Chapter 57: Tail Sticking Up Again?
Police: “Comrade Zhou Aifeng doesn’t have evidence for the time being. She suspects your family has a grudge against her and that this is deliberate retaliation.”
“What grudge?”
“Wanting to buy someone’s newly bought TV and refrigerator for a thousand yuan, and then having a grudge just because they won’t sell?”
The one speaking was the shopkeeper lady who was cracking melon seeds. She was casually blending into the crowd, acting as an onlooker.
“I say, Auntie Zhou, did you actually have that money? Don’t pull this stunt just to get something for nothing.”
Zhou Aifeng let out a howl, her voice cracking. “Of course I had it! I had it! He stole it!”
She then clamored for the police to hurry up and take Zhou Yuejun and the other away, and then return her money.
The police were getting a migraine from Zhou Aifengâs antics, but upholding the mission of public servants, they maintained a proper attitude.
“Old lady, we understand your feelings, but everything requires evidence.”
“How could I not have it? Iâ”
Zhou Aifeng glanced at the police, a flash of guilt appearing in her tear-filled eyes. “I saw it! It was him who stole it!”
The way she looked made it obvious she was lying.
The police frowned. “Didn’t you say before that it was pitch black, you didn’t have time to turn on the light, and you didn’t see anyone?”
When Zhou Aifeng reported the crime earlier, she had already given a statement. Now that she was changing her story, it was clear she wasn’t telling the truth.
“Old lady, what you said before is on the record. If itâs found that youâre lying and making false accusations, you will be held responsible.”
Her intentions exposed, Zhou Aifeng was even more panicked, but she remained stubborn. “I just saw him! Itâs him! Hurry and arrest him!”
Yu Dengâs head was pressed against Zhou Yuejunâs back. He gritted his teeth, really wanting to rush over and tear into her.
He gripped Zhou Yuejunâs clothes with both hands. “You say you saw him, but I say he was at home sleeping with me!”
“Then what clothes was he wearing at the time? Which leg was limping?”
His soft, sweet tone wasn’t timid; instead, it was full of the confidence of a cross-examination.
Zhou Aifeng was framing them to begin with, so the words came right out of her mouth: “He was wearing black clothes. His leg…”
“His leg wasn’t limping!”
“He ran very fast.”
Zhou Aifeng still had some crafty thoughts, knowing Yu Deng was trying to trick her.
But Yu Deng let out a little laugh. “Nonsense! Zhou Yuejun injured his leg at the dance hall last night. He can’t run fast at all. The people at the dance hall can prove it.”
The little villain also started talking nonsense, placing his hands on his hips and straightening his back. He stretched his neck out like a dignified and noble white swan.
Zhou Yuejun leaned one hand against the wall, shifting his weight to one side as if his leg really were injured.
And since he was wearing long pants, people couldn’t see anything suspicious.
The police, with serious faces, sought confirmation from Zhou Aifeng again: “Was there actually something wrong with the way he ran?”
How could Zhou Aifeng know this? After hesitating, she chose to play dumb and speak evasively.
“There was… Iâm not sure. My old eyes are blurry; I couldn’t see clearly.”
With her attitude, the police weren’t fools; they understood everything.
“One moment you see clearly, the next you don’t. One moment he runs fast, and the next he can’t run. You’re flipping between black and whiteâis there even a single word of truth in your mouth!”
“Leniency for those who confess. If you keep this up, we will handle you strictly!”
Zhou Aifeng had been talking nonsense from the start. Once the police turned serious, her confidence deflated by more than half. She stammered, only wanting to act pitiful, her mouth wailing incessantly.
The police lowered their sharp brows. “Also, I remember. You said earlier that you caught the person and scratched them twice, likely on the neck and upper body.”
“Don’t tell me you remembered that wrong too.”
“Comrade Zhou, is it convenient for us to take a look?”
Zhou Yuejun didn’t shy away and took off his outer shirt, revealing his undershirt.
The rock-hard muscles that weren’t obvious under his clothes were now exploding with pheromones once the shirt was removed.
As he turned around, Zhou Yuejun even intentionally slowed down his movements.
The police checked Zhou Yuejunâs body and found no scratch marks. Just as they were about to tell Zhou Aifeng that it had nothing to do with Zhou Yuejun, she remained relentless.
“He definitely has accomplices! Yes, he has accomplices!”
“His accomplices must be people from the dance hall, and from the construction site!”
Police: “As for whether there are accomplices, we will continue to investigate. But as for your money, it cannot be proven for now that they stole it.”
“Let’s go. We’ll take another look at your house.”
Zhou Aifeng started screaming again, “Iâm not going! I wonât go! Itâs him! He… heâs a gangster! You still have to arrest him!”
Yu Deng was fed up with Zhou Aifengâs shamelessness; he felt like all the blood in his body was rushing to the top of his head.
He stood on his tiptoes and whispered into Zhou Yuejunâs ear, “Opening her mouth just to bite people randomly, just like a mad dog.”
Zhou Yuejun gave a hum from his nose, looking composed. “Working at a dance hall isn’t against the law.”
Zhou Aifengâs eyes almost popped out. “But he hits people!”
She added some flourish to the story about Hu Wei.
Zhou Yuejun was aloof and unhurried. “They came to hit me. I only fought back so I wouldn’t get beaten.”
This matter had been spread by those who watched the scene. When questioned by the police, a bystander glanced at the officers, then at Zhou Yuejun, and honestly recounted the sequence of events.
“It was indeed those people who moved first.”
Zeng Hui had taken the person to a secluded alley to beat them, so naturally, no one had seen that.
Now the police understood; it really couldn’t be considered Zhou Yuejunâs fault.
The shopkeeper lady chimed in again: “Auntie Zhou, who around here doesn’t know you wanted to buy their appliances for a thousand yuan? They say wealth shouldn’t be flaunted. Now that people know, thieves will surely take notice.”
Police: “That’s enoughâ”
“Itâs not enough!”
“My money was stolen; itâs like taking my life! Today, he either pays me back or gives me the appliances. Otherwise, Iâll… Iâll kill myself by crashing into his door!”
After saying that, Zhou Aifeng actually made a move to run toward the wall, but she was blocked.
Zhou Yuejunâs eyes were full of gloom, extremely indifferent. “Die however you want; it has nothing to do with us.”
With that, he closed the door.
Before the door shut, Yu Deng shouted arrogantly, “His leg isn’t injured at all! He was tricking you! You wicked old woman, not a single word out of your mouth is true!”
Once the door was closed, the sound became muffled, but Zhou Aifengâs half-dead wailing was still very clear.
Yu Deng was in a great mood and no longer sleepy. He stood on his tiptoes and shook his body lightheartedly before sitting on the sofa.
“Serves you right!”
“Evil old woman!”
Although “hitting someone when they’re down” wasn’t a good phrase, Yu Deng wanted it anyway.
“This is called ‘wicked people are tormented by other wicked people.’ You went for the wool and came back shorn. You brought this on yourself.”
Zhou Yuejun went to the kitchen to pour some water from the thermos. Seeing Yu Dengâs smugness, he truly couldn’t restrain the corners of his mouth.
He walked over, patted Yu Dengâs plump, fleshy curves, and laughed teasingly. “Is your tail sticking up again?”
He even used the back of his hand to rub Yu Dengâs face, which looked incredibly soft.
“Are you still angry?”
Yu Deng had been annoyed all day. His charming, beautiful face was tilted up, his expression exceptionally arrogant with a hint of domineering energy.
It was very captivating.
“Hehe.” He laughed lightheartedly again.
Yu Deng took a sip of the water Zhou Yuejun handed him.
His originally dry lips were moistened by the water, becoming bright red and plumpâso sexy that Zhou Yuejun felt a surge of thirst just by looking at him.
Fire surged through his body.
Yu Dengâs mouth was small, his tongue pink and soft, and there was a fragrance within that tender core.
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