On the roadside, Su He was held down by two policemen, with his hands cuffed behind his back. The cold handcuffs made him sober up instantly.
"Officers...you've got the wrong guy...I..." Su He turned his head and yelled.
"Shut up! Don't move, or I'll tase you!" An older policeman held down Su He's helmet with one hand, pressing his face right into the mud.
Su He could already smell the earthy scent of the mud. When he heard the words "tase", he instantly behaved himself and stayed completely still.
"Director Long, you've got the wrong guy. That man over there is the hit-and-run driver!" Jiang Wei ran over and pointed at the man being dragged ashore.
Director Long released his grip and pulled Su He up, asking, "So what do you do?"
"I'm a deliveryman." Su He answered honestly.
"A delivery guy? What are you doing here?" Director Long signaled to Zhang to unlock the handcuffs.
Su He glanced at Jiang Wei and replied, "I was helping Officer Jiang apprehend the criminal."
Director Long turned to look at Jiang Wei and asked, "Is that so?"
Jiang Wei stared at Su He with a strange expression on his face. He sighed and said, "Yes, that's right."
"Good work. Be more careful next time - I heard you running on top of the car from inside my vehicle, you scared me to death!" Director Long saw that the hit-and-run driver had been captured, and breathed a sigh of relief as he patted Jiang Wei on the arm.
Director Long looked at Su He again and said, "Thank you for assisting us in this operation. Zhang, get his information - let's see if we can nominate him for outstanding citizen service."
"Director Long, Su He is no ordinary deliveryman. The night before last, he assisted the criminal police in solving the homicide case in Mingjia residential area!"
Jiang Wei said with a smile. Today we have Su He to thank again - if not for Su He forcing the cab into the pond at this intersection, the driver would have crashed somewhere else, and would be lying in a hospital bed for at least a few months.
"Hahaha, no wonder you have such a strong sense of justice. What a shame, that bastard Old Lu has no eye for talent, he missed out on a talent like you."
As they walked towards the main road, Director Long lamented, while Su He could only smile foolishly. With only a high school education, at most he could get an assistant police officer position in the force, already hitting the ceiling as soon as he entered.
"Option 2 completed successfully, reward gained: 10,000 RMB in Alipay balance."
Receiving the system message, Su He instantly thought of Dong Yong in the hospital.
"Director Long, officers, I'll head off first to not bother you guys further."
Su He ran to his e-bike, picked up his phone and checked - Ma Mingzhe had called several times, and sent several WeChat messages.
"I'm out of danger now, short on money...I borrowed an advance of 2,000 RMB from the station master, already transferred 500 to your Alipay, help pay off the installment first."
"Don't come over, go home and rest early."
"The station master knows about your situation now, said for you to rest and recover at ease. Don't worry, your bonus this month is guaranteed."
"I'm going to buy some adult diapers for Dong Yong..."
Su He replied with an "ok".
Just then, Wu Xiaodong's call came in.
"Su He, bring my e-bike over quick, it's so late already and I need to start delivering!"
Since the system had rewarded 10,000 RMB, Su He was in a good mood. He laughed and said, "Wu Xiaodong, I'll head over now. Thank you so much for today, I'll treat you to a meal another day."
"How about today!" Wu Xiaodong immediately replied.
Su He: "Tomorrow..."
Wu Xiaodong cursed loudly: "When have you ever kept your word? Don't wanna waste time on you, just get over here fast."
After hanging up, Su He gleefully opened up Alipay to look at his balance that now displayed 10500.00 RMB, elated like flowers were blooming in his heart. He first repaid the 500 installment loan, then refunded the 500 to Ma Mingzhe.
"Oh life, ah..."
Su He hummed a tune as he rode towards the city center.
After returning the e-bike to Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiaodong looked at the tire marks and mud on the helmet with a pained expression, glaring angrily at Su He: "If anyone lends you a bike again next time, they're a wimp!"
"You said the same thing last time." Su He laughed.
"Ding, you have a new delivery order, please process it promptly."
Wu Xiaodong's phone rang, and he immediately forgot about arguing with Su He, leaving straight away.
Only then did Su He remember that his e-bike was still impounded at the police station. That female officer didn't keep her word, and still hadn't sent it to him until now.
The police station was not far from here, just a 10 minute ride away. Su He thus headed over.
When he arrived at the entrance, there was a crowd gathered outside the station, with cameras and equipment, interviewing Officer Wen. Officer Wen glanced over and happened to spot Su He, hurriedly telling the reporters: "That man over there in the yellow delivery uniform, that's Su He, go interview him!"
The reporters swarmed towards him like bees, and Su He was given a shock. Seeing seven or eight microphones shoved in his face, while several reporters started chattering and questioning simultaneously.
"Su He, we are from Jinan TV Station, and would like to invite you on for a legal awareness program..."
"Hello, we do livestreaming and video sales, could we..."
"Su He, as a deliveryman facing such a vicious killer, were you afraid back then?"
"We heard you were injured, how are your injuries?"
"There were many negative comments about you online previously, did you see them? Do you have anything you want to say about this?"
"...
Su He was at a complete loss. This was his first time facing the camera, being surrounded by so many reporters. He felt a little nervous, and didn't know how to respond.
Now he finally understood the delight in Officer Wen's eyes when he saw Su He - these reporters were so difficult to handle.
Su He looked left and right, wondering if he could find an excuse to slip away. Just then, three options appeared before his eyes again.
[Option 1: Answer them one by one, and seize this chance to become an internet celebrity. Reward upon completion: livestreaming equipment]
[Option 2: Remain mysterious, tell them: "If you have any questions, please contact my agent." Reward upon completion: Appearance enhancement potion]
[Option 3: Point to the sky and yell "Look, an airplane!" then quickly run into the police station. Reward upon completion: Strength restoration potion]
The reporters watched expectantly for Su He's reply, but Su He just stared at the three options before him, conflicted over what to choose.
The first option seemed simple, but he didn't want to gain fame yet. Being an internet celebrity was too tiring, so he eliminated that outright.
Options two and three were about equal in difficulty, but the rewards were some kind of potion - just from the names he could tell this was technology beyond anything in this world.
Enhanced looks or restored strength?
"Su He?" A reporter waved his hand in front of his face.
"Ahem." Su He reacted and had made his decision. He put on his face mask, and solemnly said in a low voice: "If you have any questions, please contact my agent."
"Agent? Has he already been signed on exclusively?" The woman doing short videos exclaimed in surprise.
They were all shocked by the sudden news from Su He - a deliveryman, just one day after a murder case, already had an agent and a team behind him? Which company moved so swiftly?
Su He silently squeezed out of the crowd, walking straight towards the police station.
Seeing an extra grid appear in the space, with a glass bottle containing the so-called appearance enhancement potion, Su He was at a loss for words to describe his joy, a smile spreading across his face.
The reason he gave up the physical strength restoration potion was that his girlfriend Shen Yue was still lying in hospital bed. Strictly speaking, he didn't need this stuff yet.
"I'm already so handsome...how much more handsome could I get if I took this?"
Su He chuckled to himself, head lowered, when an electric bike suddenly came racing towards him.
"Get out of the way!" the female police officer sitting on it yelled anxiously.