After hanging up the phone, Lu Jianjun felt very depressed. He crumpled up the paper with the phone number written on it and threw it into the trash can.
"Damn it, you tricked me!"
He was so angry that he couldn't help but swear, and quickly walked out.
Seeing his appearance, the shop owner shook his head and turned to his wife, saying, "You don't even have your own son's contact information, yet you have the nerve to accuse others of playing a trick on you?"
His wife scoffed and said, "They definitely won't keep in touch anymore. This kind of person is only looking for his son to ask for money!"
Lu Jianjun hadn't gone far when he clearly heard what the couple in the convenience store were saying. He was so angry that his eyes turned red, but he could only endure it because what they said was true.
He went to the police station again, and this time he was received by Officer Qi. Lu Jianjun said with some difficulty, "I agree to sign the letter of understanding, but they must pay 10,000 yuan in medical expenses!"
Qi Gong'an called Lao Xu and asked him to bring all those people over. Lu Jianjun agreed to a settlement, but they demanded 10,000 yuan in medical expenses.
Old Xu replied without hesitation, "Where would we get that much money?"
Qi Gongan rubbed his temples, wanting to say, "What's the use of you telling me? You have to negotiate with the victim's family."
But outwardly, he patiently said, "You can discuss the specific amount of compensation yourselves."
Old Xu immediately understood what Public Security Officer Qi meant and asked somewhat nervously, "Then we won't go to jail, right?"
Qi Gong'an glanced at his colleague and said, "It's already a favor that we're not criminally detaining you for now. What are you thinking? Come here right now!"
He hung up the phone immediately after saying that; this was already the result of his best efforts to mediate.
Old Xu and the others gathered together, and now quite a few people regretted taking action.
Now they have to pay Lu Yao a huge sum of money, and they're incredibly frustrated.
Seeing this, Qin Hai gritted his teeth and said, "I just got paid. If I ask my mom for some more, I can scrape together 1,500 yuan."
After all, this whole thing started because of him, and others were already somewhat dissatisfied with him.
If he wants to continue working in this industry, he has no choice but to make a statement.
Old Xu sighed and said, "I can only offer a thousand, but I don't have any more than that."
Skinny Monkey said with a straight face, "We've already spent over four thousand. I heard the doctor say that it would only cost another four thousand to cure Lu Yao's injury. Why should he ask us for ten thousand?"
The others immediately echoed, all feeling that it was unnecessary to give so much money.
Old Xu reminded him, "Lu Jianjun treats his nephew well; he wouldn't have agreed to write a letter of understanding if he weren't really broke."
"We certainly can't give 10,000, but we can't give too little either."
“What I mean is, if you each contribute 500, we can raise 7,500. That’s all we can give to Lu Jianjun, and he has to make sure he doesn’t appeal. That’s the end of this matter.”
The skinny monkey scratched his chin and said, "Fine, seven thousand five at most. I don't have any more than that. I'll just go to jail for a few years if necessary!"
Qin Hai said helplessly, "Going to jail has too much of an impact. If you can avoid going to jail, then don't."
After discussing it for a while, the group hurriedly went to the police station.
Lu Jianjun was getting impatient when the dozen or so people came in all at once.
Old Xu and the others had discussed it on the way. They figured they wouldn't hit someone who was all smiles, so they specially bought a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes on the way and gave it to Lu Jianjun.
Qin Hai handed the large front door to Lu Jianjun and said apologetically, "Uncle Lu, Lu Yao and I are also friends. I really didn't expect this to happen."
"We drank some cat urine and caused Lu Yao so much harm. We are very sorry."
Lu Jianjun thought these people's attitude was not bad, so he took the Daqianmen cigarettes and stuffed them into his bag, but still kept a cold face.
Old Xu said politely, "Brother Lu, we don't have formal jobs. Could you please be lenient? We really can't come up with 10,000 yuan."
“We already paid four thousand yuan in advance when Lu Yao was hospitalized before, so we really can’t afford to pay it back.”
Lu Jianjun stared coldly at Lao Xu: "How much can you raise?"
The skinny monkey tentatively said, "Six thousand."
Lu Jianjun took out the large front door cigarette and was about to throw it back to them.
Qin Hai quickly said, "Uncle Lu, no, if you think it's too little, let's talk about it again."
Lu Jianjun gritted his teeth and said, "Nine thousand, not a penny less. Xiao Yao still needs to go to Kyoto to treat his leg!"
Old Xu said helplessly, "Do you think we're the kind of people who can come up with nine thousand yuan?"
The skinny monkey couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward: "We can only raise 6,500 at most, and we'll have to sell our blood to make that up."
Lu Jianjun was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, and he said angrily, "Then you can go to jail!"
He jumped up, turned to the police officer, and said, "I don't accept it..."
"Uncle Lu, please give us a way out! We know we were wrong!"
Qin Hai quickly interrupted Lu Jianjun, his voice trembling with tears.
Old Xu felt uneasy, after all, everyone present had made a move, and he had been quite ruthless.
Lu Jianjun roared, "Six thousand five hundred is absolutely not going to work!"
The skinny monkey gritted his teeth and said, "Seven thousand, seven thousand!"
Lu Jianjun still refused, and after a stalemate of half an hour, with the help of the police mediation, Lu Jianjun reluctantly accepted the compensation of 7,500 yuan.
Lu Jianjun went to the hospital with two police officers. Lu Jianjun briefly explained the matter of the letter of understanding to Lu Yao.
Lu Yao merely gave a mocking "heh," his eyes filled with resentment; he was naturally dissatisfied with the outcome.
But he also knew that this was the best outcome Lu Jianjun could achieve, so he painstakingly wrote a letter of understanding and pressed his fingerprint on it in the presence of the police.
The police took away the letter of understanding, and Lu Jianjun received 7,500 yuan in compensation.
Old Xu and more than ten others were all sent to the detention center. They would have to stay there for three months, and if they behaved well, they might be able to get out sooner.
After the police left, Lu Jianjun cautiously asked, "What would you like to eat? I'll go buy it for you. How about braised beef? Or steamed buns..."
Lu Yao listened calmly, staring blankly at the ceiling, without uttering a sound.
He had never realized how incompetent he was until this moment, when he realized it all too well.
Lu Jianjun preferred him to make a fuss, or even curse, at least so he could vent his emotions.
It's better than keeping quiet like this now, which could easily make me sick.
Lu Jianjun wanted to comfort Lu Yao, but Lu Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Whatever, as long as I don't starve."
"Don't be like that. We have money now. We still have 2,500 yuan left for the surgery. That should be enough to go to Kyoto to treat your leg. Everything will be alright."
Lu Jianjun said, his voice choked with emotion.
Lu Yao struggled to pull the blanket over his face.
Lu Jianjun helplessly wiped away his tears, turned his head and whispered to the person accompanying him next door, "Sister, please keep an eye on things for me, I'll be back after I get my food."
The older sister quickly waved her hand and said, "Go on, let me take a look for you."
Lu Jianjun thanked him and hurriedly left the ward.
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