28: Chapter 29 Confess and receive leniency; resist and receive severe punishment.

All of An Xin's thoughts and his current behavioral logic matched up!

In every aspect, An Xin's actions were the reaction of a normal person.

"However, we cannot just take your word for everything; I still need to look at the other people's statements."

However, having worked at the police station for a long time, she had seen too many people whose words did not match their actions.

The Female Police Officer did not believe An Xin immediately.

The police officer wanted to find more evidence now, and An Xin naturally had no objections to this; he spread his hands out openly.

As long as his conscience was clear, he naturally had nothing to fear from any rumors or gossip!

He Chuli's statement matched An Xin's.

Cheng Xiao not only wanted to blackmail He Chuli, but even wanted to lay a hand on her.

If it hadn't been for An Xin arriving in time, Cheng Xiao probably would have succeeded by now!

"How did Cheng Xiao blackmail you?"

Cheng Xiao had quite a few previous cases of blackmail.

But because he was cautious enough, he never left any evidence behind, so even if the police knew what he was doing, they had no way to directly arrest and imprison him.

If this blackmail attempt against He Chuli could be proven, it might be a great opportunity for them to break through the trap Cheng Xiao had buried on the surface and find evidence.

The methods Cheng Xiao used were similar to those he had used against Liu Yuxi before; they were just as despicable.

However, He Chuli had also seen the news that had been exposed previously.

Her first reaction upon knowing that she had inexplicably shouldered such a debt was to call the police.

He Chuli did not believe that Cheng Xiao could drive a luxury car like a lamborghini, and that it just happened to be crashed by her—it felt more like a scam!

After she suggested calling the police, Cheng Xiao used all sorts of words to coax her, preventing her from calling the police, and even brought her all the way to a restaurant, wanting to get her drunk.

The alcohol had been drugged; if He Chuli drank it, she would likely be doomed!

Cheng Xiao would then take some photos, and he would not have to worry about not being able to control He Chuli.

After listening to He Chuli's story, the police directly tested the alcohol and indeed found that it contained sedatives.

The Female Police Officer's gaze towards He Chuli held a hint of surprise.

"How did you know about their plan!"

Cheng Xiao had likely done many such things, so he should not have been so careless as to capsize like this!

"I'm immune to those drugs. When I drank it, I noticed the taste was wrong, so I pretended to pass out. That's when they revealed their purpose, and I recorded it all."

"However, there were so many of them that I could not handle them. I had originally planned to get up when they took me away, but An Xin arrived at that moment, so I had no choice but to ask him for help. I didn't expect to drag him into this matter as well; I really feel a bit embarrassed!"

For He Chuli, trying to deal with a dozen or so big men was nothing short of a pipe dream!

In such a short amount of time, the method He Chuli had come up with was already quite good.

"Indeed, it's not simple for a young girl like you to deal with so many people!"

The Female Police Officer sighed on the side, able to understand the choice He Chuli faced at that time!

"Wait a moment, let's talk after the investigation results are out!"

Seeing the Female Police Officer about to leave, He Chuli hurriedly asked: "Will An Xin be okay? He was just helping me. If he gets dragged into this, I'd rather go to jail myself!"

It was an ironclad fact that An Xin had hit people!

If An Xin had to be detained because of this, He Chuli would rather take his place.

"Rest assured, if the situation is confirmed to be true, this counts as self-defense. The ones who really need to be detained are the others!"

An Xin had dealt with over a dozen people alone; even though it sounded like a fantasy, it was a fact!

Furthermore, those people were the ones who attacked An Xin first. Regardless of the reason, An Xin was not at fault in this matter!

"That's good, otherwise I would have died of guilt!"

He Chuli finally breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face.

As long as her matter did not implicate An Xin, it was fine.

He Chuli's statement was consistent with An Xin's!

But the statements of Cheng Xiao and his dozen or so men showed many discrepancies.

Some said An Xin started it, while others said they just wanted to teach An Xin a small lesson, and who could have imagined that An Xin would be so capable.

A few others, not wanting to lose face, stubbornly insisted that the injuries on their faces were from fighting each other and had nothing to do with An Xin.

But they could not explain He Chuli's background clearly.

The scam was confirmed, and the drugs found inside had already been tested, leaving them no room to argue.

"Officer, we are innocent too! We are also victims! An Xin has beaten us all up like this, are you still going to protect him?"

Cheng Xiao shifted all the responsibility onto An Xin.

However, he could also sense the disdain the few police officers had for him.

A bad premonition arose in his heart, and he hurriedly spoke up from the side.

It was an ironclad fact that An Xin had hit them; surely they could not just exclude An Xin from this like that!

"Instead of wasting time thinking about An Xin, you'd better think carefully about what kind of punishment you'll receive for drugging He Chuli!"

The Female Police Officer on the side sneered.

People like them were truly detestable, specifically targeting young girls.

"As far as I know, these tactics of yours haven't been used just once or twice. You'd better tell us all the girls you've framed. Leniency for confession, severity for resistance, do you understand?"

"What drugs? We didn't put them there; we are innocent!"

Even at this point, all Cheng Xiao could think about was denying everything and how to extricate himself from this matter.

"Fine, you're all innocent, and we framed you. Then you can just stay here; when you've thought it through and remembered how it happened, we'll come back!"

The Female Police Officer sneered, stood up directly, and said coldly.

"Don't go! We... we are innocent!"

Seeing himself left in the interrogation room, Cheng Xiao hurriedly tried to call out to the Female Police Officer.

Unfortunately, the only response he got was the ruthlessly closed door.

...

Under police interrogation, a few of the underlings were the first to be unable to hold out, revealing the truth of the matter.

It was exactly the same as what He Chuli had said!

Now the entire chain of evidence was complete!

An Xin was naturally released without charge due to self-defense and saving someone.

"Officer, you've been watching for the whole night, and I was dragged here from the restaurant; I haven't eaten for a whole day!"

An Xin said with a cheeky grin.

"Do you want some braised beef noodles?"