Chapter 13 Principles of the Police

"Mr. Ling, Manager Rao is back!" Liu Xiaoting said softly as Ling Xuan was having lunch and browsing the news simultaneously.

Ling Xuan closed the lunch box and carried it outside. Just then, he saw Rao Xiaolan emerging from Mr. Huang's office, and the two happened to encounter each other in the corridor.

"Manager Rao, you're back. Are you alright?" Ling Xuan asked with concern.

Rao Xiaolan gave a sweet smile and said, "Those policemen are much friendlier than we anticipated. Especially that Captain Yan..."

"Yan Feng?!" Ling Xuan said softly, "What about him?"

Rao Xiaolan said softly, "I didn't expect that such a big fellow, who appears rough at first sight, is actually incredibly humorous and meticulous."

Ling Xuan smiled and deliberately said, "Manager Rao, don't be misled by his temporary pretense!!"

Rao Xiaolan was startled and said, "Isn't he really like that? By the way, I heard that you grew up together and were classmates and neighbors for many years..."

Ling Xuan said, "You know that too? Did he tell you?"

Rao Xiaolan hesitated for a moment and said, "I guessed it, because he asked me to send his regards to you and said that you still owe him a meal that you owed him a few years ago!"

"No way! Did he really say that?" Ling Xuan exclaimed, feeling wronged.

Rao Xiaolan smiled and said, "Of course it's true. He also said that if you invite him to a meal next time, you should bring me along."

Ling Xuan was taken aback and said suspiciously, "Manager Rao, don't tell me you've developed a crush on Yan Feng? You just met him for the first time today..."

"I'm not talking to you anymore..." Rao Xiaolan blushed with embarrassment upon hearing Ling Xuan's words, turned around, and walked away. That expression was clearly that of a young girl in love!

Damn it! What kind of trick is Yan Feng playing?

Thinking about it, Ling Xuan immediately dialed Yan Feng's phone number.

"Hello, Xiao Ling!"

Ling Xuan smiled and said, "I have to admit, Captain Yan, you really do have some tricks up your sleeve!"

Yan Feng was completely puzzled and stammered a bit, "Xiao Ling, what on earth are you trying to say?"

Ling Xuan said, "I asked you to take people back to make a statement, but look at what you've done. You've made that girl smitten with you..."

"Ah!? No way. That's a huge misunderstanding. From beginning to end, I just asked her to recount the sequence of events." Yan Feng exclaimed in protest on the other end of the phone.

Ling Xuan said, "Don't deny it. You even had the ulterior motive of asking me to invite you to a meal and bring that girl along. Tell me, aren't you harboring ill intentions!! Also, how on earth did I owe you a meal a few years ago... It's really strange!"

When Yan Feng heard this on the other end of the phone, he burst into laughter and said, "I did say that, because when those two girls were leaving, they kept insisting on inviting me to a meal as a token of gratitude. You know I wouldn't have the nerve to let them treat me. But if I treated them, it might give rise to gossip. So..."

"So you used me as a means and made me the fall guy, right!" Ling Xuan deliberately said, "You're such a person who values women over friends and is adept at taking advantage of others!! Sigh~ I can only blame myself for choosing the wrong friends!"

"Just be a good sport this time. If push comes to shove, I'll treat you to that meal!" Seeing that Ling Xuan was making a big fuss about it, Yan Feng had no choice but to give in.

"At least you have some sense of decency..."

Yan Feng chuckled and said, "You didn't call just to chat nonsense with me about this, did you?"

Ling Xuan put away his joking tone and said seriously, "Have you figured out the situation of that guy who smashed the door?"

Yan Feng said, "His name is Jiang Hao. Currently, he has confessed to smashing the door. But for such a simple case of disturbing the public and breaking the law, he can at most be detained for fifteen days and fined a certain amount of compensation."

Ling Xuan asked, "Could there be someone pulling the strings behind Jiang Hao?"

Yan Feng said, "Based on my many years of experience as a policeman, there must be someone behind Jiang Hao who instigated him."

Upon hearing Yan Feng's analysis, Ling Xuan further confirmed his suspicion. He felt both excited and nervous. He said, "Old friend, if that's the case, Jiang Hao may be involved in commercial crimes."

Yan Feng said, "The problem is that if he doesn't admit it, it's generally impossible to convict him in such a case. And it's even more difficult to expose the person lurking behind him."

Ling Xuan said, "If due to his disruption, Xianying's reputation is damaged, does he have to bear a substantial amount of economic compensation?"

Yan Feng was taken aback and said, "No way?! Do you want him to compensate your company? I'm afraid that even if he sells all his assets, it won't be sufficient to cover the value of just one character on Xianying's signboard!"

Ling Xuan smiled and said, "What's the point of getting compensation from him? No matter how much trouble he causes, we can't play around with Xianying's reputation. I just said that to see if there's any chance of scaring him into revealing the mastermind behind the scenes."

Yan Feng said, "Unless you have new evidence..."

Ling Xuan said, "We've already taken his girlfriend to conduct the test. If they really are the ones causing trouble, even if we can't sue him for deliberately creating a disturbance, we can sue him for fraud..."

Yan Feng smiled and said, "In that case, I'll detain him for another 48 hours and see if you get any results on your end. If you can prove that they used a self-serving ploy to deceive us, I'll have a way to make him reveal the mastermind behind the scenes..."

Ling Xuan said, "Then I'll trouble you with that. If there's anything inconvenient, feel free to speak up. I hope that Xianying's matter won't affect your promising future!"

Yan Feng laughed and said, "I'm serving the people. I'm upright and have nothing to be afraid of. Maybe I'll even earn an award for solving this case within a case!"

Ling Xuan said, "If that's really the case, you should thank me. What's more, I even introduced such a beautiful and charming woman to you!"

Yan Feng said seriously, "You can eat whatever you like, but you can't say just anything! Although your Rao Xiaolan is beautiful and lovely, the people's police also have their principles."

Ling Xuan laughed and said, "After work, the people's police are also ordinary folks!"

Yan Feng said, "If Xianying's matter is resolved properly, you really should thank me."

Ling Xuan said, "Wow! You're not satisfied with me introducing a beautiful woman to you!! You're being too greedy, aren't you!!"

"Cut!" Yan Feng said, "I'm not chatting with you about this. You owe me a meal for today's matter, and I'll keep it in mind."

Ling Xuan said, "No problem. I'll definitely bring our beautiful manager with me. Just give me a call when you want to have that meal."

"It's a deal then. Goodbye!"

"Goodbye."

Ling Xuan closed his phone and let out a long sigh of relief. At least there was finally some progress. Thinking of Rao Xiaolan's expression and Yan Feng's words, he couldn't help but feel a curious doubt. Did Yan Feng really develop feelings for Rao Xiaolan? This guy has always been someone who doesn't care much about women and values work and friends above all else.

Could it be that he's really going to be softened by a beauty?

Ling Xuan thought about it and shook his head helplessly. It really lives up to the old saying "Even heroes can't resist the charm of a beautiful woman." He, Ling Xuan, was still single, and yet somehow he had unwittingly become a matchmaker for others?

What a crazy life!

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