Chapter 592 - Grudges
The atmosphere inside the chief’s room was a powder keg about to explode as Asou Shuyao and Xiao Luo began posturing for a fight.
BANG!
Tanaka Hiroshi slammed his palm on the desk angrily and roared, “Asou Shuyao, stop messing around! Where are your manners? Xiao-san is our esteemed guest who is here on official business, so I do not care to hear about the Asou family’s views on the Hua nation. You will do well to remember that you’re a member of the police force. Our very duty is to ensure the security of our society, and you’d be wise to stop creating an international conflict between our nations!”
“Noted, Sir. My apologies.”
Asou Shuyao straightened her back and saluted him.
Tanaka Hinoshi smiled at Xiao Luo and said, “Xiao-san, please don’t take what she said to heart. The conflict is all in the past. Whether we’re from Hua nation or Ri nation, it is a part of our history that we should learn from. Let us focus on our cultural similarities that form the basis of diplomatic relations that have long existed between our two countries.”
Xiao Luo nodded to acknowledge the chief and did not speak further.
“Hey, Ryui-kun, can you show Xiao-san around? I am expecting an important call.”
“Yes.”
Miyazaki Ronjin grunted.
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After leaving the police chief’s office, they headed to the Criminal Investigation Department. There, they saw many people making confessions and writing statements.
“Officer, I did not steal! I have been wrongly accused!”
They heard a desperate voice coming from an ordinary-looking man pleading his innocence to a police officer writing down the statement. It was easy to tell that this man was not Japanese from his choppy use of the language. Based on his facial features and dressing, there was a good chance that he was a citizen of Hua nation.”
Seeing that, Asou Shuyao approached them with a smirk and took the place of that police officer who was writing the statement. She took a glance at the report and asked, “You’re from Hua nation?”
“Yes, ma’am, I am from Hua nation, and I am on vacation here. I did not steal anything, so please let me go. My wife and child are still wandering in that supermarket. They would be frightened if they found me missing. I beg you.” The man pleaded with urgency, keen to get back to the supermarket for his wife and child.
“Cut the crap!”
Asou Shuyao stood up abruptly, slammed onto the desk, and stared angrily at the man. “If you did not steal, then why is that color pencil in your pocket? Are you implying that it had gone into your pocket on its own?”
“I don’t know how it happened. I really don’t know!” The man shook his head repeatedly.
“Huh, don’t travel here as a tourist if you can’t afford it. Stay in your own country and away from Ri nation. If you are here on vacation, then don’t commit such petty crimes!”
Asou Shuyao continued to mock him viciously. “It seems like greed and pettiness are deeply ingrained into the very core of Hua nation people like you. Isn’t it humiliating being caught stealing a mere color pen? What would your ancestors think of you?” she said.
While she was berating the man, she kept staring at Xiao Luo tauntingly. It was evident that she was directing her words at him.
Xiao Luo remained expressionless, but deep within his heart, hatred and anger were beginning to smolder. This woman’s vile character was too much for him to tolerate. Had they been outside of the police building, he would have killed her without a second thought.
When the man heard the insult, the pride within him awakened, and he was furious. In a harsh tone, he replied, “I did not steal anything, and you cannot insult me as you like. And neither can you demean my motherland–I insist, you must apologize to me!”
“Apologize? That’s never going to happen, haha, haha.”
Asou Shuyao laughed as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world, “In my eyes, every single person of Hua nation is just a lower class of animal destined to be enslaved by us. Go back to where you come from, chinaman! You are not welcome here!”
Asou Shuyao’s scathing insult finally got to Xiao Luo. With his dignity and patriotism for Hua nation, he would never allow someone to ridicule his culture in such crude terms.
“You foul-mouthed woman, I... I am not letting you go!”
As someone with a well-to-do background in Hua nation, the man had never expected to go through such humiliation in Ri nation. It was beyond what he could tolerate, and it made him lose his composure momentarily. Without warning, he stood up and pushed Asou Shuyao.
But little did he know that he had fallen right into Asou Shuyao’s trap, for she had purposely insulted him to instigate him into making an aggressive move against her.
She effortlessly blocked the man’s hand and swiftly grabbed his thumb in a tight lock. She then yanked it forcefully, and the man immediately screamed in pain. He bent his knees as his entire body leaned back, his face twisting in agony from the immense pain.
“How dare you assault a police officer? You have quite a nerve!”
Asou Shuyao smirked as she looked at the police officer. “Send him behind bars and proceed with a seven days detention,” she said.
“Wait!” Xiao Luo approached.
“Yes, Xiao Han-san? Are you planning to bail him out?”
Asou Shuyao smiled in a condescending way and said, “As you saw yourself, he was assaulting a police officer, and that is a serious crime.”
Xiao Luo tried very hard to quell his urge to kill and said, “I am going to be straightforward–if it’s me you’re after, then come at me. There’s no need to involve innocent people.”
“Although a color pen does not amount to much, such behavior must be nipped in the bud to make certain he does not progress to stealing more expensive things. Besides, he assaulted a police officer. Do you even understand what that means!” Asou Shuyao snarled as she let go of that man’s thumb.
The moment she finished speaking, Xiao Luo bounded like an uncaged tiger and lashed out with a powerful punch at her.
His attack was as fast as a tornado, and Asou Shuyao barely had the time to block the blow as she crossed her arms in front of her chest instinctively. The punch smashed right into her defense, and she felt like being hit by a tsunami. The force threw her back, and she crashed against an office desk behind her.
Everyone was busy with their work in the office, but they suddenly looked up, and their eyes were drawn to the commotion.
Asou Shuyao took a long time to recover as she felt her arms go numb from the hit. She could not stop trembling as she glared at Xiao Luo with hatred in her eyes. However, she erred toward caution and refrained from retaliating back. She could tell from the blow she received that this person from Hua nation was exceptionally skillful.
“This is what you call assaulting a police officer! Do you get it now?” Xiao Luo mocked.
Kimura Akino recovered from his shock and immediately said to the onlookers, “Don’t mind them, they are sparring. Go back to your work.”
Miyazaki Ronjin was also surprised, but unlike his colleague, he lit a cigarette and started smoking.
“So, can he go now?” Xiao Luo asked.
“Yes, he just needs to pay for the color pen.”
Miyazaki Ronjin responded. He then turned to Asou Shuyao, who was still tensed up and said, “Am I right, Ms. Shuyao?” He gave her a disdainful smile, which exposed two rows of yellowish teeth.
“Get the hell out of here!”
Asou Shuyao screamed. It was not a big issue, to begin with, and it would be unlikely that any serious charges could be made against the man. Her only intention was to force Xiao Luo to reveal his skills, and now that she had already gotten a feel of Xiao Luo’s strength, there was no need to waste her time on a random Hua national.
As Xiao Luo brought the man out, he gave Asou Shuyao a meaningful glare as they passed. His eyes resembled a wolf bearing a grudge, ready to pounce on its quarry when the opportunity arose.