The door of our room was kicked down from outside. Ah! Mai Qi screamed in fear. I was disrupted from my thoughts. Mai Qi huddled towards me. I stood up and blocked her behind me.
âThis is a raid! Show us your ID!â 7 policemen stormed into the room. They had solemn faces and fierce eyes. They didnât go easy on us because we were 2 girls under 20.
Before I could react, one of the officers hit my arm with his baton. âQuickly!â
My anger burned and I retorted. âAm I a criminal? How can you assault me?â
The officer was in his thirties. He had a pair of particularly malicious eyes. He looked at me and sneered. âGirlie you have a bad temper. If you donât cooperate, Iâll sue you for assaulting a police officer!â
I stood my ground. âI didnât even move an inch, how does that count as an assault?â
âThatâs my shot to call, not yours.â He glared at me. He hit my laptop with his baton. âConfiscate this laptop. Perhaps it has criminal evidence. Two girls coming to a nightclub, what good thing can they be doing?â
I challenged. âWhy canât 2 girls frequent a nightclub?â
As the officer behind him packed up my laptop, the man said, âWe suspect you two are conducting illegal business here. Cuff them!â
âThis is too much! We havenât even done anything! Iâm going to call my mother to lodge a complaint against you!â Mai Qiâs face was red from fury.
âHah! Calling your mother and letting her know youâve come to a place like this? Regardless, you are a law-breaker, no one can save you. Take them away!â Mai Qiâs phone was snatched away by the man.
âWhat are you doing?!â Mai Qi teared up from anger.
âMai Qi, calm down. Weâll go with them.â I looked at the gloating officer and comforted Mai Qi. Mai Qi wanted to say something else but I shook my head at her. âWeâre here to have fun. Letâs not say anything more. Weâll just follow these officers.â I looked at the man and smiled. âLetâs see how long they can keep us locked up.â
Mai Qi got my meaning. She raised her chin. âOkay, I would like to see the inside of a detention cell anyway.â
I smiled. Mai Qi was truly a princess.
As we walked out of the room, we saw the people next door were being led out as well. Of course, all the government officials were gone. There were only Ye Qian, Jing Ning, and Nanyang.
Nanyang was crying, Ye Qian was calm and Jing Ning looked angry.
Ye Qian looked at Mai Qi in shock. âMai Qi, what are you doing here?â
Mai Qi said proudly, âIâm here to experience the nightlife, to broaden my horizon. I have to say, I have indeed seen a lot tonight!â
Ye Qian turned to me with reproach. âNanxing, youâve crossed the line this time! How can you bring Mai Qi to a place like this? Youâ¦â
âSister Ye Qian, it was me who brought Nanxing with me! You shouldnât blame her!â Mai Qi cut her off.
Nanyang suddenly said, âNanxing, when your little uncle come to fetch you, can you bring me along? I canât let our parents know about this.â Her voice was full of pleading.
She had never begged me before.
I smiled and shrugged. âBut my little uncle isnât home.â
âThen, then, whenever you got picked up, can you help your big sister as well?â Her tears fell hard. She was really in a quandary this time.
I glanced at Jing Ning. âSister, why are you so worried? Youâre here with Young Master Ning, right? Naturally, the Jing Family will come to fetch you, theyâre more powerful than I am. Donât worry, Young Master Jing will not leave you behind. Without you, who is going to help him?â
Then I turned and walked away.
Mai Qi strode ahead with heroic steps. She was ready to die a martyrâs death. Seeing this, I couldnât help but laugh.
The malicious officer pushed me from behind. I staggered and almost fell. After I stabilized myself, I turned around and looked at him. I uttered, âYou are a shame to your uniform.â
I swore that if I didnât get him removed from the force, I would retire from Sky City! I would even change my name to something else!
Mai Qi also glared at him.
I mouthed to her to not say anything. She nodded.
I smiled.
Who would have thought the show would have an epilogue! This is so worth it!