Song Lili was no longer in a hurry to step forward. She stood quietly behind Song Yongren, like a little girl being protected by her father.
When Luo Weijia heard Song Yongren say he was going to call the police, his face turned ashen, and he looked at Song Yongren as if he were a dead man.
Li Weiguo and the others around him also gasped, staring at Song Yongren in disbelief, as if they were meeting him for the first time today.
"Yongren, do we need to report this to the police? Can't we just settle this privately?" Liu Zhong, the easygoing and indecisive captain of the Fourth Brigade, said hesitantly.
Zhou Jiaming chimed in, "That's right. Your child is fine, we're all from the same village, we see each other all the time, it's not good to make things look so ugly."
Li Weiguo felt a little reluctant, but he also knew that Luo Yuejin's mistake today was different from the past.
If Lili hadn't reacted quickly today, Luo Yuejin probably would have really killed someone.
Just because Lili escaped danger on her own means doesn't mean everything can be smoothed over; that would be unfair to Lili.
Therefore, even though he felt reluctant, Li Weiguo didn't say anything.
Yang Weimin remained silent; only he knew what he was thinking.
On the contrary, Lü Qiaosheng clearly stood on Song Yongren's side, saying, "Zhou Jiaming, you can't say that."
"A murderer kills someone, but you can't assume the murderer is innocent just because that person was saved."
The implication of these words is that even if Luo Yuejin is deemed the murderer, it doesn't mean that he is the murderer.
Now, Lü Qiaosheng became the obvious target of hatred, drawing all the hatred from Luo Weijia and his son to him.
Lu Qiaosheng didn't care. His and Zhang Qinghua's plan was about to begin, and Luo Weijia would have no good days from now on.
"Yes, we can't pretend this never happened just because my Lili is fine now. We have to report it to the police today."
Song Yongren was just making threats before; he couldn't bear to actually send Luo Yue to see the police, nor did he want to.
However, Zhou Jiaming's words only fueled the anger he had just managed to suppress, and solidified his resolve.
"Lili, go find your older brother and report it to the police," Song Yongren said firmly to Song Lili, who was following behind him.
"Okay," Song Lili answered crisply, and then happily ran out.
She was actually quite happy to see Luo Weijia and his family suffer such misfortune.
"Wait." Luo Weijia instinctively blocked Song Lili's path, his face covered with a thick layer of frost.
“Yongren, do you think this matter can be resolved privately? If you report it to the police, Yuejin’s entire life will be ruined.”
Song Lili felt cold inside. If it was ruined, so be it. It had nothing to do with her family. To be honest, deep down, she was actually hoping that Luo Yuejin's future would be ruined.
This child has been corrupted by university; even if he has a future, he'll only bring trouble to others.
But she couldn't say these words; she could only stand behind with her head down. She hoped Song Yongren could hold on.
“No way! When he pushed Lili, didn’t he think about my Lili at all? Why should I think about him?” Song Yongren stubbornly refused to budge.
“Lili is alright, isn’t she? Let’s discuss how to resolve this. We’ve been from the same village for so many years. Let’s consider our past relationship and settle this privately.”
Now that things have developed to this point, Luo Weijia knows that it's impossible to downplay the issue or let it go.
Therefore, we can only resolve this privately at this point.
He thought that even if it meant suffering a major hemorrhage, he had to get Song Yongren to agree to resolve the matter privately. Once Song Yongren agreed, Song Lili wouldn't be able to insist anymore.
Yes, Luo Weijia was scheming against Song Yongren, taking advantage of his soft heart and Song Lili's feelings for him.
At the same time, he kept giving Zhou Jiaming meaningful glances, trying to get him to speak on his behalf.
As for the others, Luo Weijia had no hope.
Lu Qiaosheng definitely wouldn't speak up for him; I could tell from the beginning.
Li Weiguo and Yang Weimin were of one mind; Yang Weimin followed Li Weiguo's lead. Zhang Laixi, Zhang Shengtian's cousin, also had a good relationship with Li Weiguo.
Li Weiguo is an upright person and would not plead for his son, as Luo Weijia knows very well.
As for Liu Zhong, he's useless and can't help at all.
At this moment, only Zhou Jiaming could help him.
Zhou Jiaming, having received Luo Weijia's signal, never stopped plotting.
His eyes kept darting back and forth between Song Yongren and Luo Weijia, clearly indicating that he was having an unusually active thought process.
Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind, and looked at Song Yongren with a somewhat lewd smile. "Yongren, you should be lenient when you can. Can you bear to watch such a young child like Yuejin be taken away by the police?"
"You always seemed so honest and kind-hearted, I never expected you to be so heartless! That was just a child, how could you be so cruel?"
Song Yongren couldn't bear it, he really couldn't bear it.
If it weren't for Song Lili's life being at stake, he could have forgiven Luo Yuejin, because it was a child, and that was the only reason.
Song Yongren's resolve wavered, yet he felt deeply resentful. The emotion was stuck in his chest, making him feel suffocated.
Watching from behind, Song Lili couldn't help but sigh silently. Sigh... Song Yongren is still too kind.
I always thought all children were good, but I didn't realize that some children are good and some are bad.
She absolutely could not let Luo Yuejin escape this predicament so easily.
Not daring to gamble on Song Yongren's final choice, she stepped forward directly.
"Captain Zhou, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one who was pushed into the river and almost drowned, so of course you think it's no big deal."
"Why don't you try it yourself? I'll push you into the river, and you can tell me how to solve this problem after you come out."
Song Lili's attitude this time was very tough, with a hint of domineering power hidden within, which was somewhat frightening.
Zhou Jiaming was overwhelmed by Song Lili's imposing manner and speechless. For a moment, his face turned red and his neck thickened.
Zhou Jiaming was completely defeated by Song Lili.
With the nagging gone, Song Lili looked at Luo Weijia sarcastically and said, "Director Luo, what do you mean by 'I'm fine'? Explain yourself."
Song Lili wanted nothing more than to bite Luo Weijia to death, yet he could so casually say, "She's fine, isn't she?"
Bystanders always say the same thing, always standing on their high ground to criticize others, thinking they are the righteous ones, but little do they know, they are the fools.
Only bystanders have the magnanimity to so easily forgive everyone's mistakes.
Although Luo Weijia was not a bystander, he could not understand Song Lili's feelings and could not empathize with her.
But what he did was the same as those bystanders, or even worse; his goal was to keep his son safe.
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