Chapter 26 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Chiding and mocking aside, An Wen still needed to bail his friend out of jail.

It was not possible for him to simply make a call to do so – such was only possible in movies.

Of course, An Wen did not completely rule out the possibility of getting a free pass due to being an influential person.

The problem, however, was that An Wen was not such a person, nor did he know of anyone with such influence.

To put matters into perspective, if you were an extremely influential person, would you really make such a call to bail someone out from detention?

Any such person would usually send someone else to bail the person in question instead. One would not do so personally, for it would be degrading for oneself.

Furthermore, it would not bode well if others got wind of the matter.

“That influential person’s friend got caught in a police anti-vice raid for prostitution-related activities; he had to call someone personally to bail his friend out.”

It would turn into such a good joke that people would laugh about for a good year.

“Alright, we’ll end here for today. My friend got himself into trouble and I need to bail him out. Go and get changed, I may not return for the night.”

“As per usual, all of you will still get a full day’s pay. See you next time, if we do meet again.”

An Wen stood up and took a deep breath to calm the raging hormones in his body.

“Boss, shall I help you with a quick one first?”

The young lady who knew how to voice-act asked as she looked at An Wen with glistening ‘puppy’ eyes. She was probably over-excited.

An Wen was almost moved.

However, he declined her offer after giving it some thought.

If it could only be done halfway, it would be extremely unsatisfying and torturous, so he would rather not start on it.

It was not as if he would not have any more chances to do it in the future.

If he wanted to, he could enjoy himself like he had that night every day.

Changing into his clothes, An Wen left the hotel and began making his way towards the police station.

The police station his friend was detained at was relatively far from An Wen’s hotel. It would take him 40 minutes to drive there.

Fortunately, it was 11 p.m. and the roads were not congested, otherwise…

Speaking of An Wen and his childhood friend, both of whom were actually ‘arch-enemies’.

Of course, it was not that their friendship was not strong enough.

It was, in fact, the opposite – they were extremely close to each other.

After all, their parents were friends and both of them had played together, ever since they were young. With more than ten years of friendship, they were more like brothers.

The reason why they were ‘arch-enemies’ and at odds with each other was mainly because of what An Wen had once said:

“How great it would have been if you were a girl, I would have had a childhood sweetheart.”

When his childhood friend, Zhou Zhe, heard An Wen’s words, he rebuked: “Why must I be the girl, can’t you be the girl instead?”

Compared to having a childhood friend, most people would perhaps rather have a childhood sweetheart, no?

Ever since then, both the boys were constantly at odds and despised each other.

As he drove towards the police station, An Wen had already thought about how he would deal with Zhou Zhe when he arrived.

When he arrived at the police station, however, it turned out that Zhou Zhe and a group of policemen were trying to break up a fight.

A bawling woman was attempting to beat up a cowering man in a corner, as if she had gone mad.

“You’re just an animal, I must have been blind to have married a person like you. I want a divorce, we are getting a divorce tomorrow!”

The woman lambasted as she sobbed at the side, before she was pulled away from the man.

The policemen who were standing at the side then looked at the man in the corner with utter disdain.

Even more so for the policewoman, who would probably have stood alongside with the woman in her fight, had she not been wearing her uniform.

She would certainly not have wanted to break up the fight.

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhe was also similarly caught in a bad situation.

“Erm… Good evening, Bro, I’m here to pick up my friend. May I know what are the necessary procedures?”

At that juncture, An Wen walked into the police station and asked one of the policemen.

“What’s your friend’s name?” The policeman asked in reply.

“Zhou Zhe, that’s him.”

An Wen said as he pointed at Zhou Zhe.

“Oh, okay. His situation is less serious, and he does not have prior repeated records of meeting with a prostitute. According to Article 66 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, a fine of 500 yuan has to be paid, and he has to undergo re-education. You have to pay the fine first, then sign as the bailor on the Public Security Administration Punishment Written Decision. You two may leave after that.” The policeman explained.

“Alright, I’ll go and pay the fine now.”

An Wen said. He immediately walked over to pay the fine as per official procedure.

“As the bailor, you have to ensure that the person you bailed is re-educated. If the person on bail is caught engaging in illegal activities within a short period of time from this point on, you will also be held jointly liable.” The policeman solemnly said to An Wen.

“Don’t worry, Sir. If he does it again, I will inform his dad to give birth to another child before breaking his fifth ‘leg’.” An Wen replied with a nod.

“Haha… There’s no need to go to that extreme. This is actually not an extremely serious matter, but there are all sorts of people out there nowadays, and it would be very problematic if he contracts any infection from them.”

The policeman felt that An Wen’s plan was slightly cruel and hurriedly talked him out of it.

Then, he turned toward Zhou Zhe and uttered, “I understand that you’re young, but don’t engage in illegal activities anymore. Get a girlfriend soon.”

“Don’t worry, Sir, I will definitely not make such a mistake again.” Zhou Zhe said sincerely.

“Alright, you should go home quickly, it’s late.”