Chapter 131: Dragons Coil, Tigers Crouch

“What... what do we do, Director?”

Faced with the furious crowd, all of Director Wang Guotao’s subordinates were thrown into a panic.

“This...” Wang Guotao was equally flustered. He had never imagined that matters would develop this way. This was nothing like the script he had envisioned!

Just as Wang Guotao and the others exchanged bewildered glances, unsure what to do, Li Sichen spoke first.

“Hey, weren’t you going to take me to the police station to assist with the investigation? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take me there!”

Everyone was stunned.

They all understood perfectly well that “assisting with the investigation” was nothing more than a pretext. Given Wang Guotao’s attitude toward Li Sichen, no one could say what sort of “treatment” Li Sichen would receive once he reached the station.

When ordinary people encountered such a situation, they would certainly do everything in their power to avoid going to the police station. But Li Sichen? Not only was he volunteering to go, he was actually urging them to hurry...

Was this kid simply fearless because he was young and inexperienced, or was there something wrong with his head?

Captain Ouyang Long hurriedly reached out and tugged at Li Sichen, intending to offer him a few words of warning.

Before he could say anything, however, Li Sichen whispered, “Don’t worry, Captain Ouyang. I’ll be fine. Even if the place Wang Guotao is taking me to is a dragon’s den or a tiger’s lair, it still won’t be able to do anything to me! Once I’m there, any dragon will have to coil obediently, and any tiger will have to lie down quietly. If either of them dares move, I’ll strip out its tendons and shatter its bones!”

The killing intent in Li Sichen’s words was so chilling that Ouyang Long felt wave after wave of cold run through him.

He completely believed that Li Sichen was capable of doing exactly that.

After hesitating for a moment, Ouyang Long finally spoke. This time, however, his advice was rather different.

“Just... don’t go too far. Show mercy when you can.”

Li Sichen turned back and gave him a radiant smile.

“Thank you for the reminder, Captain Ouyang. I know what to do.”

That smile was like the rising sun, instantly dispelling the bone-chilling killing intent that had filled the surroundings. It also left the women in the crowd dazzled once again.

Xiao Liu glanced at Li Sichen, then at the onlookers around them. Leaning close to Wang Guotao’s ear, he asked softly, “Director, are we still taking this kid back to the station?”

“Take him! Of course we’re taking him!” Wang Guotao said through clenched teeth.

What a joke. He had suffered so much and lost so much face. How could he possibly let matters end here?

There were simply too many onlookers around, making it inconvenient for him to act. But once they returned to the station, with no one watching, wouldn’t he have complete control over how he tortured Li Sichen?

Whether to vent his anger and seek revenge or to curry favor with Young Master Lei, Young Master Liang, and the other scions, he had to bring Li Sichen back to the police station.

Xiao Liu asked hesitantly, “Then... should we put him in handcuffs?”

Wang Guotao stared at him in astonishment. His expression made it seem as though he were looking at an idiot.

“Is there something wrong with your brain? Handcuff him? Do you dare? Can you even handcuff him?”

Having personally learned that lesson the hard way, Wang Guotao no longer had the courage to put handcuffs on Li Sichen. Besides, the crowd was already in a highly agitated state. Even if Li Sichen were willing to cooperate and be handcuffed, the people around them might not agree to it.

“No, no, I wouldn’t dare. I don’t have that ability either.” Xiao Liu hurriedly waved his hands, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

What he feared most was Wang Guotao, furious with embarrassment, ordering them to handcuff Li Sichen. That would put them in an impossible position.

On one side was their immediate superior; on the other was a calamity of almost supernatural proportions.

Damn it, they couldn’t afford to offend either of them!

After receiving Wang Guotao’s orders, Xiao Liu trotted over to Li Sichen.

This time, his attitude was completely different from before.

Bowing and scraping, he was unfailingly polite and respectful.

“Student, thank you for being willing to return to the station with us to assist with the investigation. Rest assured, we will conduct the investigation according to the principles of fairness, impartiality, and transparency. If you don’t mind, please come this way and get into the police car. We’ll ride back to the station.”

Xiao Liu had no choice but to be polite. Nor did he have the courage to show anything but respect.

The examples of Cheng Peng and Wang Guotao were still fresh before his eyes. He had no desire to follow in their footsteps.

Li Sichen nodded and waved his hand grandly.

“Lead the way.”

His tone and bearing hardly suggested that he was speaking to the police. He sounded exactly like someone ordering a servant around.

“You first, you first.” Xiao Liu did not get angry—or rather, he did not have the courage to get angry. Instead, he kept a broad smile plastered across his face and led Li Sichen toward the police car nearby.

Seeing this, many people were left speechless. But after thinking it over, they realized that if they had been in Xiao Liu’s place, they probably would have performed even worse.

Before long, Li Sichen followed Xiao Liu into a police car.

Across the street from KTV Street, Lin Siyu was sitting in a café on the second floor. The moment she saw what had happened, she nearly died of anxiety.

Because she was too far away, she had not heard the conversation between Li Sichen and the police. Naturally, she had no idea that he had volunteered to go to the station. She assumed only that the police had threatened him and forced him to go.

“That station chief clearly intends to target Li Sichen... Wait, I remember now. Back at the KTV, that Young Master Lei mentioned that he and the station chief were very close. It seems the station chief is determined to stand up for Young Master Lei and the others. This is terrible. Once Li Sichen is taken to the station, he’ll definitely be subjected to all kinds of torture. No, I have to call my sister and get her to rescue him!”

In a panic, Lin Siyu hurriedly pulled out her phone and dialed Lin Muxue’s number.

At the same time, Tan Xiaoxiao wore an indignant expression and snorted, “I can’t believe there are still scum like that in the police force. He’s tarnishing the reputation of the entire police system in Yongcheng!”

After thinking for a moment, she too took out her phone and called home.

Li Sichen had no idea that, in the café across the street, two beautiful young women were worrying about him.

Once inside the police car, he looked around, then nodded in satisfaction.

“Hmm. It’s not exactly a luxury car. Now I can sit comfortably.”

Xiao Liu was bewildered. He had no idea what Li Sichen meant.

Wang Guotao had originally intended to return to the station with them, but the throbbing pain in his head reminded him that his injuries had yet to be treated. Thus, he changed his mind and went to the hospital first. Once his head had been properly treated, he would return to the station and slowly torture Li Sichen.

“Let’s see how long you can keep acting arrogant, boy!” Wang Guotao said with a smug smile.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong. Looking down, he discovered that his hands were still cuffed behind his back.

He hurriedly called over his subordinates and had them remove the handcuffs.

That action immediately provoked another round of laughter from the surrounding crowd, leaving Wang Guotao’s face burning red with embarrassment.

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