novelraw Chapter 148 : Was That Really Necessary
Chapter 148 : Was That Really Necessary
The entire special arrest operation took only 15 minutes.
This included the waiting time to deal with the surrounding sentries and the time it took to drag the 'sobbing' criminals out of the tear gas-filled room.
Looking at Old Ice and his companions, their hands and feet bound behind them, curled up on the ground sneezing and crying, Zhou Nuoman felt a surreal sense of dreaming.
This wasn't quite the intense, nerve-wracking police-criminal confrontation she had imagined!
Equally unreal were the two leaders lying on the ground.
They had several dozen men on their side, so where were the sentries? The henchmen? How were they taken down so easily?
"Miss Nuoman! Do you know what you're doing?" Old Ice questioned, looking up.
His eyes were red and swollen, with tears blurring his vision, forcing him to blink rapidly, looking like a bulging-eyed frog.
Zhou Nuoman stood about three meters away from the criminals, with Shen Han by her side, making her feel extremely safe.
"How dare you ask me such a question?"
Zhou Nuoman lightly patted Shen Han's shoulder and continued to ask the man on the ground: "Wasn't your main purpose here to deal with my people? If I were you, I certainly wouldn't speak to my opponent in such a harsh tone."
Hearing this, Old Ice shifted his gaze to the woman beside Zhou Nuoman.
Through his blurry vision, he could only make out a vague outline, but it was indeed the one he had seen in photographs.
At this moment, the Wang surname leader who had been trading drugs with Old Ice spoke urgently: "Miss Nuoman, please let me go."
"I didn't know beforehand that Old Ice was going to move against your people. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have met with him."
Zhou Nuoman's name had been quite prominent among the major financial groups recently.
The Wang surname leader had heard of her reputation before but had never actually met her.
Now, after hearing their conversation, he felt he was truly unfortunate.
One moment he was trying to avoid stepping into a pit, the next he had fallen right into one.
While secretly cursing his luck, he also felt slightly relieved.
At least they hadn't fallen into the hands of the police. This time, he'd consider it a financial loss to avoid disaster.
However, Zhou Nuoman's next words sent him straight to the bottom of the pit.
"The friend of my enemy is my enemy. Sorry, I can't let you go."
"If you want to hate someone, hate the person who dragged you into this."
Old Ice exploded in anger: "Zhou Nuoman, do you really think you're someone important? If you have the guts, kill all of us here!"
Zhou Nuoman had been waiting for him to say just that.
She put on a show of laughing in extreme anger, clapping her hands and saying: "Good! Very good. I may not have the guts to kill, but I'm very curious if you'll still have the guts to bare your teeth at the police when you're in jail!"
With that, she signaled Shen Han to order everyone to be taken away.
Old Ice was completely stunned.
The Wang surname leader from the Wu Group immediately started shouting: "You can't do this! Don't you care about honor among thieves? If you dare put me in jail, your Zhou family won't be able to do business peacefully either!"
Shen Han had the soldiers gag the enemies, then called for another bus to tie up all the criminals.
Due to the large number of arrests this time, and the involvement of people from other groups, Shen Han thought for a moment and directly escorted the prisoners towards the 10th Street District.
The 10th Main Street District of the Second District housed the largest police station in the Free Federation.
The total number of official police officers, auxiliary police, and security personnel amounted to tens of thousands.
The convoy arrived at the 10th Street District at 2 AM.
Dozens of criminals, led by Old Ice, had black bags over their heads, their hands and feet bound like pigs, and were dumped along with their traded goods in the open square outside the police station.
The subsequent procedures would be handled by others. Shen Han led her team to continue driving towards Central Avenue.
She was considering whether to secretly return to the Peace Palace to see her wife, since they were already back.
Before she could decide whether to go back or not, Zhou Nuoman's voice came from the front seat.
"Captain Shen, would you like to come to my place for a cup of coffee? Two main street districts ahead, I have a private villa. We could discuss our next actions."
"No!" Shen Han replied quickly.
They were both sitting in single seats on the bus, one row apart.
The rest of the action team's soldiers were seated around them, each leaning back in their chairs, appearing to be resting their eyes.
In reality, all the team members were pricking up their ears to catch the conversation between Captain Shen and the Zhou family's young miss.
Who wouldn't love such a gossip-worthy scene?
Zhou Nuoman clearly hadn't expected such a blunt refusal.
Her invitation was more of an attempt to test Shen Han's temperament. Despite being firmly rejected, she didn't feel angry.
She twisted her body backwards, leaning on the headrest, and said with a smile: "Then can I ask you a question?"
Shen Han raised an eyebrow: "I don't know, I'm not sure, it's not my business!"
Zhou Nuoman: "......"
After abruptly ending the conversation with Zhou Nuoman, Shen Han tilted her head against the headrest and began pretending to sleep.
It wasn't that she liked to argue with people, but after the recent fine incident, how could she dare to be careless again?
Her salary card was constantly shrinking; she was almost out of savings!
Although her wife didn't need her support, having a wallet emptier than her face made her feel very insecure.
If it weren't for the guilt of feeling like a thief, Shen Han would have taken off her detection glasses right away.
Zhou Nuoman was still leaning on her seat's headrest.
Looking at the woman in front of her who clearly didn't want to talk anymore, she felt both annoyed and amused.
She was, after all, a recognized beauty, with plenty of Alphas who liked and pursued her.
Yet this person in front of her was guarding against her as if she were some sort of fierce beast.
It was just a chat, was it really necessary?
Was it really that serious?
She adjusted her mindset and continued speaking: "I find you quite humorous."
Shen Han didn't react.
Zhou Nuoman laughed softly. She really couldn't believe it!
"What are you afraid of as an Alpha? I'm not going to eat you."
As soon as she finished speaking, a text message alert vibrated in Shen Han's inner pocket.
The Alpha in front of her suddenly opened her eyes, startling Zhou Nuoman and making her shrink back.
Shen Han trembled inwardly: Wasn't this exactly what I was afraid of?
She took off her glasses, placed them beside her leg, then shakily took out her work phone from her inner pocket. Avoiding Zhou Nuoman's gaze, she began to check the message.
While praying that her wife would show mercy, she also felt that it was quite tiring for her wife to still be awake so late.
As Shen Han unlocked her phone screen, Zhou Nuoman was curiously observing her.
Apart from seeing her on TV and the internet, this was the first time she had seen Shen Han without glasses.
The woman's eyes were very beautiful, with thick black eyelashes. When she lowered her gaze, it gave people a very gentle feeling.
This suddenly gave Zhou Nuoman the illusion that the person who had counterattacked the drug lord in the private room earlier, the one who had led the team to charge at the drug deal scene, seemed not to be the same person she was looking at now.
By this time, Shen Han had already seen the message on her phone.
It wasn't a deduction notice, but a text message from an unfamiliar number, containing only two words: [Come back.]
Followed by a beckoning finger emoji.
Although Shen Han had never seen that unfamiliar number before, she had a strong intuition.
This was from her wife!
Shen Han held the phone, grinning secretly while quickly replying: [Alright! Are you tired, wife? Are you in the office now?]
[It'll take me about half an hour more. Wait for me, okay?]
The text was indeed from Gu Junwan.
She wasn't in the office at the moment, but leaning against the headboard in her bedroom at her villa.
She had a tablet in her hand, synchronizing the real-time feed transmitted from Shen Han's detection glasses.
She had originally planned to video call her when there was no one around Shen Han, but unexpectedly, before the car had even stopped, the Zhou family's young miss had started flirting with her Alpha!
Gu Junwan didn't want anyone to see Shen Han's personal phone, so she activated the communication program on her computer and sent that text message to her work phone.
The Empress had her own pride; naturally, she wouldn't send a message demanding that she not chat with Zhou Nuoman.
The two words 'come back' were enough.
Seeing that Shen Han said she could reach the Peace Palace in half an hour, Gu Junwan hastily replied with two sentences and quickly got up to change her clothes.
The security system at the Empress's villa was strict. In the middle of the night, it wouldn't be convenient for Shen Han to enter even under the pretext of reporting work.
Only if Gu Junwan went out, to wait for her return at their private love nest.
Gu Junwan casually took a suit from the closet to change into, grabbed her phone, and went downstairs.
At this hour, she didn't plan to call the driver who knew about her romantic relationship with Shen Han.
After all, there were other staff on duty at the villa. At worst, it would just mean one more person in the know.
Gu Junwan descended the spiral staircase. Just as she reached the first-floor living room, she was stopped by the old housekeeper.
"Your Majesty, are you going out so late?"
The speaker was Ms. Fei Xi.
Back during Gu Junwan's birthday celebration, she and the other servants from the Fourth District residence had already moved here.
Although Ms. Fei Xi was over 70 years old, her overall spirit was excellent.
She wore an exquisite butler's uniform, her hair impeccably styled, and the deep nasolabial folds at the corners of her mouth made her look very stern.
The young maids in the villa would tremble at the sound of her voice.
But Gu Junwan held great respect and affection for this strict old housekeeper.
She had devoted her entire life to serving the Empress's family. When Gu Junwan fell on hard times, she unhesitatingly rushed from the imperial capital to the Fourth District to guard her home.
Being the Empress's housekeeper was not a job just anyone could handle.
Troubles often arose from within, and many of the servants in the villa had direct access to the Empress. If any of these people harbored ill intentions, it would be impossible to guard against.
The residential area could be considered the housekeeper's battlefield, and Ms. Fei Xi had always done an excellent job.
Gu Junwan nodded slightly to her: "Yes, I need to go out to handle some important matters."
Ms. Fei Xi thought for a moment, then spoke: "Then let me drive you."
As she said this, she smiled, which was quite rare for her: "Although I'm a bit old, my skills as an experienced driver haven't deteriorated."