Chapter 570: Report to the Police – Daily Life of the Delicate Aunt in the Courtyard

Chapter 570: Reporting a Case—The Sickly Little Aunt’s Compound Gossip Chronicles

The moment she saw Zhang Mengting, Lin Qing couldn't help but think, "Just as I suspected—it was her."

Lin Qing didn’t follow her and instead kept walking straight to her destination.

After buying what she needed at the co-op store, Lin Qing passed by an alley on her way back.

Suddenly, she heard creepy laughter. "Heh heh, heh heh!"

"Go ahead and run—see how far you make it!"

Whoa, that sounded seriously messed up!

"What do you want?" A woman's voice, laced with panic, rang out.

Yikes—

This situation sounded bad!

Lin Qing remembered that this alley had quite a few dead ends, and the one closest to the street seemed to be one.

Would they really dare do something like that?

Tsk, no way was she risking it.

She spun around and headed for the police station.

After walking a short distance, she took off running, afraid she might be too late.

Fortunately, the police station wasn’t too far away, and within minutes, Lin Qing arrived.

Gasping for breath, she burst in.

A police officer spotted her and immediately approached. "Miss, what’s wrong?"

Seeing her distress, he figured it was serious.

"Officer, I—I—"

"Easy now, take your time."

"No time—listen! *Gasp*—*gasp*—" Lin Qing took two more deep breaths.

"Then tell me, what happened?"

Catching her breath, Lin Qing spoke quickly, "Just now, when I passed by an alley, I suddenly heard noises coming from a dead-end alleyway nearby."

"What kind of noises?"

"It sounded like a woman was trapped by a bunch of guys inside."

"You’re sure where this is?"

"Yes, it’s the dead-end alleyway by the street, two alleys past the co-op store."

The cops patrolled this area daily and knew it well—they knew exactly where she meant almost as soon as Lin Qing described it.

"Go, now—she needs help!"

"Understood!" The officer who had just questioned her couldn't afford to delay any longer upon hearing someone was in danger. He immediately gathered his colleagues and headed out with the team.

Then a female officer walked out of the police station, sent specifically to reassure Lin Qing, fearing she might be frightened.

Lin Qing wasn’t frightened, though—her concern was for the woman in danger.

"Don’t worry, Captain Chen and his team are already on it. That woman will be fine."

"I hope so!" Lin Qing looked anxious, hoping they’d make it in time.

"Alright, don’t dwell on it." The female officer, assuming Lin Qing was blaming herself, quickly reassured her, "You were smart not to rush in. Otherwise—"

Before she could finish, Lin Qing shook her head. "I never thought about charging in. As a weak woman, even if I had, I’d have been walking into a death trap."

"..." The female officer fell silent.

She’d misread her—this woman was quite self-aware.

Then, she finally noticed Lin Qing’s striking looks, as if something clicked.

Before long, the "Captain Chen" the female officer mentioned returned with the dispatched officers, hauling in a group of people. Behind them followed a woman, her face white with shock.

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow at the sight of her. What are the odds?

She had just seen this woman on her way to the co-op earlier. Why hadn’t she gone home yet? And how had she ended up cornered in a dead-end alley by a pack of hoodlums?

Zhang Mengting had no clue what twisted luck had brought her into this mess. She was still reeling.

She’d nearly given up hope.

But—unexpectedly—the cops showed up in the nick of time to save her.

She couldn’t bear to think what would’ve happened if they had been just a minute or two later.

"Comrade Zhang, this is Comrade Lin, the one who reported the case!"

"Lin Qing? It’s you?"

The officer looked surprised. "You know each other?"

Lin Qing nodded. "Yes, we work at the same factory. We went through training together before."

"Oh! I see!"

Zhang Mengting didn’t speak further. Honestly, when she heard it was Lin Qing who had reported the case, she felt grateful—but she secretly resented. Why hadn’t Lin Qing just called for help immediately when she noticed?

She had been left shaking in fear all that time!

Lin Qing didn’t hear any thanks from Zhang Mengting, but she didn’t mind. However, the cop beside her shot her a disapproving look.

Why wasn’t the victim expressing any gratitude?

If not for Comrade Lin, she might’ve already been harmed!

Was she still in shock?

Lin Qing didn’t expect her thanks. At the time, she simply couldn’t have lived with herself if she hadn’t done something. As long as it ended well, that’s all that mattered.

"Officer, I’ve said all I needed to. May I leave now?"

The cop was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, yes, you can go back now!"

"Alright!" Lin Qing nodded and quickly left.

"Officer Zhang, please come with us to give your statement!"

"Okay." Zhang Mengting followed the police expressionlessly.

After leaving the police station, Lin Qing completely forgot about the whole thing.

She never expected there would be a follow-up to this incident.

After interrogation by the police at the station, the group of thugs confessed to their past crimes.

By pure chance, the police inadvertently solved a major murder and robbery case.

It turned out these thugs weren’t locals—they were from a neighboring city. However, due to their frequent thefts and robberies, their notoriety had spread, forcing them out of town. So, they decided to move to An City to start fresh.

They had traveled on foot from the neighboring city. Along the way, they encountered a man riding his bike home and decided to rob him.

However, the man resisted fiercely, and though they initially failed, one of them accidentally pushed him to the ground, where he hit his head on a rock and was knocked out cold.

Their leader, figuring they were in too deep to stop now, took a rock and bashed his head in several more times, ultimately killing him.

But that wasn’t enough—one of them even suggested messing up the man’s face to prevent his identity from being discovered.

After doing all this, they took all his cash from the man’s body and took his bicycle.

Fearing discovery, they didn’t dare sell the bicycle and instead dumped it in the river.

That’s how they managed to get away with it.

And so, this major murder and robbery case went cold.

The police at the station never expected to stumble upon catching these murderers.

At first, they were just conducting standard questioning, but one of the gang members, who had been terrified for a long time, spilled everything the moment cops pressed him.

"Holy crap, what incredible luck! Quick, quick, report this to the higher-ups!"

Soon, the city’s detective squad arrived.

After hearing the details, even the investigators had to admit it was one hell of a lucky break.

"We should thank the woman who reported the case! By pure chance, she helped us solve such a major case. At the very least, we should send a thank-you letter to her workplace!"

"No, we should send her a letter of commendation!"

"Agreed! No problem! I’ll get on it right now!"

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