Chapter 51: A Thief Who Openly Defies the Police?

"Mister, you were just fined for driving without a license. Why are you climbing back into the driver's seat?"

Tan Ping was monitoring the live stream comments when he spotted elder Zhao Shizhe climbing back into the driver's seat again, and immediately spoke up.

"How else can we get around? My son drank half a catty of liquor!"

Elder Zhao Shizhe looked rather troubled.

Then, he gave himself a sudden smack on the forehead and said to his son, "Son, give the officer another two hundred yuan!"

Upon seeing this, the netizens watching the stream were in stitches:

"666! The old man's logic is absolute genius! He even pays the fine in advance!"

"If Spring Festival gala skits were acted out like this, I wouldn't be changing the channel!"

"To be honest, this drunk driving crackdown is way more entertaining than the skits on state television!"

"Is two hundred not enough? How about I pay two thousand all at once and leave it in their account to be deducted slowly over time?"

Hearing this, Elder Zhao Shizhe's son pulled out his leather wallet once again.

Seeing this, the netizens chimed in with more commentary:

"The old man's son is wealthy and willful too!"

"It seems what he said is true—he's the one who's been supporting this dad for over a dozen years!"

"Truth be told, having a dad like this is pretty exasperating!"

"Is this about money? You guys actually want a next time?"

Tan Ping reprimanded them sternly upon hearing this.

Then, he said to Elder Zhao Shizhe, "The reason I'm not letting you drive without a license isn't to fine you two hundred yuan; it's for the personal safety of yourself and other traffic participants!"

With that, Tan Ping brought over a tablet, pulled up a series of videos from his digital files, and had the old man and his son watch them together.

"Take a good look, everyone. These are all real cases compiled by our traffic department..."

The viewers in the live stream could see these footage clips as well.

The first case showed a driver without a license plowing onto a sidewalk, resulting in one death and multiple injuries.

The second case featured a female driver operating a vehicle without a license who collided with a large cargo truck, resulting in a completely wrecked vehicle and fatalities...

Immediately following that, the third and fourth cases played on...

The more Elder Zhao Shizhe watched, the more terrified he became, and he couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hand. "Oh my goodness! This is too tragic! It's practically destroying several families!"

"So, mister, do you still think this is just about a 200-yuan fine? If I just took your fine and let you drive without a license anyway, tell me, wouldn't that be completely irresponsible?

Don't harbor wishful thinking. Just think about it—didn't you rear-end someone earlier? If your speed had been even slightly faster back then, just imagine the consequences!"

Tan Ping looked at Elder Zhao Shizhe with a solemn expression.

"Officer! You're completely right! Traffic accidents are as fierce as tigers and ruin countless lives!"

Elder Zhao Shizhe nodded earnestly upon hearing this.

Then, he turned to his son and said, "Son, let's not either of us drive this time! Safety is what matters most!"

"Alright, I'll arrange for one of our officers to drive you home!"

Tan Ping began making arrangements.

"Officer, thank you so much!"

Elder Zhao Shizhe said gratefully.

Having finally sent Elder Zhao Shizhe on his way, Tan Ping let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he turned to the camera and recited his familiar opening monologue: "Hello everyone! I am your Officer Tan, welcome to watch *Tan Comments on Traffic*. Next, I will explain..."

Unusually, this time the netizens in the live stream didn't post random nonsense; instead, they listened attentively as Tan Ping popularized the legal rules.

After the relevant legal education segment concluded, Tan Ping smiled and said, "Now that the stadium concert has ended, the traffic on the road has thinned out as well. We'll broadcast for a little longer and then sign off for the day! For those who haven't followed the channel yet, please hit that follow button. Tomorrow, at the same time, we'll see you there..."

However, just as he was preparing to end the broadcast, his brow suddenly furrowed.

Up ahead on the section of the road directly above the stadium, a truck had parked.

At that very moment, a man wearing a black jacket was loading shared bicycles parked on the roadside into the truck!

Upon seeing this, the cameraman Yang Wei immediately panned the lens over.

The netizens in the live stream caught this scene and couldn't help exclaiming in shock:

"Good grief! This guy is openly restocking in broad daylight!"

"I've heard of shared bicycles being stolen before, but I've never seen anyone haul them away with such brazen confidence!"

"Stealing this many at once, he's definitely going to prison!"

Without delay, Tan Ping quickened his pace and walked straight toward the man who was loading the shared bikes.

As Tan Ping drew closer, the man didn't stop what he was doing and continued calmly loading the shared bicycles.

The netizens were thoroughly impressed: "This thief is bold! Doing this right in front of a police officer!"

"Judging by his expression, he doesn't seem scared at all?"

"Not only is he not running away, he actually looks annoyed that Officer Tan is blocking his way!"

Tan Ping watched the man silently for a moment. Seeing that the fellow showed no signs of stopping, he gave a slight cough and asked, "Mister, what exactly are you doing here?"

The man loading the shared bikes continued his busy work and replied, "I'm deploying shared bikes!"

"Deploying shared bikes?"

Tan Ping was utterly astonished.

This kid wasn't even trying to hide it?

"Yeah! Deploying them everywhere!"

Hearing the hint of doubt in Tan Ping's tone, the man nodded casually.

His hands didn't stop moving for a single second.

Clearly, Tan Ping's appearance had zero impact on his workflow!

Inside the live stream, the netizens flooded the chat with comments: "666! Buddy, take a look up and check out the uniform Officer Tan is wearing!"

"First time I've ever seen someone steal things and answer so self-righteously!"

"His line 'Yeah! Deploying them everywhere!' completely fried my brain cells!"

"This is an on-the-spot confession!"

Seeing that the guy showed no restraint even after he had initiated questioning, Tan Ping assumed the fellow was brazen because he had backing, and decided to strike first.

Swish!

With a swift grapple maneuver, Tan Ping pinned the young man loading the shared bicycles right against the truck.

Now it was the young man's turn to be bewildered, and he immediately shouted, "Officer Uncle, why are you arresting me?"

"Aren't you out here stealing shared bikes everywhere?"

Tan Ping pointed at the shared bicycles loaded on the truck.

"Officer Uncle, you've got me all wrong! I'm deploying them, not stealing them!"

The young man explained anxiously.

"Deploying them? You mean these shared bicycles belong to you and you're the one placing them here?"

Tan Ping began to understand.

Hearing this, the young man nodded repeatedly. "Right! The shared bikes in use nowadays are electric; once they run out of juice, we have to collect them for centralized charging. After they're charged up, I bring them back out in the morning—that's what we call deployment!"