Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

How could Pei Shuxin and Chen Shuyun agree to this? Both young girls are proud; if they ended up in the police station, how would they ever be able to face anyone again?

Li Hanliang certainly couldn't implicate the two girls, so he discussed with the police that he would go with them first, and if it was confirmed that the three of them were the thieves, then it wouldn't be too late to arrest the two girls.

But this young policeman was stubborn; he insisted that all three of them go together.

After a few exchanges, Li Hanliang was so angry with them that he almost resorted to violence.

"Hanliang!" Fortunately, Pei Shuxin stopped him in time. "Let's forget it, let's go, let's not cause any more trouble."

Chen Shuyun also said, "If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. Even if I end up in the police station, I'm definitely not a bad person. If someone falsely accuses us, we'll find out when we go and ask them."

Seeing that both of them had agreed, Li Hanliang naturally had nothing to say. On the contrary, he was quite curious about the bureau in the 70s, and it wouldn't hurt to treat it as a trip.

Two young police officers escorted them, along with the students, back to the station.

Zhou Pengfei also came over. As soon as he entered, he said, "Officer, I didn't mean to trouble you. If any students lose three or five yuan, I just give them the money directly from my salary. I just thought you were very busy and we shouldn't cause you any trouble."

This young policeman named Li Tao really treated everyone equally. With a wave of his hand, he stopped Zhou Pengfei from speaking, saying, "Alright, stop with the polite talk. What do you mean by 'trouble'? The more you flatter us, the more you're insulting us."

"Sit down, everyone. I'll take your statements."

Li Hanliang observed that the young man, though young, possessed a commanding presence and exuded an upright and honest aura, appearing very reliable and dependable. A smile of appreciation crept onto his lips.

"What are you laughing at? Sit down right now!" Li Tao shoved Li Hanliang into a chair.

This is what a sound legal system looks like. If it were ten years ago, Li Hanliang would probably already be wearing a silver bracelet on his wrist.

"Tell me first, how did you sneak into the vocational school? Did you climb over the wall or use the back door?" The young policeman seemed quite familiar with these methods.

Chen Shuyun had seen her share of big scenes, so when she actually sat in the police station, she remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever.

She took out her press pass and placed it on the table. "Use this. Go in openly and honestly. I'm a reporter, and my friend is a publicity officer in the textile factory's publicity office. We're just going in to conduct an interview normally. Is there a problem?"

“An interview is physically demanding. Normally, a reporter needs two assistants. We brought Mr. Li with us, which is in accordance with regulations.”

Listening to this, Li Hanliang felt that their plan for today was almost certain to succeed.

Forget about locking them up, Zhou Pengfei might even have to apologize to them.

He glanced at Zhou Pengfei sitting to the side and saw that the scoundrel was calm and collected, clearly having them figured out.

"It seems this bastard has other tricks up his sleeve," Li Hanliang thought to himself, secretly speculating.

Li Tao quickly inquired about him. Li Hanliang was very cooperative and cooperated fully with the investigation, telling everyone about everything that happened between the three of them, from when they entered the technical school to when they came out.

After listening, Li Tao also noticed the problem: "You reported that the cafeteria is using water-injected pork, do you have any evidence?"

Chen Shuyun glanced at Li Hanliang and didn't dare to make a rash move.

Li Hanliang immediately said, "Of course there is! The students' meals are evidence. Otherwise, officer, why don't you go take a look? Anyway, it's almost time for the vocational school's dinner!"

Li Tao clearly wanted to investigate, looking eager to solve a major case.

However, the older policeman beside him reminded him, "We should handle each case one by one, and the school cafeteria is not under our jurisdiction."

Li Tao was quite disappointed, but dared not say much, since this was indeed not within the jurisdiction of the police station.

Zhou Pengfei had anticipated this, and he glanced at Li Hanliang with even more composure.

Li Tao could only ask, "Are you sure you only went to the cafeteria and didn't go anywhere else? Do you have any witnesses?"

“Of course there are. All the chefs in the cafeteria are witnesses,” Li Hanliang said casually.

Li Tao immediately sent someone to fetch the masters.

Zhou Pengfei stopped him, "What, because of these few thieves, our students can't eat tonight?"

The veteran policeman also said, "Xiao Li, don't be rash. Just have Principal Zhou bring a cafeteria chef over."

Li Hanliang and the other two remained silent, exchanging glances. They understood Zhou Pengfei's trick and decided to wait and see.

Li Tao instructed his young apprentice to find a master, and specifically emphasized, "Remember, find someone randomly. Don't let them volunteer or discuss things among themselves, understand?"

Li Hanliang stopped talking and admired the young policeman even more.

Young, energetic, and intelligent—it would be a good thing to have such talent available to us in the future.

Small places have their advantages. About twenty minutes later, the young policeman arrived on his bicycle with the person.

Li Hanliang noticed that the chef looked unfamiliar; he hadn't seen him at the cafeteria before, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Li Tao, with his keen eyes, noticed Li Hanliang's expression and immediately asked, "Did you bring it randomly from the cafeteria?"

The young apprentice nodded hurriedly, "Yes, Master, when I went there, everyone was busy, only this master was sweeping the floor at the door, so I just casually talked to him and brought him here."

"Alright!" Li Hanliang leaned back in his chair and teased Li Tao, "Young officer, your apprentice isn't very bright. Isn't it obvious that someone arranged this all along, deliberately bringing this master to him?"

Li Tao's handsome face darkened, clearly indicating that Li Hanliang's words made sense.

But since the people had already arrived and they had no other evidence to prove that the master was pre-arranged, they could only give a statement first.

"Master, tell me, what did these three people do after they entered the cafeteria?"

The imposter, dressed in a chef's uniform, started talking: "These two girls went into the cafeteria first, and about twenty minutes later, this young man came in too. They said they were reporters and wanted to interview the students. But our students are all busy with exams, who has time to interview them? So they started causing trouble in the cafeteria..."

"What nonsense are you spouting? How did we cause trouble? It was clearly your principal who brought security guards to cause trouble, and that's why we started arguing!" Chen Shuyun couldn't stand it anymore and retorted.

"Twenty minutes?" The old policeman interrupted Chen Shuyun, pushed Li Tao aside, and took charge of the case himself. "If there is a twenty-minute time difference, then Li Hanliang, you are the prime suspect."

"Tell me, where did you go for the past twenty minutes? Did you go to the classroom? Did you steal the watch and pen while the students were breaking up?"