(Clearwisdom.net) On a day not long before the persecution began on July 20, 1999, practitioners in Guangzhou City went to the Guangdong Provincial Government Office to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. Since there were so many practitioners participating, it was a big story for the entire region.

The local police department ordered riot policemen to suppress the practitioners. Practitioners tried to explain the reasons for their appeal, but after a while, police started arresting practitioners. Some practitioners who were at the beginning and end of the line were arrested. However, the policemen standing in the middle only pushed and ordered practitioners to leave. Many of them said, "We know you are good people. Our team leader also practices Falun Gong. He is good to us, and we all listen to him."

After most of the practitioners left, a police department head shouted at the team leader, "Why didn't you order your subordinates to arrest them? You see, they all left. You didn't execute the order. You'll see how I punish you."

The team leader just stood there, and the department head flew into a rage and shouted, "Get out of the way, I'll direct things. You will be detained when we get back." At that moment, many practitioners reasoned with the department head. One of the young practitioners was arrested on the spot.

Some practitioners and I went to comfort the team leader, and then we left. I suddenly recalled the words that the policeman told me, so I went back to him. At the time, he was standing against the wall of Zhongshan Memorial Hall and was wiping tears from his face as practitioners were being driven away and arrested. He looked so sorrowful at all that was happening. I went to him, and he said, "I don't know why they let me come here. I'm also a practitioner. I should stand with fellow practitioners, but now I am the person who is ordered to arrest you guys. I can't do it. No matter how they punish me, I won't do it."

I didn't know how to comfort an armed man whose eyes were filled with tears, but I said, "They (the policemen) have hurt so many people." I almost cried myself.

After leaving him, I went to Yingyuan Avenue, which was the only way that the police would allow us to leave. At that time, both sides of the street were choked with police cars and buses. At the back of Zhongshan Memorial Hall, about a hundred practitioners were surrounded by police. Some practitioners and I decided to help the other practitioners, but we were suddenly stopped by a man dressed like an official. He told us that it was a trap and then stood with us.

About ten minutes later, he walked up there and stopped the police from arresting and beating practitioners. He was instantly surrounded by policemen, but he calmly said, "Have your leaders come here." After the leaders came, he showed them his personal document. The leaders were shocked after seeing it and just didn't know what to do. Then the man told the police, "Most of them are women, seniors and children. You should not treat them like this." The way was opened, and hundreds of practitioners left.

On the way back home, some practitioners said that the man must be a high-ranking official since even the leaders of police department deferred to him. But we all knew that Teacher was protecting us.