pjbooks Chapter 71: The Price of Revenge
Chapter 71: The Price of Revenge
Lin Bei hung up the phone, put it back in his pocket, and leaned against the wall to wait for the police car to arrive.
It is early February 2008.
With less than a month to go before the start of the Olympic Games in China, the entire country is cracking down on street violence and crime.
Moreover, robbery is a serious crime, and it will be dealt with severely regardless of the amount involved.
Using weapons aggravates the offense, with a minimum sentence of three years for each person, and even more severe for ringleaders, with no possibility of probation.
Therefore, when Lin Bei was paying the money, he deliberately adjusted his position so that the surveillance camera at the alley entrance could record the whole process clearly.
This is the evidence!
They took the money, and the surveillance footage shows them receiving it; there's no denying it.
If convicted of robbery, the sentence is at least three to five years.
At that point, Chen Junrong will not be able to attend university.
……
A dozen minutes later.
Chen Junrong and several delinquent teenagers walked down the street with their arms around each other's shoulders.
The young man with dyed red hair took out several hundred-yuan bills from his pocket, shook them in his hand, and they made a crisp cracking sound.
"Young Master Chen, that kid wasn't as arrogant as you described."
"What a tough nut to crack, he's just a coward. We haven't even made a move yet, and he's already backed down."
"I didn't even realize they were bowing and handing over money."
After speaking, Red Hair lit a cigarette, and a young man in a black vest came over to ask for a light.
"He's a real coward, but he's also a real money-maker." The other patted his pocket.
"But after what he did today, we can just go to him whenever we run out of money. He's our ATM, isn't he?"
Chen Junrong walked among the group, saying little, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the lighter's roller.
Lin Bei's attitude when he apologized was indeed impeccable.
He bowed repeatedly and offered money, his attitude as sincere as could be.
But he just felt that something was wrong.
Because Lin Bei in the past was not the kind of person who would easily admit his mistakes.
Yesterday at the farewell party, he was humiliated so much in front of the whole class, and today he suddenly chickened out?
This is happening too fast.
Red Hair blew a smoke ring from the side: "Young Master Chen, still thinking about what happened earlier?"
"Stop overthinking it. Everyone has their own temperament. Just because someone was tough yesterday doesn't mean they'll be tough today."
"Besides, he's just a high school graduate. How could he not chicken out when the six of us are blocking his way with sticks?"
"Anyone in that situation would be scared."
Chen Junrong thought about it and felt that it made some sense.
But he was still somewhat unwilling.
"I'm still a little angry."
"Yesterday, in front of the whole class, he poured a whole bottle of liquor over my head. It's too easy for him to let me off the hook today."
"That's easy." Red Hair held the cigarette between his fingers and hooked his other arm around Chen Junrong's shoulder.
"From now on, we'll go and ambush him every few days."
"Anyway, that guy is a coward. He'll pay up as soon as he gets blocked. We got our revenge and made some pocket money at the same time. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Upon hearing this, Chen Junrong finally smiled and put the lighter back in his pocket.
When Hongmao passed by a convenience store, he went in and bought two packs of cigarettes with the money he had just received. He then opened one pack and gave one pack to each of the others.
The group of men, cigarettes dangling from their lips, continued walking, discussing where to go for drinks next.
At that moment, a police car drove up from behind and stopped on the side of the road.
The car doors opened simultaneously, and three uniformed police officers got out and walked towards them.
The middle-aged policeman in the lead glanced at the six men.
Then, he glanced down at the screenshot of the surveillance footage printed out in his hand.
The security camera at the alley entrance captured a very clear image of six people with dyed hair and carrying equipment, perfectly matching the group in front of us.
"It's just them." The lead policeman nodded to the young auxiliary policeman beside him.
The moment Chen Junrong saw the police, his heart skipped a beat and sank to his feet.
He finally realized why he felt something was wrong.
He hurriedly asked, "Officer, what's wrong?"
The lead policeman stepped forward, his face serious: "You lot are suspected of robbery. Come with us to the station."
The cigarette that Red Hair was holding almost fell out of his mouth.
He pulled the cigarette from his mouth and held it in his hand, his expression changing from arrogant to panicked: "Robbery?"
"Officer, you must have made a mistake. We are all law-abiding citizens, how could we possibly commit robbery?"
Another young man nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, officer, isn't there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding?" The policeman glanced at the pack of cigarettes in his hand that had just been opened, and then looked at the corners of the cigarette packs sticking out of the pockets of the other people.
"Come back with us and we'll talk about it. Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you'll understand when we get to the station."
Two young auxiliary police officers had already circled around to the sides of the group, blocking their possible escape routes.
Red Hair opened and closed his mouth, still holding the newly opened pack of cigarettes in his hand, the box crumpled in his palm.
Another delinquent youth had already hidden the cigarette in his hand behind his back.
But his movements were too obvious. The auxiliary police officer glanced at him, and he immediately took his hands out from behind his back and let them hang down at his sides.
At that moment, Chen Junrong's mind felt like it had been doused with a bucket of ice water.
He stood in front of the police car and finally pieced the whole story together.
Why did Lin Bei apologize right away, and why did he offer to pay money?
He wasn't apologizing; he was gathering evidence.
The surveillance footage showed Lin Bei taking out money, which was then in Hong Mao's pocket, and also captured the scene of them surrounding Lin Bei.
Witness testimony, physical evidence, surveillance footage, and video recordings—it was all meticulously planned from beginning to end.
"Officer, this is really a misunderstanding!" Chen Junrong panicked completely and hurriedly explained:
"We didn't rob anyone. Lin Bei gave us the money voluntarily; he really took it out himself. We didn't steal it!"
Chen Junrong's voice was no longer as calm as before, because he knew the seriousness of the matter.
The lead officer glanced at him and asked, "Why would he give you money for no reason?"
Chen Junrong opened his mouth, and his throat felt blocked.
He couldn't say it.
Could it be because those six men, armed with steel pipes and wooden sticks, cornered Lin Bei in the alley?
This directly confirms that they committed armed robbery.
So Chen Junrong shut up.
"Get in the car." The policeman didn't say anything more.
The auxiliary police officer searched each of them and took out cigarettes and lighters from their pockets.
These are direct evidence of the money being used to make purchases.
Then, they handcuffed them one by one.
Chen Junrong looked down at the silver metal ring on his wrist, his mind filled with only one thought.
Lin Bei is trying to ruin him.
Lin Bei wanted to destroy him from the very beginning!
Chen Junrong thought he was here to teach Lin Bei a lesson.
He lost from the moment he bowed in the alley.
They lost completely, without even a chance to fight back.
Robbery is a serious crime, and all robberies, regardless of the amount involved, will be severely punished!
Using medical equipment would only intensify the plot.