Chapter 3, Disputes
The man known as Officer Li was indeed taken aback for a moment, and with a wry smile, he said: "It's nothing, it's nothing. After mediating cases for so many years, I actually encountered one that wasn't for money. Truly, it's like a frog at the bottom of a well finally seeing the sky; my eyes have been opened."
As Bai Song just arrived at the entrance of the Sanlin Road Police Station, he heard the noise coming from the duty hall. Upon entering, he saw two elderly women arguing with a young man.
After the police spoke, both parties began to negotiate. In short, the driver was also willing to mediate, which could save a lot of time. On the other hand, the woman naturally did not want to be detained or fined. In the end, it was settled at 300 yuan
The police officer raised his hand to interrupt the woman's words, and with an expressionless demeanor, he said two words: "If."
"Alright, let me ask, is it mediation or is it official?" A single statement from the police officer dominated the situation
Confronting the driver were two middle-aged women whose combined age was 100 years, both of short and stout build, with very loud voices
At this moment, the driver instead laughed, "It is obvious that this person usually cannot afford to take a taxi, ha, taxis are equipped with recording devices, and they don't even know this basic fact"
"Police officer, this matter cannot be settled like this. I was just driving properly, and she must compensate me for hitting me!" shouted a man in his thirties, who is a taxi driver and claims to be the victim, with several faint tattoos on his arm
"Xiao Ren, go check his license plate number and call him to come and take the money. We won't keep this money," Deputy Chief Li instructed the auxiliary police officer beside him. "If he doesn't come, just leave the money for now. We'll deal with it when he comes to collect it." After saying this, he glanced at Bai Song and Wang Liang, who were chatting happily, greeted Bai Song, and then entered the courtyard
At the very moment the driver left the door, the police officer noticed the three hundred yuan on the table, which the driver surprisingly did not take. Therefore, he hurriedly chased a few steps and shouted for the driver to stop and take the money. At this point, the taxi driver had already gotten into the car and directly said: "I am not a scammer; getting them to pay a little is purely for my own satisfaction, the money has been handed over to the public." After saying this, he closed the car window and drove away.
After finishing this sentence, the woman in red instantly found her words. Her mind was racing; the camera on the police side did not have recording capabilities. Moreover, even if it did, if she firmly insisted that the driver had cursed at her in the car, who could prove otherwise
The police officer remained silent, at which point the auxiliary officer next to him directly handed over the computer and skillfully opened a video.
The four people remaining in the hall exchanged glances. At that moment, Wang Liang also came out of the room, looked at the three people in a daze, and hurriedly asked, "What happened, Officer Li? Is there anything I can help with?"
After a while, a young auxiliary police officer came out of the room holding a laptop, nodded to the police officers outside, who glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to listen to the three individuals exchanging spittle in their back-and-forth conversation.
The video is very brief, lasting only a few seconds, but it has high clarity. It clearly shows a woman in red getting out of the car, pointing at the driver and scolding him. She then slapped the driver, and the video ends.
"Ha, are you out of your mind thinking about money? You even want to swindle the old lady's money! Let me tell you, I didn't hit you; go find whoever did it!" A woman in a red dress spoke in an extremely exaggerated tone
The moment the woman in red saw the video playing, her expression changed. Who would have thought that there would be such a clear camera in that place, and the efficiency of the police was remarkably high. At this point, she felt somewhat embarrassed and instinctively said: "Officer, it was the driver who cursed at me first!"
"How is it? Impressive, right? From now on, I will be in charge of this. If there are any cases you can't handle over there, just come to me," Wang Liang said, patting his chest.
Ah? Police officer, you are in cahoots with him! I didn't lay a hand on him, and you actually..." The woman in red raised her voice again, about to start shouting.
"Hey, how can you speak like that, driver!" The friend of the woman in red quickly interjected, realizing that in this situation, it was indeed their fault, yet she still rushed to say a word.
In the brand-new video surveillance room, there are two 50-inch LCD televisions, currently displaying different surveillance footage from various intersections of the Sanlin Road police station, with remarkably high clarity. Bai Song did not bother to use the mouse; he merely glanced at the screens and lost interest, as the Jiuheqiao police station was not as advanced, and watching others did not serve much purpose.
If it weren't for his harsh insults, I wouldn't have acted!" the woman in red emphasized again
The woman in red looked up at the police officer, and as she prepared to act, she seemed to sense something amiss in the calm gaze of the officer. With a stiff neck, she declared, "I didn't lay a hand on anyone!"
Bai Song watched the three arguing and felt quite apprehensive. If he were in the position of the police officer standing among them, he would probably have gone mad by now. However, at this moment, observing the police officer, who appeared to be around thirty years old, he stood quietly in the middle of the three, unyielding amidst the storm.
Soon, both parties signed and stamped, marking the end of the mediation. The two women reluctantly pooled together 300 yuan, leaving with displeased expressions. In contrast, the driver appeared very cheerful, as if he had won a victory.
Wang Liang looked puzzled and quickly called Bai Song over. After listening to Bai Song recount the whole story, he couldn't help but express his amazement.
Watching this scene, Bai Song did not take a step forward; he just wanted to see how the police would handle such a troublesome situation
I apologize for the interruption, I shall take my leave. The driver looked at the two women as they took out their money, feeling quite pleased, and with a slight bow of his hands, bid them farewell
Bai Song also turned slightly to the side, standing at a distance neither too far nor too close beside the computer
Oh, fine. If you didn't hit anyone, then that's certainly good. But what if you did resort to violence?
A trivial matter, yet the significant impact of the video recording deeply moved Bai Song, who quickly pulled Wang Liang into the video surveillance room
"Exactly!" the woman next to her echoed, "I have never seen anyone drive like you. The fare is 19.2 yuan. I tell you, if you want to round it down, just give me 19 yuan. Is that too much to ask? Why can't you do that? How come you are so fierce? I see you have tattoos of flowers and dragons; what do you want to do, hit us?"
Bai Song felt a twinge of envy upon seeing these cameras; if all the monitoring at Jiuhe Bridge were this comprehensive, those thieves would probably not dare to drive a truck to steal.
"No! Absolutely not! Officer, what do you mean by this!" The woman in the red dress reacted quickly and categorically denied it.
"Cut it out, as if you could capture anything in our jurisdiction," Bai Song did not take Wang Liang's bait. If he were to compliment him, Wang Liang would surely take off like the wind.
Finally, both sides realized they had met their match, gradually lowering their flags and turning their attention and words towards the police officer. The police officer saw that the timing was right and asked a woman, "Did you make a move?"