Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 283 - 290: Lin Qiong Shows Her Power

Chapter 283: Chapter 290: Lin Qiong Shows Her Power

Lin Qiong rushed towards the interrogation room and faintly heard screams of agony. The doors of the interrogation rooms were extremely soundproof; unless the screams were particularly loud, they wouldn’t be heard from outside. The fact that the screams could be heard indicated how severe the beating inside must have been.

Lin Qiong recognized the screams as coming from Li Yifei, feeling as if her heart was bleeding. Her eyes reddened with fury as she followed the sound and found the interrogation room where Li Yifei was held. She violently forced the door open and bellowed, "Stop!"

Hearing someone shouting, Zhao Tao quickly ceased his actions. After all, beating someone in here was definitely not normal. But upon seeing a young female police officer enter, Zhao Tao’s face darkened and he said, "Who are you?"

Lin Qiong paid no attention to Zhao Tao and went straight to Li Yifei, examining his condition carefully. She saw Li Yifei appeared to be not too worse for wear and immediately felt doubtful as she asked anxiously, "How are you?"

Li Yifei managed a pained smile and said, "If you hadn’t come just now, they would have beaten me to death. Such thick sticks, they’ve hit me dozens of times," then he continued to whimper in pain.

Zhao Tao saw Lin Qiong ignoring him and his face turned extremely ugly. Even if Lin Qiong was a police officer, she couldn’t just disregard him, he said sternly, "Comrade, we are interrogating a suspect, please do not interfere with our work."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong’s anger flared, and she spun around, raging at Zhao Tao, "This is an interrogation? Torture for confessions is explicitly forbidden. You are breaking the law knowingly."

Lin Qiong’s accusation made Zhao Tao uneasy, but considering the powerful backers he had, and seeing how young the policewoman was, assuming she was no significant figure, especially as she was not from their Sub-bureau, he didn’t think he owed her any respect. A sneer formed on his lips as he replied, "You don’t seem to be my superior, are you? You have no right to give me orders here."

Clasping her fists tightly, Lin Qiong spoke through clenched teeth, "Whether I am your superior or not, if you break the law like this, I am obligated and entitled to stop you."

Zhao Tao sneered, "My little comrade, I have been a police officer since before you graduated from the police academy. Coming here to lecture me, you’re still too green. If you know this guy, I advise you not to get involved. He has offended someone he shouldn’t have, and you cannot afford to mess with them."

Lin Qiong grew even angrier and shouted, "Just because he has offended someone he shouldn’t have, you think you can torture and beat him? Who do you serve as a police officer? For the rich and powerful, or for the common people?"

Zhao Tao dismissed her with a sniff, "Aren’t you stating the obvious? Of course, we follow our leaders’ orders. Whatever the leaders say, I do. Now get out, and stop causing trouble here."

Lin Qiong trembled with fury. She had seen police officers shirking their duties, but this was her first encounter with one who not only broke the law but also abetted the wrongdoing.

"Won’t comply? You’ll have to. Little officer, you still have a lot to learn," Zhao Tao boasted as he saw Lin Qiong was at a loss for words, taking even more pleasure.

"Thump!" Just as Zhao Tao was gloating with a smile, Lin Qiong suddenly delivered a hook to his jaw.

Lin Qiong’s punch, driven by anger, was powerful. It sent Zhao Tao’s head jerking back and his body tumbling several steps backward until he hit the wall and finally stopped.

Like an enraged lioness, Lin Qiong didn’t stop after one punch; she lunged forward and kicked Zhao Tao at the bend of his legs. He fell sideways to the floor with a crash.

"So I’m breaking the law, am I? You disregard the law, do you? Well today, I won’t play by the rules, and I want to see if you dare arrest me too," she fumed.

Though Lin Qiong was a woman and not the ferocious type when calm, her temper was genuinely frightening once ignited—especially since she had some skills, which had improved after some training from Li Yifei. Having seriously practiced since then, her abilities had heightened, and she could handle a couple of regular men with ease. Taking Zhao Tao by surprise, she managed to knock down this man, who weighed over 180 pounds without him being able to fight back.

Li Yifei was dumbfounded; he had never expected Lin Qiong to be so fierce when provoked. She handled a grown man with such ease. He knew that part of her fury stemmed from her hatred of evil, but also because the one being wronged was him, Li Yifei. He felt warmed by this—it was in times of crisis that true characters were revealed. Normally, Lin Qiong had nothing nice to say to him, but when it mattered, she really stood up for him.

Zhang Sheng was also stunned, never expecting a fellow officer to attack a colleague so boldly and viciously. It seemed as if she wouldn’t be satisfied until Zhao Tao was beaten to death.

Zhao Tao’s screams and curses finally snapped Zhang Sheng out of it, and he hurriedly moved around the table, shouting loudly, "Stop, please stop."

Having unleashed her fury on Zhao Tao, Lin Qiong had calmed down somewhat. Hearing Zhang Sheng’s shouts, she stopped her assault and stood by Li Yifei’s side, breathing heavily, yet her eyes still flashed with a bloodthirsty light, ready to attack again at any moment.

Zhao Tao, with Zhang Sheng’s help, struggled to his feet, his face a patchwork of bruising. He spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with a large clot of blood—you could tell Lin Qiong had not held back.

"You... fuck your grandma, I’ll kill you!" Zhao Tao, having been hit by a woman, couldn’t let this slide. Just as he got up, he swung his arms and lunged at Lin Qiong. Zhang Sheng was caught off guard and couldn’t interfere in time. He could only shout out while trying to come over and pull them apart.

But before Zhao Tao could reach Lin Qiong, he tripped over something and suddenly lost his balance, flailing wildly as he fell forward.

Seeing Zhao Tao lunging at her, Lin Qiong instinctively kicked out, and her foot connected squarely with his head.

Zhao Tao, having fallen and been kicked, hit the ground even harder this time. His forehead struck the floor with a thud, and he groaned, passing out.

Zhang Sheng, sweating bullets, was about to check on Zhao Tao when suddenly several people burst into the interrogation room.

"Zhang Sheng, what’s going on here?" It was Director Wang and a few officers from the first floor. Since Lin Qiong had come in without closing the door, everyone heard the commotion and rushed in. Seeing the scene, they were all confused, and Director Wang directly asked Zhang Sheng.

Seeing the Deputy Director, Zhang Sheng hurriedly said, "Director Wang, we were conducting an interrogation when this comrade, I don’t know where she’s from, came in and hit Zhao Tao; he’s fainted now. I think he needs to be taken to the hospital immediately."

Zhang Sheng and Zhao Tao were partners and usually close. He couldn’t assist when Lin Qiong made her move, so now he naturally spoke in Zhao Tao’s defense.

Director Wang’s eyebrows knitted together. Although Zhang Sheng might have omitted some details, the fact that Lin Qiong had knocked out Zhao Tao was undeniable. He immediately said, "Get Zhao Tao to the hospital quickly."

Several officers clumsily went to lift Zhao Tao, who at that moment came to. He had indeed been knocked out momentarily, but his physical condition wasn’t bad. Stirring, he woke up, and the first thing he did was struggle to his feet, turned to find Lin Qiong, and yelled, "You stinky bitch, you dare hit me? I’ll skin you alive today." Then he charged at Lin Qiong.

Zhao Tao, being a police officer, was used to dishing out the hits, not receiving them, let alone from a woman. This was something he absolutely could not accept. So all he could see was Lin Qiong, his enemy, completely ignoring everyone else.

"Stop!" Director Wang’s face turned green. Although Lin Qiong had hit Zhao Tao, Zhao Tao’s reaction was unbecoming of a police officer. He had no control over Lin Qiong, but Zhao Tao belonged to their Sub-bureau, and he certainly had authority over him. He immediately shouted for order.

"Your mother’s stop; if I don’t sort out this woman today, my name isn’t Zhao Tao," Zhao Tao said, his eyes red with rage, failing to recognize it was Director Wang’s voice.

The officers were all startled and hurried to hold back Zhao Tao, with Zhang Sheng reminding him, "Director Wang is here, don’t be rash."

"Even if God himself came, I’d still beat this bitch... What... Director Wang..." Zhao Tao’s preceding words were furious, but upon realizing the director was present, he quickly turned around, his fierce expression turning sheepish as he stuttered, "Director Wang... I... I didn’t know you were here."

Director Wang huffed and asked, "Have you calmed down?"

Zhao Tao answered awkwardly, "Yes, I’ve calmed down. But Director Wang, this woman, she burst into the interrogation room and hit me. You have to stand up for me."

Director Wang nodded and said, "I’ll handle it. This is Lin Qiong, the current chief of Xinhua Police Station, an exemplar set up by our Mile City. You must have heard of her, right?"

Zhao Tao had indeed heard of her. Lin Qiong had cracked two major cases within her first year on the force, quickly rising to the role of chief. She might not be influential in other departments, but in the Mile City police force, everyone knew her. Hearing that the person who hit him was Lin Qiong, Zhao Tao’s expression changed instantly. Not to mention Lin Qiong was being groomed by those higher up, just her current rank as a station chief was above his, and he was just a rank-and-file officer.

But Zhao Tao was a man, and even though Lin Qiong outranked him, she wasn’t from the same Sub-bureau. He couldn’t get over being hit like that and gritted his teeth saying, "Director Wang, so the fact that I was hit just gets forgotten? She interfered with my case by barging into the interrogation room and hitting me; this isn’t just any conflict."

Director Wang was equally troubled. Though Lin Qiong and Zhao Tao were both lower in rank than him, mishandling the situation could hurt his authority. As he hesitated, another person walked in, patted Director Wang’s shoulder, and said, "Old Wang, you don’t have to handle this; I’ll take care of it."

The newcomer was another Deputy Director from the Sub-bureau named Qian Liben, who had the best relationship with Song Ziqiao. He was directly instructed by Song Ziqiao to arrest Li Yifei. Seeing Qian Liben, Director Wang was more than happy to pass the hot potato, nodding and saying, "Then I’ll leave it to you, Old Qian."

Qian Liben nodded, cleared his throat, and said, "Officer Lin, you may leave now. We’d prefer to handle our Sub-bureau’s matters ourselves."

This was already showing Lin Qiong a great deal of respect, but Lin Qiong, with an unwavering glare, disregarded his rank and said, "No, I must stay here because I believe there is a problem with this case."