"Grandpa Chen, how about I have my brother apologize to the children? I'll also give them some extra money so they can buy some food and drinks to calm their nerves and get rid of the bad luck. What do you think?"
No matter how angry Liu Cong was, he could only force a smile when facing Chen Xiong. Offending Chen Xiong meant offending the entire Chinese medicine industry, and he wanted to live a little longer.
And then there's Meng Zhiyuan, a well-known dark horse in the legal profession. What if he helps the rival in a lawsuit...? Liu Cong swallowed hard, not daring to think about it any further.
He glanced at the group of people standing to the side. If he remembered correctly, any one of them could be enough to give his company a run for its money. He didn't want to go bankrupt at such a young age.
"Brother?" Liu Chao wondered if he had misheard.
Upon hearing his younger brother's voice, Liu Cong felt an urge to sever all ties with him on the spot. He'd just dealt with one problem, and now this brother had gotten him into trouble again!
Thinking of this, he impatiently pulled Liu Chao in front of Meng Zhili, pressed his head down and made him bow to Meng Zhili.
Meng Zhili was quick to dodge, turning to the side and avoiding the bow.
“Mr. Liu, there’s no need for that. I will pursue this matter to the end.” Meng Zhili spoke without raising his voice, as if he were simply saying that the weather was nice today.
"Is there... no room for negotiation?" Seeing that there was no way to salvage the situation, Liu Cong sighed.
"Brother, let's just stand it up! They might be the ones who lose money." Even now, Liu Chao still doesn't realize the seriousness of the situation.
"Shut up!" If it weren't for his mother being caught in the middle, he would have abandoned his younger brother long ago! He's lazy and good-for-nothing, knows nothing, and only causes trouble for himself!
Liu Chao pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"Don't worry, I'll still do the acupuncture for you. Let's keep things separate." Meng Zhili saw Liu Cong's hesitant expression and knew what he was worried about.
Regardless of whether Liu Chao's matter has anything to do with Liu Cong, even if Liu Cong was the one who caused the trouble, as long as he studies medicine, he must do what a medical student should do and treat everyone equally.
"Good! Good! As expected of Old Master Chen's last disciple, your vision is beyond what ordinary people can match. I'm really sorry, but please keep this card. Thanks to you, my mother was saved. You should keep the money; it's only right."
Liu Cong took a bank card out of his suit pocket and stuffed it directly into Meng Zhili's hand.
Meng Zhili was startled and quickly declined, refusing to accept the gift.
In the end, Chen Xiong took it and put it back in Liu Cong's hand.
“He’s a medical student, so he has to help anyone in need! If he takes money, then the nature of the situation changes. You can keep the money for yourself.”
Liu Cong held the card, glanced at Chen Xiong, then at Meng Zhili, and finally sighed before putting it away.
In those short ten minutes, he sighed more than he had in the entire month combined.
"How did the discussion go?" The police officer thought that an agreement had been reached, seeing that the atmosphere had eased.
"File a case." Meng Zhili said these two simple words with unwavering conviction.
The police officer glanced at Liu Cong, who nodded with a helpless expression.
The woman dared not speak, but Liu Chao still believed that his brother could handle it. After all, it was just a matter of losing some money, only the process was a bit complicated.
"Alright, come with me to the station to give your statements."
"Okay, thank you for your help." Meng Zhili and Meng Zhiyuan bowed to them.
"You're too kind, it's just my duty." They already had a pretty good understanding of the general course of events, and considering the attitudes of both sides, the police naturally had their own judgment.
These people are clearly from wealthy families. They all look outstanding and polite, which is quite rare. They are different from what you see on TV.
"Wanwan, you and Yan Nian go back and rest first. My brother and I will go and take care of some things." Meng Zhili walked over and affectionately patted his head.
"I'm fine." Meng Wan knew that Meng Zhili had misunderstood, but she didn't want to say it outright.
"Okay, I'll buy a small cake and bring it to your dorm later."
Seeing this, Meng Wan gave up explaining and decided to clarify things later.
"Give me a call when you're done recording."
"good."
"Yan Nian, I'm entrusting Wanwan to you," Meng Zhiyuan instructed, and the latter nodded.
The police walked in front, followed by Meng Zhiyuan and Meng Zhili. Liu Cong glared at his younger brother with disappointment and pushed Liu Chao to follow.
"Ah!" Cui Qingling exclaimed softly, drawing everyone's attention. A cell phone lay quietly on the ground, and the woman beside it looked at her husband with a terrified expression.
“No…I…” The woman took a step back.
Cui Qingling half-squatted on the ground, picked it up and looked at it, sighed, and her voice was filled with sorrow.
"The screen is cracked, and I didn't put on a tempered glass screen protector."
"Replacing the screen only costs two or three hundred yuan, I'll pay for it," the woman said, reaching for her purse to take out money.
"Two or three hundred? This is a custom-made model. Replacing the screen would probably cost twenty or thirty thousand..." Cui Qingling stood up, her tone indifferent.
"Twenty or thirty thousand? Are you trying to extort money from me! Besides, you were the one who walked right into this mess, what does it have to do with me!" Upon hearing this, the woman's face changed drastically, and she stopped taking out her money.
"Whether it's a scam or not, you can find out by having someone take a look at the phone at a phone store. They don't have my model on the market, so I'll have to send it back to the original factory for repairs. I'll just have to pay the international shipping myself. How about we settle the repair fee, or should I send the invoice to your house later?"
Liu Chao also lost his composure and quickly went to his wife's side.
"What have you done, you woman?"
"I...I was determined to catch up with you, but who knew this little girl would suddenly appear?" The woman was speechless, unable to express her bitterness.
"Alright, shut up! Aren't you troublesome enough already?" Liu Cong's temples throbbed with veins.
"I'm sorry, I'll pay for it. Can you send the invoice to this address later, and I'll have someone transfer it to you?"
Cui Qingling took the business card. "But she was the one who hit me. I just want her to pay for it. The wronged should be held accountable, right?"
"Don't go too far. I'm already being generous by compensating you. Who knows if you're trying to extort money?" The woman got angry, pushed Liu Cong away, and started cursing at Cui Qingling.
Liu Cong sighed, wishing he could just leave on the spot.
"The surveillance footage clearly shows that you hit my phone, which is why it flew out of the air, not that I threw it."
Cui Qingling's argument was logical and well-founded. The woman looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a surveillance camera pointing directly at them from above.
"You little brat, you tricked me?!" The woman raised her hand, about to shove her.
The next second, Cui Qingling collapsed to the ground.
The scene immediately descended into chaos, and Meng Wan and Lan Xing rushed forward to help her up.
"What! I didn't push her, I didn't push her, she fell down on her own!" The woman panicked, raising her hands to try to prove her innocence.
"She has a heart condition! I'm telling you, if anything happens to her, I won't let you off the hook!"
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