Li Jin's injury was initially very serious, but thanks to the miraculous healing skills of Doctor Gu and the generous provision of rare medicinal herbs by Li Xiangdong at great expense, he recovered quickly.

More than ten days have passed, and he is now able to eat liquid food, and his complexion has become rosier.

These days, Li Jin's ward has been constantly flooded with visitors, leaving the doctors and nurses speechless. At first, they tried to stop them, but seeing that they were very considerate, they just let it be.

The Li family was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster. When they heard that Xu Zhonghou in the ward had been officially declared dead, their faces showed relief.

Aunt Li said angrily, "He deserves it! He's an outrageous beast!"

"This inhuman freak, and you're wasting money on hospitalization?! I have to say, the police are way too kind!"

"Who says otherwise! Even when dead, it's still just a rotting piece of flesh! Wherever it's buried, it'll be filthy!"

Zhao Sufang replied, and handed her sister-in-law a washed apple.

These days, my sister-in-law has been taking care of Li Jin at the hospital, and she has endured a lot of hardship.

Zhao Sufang thought to herself that among all her sisters-in-law, only Aunt Li truly cared for Li Jin.

Of course, Aunt Li San and Aunt Li Si also came a few days ago, but before the two sisters even entered the door, they covered their faces with small handkerchiefs and started crying, like they were mourning a funeral. They only glanced at Li Jin before Aunt Li Da chased them away.

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“Xu Zhonghou’s family is destitute and has no property. His parents died ten years ago. He also has two older sisters who married far away in the Pingliang area and have not been in contact with him for many years. Therefore, the murderer definitely cannot provide compensation to your family.”

In the criminal investigation team captain's office, Feng Bing was explaining things to Li Xiangdong.

Although the case was reported a few days ago, since the murderer is already dead, the case will no longer be pursued criminally according to procedure, so the case file has been returned.

According to regulations, if a case involving the death of a criminal suspect has already been investigated, the case should be dismissed, prosecution should be dropped, the trial should be terminated, or the suspect should be declared innocent.

Therefore, this shocking assault case that had gripped Huichuan County came to an end with Xu Zhonghou's death.

Feng Bing continued, "Of course, we will suggest to the procuratorate that they notify the Dongfang City Mental Hospital and investigate its mismanagement of mental patients."

Li Xiangdong paused for a moment, then said, "As victims, shouldn't we be able to file a claim against the Dongfang City Mental Hospital? It was their chaotic management that allowed mentally ill inmates to escape and commit violence."

Feng Bing nodded, "Yes, there is a cause-and-effect relationship here, but the process may be very complicated."

According to the law, lawsuits for civil compensation attached to criminal cases can be filed by the victim or initiated by the prosecution.

However, since the criminal case no longer exists, Li Xiangdong will have to file a new case in court himself if he wants compensation.

"Captain Feng, it's not about the money. To be honest, the compensation they'll give me is probably less than what I spent on the lawsuit!"

This was also what puzzled Feng Bing: "Then why? Why waste this time?"

As far as he knew, Li Xiangdong was young but had considerable money-making skills, making him a veritable "little money god".

There was no one else in Feng Bing's office. Li Xiangdong, who rarely wanted to talk, and Feng Bing was someone he could talk to, so Li Xiangdong started to have a deep conversation with her, even though they were not old friends.

"Captain Feng, I once audited a class at Yenching Normal University, a class on criminal law."

Feng Bing joked with him, "Oh? You've been to such a prestigious university?"

Li Xiangdong suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. "Hey, who are you looking down on? Even though my grades aren't good, I really love the learning process!"

Feng Bing smiled and apologized, handing him a freshly brewed cup of jasmine tea.

The aroma of the tea is faint, and the white jasmine flowers unfold their petals in the pale yellow tea, as if returning to the moment when they bloom.

Li Xiangdong got back to the main point, "Guess what question the teacher asked in class?"

Feng Bing smiled and asked, "What's the problem?"

"The teacher said, 'If one day you were locked up in a mental hospital, how would you prove that you are not mentally ill?'"

Upon hearing this question, Feng Bing stopped laughing.

Li Xiangdong sneered, "You're a top student, you must know the answer, right?"

Feng Bing stared intently at Li Xiangdong; he already understood what Li Xiangdong meant.

Li Xiangdong ignored whether Feng Bing paid attention to him or not, and continued talking to himself, "Hehe, everyone is talking at once, saying to find family, classmates, and friends to vouch for you. Some people even said that you can prove you're a normal person by taking tests! Others said to pretend to be mentally ill for a couple of days, take your medication obediently, and then pretend to be cured so you can be discharged from the hospital!"

Feng Bing knew that none of these were the correct answers.

"And what happened? The teacher said there was simply no way to help!"

"There's simply no way to prove I'm not mentally ill!"

Li Xiangdong took a sip of tea. "Then, who can prove that a normal person holding a mental illness certificate issued by a hospital isn't mentally ill?!"

Feng Bing shook her head with difficulty, "No one can prove it!"

"yes!"

Li Xiangdong slammed his fist on the table. "If I get someone to give me a certificate of mental illness, does that mean I can just walk down the street and stab anyone I don't like?"

"Anyway, if you arrest me, I'll just say I wasn't thinking straight when I stabbed someone! Then no one can hold me accountable!"

"Also, Captain Feng, since there are such huge benefits, could I possibly spend money to get a mental illness certificate?"

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