fringe artist

Chapter 343 341. The frenzy of public opinion, London at night

In the chaotic scene, curses mixed with the sound of police sirens.

Chen Li'an was still confronting the police at this time. His warning just now had some effect, but it obviously didn't work in such an environment.

The current scene is almost catching up with the turmoil, and everyone's sanity has dropped a lot. The students guarded by Chen Li'an shouted and shouted protest slogans at the same time.

"You are violent law enforcement! Protest!"

"A robber will always be a robber!"

"Return our artifacts!"

The protests behind Chen Li'an grew louder and louder, and the scene suddenly became tense. Several policemen stepped forward with electric batons in hand, and there was a faint tendency to surround Chen Li'an.

When Chen Li'an saw that something was wrong, he immediately shouted to the police: "I am here to hold an art exhibition on behalf of China! If you attack me, it will be a diplomatic incident! Think carefully!"

Chen Li'an's words calmed them down a bit, but the policeman who had just been kicked out by Chen Li'an had already gotten up and rushed forward with a loud cry.

"Go to hell! Damn yellow pig!"

"Fuck! He's a dog!" Chen Li'an cursed angrily, feeling that today was really going to end.

Sure enough, under the leadership of that impulsive policeman, his colleagues all rushed forward.

Chen Li'an didn't care so much and directly called the students behind him to leave quickly, and then went up to them alone.

If he is caught, he can be released. If these students are caught, they will definitely be in trouble if they want to come out safe and sound.

If someone directly attacks the police or resists law enforcement, these students will not be able to get out.

Seeing the policeman charging towards him with his fists raised, Chen Li'an turned sideways to avoid his attack, kicked out his right foot at the same time, and hit his knees accurately, causing the policeman to kneel on the ground and jump out.

The other police officers shouted at Chen Li'an to give up resistance and waved their electric batons and batons.

How could Chen Li'an dare to give up resistance at this time? If he gave up, a beating would definitely be unavoidable. He didn't want to be beaten violently.

Surrounded by four or five police officers, Chen Li'an kept walking to avoid the batons that were constantly being swung. These policemen and street gangsters are different, and they all have a certain fighting foundation. What's more, these people are still wearing bulletproof vests. It's hard to get a single shot to work.

Chen Li'an was not yet confident that he could knock them down with three punches and two kicks, but his kung fu was also practiced on the streets of the capital, and he was still able to face such a siege. The cunning and viciousness of Baguazhang was fully unleashed at this time. .

Joints and vital points were all the targets of Chen Li'an's attack. Chen Li'an bent down to avoid a baton that hit his head, and used his right hand to hit the policeman's chin accurately.

With a bang, the policeman fell backwards, fell heavily to the ground and passed out without moving.

The young policeman was in good health and fell asleep.

A few policemen couldn't help but their eyelids twitched when they saw this scene, but they still had any calmness in their hearts and rushed towards Chen Li'an.

Reporters and TV stations not far away had already focused their cameras here when they saw Chen Li'an appear. At first, they were surprised to see Chen Li'an knocking down a policeman twice.

Now that I saw that Chen Li'an was still able to fight back when surrounded by several police officers, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Chinese Kongfu!Chinese people are indeed good at kung fu, otherwise how can you explain how many policemen an artist can beat up? !

Look down on the British police!

Chen Li'an didn't have the time to worry about that much now. There were still several of them in two. He used his hands and feet at a flexible pace, either hitting joints or attacking key acupuncture points.

Chen Li'an aimed at the gap and lowered the lower chassis, and kicked a policeman's inner thigh directly with his toes. The severe pain instantly made the policeman's legs weaken and he knelt on the ground.

While he was kneeling on the ground, Chen Li'an took a step forward and hit him directly in the face with an elbow. Another good baby fell down and fell asleep.

Several international students nearby were fascinated by the sight and wanted to roll up their sleeves and have a fight. A male student with long hair yelled and wanted to rush over. As soon as he took a step forward, he kicked He stepped on the baton and fell to the ground.

Chen Li'an saw this scene out of the corner of his eye, and felt no fluctuation in his heart. He even took the time to slash a policeman's wrist with his palms, knocking the baton from his hand.

Just when Chen Li'an was about to finish off his attack and send him off to sleep, a stern warning suddenly came from behind him!

"Don't move! Move again and I'll shoot!"

The police officer who had previously agreed to let Chen Li'an take the students away couldn't stand it any longer, so he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Chen Li'an. Chen Li'an stepped back and raised his hands when he felt the danger, but the police officers did not move and hit him with a stick.

Chen Li'an had no time to hide, so he could only turn his head quickly, but he was still hit on the eyebrow bone, and blood flowed down instantly.

The policeman who hit Chen Li'an wanted to hit him again, but the police officer quickly stopped him.

"Sean! Stop!"

The police officer's scolding was obviously too late. The policeman named Sean hit Chen Li'an hard on the shoulder with his baton.

Chen Li'an groaned in pain. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the police officer still had a gun in his hand, so he had to resist the urge to kick the policeman to death.

The police officer hurried over and warned Chen Li'an not to move around, then took out the handcuffs and put them on him.

Chen Li'an did not resist, and allowed his hands to be handcuffed. He looked at the police officer and said, "Don't arrest those students, they didn't do anything, otherwise I will protest through the embassy!"

The police officer glanced at him and did not answer him. He waved his hand and asked the remaining police officers to subdue the protesting students.

Chen Li'an squinted at this scene, then looked around and found that most of the protesters had been arrested.

Ji Fa and Bo Qing, who received the news at this time, hurried over and saw the blood streaming from Chen Li'an's forehead and half of his face covered in blood. They were almost furious. Ji Fa shouted directly to the policeman who was escorting Chen Li'an: "Let him go!"

The policeman glanced at Ji Fa and said coldly: "He attacked the police and resisted law enforcement. He should be arrested in accordance with the law!"

"He is injured and must go to the hospital, otherwise I will sue you!"

"Then look at my colleagues."

"I do not care!"

The policeman cast Ji Fa a glance, ignored her and escorted Chen Lian into the car. After a while, the police car was filled with protesters. Those Chinese students looked at Chen Lian, still aggrieved , but they are very concerned about Chen Li'an's injury.

Chen Li'an moved his shoulder. It was very painful but not like a fracture. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled to reassure them that they didn't have to worry.

Several international students looked at Chen Li'an's wounds and looked for paper or handkerchiefs on their bodies to briefly bandage Chen Li'an.Several reporters who followed us stood behind the carriage and quickly took photos while the door was still open.

Arresting a few ordinary protesters will indeed attract attention, but arresting a globally famous artist will attract more attention.

In particular, Chen Li'an, whose face was covered with blood, still smiled gently to comfort the students. The huge contrast made the reporters tremble.

This picture is great!Pictures are great material for telling stories!
Outside the police car, Ji Fa was still communicating with the police, but there was no effect at all. He immediately gave up and continued to communicate with them, turned around and started contacting the lawyer, and told Bai Qing to contact the embassy.

Chen Li'an was captured. This kind of thing can be big or small. Now if Chen Li'an wants to come out safely, he must make the matter bigger and put pressure on the British side.

After Ji Fa contacted the lawyer, he looked at the reporters, raised his eyebrows and walked towards them.

That night, media around the world reported the police crackdown on protesting international students in front of the British Museum.

A video of Chen Li'an negotiating with several police officers to protect the students, leading to a fight with no result, and finally being arrested and threatened by the police with a gun, also appeared on TV, instantly attracting great attention.

Many people are angry, but a few students protest against the police using force?Many students were pushed to the ground as if they were criminals, and some were seriously injured.

An internationally renowned artist negotiated with the police and was attacked by the police. After failing to stop him, he had no choice but to fight back in order to protect the students.

Such a thing immediately aroused international public discussion, and many media took the initiative to popularize Chen Li'an's works and said that he was an anti-war artist. Such a person should not be treated like this!

A celebrity with social status and wealth is treated like this. You can imagine what kind of treatment those students will receive in the police station.

For a time, more people protested, driven by thoughtful people, and more countries that had experienced looting of cultural relics came forward to condemn the protests and begged Britain to release those tourists and students from their countries.

These protesting countries have all experienced cultural relics being stolen and robbed, and their people are also very excited at this time, and they have spoken out at home to ask the government to protest.

These countries have also been in contact with each other. They all have good political vision. They all feel that this matter is a very good opportunity. They take the opportunity to put pressure on Great Britain and maybe get back their own cultural relics.

Even if we can't get it back, we still need to let the international community see clearly what this so-called "museum of the world" really is!
At the same time, the name Chen Li'an became more and more popular. An anti-war artist began to take action in order to protect students. You can imagine how "brutal" those police officers were!
protest!Must protest!Chen Li'an and those protesters must be released immediately and unconditionally!
As for the matter of Chen Li'an knocking down several policemen, everyone subconsciously ignored it. To promote public opinion, naturally you have to choose what is beneficial to you.

Chen Li'an is the victim, so we can't mention the fact that he knocked down a police officer within a few centimeters, and constantly emphasize the fact that Chen Li'an was injured when he was arrested. In particular, the image of Chen Li'an sitting in a police car with blood on his head to comfort the students has been widely circulated.

Doesn’t Great Britain claim to be a gentleman and aristocrat?How can you be so shameless!
A group of students just called for the return of their country's cultural relics, why should they be suppressed by force!

Driven by everyone's tacit understanding, protests turned into appeals, police dispersal turned into violent suppression, and everything began to change.

The situation in London has become more complicated at this time. In the beginning, it was just a protest about cultural relics in the British Museum. Now some special groups have taken the opportunity to make trouble.

Large-scale marches and protests were organized spontaneously or driven by others that night. Immigrants and various rights organizations took to the streets one after another.

In the embassy, ​​Bai Qing was communicating with the leaders and asked the police to release Chen Li'an immediately.

The leaders of the embassy will naturally not sit idly by and have begun to contact various embassies to lodge protests and representations with the British side.

It was just early in the morning in China, and CCTV's morning news immediately broadcast the incident, and various newspapers also published relevant reports. For a time, domestic public opinion and public anger were also aroused.

At this time, Lin Fangmu in the Propaganda Department felt like his head was spinning. He was 100% sure that the one who drew the picture was also Chen Li'an. Chen Li'an must have done these things. Even if other forces later intervened to add fuel to the fire, the initiator must be Chen Li'an!
"I really don't know if Chen Li'an is taking advantage of others or being taken advantage of. The situation is a bit complicated now." Lin Fangmu sighed, but still took his coat and prepared to go out to find someone to rescue Chen Li'an.

Many people were worried about Chen Li'an at this time, especially after seeing the scene of Chen Li'an being injured and being pointed at by the police with a gun. His friends at home and abroad couldn't help but worry about whether Chen Li'an would be treated unfairly after being arrested. treatment.

It's just that some people have no choice but to worry blindly, while some people have already started to speak out through their own channels.

Ji Fa, who was in London, was currently negotiating with the police with his lawyer and some celebrity friends in London, asking them to release Chen Li'an immediately.

The people at the police station directly rejected the request for release. The person in charge of the police station said seriously: "It is impossible to release him now. He blatantly attacked the police and resisted law enforcement. We must not let him go just like this!"

Some police officers nearby also spoke out. Their colleagues and friends are still in the hospital. They were all beaten by Chen Li'an. How could someone who openly provoked the police be released at will?
The lawyer brought by Ji Fa pushed up his glasses and said: "We ask for bail. There is video evidence that the police violated the rules and assaulted my client. He only fought back to protect himself. We will accuse you of violating the rules and assaulting my client!" "

"Refused to release on bail! After the investigation is clear, we will also accuse him of assaulting the police!"

After hearing this, Jifa immediately wanted to speak but was stopped by the lawyer. After asking her to calm down, she turned to the police and said: "I request to see my client immediately. You can't refuse! If my client is abused at the police station I will sue you immediately!"

After the lawyer finished speaking, he did not look at the policemen. He turned to Ji Fa and said: "It will be difficult for them to release him tonight. I will go see Mr. Chen first. Don't worry, they won't dare to violate the rules with me here." .”

Ji Fa suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Can you bring the doctor in? I'm worried about his injury."

"We have doctors," the policeman in the narrator interjects.

The lawyer patted Ji Fa on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll go take a look first."

Chen Li'an was chatting with the protesters who were locked up with him at this time. The wound on his brow was no longer bleeding, but his face was still full of blood, and his clothes were also full of blood. He looked miserable.

However, Chen Li'an still chatted with those people with a smile on his face, saying that they did a good job, saying that the British Museum was shameless, and that he would definitely stand with them!
Chen Li'an originally wanted to hide behind the scenes, but now that he is involved, he will go with the flow and make the matter a bigger deal. Otherwise, if he goes out, the other people who were arrested will not have so many people paying attention.

The benefits of being a public figure are now reflected.

Soon the police came and asked Chen Li'an to come out and said that his lawyer was here.

After hearing this, other people in the holding room showed a look of expectation on their faces, but some were worried that Chen Li'an would go out directly, leaving them alone here.

Chen Li'an looked at them and said, "I said I would stand with you, and I will take you out together when I come back."

After saying that, Chen Li'an went out, and everyone in the detention room looked at his back with a hint of admiration.

In an interrogation room, Chen Li'an met the lawyer, and there was an accompanying doctor who wanted to treat Chen Li'an's wounds, but Chen Li'an refused.

joke!It just needs to be this miserable, otherwise how can I set off the brutality of those people!

At Chen Li'an's request, the doctor went out, leaving only Chen Li'an and the lawyer in the room.

More than 20 minutes later, the lawyer came out, came to Ji Fa, whispered a few words to her, and left the police station.

Chen Li'an also returned to the detention room at this time and started chatting with those people again, as if he was on vacation instead of being arrested.

Although there is nothing going on inside the police station, there is already a lot of noise outside. There are many more people on the streets of London tonight, and all police officers in London have canceled their vacation tonight.

Ah. London is really going to become Gotham.

(End of this chapter)