When Chu Fang returned to the Tanhua residential area, he saw the group of old men playing chess. He went up to them and said, "Grandpa, shall I play a game?"
"Get out!" The security guard rolled his eyes. "You liar, you cheated! In our time, you'd be executed!"
When Chu Fang played chess with this group of old men, he would unconsciously turn on the simulated chess game and utterly defeat them.
"I didn't cheat."
"What's that?"
"It's an assistive device!"
These words enraged the group of old men, who glared at the shameless man and wanted to beat him to death.
Despite the murderous glare, Chu Fang remained calm, even smiling, craning his neck to instruct the old man playing chess on his next move.
Before long, Chu Fang had turned the entire chessboard into a mess, and in the end, the group of old men chased him away.
He curled his lip and said, "Fine, I'll leave. I don't care about you guys."
He had only taken a few steps when he received a call from an unfamiliar number. He answered, "Hello, is this Wen...?"
Chu Fang thought it was a scam call, and before the other party could finish speaking, he said, "Wen, you're such a pain in the ass."
The other person was silent for two seconds: "I am..."
Chu Fang continued, "I am your father!"
"Sir, you're very arrogant. Do you dare to provide your identification information?"
“My name is Hu Tutu, my dad’s name is Hu Yingjun, my mom’s name is Zhang Xiaoli, and my home is Room 1001, Building 2, Fandou Garden. If you have the guts, come and mess with me. I’m waiting.”
Hearing the other party hang up immediately, Chu Fang was quite smug: "By the way, can a scammer really fool me?"
After walking a few steps, the phone rang again, saying, "Sir, I have checked your information through the police. Your name is Chu Fang, you live in Zhonghai Mingyuan, and you reside in Tanhua Community."
"Police station?"
"Yes."
Chu Fang lowered his voice: "Then who are you?"
"police."
I'm numb!
... ...
Chu Fang arrived at the hospital almost as quickly as possible and went to the ward. He then saw Wen Xiangbing lying on the ice with his hands wrapped in gauze.
Rong Shunji and two girls were standing next to him, their faces filled with anxiety and worry.
He frowned slightly: "Weren't you hitting someone? How come you hit yourself?"
Rong Shunji responded, "I cut my hand on a shard of glass."
Chu Fang looked at Wen Xiangbing and felt quite speechless.
He had just said he was fine and there was nothing to worry about, but before a day had passed, he used a bottle to smash someone's head open. Although that person was a thug and not a good person, Wen Xiangbing was wrong to resort to violence.
"It's all my fault," the short-haired woman said softly.
"But it's also their fault. Those three thugs are shameless." The short-haired woman raised her head. "They hit us, so be it. Those three bastards deserved to be hit. This whole thing started because of the two of us, so we'll take full responsibility."
The short-haired woman turned around and gave Wen Xiangbing a thumbs up: "Handsome guy, you're amazing! Don't worry, I'll pay for your medical expenses and compensation."
Chu Fang said, "But they not only want medical expenses, they also want him to be sent to prison."
"So what if they detain me?"
Chu Fang looked at the short-haired woman with surprise, shocked by her thought process, and then said quietly, "Detention will leave a criminal record, his life is ruined."
Compensation is a small matter, but a stain can never be washed away.
The short-haired woman seemed to realize something, her eyes widening: "Oh... ..., at worst, I'll be detained and go to jail."
As she spoke, she left the ward and went to the ward of the three thugs. At that moment, the police were taking statements. The short-haired woman said directly to the police officer, "Hello, officer, I hit this man on the head. If you want to detain someone, detain me."
"Bullshit!" a tattooed thug said. "It was clearly that boy who hit him. Don't try to excuse him. Besides, there's a video recording there."
The victim, whose head was wrapped in bandages, said, "I'm leaving this here and saying that the boy who hit me must go to jail, there's no room for negotiation."
The short-haired woman repeatedly explained that she was the one who hit him, but the police showed her video footage, which showed that Wen Xiangbing smashed a bottle on the thug's head.
Seeing that the evidence was irrefutable, and that the three thugs wouldn't budge and vowed to put Wen Xiangbing in jail, the short-haired woman panicked.
Wen Xiangbing stood up for them and was their benefactor, but now their benefactor is going to jail.
Although the short-haired woman repeatedly claimed that three thugs harassed them first, the police only said they would mediate. If the mediation was successful, there would be no need for her to go to jail, but if the mediation failed, the outcome would be quite obvious.
Seeing that the three thugs were determined to send Wen Xiangbing to jail, Chu Fang spoke up: "Officer, can I have a private chat with them?"
The policeman glanced at him: "Aren't you my father?"
The three thugs: "???"
Short-haired woman: "???"
Chu Fang was silent for a few seconds: "... ..., that's not appropriate."
The police officer gave him a long look before leaving the ward.
“We have nothing to talk about,” the injured thug said loudly.
"I think we can talk." Chu Fang snapped his fingers, and then a group of lawyers in black suits came in from outside and surrounded him.
One of the lawyers handed a document to Chu Fang, who took it, opened it, and read aloud: "Xian Yujie, male, 23 years old, from xx city, xx province, was very mischievous as a child, causing trouble at school, colluding with thugs outside of school, and committing all sorts of misdeeds, for which he has served time in prison..."
Listening to others recount their past experiences, the injured thug's expression changed slightly: "You, how did you get my information?"
Chu Fang replied, "I paid for it."
"I think we can work things out, what do you think? There's no need to let anger cloud our judgment; the benefits we've secured are what truly matter."
Time passed slowly. Rong Shunji called the police into the hospital. Chu Fang said, "Officer, we've reached a settlement agreement."
The police officer glanced sideways at the group of lawyers around him: "You didn't threaten them, did you?"
"No, that's illegal."
The police looked at the three thugs, who all nodded. Seeing this, the police did not say anything more, and the two parties immediately signed a mediation agreement.
Chu Fang entered Wen Xiangbing's hospital room with the mediation agreement and threw it at Wen Xiangbing: "I know you've been suffering a lot lately, but you can't take it out on others, even if they're bastards. You have to resolve this within the bounds of the law."
“I’ve temporarily paid the compensation for you, and the lawyer’s fees are also listed here. All of this is money I spent on you.”
"If you still consider me a friend and pay me back on time every month, and you can't find a job, tell me and I'll arrange one for you."
"The Wen Xiangbing I remember was a man of great stature and ambition, not a good-for-nothing who drank all day, was slovenly, and had no sense of reason."
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