Chapter Twenty-Two: Bribing Me in Public?

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Soon, the door of the black sedan opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in a black suit stepped out. Upon seeing Tan Ping and the others, he immediately put on a broad smile. “Officer, my daughter has caused you trouble!”

At once, everyone present understood that this middle-aged man was the father of the woman Sun, who had been caught drunk driving.

In the live stream chat, netizens were sending rapid comments.

“Sun’s father seems quite well-off. Why would his daughter behave like that?”

“If he were struggling financially, he wouldn’t have been able to buy her a BMW sports car!”

“It’s just spoiled indulgence!”

At this moment, Sun’s father approached Tan Ping and the others, immediately recognizing Tan Ping standing at the center. Subtly, he slipped his hand into his jacket pocket, fingers clutching a card, then extended his hand to shake Tan Ping’s. “Officer, I admit I have not raised my daughter properly...”

Before Sun’s father could finish, Tan Ping pulled his hand away. There was a click as a bank card slipped from his fingers onto the ground.

“This…”

Everyone around was astonished. Clearly, none had expected Sun’s father to attempt bribery so openly in front of so many people.

In the live stream chat, netizens erupted with reactions.

“Rushing over just to bribe Officer Tan?”

“How brazen! Offering a bribe in front of so many witnesses and even the cameras!”

“So practiced—he must have done this many times before!”

“No wonder Sun treated getting caught so lightly—her father has always been there to cover for her!”

Tan Ping’s expression turned stern as he looked at Sun’s father. “Mr. Sun, what do you think you’re doing?”

Unfazed, the seasoned man bent down to retrieve the fallen card, apologizing with a smile. “Sorry! The card must have slipped out when I pulled my hand from my pocket. Good thing you noticed! Next time, I’ll bring a banner of thanks to your department!”

“No need. This is simply our duty,” Tan Ping quickly interrupted.

Then he addressed Sun’s father seriously. “Mr. Sun, it seems you still don’t grasp the gravity of this matter. Just moments ago, your daughter was caught drunk driving, speeding, and running red lights. Are you not aware of the consequences?”

“I know! I know! Alas, there’s nothing I can do. She’s grown up, has her own mind—I can’t control her anymore!”

A trace of helplessness appeared on Sun’s father’s face as he spoke.

Tan Ping fixed him with a penetrating gaze. “If you cannot control her, then let us do it. Don’t wait until she causes a catastrophe and regrets it too late. Or do you think a fatal accident—whether someone is killed or your daughter dies in a crash—can be settled with money?”

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Sun’s father remained silent for a moment, then opened his mouth. “Officer, I realize now that my vision has been too short-sighted.”

He then bowed deeply to Tan Ping and the others. “On behalf of my daughter, I apologize to you and to all the citizens.”

Tan Ping nodded. “Once your daughter sobers up, we will educate her thoroughly on traffic laws and regulations, so she fully understands the mistakes she made today and never drives drunk, speeds, or runs red lights again.”

In the live stream chat, netizens agreed wholeheartedly.

“Officer Tan is right! When you can’t control someone, you must report it in time, not wait for a tragedy and then regret it!”

This was just an interlude.

After dealing with Sun’s drunk driving case, the traffic law education live stream continued.

Facing the camera again, Tan Ping repeated his familiar lines. “Hello everyone! I’m Tan Ping, your Officer Tan, live from the ‘Tan’s Traffic Review’! We just handled a case of drunk driving, speeding, and running red lights. Everyone must take this as a warning: never imitate her when you’re on the road...”

Netizens flooded the chat with responses.

“Officer Tan is right! Drunk driving is terrifying!”

“When you’re drunk, you’re confused and don’t even realize you’re speeding!”

At that moment, the group passed by the entrance of a residential complex. Tan Ping suddenly glanced toward the gate, his brows furrowing deeply.

There, a mother was playing with a little girl about two years old.

“What’s wrong?” his colleagues asked, noticing his expression.

In the live stream chat, netizens speculated anxiously.

“Could it be that this mother and daughter have also violated traffic rules?”

“That would be outrageous!”

No one knew that the reason Tan Ping looked at the pair was because he noticed the little girl’s life countdown hovering above her head: 0.013.

Less than twenty minutes remained.

“How could such a little girl be at risk of losing her life? Could it be a car accident?”

Tan Ping’s brows knitted tighter.

Regardless of the cause, he could not bear to see such a fragile life slip away before his eyes.

Slowly, Tan Ping approached the mother and child.

The mother jumped in surprise at the sudden attention from the police, fearing she had unintentionally broken some law.

Tan Ping smiled reassuringly. “Ma’am, there’s no need to be afraid.”

He then crouched down and greeted the child. “Little miss, how old are you?”

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“Uncle, I’m two and a half years old!” the little girl answered in a sweet, childish voice.

Tan Ping looked up at the girl and saw she was exquisitely delicate, with especially large, sparkling eyes—utterly adorable.

Remembering the looming crisis, he calmly turned to the mother. “Mom, are you two heading out somewhere early this morning for fun?”

If they were going out, Tan Ping planned to advise them on traffic safety, hoping to change the countdown above the girl’s head.

“No! I’m just letting Yao Yao play here at the gate for a while. Then we’ll go to the supermarket to buy groceries and head home.”

The mother looked at her daughter with affection.

“Mom said she’s going to make yummy ribs for Yao Yao today!”

The little girl Yao Yao nodded excitedly.

“Oh! Mom’s making ribs? Do you like ribs, Yao Yao?”

Tan Ping smiled as he asked.

“Yes! Ribs are delicious!” the little girl nodded vigorously.

In the live stream chat, netizens gushed over the girl.

“Wow! What a beautiful little girl!”

“Big, sparkling eyes!”

“Her gaze is clear and bright—full of innocence!”

“Now I want a daughter!”

“Count me in for the ‘want a daughter’ club!”

Tan Ping glanced once more at the life countdown above the girl’s head.

It had dropped to 0.011—still decreasing.

Clearly, the crisis looming over the little girl remained unresolved.

“What could cause such a young child to suddenly die?” Tan Ping pondered carefully.