and said, "Then come with me."

The officer led Li Yifei and his group into a room and said, "Wait here for a moment, someone will attend to you soon," then walked out.

Shortly after, another officer came in, sat down, and asked, "Who has the video?"

Meng Xiaofei immediately responded, "I do."

"Good, give the video to me."

Just as Meng Xiaofei was about to hand over her phone, she quickly said, "I’ll send it to you."

The officer frowned slightly, saying, "That’s not possible, the original evidence is required for the case."

"But I have some personal photos and stuff on my phone."

"Then you can delete them."

Meng Xiaofei hesitated for a moment but eventually managed to transfer everything but the video to her phone and delete the rest. Then she removed the memory card and said, "Can I give you the memory card as evidence?"

The officer nodded, "That will do."

Meng Xiaofei gave the officer her memory card, and the officer said, "Thank you for supporting our police work. You can go now."

"Oh..." Meng Xiaofei uttered and took a few steps towards the door but then stopped and asked, "Aren’t you going to give my memory card back?"

"It has now become police evidence; we cannot return it to you. However, you can buy a new one and come to us for reimbursement."

A memory card doesn’t cost much; no one would bother coming for reimbursement.

But at this moment, Meng Xiaofei insisted, "No, I want to wait until you have finished dealing with the case before I leave."

The officer’s eyebrows furrowed, "We don’t need to explain our investigation process to you. Hurry up and leave; don’t disrupt our work here." His attitude had clearly changed after receiving the memory card; he was no longer courteous to Meng Xiaofei and wanted to send her away immediately.

Meng Xiaofei, enraged, glared and shouted, "Then give me back my card, and I’ll go post the information online myself."

The officer snorted, "Can you just take police property like that?"

Meng Xiaofei shouted angrily, "What police property? That’s clearly my memory card."

"It has become evidence now, so it’s no longer your personal property. Besides, as I’ve said, you can get another one, and we’ll reimburse you for it."

Meng Xiaofei’s lips trembled with fury as she declared, "Fine, then let me see how you use this evidence to handle the case."

The officer’s eyes widened menacingly and he barked, "Who are you to meddle with police work? Let me tell you, if you don’t leave now, you’re causing a disturbance. Don’t blame me for being rude to you."

"What? I’m causing a disturbance?" Meng Xiaofei could hardly believe her ears. She had clearly come to cooperate with the police investigation, and now she was being accused of causing trouble, something she couldn’t accept.

"What do you think you’re doing right now?" the officer said coldly, staring at Meng Xiaofei.

"Fine! I’m just seeking justice, what can you all do to me? I want to see how you handle this." Meng Xiaofei had also become stubborn, she plopped down on the chair and glared fiercely at the policeman.

The policeman furrowed his brow, snorted coldly, and turned to walk out.

Not only was Meng Xiaofei angry, but even Su Yiyi, who was usually good-natured, was infuriated at this point and bit her lip, saying, "Why are the police like this? This is really infuriating."

Li Yifei was very calm, lit a cigarette, and said, "There are just too many infuriating people in this world."

Meng Xiaofei pursed her lips and said, "Anyway, I’ll stick it out with them. I really want to see how they deal with this. Brother Li, Yiyi, you two go back first."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "How can we be at ease leaving you here by yourself?"

Meng Xiaofei immediately said, "This is the police station; what can they do to me? It’s so late, and I’ve dragged you both here, ruining your time together. You really don’t need to keep me company now."

Su Yiyi blushed and shyly said, "Sister Xiaofei, we were just out for a walk, it’s no big deal."

Li Yifei laughed, "Let’s just say we’re here to visit the police station."

With Li Yifei and Su Yiyi there with her, Meng Xiaofei felt much more at ease, though she herself felt uncertain deep down.

After waiting for about ten minutes, there were voices in the hallway. Meng Xiaofei immediately rushed to the door, peered out the window, and saw the same people who had been hitting someone in the hallway, all looking relaxed and even smug.

"Director Liu, that’s settled then. We’ll be going. I’ll call you tomorrow, and we’ll go out for a drink," someone said.

Director Liu shook hands with the young man who had spoken, saying, "No need, no need, such a small matter, what’s there to drink about? Just give my regards to Director Xiao."

"Haha, definitely, but don’t mention this to my dad, okay? Otherwise, he will scold me," the young man laughed.

"What’s there to mention about such a small matter? Rest assured, even if Director Xiao hears about it, I’ll cover for you," Director Liu replied.

"Director Liu is really solid. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to my mom about it, and she will definitely put in a good word with my dad. Your promotion won’t be a problem," the young man assured him.

"Then I really appreciate it," Director Liu said, his face beaming as he escorted the three men out.

This confirmed Meng Xiaofei’s suspicion that those men hadn’t been punished at all. Her rage surged, and she yanked open the door, blocking their path. Pointing at the three men, she confronted Director Liu, "They hit someone; how can you let them go?"

Director Liu was taken aback, then his face turned stern, "And who might you be?"

Meng Xiaofei boldly retorted, "I’m a witness. I can prove they hit someone, and I provided you with the video evidence, enough to prove the assault. Yet just because his father is some Director Xiao, you let them go. How do you run your police station?"

Director Liu’s face changed as he said coldly, "Young lady, don’t make wild accusations. I haven’t seen any evidence you provided. According to our investigation, this was merely a traffic accident, which the Traffic Police Team will handle."

"Haven’t seen the evidence I provided? I clearly handed over my phone’s memory card to one of your policemen," Meng Xiaofei said, her face turning red.

"Really? Who did you give it to?"

"I gave it to one of your policemen."

"Alright then, I’ll call out the policemen on duty today, and you can point out who you gave it to." Director Liu called out, and several policemen came out from inside, but the one who had taken Meng Xiaofei’s memory card was not among them.

Meng Xiaofei’s face turned sullen, but she immediately cried out, "He must be hiding."

Director Liu’s face darkened, "You are openly slandering the Public Security Bureau; do you know the consequences of saying that?"

Meng Xiaofei lifted her head, "Then do you dare to let me search?"

"Hmph, go ahead and search. If you can’t find it, I will have to detain you," he said.

"Detain me then, I’m not afraid of you," Meng Xiaofei replied through clenched teeth, then began searching room by room, but other than the few policemen, the one who asked her for the memory card was nowhere to be found.

Li Yifei already knew the outcome, for on the opposite wall hung photos of the police station’s staff, and the man who had asked for the memory card wasn’t among them. It wasn’t that the man wasn’t from there but rather he was a temporary auxiliary police officer.

The people at the station had expected this move and had the auxiliary officer leave in advance.

"Hmph, what do you have to say now?" Director Liu looked at Meng Xiaofei coldly.

Meng Xiaofei stood dazed in front of Li Yifei; she was completely baffled by the situation. She had clearly handed over the memory card to a policeman, but now that policeman had disappeared, and with him, all her evidence.

Director Xiao’s son had been watching Meng Xiaofei the whole time and now burst into laughter, "Director Liu, don’t be too hard on such a beautiful lady. Beautiful, do you have time? Let’s go out for dinner, I’ll make sure you get a proper resolution."