Chapter 28 Admission Ticket Torn (5)
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When Zhu Qingchen received the call from the police station, it was already seven o'clock in the evening and he was in the classroom attending evening self-study.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zhu Qingchen from No. 1 Middle School?"
"Yes, I am."
"We are from the Beicheng No. 1 Middle School sub-district police station. A student was bullied near the school, and kind-hearted people sent him to the police station to report the case."
Zhu Qingchen's heart skipped a beat and he asked uncertainly, "Is it Chen Hesong?"
"Yes, it's him." The staff member said, "His parents have arrived, it's..."
The staff member moved the phone and heard Chen's mother's sharp voice.
"Impossible, it's impossible that Xiaoyu did it!"
The staff member continued, "The situation is a bit special. The child's other parent hasn't come yet. We can only contact you. Do you think it's convenient for you?"
"I'll go over now, tell him not to be afraid and wait for me to get over."
Zhu Qingchen held the phone and made a "shut up" gesture to the students below, then ran into the office and asked a familiar teacher to help him watch the evening study. He picked up the cloth bag hanging on the back of the chair and ran out.
There is a police station near the key high school, not far away and very conspicuous.
While rushing to the police station, Zhu Qingchen called Teacher Gao and the section chief.
This was the most proficient time he had used a mobile phone since coming to modern times.
"Hello, Mr. Gao, Chen Hesong has been bullied and is now in the police station."
"Section Chief, Chen Hesong has been bullied. Yes, he is the top student in his grade and a potential student of Peking University or Tsinghua University. He can't possibly be held back. Hurry up!"
When the two teachers heard what had happened, they jumped up from the sofa and rushed over immediately.
After Zhu Qingchen finished the call, he quickened his pace and rushed to the police station, almost running.
These days, Chen Hesong is in his second year of high school. Zhu Qingchen goes to see him every day to make sure he is safe and give him a word of encouragement.
They just need to wait two more days for the system's application to be approved, and get the video and photos of Chen Hesong being bullied before, and then they can go to the police station to report the case.
At that time, not only will the application for repeating a grade be invalid, but Chen Hesong can also directly apply to live in the school dormitory and leave that home completely.
But what is happening now?
I promised to call him if I had anything to do, so why didn't he call me? Was he beaten so badly? Did he not even have the strength to make a phone call? Zhu Qingchen couldn't help but think about it. He trotted all the way to the police station, walked in, and looked around: "Hello, I'm Chen Hesong's class teacher."
"Here, follow me."
"good."
The staff took him to a meeting room.
When I opened the door, I saw Chen's mother crying and wiping her tears.
"Impossible, how could Xiaoyu have done it? Our Xiaoyu is a very well behaved child. We are a good family and have never been to the police station in our life!"
The staff nearby were helpless.
One of her two sons beat the other so badly, and she is still making excuses for the bully. What is she thinking?
He Yu sat on the leather sofa with his legs crossed, looking fearless.
Zhu Qingchen glanced around quickly, didn't see Chen Hesong, and turned his head away.
At this time, a young male policeman walked in from outside, supporting Chen Hesong.
He was doused with milk and his face and body were covered in dust. He felt uncomfortable being so dirty all the time. After a simple examination of his injuries, the police took him downstairs to clean up.
Seeing him coming, Chen's mother became even more excited: "Chen Hesong, who asked you to come to the police station to report the case? Police comrades, let me tell you, our Xiaoyu would never do such a thing! He just hates our family for making him fail a grade, and he deliberately wants revenge!"
Chen Hesong clenched his schoolbag tightly, lowered his head, and squeezed so hard that his fingertips turned white.
My mother just wanted to put the matter to rest as soon as possible and suppress it before Uncle He knew about it.
She didn't want this incident to affect her life as a wealthy wife, and she didn't want people to say that she was harsh on her stepson.
Zhu Qingchen walked up to him and called out, "He Song?"
Chen Hesong raised his head and saw Zhu Qingchen. His eyes lit up: "Teacher Zhu..."
He paused, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed: "Why are you here?"
He could face He Yu calmly. Knowing that there was a new surveillance camera installed on the back wall of the school, he deliberately angered He Yu and made him beat him under the surveillance to create evidence.
But he had no way to face Teacher Zhu.
Teacher Zhu really wanted to help him, but he was not a good person.
So, when he was doing these things, he did not tell Teacher Zhu, nor did he want Teacher Zhu to come over.
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen stretched out his hand, but didn't dare to touch him easily. "How are you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Chen Hesong pursed his lips and shook his head: "I'm fine, thank you for making the trip."
When Chen's mother heard this, she rushed forward and said, "Police comrades, you all heard it! He said he's fine. Can I take Xiaoyu back home?"
The police officer answered truthfully: "Sorry, you cannot leave until the matter is fully investigated."
"Why? He said he was fine!" Chen's mother yelled, "I gave birth to him, how could I not know him? He is the best liar, we were all deceived by him!"
Zhu Qingchen protected Chen Hesong behind him and looked at her seriously: "Do you also know that he is your child?"
"I..." Mother Chen choked and looked hesitant.
Zhu Qingchen stood in front of Chen Hesong and asked again: "Where was the crime scene?"
The police officer said, "There is a new surveillance camera installed on the back wall of the school. In response to Chen's strong request, we have sent someone to retrieve the surveillance footage."
When Chen Hesong entered the police station, he was in a mess, but he insisted that the police go get the surveillance footage first, otherwise he would stand at the door and refuse to come in.
Because he knew that the surveillance must be obtained immediately, before He Yu knew about the surveillance, otherwise it would be easy for something unexpected to happen.
The police station was afraid of bad influence, so they immediately agreed to his request and went to the school to retrieve the surveillance footage.
When he heard the word "surveillance", He Yu, who had been indifferent, showed some expression on his face. He put down his dangling legs, raised his head and looked at Chen Hesong.
He had been teaching Chen Hesong a lesson at the back wall of the school, which was a blind spot with no surveillance.
When they hit people, they don't hit them in the face, so Chen Hesong looks fine on the surface and no one will find out.
But...if there is surveillance, everything will be different.
He Yu looked at Chen Hesong. Good, very good. He was actually tricked by Chen Hesong.
Zhu Qingchen also turned around and looked at Chen Hesong. When Chen Hesong met his gaze, he silently let go of the hand that was originally grabbing his clothes.
Did Mr. Zhu see through it? Did he know that I did it on purpose?
But the next second, Zhu Qingchen held his hand tightly and said firmly: "It's okay."
Even if he did it on purpose, it's definitely not his fault.
Chen Hesong just used another method to cleverly protect himself.
Zhu Qingchen suddenly felt a little regretful. He should have told Chen Hesong clearly that he would be able to obtain evidence in five days, instead of making him worry and finally choosing such an extreme method to obtain evidence.
Zhu Qingchen protected Chen Hesong and sat down far away from him.
The staff brought them two glasses of water. Zhu Qingchen thanked them and took out two chocolate candies from the cloth bag he was carrying and handed them to Chen Hesong.
One per person.
The two of them squeezed on the sofa and ate chocolate candies in silence.
The fragrant chocolate melted on the tip of his tongue, and Chen Hesong looked at Teacher Zhu with a slightly changed expression.
He had caused trouble for Teacher Zhu again. He had originally only wanted to use the surveillance video to force his mother and He Yu to make concessions. As long as his mother did not let him repeat a grade, he would sign a letter of understanding.
He didn't want to disturb Teacher Zhu.
After a while, the three policemen who went to retrieve the surveillance video came back.
Their expressions were a little solemn, and they looked at Chen Hesong, unable to hide their heartache.
A student who was only in his teens was beaten like that.
"We have the surveillance video. In addition to He Yu, there are other students involved in the bullying. We have contacted the teachers at No. 1 Middle School to identify them and notify their parents to bring them here."
"Ah..." Chen's mother was stunned, "Really... there is really a surveillance video? Is it serious?"
"Yes, would you like to see it?"
"I……"
In order to prevent secondary harm to Chen Hesong, the staff took Chen's mother to the next room and showed her the video.
After a while, Chen's mother screamed from next door: "Ah? This... this can't be true! How could it be?"
Zhu Qingchen covered Chen Hesong's ears, took out two milk candies from his pocket and handed one to him.
Zhu Qingchen asked softly, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Eat something first to fill your stomach."
"Okay." Chen Hesong nodded, "Thank you, teacher."
Zhu Qingchen's bag was filled with various snacks, like Doraemon's treasure box. When he finished a bag, he took out a new one.
From beginning to end, He Yu sat steadily on the sofa, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
But next door, Chen's mother's deliberately suppressed crying was annoying.
He Yu thought about it, stood up and sat next to Chen Hesong.
Chen Hesong visibly flinched, and the policeman next to him wanted to step forward and pull him away, but he hadn't done anything yet and was a minor, so it was difficult to do anything.
The police could only move over here and stare at He Yu.
He Yu cracked his knuckles, making a "cluck" sound that Chen Hesong was familiar with.
Chen Hesong knew that He Yu was very unhappy now, and every time he made this move, he would suffer.
But it’s different now. They are now in the police station. He can’t retreat cowardly, nor can he give up halfway.
He has already fallen out with He Yu. If he fails to successfully live in the school dormitory this time, his life will not be easy in the future.
Chen Hesong took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
He Yu's voice was low, like a poisonous snake, drilling into his ears.
"Brother, your plan is perfect, but it is useless. You still have a chance to kneel down and beg for mercy."
"Dad is going home tonight. If he comes home and finds that we are not here, and if he knows about this, do you think he will protect you or me?"
"We have plenty of money at home, and I can always find someone to take the blame for me. Besides, I didn't do anything. I just slipped and poured the bag of milk on your head."
"What's the point of surveillance? It can be damaged or deleted. If my family wants, they can even say that you are bullying me."
Before He Yu finished speaking, Zhu Qingchen immediately raised his hand: "Report to the police comrade, someone here is threatening the victim, saying that he will use money to settle everything, and also said that he will damage the surveillance! I suggest you back up the surveillance immediately. I have a USB flash drive, can you give me a copy?!"
He Yu suddenly raised his head and found that the police had stood in front of him without him knowing when.
Zhu Qingchen was righteous and awe-inspiring. The police nodded and said, "I have heard everything. I accept Mr. Zhu's advice."
He Yu was furious but still kept his wits about him and knew that he couldn't talk back to the police.
He could only turn his head to look at Zhu Qingchen and said in a low voice: "Teacher Zhu, you just graduated and came to North City. You don't know the distribution of power in North City. I suggest you notify the school leaders immediately and let them handle this matter."
Zhu Qingchen looked at him and raised his hand again without hesitation: "Report to the police comrade, he threatened me again. If anything happens to me, please investigate the He family first."
The police nodded in agreement: "I heard it."
"You..." Seeing that he was not moved, He Yu turned around and left in frustration, returning to his original position, still crossing his legs.
Zhu Qingchen patted Chen Hesong's hand and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid."
Zhu Qingchen took out two small pieces of bread from the bag and gave one to Chen Hesong.
I don’t know how long it took, but Chen’s mother was supported by a policeman and walked out of the next meeting room.
Her eyes were red and she covered her mouth tightly, trying her best not to let tears flow.
Seeing Chen Hesong, she immediately rushed forward: "Xiaosong, I'm sorry for you, I don't know..."
Chen Hesong's expression just relaxed a little and he wanted to help her up, but the next second, her cell phone rang.
Or a special ringtone.
Mother Chen quickly picked up the phone and changed her tone while fixing her appearance: "Hello, Lao He?"
He's father's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Why aren't you at home? Where are you? If you come back and can't even have a hot meal or soup, what's the point of me marrying you?"
Mother Chen calmed down and said, "I asked the nanny to prepare it for you..."
“Come back soon!”
"Maybe..." Chen's mother timidly glanced at the police behind her, "Maybe not so fast, we are at the police station now..."
He's father was furious: "Police station? What are you doing in the police station?"
"Something happened between Xiaoyu and Chen Hesong." Chen's mother glanced at Chen Hesong again, "Xiaoyu and Chen Hesong were playing around, and it was a bit too much, so..."
Chen Hesong paused, sneered, and looked up at the ceiling.
She spoke hesitantly, and the people around her became anxious. The policeman reached out to her and asked her to hand over the phone.
"Hello, are you the father of He Yu and Chen Hesong? He Yu organized campus bullying and beat up his classmates. He is now under investigation at the Beicheng No. 1 Middle School Police Station. Please come over as soon as possible."
Only then did He's father realize what was going on. He cursed and hung up the phone.
When Chen's mother heard his voice, she was frightened and looked at Chen Hesong with hope.
"Xiao Song, please don't pursue this any further. Dad will be here soon. If he gets angry, we won't have a good life. How am I going to explain this to him?"
A mother's guilt comes so easily and goes away so quickly, faster than a gust of wind.
Compared with her son, her rich life is more important.
Even though she had just seen how Chen Hesong was bullied by them.
"Xiaoyu is still a child and doesn't understand much. Mommy can go back and let Daddy educate him. There's no need to go to the police station. Let's go home and stop making trouble here. Let's go back before Daddy comes."
Chen Hesong lowered his eyes, giving her the illusion that he was about to nod.
A glimmer of hope ignited in Chen's mother's heart.
But the next second, Chen Hesong said lightly: "Not good." Zhu Qingchen held his hand and gave him some encouragement.
Seeing that reconciliation failed, Chen's mother immediately turned hostile: "Are you trying to force your mother to death?"
Chen Hesong said calmly: "No, I just want to survive."
Chen's mother wanted to throw a tantrum but was held down by the police.
I don’t know how long it took, but a middle-aged man in a suit walked in from outside.
Mother Chen immediately got up from the ground and smoothed her hair to make herself look more pitiful: "Old He..."
But as soon as he came in, he gave Chen's mother a vicious look, which scared her so much that she dared not speak anymore.
I guess this is He Yu’s father.
He's father walked in, glanced up and down at Chen Hesong, and asked, "Is the beating serious?"
The police officer next to him replied: "It's very serious. There are multiple soft tissue contusions on the body, and..."
"Then send him to the hospital immediately. I will be responsible for the medical expenses."
He's father said it as a matter of course, as if that was the end of it.
He turned around and waved to the driver outside: "Lao Wang, come in and take He Song to the hospital."
He skillfully took out a business card and a cigarette from his suit pocket and handed them to the police: "I'm sorry to bother you today. It's just a family matter. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all."
The police didn't dare to take it and just waved their hands and retreated.
When He's father wanted to take Chen Hesong away, Zhu Qingchen stood up and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Mr. He, this matter is not over yet. We have no plans to leave the police station."
He's father frowned, but before he could say anything, the sound of a parent scolding a child suddenly came from outside.
"He didn't study hard at school, did all these messy things, bullied his classmates, and even went to the police station!"
"You have brought shame upon our family!"
It’s He Yu’s little brothers who have arrived.
No matter how vicious they were in the afternoon, they always looked like quails with their heads down in front of their parents.
However, what the parents care about is not the bullied Chen Hesong, but them——
Lost face for the family.
Those who hang out with He Yu either have a little money at home and want to curry favor with the He family in business, or they don't have much money at home and rely on pleasing He Yu and following He Yu to satisfy their own advance consumption.
He's father turned around and met the eyes of several middle-aged parents.
"Mr. He is here too?"
"Mr. Wang is here too." The reception room was turned into a place of fame and fortune.
Several people took turns to greet each other, and finally it was the police who came out to make them quiet down.
He's father brushed the matter off lightly and announced on behalf of Chen Hesong: "It's just a fight between children. Hesong took it seriously. It's okay."
"That's good. That's good."
Several greasy middle-aged men surrounded Chen Hesong, asking about his well-being.
"How does Hesong feel? Where does it hurt?"
"Just tell the uncles how much the medical expenses are."
He Yu gave a look to his younger brothers, and a group of them walked up to him, bowed to him casually, and spoke in long tones.
"I'm sorry, Hesong. It's our fault. Please don't be angry."
He Yu bent down and whispered in Chen Hesong's ear: "The uncles here are all well-known figures, and they are also my uncles. Brother, what do you have to fight me? Are you going to sue me? Are you going to send me to jail? You wish."
The time was almost right. Chen Hesong, holding his schoolbag, suddenly said, "I don't want to repeat the grade."
He Yu finally understood what was going on. He pointed at Chen Hesong and shouted, "Dad, he did it on purpose. He didn't want to repeat the grade. He deliberately made me beat him and then came to report it to the police!"
Zhu Qingchen stood up and separated him from Chen Hesong: "Excuse me, classmate He Yu, what did my student do that forced you to beat him?"
He Yu couldn't say anything: "He..."
Chen Hesong said calmly, "He Yu asked me to buy him some milk, but the store only had red date flavored milk, which he doesn't like."
Zhu Qingchen glanced at the police. They had recorded the entire process.
Then Zhu Qingchen felt relieved.
Zhu Qingchen continued to look at He Yu: "Just because of a bag of milk, you 'had' to beat him?"
At this time, other students also joined in.
"Yes, Chen Hesong did it on purpose."
"None of us knew there were cameras there, only he knew."
Zhu Qingchen asked: "If there are cameras, you are wrong; if there are no cameras, you are not wrong. Is this the truth?"
He looked at Chen's mother and said, "Before signing the application for repeating a grade, you said that if Chen Hesong was forced to repeat a grade, the application would be invalid."
Mother Chen was stunned for a moment: "Ah...I..."
Well, there's no point in talking to this group of people.
"This matter is not over yet. Mr. He cannot represent my students."
Zhu Qingchen took Chen Hesong and walked to the police: "We formally put forward our demands to the bullies and their parents."
"First, they need to make a sincere apology to Chen Hesong and compensate for the necessary medical expenses."
"Second, my student Chen Hesong was asked by his family to repeat a grade a few days ago to accompany his younger brother, the bully He Yu. I now suspect that Chen Hesong was forced to repeat a grade, not because of physical reasons. We need to apply to the school to cancel the application for repeating a grade. I hope the police station can testify and support us."
"Third, my student Chen Hesong has been living in such a biased and twisted family for a long time. I will apply to the school to allow Chen Hesong to live on campus. I also hope that you can give me support."
"Finally, we will never forgive these bullies for provoking trouble. The police comrades can impose penalties, and we have no objection."
"How dare you!" He Yu finally panicked, "Zhu Qingchen, it's not good for us to fall out, aren't you afraid..."
Suddenly, Chen's mother, who had been silent nearby, rushed in front of Chen Hesong.
"Hesong, come on, why do you have to make such a big fuss? Dad is angry. It will be terrible if this gets out. Can mom sign for you? Don't sue Xiaoyu."
Zhu Qingchen frowned and held Chen Hesong's hand even tighter, and he held it tightly behind himself.
Even at this time, Chen's mother still wanted Chen Hesong to compromise.
Chen Hesong lowered his eyes, stood behind Zhu Qingchen, grabbed the hem of his clothes with one hand, and silently lifted up his school uniform.
The boy was malnourished and skinny, with his ribs clearly visible.
There were not only bruises on his body, but also -
There were many scars caused by cigarette burns, forming the four words "mistress's child".
In that alley, He Yu only smoked one cigarette, but the ground was full of cigarette butts.
That’s because He Yu burned four words on his body with a cigarette butt.
He thought that the surveillance camera might be too far away and too blurry to capture the picture clearly.
Chen Hesong called out softly: "Mom..."
Mother Chen took a deep breath, turned around, and tried to beg Father He: "Old He, how about asking Xiaoyu to apologize?"
But He's father was busy making a phone call, looking for someone to settle the matter, and ignored him.
"Hello, Mr. Li? It's me."
"Hello? Vice Principal Zhou, this is Lao He."
Chen's mother looked around blankly, and finally turned back. With trembling hands, she pried open Chen Hesong's hands that were holding the hem of his clothes, and asked him to put the hem down.
"It's okay, don't... don't let others see it. Cover it up so no one can see it."
Chen Hesong was shaking all over. He pushed Chen's mother's hand away and burst into tears in Zhu Qingchen's arms: "Teacher, I don't have a mother anymore, I don't have a mother anymore..."
Zhu Qingchen hugged him tightly, standing between him and Chen's mother, separating them: "It's okay, it's okay, the teacher is here, the teacher will help you."!
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