Chapter 143: The Princess Consort Is Merely Used and Appeased

Song Yan was well aware of Lin Xia's intention in arranging his night patrol, which was nothing more than an attempt to put him in his place and assert dominance.

He had performed a major feat right after joining the City Special Police, and after consuming the D-grade genetic nutrient solution, he had already become a Tier 7 warrior. His strength even surpassed Lin Xia's, so how could Lin Xia, as the squad leader, not feel jealous?

If it weren't for the fact that Song Yan had just joined the City Special Police, this squad leader position probably wouldn't have gone to Lin Xia in the first place.

Consequently, Lin Xia harbored deep jealousy toward Song Yan, which was why he had deliberately "taken care" of him when drafting the patrol schedule.

However, Song Yan took this in stride.

Given his level of cultivation, going a month without sleep was not a problem at all, let alone night patrol duty, which wasn't even scheduled every day—only twice a week.

Therefore, he smiled and said, "Squad Leader Lin, I will follow the arrangements."

"Sigh."

Xu Dahai let out a quiet sigh. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that Lin Xia was deliberately targeting Lu Feng, and he also understood the reason behind it, feeling a mild sense of disdain for Lin Xia in his heart.

After Lin Xia left, Xu Dahai tugged at Song Yan's sleeve, signaling him to step outside to talk.

"Little Lu, you need to watch out for Lin Xia from now on."

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Xu. I will," Song Yan nodded.

In the blink of an eye, the day of Song Yan's night patrol arrived.

The patrol hours were from nine o'clock in the evening until seven o'clock the next morning.

The personnel assigned to night patrols were never too numerous—only six per squad. Across all five squads, it amounted to just thirty people.

These thirty people were responsible for the entire Shanmei City, making the workload quite heavy.

The one patrolling with Song Yan tonight was Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong had joined the City Special Police just a little over three years ago, with his cultivation at the peak of a Tier 5 warrior. He had a bold and forthright personality, but he was notoriously henpecked. Because of this, he was frequently teased by his fellow special police officers, yet he remained unfazed and actually enjoyed it immensely.

In his own words, "I am respecting my wife, not afraid of her."

Inside the patrol flying car, Huang Zhong was passing on his experience to Song Yan, "Little Lu, our patrol zone mainly consists of three road sections and one commercial block. The three road sections are pretty straightforward, but the main concern is Green Willow Street. Green Willow Street is a famous entertainment district in our Shanmei City, lined with countless entertainment venues where fights and brawls frequently break out. However, our manpower is limited. As long as there are no casualties or major property damage, try to let both sides settle it privately. Remember, don't be foolish enough to charge in and make arrests!"

"Thanks for the advice, Brother Zhong, I'll keep it in mind," Song Yan nodded. The City Special Police in this world handled a wide array of matters, practically combining the responsibilities of real-world traffic police, patrol police, and criminal investigators. Fortunately, the existence of SkyNet greatly alleviated the workload of the City Special Police.

Otherwise, even if five hundred city special police officers worked busily from dawn till dusk, they wouldn't be able to handle such a massive volume of issues.

The patrol car first flew past the three road sections, where nothing happened. In this world, whether it was cars on the ground or flying cars in the sky, everything was controlled by intelligent systems, making the probability of traffic accidents extremely low.

Next, the patrol flying car arrived at Green Willow Street.

The entire street was bustling with activity, with flying cars landing one after another in front of various entertainment venues.

"Has Little Lu ever been here before?" Huang Zhong asked.

"No."

Huang Zhong laughed and said, "You definitely have to come and check it out when you get the chance. It's quite a lot of fun here, but unfortunately, the expenses here are too high for low-ranking special police officers like us to visit casually!"

"Is that so? Then after a while, Brother Zhong can bring me along to broaden my horizons."

"Deal!"

After patrolling Green Willow Street for a circle without finding any incidents, the flying car departed and continued to patrol the other three streets.

Repeating this cycle, two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the other three road sections began to thin out, whereas Green Willow Street grew livelier and livelier.

Patrolling was a rather tedious task.

"Little Lu, why don't you catch some shut-eye, and I'll keep watch for a while?" Huang Zhong looked at him and said.

"No need, my energy is still holding up. Why don't you take a nap first?" Song Yan smiled and said.

"Alright then."

Huang Zhong didn't stand on ceremony. Only two hours had passed, and there were still eight more hours until the shift ended.

Round and round the patrol went, and the time ticked toward one o'clock in the midnight.

Suddenly, the intelligent system inside the patrol car chimed: "A fight is taking place at the Red Sun Nightclub. Special police officers Huang Zhong and Lu Feng, please proceed to handle the situation!"

"Here it comes!"

Huang Zhong snapped his eyes open and immediately commanded the patrol flying car to fly toward Green Willow Street at full speed.

At the same time, he once again cautioned Song Yan, "Remember, Little Lu, don't act impulsively when we get inside. Anyone who can afford to spend money at the Red Sun has some status."

"I understand, Brother Zhong!"

A patrol flying car flying at full speed was quite fast, and in just over fifty seconds, they arrived above the Red Sun Nightclub.

"Land!"

As soon as the patrol flying car touched down, Huang Zhong pushed open the car door and reiterated with a somewhat solemn expression, "Remember, Little Huang, play it by ear!"

The Red Sun Entertainment Club had three floors in total.

The first floor was the lobby, the second floor consisted of private rooms, and the third floor was the VIP lounge, which wasn't much different from entertainment venues in the real world.

"The two officers are here, please follow us this way."

At the entrance, a staff member was waiting. As soon as he saw them, he led them inside.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Crash! Smash!"

The moment he stepped into the lobby, Song Yan was greeted by a scene of utter chaos. Dozens of people were engaged in a brawl in the lobby, and the sound of shattering wine bottles was endless.

"Brother Zhong, what should we do?" Song Yan asked.

"Let these bastards fight it out first. Once they've had their fill of fighting, we'll step in," Huang Zhong said.

Song Yan nodded and didn't blindly charge in like a reckless fool. A single glance allowed him to take in the situation across the entire lobby; despite the lively appearance of the brawl, none of them were delivering fatal blows, and it almost looked as if they were deliberately smashing things up.

This led Song Yan to form a suspicion: could these two groups of people have agreed in advance to deliberately trash the Red Sun's establishment?

"Two officers, you can't just stand by and do nothing. Make them stop quickly, or our place is going to be completely wrecked by them!" urged the staff member who had led them in.

"Since when do you need to teach the police how to handle cases? Stay aside!" Huang Zhong shot a cold glance at the staff member.

"Officer, you can't do this. If you continue to stand by and watch, I will consider filing a complaint against you!"

The staff member's attitude suddenly turned tough.

"Fine by all means, go ahead and file a complaint if you like!" Huang Zhong said unconcernedly.

"This officer certainly speaks with a lot of confidence!"

Just at that moment, a crisp voice rang out, followed by the arrival of a young woman dressed in a kimono, accompanied by two tall white men in western suits.

"Ah, Miss Sakura."

A trace of wariness flashed across Huang Zhong's eyes.

"Island nation people?"

Upon seeing the woman's attire, Song Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He hadn't expected to encounter this ethnicity in this world as well.

"Officer, why haven't you stopped them yet? If you won't stop them, Sakura will have no choice but to let my people handle it!" Sakura said in an indifferent tone.

"There's no need for that. This is our job, so there's no need to trouble Miss Sakura!"

Huang Zhong stepped forward and shouted toward the people still engaged in the brawl, "Everyone, stop right there!"