Chapter 303
“I knew you could do it, Xu Ke, you are truly amazing.” Lin Mengyao left a resounding kiss on Xu Ke’s forehead, her long, upturned eyes seemed to hold an entire galaxy, sparkling with brilliance, and her tone carried an indescribable pride.
Behind Lin Mengyao were the kind-hearted chuckles of the crowd, whistles rising and falling. Above their heads flew doves symbolizing peace, against a backdrop of red clouds in the sky.
Everything at this moment was like a perfect oil painting, and at this moment, the smiling Lin Mengyao was the most beautiful scenery in Xu Ke’s eyes. Even the previous displeasure in his heart caused by the man’s offense was pacified by Lin Mengyao and the current scene.
“Kiss! Kiss!”
From not far away, people looked at the handsome man and beautiful woman and cheered, at first only a few people shouted in a disorderly fashion, but soon it developed into a larger crowd, and the cries became unified, sounding especially powerful.
“Why don’t we follow the people’s will and kiss?” Xu Ke lifted Lin Mengyao in his arms a little higher, looking at her ears slightly reddened in the sunlight, smilingly said.
Lin Mengyao didn’t say anything but lowered her head slowly under Xu Ke’s gaze, closing her eyes gently and moving in for a kiss.
Just as their breaths intertwined and they were about to kiss, the American police, alerted by an emergency call, arrived, abruptly disrupting the amorous atmosphere.
The officers handling the case wore blue uniforms, ties hung around their necks, but the ties that should have descended straight were bent due to their large bellies. Together with their bald heads, the uniform seemed less serious, looking quite comical.
Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao exchanged glances, and they both saw the same understanding in each other’s eyes. Clearly, they were being singled out; the racial discrimination in America was truly notorious.
Xu Ke had no intention of arguing with the officers. He took out his phone, sent a message, and quietly took Lin Mengyao’s hand, following them to the police car.
In the police car, Xu Ke held Lin Mengyao’s hand and comforted, “It will be alright, trust me.”
Lin Mengyao squeezed back, smiling and said, “I’m not worried, as long as you’re by my side, I’m not afraid of anything.”
The officer in the passenger seat turned to look at Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao, a contemptuous smile on his lips, quietly said something to his partner, and both let out a piercing snicker.
At the police station, Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao were separated, all communication devices were taken from them, they weren’t even questioned, and were directly detained.
Looking at the brown prison uniform handed to him, Xu Ke sat calmly in his seat, unmoving.
“What are you looking at, put it on!” The officer in charge of escorting Xu Ke slammed his baton on the table, his expression fierce.
The sudden loud noise in the empty interrogation room was enough to startle anyone unprepared, but Xu Ke not only kept a straight face, he sat firmly still, and even his blinking didn’t hasten one bit.
“I said put on this outfit.”
Seeing Xu Ke had no intention of cooperating, the officer holstered his baton and came face to face with Xu Ke, grabbing his collar and pulling him up from his seat.
“I advise you to let go, or you’ll regret not cutting it off yourself.” Xu Ke calmly pried the officer’s hand from his collar and dusted off the creased area, speaking coolly.
“Stop spewing nonsense here and hurry up and change.” The warned officer showed no hint of crisis, rather widened his eyes, glaring fiercely stepping forward intending to teach the “yellow-skinned monkey” a lesson, making him understand whose territory he was in.
The officer had great plans, his hand raised high, but at the moment of bringing it down, seeing Xu Ke’s unmoving expression, hesitated instead, “You have ten minutes to put on the clothes or you’ll face consequences.”
The officer eventually decided to lower his hand, warned Xu Ke once, and pushed open the door, leaving Xu Ke alone in the room.
Watching the officer leave, Xu Ke looked at the prison uniform in front of him, expressionless, he sat back down and even closed his eyes, appearing as if asleep on the surveillance camera, utterly defiant.
In another room, Lin Mengyao encountered a similar situation, the only difference being she faced both male and female officers.
“Take off your clothes and put this on.” The male officer glanced at the female officer beside him, seeing she had no intention of speaking, licked his lips, and gazed at Lin Mengyao with predatory eyes, his urgency undisguised.
Looking at the inactive female officer and the male officer with a beastly grin, a pair of highly aggressive eyes of Lin Mengyao instantly brimmed with ice and snow. “I won’t wear it,” Lin Mengyao coldly refused.
In the absence of Xu Ke by her side, Lin Mengyao shed all her previous weakness, transforming completely in both gaze and demeanor. She appeared like a steel plate, unyielding, if a flower had to describe her now, the pitcher plant would be the most fitting.
“Here, you have no choice. Change or taste a beating, or we’ll help you change.” The male officer first looked viciously at Lin Mengyao, seeming ready to pounce and beat her bloody with the baton on his waist, only to turn sleazy the next instant, resembling a rogue prowling dark alleys.
“Try laying a finger on me.” Lin Mengyao smirked coldly, her eyes devoid of fear, even carrying an air of unbridled arrogance as if certain the officer wouldn’t dare or couldn’t do anything to her.
This demeanor of Lin Mengyao immediately set off the silent female officer, something in her words must have hit a nerve. She grabbed a baton and charged at Lin Mengyao, rage and fierceness in her eyes, thrust the baton toward Lin Mengyao.