Chapter 21: Filial Piety Unleashed!

"Huh? Call your father?" Tan Ping was somewhat bewildered. "You were the one who drank and drove while intoxicated. Why are you calling your father here?"

The viewers in the livestream were in an uproar, offering their own speculations.

"Could it be that this woman's father is a person of great influence?"
"Officer Tan, you must be careful!"
"Is this the last episode of Officer Tan's livestream we're watching?"
...
"Everyone must support Officer Tan!"
"I hope we don't see news tomorrow morning about Officer Tan volunteering to guard a reservoir!"

Upon hearing this, the intoxicated woman said, "Just arrest him! Let him go to jail!"

"..." Tan Ping was speechless. The viewers in the livestream were also stunned.

"Is this woman an idiot?"
"She's the one who drove drunk, and now that she's facing jail time, she wants her father to come?"
"This is truly a 'filial piety' of epic proportions!"
"If I had raised a daughter like this, I would have died of anger!"

At this moment, the woman had already taken out her phone and dialed a number: "Hello? Dad!"

Hearing his daughter's voice, an anxious tone came from the other end: "Daughter, where are you? I've been calling you all night, and no one picked up!"

Hearing her father's words, the netizens in the livestream flooded the chat:

"666! So, she spent the whole night out drinking and ignored her own father's calls!"
"I was wondering why someone would be driving drunk at this hour; turns out she'd been drinking all night!"
"When she was out enjoying herself, she didn't think of her father—she even found him a nuisance—but now that she's in trouble, she suddenly remembers him!"
"And she even wants him to take her place in jail! To raise such a daughter is a total waste!"

Ignoring her father's concerns, the woman said, "Dad, don't ask questions yet! I've sent you my location! Get here quickly!"

"Don't worry! Don't worry! Did something happen to you?" Her father panicked. "I'm coming right now!"

Tan Ping took the phone from her hand and said, "Don't worry! Your daughter has been arrested for driving under the influence!" He then hung up the phone.

"Hey! How could you do that!" the woman complained, clearly dissatisfied.

"Please cooperate now! Name..." Tan Ping took out his notebook and pen, preparing to record.

"My surname is Xun..."
"What? Xun? Like in lavender?" Tan Ping asked, puzzled. It was a rather rare surname.
"No! Like in Sun Wukong, Xun!" she corrected.

"Huh? You call that surname Xun?" The viewers laughed.
"Does the Monkey King know his name was changed?"
"Hahaha! Then I'm surnamed Ju, like in Zhu Bajie!"
"This woman's tongue is completely swollen from all the alcohol!"

Soon, she provided her full name. Tan Ping recorded her name, age, and other details before asking, "You were speeding just now. Did you know that?"

"I don't know!" she shook her head.
"The speed limit on this road is 60, but you were traveling at 100!" Tan Ping said sternly. "Not only were you speeding, but you also ran a red light. Are you aware of that?"

"My head was fuzzy at the time... I wasn't clear about anything," she stammered.

"Since you had been drinking, why didn't you hire a designated driver? Do you know the consequences of drunk driving?" Tan Ping looked at the woman, surnamed Sun.

"I just thought that if I was drunk, it didn't necessarily mean I'd be caught by traffic police. It's so early, I figured the police wouldn't be checking as strictly..." Sun whispered.

"You are relying on luck! Just because our law enforcement might not catch you doesn't mean you have the right to drive drunk! Do you realize how dangerous your behavior is? We caught you this time, but what if we hadn't? What if you had hit someone while drunk, speeding, and running red lights? Can you bear that responsibility?" Tan Ping scolded her severely.

The viewers nodded in agreement. "Right! Officer Tan is absolutely correct!"
"Drunk driving, speeding, running red lights, and attempting to flee—she's stacked so many dangerous factors. It's a recipe for disaster, and once something goes wrong, it's a matter of life and death!"
"Regardless of gender, a driver like this should have their license revoked so they can properly study the rules before getting back on the road!"

Tan Ping then accessed the police database and brought up a case of a drunk driving accident. He turned to the camera and said, "In June 2021, at an intersection, a female driver caused an accident after drinking, resulting in one death and one injury..."

As Tan Ping spoke, surveillance footage played. A car sped through the road in the early morning, ran two consecutive red lights, and slammed into a lawfully moving electric bike. Upon impact, the bike flew into the air and disintegrated. The scene was gruesome.

The viewers reacted: "How tragic!"
"The electric bike was completely destroyed!"
"Drivers like this should receive heavy sentences!"
"Drinking and driving has ruined two families!"

After the first case, Tan Ping showed another: "In July 2022, a man drove after drinking; after being overtaken, he got angry, accelerated in a fit of rage, and rear-ended another vehicle, killing a family of three on the spot..." The screen showed the mangled wreckage of the car, debris scattered everywhere, and blood staining the ground.

"Sigh! How desperate the mother and daughter must have felt in that car!"
"Drunk driving is truly a scourge!"
"A happy, complete family was destroyed just like that!"

Tan Ping turned back to Sun and asked, "Do you realize the severe consequences of drunk driving now?"

"I don't get it! I don't know these people!" Sun shook her head, still dazed. Clearly, her brain was unable to process the information.

Seeing this, Tan Ping knew that further education was useless. He told his colleagues, "Take her away!"

Sun panicked immediately: "Officer, you must let my dad come as soon as possible!"

"It wouldn't matter if you called your mother, too! Just go and be rehabilitated honestly!" Tan Ping shook his head.

"But I have to go to work tomorrow!" she pleaded.

"You won't be going to work tomorrow! In fact, you won't be able to work for at least the next six months!" Tan Ping said sternly.

The viewers expressed their approval.
"Well done!"
"For a road killer like this who drives drunk, speeds, and runs red lights, she belongs behind bars!"
"If we waited until she caused a real accident to punish her, it would be far too late!"

Just then, a black sedan approached and pulled over not far away.