After two consecutive shots hit the store owner, the police quickly rushed to his side. One of them handcuffed the owner while another confiscated the hunting shotgun, both movements being executed with great efficiency. Having dealt with the owner, one of the officers turned to Ye Fan and Zhou Kun with an apologetic expression and said, "I'm sorry for the fright this has caused you."
"You really should sweep through the town thoroughly," Ye Fan said gravely. "There's likely more scum like him around, and anyone else who ran into him would probably just end up being extorted. Moreover, you might not even be aware of the frauds that have happened here." No one would report being swindled, simply chalking it up to bad luck.
The police were not unaware of the harmful impact of such frauds. They had been aware of extortion happening here before but couldn't find enough evidence to take the matters further, which inevitably led to the cases being dropped.
