Chapter 448: No, these are the people you arrested?

Wu An lowered his finger, pointed at the few men who had just been smashing things, and said, "While no one's arrived yet, pick up the items, arrange them for me, and I might consider not pressing charges."

The buzz‑cut men, upon hearing that, grew even more angry.

They claim they're the victims.

They think they're in the right.

Originally the men who had been smashing things had calmed down, but after Wu An said that, their anger surged and they instantly lost their reason.

Someone lifted a chair and flung it hard, and the buzz‑cut men shoved a table onto the floor.

Xie Jiong and his companion quickly ducked to the side.

Wu An waved his hand and said, "Come, hide behind the bar."

Xie Jiong pulled his companion inside, saw Wu An's calm demeanor, and asked, "Buddy, are you just watching them smash?"

Wu An replied, "Letting them vent is fine."

Too much pent‑up anger isn't good; it easily leads to worse deeds.

Xie Jiong was stunned and said, "You're oddly nice."

Wu An smiled, "They're not bad either."

"You're fine, I'm fine, everyone's fine."

After speaking, he looked up at the camera.

Gu Anran was about to sit up in the bubble tea shop; the camera he had installed just in case now proved useful.

He felt somewhat sympathetic toward the buzz‑cut men being scammed by Gu Jianfa.

But now—

After the whole smashing, the buzz‑cut men turned from victims into perpetrators; if they don't compensate for the loss, he believes Yu Kai Lang will also not let them off.

Yu Kai Lang arrived quickly.

"Stop!"

"Everyone, stop!"

He and Liu Long, both in uniform, rushed in.

The buzz‑cut men were stunned, eyes wide as they stared at Wu An; though silent, their gaze clearly asked, "These are the ones you arrested?"

Wu An smiled, "Yes, these are the people I arrested."

One buzz‑cut man cursed, "You little brat, damn you…"

Yu Kai Lang stepped forward with a police baton, forcing the buzz‑cut man to squat in the corner with his head down: "How dare you swear in front of a police officer, huh? Are you going to assault the police?"

All the buzz‑cut men crouched in the corner, and Yu Kai Lang looked at Xie Jiong.

Xie Jiong quickly said, "I'm not in league with them."

Wu An nodded, "These people were swindled out of money by Gu Jianfa, came to the shop to cause trouble, smashed everything; I have surveillance here that recorded it all."

"No reconciliation."

"I demand a severe handling."

"I'll compile a detailed list of the shop's losses."

"Oh, right, they also hung Gu Jianfa up and beat him, which constitutes illegal detention and assault; even if there's a cause, it shouldn't be dismissed lightly."

He's familiar with this kind of work.

Yu Kai Lang nodded; now operating the law‑enforcement device, he and Wu An avoided appearing too close, handled it officially, took statements, and the buzz‑cut men were escorted out.

One buzz‑cut man pleaded, "We're victims, we were swindled out of money."

Yu Kai Lang slapped him again, "Assaulting police, is that it?"

"Are you assaulting the police?"

After saying that, he pressed the buzz‑cut man against the wall.

The buzz‑cut man quickly begged for mercy.

Seeing this, the few who had been smashing and showing off lowered their heads in fear, not daring even a breath.

The police car couldn't fit them.

Liu Long drove away on his own.

Yu Kai Lang chained all these people together and walked straight through the block to the Police Station.

Normally it wouldn't be like this; at least they'd help cover it up.

But today Yu Kai Lang didn't.

He was also venting for Wu An.

Wu An watched, nodding silently; modern law enforcement is this simple and brutal, and after handling case after case, Yu Kai Lang has also grown a lot.

Xie Jiong and his companion stared at each other.

Xie Jiong asked, "You didn't just call the police, did you?"

Wu An replied lightly, "It was my friend."

Xie Jiong coughed twice, his tone a bit more respectful, "So you're on the legitimate side."

Wu An said, "What nonsense."

"How much money did Gu Jianfa swindle from you?"

"One thousand."

Wu An nodded, "Gu Jianfa will return it to you after a while."

Xie Jiong let out an "Oh," and this time his companion said nothing; the two left quickly.

Wu An closed the door and finally called Gu Anran.

Seeing the mess, Gu Anran felt very depressed.

Wu An smiled: "Just right, we can redo the renovation."

"You tally the losses, then double them; later I'll report the loss to Kai Lang."

Gu Anran nodded.

……

The incident has blown up to this extent; the buzz‑cut men and the like are not worth worrying about—they were only cheated out of money and got angry, and the root cause lies with Gu Jianfa.

Gu Jianfa must handle it as soon as possible.

It's been quite busy lately, and since Gu Jianfa had been locked up before, he put this matter aside for a while; he didn't expect Gu Jianfa to silently pull out such a mess.

Looking at Gu Anran, not surprised at all; probably Gu Jianfa has caused plenty of trouble over the years.

He didn't pursue it before.

But from now on, definitely not.

Helping Gu Anran clean up all the trash and toss it onto the Road, A Jin called, urging him to go to the Market. Gu Anran knew he was going to the Market to settle accounts, and said, "You go take care of it."

"I'll head home right away."

"Even if you're busy, remember to eat; you'll probably be drinking later, so drink less—eat a full stomach first."

"When you're done tonight, send me a message."

Watching Gu Anran ride away, Wu An walked toward the Market, pondering how to deal with Gu Jianfa—perhaps just have A Jin's elder brother snap Gu Jianfa's limbs?

No.

If Gu Jianfa's limbs are broken, he'll need care; his son will keep messing around, and as parents they can't ignore it; the old lady's matters will eventually fall on Gu Anran.

Arrived at the Market.

It had long been pitch dark; it was already past 7 p. m.

A Jin saw Wu An walk in, greeted him, took out the list, and Wu An began to peruse it.

A Jin said, "My boss just called, saying he'll be in town in half an hour."

"He told you not to leave."

"We'll eat together later."

Wu An nodded, finished the list, and saw the actual weight was a bit more than expected, asking, "Did we swindle Jing He?"

A Jin grinned wickedly, saying, "Jing He, that dog, only buys premium goods—top‑grade mantis shrimp, each over a pound of little green dragon, plus two tails of red‑spotted ones."

"It was originally priced at 50,000, but with this whole routine, we sold it to him for 80,000."

Wu An asked, "Did he buy it?"

A Jin bragged, "Of course."

"He's a fool with lots of money."

"Besides, your goods are exquisite; there's no substitute."

He said that while pulling out the money.

Wu An saw 70,000 and said, "I'll take whatever's owed; you swindled Jing He, so taking an extra 20,000 wouldn't be right."

A Jin said, "An bro, if you hadn't given the idea, I'd never have thought of this batch."

"Of this ten thousand, I took half, and gave the other half to the two helpers."

Wu An thought, took out 5,000 and said, "If Jing He comes again, keep a closer watch."

"We'll split this money half each."

"No nonsense."

A Jin said "Thanks, An bro", smiled, and collected the money.

This trip, counting the money swindled from Jing He, netted a total of 230,330 yuan.

Not bad.

The big red‑spotted, tiger‑spotted, small green dragon, etc., need not be elaborated; they're regular sea goods, and prices haven't varied much lately.

Stone Crab costs 15 yuan per jin, total over 1,500 jin, and sold for just over 20,000 yuan.

Not to mention zebra mantis shrimp, which fetch over 300 yuan per jin; premium mantis shrimp are sold per piece at 500 yuan each, each about half a jin.

So, by weight, the oily premium mantis shrimp can fetch 1,100 yuan per jin.

That's pretty good.

He drank a cup of tea, his phone got a payment notice, and right after Gao Qiangqi called, saying to meet at the restaurant.