novelraw Chapter 287 - 189: Having Such a Nightmare
Chapter 287 - 189: Having Such a Nightmare
After typing up the report, he glanced at Chen Jincheng again. It had certainly been an eye-opening day. Now he knew what it meant to lie with a straight face.
Just as Officer Li was about to continue his questioning, his phone suddenly rang. It was the colleague who had gone to the hospital, presumably calling to report on the attacker’s condition.
He answered immediately. "What’s the attacker’s condition?"
The person on the other end reported immediately, "Captain Li, the attacker is still unconscious. He has several broken ribs, and they’ve punctured his internal organs. I can’t believe Chen Jincheng is that strong."
Officer Li instinctively glanced at Chen Jincheng.
It was already incredible that a shoulder throw could send a man flying that far. Who would have thought it would be so brutal?
After hanging up, he couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Chen, you seem to be incredibly strong."
Chen Jincheng answered this question with great confidence. "Officer Li, I’m actually a very disciplined person. I exercise every single day."
"You could say that not a single fitness blogger on the entire internet has a better physique than me. Could a scumbag have a body like this?"
"If I was really fooling around with as many girls as people online claim, could I even keep up? Wouldn’t I have wrecked my body by now?"
Officer Li and the young officer were taken aback.
’That makes a lot of sense.’
Players who mess around a lot are usually in terrible shape, complete pushovers.
Forget about players. Even for cops like them who ran around all day, going home to perform their marital duties for the missus was already a chore sometimes.
"It seems the internet really misunderstands you, Mr. Chen," Officer Li finally said, nodding seriously.
But Chen Jincheng immediately sighed. "If only everyone were as reasonable as you, Officer Li. Then there wouldn’t be so many misunderstandings about me. I’ve been truly wronged. I wish the police could clear my name for me in matters like this..."
"..." Officer Li.
"..." The young officer.
The two of them felt that his words made a lot of sense, but for some reason, they also felt something was very strange, very off.
Just then, another officer rushed in. "Captain Li, we have an update! The attacker is a wanted fugitive. He’s Hu Zhicong, the former boss of Company CYH. He’s wanted for absconding with company funds."
"It’s him!" Chen Jincheng exclaimed in surprise.
Officer Li immediately asked, "Mr. Chen, you know this fugitive?"
"I do." Chen Jincheng nodded and proceeded to explain his history with Company CYH. He then added, "After he became a wanted man, I didn’t give it much thought. I never expected him to show up here in Ganjiang City, still trying to get back at me. I just didn’t think he’d be so pathetic. He couldn’t even get close to me."
Hearing this, the image of Hu Zhicong being sent flying by that shoulder throw surfaced in Officer Li’s mind.
’Considering he’s now seriously injured and unconscious,’ he thought, ’he really is pathetic!’
Then, a thought struck him. "So, you’re saying we just got lucky and nabbed ourselves a wanted fugitive?"
Once the situation was confirmed, there was no point in continuing the statement. Officer Li concluded the questioning.
When Chen Jincheng came out, Principal Huang, He Fang, and the others hurried forward to meet him. "Xiaochen, what happened?"
Chen Jincheng smiled. "Thank you for your concern, Principal Huang. Everything’s been cleared up. It’s nothing."
"Mr. Chen, we’ve got the gist of it now. You can leave the rest to us," Officer Li said, personally escorting Chen Jincheng out of the station.
Just then, his phone rang. It was Sister Hong.
Sister Hong rarely called him this late at night. Clearly, she’d seen what was happening online.
He answered, and just as he expected, Sister Hong’s voice came through. "Boss, I’m suddenly realizing I don’t know you at all. The scumbag I remember wouldn’t just fucking shoulder-throw a huge guy and send him flying. This makes no sense."
Hearing this, Chen Jincheng feigned confusion. "Sister Hong, is that any way to talk about your boss? I’m such an upstanding person. It’s one thing for other people to misunderstand me, but for you to do it too... I’m heartbroken."
"Upstanding?" Sister Hong’s voice rose. She shot back, "Other people might not know what you’re like, but you think I don’t? You have the nerve to use that word?"
"..." Chen Jincheng said sheepishly, "Sister Hong, I’m the boss."
"Okay, *Boss*," Sister Hong replied, her voice turning deliberately saccharine. "I’ve already contacted Yijin and had them send the video of your shoulder throw to the clipping team. We’ll have it trending in no time."
"This little move of yours should help you break into a new demographic. Going from ’talented scumbag’ to ’scumbag skilled in both brains and brawn’ isn’t a bad look. You might just wake up tomorrow with over ten million followers."
"I’ll leave it to you, Sister Hong. Thanks," Chen Jincheng said with a smile.
After hanging up, Chen Jincheng parted ways with Principal Huang and the others and was driven back to his hotel in a car provided by the school.
In the car, he received a WeChat message from the young married teacher: "Student Chen, are you leaving tomorrow?"
"I am," Chen Jincheng replied.
"Do you need me to help you with some... tutoring before you leave?" Li Suwan sent another message.
"Thank you, Teacher Li," Chen Jincheng replied immediately.
Meanwhile, Li Suwan was heading back to the school with Principal Huang. She was still in her dance outfit and needed to change.
Reading Student Chen’s reply, she couldn’t help but smile. ’He’s always so cautious, it’s almost funny.’
...
In the car, Chen Jincheng put his phone down and smiled.
’A little ’parting exercise’ with the young married teacher would be nice,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, who knows when I’ll see her again.’