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Time ticked by, minute after minute. Chief Constable Zhang Zhixue had already been inside for nearly a quarter of an hour, and still, there was no sign of movement.
Xia Rou's heart had sunk to rock bottom, her eyes filled with despair as she constantly blamed herself, "It's all my fault. I knew he was impulsive and prone to using force, but I should have stopped him this morning, stopped him from using violence. He's been captured by the patrol, and I was still sulking... If I'd come here earlier to explain the situation, things wouldn't have escalated to such a state..."
"Sister Xia Rou, don't beat yourself up too much. No one could have anticipated that things would turn out this way..." Chen Long sighed, "Who knew Brother Bao would be so unrelenting, remaining defiant even at the Patrol Office..."
Unlike the despairing Xia Rou and Chen Long, Shi Jianzhong's expression grew increasingly fervent and excited.
