Chapter 60: Reclaiming the Interest

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Although the ones injured were Baldy and his gang, the videos taken by the students revealed that they had simply brought it upon themselves! What’s more, the police used these videos to determine that Baldy’s group was to be held responsible for “gathering for a brawl” and “extortion.”

Faced with such an outcome, Baldy and his crew were on the verge of tears, feeling themselves even more wronged than the unjustly condemned Dou E.

A group brawl? Admittedly, that was indeed the reason they came to Nanshan High School. But what happened? Instead of beating Li Sicheng to the ground, their dozen or so people ended up bleeding and injured. Even if they weren’t recognized as victims, how could they be charged with instigating a group brawl? At most, it should be attempted brawling.

As for robbery and extortion, that was even more of a wrongful accusation! From start to finish, not once had they mentioned money—it was Li Sicheng himself who willingly handed it over to them!

Unable to accept this, Baldy immediately cried out, “We’re innocent, officer! We’ve been wronged!”

“Shut up!” barked a policeman nearby, giving Baldy’s head a slap. “How dare you complain about injustice? Don’t you realize how serious it is to come to a school and start a fight? You should be grateful it was you who got injured, not the students. Otherwise, your crimes would be even worse!”

“Ah? So you’re saying it’s actually a good thing we got hurt?” one of the thugs asked, utterly confused.

Hearing this, Baldy was so furious he nearly rushed over to kick the man. Getting hurt is a good thing? What kind of twisted logic is that? Are you brain-dead?

“Enough talk. Cuff them all and take them to the station!” the officer in charge ordered coldly.

“Yes, sir!” the police responded. As they barked at the thugs to squat down, they radioed the precinct to send additional vehicles to transport the lot.

The police had no sympathy whatsoever for Baldy’s gang.

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In the past several months, there had been a string of student attacks near Nanshan High, casting a dark shadow and putting a great deal of pressure on the local police. They had long suspected Baldy’s group, but lacking evidence, had been unable to arrest them.

Tonight, at last, they’d caught them in the act!

As the officers busied themselves, the lead policeman turned to Li Sicheng. “By the way, student, you mentioned they robbed you too? How much did they take?”

Li Sicheng raised his right hand, showing five fingers.

The officer nodded. “Oh, five hundred, right? I’ll have them return it to you.”

He assumed, as any policeman would, that a high schooler would only be carrying a few hundred yuan at most. Such an amount hardly constituted a serious crime. The earlier threats of an extortion charge had been meant merely to scare Baldy and his men.

But Li Sicheng shook his head and corrected him, “Not five hundred, fifty thousand.”

“How much?” the officer was momentarily stunned, thinking he’d misheard.

“Fifty thousand,” Li Sicheng repeated.

“Cheng…” At this moment, Zeng Yi tugged at his sleeve, whispering so only Li Sicheng could hear, “Your bravery award was thirty thousand, not fifty thousand—I counted it myself…”

When Li Sicheng received his several-thousand-yuan reward from the school, Zeng Yi had been so envious that he’d counted the money himself, so he remembered the amount quite clearly.

Li Sicheng merely smiled, kept his head forward, and murmured softly, “Did you forget? I told you before—if they took my money, they’d pay interest. The extra twenty thousand is the interest!”

Zeng Yi’s mouth fell open in shock. He’d recalled Li Sicheng’s words from before, but hadn’t taken them seriously at the time, thinking it was just a bit of bravado to vent his frustration at losing the money.

But now, the truth seemed otherwise…

Still, Zeng Yi was a little worried. “Cheng, did you foresee this outcome? But how can you be sure those thugs really have another twenty thousand on them? What if they don’t?”

“Don’t worry, they’ll have enough,” Li Sicheng replied with utter confidence.

In reality, he had no idea how much money Baldy and his gang actually carried.

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His confidence stemmed partly from the fact that where he was standing was one of the luckiest spots in Yongcheng that night—no matter what dangers arose, he’d pass through them unscathed! And beyond that, he’d saved Liu Wei’s life earlier that evening.

Good deeds bring good fortune.

And don’t forget, there was still an uncontrollable random event to occur tonight—a reward prompted by his good deed. Naturally, it ought to be a stroke of luck!

Although he couldn’t control this random event, Li Sicheng’s sharp sixth sense told him it would likely befall Baldy and his crew.

The officer, oblivious to the whispered exchange between Li Sicheng and Zeng Yi, was floored by the amount Li Sicheng had named. “Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? Fifty thousand? Why would a high schooler be carrying that much cash?”

According to the criminal code, extortion over a thousand is a prosecutable offense, and anything over ten thousand counts as a particularly serious case!

Fifty thousand—now that was a major crime!

“I saved someone in school today. That money was the reward the school gave me,” Li Sicheng replied simply. Many students nearby had witnessed his heroic rescue of Liu Wei, and they all began speaking at once, recounting the whole story.

The officer had already taken a liking to Li Sicheng, and after hearing all this, his admiration only grew. “From the moment I saw you, I thought you were a fine student—and I was right!”

He then turned and strode over to Baldy, who was squatting on the ground with his hands over his head, and gave him a kick. “What are you waiting for? Hand over the extorted money! You’re looking at group assault and extortion, both of a serious nature. You’d better prepare for prison—don’t expect to get out for seven or eight years! Your only chance now is to cooperate and hope for some leniency!”

Baldy, face ashen, dared not resist. He obediently pulled a wad of cash from his coat and handed it to the officer.

The officer counted it, frowning. “This is only thirty thousand. Baldy, I warn you—don’t play games with me.”

Baldy was nearly in tears. “Officer, I swear to Lord Guan, I’m not playing games. That’s all I got from the kid—no more, no less…”