Chapter 20 What Can You Do to Me?
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When Joe heard it, he felt dizzy and almost fell over.
While shaking his hands, he shook his head repeatedly.
"No, no, no, I didn't drink. Yes, I drank, but I didn't drive."
"Okay boys, don't talk nonsense. You have to take responsibility for what you have done. Come on, take an alcohol test."
After that, he took out an alcohol breath detector from the motorcycle glove box.
"Blow it for five seconds."
"I really didn't drive."
"Please cooperate with my work, or I will call for support."
Joe wanted to cry.
"I really didn't drive. I can't drive at all. I just sit here and was waiting for someone. I swear that if I lie, I will be punished by God."
This policeman was very reasonable, and he was a little shaken to see Joe's sincere attitude.
"Sit in the car and wait for someone? Why didn't the car turn off?"
"I was... waiting for my wife. We are going to the hospital to visit patients. She went to the supermarket to buy things and she would come out after a while. She drove the car, and I don't know how to turn it off. I really didn't lie to you."
"I will give her a call, and I will ask her about this as a supermarket security guard, but please don't say anything after the phone gets through."
"Fine."
The policeman took out his mobile phone.
"Tell me about your wife's phone number."
"Uh, I can't remember."
"Boy, you don't care too much about your family. You can't even remember your wife's phone number. If there is an emergency, how do you notify her?"
Joe didn't know how to explain it.
"She... She just changed her mobile phone number."
"If you cared about it, you will remember it in a few minutes. Okay, I can't take care of this. It's fine. Just turn on your phone and look at the address book. Hey, don't tell me you didn't save her number, I don't believe it."
"I didn't. I'll look for it now."
After that, he took out his phone in a hurry.
"What's the matter? Don't say that you forgot to bring your phone."
"Sorry, my phone was taken away by her."
The policeman looked suspicious.
"Boy, isn't this a coincidence?"
Joe felt very helpless.
This was indeed a coincidence, and it was not convinced.
"Sir, I really didn't lie to you."
This policeman was really reasonable, and he was not in a hurry to draw conclusions.
"Well, you should remember the phone numbers of other family members. Call them with my mobile phone and ask for your wife's number, and then I will call your wife again. Is that all right?"
Joe gave another wry smile.
"I didn't remember any numbers."
This time, the policeman was angry.
"Are you teasing me? Alright, do an alcohol test quickly, otherwise, I really call for support."
"Shall we wait, I guess she will come out soon."
"No one can change the fact that you are suspected of drunk driving. don't delay, and hurry up."
Joe did the test helplessly.
"Look, it's 45. You were drunk driving. Come with me to the hospital for a blood test."
"Will... will I go to jail?"
"You won't go to jail, but if you drive a motor vehicle after drinking, your license will be temporarily detained for six months, and you will be fined more than one thousand and less than two thousand bucks. By the way, you were driving without a license. According to the regulations, you will be fined not less than two hundred but not more than two thousand bucks and will be detained for 15 days. You were driving without a license and committed drunken driving, so we must detain you."
Joe felt extremely depressed.
What the hell was going on?
he didn't drive at all.
"Don't detain me. I accept the penalty, OK? I will pay more fines, 10,000, and I don't need invoices. Could you just let me go?"
"NO. I am enforcing the law, not doing business. There is no room for bargaining."
"No, officer. I didn't drive the car. Can I go into the supermarket and call my wife out? You will understand everything when she explains the situation."
"Okay boy, driving such a good car shows that your family conditions are good and you should have received a good education. But why don't you have any legal awareness? A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. I hope you won't do it again in the future. I will call my colleague to drive you to the hospital to do a blood test."
Joe scratched his head anxiously.
"I... I won't go with you."
"Don't be stupid, this matter is not out of control right now, but if you don't cooperate, it will be serious, understand?"
"I really didn't drive, I swear."
"Don't swear casually, in case it really works."
Just when Joe was desperate, he suddenly saw Nicole walking out of the supermarket with a bag of things.
It was like a ray of dawn in the dark night, a straw in despair.
"My wife is out."
"Where?"
"That one."
While talking, Nicole also saw them and trotted over with an anxious expression.
Joe finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, I can finally make it clear."
Before he could say anything, Nicole said anxiously.
"I told you not to drive after drinking, but you said it is fine. Well, you got caught in the act, right?"
Joe was dumbfounded when he heard it.
What did this mean?
She was throwing the fat in the fire.
"Nicole, don't joke. You drove the car."
Nicole glanced at the traffic policeman and made a "sudden realization".
"Oh, yes, I drove it. Officer, I drove the car, not my husband. Sorry, I don't know that I can't park the car here. I'm so sorry. just fine me."
Joe felt vindicated.
"You believe what I was telling the truth now, don't you?"
The policeman looked at Joe and Nicole, and then he smiled.
"Do you two find this interesting? Do you treat me as a three-year-old child?"
Joe was taken aback.
"She is telling the truth."
"Okay, can you be a man? When things happened, you just Blame the mistake on your wife. I'm so ashamed for you."
Joe felt very wronged.
"I really didn't lie."
"You still quibble? Where did you say you are going?"
"What?"
"You still pretend to be silly. Okay, let me help you remember that. You just said that you were going to the hospital to visit patients, so your wife went to the supermarket to buy things. You can see what your wife bought."
Joe glanced at the bag and found that Nicole's shopping bag was full of snacks like potato chips.
"Is it clear? Would someone go to the hospital to visit patients with snacks? Are you going to visit patients or have a party? Just take responsibility if you make a mistake. You are telling lies again and again. How shameful you are."
Joe was dumbfounded.
What did Nicole do with such a bunch of snacks?
"What are you buying these for?"
Nicole immediately looked panicked.
"Aren't these what you want to eat? Don't be angry, darling. I was wrong, don't hit me."
The policeman became even angrier when he heard it.
"You still have domestic violence? I tell you, this is illegal. Girl, don't be afraid. If he dares to beat you, call the police. This is a legal society. I will see who dares to challenge the authority of the law."
Seeing Nicole's grievance and fear, Joe finally understood.
She didn't mean to go to the hospital and visit friends.
She just wanted to make fun of him.
Anger welled up in his mind. Joe was so angry that he raised his fist.
Nicole immediately ran behind the traffic policeman.
"Don’t hit me."
"What are you doing? Do you want to hit your wife in front of the police? It can be seen how arrogant you are at home. Step back and squat down; otherwise, I will take coercive measures against you."
With that, the police made a phone call
"Could you guys send a policeman to the supermarket? A man is committed to drunken driving."
Joe gritted his teeth and glanced at Nicole.
"Nicole, you went too far."
Nicole hid behind the policeman and stuck out her tongue at him triumphantly.
Her expression seemed to say, "Yes, I did. But what can you do to me?"
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