The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 219 - 220 Momentum

Chapter 219: Chapter 220 Momentum

This fellow is named Joseph Smith, his father is the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, John Smith. Relying on his father’s power, this guy is usually very outspoken. Although he has not committed any serious evils, he has bullied many, and whenever trouble arises, the local police stations and branches all give face to his father and do not deal with him harshly.

Moreover, Joseph Smith’s mother is an extremely protective woman. Whenever there’s a problem, she will side with her son, which makes him even more fearless and reckless in his actions.

Today, he hit a taxi driver, which for him, was a trivial matter that he did not take to heart at all. Coming to the police station was just to show respect to the Director and for those around, to prevent triggering public opinion, since the internet is quite powerful nowadays.

Usually, this behavior is sufficient, but today there happened to be Emily Jenkins, a persistent person, who insisted on pursuing a resolution and even filmed a video on her phone, which inevitably became troublesome; hence, after obtaining the memory card, they threw it into the toilet to flush it away, denying any wrongdoing, and thus leaving Emily without any evidence.

Joseph Smith had initially thought of dealing with the persistent Emily Jenkins later, but upon seeing Emily Jenkins’s appearance, he immediately changed his mind—it was a great beauty, and a bombshell at that, a rarity indeed. The idea of dealing with Emily Jenkins changed into wanting to get her into bed.

"Beauty, do you know where you are? This is the police station, and creating a disturbance like this is illegal. It wouldn’t be a problem to detain you for ten or fifteen days."

After laughing, Joseph Smith put on a stern face, intentionally intimidating Emily Jenkins.

Emily Jenkins glared and retorted, "The police station is not run by your family, do you think you can just detain anyone?"

Joseph Smith squinted his eyes and then glanced at Director John, who immediately understood and darkened his face, barking, "You openly disrespect the national public security authorities, making a scene here, I’m going to arrest you now."

Emily Jenkins incredulously looked at Director John, angrily saying, "You dare?"

Director John snorted coldly, "What can I not dare? Your actions fully comply with the public security regulations, not to mention detaining you, even sending you to re-education through labor wouldn’t be a problem."

"What? Re-education through labor?" Emily Jenkins couldn’t believe her ears. She was clearly upholding justice and providing evidence, yet now she was being detained and even threatened with labor re-education.

At this time, Joseph Smith quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Director John, don’t be so serious, the law is not devoid of human touch. This beauty had good intentions, although there’s a misunderstanding with us, it doesn’t mean you can detain or re-educate her."

Director John looked troubled and said, "But she’s endlessly obstructive, completely hindering our work. If I don’t detain her, how can we continue our work in the future?"

Joseph Smith eagerly said, "Director John, can you do me a favor and just let this go?"

After hesitating a moment, Director John sternly said, "Alright, I’ll give you this favor, but take her away immediately, do not hinder our work here."

"Alright, thank you, Director John. Beauty, let’s go, otherwise you’ll really be detained and it will mess up everything." Joseph Smith now appeared very kind, saying this while reaching out to grab Emily Jenkins’s arm, as if persuading her to leave.

James Brown found this amusing, as Director John and Joseph Smith played off each other like two clowns, and here was Director John, for the sake of Joseph Smith’s flirting, completely neglecting his duties. Such shameful tactics used by authorities of the Public Security Bureau, it was outrageous. No wonder Helen Wilson found it difficult to crack a major case, having to work alongside such a person and resorting to secretive measures.

Emily Jenkins, usually a bit carefree, was quite sharp on this matter. She took two steps back, dodging Joseph Smith’s hand, and snorted coldly, "Stop acting, a Director using such tactics, don’t you feel ashamed?"

Director John’s face immediately turned very ugly, Emily Jenkins speaking out directly like this made him lose face; he became truly angry and shouted, "So, you’re refusing a favor? Take her in!"

The nearby police officers were somewhat hesitant till Director John glared, barking, "Didn’t you hear what I said, arrest her, detain her for fifteen days."

Joseph Smith quickly said, "Director John, please don’t, give me some face."

"John Friend, it’s not that I don’t want to give you face, but if I don’t detain her, I would appear as if I’m colluding with you to woo women."

Joseph Smith initially thought Director John was just putting on a show, but now he realized that Director John was truly angry. However, he felt this was even better. Let Director John really arrest Emily Jenkins and let her suffer a bit. Then he would intervene and get Emily released, surely winning her heart and easily getting her into bed.

At that point, he pretended to be slightly annoyed and said to Emily Jenkins, "Look at what you’ve done, you’ve made Director John so upset. Alright, alright, wait for me, I will definitely get you out."

Upon receiving Joseph Smith’s command, two police officers came over to arrest Emily Jenkins. Emily was furious, certainly not willing to be detained just like that, and exclaimed angrily, "How dare you!"

"Arrest her!" Director John ordered again.

The two police officers no longer hesitated and rushed towards Emily Jenkins, reaching out to grab her.

Emily Jenkins, a young woman, had no way to resist two police officers. What overwhelmed her the most was the heartache from such injustice. Facing the powerful state machinery, she felt utterly insignificant and powerless, a sense of helplessness swiftly overwhelming her.

Just as the police officers were about to apprehend her, her body involuntarily stepped back, and then she was suddenly embraced around the waist by a strong arm. Turning her head, she found herself resting against James Brown’s chest, his embrace seemed like a rock she could rely on, significantly diminishing her sense of helplessness.

However, thinking that James Brown was just an ordinary person, mainly skilled in fighting which was useless here - after all, they couldn’t just start attacking police officers - she remained worried.

"Stop!" James Brown shouted sternly. He had been quietly observing on the side, and his anger had built up. When he was in Hawk Squad, he faced life and death for the country’s peace. But here, those who comfortably serve as police do such things, they are like termites slowly corroding the nation he risked his life to protect. How could his heart not burn with anger?

"Do you also want to obstruct public security law enforcement? Do you know where you are? Look up, what’s above us?" Director John, although having noticed James Brown and Emma Campbell earlier and knowing they were with Emily Jenkins, didn’t take it seriously until James Brown spoke up, immediately causing him to glare.

On the public notice board was a shining national emblem, fueling James Brown’s fury as he yelled, "You still recognize that this is a national institution? You realize a national emblem is right above you? The power given to you by the state is meant to protect the people’s peace, to maintain national stability and harmony. What are you doing instead? Due to connections, you disregard national laws, ignore justice. Is this law enforcement? What law are you enforcing? As the head of a police station, can you justify your actions to the national emblem above you, to the police uniform you wear?"

James Brown’s words were full of righteousness and grandeur, causing Director John’s face to turn extremely ugly, unable to utter a word, especially knowing deep down that his actions did not align with what a police station head should do.

Emma Campbell, standing by James Brown’s side, initially felt fear, but hearing his speech and looking at his resolute profile, she suddenly felt immense admiration for him. This was her boyfriend, and she was truly proud and happy, reflexively clasping James Brown’s arm.

Emily Jenkins turned her head to look at James Brown in awe. She knew him well usually, feeling he was a reliable and wonderful person. Even when James Brown rescued her before, she just felt grateful for his fighting skills, but now his image had grown significantly in her heart.

In a woman’s heart, a man who does not fear power is truly mighty and a real man.

Director John was stupefied by James Brown’s speech, but Joseph Smith was dismissive of such morality. In his heart, with his father’s clout, no one could provoke him – power was meant for people like him, not for ordinary citizens. Seeing Emily Jenkins now leaning in James Brown’s embrace, her demeanor gentle and dependent, and with Emma Campbell also a beauty by James Brown’s side, he was exceedingly annoyed, immediately scoffing, "Kid, you sure can talk big. In a police station, yet you dare to talk about the law? Who do you think you are?"

This remark reminded Director John that in this police station, he was in charge. Who was James Brown, after all? But now he truly dared not underestimate James Brown, who seemed like someone accustomed to the bigger world, especially with two beautiful women obviously close to him beside him. Nowadays, it isn’t common for beauties to be with ordinary guys, let alone two. That definitely required substantial capabilities.

A police officer whispered to Director John, "Director John, the Porsche parked outside should be his."

Director John’s mouth twitched again, a Porsche owner couldn’t possibly be someone trivial. If he was a wealthy second generation, that might be manageable, but if he was some official’s son, that could be troublesome. And even if he was just a wealthy second generation, those who could afford a Porsche would surely have powerful acquaintances. As a mere head of a small police station, he might be out of his depth.