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    **Chapter 132: Interrogation Under Duress?**

    The men knew Su He had *kung fu*, so they knew better than to underestimate her.

    One man grabbed Su He from behind, trying to pin her down.

    But Su He reacted fast—twisting his arm and flipping him over with a shoulder throw. A sickening *crack* echoed through the air, followed by the man’s agonized scream.

    Yikes, just watching that hurt.

    Who would’ve thought the lady selling *fried dough* was this badass?

    Not only did the onlookers think so, but even the Chen brothers were stunned.

    Two of Chen Zhijie’s cousins were already ready to bail.

    Seeing this, Chen Zhijie’s eldest brother lunged at Su He, furious—only to be sent flying with one kick from her.

    He barely got within arm’s reach before… he was flung backward?

    Su He had put her whole weight into that kick. After being sent sprawling, Chen Zhijie’s brother couldn’t get up for a while.

    “Holy crap, did she kill him?”

    “Who *is* this girl? She’s incredible!”

    “These guys are *so* outmatched.”

    “She’s *obviously* trained, hello?”

    “Wow, that sister is so cool! I love her!”

    The crowd erupted in chatter until—

    “Coming through! Police!”

    “Show’s over, move along! No more gawking!”

    The Chen brothers, who had been too scared to fight Su He, tried to bolt when the police arrived—only to be caught on the spot.

    “No one involved is leaving!” the officer barked.

    Looking at the three men Su He had taken down, the officer demanded, “Who did this to you?”

    Chen Zhijie was the first to respond, groggily pointing toward Su He.

    “It was her, Officer. That woman.”

    The policeman looked over—damn, not only was it a woman, but a petite, porcelain-skinned woman at that.

    “Don’t mess with me!” the officer snapped at Chen Zhijie.

    Chen Zhijie was *this close* to crying injustice. These days, even telling the truth didn’t work.

    “It really was her! Ask the crowd if you don’t believe me!”

    Su He stepped forward, playing up her distress. “Officer, these guys ganged up on me. I was just defending myself.

    Thankfully, I learned some *kung fu* as a kid—otherwise, I’d be curled up on the pavement right now.”

    The beaten members of the Chen family: ......

    This damn woman—she wasn’t like this when she was beating them up just now.

    She was a total beast, and now she’s acting all pitiful?

    The kicker is, they didn’t even lay a finger on her.

    “Officer, wait—this is a misunderstanding! I came to take my wife with mental illness home, but she deliberately stopped me.

    I seriously suspect she’s trying to sell off my wife.

    Otherwise, why else wouldn’t she let me take my wife back?”

    God, what a moron!

    Su He was about to crack up.

    This guy was so dense, Su He didn’t even know where to start.

    Did he seriously just blurt out to the cops that Fu Yanju had mental illness? That completely proved Chen Zhijie was full of crap.

    “You think your word alone can determine whether someone has a mental illness?

    My husband is a doctor—we’ll take her to the hospital and get a real diagnosis.” Su He snapped.

    “She’s not right in the head at home—she’s always been sick!”

    Seeing the two about to argue again, the officer massaged his forehead, exasperated.

    “Knock it off! All of you, come with me to the station!”

    Fu Yanju, frightened, darted to Su He’s side.

    “Don’t be afraid,” Su He murmured.

    For some reason, those two words somehow worked like magic, and Fu Yanju instantly felt less panicked.

    As the group was led away by the police, the onlookers, seeing no more show to see, gradually dispersed.

    Only then did Aunt Niu start to put two and two together.

    “Wait, was that woman Fu Yanju, the daughter of the Fu family? And that man looked familiar too.

    Holy shit!”

    Aunt Niu gasped as if she’d stumbled upon a bombshell of a secret, covering her mouth in shock.

    She had to inform the Fu family immediately—who knew how long Su He and the others would be tied up at the station?

    No use overthinking it—she had to notify the Fu family first.

    Aunt Niu tossed a few coins to have the neighboring stall watch her stand and then booked it back to Shangyao Village alone.

    After being taken to the station, Su He and the others were split up and grilled.

    The Chen family really did have pull in town—no wonder they were so brazen.

    In this era, many laws and regulations were full of loopholes. Getting Su He convicted wouldn’t be hard at all.

    All you need is connections higher up.

    "This is an extremely serious offense. You actually hit someone in broad daylight, with everyone watching?

    The police are calling this a personal dispute that turned violent.

    Since the other guy is hurt worse, you could get detained and have to pay up.

    Of course, if you show real remorse and get them to drop charges, you won’t go to jail."

    A male officer sat across from Su He, speaking sternly.

    Su He looked soft-spoken and delicate, and he assumed emphasizing the severity would make her quickly admit guilt and seek reconciliation.

    However—

    "Oh please, Officer, you think I don’t know the law?" Su He stared coldly at the young officer.

    "Watch your mouth! Is that how you talk to the police? Show some respect!" the officer suddenly shouted.

    Next door, Fu Yanju flinched. She looked fearfully at the officer interrogating her and pleaded anxiously, "This was all my fault. My sister-in-law was only trying to help me. Please, let her go."

    The officer in front of her looked at Fu Yanju with some sympathy, but there was nothing he could do. Orders were clear from the top—frame Su He.

    What could they do? That Chen guy had pull.

    "No matter what you say, I won’t admit guilt. I defended myself. I’m not guilty."

    Su He never thought corruption among officials could be this brazen.

    Fu Yanju was surely facing trouble too. Su He worried Fu Yanju might claim insanity to save her.

    ......

    Just then, Zhou Liqun, returning to the station from outside, overheard his subordinates talking.

    "Man, that woman won’t crack—she’s refusing to confess."

    "If she won’t talk, we might have to... persuade her."

    They all knew what that meant—beat a confession out of her.

    "Look, both sides messed up here. Those guys did swing first."

    "Yeah, but his connections trump that."

    "By the way, what’s that woman’s name? I’ll check her address on file."

    "I think it’s Su He. Yeah, definitely Su He."

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