Chapter 409: False Alarm Fallout

Chapter 409: Your Satisfaction, Sorted (Update 3)

Bincheng Boutique Street.

By the time Xiao Yu and his team arrived, security patrol officers were already on the scene.

The dispatch center received the call; first, they alerted the patrol officers, and then notified the proper investigative unit.

Normally, patrol officers aren’t equipped to handle such matters, so the case is handed over to the appropriate unit. That’s the procedure.

And note, these aren’t your everyday patrol officers.

They are security patrol officers—usually a team of four.

Two police officers, two auxiliary officers, and a patrol car.

At that moment, onlookers were everywhere—the crowd was immense.

“Make way! The police are working the case!”

Guo Qiang shouted, and the crowd parted.

Xiao Yu glanced at the boutique before him and stepped inside.

Wang Cheng, who always stuck close by, looked a bit flushed.

It was typical of someone on their first patrol duty.

Excitement surged!

As he entered the boutique, Xiao Yu felt as if he had been transported back to a previous life of luxury shopping.

Yet, in the main hall, an attendant trembled visibly.

Inside, two burly street toughs were also present.

They stood with their jaws set, glaring at the attendants.

The two patrol officers and two auxiliary officers eyed the toughs with disapproval.

“Officer, what do you think you’re doing? We haven’t broken any law!”

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One of the thugs spoke up, “We’re just here to pay a visit. What’s wrong with that?”

A patrol officer snapped coldly, “Paying a visit, huh? Are you sure you’re not here to cause trouble?”

“Officer, you can’t say that,”

another thug sneered, “What goes around comes around—if you kill, you pay; if you owe, you repay. Their boss won’t pay up, so we’re waiting for him. Is there a problem?”

The officer fell silent.

The idea that one must face consequences for murder or debt is common knowledge.

“Bring me the IOU, let me see it,”

Xiao Yu, having just arrived, spoke calmly.

After a brief look, he had a rough idea of the situation.

These two thugs were likely debt collectors.

Chances were, the boutique owner had defaulted on a debt.

These days, the emergence of various debt collection agencies had become all too common.

Don’t claim you can tell from their looks that they’re no good—that’s nonsense.

It’s quite possible they were hired by a bank or another institution to collect debts.

As long as there’s no violence, threats, or intimidation… it isn’t illegal.

In the end, it doesn’t matter who they are.

Do you owe any money?

If you do, why not pay up?

Sometimes you have to stand by proper values—stop spouting those disgusting, twisted excuses.

Just because you record a video and report it doesn’t mean the logic is on your side…

The two thugs exchanged a look at Xiao Yu and fell silent.

“No IOU?”

With a steely gaze, Xiao Yu said, “If you come here without an IOU and cause a disturbance, you’re violating public order. Got it?”

“Officer, we aren’t causing trouble.”

One thug retorted, “If you say so, I’ll have someone bring the IOU.”

With plenty of nerve, Xiao Yu nodded, “Fine.”

Half an hour later, another thug arrived.

He actually brought a debt contract.

It amounted to 200,000—the money the boutique owner owed.

It wasn’t a bank loan; it was debt from an online loan.

Are online loans legal?

Some online loans are indeed legal; they carry low interest—sometimes even lower than bank rates.

Xiao Yu skimmed the loan contract and muttered in disbelief.

The loan was for 200,000, repayable over one year in twelve installments.

But after five months, the boutique owner hadn’t paid a single cent.

And it wasn’t even usurious—the interest was 10% lower than that of bank loans.

This raises a question.

Is it legal for them to come to a store and demand a debt repayment?

Legal!

In fact, the boutique that reported the incident was the one being obnoxious.

“Bring your boss here,”

After handing the contract back to the thugs, Xiao Yu turned to an attendant.

“Our boss isn’t here,” came the timid reply.

“Who made the call?” Xiao Yu pressed.

“It was the owner’s wife who reported it,” the attendant continued.

“What was the reason?” Xiao Yu asked, turning to the officer.

“They said someone was causing a disturbance,” the officer replied truthfully.

“Pull up the surveillance footage,” Xiao Yu ordered without hesitation.

Soon, the surveillance footage was retrieved.

The two thugs entered the store; they hadn’t vandalized or threatened—they merely demanded that the boss come out.

Their language might have been harsh, but it was within acceptable limits.

Key point: no disturbance had occurred!

“Do you know the consequences of filing a false alarm?”

Removing his gaze from the screens, Xiao Yu looked at the attendant.

“No, it wasn’t me. It was the owner’s wife who told me to say that,”

the attendant replied, clearly alarmed as her face paled.

“Don’t worry, your boss’s wife will also be dealt with,”

Xiao Yu nodded. “That doesn’t excuse you for participating in the false alarm—got it?”

One may be ignorant of the law, but still must discern right from wrong.

If someone tells you what to say, do you just parrot it?

So if someone told you to kill, would you do it?

What are the consequences of filing a false alarm?

It can lead to detention for five to ten days, along with fines.

Even if the attendant’s actions seem minor,

a detention period of even a few days is inevitable.

This isn’t just a slap on the wrist or a simple lesson in conduct.

This is filing a false alarm—it’s a crime!

Some might say, “What’s a few days of detention anyway?”

Those who say that probably haven’t grown a tooth.

It might seem trivial—a few days of detention,

but it can tarnish your record for life.

Civil servants, soldiers, police, state-owned enterprises…

You’ll never get a chance in those fields again.

It could even disqualify your descendants in political reviews.

This isn’t a joke!

The attendant who reported the call was handcuffed and taken away.

The officer briefed the onlookers on the details of the case right there at the scene.

An explanation was necessary.

What if someone recorded the incident and posted a fabricated story of police-criminal collusion online? Do they know the consequences?

By the time the onlookers pieced together the story, they’d all scattered.

Owe 200,000 and also file a false alarm?

Damn, can it get any more disgusting?

Wang Cheng, who had watched Xiao Yu handle the case from start to finish, was immensely excited.

Oh my god—