Wu Jinshui reached for his gun with his other hand, but Cheng Rushan quickly grabbed his wrist and disarmed him. “You—”

Cheng Rushan didn’t give him a chance to speak.

He squeezed Wu Jinshui’s hand painfully, making him unable to speak.

With his other hand, he yanked off the handcuffs from Wu Jinshui’s waist and locked him up.

“Scoundrel, who do you think you are? How dare you handcuff the captain of the police criminal investigation team!” Wu Jinshui tried to resist and looked to Sun Kaixuan for support.

Cheng Rushan tossed him against the wall like a sack of potatoes, showing no regard for him, let alone his position as a captain.

Sun Kaixuan and the other police officers were stunned.

Cheng Rushan’s skills were impressive!

Even though Wu Jinshui might not be in peak condition, he wasn’t someone who could be subdued by just a few moves.

Cheng Rushan managed to take him down in one round, not giving Wu Jinshui a chance to fight back.

Zhang Wen and Zheng Jun, who came with Wu Jinshui, tried to intervene but were stopped by Su Xingyun, Sun Qinghui, and other students.

Zeng Hongjie even took a photo for the record.

Zhang Wen and Zheng Jun didn’t dare to confront the students directly, knowing they were up against a large and influential group.

They could handle a few students, but not the entire school behind them.

“Captain Sun, this isn’t right,” Zhang Wen said anxiously, addressing Sun Kaixuan, clearly unhappy with his lack of intervention.

Sun Kaixuan was bewildered.

He hadn’t expected Cheng Rushan to have the audacity to directly handcuff Wu Jinshui.

He was at a loss for words and couldn’t find a way to mediate.

As a criminal investigator, he wasn’t skilled in handling administrative or political matters, and he found himself unable to respond effectively.

The scene was extremely awkward, and there was no way to smooth things over.

It had to be handled according to protocol.

Cheng Rushan looked at Fang Chengguang.

Fang Chengguang casually took out the police-issue Type 54 pistol and dagger that Huang Xiangyu had brought, placing them on the table and pushing them toward Sun Kaixuan. “Captain Sun, I’d wager some local police stations don’t even have such weapons.”

Small local police stations might have box-type guns, but they certainly wouldn’t have these, especially not rural police.

Wu Jinshui was cursing, “Damn it, let me go! Sun Kaixuan, what are you doing? Are you trying to start an internal conflict? You don’t have the right to detain me! We need to talk to Director Chang!”

Sun Kaixuan quietly said to Fang Chengguang and Cheng Rushan, “Gentlemen, our station really doesn’t have the authority to detain Captain Wu.”

Cheng Rushan’s face turned icy. “Huang Xiangyu stormed into the university campus with a gun, and Wu Jinshui is using his authority for personal gain, pressuring us to release him, or threatening us with his gun. Captain Sun, do you want to wait until someone gets killed before you consider it a legitimate reason?”

Sun Kaixuan was at a loss for words.

The young man was sharp-tongued and had no regard for face.

Did he know I have a good temper and not afraid of offending me?

But this approach worked on him.

Cheng Rushan and Fang Chengguang, coming from the military, were so forceful in front of him that they immediately made him reconsider not tearing his face off with Wu Jinshui.

It had to be handled according to protocol!

Wu Jinshui shouted, “You’re maliciously framing the police! I’m going to file a complaint!”

As a criminal investigation team leader, he had never faced such humiliation.

Since becoming a police officer, he had climbed the ranks step by step to the position of team leader.

Those who had offended him were all dealt with harshly, and those who looked down on him were trampled underfoot.

No one had dared to treat him this way for years!

This bastard!

When he gets back, he’ll make sure they pay for it.

Even if Fang Chengguang has connections, he won’t escape his revenge!

He pretended not to recognize Fang Chengguang and demanded, “Captain Sun, you owe me an explanation!”

“What did I do that’s so outrageous? Did Huang Xiangyu kill anyone or make a mess on campus? Speak clearly, don’t be sneaky and plot behind my back!”

Zeng Hongjie instructed the student reporters, “Make sure to record the conversation word for word. Take photos and keep them as evidence.” She snapped a photo of Wu Jinshui, making him tear up with frustration.

Fang Chengguang said coldly, “You might want to think about a girl named Chen Yue.”

Wu Jinshui immediately retorted, “So you’re in cahoots with her parents. They were greedy, using their daughter to get money.

They claimed it was for marriage, but when they didn’t get the money, they went back to their parents’ house.

Huang Xiangyu demanded repayment, and they started acting up, leading to their own downfall. Who’s to blame for that?”

He had neatly wrapped up the case, blaming Chen Yue’s parents for being greedy.

They wanted a dowry to arrange a job for their son and were happy when Huang Xiangyu agreed to provide it monthly, even though Huang Xiangyu only promised it as a formality.

Wu Jinshui knew that Fang Chengguang’s strongest leverage against Huang Xiangyu was Chen Yue and Xie Xiaoman.

Other cases, even if they had guilt, weren’t as serious.

He regretted not thoroughly destroying all evidence related to the case back then and wished he had sent Chen Yue’s parents to some remote area.

However, he was currently unable to leave and was quite anxious.

He signaled Zhang Wen and Zheng Jun, hoping they could go ahead and handle things with the two families.

But Zhang Wen and Zheng Jun weren’t very familiar with the details.

They had only heard that his brother-in-law was being harassed by a troublesome woman.

The woman’s parents were greedy, and his brother-in-law was very distressed, so he had to step in to resolve the issue.

The old police officer who handled the Chen Yue case had long been reassigned to a village as a police special commissioner.

Fang Chengguang said to Sun Kaixuan, “Captain Sun, if you’re unsure, you might as well call Director Chang to report.”

Sun Kaixuan indeed couldn’t make a decision.

He had seen how badly Huang Xiangyu and his group had been beaten, but none of the students were injured.

Even if they were, it was just a scrape from being too involved in the fight.

However, Fang Chengguang insisted on prosecuting Huang Xiangyu, which made the situation tricky.

Although Huang Xiangyu had previous cases, they were handled by other police stations.

For now, it was about tonight’s incident—Huang Xiangyu causing trouble at the provincial university with a gun.

The situation seemed to have worsened for Huang Xiangyu, who had been severely beaten and might never be able to live a normal life again.

Thus, Sun Kaixuan couldn’t make a judgment on the troublemaking incident.

If it involved old cases, it wasn’t within his jurisdiction and required approval from the director and the chief.

Sun Kaixuan decisively made a phone call.

Cheng Rushan said to Fang Chengguang, “You stay here; I need to handle something.”

He took the two police officers to a secluded area and revealed Fang Chengguang’s identity.

He emphasized that Huang Xiangyu had brought a gun into the campus with the intention to kill.

The students and faculty at the provincial university would not let him off, and since he had previous cases and was protected by Wu Jinshui, the provincial university students had exposed him.

The military had accepted the case and sent Fang Chengguang for a covert investigation.

“Students’ combat effectiveness is something you two must have experienced firsthand.”

The fierce battles of the past, the students’ passion and impulsiveness, and their relentless drive to destroy everything in their path were something no one could ignore.

Zhang Wen and Zheng Jun exchanged looks, acknowledging the truth of this statement, and nodded in agreement.

Cheng Rushan briefly summarized the key points of Chen Yue’s case, “You should have heard of Chen Yue’s case. Wu Jinshui abused his power and disregarded the principles of law enforcement. Do you think the military will let him off the hook?”

Both were aware of Wu Jinshui and Huang Xiangyu’s issues.

They knew that the local police station’s chief was too busy with other matters, leaving the cases to the team leader.

Wu Jinshui had great power in the district, more than the chief.

He had once boasted arrogantly, “Iron-clad Captain Wu, flow-through station chiefs,” implying that all police station personnel had to follow his orders or face dire consequences.

If anyone wanted to join the police force, they had to go through him; if they wanted a transfer, his approval was needed.

Any case had to go through him first, where he would skin them alive.

It was rumored among the people that Captain Wu was even more ruthless than the old-style corrupt officers of the past, exploiting both plaintiffs and defendants until one side went bankrupt.

The two men didn’t like him either, but for their own futures, they had to flatter him.

Now that someone more formidable than Wu Jinshui was involved, it was the perfect opportunity to overturn the case and arrest Wu Jinshui.

So, Wu Jinshui was finished.

“We are willing to cooperate with the investigation!” The two men committed to it.

Cheng Rushan had already sent He Liang and Bie Dongshan to investigate.

Meanwhile, he took the two police officers to the police station to retrieve the case files.

The authenticity would be evident once they were reviewed.

Many cases had been altered into minor issues, with some even being extortion schemes against Huang Xiangyu.

With these documents in hand, Cheng Rushan returned to find Sun Kaixuan, asking him to dispatch people to re-examine the cases urgently.

With Wu Jinshui detained and Huang’s family having lost their enforcers, there was no one left to intimidate the victims’ families.

It was the perfect time to uncover the truth and document everything.

Sun Kaixuan considered it for two seconds and agreed.

He and Fang Chengguang had already brought in Huang Xiangyu’s lackeys for reinterrogation.

They were all lazy troublemakers who sought to gain without effort and enjoyed bullying others.

Keeping secrets was particularly difficult for them.

It didn’t take much effort; they eagerly confessed one after another.

Hearing their confessions, Sun Kaixuan was enraged, declaring that Huang Xiangyu was a scoundrel who deserved execution.

It was a case of pulling out a radish and bringing out the mud—if Huang Xiangyu hadn’t been caught by Cheng Rushan and Fang Chengguang, no one would have been able to deal with him, and his past crimes would have remained hidden.

He had known Huang Xiangyu was a troublemaker with many offenses, all of which had been covered up by Wu Jinshui.

However, he hadn’t realized the extent of Huang Xiangyu’s criminal record.

The previous misdeeds had all been suppressed by Wu Jinshui and never reached other police stations.

He immediately called Director Chang to report Huang Xiangyu’s crimes and Wu Jinshui’s corruption in covering for him.

After learning the details, Director Chang ordered Sun Kaixuan to thoroughly investigate the case, and he would handle the discussions with the heads of the local police stations.

Sun Kaixuan quickly instructed the on-duty officers to coordinate with other police and pair up to visit the victims overnight, gathering the latest testimonies.

The entire police station was mobilized for the night, and the efficiency was highly satisfactory.

Fang Chengguang was stationed at the police station, while Cheng Rushan, along with Zeng Hongjie, Su Xingyun, and the school reporters, cooperated with the police to investigate the case and secure evidence, ensuring that nothing was missed.

By dawn, He Liang and Bie Dongshan had returned to their duties.

Cheng Rushan sent the students back and then returned to the police station with the most solid evidence.

Despite having stayed up all night, he remained energetic and showed no signs of fatigue.

Fang Chengguang had taken a nap on a bench covered with a police station blanket.

Hearing the commotion, he immediately got up, “Cheng Ge, did you get the evidence?”

Cheng Rushan tossed a stack of documents onto the desk, “Sufficient to execute Huang Xiangyu.”

At that time, gang-related crimes could warrant execution, and rape was even more severe.

Fang Chengguang’s expression was solemn, “Eliminating threats to the public, at least my surname Fang isn’t in vain.”

At least he could use his father’s reputation to intimidate people here.

They discussed further preparations, planning to exchange information with the returning police officers and consult with Sun Kaixuan about the follow-up.

Huang Xiangyu’s case was not complicated at all.

Previously, Su Xingyun and others found it challenging because someone higher up was protecting Huang.

Now that Fang Chengguang had removed Huang Xiangyu’s layer of protection, he was a prime example of the law being unforgiving.

Thus, from Huang Xiangyu’s initial armed intrusion into the campus, which aimed to create chaos, to his subsequent crimes, uncovering his past crimes and linking them to Wu Jinshui made the case perfect.