Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The middle-aged police officer pulled over the only chair in the ward and sat down in a gangster-like aura. He went by the normal procedures and asked for his name, gender, age, home address… and the details of the incident.
Qin Ze explained the incident continuously while Qin Baobao was so angry. She was grinding her teeth, and the middle-aged couple kept clamoring at the side; however, the middle-aged police officer did not stop them. After Qin Ze finished the story, he waved his hands to signal for silence.
“This incident is very clear. It’s a brawl between two youngsters, and it is considered as a civil case, not a criminal one.” The middle-aged police officer arranged the documents and said calmly, “It is best if both parties can settle the issue in private. Our police station will be in charge of the mediation. You should compensate for what you owe and pay for the medical bills. If this incident is blown up, both parties are responsible and need to bear criminal responsibilities.”
Old Master knitted his brows and did not say anything. He only knew a thing or two about the law; in this day and age, if one did not study law, one would not be able to understand the complicated rules and regulations. Just take the law of legal self-defense—heck, even the judge himself would be confused.
Were Qin Ze’s actions considered as legal self-defense or excessive self-defense?
So it was not unacceptable if they could receive compensation.
Who would have known? The middle-aged police officer told Old Master, “Let’s not talk about compensation for now. You should pay for the victim’s hospitalization fees and medical bills.”
The lady was well-prepared and immediately handed a bill over. Arrogantly, she ordered, “This is the bill for the five thousand dollars the hospital told us to pay first. Transfer this sum to me. For the next sum, you should go and pay for my son’s medical bills on your own. Oh, right, through WeChat or Alipay?”
“Alipay your head.” Qin Baobao immediately cursed. She was almost furious until she exploded.
Old Master’s face darkened. “Officer Comrade, what does that mean?”
Clearly, it was his son that was stabbed; but why must they pay for the culprit’s medical bills?
The middle-aged police officer knitted his eyebrows. “What ‘what do you mean’? Your son injured someone, and he has to bear criminal responsibility. Do you want him to be jailed at such a young age? I’m thinking about you.”
“Wow, thank you so much.” Qin Baobao sneered, “How are you mediating this? The other party had hit someone too; is he not in the wrong? My brother is the victim.”
“You can’t dictate this issue. You’re his family; of course, you’ll help your brother,” the middle-aged police officer said justly.
The middle-aged couple added, “Is your brother the victim just because you said so? Where’s the evidence? Take it out. My son was hit by him. Let me tell you, nose bridge fracture is a minor injury. You don’t want to compensate for it, right? Okay, then, we’ll catch your brother and bring him to jail.”
Qin Baobao said loudly, “there are surveillance cameras outside the Internet cafe. Does the police not watch these things?”
“You don’t get to stick your butt into what the police do.” The middle-aged police officer was angered, and his voice was filled with warning. “If you agree to the mediation, pay for the medical bills as soon as possible. If you don’t pay for it, then you’ll be jailed. You decide what to do.
“Look at this stupid girl. She’s dressed like a vixen; one look at her, everyone would know that she’s not a nice lady. No wonder they all have the same genes of beating people up. Brother, deftly bring them to jail.” The middle-aged lady instigated.
“Just try and see.” Qin Baobao pulled a ferocious face, just like a mother hen in alert mode and putting her life on the land if the weasel dared to come.
Old Master endured the anger on his face. “Officer Comrade, we don’t accept such mediation. Let’s meet in court.”
One look at Old Master’s face, Qin Ze knew that he was really angry.
Old Master was indeed furious. This police officer was clearly biased and pretended to record their statements, but he did not even understand the situation clearly before directly ‘convicting’ Qin Ze and asking him to compensate.
Qin Ze felt that if he could move, he would have already rolled up his sleeves and beat them up. The middle-aged police officer in front of them was clearly the middle-aged couple’s relative. He used his police officer’s status to wrong the right and kept saying that he wanted to jail Qin Ze. If it was a normal person, one would really be frightened and would not fight with the authorities as the others had the resources and the power. If they said it was black, it was black; even if it was white, it was still black.
Out of nowhere, he had to endure a stab wound; and Old Master even had to take out money and pay for the culprit’s medical bills.
Qin Ze took a deep breath in. “Officer Comrade, you’re their relative, right?”
The middle-aged police officer grunted, which was considered as a silent agreement.
Qin Ze threatened, “Don’t think that police officers are all so capable. We will definitely report you.”
Before the middle-aged police officer said anything, his sister sneered. “Go on, as if anyone is stopping you.”
Qin Baobao grounded her teeth in anger.
Old Master darkened his face and did not say a word.
Qin Ze said lightly, “Your nephew picked a quarrel and stabbed me, but as an officer of the people, can you live up to your conscience?
“Conscience?” The middle-aged police officer, Wang Guomin, stifled a laugh. “Don’t talk nonsense with me. My nephew stabbed you in self-defense. The few people at the scene can attest to that. Do you have any witnesses? Don’t talk nonsense. You won’t compensate, right? Then, just wait, tomorrow, I’ll get someone over to bring you to jail. I am wearing this police officer outfit; do you think that I can’t settle all of you?”
Qin Baobao bit her lip and shivered in anger. She yelled furiously, “We have the surveillance cameras. Don’t push the blame to us.”
“What a joke. You want to use the surveillance cameras as evidence? Do you think you can say it as and when you wish?” Wang Guomin was too lazy to carry on with his police officer image. He said to his sister, “Let’s go to the station now and charge them. Tomorrow, we’ll sue them for intentionally hurting someone.”
“You few shit citizens. I have a way to play all of you to your death.” Wang Guomin arrogantly pointed at Qin Baobao and then Qin Ze before leaving the room without looking back.
Not long later—when Mother Qin returned to the ward with bags of food, she saw her daughter sitting on the couch and wiping her tears, whimpering until her flower-like face was dirtied; and her son was comforting her at the side. The master of the house was then smoking silently by the window.
“What happened here? I just stepped out for a while.” Mother Qin was confused as she caressed Qin Baobao’s forehead. “You’re already twenty-five years old, and yet you’re still crying until your nose waters.”
“Mom…” Qin Baobao wailed and hugged her mother’s waist.
Qin Ze said in his heart: “If she added a sentence ‘Baobao has been wronged, Baobao feels bitter’ at this point, it would be perfect.”
Old Master sighed and recounted what happened earlier.
Mother Qin clenched her teeth in anger and said with hatred, “Tomorrow, we’ll charge them. I don’t believe a small police officer can flip the sky.”
Qin Baobao sniffed. “He’s their group leader, not a random officer.”
“So what if he’s a group leader? We won’t be scared even if he is one.” Mother Qin patted her daughter’s shoulders before looking at her composed son. Unwittingly, she sighed in her heart. Normally, she did not treat them differently; but why were the siblings so different? The older sister was more like the younger one, and the younger brother was more like than the older one.
If Qin Ze knew what his mother was thinking, he would have jumped up in anger and yelled, “God!”
What did she mean by ‘did not treat them differently’?
The raising law in the Qin family: The biological daughter and send-for-a-fee son.
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In a certain ward, Shi Qifeng was lying on the sickbed. He had just undergone the nasal bone correction surgery, and his anesthesia was still in effect so he did not feel much pain. It was just the cloth covering his nose and stiffening his face.
When his parents and his uncle returned to the ward, he immediately asked, “How is it?”
Once the middle-aged lady heard his words, her blood boiled and scolded, “That family is so thick-skinned and even said they wanted to go to court with us. They didn’t even see who they were.”
The middle-aged police officer, Wang Guomin, grunted, “I think they won’t cry until they see the coffin.”
Shi Qifeng said with hatred, “Uncle, I want to land that kid in jail.”
Wang Guomin glared at him. “Criminal lawsuits are very troublesome, and the surveillance camera videos from the Internet cafe have been sent to the police station. If you want to sue, the prosecutor would ask about the video so there’s no guarantee who would win.”
The middle-aged lady said, “Brother, your nephew was beaten up to this state. I won’t take this lying.”
Wang Guomin nodded. “I will handle this incident. It’s not that easy if they want to sue as the police station won’t give them a chance to. A few days later, I’ll detain the kid; and by then, they will naturally come knocking at our doors.”
He was an expert in this issue: the longer this incident was dragged, the higher their chances of winning. Criminal lawsuits must be done through the police station, and he could control that so he had his ways of playing them to their death.
“This time, it’s also dangerous for you. If you stabbed him to death, I can’t save you either.” Wang Guomin touched his nephew. “Luckily, you’re injured too, and we can convert the case to a civil conflict. By then, Uncle will help you get some compensation.”
Shi Qifeng smiled brightly, “Thank you, Uncle.”
The middle-aged couple smiled.
At his Uncle’s personal fief, Shi Qifeng kept causing trouble and would pick a fight with people; he lost more than he won. If he won, he would lie in the police station for a show and would be able to come out in one piece without any criminal record. If he lost, he could rightfully seek compensation.
Wang Guomin was very confident as he had cleaned up his nephew’s mess a few times. If it was not too serious, he had the confidence to play it down. As for what report, complaint, administrative consideration, and charging to the prosecutor’s side; he really was not worried at all. Some things were said in a certain way, and some rules were set in a certain way; however, one could not take it seriously.
How many of those who lodged a complaint actually succeeded?