"Officer, you can't be biased just because I have a criminal record. I'm really trying to be a good citizen, and now I'm being bullied. You have to stand up for me."

After twisting the facts, Wu Damaizi even played the victim card.

Tan Jing frowned upon hearing this.

"Wu Damaizi, what do you take us for? We only uphold justice! As long as you're in the right, we will ensure you get justice." Tan Jing stated his position loudly with a hint of anger.

Wu Damaizi responded with a smug grin.

"Hehe, that sounds good. Thank you, Officer Tan," Wu Damaizi said with a cheeky smile.

Tan Jing had no liking for Wu Damaizi, not even wanting to spare him a glance.

After a disdainful glance, Tan Jing turned his attention to Chen Yang and started asking about the incident.

"Chen Yang, can you explain what happened here and why you're stopping Wu Damaizi from doing business?" Tan Jing asked.

"Because those pheasants of his were stolen," Chen Yang said calmly.

"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? Even in front of the officer, you dare to falsely accuse me. You have no regard for the law," Wu Damaizi was instantly agitated upon hearing Chen Yang accuse him of stealing pheasants and immediately scolded Chen Yang.

"Wu Damaizi, what are you doing? Are you not going to let people speak? We will get to the bottom of the facts, but you need to give people a chance to speak," Tan Jing didn't hold back either, turning back at him with a scolding.

Wu Damaizi felt wronged but didn't dare to say more.

"Chen Yang, please continue. How did Wu Damaizi steal the chickens?" Tan Jing asked calmly.

Chen Yang glanced at Wu Damaizi, then detailed the events he knew about.

Including how his farm's pheasants went missing, supplemented by Village Chief Ma's accounts.

After listening to Chen Yang's account, Tan Jing immediately got a sense of the situation.

Just as he was about to follow up with Wu Damaizi for any counter-arguments, Wu Damaizi became restless and loudly retorted.

"You little brat, you really know how to slander. Just because your pheasants went missing, does that mean I stole them? Couldn't the typhoon have blown them away?" Wu Damaizi firmly denied the accusation.

Tan Jing frowned and looked at Wu Damaizi, saying, "Don't say that now. First, you need to prove your own side before you speak."

Wu Damaizi was stunned. "Officer Tan, you're being too biased. Why are you always scolding me and never him?"

"He didn't interrupt me. From start to finish, it's been you shouting and yelling. If I don't scold you, then who?" Tan Jing said frankly.

Hearing this, Wu Damaizi couldn't argue anymore.

He had no choice but to remain silent.

At this point, Tan Jing also did a quick analysis to clarify the situation.

Then he looked at Wu Damaizi and said, "Wu Damaizi, you said you bought all these pheasants through proper channels, correct?"

"Yes, I bought them all!" Wu Damaizi nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, then provide some proof of your transaction channels, sufficient to prove that you purchased them," Tan Jing, seeing him nod, immediately asked him to provide evidence of his purchase.

But Wu Damaizi had none and immediately looked nervous.

"Why aren't you speaking? If you bought them, providing evidence should be easy, right? Chat records, transaction records, and contact details are all forms of evidence," Seeing Wu Damaizi silent and speechless, Tan Jing began asking incisive questions.

"I..." Wu Damaizi stammered for over a minute, finally saying, "I can't provide any of that. It was a cash transaction."

Wu Damaizi's reason was obviously an excuse.

Anyone with some experience in this kind of situation could see through it.

"Since you can't provide any evidence, you're suspected of stealing the chickens, and you'll have to come with me!"

Unable to provide evidence, Tan Jing didn't waste words and immediately aimed to apprehend Wu Damaizi and take him to the station for investigation.

Seeing the situation, Wu Damaizi immediately panicked.

"This is too unfair, how can you just arrest me like this? I protest! This is unfair." Wu Damaizi shouted in a panic, protesting loudly.

This was a market, surrounded by many onlookers.

With Wu Damaizi making such a scene, all eyes turned to them.

Not wanting to cause a negative impact, Tan Jing naturally couldn't ignore Wu Damaizi's protest.

"What are you protesting about? What's unfair?" Tan Jing asked.

"Why should I be the only one to provide evidence? Just because he says I stole them, does that mean I did? You should also ask him to provide evidence; otherwise, he's defaming me. Everyone, judge for yourselves! Isn't this the case?"

Wu Damaizi, not being honest at all, even when being detained, continued to struggle.

He even tried to provoke the emotions of the surrounding crowd.

The surrounding crowd, not knowing what happened, just felt that Wu Damaizi had a point: it shouldn't just be him providing evidence.

Chen Yang, as the accuser, should also provide evidence.

The crowd began talking among themselves, with many expressing dissatisfaction about the situation.

Seeing this, Tan Jing also found the situation becoming tricky.

It's not that he didn't want fairness.

He simply wanted to take them back to the station for a thorough investigation and gathering of evidence.

But with Wu Damaizi causing such a scene, he couldn't just take them away.

Evidence was necessary.

But now, both sides were sticking to their stories, and there was no proof that the chickens belonged to Chen Yang, complicating the matter.

Just when Tan Jing felt stuck, Chen Yang stepped forward to speak.

"Wu Damaizi, what's the point in denying this stubbornly? You're only increasing the costs with such resistance. Don't you understand the principle of leniency for confession and severity for resistance?" Chen Yang said calmly to Wu Damaizi.

Chen Yang said this in hopes that the guy would confess.

But Wu Damaizi took it the opposite way.

He believed Chen Yang had no evidence, which made him act that way.

So not only did he refuse to confess, but he denied the accusations even more firmly.

"What's this stubborn denial? You brat, you're just using sophistry. Just because you say these pheasants are yours, doesn't make them yours! Call them, see if they respond to you?" Wu Damaizi said arrogantly.

Chen Yang shook his head helplessly and smiled, "These pheasants are mine, and if I call them, they will indeed respond."

Pfft.

As soon as Chen Yang said this, Wu Damaizi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, are you an idiot, thinking that they will respond if you call them? Have you lost your mind because you lost your chickens?" Wu Damaizi mocked, full of ridicule.

The surrounding people also found Chen Yang's words somewhat laughable.

Tan Jing also felt Chen Yang's words sounded somewhat unreasonable, so he wanted to adjust the atmosphere and not let Wu Damaizi control the situation further.

But Chen Yang spoke up before he could.

"If you don't believe me, why don't you open the cage and try?" Chen Yang said with a slight smile.

"Fine! You're the one who said it, and if you can really get these pheasants to respond, then I'll admit defeat," Wu Damaizi continued to mock with a face full of scorn, clinging to Chen Yang's words.

Hoping to use this to muddle perceptions and find a chance to escape the situation.

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