After giving his statement, Chen Ke declined Li Xu's offer to take him to the hospital and went straight back to the hotel. Fu Xin and the others were extremely nervous and worried when they found out.
"Luckily, I wasn't injured. If I had a cut on my face, how would I have been able to give a speech at the closing ceremony tomorrow?"
Chen Ke looked confused. "What statement?"
"The World Expo will be successfully concluded the day after tomorrow. Before it ends, there will be a celebration party, and famous entrepreneurs will be invited to speak. I just received an invitation. The organizers invited you to speak on stage as the most shining new business star. More importantly, they want you to talk about our business model. I guess they see that we have achieved great success and attracted a lot of attention."
Chen Ke nodded to indicate that he understood. "How's things going with the shopping mall?"
"The data is steadily rising, don't worry, this wave is in the bag." Fu Xin said with pride and satisfaction. When he sold Dingdang to Chen Ke, he had indeed thought about this day coming, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
Once Dingdang became famous, his relatives called him non-stop. At that moment, Fu Xin felt that the glory he felt when he was admitted to Beijing University had returned.
Chen Ke then realized that his other phone was out of power. He plugged it in and several missed calls and messages popped up as soon as he turned it on.
Chen Ke first flipped through the phone: the instructor's number, his father's number, and an unknown number.
Before he could even read the message, Chen Ke called his father back.
Inside the police station, both Chen Dasheng and Chen Dawu had dark clouds over their faces. Chen Dawu looked completely broken, his eyes lifeless, while his wife Xiao Hong had fainted from crying. Chen Guirong was lying next to her in the rest room.
The investigation results came out at noon: Chen Jiang was detained for two months for negligent injury and ordered to pay the victim 50,000 yuan in medical expenses.
Two months of detention is better than jail time, but the 50,000 yuan compensation is something Chen Dawu simply couldn't afford even if he emptied his savings.
Chen Dasheng also looked worried. He really wanted to help his brother. When Chen Ke went to college, Chen Dawu took out 5,000 yuan as a reward for Chen Ke, but no one knew that it was his brother who tried his best to help him.
However, the living expenses that Chen Ke received from his family each month were pieced together from various sources, so where would they find any extra money?
At this moment, Chen Guirong helped Xiao Hong out, and Chen Dawu quickly stood up and helped her sit down: "Are you alright? Are you feeling any better?"
Xiao Hong finally calmed down, her eyes still red, but what could she do now that things had come to this? The police said that this society is governed by law, and it's not an era where you can get away with just crying and making a scene. What else could they do but desperately try to raise money?
“We only have 20,000 yuan in savings. I’ll go back to my brother’s family to borrow some more, but their situation isn’t much better than ours. I estimate they can only borrow 10,000 yuan at most, so we’re still short 20,000 yuan.” Xiao Hong’s voice choked up again as she said this.
Chen Guirong and Chen Dasheng exchanged a glance. Chen Dasheng also looked bitter, but still said, "We still have five thousand left. We'll see if we can borrow some more from other people."
Chen Dawu quickly refused: "That money is for Ake's living expenses. What will happen to Ake if you give it to him?" Chen Dawu knew about his brother's family. If this hadn't happened, his family would have been in even worse shape than his own.
“Ako said he’ll be back next month during his vacation, so he shouldn’t need much money.”
Chen Dasheng had just finished talking about Chen Ke when Chen Ke called.
"It's Ako, it's Ako's phone call."
Chen Dasheng answered the phone with a look of joy. Previously, Chen Ke's phone had been switched off, which made Chen Dasheng both anxious and worried about Chen Ke.
The other three also looked at Chen Dasheng with expectant eyes, not daring to utter a sound. Although the result was already out, it was as if telling Chen Ke would bring about some change.
This is because uneducated people have a deep-seated respect for highly educated people; they subconsciously seek their opinions, believing that they can find a solution.
"Hey Dad, what's up? My phone died earlier and shut down."
"Something's wrong, something's wrong, it's about your brother Chen Jiang, he..."
Chen Dasheng was probably in a hurry, so his words were incoherent, but Chen Ke still managed to extract important information from them: "You said they started fighting because of a verbal argument, and that the other party struck first?"
"Ah, right, right, but your brother Jiang is perfectly fine, while Li Mangzi has a big gash on his head."
After listening, Chen Ke realized that the police on the other side probably just wanted to avoid trouble and mediated instead. His father and uncle were honest people, and they even agreed to the other party's offer of 50,000 yuan in compensation.
“Ake, do you think there’s any way to reduce the compensation? You know, I went to ask the hospital, and they said the medical expenses would be at most a few thousand yuan.”
"Don't give us any money yet. Tell the police that we won't accept mediation and will file a lawsuit directly."
Chen Dasheng paused for a moment, then looked back at Chen Dawu, not quite understanding what Chen Ke was saying. "Does that mean we should go to court? Do we have any chance of winning? Do we need to hire a lawyer or something?"
"You don't need to worry about any of this, I'll take care of it."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Dasheng wasn't entirely sure what Chen Ke had said. Although Chen Ke was a top student from Beijing, he was still just a student, and hiring a lawyer would cost money. Where would he get the money?
Chen Dawu didn't think as much as Chen Dasheng. Since Chen Ke had said not to pay them yet, then they wouldn't pay them!
Just as the four were about to leave, a figure suddenly rushed in through the door, pointed at them, and shouted, "What are you still doing sitting here? Hurry up and pay up!"
It turned out to be Li Mangzi's mother. She had been waiting at the hospital for a long time but no one came to deliver the money, so she came directly to the hospital.
"We won't give it to you. Why should we give you money? Your son started it!" With Chen Ke's words, Xiao Hong felt more confident. Yes, if it comes to worst, she'll sue!
When Li Mangzi's mother saw that the other party not only had no intention of giving money but had also become more aggressive, she was stunned for a moment, and then she started howling loudly like an oil drum exploding.
"Hey, officers! Come quick! These people are trying to cheat us!"
The police noticed the commotion, but when they saw that it was that same woman throwing a tantrum again, they were at their wits' end. Soon after, the five of them were brought into the mediation room.
This time, however, Chen Dawu and Xiao Hong refused to mediate, let alone offer compensation.
See you in court.
Thinking that the 50,000 yuan that was about to be in her hands was about to fly away, Li Mangzi's mother gritted her teeth and decided to sue. Her son would be fine, but her son would be bleeding from the head. She refused to believe that she would not get her money back!
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