Chapter 19: Big battle

"Hello, is this the Changjing Road Police Station? I want to ask, reporting gambling is rewarded, right?"

"Yes, do you have any clues?"

At an intersection outside Big Mao residential area, in a phone booth across the street.

Zhai Da had already dialed the police.

"I can't tell you the clues yet. Can you tell me the rules about reporting rewards? Also, how is it distributed, how to ensure the safety of the reporter? Is it taxed?"

On the other end of the phone, it seemed the old policeman heard Zhai Da's voice was very young and it wasn't an emergency, so his voice carried a bit of preaching: "Young comrade, reporting gambling is to maintain social order. You are a student, right? You can't be so utilitarian..."

"Oh... then I'll change to another police station to report."

Zhai Da made a gesture to hang up the phone, and the old policeman on the other side hurriedly said: "Don't... wait a moment, let me find the materials, don't hang up, I'll switch to an extension to talk to you, this phone can't be occupied for long."

Immediately after, the phone turned into a beeping sound. About three minutes later, it was reconnected:

"According to the latest 'Interim Measures for Rewarding Personnel Who Report Gambling Illegal and Criminal Activities,' if the seized gambling funds are under 10,000 yuan, the reward is 100-500 yuan."

"For 10,000-100,000 yuan seized, the reward is 3% of the gambling funds."

"For 100,000-500,000 yuan seized, the reward is 5% of the gambling funds."

"For over 500,000 yuan seized, the reward is 6% of the gambling funds."

"The reward for a single case shall not exceed 60,000."

Actually, Zhai Da had already checked online. The reason he asked again was that he hoped the police station knew he was reporting very seriously and wanted the reward very seriously, so don't fool him.

According to this rule, as long as the gambling funds exceeded 70,000, his funding gap of 2,000 yuan would be settled.

"How to ensure the safety of the reporter?"

"You have to trust the police uncle."

On the other side of the phone, the old policeman still didn't care. In his view, it was highly likely that someone in a student's family was playing cards, and the young man probably had some quarrel with his parents and wanted to destroy his relatives for the sake of righteousness.

Just send a patrol officer to knock on the door, it's not a big deal, and they won't really arrest anyone.

But he heard the opposite side say: "I can trust the rules, but I may not trust the people who execute the rules."

It's not 2024... it's 2008, and it's a small county town. You have to be on guard against others.

In fact, he also had a backup plan, such as preparing to leave a record on the "S-Long Hotline." Dongyang County belongs to "Qian City," and according to the rules, every message in that place must have "a response and a follow-up."

The old policeman sighed and said:

"You can report anonymously. We will provide a unique 'reporter code,' just like a verification code. Afterwards, you can use the reporter code to go to the police station and briefly describe the process to receive the reward. You don't need to be present in person, nor do you need to hold an ID card."

Zhai Da nodded secretly, this was a good method.

Just find someone to collect it, like a silly person like Wu Yue, who would be very suitable.

"Then how long does it usually take to get the reward?"

"That depends on the complexity of the case. If the gambling funds are all cash, it can be cleared up in one night, and then go through the process... about three days."

A phone call lasted for more than ten minutes. Until the end, Zhai Da told the other party the reporting clues and got his "reporter code."

And Zhai Da reminded the other party that he didn't know if the gambling game was big or not, but there were many people, gamblers + lookouts, probably twenty people. Now is the opportunity to catch them in the act, so hurry up.

Hearing that it was on this scale, the other side was obviously more attentive.

Hanging up the phone, Zhai Da walked out of the phone booth and came to the fitness equipment on the side of the street. Lu Wei was sitting on equipment whose name he couldn't call, waiting quietly.

Zhai Da sat beside her: "The call is over, there is no regret medicine now."

There were no street lamps here, and Lu Wei couldn't read. She held Zhai Da's Snickers bar in both hands and said softly: "No regrets."

Zhai Da: "Will it have any other impact on your life?"

After saying that, he felt he had asked a stupid question.

With such a dad, even if there is an impact, it's a good impact.

Sure enough, Lu Wei shook her head: "No, he rarely comes home."

The two hid in the darkness, waiting for something to ferment.

Zhai Da had already called Yu Xiaoli and told a small lie, saying he went to Wu Yue's house to play + eat. He was in a state of being released in his studies, and Ms. Yu didn't care much.

In order not to be so conspicuous at night, Zhai Da took off his blue and white school uniform and tied it around his waist, but after being covered for a day, the short-sleeved shirt inside also had a bit of sweat smell.

The two fell into a brief silence. Zhai Da suddenly felt that he had been avoiding deep talks with Lu Wei, never asking about her deeper thoughts on reporting her own dad, nor trying to be a persuader and counselor.

This girl who seemed to lack emotion was just dragged by him to participate in a strange "activity."

Like a puppet being pushed.

Feeling a bit guilty, Zhai Da started a topic: "The injury on your hand, isn't it better yet?"

Last time he found several Band-Aids on Lu Wei's hand, today it seemed there was no change.

Lu Wei: "It's better, but there are new ones."

"Does it hurt? Needle pricks?"

"Hmm, it hurts... but I can bear it."

"Is it tiring in the factory?"

"Tiring... but I can bear it."

Zhai Da sighed, are you a Ninja Turtle...

"Working, not only requires technology, but also skills. You should slack off when you should, and stand out when you should... Safety is the most important."

"You helped me so much this time, I'll say a few good words for you in front of my mom later..."

He used to want to go through the back door, this time he finally experienced the feeling of being someone else's back door.

Why doesn't the back door in the factory count? Let you do two fewer clothes a day, easy!

For Lu Wei, he was a "one-person limited second-generation official."

Suddenly, two people came out of the side gate of the Big Mao residential area opposite, exactly the ones who were looking out that day.

Zhai Da, who was already relatively vigilant, immediately grabbed Lu Wei and retreated, completely hiding in the darkness.

Lu Wei gave a soft hmm, but didn't resist.

The two lookouts looked around, but their attention was mainly on the road, and they didn't observe the two people dozens of meters away.

The place Zhai Da chose was very good, one step back was pitch black, and there was no surveillance.

After a while, two black cars stopped, and a few people got off.

The two lookouts immediately greeted them.

More content was too far away to see clearly, but the plastic Japanese of "Go! Go!" and "Hi! Kouji Kouji!" was very clear across the road.

Zhai Da pondered for a moment, thinking this small gambling den... the business is quite extensive? There are even foreigners?

The dealer specially sent someone to greet them, it should be a big customer... or a fat sheep.

This is... fun.

He didn't care... as long as the police didn't flexibly punish because there were foreigners...

In addition, the time Lu Wei's dad is locked in might be long.

Not until they all went in did Zhai Da relax a little.

The clean laundry detergent smell on Lu Wei was very fragrant.

The two were very close at this time... in order not to expose the limited shadow, Zhai Da could be said to be completely hugging Lu Wei.

This girl was really thin, as if a gust of wind could blow her down. He felt that one arm could wrap around her waist.

To be honest, he didn't feel romantic.

It just made Zhai Da feel that the choice to report Lu Wei's dad was right.

Lu Wei didn't shyly lower her head, nor did she struggle, and even her expression was very calm.

Just feeling the chest with a slight sweat smell... felt very strange.

A mosquito flew past Lu Wei's eyes and landed on Zhai Da's chest, or rather, right in front of Lu Wei's eyes.

Lu Wei stared for a moment... but didn't use her hand to drive it away or slap it to death.

In a fit of madness, she used a headbutt and hit it with her forehead.

"Hiss~!"

Zhai Da looked at Lu Wei in shock, are you really a turtle?

"What are you doing?"

"There's... a mosquito."

Zhai Da rubbed his chest, it happened to hit the rib seam:

"You headbutt a mosquito? Did it die?"

"No... it flew away.."

"Then I took a hit for nothing? You could have just blown on it!"

A little strange atmosphere was scattered by a headbutt.

After the two separated, no one mentioned the brief hug just now.

After another ten minutes, a few more cars drove to the intersection.

Four cars and an Iveco.

The people who got off the cars were obviously not ordinary people. They looked left and right and began to organize their J-sticks and handcuffs.

The people on the Iveco didn't need to be said, they were fully armed, and some were holding shields.

Zhai Da smacked his lips...

Feeling that the battle tonight was not small... ===== CHAPTER 20 =====