Chapter 46

Things are Getting Complicated

Wang Bo was naked from the waist down, and he was touching each part of his body.

Not only that, he had a look of enjoyment on his face.

Liu Kui almost vomited.

Out of professional ethics, Liu Kui suppressed his discomfort and walked in, coldly scolding, “What are you doing? Put your pants on!”

Wang Bo seemed not to hear, his gaze vacant. “Fun, fun…” he kept repeating these two words.

Liu Kui sensed something was wrong and approached, throwing a punch at Wang Bo’s chest.

He used about 80% of his strength.

Wang Bo showed no reaction at all.

“Has he gone crazy?”

Liu Kui stared at Wang Bo for a few seconds.

He maintained a silly grin.

Liu Kui: “…”

A moment later, Liu Kui tried to help Wang Bo pull up his pants, but was attacked by him.

Liu Kui had received systematic training, so Wang Bo’s attacks were like a light drizzle.

He dodged Wang Bo’s attack, quickly subdued him with a counter move, and cuffed Wang Bo’s hands.

“Whether you’re truly stupid or just pretending, you’d better behave yourself!”

While speaking, Liu Kui did not forget to pull Wang Bo’s pants up.

After finishing this, he closed the door, left the temporary holding area, and went to the leadership office to report Wang Bo’s situation to the deputy director.

After listening, the deputy director remained silent for a moment before speaking: “Go check the scene first. I’ll have someone take him for an examination.”

Liu Kui saluted and said loudly, “Yes—”

…

When Liu Kui arrived at the Xu family’s house, there were already many people gathered.

“My God, so much straw! If it catches fire, how big would the blaze be? Wang Bo is really malicious!”

“People like him should be locked up for life. Letting him out will only harm others.”

“Yeah, it’s terrifying!”

…

Liu Kui walked around the house before finding Xu Jiajia and the elderly Xu to take their statements.

“How did you find out about Wang Bo?”

Xu Jiajia repeated what she had told the elderly Xu and the others last night.

Liu Kui finished writing and continued, “Were the injuries on Wang Bo caused by you?”

Xu Jiajia seriously made up a story, “No, he fell by himself.”

Liu Kui didn’t continue the statement but looked at Xu Jiajia and asked, “How did he fall?”

Those injuries clearly looked like he had been beaten. He wanted to see how she would explain.

Xu Jiajia wasn’t flustered at all. She organized her words and continued, “He was moving straw, and I caught him. I yelled for my father, and he ran off.

You also know he’s not from our village, so he’s unfamiliar with the area. And since it was night, he was lucky not to have been killed.”

This explanation was flawless. Whether Liu Kui believed it or not, he wrote it down in his notebook: “Okay, understood. But before I came here, Wang Bo was acting strangely.”

Xu Jiajia was surprised, “What do you mean, strangely?”

Could it be that he was knocked stupid?

That shouldn’t be the case.

He wasn’t hit on the head.

This was a difficult topic to bring up, and Liu Kui hesitated for a few seconds. He omitted the more disgusting parts and spoke, “His eyes were vacant, like he was in a daze. I tried punching him, and he acted like he didn’t feel any pain, just kept grinning.”

Xu Jiajia’s first reaction was that Wang Bo was pretending: “Impossible! When we fought, I didn’t hit his head. How could he be stupid?

I think you need to try a few more things, like making him eat something disgusting, or anything to make him sick.”

After speaking, Xu Jiajia realized she had exposed herself. She laughed awkwardly and said, “Comrade Liu, I only kicked him twice. I really didn’t hit his head.”

Liu Kui: “…”

He had misjudged her.

At first, he thought she was a decent person.

Turns out she was like this!

However, these suggestions might be worth trying.

After Xu Jiajia finished her statement, the elderly Xu followed.

They had coordinated their stories, so their statements were identical.

Liu Kui: “…”

After the statements were done, Xu Jiajia went outside and asked the villagers who were watching the scene, “Do you want some straw? If so, you can take some.”

As soon as the words were out, several people rushed over.

“You can’t take it! That straw belongs to us. The damn thief stole all the dry straw from our outhouse!”

Hearing this, the other villagers couldn’t sit still any longer and rushed back to check if their straw was still there.

When they saw the situation, they nearly cursed: “Damn, they even took the straw from the outhouse.”

“Those good-for-nothing bastards, always causing us trouble!”

“Goddamn, why don’t they just die?”

…

Dry straw had many uses.

It could be used to make beds or protect against wind and rain.

Now, without Xu Jiajia even having to say anything, they just helped themselves to the missing straw.

…

Liu Kui returned to the police station, carrying a basin of water to the temporary detention area.

He grabbed Wang Bo by the hair and pressed his head into the water.

One minute, two minutes passed.

Wang Bo showed no reaction.

Liu Kui tested several more times.

Poop, urine, and other things—all were tested.

But Wang Bo still wore that silly grin, muttering that it was fun and that he wanted to continue.

Liu Kui: “…”

Is he really that stupid?

Is he pretending, or is this really happening?

…

A day later, Wang Bo’s medical report came out.

There was no brain injury, but he had been psychologically stimulated.

This result gave Liu Kui a headache: “What should we do now? What he did was illegal, and by rights, he should be sent to prison.”

The deputy director placed the medical report on the table: “Special situations are handled in a special way. There’s nothing we can do about it.

His condition is mild. The doctor also said that even if there were a mental hospital, he wouldn’t be admitted.

We’re the police; we can only follow the rules.”

Psychological stimulation leading to mental instability usually means they don’t get detained.

Liu Kui felt this was wrong: “What if he commits another crime next time? Should we not detain him then? People like him, with mental instability, should be locked up to prevent harm to others.”

The deputy director understood the reasoning but said, “This isn’t something I can decide. Don’t make things hard for me!”

Liu Kui calmly walked out of the office.

Releasing him was out of the question.

…

Three days later, when the deputy director found out that Wang Bo was still being detained, he was stunned: “Wasn’t Liu Kui supposed to release him?”

The male police officer was also curious about Liu Kui’s thoughts: “He hasn’t released him.”

The deputy director: “Go call Liu Kui here!”

Soon, Liu Kui arrived, his expression calm and his gaze firm: “Deputy director, did you call for me?”

The deputy director grabbed the newspaper on his desk and threw it at him: “You little brat, pretending to be clueless with me? Go release him now!”

Liu Kui looked determined: “I won’t release him. A person with mental instability will only cause more harm if released.

Even if I take off this uniform, I won’t release him.”

Liu Kui was ready to resist until the end.

The deputy director’s face turned pale with anger: “Do you know what the consequences of this will be?”

Liu Kui stood straight: “I know.”

The deputy director reached for something to throw, but when he swept his hand across the desk, he realized there was nothing left to throw.

Liu Kui saw his intent and picked up the papers from the floor, handing them to him: “Deputy director, use this.”

The deputy director, exasperated, laughed bitterly: “Get lost. I don’t want to see you.”

Liu Kui calmly left the office.

After taking a few steps, he returned and asked, “Deputy director, should I take off this uniform now, or wait a few days?”

Here’s the English translation of the provided text:

Being a police officer, just like a soldier, one must obey orders.

This time, his disobedience to orders would surely result in punishment.

The deputy chief was truly angry and wanted to hit someone. He had already stopped talking, but this kid actually turned the tables and asked him: “Get lost!”

Liu Kui: “…”

He really needed to work on controlling his temper!

…

Monday

Xu Jianguo found time to come to the police station: “Xiao Liu, how long will Wang Bo be sentenced for?”

Liu Kui apologetically replied, “Uncle Xu, I’m sorry, Wang Bo’s case is a bit complicated.”

Xu Jianguo was confused: “Why?”

Liu Kui explained Wang Bo’s situation to Xu Jianguo.

After hearing it, Xu Jianguo was so angry he almost laughed: “So what you’re saying is that just because that bastard has mental issues, even if our whole family, including my three generations, gets burned to death by him, he won’t be held accountable, right?”

Liu Kui remained silent.

At this point, Xu Jianguo was genuinely angry, and he slammed the table: “What kind of damn law is this? Who made this up?!”

“Damn it, I’ll report it. If it doesn’t work in the town, I’ll go to the county. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go to the city. I refuse to believe no one will take care of this!”

Liu Kui immediately stood up: “Uncle Xu, I’ll go with you.”

Hearing this, Xu Jianguo’s anger subsided by half: “You’d better not get involved.”

He didn’t want to risk Liu Kui losing his job.

Liu Kui said this not only to help Xu Jianguo, but because he felt that Wang Bo’s situation couldn’t be handled like this.

He made up his mind.

Liu Kui immediately wrote a formal petition.

Once done, he handed it to Xu Jianguo: “Is this written correctly?”

Xu Jianguo took a quick look and felt it wasn’t enough: “You need to write about all the terrible things he’s done before.”

Liu Kui nodded: “Okay.”

When the deputy chief found out his subordinate was writing a petition, he was furious. He walked into Liu Kui’s office with a dark face: “This issue has been escalated. We just got a notice to send him back to the village and ensure he stays there, never leaving the village again.”

Liu Kui, the stubborn young officer, didn’t seem to care: “Deputy Chief, I can’t let Wang Bo continue to harm others.”

Deputy Chief: “…”

This brat must have lost his mind!

He was just an ordinary officer, how could he challenge the law?

Xu Jianguo didn’t want Liu Kui to be dragged into this: “Xiao Liu, let me handle it. You just focus on your work.”

Liu Kui looked at the deputy chief with determination, saying firmly, “Deputy Chief, I’ve made up my mind. You don’t need to persuade me.”

The deputy chief glared at him: “I wasn’t planning to persuade you, but I do have an idea. I’m not sure if it’ll work.”

Liu Kui’s eyes brightened: “Deputy Chief, stop keeping me in suspense. Tell me!”

The deputy chief walked around Liu Kui and sat on a chair, leisurely explaining: “Send him back to the village, and we’ll arrange for someone to monitor him. He’s not allowed to leave his room. We’ll keep an eye on him for a while, and if his mental state improves, we’ll immediately arrest him.”

They were public servants. Holding a criminal illegally would get them imprisoned. They had to find another way.

Liu Kui thought this was a good idea. Being locked up in the police station or somewhere else didn’t matter as long as he was detained. However, he was not satisfied with the fact that: “Shouldn’t he be given some punishment?”

The deputy chief stared at him for a few seconds: “Haven’t you given him enough punishment these last few days?”

Liu Kui: “…”

Xu Jianguo had been standing aside as a bystander. When the deputy chief left, he finally spoke: “Your deputy chief’s idea isn’t bad.”

…

Wang Bo’s mother found out what he had done and angrily cursed him: “You want to die or what? All you do is cause trouble. Do you want to torment us all to death?”

No matter how much his mother scolded him, Wang Bo just kept smiling foolishly.

As the son she had carried for ten months, Wang Bo’s mother, seeing him like this, was both heartbroken and frustrated: “Debt collector!”

Wang Bo’s mother wanted him to stay in his old room, but Liu Kui disagreed and chose the woodshed.

The room was small, the floor damp, with only a small window that let in very little light, leaving the room dark.

Liu Kui nodded in satisfaction: “He’ll stay here from now on.”

After settling Wang Bo, Liu Kui took another round around the village and found Liu Yi, Wang Bo’s arch-nemesis.

Liu Yi was a bit of a troublemaker in the village, always wandering around, relying on his ability to mix with others to get by.

However, he never engaged in any illegal activities or bullied the weak.

From this alone, Liu Kui could tell he had good character.

Liu Kui thought he would be the perfect person to keep an eye on Wang Bo: “I’ll pay you five yuan a month. Keep a close watch on him, and if anything unusual happens, let me know right away.”

Liu Yi didn’t expect this sudden windfall of wealth and was so excited he started talking incoherently: “Police officer, don’t worry, I’ll watch him closely. No, I’ll even live with him. I’ll take him to the toilet if I have to.”

Liu Kui almost laughed: “That’s not necessary.”

Liu Yi replied seriously: “I must. I have to. Police officer, let me tell you, Wang Bo is very sneaky, he’ll do anything.”

Liu Kui thought of the saying, “Your opponent knows you better than you know yourself,” and nodded: “Okay, let’s do it your way.”

Liu Yi grinned and gave an uncoordinated military salute: “Yes, sir!”

Liu Kui asked, “Do you need to go home and tell your family?”

Liu Yi puffed out his chest and said loudly: “Of course!”

Liu Kui gave him half an hour.

Liu Yi ran like a sprinter back to the field: “Mother, mother, I’ve made it! I’ve made it!”

His voice was hoarse, like that of an old man in his eighties.

His shout amused the villagers working in the field: “You, a troublemaker, what kind of success could you have?”

“Yeah, yeah, all you do is laze around. Still single at twenty-five!”

Liu Yi was in a good mood and didn’t bother to argue with them: “I’ve got a job now, five yuan a month.”

The others didn’t believe him at all.

“If you’ve got a job, I’ll eat shit.”

Liu Yi looked up at the man who spoke, and a gleam of cunning flashed in his eyes: “Really?”

The man patted his chest and nodded: “There are so many witnesses. How could I lie?”

Liu Yi smiled slyly: “The police asked me to monitor Wang Bo, five yuan a month. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the police.”

The man was stunned: “Really?”

Liu Yi grinned: “I told you, if you don’t believe me, ask the police. They’re still at Wang Bo’s house.”

The man believed him now, but remembering the bet, he immediately regretted it.

“Liu Yi, forget what I said earlier!”

Liu Yi shook his head: “That’s not how it works. You made the bet. But we can change the wager. Let’s replace eating shit with three eggs. What do you think?”

Rather than eating shit, the man was more willing to give three eggs: “Okay, okay, I’ll give them to you tomorrow.”

“If this is a lie, you owe me six eggs.”

Liu Yi said confidently: “Deal.”

Liu Yi’s mother was moved to tears upon hearing her lazy son had found a good job: “Our family’s ancestors are really looking out for us.”

But then, she looked at Liu Yi with concern: “You must be careful. Don’t get hurt!”

Liu Yi smiled: “Mom, who do you think you’re talking to? When it comes to fighting, who in the village can beat me?”

His mother still wasn’t reassured, feeling Wang Bo might be plotting something: “Even tigers nap sometimes. You must be careful and never underestimate anyone.”

Liu Yi wasn’t stupid. In fact, he was quite clever. If he weren’t, he wouldn’t have been able to survive just by using his wits.

“Mom, I suspect Wang Bo is faking it, so I must expose his true nature.”