Chapter 183: All Taken Back to the Police Station

Chief Liu pointed at Ye Cheng, Ye Guowei, and Xiao Hu and said, "You three, come with me for a trip."

Ye Guowei remained silent; as soon as today's incident surfaced, he had already anticipated this consequence.

"Exactly, those three must be arrested, sentenced, and thrown in jail!" Chen Jinhai said with a gleeful expression.

Ye Cheng didn't argue with him but turned to Chief Liu, saying, "Chief Liu, our beating shouldn't have reached light injury, right? It shouldn't be a criminal offense. But according to criminal law, theft over 1000 yuan is punishable by imprisonment. They stole our fish traps and sold them, making over 1000 yuan in profit, so they could be charged and sentenced to about three years."

Chief Liu narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Cheng.

Isn't Ye Cheng supposed to be a village loafer? How does he know the law?

According to the injuries of Chen Zhangfu and Chen Zhanglong, they indeed didn't reach light injury.

But if it's confirmed that they stole over 1000 yuan, then they really would be sentenced.

Upon hearing they might be sentenced, Chen Jinli couldn't stay seated and hurriedly stood up to defend, "Officer, my two sons couldn't have stolen anything; he's framing us."

Ye Cheng snorted, "Cut it out, they've admitted it, and you think you can just say whatever you want? The evidence gathered at the dock is crystal clear."

Chief Liu had a headache; if they really pressed the matter, it would indeed be troublesome.

"Stop arguing, all of you come back with me to talk." Chief Liu shouted loudly, no longer caring about the details, just take them back and discuss later at the station.

Moreover, as a village chief, you should manage village affairs well and stop causing us trouble." Chief Liu bluntly scolded Chen Jinhai, "What nonsense is this? A village chief who can't even handle people is just useless."

Finally, Chief Liu took Ye Cheng and his two companions, the Chen brothers, and the person who injured Xiao Hu away together.

After the two groups glared at each other for a few moments, they each went their separate ways.

Before getting in the car, Ye Cheng specifically told Jiang Yunxiang, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Speaking of which, since my rebirth, this is already the second time I've ridden in a police car; the first time was to save Duan Yong, and this time it's because of my own fight.

Ye Cheng had long planned this fight; Chen Jinhai has always targeted me, and if I kept avoiding him, that wouldn't be right.

During this period, by borrowing money to help others, I also won over some villagers; at least everyone's opinion of me has improved considerably.

So Ye Cheng took this opportunity to lose his temper, making sure villagers wouldn't dare bully him so openly in the future, especially the Chen family.

Sitting in the police car, Ye Cheng curiously glanced at his older brother Ye Guowei and said, "Big brother, I didn't expect you to be so fierce in a fight; you must have hung out with troublemakers before, right?"

Ye Guowei reverted to his previous stern demeanor, saying, "They can bully me, but they cannot bully you."

Hearing that, Ye Cheng felt moved; he hadn't expected his older brother to care for him so deeply.

"Brother, I'll protect you too," Xiao Hu said in a rough voice.

"You? You go first; that big flowery face of yours scares even me," Ye Cheng complained.

Back at the station, Chief Liu first separately interrogated Chen Zhangfu and Chen Zhanglong; the two youngsters were just a bit mischievous and couldn't withstand police tactics.

After being intimidated by Chief Liu's words, they immediately confessed.

Indeed, it was them; mainly because they hadn't managed to knock down Ye Cheng last time, they were unhappy.

Then they also thought that now villagers believed Ye Cheng had offended the Sea Dragon King, so surely no one would help him, which is why they went to steal his fish trap.

According to their confession, they sold over 1000 yuan worth; if counted as theft, that would warrant sentencing.

Upon hearing they might be sentenced, the two were terrified and kept begging Chief Liu for leniency.

Chief Liu was satisfied; that's exactly the effect he wanted—both sides must be frightened, and now it's up to Ye Cheng.

Chief Liu met Ye Cheng alone, and as soon as they met, he gave Ye Cheng a stern warning, saying with a dark face,

"Ye Cheng, you know this is gathering a crowd to cause trouble, provoking trouble, right? It's punishable by imprisonment."

Ye Cheng sat in the chair, leaning slightly, and said, "Chief Liu, don't give me that; I know the rules. Villagers fighting without death or serious injury are usually handled under public security regulations; our case at most counts as a brawl, and the injuries aren't serious.

Right?"

Chief Liu's expression stiffened; what Ye Cheng said was true—they at most constituted a brawl, and sentencing would be quite harsh.

He coughed and said, "This isn't up to you or me to decide; it's the judge's call. Understand?"

"Yes, yes, the judge decides. Chief Liu, has that side already been settled?" Ye Cheng said with a grin.

Chief Liu put on a stern face, "Be serious; explain your own situation, and we'll investigate what they say."

Ye Cheng chuckled, "I doubt it; haven't those two already crossed the line? They should be facing sentencing."

Chief Liu furrowed his brows; this village loafer is a bit tricky.

Seeing Chief Liu's expression, Ye Cheng immediately understood; his guess was correct.

He continued, "Chief Liu, you came this time to act as a mediator, right?"

Chief Liu looked up, surprised at Ye Cheng; indeed he had intended to come as a mediator.

He is from the police station, not criminal investigation; his goal is to manage the village chiefs below and keep one region peaceful.

If the matter of them stealing the fish trap is pursued seriously and they are sentenced, then the grudge between Baiyun Village's Ye family and Chen family will be firmly established.

After that, fights and conflicts would increase, possibly even developing into lethal vendettas, which is not without precedent.

So his idea was to have Ye Cheng compromise, in other words, to smooth things over.

They just didn't expect Ye Cheng to see through it at a glance.

Since Ye Cheng knew his intention, Chief Liu didn't hide it, saying, "Ye Cheng, you also know village affairs are petty grievances; disputes should be resolved, not entrenched, so..."

Having said that, Chief Liu paused, looking at Ye Cheng to gauge his attitude.

Ye Cheng lowered his head in thought for a moment, then looked up at Chief Liu and said, "Okay, but I have a few conditions."

"Fine, go ahead; as long as it's not illegal, I can consider it."

"First, I won't pursue their theft, and they also can't pursue our assault."

Ye Cheng mainly worried about Xiao Hu's blow—that person's head was split open; if pursued, it would be troublesome, and any lingering effects would make it worse.

"I can discuss that; it's not a big problem. Anything else?" Chief Liu nodded.

"Oh, and also, those things are mine; Boss Qian should give them back to me."

Ye Cheng was referring to the money from selling the catch in the fish trap.

"No problem with that. Anything else?"

Nothing.

Chief Liu's face showed a relieved expression; this legendary village rascal is still somewhat sensible, his request isn't excessive, and he also knows the bigger picture—I suddenly feel a bit appreciative of this kid.