LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 71
The night enshrouded the earth, with boundless skies and twinkling stars.
The residential building was all dark, with only the streetlights emitting dots of light.
Over a dozen loafers held baseball bats in their hands, standing at the door of the orphanage.
A man with yellow hair spat on the ground and asked, "Shall we go in together?"
The crew cut man pondered for a moment, "Let's go in together. There's not many people in the orphanage, just a group of disabled children and an old lady. Let's make it quick."
"Sounds good!"
They were all street gangsters, so jumping over the wall took no effort at all.
There was nothing good to smash in the yard, only some recreational facilities.
They came to the window, the yellow-haired man took out a baseball bat and smashed it hard, shattering the glass instantly.
"I suddenly remembered a line."
"What is it?"
"Punching Tsinghua University Nursing Home, kicking Peking University Kindergarten."
"Haha, this orphanage is worse than a kindergarten. I'll punch a kid each later."
Their voices were loud, completely looking down on the people at the orphanage, not afraid of being discovered at all.
The group jumped in through the window one by one. One of them found the light switch and turned on the lights with a click -
only to see dozens of people dressed in black standing expressionlessly in the middle of the room looking at them.
They wondered for a moment if they had come to the wrong place.
But looking around, this was definitely it.
"Sorry for the intrusion."
The group looked at each other, swallowing saliva.
The yellow-haired man said with difficulty, "Um...we came to the wrong place, apologies..."
Before he could finish speaking, he turned to run.
Though that was just a thought.
He was grabbed by Xiao Yu and pulled down by the collar, falling butt-first onto the ground.
"Ow..."
The crew cut man took a step back in fright, "You can't hit me after hitting him!"
In the end, the dozen or so were beaten up, each with a swollen face. They now squatted against the wall.
Xiao Yu was very dissatisfied, "Just this? Too weak."
She had thought they were some tough opponents, but they were just some petty street punks.
She didn't get a thrill from beating them up at all.
Shen Tang held Xiao Yu's hand and shook it lightly, "Our Xiao Yu is the strongest, but without you guys, we couldn't have handled these dozen people either."
"What should we do next?"
"Hand them to the police, of course."
Upon hearing this, dozens of gazes looked over in unison, everyone feeling surprised except Xiao Yu.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
The yellow-haired man rolled his eyes, "Please call the police quickly..."
Before long, the police arrived. The leading man first glanced at the people squatting by the wall, before asking:
"Who called the police?"
"It was me." Shen Tang recounted what happened today, "I suspect they were sent by the group this morning."
"Suspect? Are you the police or am I the police?"
Shen Tang pursed her lips. She had a bad feeling about this.
Glancing slightly to the side, she saw the yellow-haired man flipping her the finger.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu immediately went up and kicked him.
"Hey! You dare to hit someone right in front of the police? Take them away."
Shen Tang was flustered, "It was because he had just scolded me, so Xiao Yu just..."
"What did he scold you? I didn't hear it."
The policeman glanced at the bodyguards and said, "This bunch looks a bit like gangsters, take them all away."
The dean mum became anxious, "No, they're bodyguards we hired, they're good people. Officer, please don't arrest them!"
The policeman snorted coldly, "Whether they are good people or not, your word doesn't count, and neither does mine. We have to take them back for interrogation before we know."
Shen Tang finally understood. These two groups were likely in it together.
No wonder the yellow-haired man was so arrogant, turns out he had backing.
Shen Tang took out her phone, about to contact someone, when her phone was snatched away.
She wanted to resist but was afraid of being wrongly accused of assaulting a police officer.
"Officer, why are you taking my phone?"
"The case is not resolved yet, phones need to be confiscated."
Shen Tang secretly glanced at the camera hidden in the corner. She had made the right move in installing them.
She had intended to record these hooligans' actions as evidence, but now there was an unexpected gain.
"Ok, then confiscate all of theirs too." Shen Tang said, pointing at the gangsters.
"Are you teaching me how to do my job?"
Shen Tang curled her lips. It seemed she couldn't see certain professions through rose-tinted glasses after all, there were good and bad people everywhere.
In the end, everyone was taken to the police station.
Funnily enough, Shen Tang's side were clearly the victims, yet they were kept up all night for interrogation, which was obviously not by the book.
Luckily Xiao Yu and the rest were proper bodyguards, with clean records, so nothing could be found against them no matter how they were checked.
Shen Tang was exhausted, yet was forcibly kept awake. Her temples were now throbbing with pain.
She didn't know when the door opened and someone said, "You can leave now."
Shen Tang jerked her head up to see Gu Huaian standing at the door.
She rubbed her eyes. He was still standing there, his tall figure bringing a great sense of security.
For some reason, upon seeing him, her grievances from before all welled up, and Shen Tang's eyes instantly turned red.
She rushed forward, stopping just before him, "You..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Huaian pressed her back and pulled her into his embrace.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
His words made Shen Tang completely unable to hold back her emotions, tears flowing unstoppably.
She forcefully held in her sobs, but her body couldn't stop trembling.
Heaven knows how scared she had felt just now.
She seemed strong, but was just an ordinary person after all. Compared to those in power, she was nothing.
Gu Huaian's embrace was broad and warm. Shen Tang felt treasured by him.
After crying into his chest for a while, she reluctantly pulled back, embarrassed. "Sorry, I got your clothes wet..."
"It's fine. Let's go home first."
That word 'home' brought some warmth. Shen Tang only now realized that at some point, she had started seeing that place as home.
Would she be reluctant to leave when the time came?
Gu Huaian's footsteps faltered. She wanted to leave?
His face instantly darkened. Shen Tang was about to say something when she saw his expression and promptly shut her mouth.
Until they got in the car, Gu Huaian didn't say another word.
Shen Tang secretly glanced at him several times. He was angry, was it because of what happened earlier?
She carefully tugged at Gu Huaian's sleeve, "Are you angry?"
Gu Huaian impatiently loosened his tie, "Is it not obvious?"
Shen Tang nodded.
It was very obvious. His face was as black as Judge Bao's, if not for the car lighting she wouldn't even be able to see clearly.
Gu Huaian pulled at the corners of his mouth.
Good, having the leisure to think random thoughts, it seems she's not scared anymore.
"Yes, I'm angry, so reflect on it, and write me a 1000-word self-criticism tomorrow."
Shen Tang slowly gaped. Did she hear that right? A self-criticism?
"Can I not write it?"
"No." Gu Huaian rejected mercilessly.
"Can I write less then?"
"2000 words."
"Ok ok, 1000 it is." Shen Tang quickly said.
Heavens! The last time she wrote a self-criticism was probably in middle school, what was it for again?
Oh right, it was because the boy behind her pulled her bra strap and she nearly broke his fingers.
She had long forgotten how to write a self-criticism.
Shen Tang pondered, she would go online later to copy one back.
Just then, Gu Huaian beside her slowly said, "Right, I'll check online for plagiarism. If there are similarities, the punishment will be doubled."
Shen Tang: "......"
This jerk! Such a jerk!!!