Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Yiâs tone and attitude made the two of them uncomfortable.
They did not expect the young policeman to speak so bluntly.
No matter what, he was the vice-principal of Yucai High School and had a certain status in society. This was too disrespectful.
âYou guys should be here because of Sun Peipeiâs matter. Our school has also heard about this. The school leaders attach great importance to this matter and will handle it seriouslyâ¦â
âStop, stop, stop. Donât tell me these fake words. Weâre here to do an investigation, not to listen to you make a report.â
Lin Yi looked at his watch and found that it was already past three in the afternoon. He took the notebook that Gu Yiran had used to record notes and tore off one of the pages.
âGo and inform the twelve people on this piece of paper to come to the office.â
Liu Ziqiang took the note and looked at the names of the twelve people on it. He realized that they were all the people who had bullied Sun Peipei.
âOfficer, itâs like this. Itâs class time now. If we call them all away, they wonât be able to attend this class. Theyâll probably be left behind in the later classes. Thatâs not good, right?â
âRight, right, right. Theyâre all in their third year of junior high school now, and their studies are tight. If they miss a class, it will delay a lot of things,â Zhao Huilei said.
âAre you f*cking playing dumb with me here? Do I have to get the people from the Education Bureau here and beat all of you up to feel good?â
Lin Yiâs shout completely frightened the two of them.
They did not expect this person to scold them without any restraint.
âOfficer, calm down. Letâs talk things out.â
Liu Ziqiang wasnât afraid of Lin Yi.
Although they were not from the same system, his connections in society were definitely not something a small police officer like Lin Yi could compare to.
However, he was in the wrong in this matter. Once it was exposed and caused a bad social impact, he would also be at a disadvantage, so he could not fight Lin Yi head-on.
âWe are here to report the case, not to chat with you.â Gu Yiran said.
âCall all twelve of them to the office. Donât waste our time, or Iâll take you to the police station to talk slowly.â
âAlright, alright, alright. Iâll get someone to look for them now.â Liu Ziqiang said.
âBut this is not the place to talk. Letâs go to my office first.â
âLetâs go.â
The group entered the office building. Liu Ziqiang pulled Zhao Huilei to his side and whispered,
âCall everyone over and inform their parents. The police are here. We canât let them communicate alone.â
âGot it.â
After discussing this with Zhao Huilei, Liu Ziqiang brought Lin Yi and the others to his office.
Ten minutes later, twelve people were called to the office one after another.
After entering, the dozen or so people were a little uneasy. In a country like Huaxia, the prestige of the police was unquestionable.
Lin Yi observed the twelve students in front of him without saying a word, scrutinizing their attire. They were all dressed well.
A few wore Jojo clothes, and two girls sported LV and Gucci.
Their school uniforms were worn casually, and none of them were dressed properly. One boy and one girl even had visible tattoos.
Lin Yi was puzzled. No matter how wealthy their families were, how could their education be so lacking?
âOfficers, weâve gathered the twelve students you asked for,â Liu Ziqiang said.
âHave them introduce themselves. I need to get to know them,â Lin Yi said.
âThey areâ¦â
âI didnât ask you to introduce them. I want them to do it themselves.â
Lin Yiâs voice was cold, and the atmosphere he projected startled Liu Ziqiang.
âGo ahead and introduce yourselves. The police want to understand the situation.â
âPrincipal Liu, why are we here? Why do we need to introduce ourselves?â
A short-haired girl asked.
Lin Yi glanced at her. Her school uniform was tied around her waist, revealing a white shirt underneath, with a small tattoo on her arm.
Her name was Zhang Yuhan, and she was one of the ringleaders in bullying Sun Peipei.
âTheyâre here to investigate the incident with Sun Peipei. You all should have been involved. Go ahead and introduce yourselves.â
âZhang Yuhan,â she said, rolling her eyes, clearly not taking Lin Yi and his colleagues seriously.
âWhy bother with all this?â
Said a boy standing next to Zhang Yuhan. His name was Li Yanfeng, another main perpetrator.
âThat poor girl just wants to extort money. Just tell us how much, and weâll call our parents to settle it.â
Li Xianghui and Gu Yiran exchanged glances, feeling that these junior high school students were truly out of control.
After such a serious incident, they still spoke with such a dismissive attitude. Their parents were likely not much better.
âCompensate?â Lin Yi raised his eyebrows.
âWith such a big incident, do you think you can settle it by paying compensation?â
âWhat else do you want? Do you want us to be sentenced?â
âAccording to Article 17, Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Law: Individuals aged 14 to 16 who commit intentional homicide, intentional injury causing serious harm or death, shall bear criminal responsibility. You are in your third year of junior high school, which means you should be 14 years old and must bear criminal responsibility.â
After finishing, Lin Yi turned to Gu Yiran. âCall the station, get two more cars here, and take all of them into custody.â
âGot it.â
Hearing the mention of criminal responsibility, Li Yanfeng, Zhang Yuhan, and the others were stunned.
Although they were young, they had basic common sense.
Even at their young age, they knew that facing criminal charges meant potential jail time.
Fear finally set in.
Liu Ziqiang and Zhao Huilei also began to panic.
In reality, they had been aware of this situation for a while but had chosen not to address it.
Firstly, the families of these children were wealthy, and some even had influential backgrounds. They frequently gave gifts to Liu and Zhao.
Additionally, Sun Peipei was an outsider, and her parents were merely migrant workers so the school didnât want to deal with this.
This was as long as it didnât tarnish the schoolâs reputation.
But now, this young police officer was here, threatening to take all the kids away, which seemed excessive.
âOfficer, theyâre still just kids. Isnât it a bit harsh to take them all away like this?â Liu Ziqiang tried to reason.
âKids?â
Lin Yi looked at Liu Ziqiang, picked up a box cutter from the desk, and extended the blade.
âIf I find a kid to make a few cuts on you, would you still think theyâre just kids?â
âThisâ¦â
Liu Ziqiang swallowed hard, at a loss for words.
Lin Yi didnât rush. He took a cigarette from Li Xianghuiâs pocket, lit it, and looked at Liu Ziqiang.
âYou look quite refined, and youâre a principal, so you must have been a good student. You probably donât know what itâs like to be burned with a cigarette, right? Should I give you a demonstration?â