Chapter 47: You're a Traffic Cop, Stealing the Criminal Police's Job?

Tan Ping scanned the crowd with a sharp gaze, his hands moving with practiced efficiency as he removed the suited man's tie and used it to bind the man's hands tightly.

Seeing this, Wang Xingyun immediately turned to a nearby colleague and said, "Keep a close eye on this thief!"

"You got it!"

The colleague stepped forward and took the bound thief from Tan Ping's grasp.

In the live broadcast room, netizens flooded the comment section with messages:
"666! Officer Tan is really improvising with whatever is at hand!"
"Not a bad binding technique!"
"You can tell Officer Tan spends plenty of time watching foreign films for educational purposes!"

Noticing that Tan Ping was already scouting for a new target, some netizens typed reminders:
"Brother Wei, hurry up and point the camera at Officer Tan!"
"Right! Don't let us miss a single exciting moment!"
"I despise pickpockets the most! My wallet was stolen at a train station once!"
"I had my wallet stolen on a bus once, along with my bank cards and ID. It left me starving for three full days—the darkest moment of my life!"

Amidst the chatter of the netizens, Tan Ping took a step forward.

He walked deeper into the crowd.

The netizens instantly grew excited:
"Has Officer Tan spotted another target?"
"With so many people around, how does Officer Tan even spot them?"
"No idea!"

Tan Ping squeezed through the dense crowd and walked with clear purpose directly behind a man wearing a hoodie.

Before the man could react, Tan Ping swiftly stepped forward and subdued him with a precise martial arts hold.

"Same old recipe, same old flavor!"

Subdued by Tan Ping, the hoodie-wearing man panicked and began to struggle violently.

He tried to use the crowded mob to escape.

However, Tan Ping's hands were like iron tongs, gripping him relentlessly.

People nearby caught sight of Tan Ping's police uniform and unconsciously stepped back, clearing a path.

Wang Xingyun immediately stepped forward to help Tan Ping escort the man out of the crowd.

The cameraman, Yang Wei, hurriedly filmed the hoodie-wearing man.

He was a young fellow in his early twenties.

Now surrounded by several police officers, he immediately lowered his head.

Seeing this, Tan Ping shook his head. "Ashamed now, are you? Young and able-bodied, yet you refuse to learn anything proper!"

Soon, he reached out and fished a pile of items from the man's pockets—phones and wallets.

Inside the live broadcast room, netizens gasped in astonishment:
"You really can't judge a book by its cover! This kid looks so mild-mannered, yet he stole so much stuff!"
"Just cell phones alone—there are three of them!"

"And gold and silver jewelry, diamond rings, watches... Aren't these worth hundreds of thousands by now?"

Upon seeing this, Wang Xingyun immediately spoke up: "A-ping, the stolen amount from this suspect is massive. We need to notify our colleagues in the criminal investigation squad."

Tan Ping nodded, took out his phone, and dialed Qi Wei, the captain of the criminal investigation squad.

"What? Officer Tan, while assisting with crowd control, you caught two pickpockets? Good! I'll send people over right away!"

Qi Wei said with a smile.

He wasn't surprised by this sort of thing at all.

After all, pickpockets always loved to operate in densely packed crowds.

A concert gathered tens of thousands of people, and since these celebrity fans were able to spend thousands on tickets, they were absolute fat sheep!

Previously, the God of Songs held a concert that set a record for having nine wanted criminals arrested by the police in a single show!

Hanging up the phone, Qi Wei immediately instructed two of his capable assistants: "Chen Bing, Lin Yang, the two of you head over to the stadium. Officer Tan and his team caught a couple of pickpockets while helping with crowd control..."

"No problem! That's a piece of cake!"

Chen Bing smiled and replied.

Escorting a couple of pickpockets was exceptionally easy.

Lin Yang had a very deep impression of Tan Ping, and chuckled upon hearing the news, "I think Officer Tan is in the wrong department; he belongs in our criminal investigation squad!"

Chen Bing nodded. "Exactly! Last time he went in single-handedly and captured two armed robbers, and one of them was a fugitive on the run for years!"

"Stop running your mouths and get over there!"

Qi Wei urged them immediately.

He had no idea just how extraordinary tonight was about to become.

At this moment, in the live broadcast stream of *Tan Ping Traffic*, the netizens were boiling over.

"Holy shit! Officer Tan caught another pickpocket!"
"Which one is this now?"
"If I remember correctly, this should be the seventh!"
"Insane! Officer Tan just glances around the crowd and instantly spots a pickpocket!"
"Look, even Officer Rabbit's little brother is holding a pickpocket by the collar now!"
"If Officer Tan keeps arresting people at this rate, there won't be enough staff on site!"
"Four traffic cops controlling seven pickpockets—that's nearly two per person!"

Yet, Tan Ping showed no signs of stopping.

He continued scanning the crowd.

Before long, Tan Ping locked onto another target.

He quickened his pace and headed further into the heart of the concert venue!

"Holy crap! Did Officer Tan find another target?"
The netizens grew ecstatic.

"This pickpocket actually bought a concert ticket; looks like he's a true fan of the TF Boys!"
"Do you guys think there's any chance he stole the concert ticket itself?"

At that moment, Wang Yuan of the TF Boys was still singing on stage.

Tan Ping, meanwhile, had already approached a man with dyed yellow hair.

The blonde man had no idea danger was approaching; he was still listening intently to his idol singing and even humming along under his breath.

Swish!

Tan Ping struck with lightning speed, giving the blonde man zero chance to react. With a swift takedown, he pinned him right into his seat.

"What is the meaning of this?"

The fans behind the blonde man were extremely displeased.

Tan Ping's actions had interrupted their enjoyment of the concert.

The lighting technician swept a spotlight over them.

Under the glare of the spotlight, everyone saw a person in traffic police uniform pinning a blonde-haired man to his seat.

"What's going on here?"

The people who had just been complaining were thoroughly surprised when they noticed Tan Ping's uniform.

"Could it be that this fan broke some traffic rule, and the traffic police chased him all the way into the concert venue?"

Wang Yuan on stage felt quite awkward and stopped singing.

After a brief pause, he picked up his microphone and asked Tan Ping, "Officer, may I ask what law this fan has broken?"

Without offering an explanation, Tan Ping began searching the blonde man's pockets directly.

In no time, he pulled out a pile of wallets, cell phones, jewelry, and cash...

"Ah! That's my phone!"
"That wallet is mine!"

In the stands, several fans cried out in alarm.

Clearly, these were the victims.

"Apologies! Sorry to interrupt your concert!"

Tan Ping offered a brief apology, twisted the blonde man's arms behind his back, and led him toward the exit.

The lighting technician immediately tracked Tan Ping's steps with the spotlight.

At this moment, the traffic policeman who was arresting thieves in the middle of a concert had unexpectedly become the absolute center of attention!

Seeing this, the TF Boys' manager immediately gave an order: "Quick! Take pictures and post them on Weibo and Douyin—this is going to be tonight's top trending search!"