Chapter 20: Pretending to be realistic Hualin Police Station is not far from the pedestrian street, but the road was a bit congested due to the large number of people, so the police car was not moving very fast. The middle-aged police inspector who was driving the car glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time and suddenly said, "The girl from the convenience store...she was always behind the car." "what?" Chen turned around in surprise and saw that Yu Xian was indeed following behind the car. She ran and stopped, stopped and walked again. I couldn't see her expression clearly because we were too far away, but her hair flying in the wind when she ran was like a sunset glow floating in the world. "Why didn't she take a taxi?" A younger auxiliary police officer asked. “Where can you get an empty car on the pedestrian street?” The inspector deliberately slowed down his pace and said with a sigh, "This little girl is a bit stubborn."

I don’t know who he was talking to, or maybe he was just talking to himself. In any case, no one in the car responded to him. After arriving at the police station, Chen Zhuo and Zhang Chao were taken to record their statements separately. Chen Zhuo was very familiar with the procedures because he often worked with the local police station to handle official business during poverty alleviation, and his statement was recorded in a short time. When I came out, I found Yu Xian waiting outside. Her white shirt was soaked, and the sweat on her forehead was crystal clear, slowly sliding down her temples, but her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were bright and firm. The first time Chen saw her, he thought of the floating sunset glow just now, but he didn't want to make the atmosphere too depressing, so he made a joke: "It's a pity that there is no sports meet in the third year of high school, otherwise you would definitely win first place in the women's 1600 meters." Yu Xian was unusually gentle today. She ignored Chen Zhuo's jokes, but instead tidied her wet long hair and stood quietly by the side. Not long after, the middle-aged police inspector took Chen to have his injuries examined. Seeing Yu Xian also stood up, the police inspector waved his hand and said, "We will do an MRI at the nearby Guangzhou Third Hospital. You don't have to follow us. It doesn't comply with regulations." Chen Zhuo also advised: "I will be back soon, just wait here." Yu Xian's eyes flickered, and he didn't insist. After leaving the police station, the inspector chatted with Chen as he walked: "Your girlfriend is quite gentle." "She's not usually this gentle. She has a bad temper and is very fierce." Chen quickly explained. He seemed to feel that there was still ambiguity, so he explained it again: "She is not my girlfriend either." "Oh." The police inspector felt a little puzzled. The girl was prettier than the policewomen in the General Administration, so why was she so eager to deny it? ······ After arriving at the hospital, the doctor heard that Chen needed to be examined for injuries due to symptoms of "dizziness and nausea", and directly wrote out an order for an MRI brain examination. Because this was a queue-jumping order from the police station, the doctor looked at the results right after the procedure was completed. As expected, there were no problems. The police inspector took the inspection result and said to Chen Zhuo bluntly: "You are not an outsider, so you should know that this result means that Zhang Chao will not be detained or imprisoned. At most, he will write a letter of guarantee. Doesn't it feel like a waste of time?" "Why is it all in vain?"

Chen Zhuo retorted: "If I hadn't been so agitated and insisted on making a big deal out of it, you might have just taken a look and left, and Zhang Chao wouldn't even have had to write a letter of guarantee." The middle-aged police inspector was suddenly speechless. "I'll make the chain of evidence more complete." Chen Zhuo continued, "In addition to the surveillance, medical examination certificate, and letter of guarantee, I also plan to have two witnesses sign. With this complete set of documents, believe it or not, I will submit it to the school at 7 o'clock, and Zhang Chao will have to drop out at 8 o'clock." The middle-aged police inspector finally understood what Chen Zhuo meant. He wanted to let Zhang Chao know that although he didn't have to be detained, he could make sure he couldn't go to school. "Looking at your school uniform, it should be Zhizhong." The middle-aged inspector suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?" "Senior year of high school." Chen replied. "The college entrance examination is coming soon." The middle-aged inspector patted Chen Zhuo on the shoulder and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Are you interested in applying to the police academy? I think you are quite suitable for this job." After hearing this, Chen Zhuo suddenly wanted to disgust the police inspector, and also disgust himself at the same time, so he replied innocently: "Police officer, I got 654 in the first mock exam. Shouldn't I choose Peking University or Tsinghua University with this score?" The police inspector's face turned dark as expected, and he didn't want to bother with this high school student who was suspected to be his colleague's child. ······ After returning to the police station, Zhang Chao's mother finally came. She looked to be in her forties, carrying a small bag and wearing a cheongsam, a bit like a wealthy lady in old Shanghai. The police briefly reported the situation according to procedure: "It is an indisputable fact that your son assaulted someone. Since the other party was not seriously injured, we suggest that both parties negotiate. If the negotiation fails, then we will go to court." "However," the middle-aged inspector added, "Being prosecuted for fighting may have some impact on your studies. You can handle it on your own." Zhang Chao's mother was no fool. She naturally knew that negotiation was the simplest and most convenient way to resolve the dispute. In fact, she had never expected that a dispute between high school students would end up at the police station. Maybe because the school uniform he was wearing made him look easy to fool, as soon as Zhang Chao's mother sat down, she started talking about all sorts of things to try to clear her son's name. "This girl must be Yu Xian. She's so pretty." Zhang Chao's mother looked at Yu Xian and said with a smile: "Zhang Chao told me at home how much he liked you, and I thought that if the relationship fails, we can still be friends. There is no need to make the relationship so awkward." This is avoiding the main issue and downplaying Zhang Chao's harassment of Yu Xian. "Is your name Chen Zhuo?" Zhang Chao's mother said to Chen Zhuo, "My son told me that you have very good grades. I know your director Cao Jingjun and we often have dinner together." This is a way of using power to pressure others and bring out a person who thinks he has the final say. "But in the end, it's still our Zhang Chao who is at fault. This kid is too impulsive. I will definitely give him a good talk when I get back." At this point, Zhang Chao's mother felt that she had given a lot of face, so she stood up and said, "I don't think anyone has a big problem, so let's all go. The police station is not a good place, so it's better not to come here if there's nothing wrong." With just a few words, she completely put the blame on her son, and even implicitly blamed Chen for making things worse. Although Chen Zhuo didn't listen to a word, he waited patiently for others to finish speaking before reaching out to straighten his collar and said calmly, "Madam, you don't want your son to drop out of high school, do you?"

"Ok?" Chen frowned, this sentence felt weird. "I mean……" Chen Zhuozhong said in vernacular Chinese: "I can let it go for the sake of being in the same school, but Zhang Chao must write a letter of guarantee, promising not to bother Yu Xian again in the future." "You need a letter of guarantee?" Zhang Chao's mother bargained, "How about a verbal promise? It will have the same effect anyway." "No." Chen shook his head: "It must be a written apology and guarantee written by hand, otherwise I will burn the surveillance video of Zhang Chao beating people into a video disc and send it to the school and the district education bureau respectively." Seeing that she couldn't escape, Zhang Chao's mother tried to shirk responsibility: "Zhang Chao is not good at Chinese. He can't write anything even after sitting here for two hours." "Haha~" Chen smiled brightly, thinking that he had run into his brother's area of ​​expertise again. In fact, apart from essay writing in high school, you basically don't need the ability to write official documents much. It's not until you go to college and join the student union or a higher-level school office. I directly: Field, expand! "I can draft it, and just let Zhang Chao copy it." Chen said slowly and logically. At this point, Zhang Chao's mother had no reason to stop him, so she slapped her son hard on the head and said, "You're always causing trouble for me. Look at him!" I don’t know if this “other people” is referring to someone else. Zhang Chao no longer had the arrogance he had just now. He was as obedient as a chicken and nodded his chin even after being slapped. When Chen Zhuo was writing the letter of guarantee, Yu Xian quietly turned his head and looked at Chen Zhuo's profile quietly. How come he is so awesome? Are you emotionally so stable? Chen Zhuo seemed to have noticed something, raised his head and smiled at Yu Xian. He was quite satisfied with the resolution of the matter. Based on his status as a high school student, he was able to slowly take the initiative by utilizing existing social rules. It is not exaggerated, outrageous, or unrealistic, and it is even down-to-earth enough that any ordinary person can copy it if they encounter similar situations. This is the correct way for people who were capable in the previous life to show off after being reborn. Not long after, Zhang Chao had copied the letter of guarantee. Looking at the crooked signature on it, Chen Zhuo said with satisfaction: "I hope Zhang Chao understands that muscles cannot bring love, and force can never replace knowledge." Zhang Chao's mother snorted coldly and turned to leave. When she reached the door, she heard Chen's gentle voice again: "Auntie, the MRI examination just now cost 460 yuan. According to regulations, you have to pay this money." Zhang Chao's mother suddenly felt a lump in her chest. She felt a sense of suffocation. I went out to check into a hotel with a man, but ended up paying for it myself.

······ (Sometimes I wonder whether the pretense after rebirth should be more sci-fi or based on social reality and normal logic.) (End of this chapter)