bookrandom Chapter 120: Civil Dispute Turns into Criminal Case?
Chapter 120: Civil Dispute Turns into Criminal Case?
Because they needed to treat the heavily made-up woman's arm, Jiang Chengcheng and the others waited until 5 p.m. before being taken to the police station.
"Chengcheng, I'm sorry, it's all my fault for being too impulsive!" On the way, Liu Xixi was still regretting her impulsiveness, which had caused trouble for Jiang Chengcheng.
"It's alright, I'm the one who should apologize, and I'm the one who hit someone. I came here happily to pick out clothes, but this happened halfway through. It must have upset you too," Jiang Chengcheng said, addressing the issue directly.
"Oh! Don't say that! Let's not apologize to each other! It's already a fait accompli anyway, they went too far." Liu Xixi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Jiang Chengcheng's words and spoke righteously.
The hospital examination results showed that although the woman's arm looked scary, it wasn't even a minor injury; a bone-setting doctor could set it back in place.
In fact, even a cold-faced man could accept it, but he chose to stand by and do nothing so that the woman would learn a lesson, since he was the one who caused her injuries in the first place.
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Jiang Chengcheng and her group were not the only ones brought to the police station. After all, the police couldn't just listen to the woman's side of the story; they had to check the surveillance footage and make a comprehensive judgment.
In the police station.
The woman whose arm joint had been reattached seemed to have forgotten the pain once the wound healed; she started complaining to the police as soon as she arrived at the police station.
The police were busy reviewing the surveillance footage and asked her to rest for a while. She immediately complained about the poor service at the police station and threatened to file a complaint with higher authorities. Her unreasonable and argumentative behavior left everyone around her speechless.
Based on Xu Yue's tone when she called the police, I thought it was a serious incident like an indoor brawl, which is why there were so many officers on duty, and even people who were supposed to be going home from get off work were called back.
It was the weekend, and everyone was already annoyed because their schedules had been disrupted by working overtime. When they arrived, it turned out to be nothing serious. The woman arrived at the police station and continued to make a scene, causing a lot of complaints behind the scenes throughout the station.
Everyone couldn't help but think to themselves, "Was this woman really beaten up not because she was being sarcastic?"
However, out of respect for their official image, everyone tried their best to be polite and persuade the woman to rest aside, saying that they would check the surveillance footage to find out what happened.
Perhaps sensing the slight impatience in the police officer's tone, or perhaps because the long conversation had made her mouth dry, the heavily made-up woman did not refuse this time.
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About half an hour later, the police officers in charge of reviewing the surveillance footage finally pieced together the general sequence of events and gathered everyone together.
“I’ve watched the video and have a general understanding of what happened. Both of you are at fault to some extent, but we still prefer to settle this privately.”
After all, it's not worth taking this to court, and we can't criminally detain anyone. The injuries aren't serious enough to warrant a criminal charge; it's more of a civil dispute. How about we discuss settling this privately, or…”
The person explaining the situation to the group was an older policeman, who also seemed to be a captain. He rubbed his slightly sore eyes and offered suggestions to Jiang Chengcheng and Xu Yue.
"What do you mean by minor injury! My arm joint hurts so much, it's dislocated! You're telling me it's minor injury? Have you been bribed by them?! I'm going to report you!" The heavily made-up woman was furious upon hearing this, and without waiting for the old policeman to finish speaking, she immediately launched into a barrage of questions.
These words infuriated the young policeman who had been silent all along!
Did you make a mistake!
They were forced to work overtime during their precious weekend, and to make matters worse, this woman accused them of accepting bribes!
Even a clay figure has some temper, and everyone else had been busy all day, running around for the sake of the woman.
One of the impatient intern police officers spoke up directly.
"Madam, please watch your words."
"Watch your words? Watch what? You just wait! My husband's coming right now! This can't be discussed privately! You're going to get a complaint!"
Upon hearing this, the heavily made-up woman frowned and glanced at her phone. Then, as if she had seen something to be pleased about, she became even more confident and dared to retort to the junior police intern who had spoken earlier.
The trainee policeman became even more annoyed upon hearing this and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by a look from the senior policeman next to him, and reluctantly retreated.
Jiang Chengcheng and Liu Xixi, who were standing nearby, sneered when they heard this.
The woman's change in attitude clearly indicates that she has a powerful backer coming to her.
Return your husband?
They don't believe that women in this profession can actually have husbands.
Just as the atmosphere was tense, the old policeman was about to say something when he suddenly heard two men talking behind him.
“Li Fuju, you have to stand up for my friend! He just went to buy some clothes and got beaten up! We live in a society governed by law, we can’t let those criminals get away with it!” A slightly overweight man in a suit said angrily as he walked by.
"Understood. You can leave this to me without any problem. I'll definitely teach them a lesson." The man in uniform next to him waved his hand, indicating that the other party could rest assured.
"Honey! You're here!" It's true that women can be all looks and no brains. The man in the suit just told others that they were friends, clearly not wanting to reveal their relationship. This woman, as his lover, didn't know how to read the room. She just swayed gracefully and threw herself into the man's arms, making Li Fuju, who was standing to the side, frown awkwardly!
He knows the man's wife, and the two are quite close. Although almost all rich men in the world have dirty deeds, pretending not to see it and not telling your friends after seeing it are two different things!
The man in the suit was quite perceptive; seeing Deputy Director Li's expression, he immediately frowned and pushed the woman away.
"Alright! There are so many people watching!"
After being pushed away by the man, the woman glanced around. Even if she were stupid, she would know that the man didn't want to talk to her much when they were out. So she stood there hesitantly, feeling bitter and resentful.
"Li Fuju, what brings you here?" The old policeman rushed forward upon seeing the newcomer, greeting him casually, though he knew in his heart that the other party was likely in trouble.
"It's nothing, I just came to take a look. I heard it was a gang fight. These kinds of things can't be sentenced too lightly. Recently, the higher-ups have launched a special campaign to crack down on organized crime, so they need to set an example."
With just a few words, Li Fuju turned Jiang Chengcheng and her friends' petty squabble into a group brawl that warranted criminal detention.
The police officers standing by couldn't bear to watch, but being of low rank and position, they couldn't say anything and could only stand in the corner with grim expressions.
"Isn't this... a bit too serious? I think this is at most a civil dispute. A little money and a verbal warning should be enough." The old policeman hesitated for a long time before finally mustering his courage to speak.
Although he knew that arguing with his superior's orders was an extremely foolish thing to do.
But the clothes he was wearing didn't allow him to just stand by and watch.