Chapter 19: Chapter 015: The Beautiful Police Officer
The beautiful and energetic policewoman turned around, bringing Ye Fan over and pointing to him, she said, "Commander Zhao, this gentleman claims he is the owner of the Alto."
Policewoman Zhao Lina shifted her gaze to Ye Fan, who appeared nonchalant and lazy, her beautiful eyes slightly puzzled.
In her mind, the daring anti-crime hero could be short, poor, and ugly, tall, rich, and handsome, a laborer, a white-collar, a student, or a veteran, but how could he be a slovenly man?
"Are you the owner of the Alto?" Zhao Lina asked bluntly, suspecting Ye Fan was a crook, "Show me your registration document."
The registration document differed from a driver's license as it contained vehicle information.
"I didn't bring it," Ye Fan said, spreading his hands.
Zhao Lina coldly asked, "Then how can you prove the car is yours?"
Ye Fan frowned slightly, sensing the policewoman's suspicion and felt somewhat upset. — Brother is a returning hero; instead of a warm embrace from this policewoman, she suspects me of being a fraudster. Humph, Brother even suspects your big breasts are fake!
"There are two packs of Yuxi cigarettes in the car, one pack is half-smoked, and the other has one cigarette missing," Ye Fan said helplessly, "The first song in the music player is 'See You Again'."
Zhao Lina turned to the policeman who had brought Ye Fan over, "Xiao Hua, go check if this is true."
"Okay," the policeman turned and headed towards the Alto.
Zhao Lina turned back, and said, "Give me your ID card."
"I didn't bring it," Ye Fan said again, spreading his hands.
"Driver's license."
"I didn't bring that either."
Zhao Lina's pretty face hardened completely.
Ye Fan got annoyed; although he never expected to appear gloriously on TV or in the newspapers, he really couldn't tolerate being doubted so much.
He snorted, "I mean, what kind of fraudster would be bold enough to pull a scam at a murder scene? Especially just to steal an old Alto worth less than 20,000 yuan. Think about it, will you?"
At last, he purposefully glanced at Zhao Lina and muttered softly, "No wonder some say women with big chests are brainless."
The volume was just right for Zhao Lina to hear.
Hearing this, Zhao Lina's eyes widened, her slender eyebrows shot up in an instant, and an intimidating aura radiated from her. With a piercing look fixated on Ye Fan, a pair of handcuffs appeared in her hand as she coldly said, "I suspect you have something to do with this murder case; I am going to arrest you!"
"Stop bluffing," Ye Fan scoffed dismissively, "You can take me to the station for questioning, but you have no right to handcuff me. Don't think Brother doesn't know the law."
"Hmph!" Zhao Lina snorted heavily, retracting the handcuffs and disdained Ye Fan even more.
At that moment, the policeman who had checked the car came back and said to Zhao Lina, "Commander Zhao, this gentleman was right; the car really belongs to him."
This policeman didn't realize that Zhao Lina had already gotten angry with Ye Fan. After reporting, he turned and clapped Ye Fan on the shoulder, admiringly saying, "Bro, nice! Not only are you skilled, but your courage is exceptional, daring to save someone in a car crash."
In the end, he even gave Ye Fan a thumbs-up.
"Hehe, Officer, you flatter me," Ye Fan modestly responded with a faint smile.
However, the next moment, he turned his face toward Zhao Lina and grinned mockingly, casting a scornful look.
Zhao Lina's pretty face turned dark in an instant. She wanted to erupt but couldn't find a way to, feeling extremely stifled, with her chest heaving in frustration.
" Humph!" She snorted heavily, turned around, and walked away while thinking to herself, "You despicable boy, you better not mess under my watch!"
Seeing the arrogant policewoman storm off, Ye Fan couldn't help feeling secretly thrilled: Haha, what a look, and she calls herself the squadron leader, yet she can't even recognize a hero among her subordinates. Embarrassing, isn't it?
The policeman was puzzled by Zhao Lina's sudden angry departure, thinking she was displeased with him, although he felt he hadn't done anything wrong.
"Officer, may I go ahead and drive my car now?" Ye Fan asked the policeman.
The policeman suppressed his confusion and smiled at Ye Fan, "Of course. However, as you are also involved in this matter, you'll need to help us by giving a statement."
"That's fine. But I do need to get to work, so I hope it can be quick," Ye Fan said.
"Haha, don't worry, we'll make it as convenient for you as possible," the policeman laughed, "I'll go and ask the squadron leader now."
After speaking, he quickly walked over to Zhao Lina to ask for instructions, then came back and said to Ye Fan, "Brother, drive your car and follow me back to the police station to record your statement."
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After recording his statement at the police station and leisurely having lunch, Ye Fan looked at the time, and it was already past three in the afternoon, making him late for work again.
However, Ye Fan wasn't in a hurry at all, driving his second-hand Alto at an unhurried pace to Emali Group.
Meanwhile, at Emali Group, in the HR Manager's office, He Jiaqiang and Cao Guoqiang were having an argument over Ye Fan.
It turned out, right after work resumed in the afternoon, He Jiaqiang couldn't wait to draft a report for Ye Fan's dismissal and hurriedly submitted it to Cao Guoqiang.
Cao Guoqiang was taken aback when he received the report; he had just mentioned wanting to invite Ye Fan for a meal that morning, and now He Jiaqiang was already writing a report to dismiss him in the afternoon.
"Manager He, is there a misunderstanding here?" Cao Guoqiang asked with a slight frown.
He Jiaqiang immediately said loudly, "There's no misunderstanding. Ye Fan always slacks off, has a sloppy work attitude, arrives late, and talks back to the leadership. You also know about Gao Feng, this key talent. It took me a lot of effort to finally persuade him to consider switching to our group, just short of formally signing the contract. This morning, because I had an urgent matter and couldn't leave, I asked him to take my place at the meeting with Gao Feng to finalize the contract signing."
"When I assigned him the task, I already emphasized the importance of the mission and instructed him to make sure it was completed. But he still didn't take it seriously, his work attitude was lax to the extreme, and he didn't even go to meet with Gao Feng to sign the contract. Gao Feng waited left and right, and after half an hour, he became very angry, thinking that we lacked sincerity, and ultimately refused to switch to our group."
"Because of his extremely sloppy work, we failed to secure this key talent, Gao Feng, which then affected the progress of the new project pushed by the chairman, impacting the group's major development plans, creating an extremely adverse effect. How can we manage the team if we don't dismiss him?"
Cao Guoqiang was still unwilling to sign, saying, "Perhaps he encountered some emergency on his way to meet Gao Feng, which prevented him from keeping the appointment on time."
"What emergency could there be? It's surely because he was too sloppy in his work attitude, took the opportunity to drive out for fun, and forgot the time," He Jiaqiang said, "Manager Cao, just sign it. He's just a new employee; why bother so much about him?"
"That's not a good way to put it," Cao Guoqiang shook his head, "We must ask him face-to-face and clear things up before deciding."
"Humph, then you wait," He Jiaqiang scoffed twice, "He hasn't returned to the group yet!"
"Perhaps he really encountered some emergency," Cao Guoqiang spoke up for Ye Fan.
Seeing that Cao Guoqiang firmly refused to sign, He Jiaqiang had no choice but to temporarily return to his own office.