Accidental Hero: The Rookie Who Outshines the Force - Chapter 17

The traffic officers at the DUI checkpoint still couldn’t believe it—
That out-of-control Cadillac SUV had been stopped by a rookie probationary cop.

When the drunk driver was asked to blow into the breathalyzer, he went mad, slammed the gas, and rammed straight through the checkpoint.

Two police cars were smashed out of the way before he weaved left and right, fleeing at high speed.

That kind of lunatic in a two-ton vehicle… could a single person really bring him down?

Ding Gaofeng, captain of the traffic unit, still had countless doubts, but there was no time to dwell. The aftermath and scene clean-up fell to his men. He pulled out a cigarette, lit one for himself, and handed another to Chen Weimin, head of Sanliqiao Police Station.

“Director Chen, we’ll be taking the driver back to traffic HQ. The rest of the clean-up—gotta trouble your station’s brothers to help.”

Chen took a drag, nodding. “Captain Ding, you don’t need to say it. Everyone from Sanliqiao precinct is already on-site.”

Drunk driving, ramming a checkpoint, endangering public safety… this wasn’t just traffic law anymore. It had escalated into a criminal case.

Sanliqiao Police Station could only assist. The case would be documented by the traffic unit, then handed over to the Public Security Bureau for a criminal investigation and finally prosecuted in court.

At the clinic.

Lu Cheng lay face-down on the exam bed, bloodied across his lower back. Even watching made Zhao Han wince.

“You little brat! Playing the hero by yourself? Lucky it’s just a scratch. What if you lost a limb, huh? Who’d marry you then?!”

Zhao’s scolding was sharp, but every word carried concern. This kid was too reckless. Once they got back, he’d have to give him a long, stern lecture.

He reached for a cigarette, then sighed and shoved the pack back into his pocket. Clinics weren’t the place.

“No need for a tetanus shot,” the doctor said after disinfecting. “Didn’t go beyond the dermis. Just keep it clean, apply ointment. Should scab over in three to five days. Don’t let water touch it.”

With that, the doctor left.

Zhao Han finally relaxed—only to see Lu Cheng grinning, as if the pain were nothing.

Youngsters these days… fearless like calves unafraid of tigers.

Lu stretched, rolling his shoulders. He felt almost good as new.

“Master, let’s go—back to the scene!”

“Go my ass! You’re grounded. Until that wound heals, you’re off field duty!”

Zhao shot him a glare and kicked him lightly in the rear.

Even if it was just a superficial injury, Zhao wasn’t letting him run around.

Second day on the job, and this kid had already taken down a fugitive, a professional pickpocket, and a drunk driver.

Knife fight with a thief, human-body chase-down of a speeding car… was this rookie aiming to be a one-man action movie?

A lone-wolf hero might look glamorous in stories, but in real police work, this was not the example to set. Zhao was determined—Lu Cheng’s ideological education would be thorough and merciless.

Traffic police headquarters.

The drunk driver, cuffed to a chair, had finally sobered up. And with sobriety came fear.

He realized just how badly he’d screwed up.

Normally he was loud, loved drinking and bragging, acting like a street tough. But when real trouble hit, he was nothing but a paper tiger.

Now, recalling his wild rampage, he broke down crying—snot and tears all over—as he clung to an officer, begging for mercy. Claimed he’d drunk too much, didn’t know what he was doing, thought it was all a dream.

“Liquid courage,” they muttered.

The blood test came back: nearly 200 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml—double the DUI threshold. At least half a liter of strong baijiu in his system.

Ding Gaofeng frowned, eyeing the red mark on the driver’s cheek.
“What’s with your face?”

The man froze. Only now did he notice the burning pain there. He remembered—the young cop in the car had slapped him silly, then nearly broke his thigh with a baton.

That rookie was brutal. Absolutely merciless.

Now he hurt everywhere—probably bruised half to hell.

The interrogation officers finally pieced together what had happened inside the SUV.

When they heard the story, each one felt the same mix of awe and disbelief.

This probationary officer from Sanliqiao… skillful, daring, and ice-cold under pressure.

Since when were Gen Z cops this outrageous?!

Ding Gaofeng sighed inwardly. His generation, the “old guard,” was about to be washed up on the beach by these crashing waves.

Minutes later, reinforcements arrived—the Third Criminal Investigation Division of the District Public Security Bureau.

The case had drawn massive public attention. With crowds everywhere, there was no avoiding evening news coverage.

The Bureau was taking it seriously. Yang Zheng himself had dispatched Captain Qin Mian, along with several officers including Su Qingwu.

Ding Gaofeng handed over both the case files and the suspect, summarizing the events.

But the focus, the pivot of the entire case, came down to one person—
A rookie probationary officer of Sanliqiao Police Station.

Lu Cheng.

He was the reason the driver and SUV had been stopped.

He was the reason the chaos hadn’t escalated into tragedy.

Qin Mian raised a brow. A rookie that capable?

Su Qingwu’s delicate, beautiful face carried a far more complex expression.

Lu Cheng… again?

Second day on the job, and once more he was stealing the spotlight.

She snatched the file from Qin’s hands and scanned it.

He’d jumped into the car through the passenger window and subdued the drunk driver.

Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

Just then, a tech officer rushed over.
“Captain, we’ve got the surveillance footage.”

Ding led the group into the conference room.

The projector flickered to life, playing the chaotic chase:

The Cadillac barreling down the street, overturning fruit stalls and bike racks, mowing down fences and greenery.

Despite the carnage, the SUV’s steel frame held firm.

Then came the crash into the bun shop—half the car embedded in the storefront. Miraculously, the owner escaped with only minor injuries.

One disaster after another, the driver’s rap sheet was practically filling itself.

Next, the footage showed two young officers arriving—Sanliqiao precinct.

Lu Cheng, tall and striking in uniform, looked every inch the handsome young cop.

“That’s him,” Ding pointed out. “Probationary Officer Lu Cheng.”

Qin nodded slowly. The kid certainly had presence.

They cordoned off the scene, approached the car—

Suddenly, the engine roared to life. The SUV pulled out and lurched forward again!

Lu Cheng and Lin Wenbin dove aside.

And then—

Everyone in the conference room leaned forward, eyes blazing.

If there’d been a livestream, the screen would be flooded with a single phrase: [Danger Ahead!]

Onscreen, Lu Cheng sprinted at the speeding SUV, yanking at the driver’s side door—locked. He circled around, smashed the passenger window, and in one fluid motion dove through—

The infamous “crow jump.” Straight into the vehicle.

For a moment, everyone wondered if they were watching security footage or an action movie.

Some officers muttered that it was reckless, bordering on suicidal. One wrong move and he’d have been crushed under the wheels.

But from the bird’s-eye view of the cameras, the SUV’s trajectory was clear—
It was aimed straight at a crowded milk tea shop.

A glass-walled shop filled with customers.

If the car hadn’t been stopped, the result would have been horrific.

Lu Cheng’s move might’ve been reckless.
But it was the only move.

The lone wolf rookie had saved dozens of lives.

The room fell silent.

Had that SUV rammed through, tomorrow’s headlines would’ve been a blood-soaked tragedy in Yuhua District.

They were lucky. So damn lucky.

“Lu Cheng… probationary officer…” Qin Mian murmured. “This kid is a real talent.”

Already, the thought of recruiting him was forming.

As for Su Qingwu—
Her curiosity about Lu Cheng had only deepened.