Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1376 - 1425: Song Ranmin’s Courage

The Second Level Police Inspector, seeing his subordinates not moving, urged, "Get on with it, don’t waste time."

"Are you sure?" Li Yifei said softly, though it was just three simple words with a question, in this blazing sun, several officers around, including the Second Level Police Inspector, felt a chill. The Second Level Police Inspector even stepped back.

After the shock, the Second Level Police Inspector felt utterly humiliated and angry, having been scared into retreating by the other’s mere words, which was hard to accept. He waved his hand again, ordered, "Do it!"

Only then did the officers approach. Li Yifei disliked having guns pointed at him, so he was ready to act, but just then, shouts came from behind, "Stop, all of you, stop."

"Stop!" Song Ranmin shouted as he jumped out of the police car.

Initially, he wasn’t too worried because he knew Li Yifei’s skill well—no group of blackmailers could trouble him. But when the car arrived, he saw a group of police aiming guns at Li Yifei, which scared him.

Who dares draw a gun at Li Yifei within Mile City? That’d be like lighting a lantern in the restroom—courting death. So he quickly ran over, blocking in front of Li Yifei, while looking at this group of police. Song Ranmin found the person in front of him familiar, and upon seeing the insignia on their shoulders, his heart skipped a beat. If they were genuine, it was a Second Level Police Inspector, outranking even the Chief of Mile City Public Security Bureau by a full or half level.

Song Ranmin stared at the opposite party, who was also looking at him. The Second Level Police Inspector, seeing just a Second Level Police Supervisor, was indifferent due to the stark rank difference, glanced at him disdainfully, and said nothing.

Although Song Ranmin felt belittled, he wasn’t angry, glanced at Li Yifei, then turned back, coughed, and asked, "Where are you fellow officers from, here in Mile City for a case?"

A police officer, bearing a First Level Police Supervisor badge, smirked at Song Ranmin, saying, "Arresting a criminal! We’re here on special assignment from the Provincial Department!"

Song Ranmin chuckled, looked around, and said, "A criminal? What case?"

The opponent stepped forward, snorted, and unceremoniously said, "It’s not your business to ask, better not ask. Step aside and stop delaying our criminal arrest."

Having said that, he waved his gun, seemingly threatening Song Ranmin.

This clearly showed contempt, telling Song Ranmin and his officers to step aside. The police with him had sour expressions.

In official circles, rank-based pressure is common. Song Ranmin couldn’t say much here, being quite experienced, he just faintly smiled and said, "Friends from the Provincial Department, if there’s a case, investigate it. If Mile City Public Security can assist, don’t hesitate to ask. Alright, we won’t delay your work further!"

Hearing this, the Provincial Department officers displayed a hint of smugness, feeling like cats facing mice with these local police.

The Second Level Police Inspector waved slightly and said, "We’ll notify your local police if needed."

Song Ranmin nodded lightly, seeing his demeanor, the Provincial police grew even more arrogant. At this moment, Song Ranmin turned to the seven or eight officers behind him, saying, "Come on, brothers, arrest these blackmailers."

Then he said to Li Yifei, "Apologies, Mr. Li, for keeping you waiting!"

Li Yifei replied calmly, "No worries."

The Mile City police took immediate action, seemingly prepared, each with handcuffs, promptly arresting the group of blackmailers.

The Provincial Department officers were initially stunned, then instinctively looked at the Second Level Police Inspector, whose eye twitched, instantly fuming. Stamping his foot, he cursed at Song Ranmin, "What the hell are you doing? Who allowed you to arrest people at will? Stop immediately, damn it."

He then shouted to his subordinates, "What are you standing there for? Hurry and arrest, control that man for me."

Song Ranmin did not dodge, but blocked in front of Li Yifei. In an instant, he made his choice, or rather, he decided to side with Li Yifei when he saw these Provincial police. This was a big gamble, but Song Ranmin wanted to take a chance.

Not looking at others, just seeing that Lin Qiong girl being rash and impulsive, having worked only a few years, yet she’s already a Sub-bureau Deputy Director, thanks to Li Yifei. However, she’s a beauty and can advance by looks, while he’s an older man, only able to rely on aligning himself. He’s been in the Sub-bureau Chief position for over ten years, long since tired of it.

So, he neither dodged nor avoided, facing the other’s furious gaze. Song Ranmin responded, "Colleagues from the Provincial Department, we came directly following a 110 emergency call to arrest the culprits. If you have a major case, we won’t trouble you."

"Nonsense!" The Second Level Police Inspector, seeing the opposite side stubbornly resisting, wished he could directly shoot the small-time Second Level Police Supervisor, pointed at Song Ranmin, and scolded, "I’m handling this case, which is now under the Provincial Department’s control. You better stand aside, or get dismissed later on."

Song Ranmin chuckled, saying, "Fine, hand over the people to you. Little Zhao, transfer them over."

Turning again, Song Ranmin said to Li Yifei, "Mr. Li, the Provincial Department wants to take over these blackmailers. We can’t take charge, but I believe the Provincial colleagues will conduct the investigation impartially, not letting these blackmailers off easily."

Saying this, several Mile City officers were about to hand the people over.

The blackmailers, now completely baffled on this rollercoaster ride, initially targeted Li Yifei, hoping to extort some money, only to have their equipment smashed and themselves beaten, with police called. Expecting bad luck, these officers were helping them instead, giving them hope. But suddenly another group of officers came and cuffed them, throwing them into despair, and then the two groups of officers started confronting each other over them, leaving the blackmailers dizzy and afraid to speak.

The Second Level Police Inspector snorted heavily, cursed enough, shouted enough, yet the opposite side still chose to oppose him, so he decided to tear down the facade. "Good, Mile City’s police sure are impressive, shielding criminals with high-end tricks. So you’re determined to protect this criminal?"

Song Ranmin smiled lightly, saying, "I knew it, these people were blackmailers, Mr. Li is innocent. Catching thieves, catching bad guys is the duty of being a police officer. It’s our responsibility to protect the innocent, yet I don’t know where the criminal is."

The Second Level Police Inspector glared, snatched the gun from his subordinate, and said, "How do you know he’s innocent? I personally saw this man hit and run, then assault innocent citizens, and just now violently resisted law enforcement."

Song Ranmin hesitated slightly, as he didn’t know the details, only hearing a few words from Li Yifei’s call. With the Second Level Police Inspector being so confident, he felt a little uneasy, glancing at Li Yifei, who was leaning against the car door with his arms crossed, saying calmly, "My car has a dashcam."

Hearing this, Song Ranmin was overjoyed. He was now pitted against the equivalent of the Municipal Party Secretary, feeling enormous pressure. He’d never done anything this outrageous in his life.

The Second Level Police Inspector’s eye twitched. He knew the other side was likely telling the truth. Seeing the blackmailers’ cowardly demeanor guessed it wasn’t far off—had they not committed a crime, they’d have caused a commotion already. But he had determined to take Li Yifei away, bring him to the provincial capital, guilty or not, he would be made guilty.

"A dashcam can’t prove anything, besides, let me tell you, we’re in Mile City to investigate a major drug trafficking case, the person you’re harbouring might be a drug lord. Are you sure you want to keep protecting this person?"

The Second Level Police Inspector heard Li Yifei mention the Sunx and Song families. He felt a pang of guilt, instinctively looking down, making no rebuttal to Li Yifei.

Li Yifei, seeing this, chuckled lightly and said, "I wasn’t sure of your intention, but now it’s clear. Officer, you’re finished."

"I don’t know what you’re talking about!" the Second Level Police Inspector said guiltily, wanting to no longer delay, then said to Song Ranmin, "Are you moving aside or not?"

Song Ranmin stood straight, Li Yifei’s words gave him a hint, this was a critical moment for his performance. He said, "To claim Mr. Li is guilty, fine, show evidence. Slapping a label arbitrarily to arrest someone? Ridiculous! Provincial comrades can’t be so unreasonable, moreover, I could suspect you’re major criminals pretending to be police."

On his words, the trusted officers he brought along all stood on guard. They also carried guns, so they weren’t afraid of confrontation.

In a word, on Mile City’s turf, if they wanted to take Li Yifei, they’d have to deal with them first.

At this moment, Song Ranmin was filled with a sense of justice. In over a decade as a police officer, this was the first time he had such a feeling.

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