The police arrived quickly and started investigating the situation with the crowd, as well as questioning the beggar on the ground. They also thought it was just a case of Jiang Siming bullying a beggar.
"Sir, can you give me two minutes?"
Jiang Siming stood firm in front of the police.
"Do you realize your mistake now?"
"Want to apologize now? No way!"
"Comrades, take him away, and this woman too, they're both despicable!" ...
The onlookers thought Jiang Siming wanted to apologize, and their anger also rose with the beggar's. This was essentially a civil case; even if Jiang Siming had bullied the beggar, all the police could do was criticize and educate him. So the police thought it was better to avoid trouble and let it go if he was willing to apologize.
"Alright, we'll give you the time." The police agreed.