Chapter 172: If you didn’t hit him, why are you helping him?
The old man refused to give in, and Zhou Yu and his friends were helpless.
Zhou Qiang and his classmates advised Zhou Yu: When the time comes, you must stick to the facts. If it wasn't you who hit the car, then it wasn't you who hit the car.
You can't provide evidence that you didn't hit her, but she can't provide evidence that you hit her either, right?
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In a blink of an eye, the day of the court session arrived.
The old man’s son went to court on his behalf and recounted what had happened: There were three buses arriving at the time, and the bus the old man wanted to take was at the back.
The first car stopped at the platform, followed closely by the next two cars.
The old man ran to catch a bus, but was knocked down on the curb by Zhou Yu who got off the second bus. He couldn't get up on the spot. Zhou Yu stepped forward to help him and then sent the old man to the hospital. He paid 300 yuan for the fee.
Zhou Yu refuted: There were three buses at the time, and he got off the second bus. But when he got off, the old man was lying on the curb.
He quickly stepped forward, helped the old man up, and sent him to the hospital.
He did pay 300 yuan, but that was required by the hospital and the old man only had a few dozen yuan in his pocket, so he paid the money.
Both sides hold their own opinions and cannot tell who is right or wrong.
Su Xiaolai applied to invite a witness.
His witness is an eyewitness named Liu Chun, who said that he got off the third car and saw Zhou Yu hit the old man. He left because he saw Zhou Yu taking the old man to the hospital.
On Zhou Yu's side, Wen Xin, as a witness, stated what she saw at the time, proving that the old man had fallen down long ago and was not hit by Zhou Yu.
Both sides argued their case and the tug-of-war was in a stalemate.
Two more witnesses came to Su Xiaolai's side, both saying that they were passengers in the car and came to uphold justice.
As for Zhou Yu's side, apart from Zhou Yu insisting that he did not hit the old man, only Wen Xin and Deng Xiuzhen testified.
The wind direction in the spectator seats has turned to Su Xiaolai's side.
Especially when there is evidence that Qin Wenxin, Deng Xiuzhen and Zhou Yu rented in the same yard.
There was an uproar at the seats nearby. Except for those on Zhou Yu's side, everyone else believed that it was Zhou Yu who hit the old man.
Zhou Yu insisted on denying it and kept saying that he did not hit anyone.
Onlookers blamed Zhou Yu.
Even the presiding judge questioned Zhou Yu: If you didn't hit him, why did you help him?
Not only did you help her, you also sent her to the hospital and paid for her medical expenses.
If this isn't a case of someone being guilty, what else could it be?
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Zhou Yu lost the case and the court ruled that Zhou Yu should bear all compensation liability.
Zhou Yu cried bitterly and vowed never to be a good person or do good deeds again.
After crying, I borrowed money from everywhere.
After Zhou Qiang and his classmates went back, they thought more and more that something was wrong: How could doing good deeds become a ground for hitting people?
If you didn't hit anyone, does that mean you can't help or support them?
Or just because you helped, does that mean you were the one who hit the person?
If this theory is true, then who would do good things?
Then how should the Chinese nation deal with its fine virtue of helping others?
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. They ran to contact some news media and told them the whole story and their doubts.
Finally, I ask a soul-searching question: In this case, who will dare to do good things in the future?
The keen sense of smell of media reporters and their sharp pens quickly spread the incident to every corner of the city and then quickly spread outward.
Before Zhou Yu had collected all the money, Su Xiaolai's family had been forced to hide from enthusiastic citizens.
When the old woman woke up after the operation, she found that the medical staff looked at her strangely.
Not only is the former enthusiasm and consideration gone, it can even be said to be cold.
Other patients often came to the door to watch, pointing at her, and talking about something.
But she could feel that it was definitely not a good thing.
"Xiao Wu, what happened?" The old man couldn't help but ask his youngest son who sneaked in like a thief.
"It's all because of you!" Su Xiaowu said with resentment.
"I..." The old man didn't say anything else.
She and the old man were so happy when their children got married and started their own families.
I thought I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but who knew the children lived so close that they had to take care of their grandchildren.
They finally relaxed after their grandson started middle school. But then the old man passed away. After he left, she felt lonely and desolate.
She also wants to go out and see the world like other old people, or join some groups.
But the old man with a pension is gone, and she has no income at all. She relies on her children for living expenses, so how can she spend money on anything other than food?
The children's life was ordinary and their living expenses were intermittent. She had no choice but to pick up bottles and cartons to sell for money.
She was afraid that the children would see it and say that she had lost face for them. She was also afraid that the neighbors would see it and tell the children about it, so she could only walk a little further to pick it up, sell it at the scrap yard, and then go home.
Who knew that I would fall that day.
She had already become a burden, so she became even more cautious and humble.
"Excuse me, are you Ms. Fu Guilan?" The old man was lost in thought when suddenly a microphone was handed to him.
"What are you doing? The old man just had surgery a few days ago. You can't make a noise. You need to rest peacefully!" The medical staff drove away the reporters who suddenly appeared.
They heard about the incident and, like most people, subconsciously believed that Zhou Yu did not hit the old man, that the old man wrongly accused Zhou Yu, and that the old man's family was blackmailing Zhou Yu.
Their rationale is simple:
First, he was against the sentence "You didn't hit him, why should you help?" Second, Zhou Yu was a migrant worker from another place, a poor worker, a typical member of the disadvantaged group.
Third, there are rumors that the old man’s daughter-in-law is a cousin of the judge Wang Hao.
So they hate this family, but as medical staff, they cannot tolerate patients making mistakes.
"Did you fall by yourself? Everyone says Zhou Yu was wrongly accused. Do you have anything to say?" the reporter asked while prying open the door.
Fu Guilan's face was pale and she said nothing.
"Please get out quickly! Otherwise we will call the police! The patient just had surgery and is old. If something happens, you will be held responsible!" The security guard came and said as he pushed the reporter out.
When the noise faded away, Su Xiaowu ran to the door and peeked out. After making sure that no one was around, he returned to the bed and said impatiently, "Eat quickly! I can leave after I eat, otherwise no one will see me."
Tears fell, and Fu Guilan said softly: "You go back first, I'm not hungry."
Su Xiaowu looked at Fu Guilan, feeling a little reluctant, and said in a slow tone, "Mom, I didn't mean it. I'm just in a bad mood.
Now these people are following us like crazy every day. Today, someone went to my unit to make trouble. The leader criticized me and asked me to handle the matter well and not affect the unit. I was upset and spoke a little harshly. Please don't take it to heart. Come, let's eat first, otherwise it will be cold and we can't eat it later."
"I'm really not hungry. You go back first." Fu Guilan wiped away her tears, looked at Su Xiaowu, and forced a smile.
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