Chapter 1351
: Not a single sentence could be uttered.
"Wait a moment!"
Seeing this, Ruan Jiaxin was so anxious that tears almost fell. She suddenly stood in front of Luo Fei, spread her arms to block the police, and explained urgently.
"That's not how it is! Officer, you've got it wrong! It was Xue Shihao and his gang who harassed me first and tried to drag me away. Uncle Zhang came out to stop them and was slapped in the face!"
This gentleman was forced to take action to help us!
He was a hero!
The proprietress, Sister Na, quickly chimed in, pointing to the still-swelling red handprint on her husband's face, her voice trembling with tears.
"Yes, officers, look at my husband's face, it's because they beat him up!"
They're going to vandalize our store!
This gentleman is a good person!
Several diners who hadn't left yet and had witnessed the whole thing couldn't help but speak up to testify.
"Yes, yes, those blond-haired guys were the ones who harassed the young girl first, and they even hit the boss!"
"This young man fought back to protect them!"
"We all saw it!"
Hearing the explanations and testimonies of the crowd, Chen Yunfei's face grew even more gloomy and unpleasant.
He glared at the senior inspector who had given the order first, then waved to the officer behind him holding a body camera and said in a deep voice.
"Turn off the filming first."
He looked around and commanded in an unquestionable tone.
"We will investigate the specific details of the incident. Now, all those involved, including the man who started the fight, the noodle shop owner and his wife, and the waitress, have been brought back to the station to cooperate with the investigation and give detailed statements!"
Then, he specifically pointed to Luo Fei and gave instructions to the two policemen with handcuffs.
"Cuff him and put him in solitary confinement!"
You can't do this!
He's helping us!
Ruan Jiaxin shouted excitedly.
"Officer, the security cameras! We have security cameras in our store! We'll understand everything once we see them!"
Uncle Zhang also hurriedly pointed to the camera in the corner and said.
Chen Yunfei seemed not to hear, but simply gestured to a technical police officer next to him.
"Go, remove the surveillance camera host from the store and take it back as evidence."
The senior police inspector with two bars and three stars immediately led his men to find the monitoring host.
Seeing the police's attitude, the middle-aged diner who had spoken up earlier shook his head, sighed, and quietly slipped out of the noodle shop when no one was paying attention, clearly not wanting to get into trouble.
Looking at the approaching police and the cold handcuffs, Luo Fei couldn't help but feel a bitter, absurd smile.
He recalled a time at a comic convention when he was accidentally caught up in a misunderstanding and mistaken for a "molester," and was taken away without explanation.
Unexpectedly, now that he is the director of the Special Case Bureau of the National Security Department and the leader of the Sky Secrets Group, he is going to be forced to wear this thing again in broad daylight for his act of bravery.
He did not resist, his gaze calmly sweeping over Chen Yunfei and the senior police inspector who was behaving himself.
He keenly noticed that the senior police inspector's voice seemed somewhat similar to the steady male voice that came from the other end of the phone when Xue Shih-hao made the call earlier.
Then, recalling Xue Shihao's phone call to "Uncle Chen" and Chen Yunfei's clearly biased attitude, he immediately understood seven or eight parts of the situation.
With a "click," the cold, hard handcuffs locked onto Luo Fei's wrists.
Ruan Jiaxin, Uncle Zhang, and Sister Na watched Luo Fei being handcuffed, their eyes filled with guilt and helplessness.
Soon, Luo Fei, Uncle Zhang and his wife, and Ruan Jiaxin were taken by the police and put into a police prison van with iron bars on the windows.
Sitting on the cold, hard seats, looking out at the iron railings, Uncle Zhang and Sister Na, this honest and unassuming couple, appeared quite awkward and uneasy. Uncle Zhang couldn't help but mutter something.
"We...we are the victims...why are we being treated like criminals..."
Sister Na also looked worried, holding her husband's hand tightly, unable to say a word.
Ruan Jiaxin looked at Luo Fei, who was sitting opposite her with a calm expression, with concern, and whispered.
"I'm so sorry, sir, we've dragged you into this..."
Luo Fei shook his head slightly at her, indicating that she didn't need to blame herself.
With sirens blaring, the police car arrived at its destination in less than three minutes—a brand-new, solemn office building. The huge national emblem on the roof gleamed in the morning sunlight. This was the Dongguan City Police Bureau.
The four were taken off the car and escorted into the building.
Luo Fei was separated from Uncle Zhang and his wife, and Ruan Jiaxin. He was taken alone into a room with an iron gate.
Luo Fei looked around the room. The walls were made of gray soundproofing material, and apart from a fixed iron stool and a surveillance camera in the corner, there was nothing else.
This is clearly not an ordinary interrogation room, but a detention cell in a detention center where suspects are temporarily held.
He asked the policeman who had brought him in.
"Comrade, this looks like a detention center, doesn't it? I'm just cooperating with the investigation, is it really necessary to be detained here?"
The policeman glanced at him expressionlessly and warned him in a harsh tone.
"Stop talking nonsense! Stay where you're told! Just wait patiently!"
Done.
With a clang, the heavy iron gate was slammed shut and locked from the outside, and the footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
Luo Fei sat alone on the cold iron bench, looking at the empty detention cell and the iron door that separated him from his freedom. Recalling the bizarre encounter this morning, he couldn't help but sigh softly and mutter to himself.
"These days, the risks of doing good deeds are really not small."
Meanwhile, in other areas of the police station, Ruan Jiaxin, along with noodle shop owner Uncle Zhang and his wife Sister Na, were far less composed than he was.
The three of them were taken to three different interrogation rooms.
The interrogation room contained only simple tables and chairs, and the walls were covered with slogans such as "Confess and you will be treated leniently; resist and you will be punished severely." The oppressive environment made people involuntarily tense.
However, as time passed, more than half an hour went by, and apart from the policeman who had initially brought them in saying "wait," no one else came in to pay any attention to them.
There were no questions asked, no statements taken; it was as if they had been forgotten in these few small rooms.
Uncle Zhang paced anxiously in the room, while Sister Na sat in a chair, her hands tightly clasped together, her face pale.
Ruan Jiaxin leaned against the wall, her pretty face filled with worry. She was worried about Luo Fei's situation, about Uncle Zhang and Sister Na being implicated, and about how this matter could not be resolved peacefully.
……
While Luo Fei and his two companions were being left waiting in the interrogation room, Deputy Director Chen Yunfei was driving to Dongguan Central Hospital.
The surveillance hard drive he brought back from the noodle shop was in his briefcase, but his purpose at this moment was clearly not to investigate the truth impartially.
The VIP ward on the top floor of the hospital is as quiet as the executive floor of a five-star hotel.
Xue Shih-hao was in the most luxurious VIP ward.
This doesn't look like a hospital ward at all; it's clearly a luxurious four-bedroom, two-living-room penthouse! It has a separate reception room, bedrooms, a caregiver's room, and even a separate kitchen and study, all decorated in the most extravagant way.
Guided by the nurse, Chen Yunfei pushed open the heavy solid wood door of the ward and walked into the spacious reception room.
As soon as he stepped inside, he heard a faint rustling sound coming from the bedroom, along with the soft sobbing of a girl.
He frowned, deliberately increased the weight of his footsteps, and coughed twice as a warning. The noise inside immediately stopped.
Soon, the bedroom door opened, and a young girl dressed in a nurse's uniform, but with obviously overly heavy makeup and somewhat disheveled clothes, with her head down and cheeks flushed, hurriedly ran out of the room without daring to look at Chen Yunfei.
Chen Yunfei walked expressionlessly to the luxurious leather sofa in the living room and sat down.
After a while, Xue Shihao slowly strolled out of the bedroom. His right hand was in a thick cast and bandage, hanging in front of his chest, but his face did not show much pain. Instead, it showed a hint of satisfaction and matter-of-factness, without any embarrassment or attempt to cover up what had just happened.
"Uncle Chen, you've arrived."
Xue Shihao plopped down on the sofa opposite Chen Yunfei, picked up an apple with his uninjured left hand, and took a bite.
Seeing his expression, Chen Yunfei suppressed his displeasure and asked in a deep voice.
"Shihao, what did the doctor say? How serious is the injury?"
Xue Shih-hao immediately put on a bitter and resentful expression, threw the half-eaten apple back into the fruit plate, pointed to his right hand that was hanging in a sling, and said exaggeratedly.
"Heavy!
Of course it's serious! Uncle Chen, the doctor said I have a comminuted fracture! If it's not treated properly, it could leave lasting damage, and this hand could be useless forever! You absolutely must help me!
That kid was ruthless! Why didn't you just kill him?!
Chen Yunfei's lips twitched slightly. He didn't respond to that, but instead took the surveillance hard drive out of his briefcase, placed it on the coffee table, and said in a serious tone.
"Shih-hao, I just watched the surveillance footage we brought back from the noodle shop."
Xue Shihao's expression changed slightly, and his eyes flickered.
Chen Yunfei continued.
"The surveillance footage clearly shows that it was you and your people who harassed the female waitress first and then physically assaulted the noodle shop owner."
That's when the man made the move.
If this gets out, we'll be in a very passive position in terms of public opinion.
"Harassment? I called that pursuing! That old bastard pushed me first! This was mutual fighting! At most, it could be considered excessive self-defense!"
Xue Shih-hao stubbornly argued, attempting to confuse the truth.
"Besides, who told him to meddle? He deserved it!"
"Mutual fighting?"
Chen Yunfei was so angry at his shameless remarks that he laughed.
"Shihao, it's one thing for you to cause trouble normally, but this time you made a scene at the city bureau's gate and even got physical, and it was all clearly captured on camera! Do you know what time it is? The supervisory team from above is still in the city! You've put your grandfather and all of us in a very difficult position!"
Xue Shih-hao curled his lip and said nonchalantly.
"Alright, alright, Uncle Chen, I know I was wrong. I'll be more careful next time. I'll definitely be more mindful of my behavior next time."
He changed the subject, and that carefree smile reappeared on his face.
"Once this is all settled, I'll take you to Macau for a few rounds of gambling to relax! My dad helped you break even on those two thousand you lost last time!"
Chen Yunfei's face stiffened, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
He didn't want to dwell on the issue and cut straight to the point.
"There's no use talking about this now! Tell me, how do you plan to handle this?"
At the mention of handling the matter, Xue Shihao immediately perked up, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and spoke.
"How should we handle this?"
"Needless to say? We have to kill him! Anyone who dares to touch me, Xue Shihao, I'll make them regret ever being born! And that run-down noodle shop, they can forget about opening any more! Smash it! Shut it down!"
"As for that little wench..."
He licked his lips and gave a lewd smile.
"Hmph, a good man doesn't fight with a woman. I'll let it go this time and find another opportunity to pursue her slowly next time."
Chen Yunfei frowned and shook his head as he listened to his outrageous words.
"Kill someone? You make it sound so easy! This is a society governed by the rule of law, and the supervisory team is right under our noses! How could we let you kill someone so easily?"
He pondered for a moment and then proposed a seemingly "legal" solution.
"In that case, we'll prosecute you for intentional injury. I'll have someone 'manipulate' your injury assessment to raise the level."
If the injury constitutes serious bodily harm, the minimum sentence is three to ten years.
"Less than ten years? That's too lenient!"
Xue Shih-hao shouted in dissatisfaction.
"I want him to rot in jail for the rest of his life!"
Chen Yunfei patiently explained.
"To be sentenced to more than ten years, one must either suffer a disability of level six or above, or the circumstances must be particularly egregious."
A level 6 disability corresponds to a prison sentence of three to ten years.
To truly destroy him, the only way would be to classify him as having a level one disability.
"Level 1 disability?"
What are those standards?
Xue Shih-hao hurriedly pressed for more information.
Chen Yunfei looked at him and explained in detail, word by word.
According to national standards, a level one disability requires meeting several of the following conditions simultaneously, or reaching one of the extreme states.
1. Completely unable to take care of themselves in daily life, relying entirely on the help of others.
Second, loss of consciousness, completely unable to act independently.
Third, all activities are restricted, resulting in bed rest.
Fourth, complete loss of social interaction. Simply put, it's basically... a vegetative state.
"Vegetative state?"
Xue Shih-hao's eyes lit up. Far from finding it harsh, he became excited.
"A vegetative state is great! Let's go by that standard! Find an assessment agency and classify him as having a level one disability! Money is no problem!"
Chen Yunfei looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Do you think this is child's play? There are strict procedures and standards for injury assessment!"
He's perfectly healthy and active now, how can he be classified as a vegetable?
Xue Shih-hao ignored all of that and said fiercely.
"I don't care! I'll fake it and make him a vegetable! Find the best doctors, use the best medicine... no, I mean, use some tricks to make him a vegetable! In short, I want him to never be reincarnated!"
Just as the two were arguing about this, a steady but slightly hurried footstep came from outside the ward, accompanied by the butler's respectful voice.
"Master, you've arrived."
Chen Yunfei felt a chill run down his spine and immediately stood up.
The ward door opened, and an elderly man dressed in a traditional Chinese silk robe, with meticulously combed hair and an imposing, dignified expression, walked in. It was none other than Xue Jingshan, the pillar of the Xue family. (End of Chapter)