The whole scene is a mess. The librarian looked at Hani with utter disgust, thinking Hani was the perpetrator.
Hani stood there waiting for someone to take a report from her, but realised in this moment she was being treated not as a victim but as the assailant. "Is anyone going to take my report? I was nearly killed in your establishment. Is there no one monitoring security cameras over here?"
The librarian walked towards Hani with crossed arms and sharp eyes. "To act like a victim in a situation like this, the gall on this girl." She signalled someone to capture Hani, who did not fight back. "The police will be handling this matter. These guys are injured and recognised as hero class students, why would they attack innocent people?"
The only thing the librarian received from Hani was silence with fierce eyes. "Look at the eyes on this girl. Who knows, she could be one of those villains roaming under cover. Hurry, take her to the station and let the police handle her. I can't bear to look at her face any longer." With that, she strutted away.
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[Dashmorth Police Station]
Stuck in an enclosed room with special handcuffs that restricted magic, Hani was left with her own thoughts. How the hell am I stuck here when I am the victim? What do I even do now? They won't even check my details, so they don't realise their mistakes. I'm an F-rank that goes to Dashmorth High... seriously, today has been nothing but bad luck. I will make sure to pay you back, Leo!
Hours had passed, and Hani, now hungry and dehydrated, jumped up, looking at the CCTV. Waving her cuffed arms side to side, "Hello, did you guys forget about me? I have to return to my dorm, or I will be punished again! ANYONE?"
With no reply, she decided to nap, at least she could recover some of her energy. It had been a long and tiring day for Hani, and the last thing she wanted to think about was Miss Blight, the dorm admin.
A few hours later, Hani was woken up by shouting outside the windowless room. With a muffled argument and a sudden bang, Emma came in to rescue Hani.
"Is this how you guys treat citizens? Did she even get her call? Have you guys even processed her? Of course, you have not, or I would have already found out where she was instead of getting my security to track her down!"
Thankfully, Emma had planned to meet Hani in her dorm today, but found out she was not there. After midnight, even Miss Blight was concerned, as no one could get hold of Hani.
Hani, who saw a human after nearly 5 hours of being stuck in this tiny room, cried, "Emmmaaaaa!" Hani had tears dripping down her now snotty face, "You came to rescue me! Look what they did!" Hani grabbed her burnt hair as she pouted. In Hani's eyes, Emma was now a heaven-sent Angel who had come to rescue her from the depths of hell.
Emma, seeing this, became even more furious, her eyes filled with anger as she faced the officer. "ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY! CLEARLY SHE IS THE VICTIM. GET YOUR SUPERVISOR HERE NOW!"
"Yes! Right away, Miss Wang!" the officer scurried away as fast as he could. Emma obviously had a soft spot for Hani and was ready to burn this station to the ground if needed. She let out a sigh and sat on the chair next to Hani. She looked at the handcuffs and infused her magic into them as they released Hani. Since it is a weapon to restrict, it was something Emma could control with her skill.
"I saw the three guys you beat up, Hani." Emma said with a grin, "They looked hilarious. Obviously, they are taking responsibility for everything, even bribing the security guard, but I guess they have someone powerful behind them."
Emma touched Hani's hair, which was burnt off, as she got closer to her. "Seriously, Hani, you have been getting into a lot of trouble recently."
Emma looked at the burn in silence, with sadness in her eyes. I can't believe they did this to her. I will get back at them for sure. I never want to see even a strand of her hair like this.
Hani suddenly became more self-conscious of the situation as Emma intimately touched her hair, caressing it like they were the most precious strands in the world. Emma suddenly huffed and leaned her head on Hani's shoulder. Blushing from this action, Hani looked away and froze still. Was Emma always close to me like this before? Why is my heart beating so loudly? I guess I am just thankful that she is here to help.
The two share this moment of silence after the hectic day they both had today.
The officer was back with the supervisor, both looking nervous since they had not followed rules and regulations and processed Hani into the system, which would have resolved all these problems earlier. "Excuse me, Miss Wang..." The supervisor spoke up nervously after standing there for a few minutes, looking at the intimate scene.
Oh no, we are in trouble... it seems like Miss Wang is close to that girl. But she can't even stop a criminal from not being charged, right? It's fine, let's calm down and get through this problem. The supervisor calmed himself down, trying to be level-headed.
"Che." Emma was clearly not pleased to see them. Turning her chair around, legs and arms crossed with a dominating aura, she gave them a nasty look. "Why were the protocols not carried out? Officer."
"It's Sergeant McCain, Miss Wang, " the supervisor replies.
"Did I ask for your name, or are you ignoring my question, officer?" Emma hissed at them, "I do not care for your rank or your name, I want answers. Our family donates and organises fundraisers a lot for the civil servant departments all over this city so they do their jobs, not lounge about like they are above the law."
"I apologise, Miss Wang, but she is a criminal in the end..." He attempted to challenge Emma by keeping eye contact and using a more confident voice.
"Eh? When did I become a criminal? You guys have not even taken my statement! I said I wanted to make a complaint to the librarian! Well, now I want to file a complaint for the police station too!" Hani was enraged; she stood up, pointing at the officer, who noticed her cuffs were gone.
"Miss Wang! Did you remove those cuffs? This is violating the law!" Sergeant McCain grinned unknowingly at the situation, building more confidence. Now she definitely can't pursue this matter to the higher-ups any further!
"I guess Mr Sergeant is getting too ahead of themselves." Noticing the grin, Emma provoked them. Hani started to realise that these matters were getting serious and sat back down.
I did not know this was gonna get this big... maybe I should not have beaten them up? Is Emma gonna get in trouble? Still, Emma looks so cool like this. Just a little, tiny bit... maybe. Hani thought to herself. Regardless of the situation, Hani stared at Emma's stance with awe.
"Miss Wang!" The supervisor was furious at Emma's disrespect. "Please, if you would let us do our jobs. Sometimes, criminals must be treated in other ways to get a confession!"
"So not only are you guys stupid and useless that you can't do your jobs properly, you guys are essentially taking advantage of your position to get fake confessions out of people?" Emma threw back at them. "Our workers were able to sort this problem out in one hour, and you guys have not even processed her. Which means you guys are illegally detaining her."
Looking at this unthinkable situation, Emma sighed. The officer looked frightened as he understood what had been done was wrong, but the supervisor, whose ego had been jabbed at, was about to blow up. Face red with anger, he stood there unable to say anything else, he had already said too much.
"This girl is an F-rank, and the three boys were C-ranks. Do you know that?" Emma told them, pointing at Hani. "Are you saying that the F-rank is the criminal here? Is she not the victim?"
The officers darted their eyes towards Hani, sitting in the corner, in a sudden frazzled state, hearing that she had suddenly become the main topic of this intense conversation. As she felt their eyes on her, she awkwardly laughed, waving her hand at them. Emma rolled her eyes and pulled Hani's hand down, shaking her head.
Taking out her phone, Emma texted her people to come to the police station, and they arrived quickly, in less than 5 minutes. A thin folder was handed to the sergeant, showing just how little work needed to be done to see that Hani was innocent.
The officers looked at the folder, and their faces went paler and paler on each turn. Hani was indeed an F-rank, and with video evidence and confession from the C-rankers, it finally clicked in their heads. They had messed up. Training records from Hani and Emma listing back with lessons and items given by Emma from the prestigious Wang family. It was evident that a genius like Emma found a skilful genius like Hani and took care of her, since this is the Wang family, where they have helped anyone with capabilities to shine.
Head low, the officers can't look at the girls' faces anymore. "Miss Wang... we are sorry. How can we resolve this situation?"
Seriously, do they still not get it? It's funny how the mighty fall... in the end, in front of a stronger predator, they are nothing but cockroaches.
Emma sat there playing with her nails without a care in the world. "Why are you asking me? I'm not the victim." She smirked as the officer's face turned towards Hani. It was fine for them to bow their head towards the prestigious Wang family, but to a F-ranker, it hurt their pride.
"Miss...Hani, if you can just let it go, that would be very helpful to us." The sergeant, still unwilling to beg Hani, made only a request. Emma gripped her hands in a fist, ready to throw hands at the sight of this deplorable man.
Seeing this, Hani held onto Emma's shoulder, hoping her temper wouldn't go crazy. With nervous laughter, she faced the officers. "Well... um... I can't do that." Even though Hani was a bit scared in this situation, she was still very sure about her rights and was a person who liked to bring justice. "I already told you I would like to file a complaint." The sergeant's eyes were angry as his now pale face had returned to its crimson colour.
Ah! Why is he looking at me like that? I just want to get justice for my unfair treatment today. So rude! "Well...so...please... if I can proceed with that." Hani requested as her voice trailed off.
"You heard her, we will proceed with an investigation." Emma stood up, smacking the desk, ordering her people to start this investigation. "We are going to make sure we check every single one of your records and dig into every case possible. If you need anything, contact my people, who will relay any information to me." Smug, Emma grabbed Hani's hand. As she walked past the sergeant, she gave a final mischievous smirk and said, "Good luck, officer"
The two girls left the station as Emma's workers filed the complaint. Both Emma and Hani, in their minds, were thinking of their own ways to take the cause of the actual mastermind, Leo.
I am gonna make that bastard pay! Both girls set the same goal as they walked back to the dorm.