Chapter 577 Tricky

Su Youfu called the police.

Su Hongmei's heart skipped a beat; the expected thing had happened.

But why now of all times!

Her first instinct was to break free and escape!

"I can't get caught..."

She finally managed to take the college entrance exam and achieved good results.

Having finally received her acceptance letter that opened the door to freedom, she couldn't let Su Youfu's wish lead her to ruin her life.

no way!

Su Hongmei's face was deathly pale. She looked at the police officer who arrested her almost pleadingly, "I can't be arrested, please let me go. Su Youfu tore up my exam admission ticket first. He wanted to ruin my life so I couldn't take the college entrance exam. I just didn't want to spend my whole life wallowing in the mud. I didn't want his life to be ruined, so I fought back..."

The police officer was taken aback, seemingly not expecting such a thing to happen, but he couldn't let her go as he was acting in accordance with the law, so he could only shake his head.

"If your actions meet the standards of legitimate self-defense, nothing will happen. Come with us. We will not kill innocent people by mistake, nor will we let the real culprit go free."

Su Hongmei lowered her eyes slightly, her fingertips trembling uncontrollably.

what to do?

"...Let's go."

The police officer gently tugged at her, and Su Hongmei obediently stood up and agreed.

Seeing how obedient she was, the other police officers exchanged glances, and one of them muttered under his breath, "This is nothing like the vicious and ruthless person Su Youfu described..."

"Take the person back first, then go to the auto parts factory and ask the other employees. They've lived together for so many years, we can find out the situation with a simple investigation. Don't make wild guesses here."

The head police officer glanced at the man who had spoken.

The man quickly stopped talking and gave the newcomer a forced smile.

As Su Hongmei got into the police car, she confessed, "...After I had a falling out with Su Youfu on the day of the college entrance examination, I moved to the shop where I worked. The admission ticket that Su Youfu tore up is still in the shop. You can drive there and pick it up."

"Boss?"

The lead police officer got into the passenger seat, nodded, and said, "Go collect the evidence."

The police car stopped not far from the small restaurant. The police officer got out of the car and accompanied Su Hongmei to get her things.

When Su Hongmei's colleagues saw her, they happily came up to her, "...Did you get your admission notice? Let us see what the admission notice from the Foreign Languages ​​University looks like?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the police officers who followed him in, his smile froze, and he turned his head to look at the clean and tidy store.

With a forced smile, he greeted the police officer, "Officer, what happened to our shop?"

The police officer glanced at Su Hongmei.

Su Hongmei smiled at her colleague, "You're here to collect evidence with me. The police officers' things are in Sister Li's office. I've been sleeping there these past few days. Come with me."

"Red plum..."

Her colleague called out to her worriedly, but Su Hongmei shook her head and led the police to Sister Li's office.

When Sister Li saw her, she smiled and asked about the admission notice. Su Hongmei took the admission notice out of her bag and said, "Sister Li, I need to go to the police station with the police officers. Could you keep the notice for me for now?"

"What happened?"

Sister Li frowned, stood up, and looked at the police officer behind her. "Officer, Hongmei is a very hardworking girl in her studies and work. What mistake did she make that requires her to go to the police station..."

"Comrade Su Hongmei is suspected of intentionally injuring others. She went to the police station to cooperate with our investigation. If it is confirmed that she acted in self-defense, she will be back soon," the police officer explained.

Sister Li is looking at Su Hongmei.

Su Hongmei nodded. "On the day of the college entrance examination, my dad tore up my admission ticket and scolded me, saying that a girl like me didn't deserve to go to school and that I should rot in the mud to work and earn money to support him. I couldn't stand it and argued with him for a few words. When he hit me, I... fought back and hurt him. He called the police to arrest me and put me in jail."

Sister Li looked on in disbelief.

"Has he gone mad? You're his own daughter! Even if he doesn't like you, he can't ruin your future like this... No, he'll ruin your whole life!"

Sister Li couldn't believe that there could be such a father in the world.

She glanced at the police officer. "Officer, Su Hongmei's father hasn't given her a single penny since his divorce from her mother. Su Hongmei has been working part-time at our store since junior high school, earning her own tuition and living expenses. She did the same in high school. You can investigate; we can all be her witnesses. She's already had a hard enough life. She can't let a scumbag like her father ruin her life. She's really tried her best..."

“Yes, officers, we can all testify for Su Hongmei. She’s the hardest worker in the shop. She’s always the first to arrive and the last to leave on Sundays, working overtime every day to earn money. For years, she’s stayed home doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of her father like a maid. Because she lives at school, she can’t go out to work and earn money. If her father hadn’t torn up her exam admission ticket, she wouldn’t have fought back…”

The police officer sighed inwardly.

Smiling, she reassured everyone, "Don't worry, we're just conducting a routine inquiry. We won't arrest her or put her in jail until we have factual evidence."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Sister Li.

Sister Li waved her hand, "Disperse, disperse, go and do your own thing."

Su Hongmei took out the bag containing her exam admission ticket and handed it to the police.

"They're all here."

The police officer took it and glanced at it, his brows furrowing slightly. When he looked up at Su Hongmei, he let out a barely perceptible sigh.

This Su Youfu!

Watching Su Hongmei get into the police car and leave, Sister Li felt increasingly uneasy. She picked up her phone and dialed a number. "Hello, could you connect me with Secretary Zhao Tan? Yes, I need to speak with him."

Upon hearing what Sister Li said, Zhao Tan's expression changed slightly, and he solemnly replied, "Okay, I understand."

After hanging up, he immediately called the municipal government.

These days, Su Laosan has been going to the municipal government, hoping that Mayor Yan will give him a back door. He wants to set up his own renovation team, but the approval process and timeline are a bit troublesome.

Su Lao Er answered the phone, and his expression turned serious when he heard what Zhao Tan said.

"Do you know the specifics of what happened?" Su Lao Er asked Zhao Tan.

Zhao Tan shook his head. "Sister Li said that's all Hongmei said. The police have already taken her away. If she says anything that's not good for her, she might be rejected during her university background check... Su Youfu is in the hospital now. Second brother, how about I go over there, suppress this matter, and settle it privately?"

"Settlement privately?"

Thinking of Su Youfu's face, Su Lao Er sneered, "Trying to settle privately with that kind of scum is like asking him to chew your bones to pieces and still not being satisfied."

Zhao Tan was taken aback, and his eyes turned cold as he thought of his biological father, Zhao Jiancheng.

"Then we'll use unconventional methods. If he wants to send Hongmei in, we'll send him in..."

He paused halfway through his sentence, thinking about Su Lao Er's current job. If Su Youfu were sent to jail, Su Lao Er's future would also be affected.

This is actually quite a tricky matter.