In the chaotic crowd, I fell to the ground in a mess. Xia Xue's mother stood aside, looked at me helplessly and shook her head, then turned around and walked away resolutely. I raised my hands and wanted to call her, but the police who held me down mistook me for resistance and twisted my arms together fiercely, making it even more impossible for me to move at all.

"What's going on?!" A majestic voice sounded, and Li Kai strode over from the other side of the corridor.

"Captain, these guys are so rebellious that they dare to fight in the Public Security Bureau!" One of the policemen said indignantly. Li Kai said directly: "Then handcuff them all and let them know what is high and deep!" With a "click" sound, all of us were handcuffed. Xia Xue's father and Li Mingyang's father were fine, probably because they were adults. But with so many policemen present, they would not fight again. As for Li Mingyang's mother, she kept saying: "These little hooligans who fight at every turn should be locked up. They are all people with no one to teach them!" When she said this, Gong Ning and the others were unhappy and started to curse at her again.

I was still immersed in what Xia Xue's mother had just said, so I didn't react at all to what Li Mingyang's mother said.

"Shut up!" Li Kai yelled, "Do you think the police station is a market? If you do that again, I'll throw you all into cages!" It was completely quiet. When Li Kai passed by me, he accidentally glanced at me and noticed my presence. He said in surprise, "Wang Hao, you're here too?" I smiled bitterly, "I've always been here."

Li Kai waved his hand and said, "Let him go." Li Mingyang's mother yelled again, "You can't let him go, he's the gangster leader!" But her words didn't work, and the policeman who was holding me down soon let me go. Although I was free, I was still unhappy and was still thinking about what Xia Xue's mother had just said. Xia Xue's mother wanted to take Xia Xue away from this city. Where were they going? Would I be able to see Xia Xue again in the future? So I kept my head down and didn't look at anyone.

Li Kai took all of us to the interrogation room. He first asked us about what happened, threatened us briefly, and then started to deal with the matter of Ye Jianxiong beating Li Mingyang. Li Kai looked at Li Mingyang's injury report and said that according to some regulations, if a fight occurs under the age of 18 and no serious consequences are caused, education is the main treatment. He also asked Ye Jianxiong to compensate Li Mingyang for medical expenses, which was about 2,000 yuan, and it also included nutrition expenses. When Li Mingyang's mother heard the result of the handling, she got angry again and said she would appeal and sue Ye Jianxiong in court, and said that Li Kai must have taken our money.

Li Kai said impatiently: "Then go ahead and sue. I can tell you that if you really go to court, you won't even get 2,000 yuan. For the injuries your son suffered, it would be good to get 200 yuan!" Then he walked away, looking really domineering. Li Kai's words obviously frightened Li Mingyang's mother, and she choked and didn't say anything. When the little policemen saw that this shrew was finally subdued, they couldn't hide their joy on their faces, probably feeling that the old ones are still the best.

The next thing went smoothly. The police issued a mediation notice and asked both parties to sign it. I gave the bank card to Gong Ning and asked him to withdraw 2,000 yuan from outside and give it to Li Mingyang's parents. After everything was done, everyone went back to their homes. I was about to leave with everyone, but Xia Xue's father came over and asked me to go outside to talk.

I followed Xia Xue's father out of the police station and walked for a while before arriving at an open-air basketball court. I sat down at the top of the stands. "You smoke, right?" Xia Xue's father took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to me.

I hesitated for a moment, but still took it and said, "Thank you, uncle." Xia Xue's father patted my shoulder and said, "I seemed to see you talking to Xia Xue's mother before?" I nodded and said, "Auntie said that she wanted to take Xia Xue away from this city." Xia Xue's father sighed, "Have you finally made this decision?" I said in surprise, "Don't you know?" Xia Xue's father said, "I mentioned it before, but I rejected it. I always think you are a good child, and it won't be that scary for Xia Xue to be with you. But Xia Xue's mother doesn't think so. She believes that it is very important to give children a good learning environment, and she often uses the story of 'Mencius's mother moved three times' to refute me."

I clenched my fists and said, "I haven't disturbed Xia Xue's studies, and I haven't even contacted her for a long time."

"I believe you." Xia Xue's father said, "But Xia Xue's mother doesn't believe you. Women always like to fantasize, and your stories are really too much for her to bear. As a father, I have to stand on the side of her mother in this situation. Otherwise, I'm worried that Xia Xue's mother will collapse first."

My heartstrings were gently plucked, and I suddenly realized how terrible my existence was to Xia Xue's mother. Xia Xue's father continued, "Li Mingyang was beaten for the second time, which is unbearable in Xia Xue's mother's world. She thinks you are a very scary person and it is very dangerous to continue staying in Beiyuan City, so she wants to take Xia Xue away. This time, I'm afraid even my dissuasion is ineffective."

The cigarette was burning between my fingers, and because I hadn't taken a puff in a long time, the cigarette butt had become a long piece.

"Where will it go?" I asked.

"Xinxiang City." Xia Xue's father said, "That's Xia Xue's grandmother's home. It's a few hundred kilometers away from here. It's a quiet and peaceful small city with camphor trees planted everywhere. It's very suitable for Xia Xue to study hard and prepare for the college entrance examination."

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