Actually, the method proposed by Ye Xiao was truly comical; however, what era are we in? The era of internet information. By now, Chen Jianguo had already noticed several people fiddling with their smartphones, obviously looking to take a quick snap of the scene when he wasn't paying attention. Police do have some authority, but, after all, they can't prevent people from taking pictures, can they? Besides, if he were to stop them from filming, wouldn't that just give people an excuse?

Therefore, Chen Jianguo actually agreed with what Ye Xiao said. In fact, at this point, he really had no choice but to agree. Chen Jianguo didn't know what Ye Xiao's relationship with the Xia Group was, but if it was nothing serious, Chen Jianguo preferred not to antagonize the Xia Group.

Ye Xiao immediately looked at the hall manager and said, "Could you please find some pens and paper? Also, I know this must be very difficult for you, so if you want to write 'give up,' I won't blame you."

The hall manager was touched by Ye Xiao's words; he had not expected that at this critical moment, this young man would still consider his feelings. Compared to this, the hall manager felt that even the police could hardly match Ye Xiao's character.

The hall manager was quite efficient; while distributing paper and pens to each table, he also said to the diners, "The fate of this gentleman is now in your hands. I hope you can all write down what you have just witnessed."

Once the pens and paper were distributed, the diners at each table began to write. Usually having no right to vote, they now felt they had gained a very important voting right. This vote not only gave them a sense of existence but also emphasized their importance.

The hall manager also picked up a pen and began to write. After finishing, he folded the note.

Wu Zhenshuai's underling tugged at Chen Jianguo and whispered, "Captain Chen, this is really disadvantageous for Brother Wu."

How could Chen Jianguo not know this? But the situation had already reached this point, and he was really out of options. Of course, there was one way: he could just count the votes later and purposely claim there were more 'give up' votes, which would still allow them to arrest Ye Xiao.

The hall manager was still responsible for collecting the votes, but holding the ballots in his hand, he did not immediately hand them over; he truly did not know who he should give them to.

Seeing the hall manager getting the votes ready, Chen Jianguo immediately said in a serious tone, "Bring the votes here for me to look at."

"Hold on!" Ye Xiao said quietly.

Chen Jianguo immediately turned to Ye Xiao, displeased, and said, "What now? You asked for witnesses, and I indulged you. What more do you want?"

Ye Xiao, however, gave a soft laugh and said to Chen Jianguo, "Captain Chen, don't be anxious. Hehe, I know you're committed to impartial law enforcement. For something as minor as reading votes, I think we don't need to trouble you."

"What?" Chen Jianguo immediately frowned and said, "This is about whether you're breaking the law. Are you suggesting we let a non-law enforcement officer read the votes? I think there's no need to read them at all."

Ye Xiao shook his head and said, "Captain Chen, why are you getting so angry? I didn't say that law enforcers shouldn't read the votes. I think this beautiful policewoman here is pretty and kind-hearted. I think it'd be better if she read the votes, and I believe that's what everyone wants."

Feng Jiao, this beautiful police officer, had attracted a lot of attention upon arrival, given her rare beauty as a female officer in uniform, which made many people's imaginations run wild. Her tight-fitting uniform seemed to constrict certain parts of her body, and obviously, many people felt uncomfortable on Feng Jiao's behalf.

"Right, that police officer is so pretty. Let the beautiful policewoman read the votes. Her voice must be really nice to listen to." One of the nosy diners chuckled and suggested.

Ye Xiao immediately smiled and said to Chen Jianguo, "Captain Chen, see, this is the will of the people."

Seeing the situation develop to this stage, Chen Jianguo realized that he could no longer stop it. He turned to Feng Jiao, who was blushing slightly and casting shy glances at Ye Xiao from time to time. Meanwhile, Ye Xiao kept giving Feng Jiao flirtatious looks, which made her all the more bashful.

The others didn't know Feng Jiao was actually being stealthily teased by Ye Xiao, but seeing her shy demeanor, most of the male hormones surged instantly.

"Then you read them," Chen Jianguo said to Feng Jiao.

Feng Jiao nodded and started to read the ballots, one by one, as she took them from the hall manager's hands.

"Innocent—one vote!" Feng Jiao's lips parted gently as she slowly spoke.

Then, Feng Jiao picked up the second ballot.

"Innocent—one vote!"

Her voice sounded almost heavenly to the listeners in the room.

Feng Jiao continued to pick up the ballots.

"Innocent—one vote!"

After reading through the stack of ballots, only one vote was for 'give up,' which was presumably written by the hall manager.

Once all the ballots were read, it was proven that Ye Xiao was innocent.

"But... but what about that one 'give up' vote? That must be because of your coercion!" yelled a worker from Hong Company at Ye Xiao.

However, just then, the hall manager looked at Ye Xiao with an apologetic expression and said, "I'm really sorry, I can't support you."

Ye Xiao gave a slight smile and said, "It's okay, suggesting that you give up was also my intention."

A few brief words between Ye Xiao and the lobby manager directly silenced the Hong Company underling, who clearly realized his previous accusations were now utterly ineffective.

Then, with a grin, Ye Xiao turned to Chen Jianguo and said, "Captain Chen, do you still want me to accompany you to the Guard Bureau? I believe you enforce the law impartially, after all, policemen are Law Enforcers."

Chen Jianguo looked at Ye Xiao with a dark expression, thinking that if he returned empty-handed, wouldn't he lose face in front of Sun Ling?

"They only proved that you are innocent but haven't proved that your act of hitting someone was self-defense, so you still need to come with me!" Chen Jianguo said very seriously to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao smiled faintly at this.

He didn't say a word, but the people around began to criticize Chen Jianguo.

"Ye Xiao, what did you just say? He's a Law Enforcer?" Fang Jing asked Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao shrugged and replied, "That's right."

"If you dare to deceive me again, I'll beat you up. Have you ever seen a servant act so shamelessly? Ah, I forgot to record this with my phone. But I believe some justice warrior must have captured this scene of the shameless capturing the good guy."

"What did you say?" Another policeman among the three, Chen Jianguo's lackey, immediately snapped at Fang Jing.

"I haven't broken any law; you're my public servant, so are you trying to hit me?" Fang Jing glared at the policeman.

Suddenly, the policeman closed his mouth, unable to utter another word.

Ye Xiao looked at Chen Jianguo and then stood up from his chair with a smile, "If you must take me, then take me. Anyway, I know that in front of you, the law is just a worthless piece of paper, while your words are the law."

At that moment, Xia Mingyue suddenly said, "Ye Xiao, you go. After all, I gave you the afternoon off. Don't worry, I will definitely support you. I believe in the fairness of the law."

"Then thank you, Mr. Xia." Ye Xiao smiled proudly and then looked at Chen Jianguo again.

Chen Jianguo's face was truly unsightly at this point, and he was indecisive, not knowing whether he should arrest Ye Xiao.

However, if he let Ye Xiao go just like that, wouldn't he, the captain of the Criminal Police Team, lose all face? Obviously, that wouldn't be good.

Chen Jianguo looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Let's go outside to talk, that should be okay, right?"

"No problem, you call the shots!"

Chen Jianguo immediately turned and walked out.

At this point, Chen Jianguo didn't insist on arresting Ye Xiao and instead suggested stepping outside for a talk.

Ye Xiao took a few steps forward and suddenly saw Feng Jiao standing still, as if dazed, and not moving. He smiled slightly and said to her, "Hey, beauty, aren't you coming out too?"

"Of... of course, I'm coming out!" Feng Jiao quickly walked outside.

Another policeman was stunned by Feng Jiao's expression; usually, she was very cold, but why did she act like a shy, little woman when she saw Ye Xiao?

Once outside the Huai Qianqiu Grilled Fish Restaurant, Ye Xiao, still grinning, looked at Chen Jianguo and said, "Captain Chen, go on, what else do you have in mind?"

"Ye Xiao, can you give me some face, please? I know you're innocent today," Chen Jianguo said helplessly as he looked at Ye Xiao.

At that moment, the Hong Company underling immediately said to Chen Jianguo, "Captain Chen, what are you..."

"Shut your mouth!" Chen Jianguo glared at the Hong Company underling, who immediately fell silent.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said to Chen Jianguo, "Captain Chen, I'm quite helpless too, always having people looking for trouble with me. But luckily, Captain Chen enforces the law impartially."

Hearing 'enforces the law impartially' from Ye Xiao was extraordinarily grating to Chen Jianguo.

"Alright, go back. If anything like this happens again, I won't give you the chance to have someone prove your innocence," Chen Jianguo glanced at Ye Xiao, then turned towards his police car, saying this to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao laughed and replied, "Rest assured, Captain Chen, I will certainly be a law-abiding, exemplary citizen."

Although Chen Jianguo's face showed helplessness, in his heart, he felt even more helpless, or rather, incredibly furious. He really wanted to take Ye Xiao in, but he also knew he couldn't do that. First, he had no evidence of Ye Xiao's guilt, and furthermore, there were so many bystanders who had testified to Ye Xiao's innocence. Moreover, Ye Xiao had the support of the Xia Group behind him. So, this time, Chen Jianguo could only let Ye Xiao go, only hoping to catch definitive evidence against Ye Xiao next time and bring him down for good!

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