Call the police…?

I had run roughshod over people for so long during my student days, but no one had ever dared threaten me with calling the police.

But I have to say I was a bit afraid. I had never dealt with police before.

Would I also be arrested and thrown in prison like Brother Qu?

The following days were even harder for me to endure.

I couldn’t accept gifts anymore, and even when hitting or scolding children I had to do it behind Chen Ting’s back.

Normally, whenever I encountered something that didn’t go my way, I would immediately make the children in my class pay for it, but now? I was timid and hesitant.

How could I live in such a pathetic way?

That day during lunch break, I searched on my phone. I wanted to know “what kind of people do police arrest.”

The results were somewhat unexpected.

The police position was so convenient, yet they couldn’t just arrest whoever they wanted.

They had to arrest people who broke the law.

Online it said that police had very good attitudes toward ordinary citizens. After all, they were “People’s Police.”

If that was the case, I had nothing to fear. After all, I was also an ordinary citizen. I hadn’t done anything unconscionable. I just wanted to live a better life, that’s all.

While staring at my phone lost in thought, I suddenly received a message.

It was from the father who had previously given me the gold necklace.

“Teacher Xiao, are you busy right now?”

Without thinking, I typed the words “not busy,” then thought better of it and deleted them.

“A bit busy, what’s up?”

About a minute later, he replied.

“The things I’ve sent you these past few days have all been returned. Is there some problem? Would it be convenient to treat you to dinner tonight?”

Seeing these words, I slowly broke into a smile.

Men will be men. I had actually inadvertently employed a tactic of playing hard to get.

I readily agreed to his request and dressed up for the occasion.

I chose a very low-cut ultra-short dress, and did my makeup exquisitely. I had a premonition that my good days were coming back.

The car this parent usually drove was very luxurious. The logo was some letters starting with P. I couldn’t pronounce it, but I’d heard it was called Para-something or Mara-something. In any case, it was very expensive.

He drove me to the town’s only Western restaurant.

After we sat down, he took out an exquisite little box containing a watch.

“Teacher Xiao, sorry to trouble you. Please accept this small token.” He said to me with a smile. “I’m usually very busy with work. I’ll have to trouble you to take extra care of Xiao Hao.”

I smiled as I took the watch and tried it on my wrist. “Don’t be so polite, big brother. I’m a teacher to begin with—this is what we’re supposed to do.”

“Yes… I know that…” His expression looked somewhat troubled. “I don’t know why, but recently Xiao Hao doesn’t seem very happy. Thinking it over, you’re the person who spends the most time with him. If there’s any situation, I’ll have to trouble you to tell me immediately. If you can wholeheartedly take care of Xiao Hao, I can focus on work with peace of mind.”

I thought for a moment, then looked up and asked, “Big brother, if you want me to wholeheartedly take care of Xiao Hao… that really is a bit difficult.”

“Hm?” The man looked up, as if he didn’t understand my meaning.

“There are over thirty children in the class. My energy is limited.” I said with a smile. “What you’ve given is indeed very good, but I can only say I’ll do my best.”

The man scratched his head. He seemed to understand my meaning, but still looked troubled.

“Well… I came in a hurry… I didn’t prepare much. Would you mind if I transferred money to you?”

“How could that work?” He amused me again. “I’m a teacher. How could I take your things and spend your money?”

“This…” The man was stunned by my words. He didn’t know what to do.

This was my chance to make my move.

“Big brother… do you want to have a deeper exchange with me?” I asked. “If I consider you one of my own, naturally I’ll take care of Xiao Hao.”

After hearing this, the man slowly sat up straight and leaned back against his chair.

His expression clearly changed. He looked somewhat conflicted now.

“Teacher Xiao… You… you… you do this too?”

“Hey, big brother, what kind of talk is that?” I reached out and patted the back of his hand. “I just don’t want to take your money for nothing. And I want to go further with you. This way it’s good for both of us.”

The man sitting properly before me, after a few seconds, suddenly revealed a contemptuous smile.

He was a big boss. He would definitely understand.

This was just a transaction.

He and I were each getting what we needed. This way neither of us owed the other.

We got a room at the town’s hotel. As it turned out, just as I said, even Heaven couldn’t stand to see me happy.

That night we ran into police conducting a raid. I was reported again.

They showed their credentials and told me “a concerned citizen reported that there is illegal trading going on in the hotel.”

But they were wrongly accusing me.

I could clearly state the name and age of the man beside me. His phone number was saved in my phone. I even knew his home address.

How could I possibly be the kind of cheap whore who sells herself?

At most, we were having an affair.

Was having an affair illegal?

Looking at those police officers, I couldn’t help feeling very angry. What right did they have to wrongly accuse me?

“Sorry, miss. We misunderstood.”

The police closed the door and were about to leave, but how could I let this go so easily?

“Stop right there.” I said. “A simple ‘sorry’ and that’s it? Is this how you police do your job?”

“Uh…” Those few police officers turned around, showing troubled expressions. “Then what do you want?”

“What do I want? That’s a question for you all.” I crossed my arms over my chest. “You’re just going to leave like this? If you shot and killed a hostage while catching criminals, could you just walk away after saying sorry?”

“You…!”

One young-looking police officer seemed a bit defiant and was about to say something when he was pulled back by an older officer beside him.

“Miss, we’re truly sorry, but we have our duties. Since someone reported it, we couldn’t just ignore it.” The middle-aged man spoke fairly politely. “It’s true that we were wrong to disturb you today. If you still have complaints, you can report us at the police station. This is my badge number.”

Just as I thought. Because I was an ordinary citizen, the People’s Police had to serve me.

This was the difference between me and those cheap whores who sold themselves.

I berated them for a while longer before finally letting them go.

How satisfying.

This feeling was too satisfying.

These high-and-mighty police officers were nothing special after all.

I turned around, wanting to “continue where we left off,” only to discover the contempt in that man’s eyes was even stronger.

“I’ve lost interest. Another day.” He put on his clothes with a gloomy expression and walked out the door.

I stood there in a daze, unable to grasp the situation.

What exactly had happened?

I thought about it for a long time but couldn’t figure out the answer. All I knew was that my “happiness” was gone again.