Chapter 39: Going to jail!
"Gu Yunting, why...why are you here?" Su Mengxue thought of what he said last night, and her voice sounded a little hazy.
Gu Yunting's lips twitched slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Yuanzhou's worried voice came from behind him: "Mengxue, are you okay?"
Lu Yuanzhou staggered towards Su Mengxue. He half-knelt beside her, not caring about anything else. He lifted her face to check. Seeing that there was no injury on her face, he gently pulled her arms to check, and then her exposed calves and ankles...
Seeing that he was injured and still anxious to care about her, Su Mengxue said in a gentle voice with a guilty look on her face, "Lu Yuanzhou, I'm fine."
After she finished speaking, she felt a burning gaze coming towards them. She raised her eyes and her gaze met Gu Yunting's.
Her fingertips curled up unconsciously. She knew where the anger in his eyes came from. Gu Yunting was disgusted with her for behaving ambiguously with men again.
She calmly took a half step back, turned to look at Lu Yuanzhou, raised her hand to stop him from checking further, and said seriously: "Lu Yuanzhou, don't worry, I'm really fine."
Lu Yuanzhou then realized that he had lost his composure. He scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, I was so worried about you that I lost my composure for a moment."
After he finished speaking, he noticed Gu Yunting out of the corner of his eye. He asked in surprise, "Brother Yunting, why are you here?"
Seeing that he had just realized his presence, Gu Yunting snorted softly and said meaningfully, "So you can fight too. I've really opened my eyes today."
Seeing Gu Yunting's serious attitude, Lu Yuanzhou pleaded with him, "Brother Yunting, you must keep this a secret for me. If my dad finds out, he'll be furious."
"I don't have the time to mind other people's business."
As soon as Gu Yunting finished speaking, two police officers came forward and shouted at Lu Yuanzhou and Su Mengxue, "You two, come back to the police station with us."
After the two police officers finished speaking, they turned to look at Gu Yunting, their expressions softened, and they said, "Captain Gu, thanks to you for sending someone to notify us, otherwise these people would have been fighting each other to the point of bloodshed."
Gu Yunting's eyes darkened. He had just arrived here and kicked the gangster when these two police officers rushed over. Could it be that Wang Qi notified them?
Su Mengxue immediately looked at Gu Yunting after hearing this. Thinking about what he said last night, the matter was already very clear. Otherwise, why would Gu Yunting suddenly appear here, along with these police officers...
Was he afraid she would bring trouble to the Gu family, so he reported her? Not only that, he even came over so brazenly to laugh at her. What a bastard! Besides, they had been intimate before, so he really could do that.
She was immediately furious and said to Gu Yunting in a sarcastic tone, "Gu Yunting, you are really amazing."
Gu Yunting was a little confused by this statement that was both a compliment and an insult. He looked at Su Mengxue and saw her staring at him angrily.
He knew that Su Mengxue had misunderstood him and wanted to explain it to her, but he hadn't seen Wang Qi to ask clearly, so he had to choose to remain silent.
But silence became a tacit agreement for Su Mengxue. She glared at Gu Yunting fiercely, and left with the police with Lu Yuanzhou.
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After they finished taking their statements, the two police officers who handled the case confiscated Su Mengxue's clothes, severely criticized them, and fined her 500 yuan according to regulations. However, since it was her first offense, she was not administratively detained.
However, regarding the fight, both sides had different opinions. In response to Su Mengxue's statement, the three men flatly denied collecting stall fees and provoking a fight, and accused her of hitting others with a blunt object and intentional injury.
Just as they were arguing, the police brought in several witnesses from the crime scene, who were also vendors selling things at the night market. Among them was an old man who was selling cucumbers and cabbages at a stall next to Su Mengxue. The carrying pole was also his.
The man in the flowered shirt saw the witnesses coming, not only did he not panic at all, but a glint of joy flashed in his eyes. He suppressed his emotions and asked calmly, "Tell me, did we ever charge you for the booth?"
Su Mengxue knew that these people didn't dare to testify to their faces, so she reminded them, "Charging unreasonable fees is illegal. As long as you are brave enough to tell the truth, these people will be dealt with, and no one will dare to charge unreasonable fees again in the future."
These vendors had usually suffered from the bullying of the men in flowered shirts, but they dared not speak out. Now that they had the chance, they exchanged glances and were hesitating whether to speak out.
The man in the flowered shirt glanced at them sideways, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes, and these people were immediately frightened.
Seeing they remained silent, the two police officers asked again in a stern voice, "Selling items on the black market is illegal. Today we're giving you a chance to be lenient. If you refuse to cooperate with our investigation, we will handle the case impartially and detain each of you for fifteen days."
Several people looked at each other in confusion. The old man was the first to speak up. "He... they didn't charge any booth fees. As for who started it first," he said, lowering his head. "I'm old, and my eyesight is blurry. I didn't see clearly."
Su Mengxue immediately frowned, and she unconsciously raised her voice and said, "Grandpa, you were setting up a stall right next to me just now, how could you say you didn't see it? And as for the fact that they charge stall fees, how could you lie? Do you know that you will only help the evildoers and make them even more unscrupulous in the future!"
The old man lowered his head even more, and began to speak tremblingly, "There was no such thing as... charging booth fees. As for... as for who started it first, I really didn't see clearly."
Su Mengxue's face flushed: "You...how could you..."
The others present all responded, "Comrade Public Security, it's true that we didn't collect stall fees. As for the fight..."
Suddenly, someone in the crowd raised their hand and shouted, "Comrade Public Security, I just saw it. It was this woman who first hit someone on the head with the carrying pole. The man next to her was an accomplice, and then these people took action."
Su Mengxue saw that the person speaking in the crowd was a middle-aged man. Although she didn't know him, she could guess that the man wanted to use her to please Floral Shirt.
Her nails dug into her palms and she scolded him coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about! Do you know that perjury is against the law?"
The middle-aged man patted his chest without hesitation and assured: "I did not commit perjury. It is clear that you two were the first to attack."
Su Mengxue knew that there was no surveillance in the black market, and that these people were all making a living under the flowered shirts. It was difficult for her to explain this matter clearly, and she was afraid that she would suffer losses.
Seeing this, the two policemen whispered to each other. Just as they were about to speak, someone knocked on the door. The person whispered a few words in their ears and then closed the door and left.
The two police officers present looked at each other and made up their minds.
One of the officers looked around at them, his gaze finally landing on Su Mengxue. He said in a stern voice, "Fighting has a negative impact on society. Causing minor injuries to others constitutes intentional injury, and armed fighting is an even more serious offense. You still show no remorse, so according to regulations, you can be sentenced."
Su Mengxue didn't expect that their expressions suddenly changed after someone arrived. She knew that someone was interfering.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to explain, she heard Lu Yuanzhou behind her say in a resounding voice, "Comrade Public Security, I was the one who instigated her just now. I'm the mastermind. I'll take any punishment that comes my way."
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