Chapter 57: I Know You Find It Amusing, But Please Don't Laugh Yet

Before Jiang Yun could react to what was happening, a few more people burst out from the roadside and surrounded the first group that had come running from the residential building.

Sensing that the situation was turning against them, the initial group immediately scattered and tried to escape. A few of them weren’t fast enough and were pinned to the ground by the two groups that had ambushed them. But two of the escapees had better luck and managed to break through the encirclement.

They happened to be running straight toward where Jiang Yun was standing.

At that moment, the burly men chasing them suddenly shouted in Jiang Yun’s direction, “We’re the police! Stop them!”

Jiang Yun: ??????

He didn’t know exactly what was going on, but it was never wrong to cooperate with the police. Instinctively, Jiang Yun stepped into the path of the two fleeing men.

Seeing him block their way, the two exchanged a glance and charged straight at Jiang Yun, not the least bit inclined to dodge.

Jiang Yun, seeing their intent, angled his body and braced his shoulder, ramming directly into them.

Bang!

A heavy collision sounded, and in the next instant, two figures were sent flying backward.

When they landed, everyone could see clearly: it wasn’t Jiang Yun who had been knocked away, but the two who had tried to body-check him!

At this point, the police caught up and pinned the dazed escapees to the ground.

One of the officers turned to Jiang Yun and asked with concern, “Are you all right?”

Jiang Yun rubbed his slightly numb shoulder and shook his head. “I’m fine, just a bit of tingling in my shoulder.”

The officer looked at him with surprise, then patted his shoulder. “You’re in good shape, young man.”

The viewers watching the livestream were all full of question marks.

“?????”

“What just happened???”

“Damn, Yun bro’s physique! Two guys couldn’t knock him over!”

“And those two even had a running start, Yun didn’t even budge!”

“No wonder he almost made that older lady have a nosebleed—he’s seriously strong!”

“….”

Glancing at the flooding comments, Jiang Yun turned to the police officer in front of him and asked, “Excuse me, officer, what exactly was going on here?”

Perhaps because Jiang Yun had just helped them, the officer explained, “These people are all part of a pyramid scheme operating next door. We’ve been staking out for days, and today we finally acted when we got the full picture.”

“Oh.” Jiang Yun nodded, understanding.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll just—” He was about to say he’d take his leave.

But in the next second, he caught sight of a familiar face.

“Damn! That female scammer!” Jiang Yun cried out in shock, pointing at a figure in a school uniform among the crowd.

Hearing Jiang Yun call out “scammer,” the officer turned around, curious. When he saw who Jiang Yun was pointing at, he grinned. “She’s one of us. She’s been posing as a scammer in the area for the past few days, gathering intel. It’s actually pretty funny—yesterday, some guy mistook her for a real scammer and stuffed twenty buns into her hands. She came back and nearly threw up, gave us all a good laugh.”

Jiang Yun: ……

I know you think it’s funny, but maybe don’t laugh just yet—because I have a bad feeling about this…

Jiang Yun’s conversation with the officer was loud enough for the female…officer to hear. As she turned her head and saw Jiang Yun, her face, which had just been beaming with satisfaction at catching the criminals, darkened instantly.

She walked over to the male officer Jiang Yun was speaking to and asked, “Funny, is it?”

“It was hilarious. Were the buns any good?” the male officer teased, still oblivious.

The female officer pointed at Jiang Yun. “He’s the one who gave me the buns.”

The male officer: ……

For a moment, time seemed to freeze.

The man’s face twitched a few times, clearly wanting to laugh but holding back.

But the viewers had no such scruples and erupted in laughter.

“Hahahaha, plot twist!”

“Oh my god, what kind of luck does Yun bro have?”

“I knew it, no ordinary scammer would be that stubborn! Turns out she couldn’t leave because of her assignment!”

“And now I get why she kept covering her ears—someone was talking to her through her earpiece!”

“Haha, he’s doomed, the policewoman now holds a grudge!”

“Yun bro, you’re done for!!!”

“….”

The male officer, barely suppressing his laughter, excused himself. “Well, you two chat, I need to go handle the others…” He walked away, shoulders shaking.

After he left, the female officer glared at Jiang Yun. “What’s wrong with you, seriously—”

Before she could finish, Jiang Yun interrupted, pointing at his livestream gear. “We’re live. Mind your image.”

The female officer: ……

She glanced at the blinking drone hovering nearby, clenched her fists tightly, and finally stomped her foot and stormed off.

Jiang Yun turned to the camera, winked, and said, “Guys, am I in trouble?”

The chat exploded with gleeful mockery.

“What do you think???”

“Putting myself in her shoes, I’d be crushed.”

“She’s just a regular girl, and you forced her to eat twenty buns plus a bowl of dumplings—how do you think she feels now?”

“Yun bro, you really have to apologize this time~”

“There’s no getting out of this one~”

“What are you waiting for? Go apologize, leave your number, and invite her to dinner! That’s how romance starts!”

“Dinner? That’s just rubbing salt in her wounds!”

“….”

Seeing the barrage of comments, Jiang Yun finally caught on and hurried after the policewoman.

“Excuse me, officer, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to do that before.”

She turned around, forcing a smile. “Oh, it’s fine. What can I say? Who told me to run into Chengdu’s most stubborn man?”

Jiang Yun: ……

So awkward. Is this what social death feels like?

He glanced at the other officers nearby. They all seemed to know who he was now, and every one of them was struggling not to laugh as they watched him with the policewoman.

“Um, can I have your contact info? I’d really like to apologize properly.”

“Apologize? How, by buying me more buns?” Her words were laced with sarcasm, her patience clearly wearing thin, but she was making an effort to keep her composure for the sake of the livestream.

From her perspective, she really did have a right to feel wronged. She’d been on assignment, and suddenly some fool had come along and stuffed her arms full of buns. She couldn’t walk away, had to stand her ground, and refusing would have looked suspicious, possibly blowing her cover and ruining days of work for the whole team.

So she had no choice but to eat.

And that idiot had stood there the whole time, watching, so she’d had to keep eating.

In the end, she’d eaten so much she threw up.

Her fans watching the stream: cue a sad song for this poor, confused girl—please remember to follow and support the stream!