Chapter 427: Forcefully Taking People Away

Facing Qin Shou's labeling, Lu Cheng had to argue slyly, otherwise he would have no justification and the General Bureau would be put in a passive position later.

"Heh heh, Section Chief Qin, our General Bureau had already communicated with you in advance, and you had already agreed to hand over the people, so I'm just fulfilling the promise by coming to take them away."

"But you suddenly taking the people back is a bit unfaithful."

Lu Cheng retracted the label, leaving Qin Shou momentarily at a loss for a rebuttal.

In fact, he knew Lu Cheng was speaking the truth; the Railway Bureau had indeed contacted the Ministry of Public Security, stating that for the greater good and to soothe other Educated Youth, they firmly could not arrest anyone.

The Ministry of Public Security, considering the impact, agreed to hand the people over to the Railway Bureau.

But Qin Shou thought the Educated Youth had nothing to fear; not only should they be arrested, they should be taken back to the Capital City for sentencing, re‑education labor, and as many as possible should be captured.

If capturing this group of Educated Youth could serve as a warning, deterring others from causing trouble, it would be a great achievement for Qin Shou.

So he consulted his father and withdrew the previous agreement with the Railway Bureau.

Without informing the Railway Bureau, he set off immediately to take the people away, leaving the Railway Bureau empty‑handed.

What he didn't expect was that the Railway General Bureau actually dispatched Lu Cheng to demand the people.

Having dealt with Lu Cheng before, Qin Shou naturally knew how hard to handle this fellow was.

Calling the Railway Troops today was probably another of Lu Cheng's scheming ideas.

Thinking of that, Qin Shou became furious, and his tone turned very harsh.

"I don't care about any Official Coordination; in any case, we captured the people, and it wasn't near the Railway, so it has nothing to do with you; how we deal with them is our own freedom."

Hearing the other's uncompromising words, Lu Cheng tried to stay patient and said, "Section Chief Qin, there's no need to be like this. I take the people away also to earn merit; we both serve the revolutionary masses, no need to let the conflict escalate and cause social chaos."

"Moreover, I've received reliable information that a policy will soon be issued from above allowing these Educated Youth to return to Hui Cheng; at this critical moment, why seize them again?"

Qin Shou could not take any of that: "You said the policy hasn't come out yet, so as long as a day passes without it, I'll arrest people for that day."

"And don't think I don't know what it means that you take the people away. There's a group of Educated Youth traveling along the Railway line to the Capital City; aren't you trying to use a few of them on the vehicle to appease?"

"Anyway, it's along the Railway line, unrelated to them; any blame from above will only fall on the Railway Bureau."

"You see, you also understand the situation, so our Railway Bureau now either thrust forward like a sword or retreat like a sword; if you don't make it easy for us, then you shouldn't expect an easy day yourself."

Facing Lu Cheng's threat, Qin Shou was utterly enraged.

"I don't believe you dare to forcefully seize today! You should know we are a Public Security department; if you obstruct official duties and snatch people, I have the right to arrest you."

If this were in the Capital City, Lu Cheng daring to block a vehicle and snatch people would have been arrested by my men long ago; now we can only exchange harsh words.

Qin Shou only hopes it can serve as a starting point.

After Lu Cheng explained the stakes, Qin Shou still wouldn't budge, and he completely lost his patience.

"Squad Leader Ma, I originally called you here just to stand guard and intimidate, but now it looks like we have to act seriously."

Ma Dagang said no more and immediately gave orders to the soldiers.

"All of you, take the people away."

At the command, over forty soldiers surged toward the two jeeps.

Qin Shou's eyes suddenly widened with urgency.

"Hey, what are you doing? You really can't forcefully seize! Stop…"

But Qin Shou's shouts were in vain; another dozen soldiers formed a human wall, isolating Qin Shou and his group outside.

Infuriated, Qin Shou tried to draw his handgun, but another police officer stopped him.

"Section Chief Qin, don't act rashly; we have handguns, they have rifles—once fire is exchanged, we'd be shredded…"

Facing the unfavorable odds, Qin Shou watched helplessly as the soldiers took the people away, unable to do anything, and he was on the verge of crying.

"You've gone too far, utterly too far; I'm going to sue you, don't think this ends here, I will definitely take it to your General Bureau…"

Facing Qin Shou's frantic shouting, Lu Cheng felt a bit helpless.

Doing this today was also forced; he knew that after snatching the people, Qin Shou wouldn't settle peacefully, only the General Bureau could negotiate.

Fortunately, this time it wasn't his unilateral decision; he had consulted the General Bureau and received its approval.

Sue wherever you like.

The few Educated Youth taken down were bewildered.

What's going on?

Aren't military police the same family? Why does it look like an internal feud?

The key point is Public Security captured them, so why is the Railway Bureau taking them away again?

Before the question was answered, the few were shoved by Old Qian into another jeep.

Then Squad Leader Ma Dagang gave a wave, and all soldiers withdrew their cards, boarded the vehicle, and left; the whole process was clean and efficient.

Leaving only Qin Shou's party and the two jeeps standing in the windy chaos, the scene resembled a robbery aftermath.

"Shameful humiliation, shameful humiliation! Lu, just you wait—I'm not done with you!"

Qin Shou shouted furiously, and the nearby police officer tentatively asked, "What now, Section Chief Qin?"

Qin Shou jabbed at his head twice, "What to do, what to do! What are you fed on that lets people snatch others!"

The officer felt extremely aggrieved; who could have imagined the troops were coming to take people, armed soldiers, who would dare resist?

Watching the departing vehicles, Qin Shou said angrily, "Get in, head back to the Capital City immediately; daring such blatant kidnapping, I must make this Lu pay the price…"

Going the opposite way, when passing an intersection, Lu Cheng was the first to stop his jeep and walk toward the truck behind.

Grasping Ma Dagang's hand, "Squad Leader Ma, thanks for your hard work today."

Ma Dagang shook his head, "We are also following orders; now that we've taken the people out, what else do you need from us?"

"I just heard Bureau Chief Qian say there's a group of Educated Youth traveling along the Railway line into the Capital City, quite a number; should we go and block them?"

I must admit, today we were saved by our own Railway Troops; otherwise we truly couldn't have taken them away.

As for whether to send Railway Troops over, Lu Cheng weighed it carefully.

Now that a few of the military‑cap youth have been taken out, the success rate of persuading the other group of Educated Youth can increase considerably.

But these hot‑blooded youths have too many uncertain factors; if genuine persuasion fails, we can only deploy the Railway Troops to forcibly detain them.

"Alright, Squad Leader Ma, just wait a moment; I'll call those Educated Youth down, have a talk, and see if they're willing to help?"

Lu Cheng decided to hand the choice over to the military‑cap youth; if they are willing to help and persuade the troublemaking Educated Youth to stand down, everyone will be delighted.

But if they refuse, Lu Cheng will lose his good temper; while the Railway Troops are present, he'll have them all detained.