Chapter 202 This woman is truly beautiful.
Clerk Yang scoffed.
"The person was beaten black and blue, with a head injury requiring stitches, and you still have the nerve to say it was self-defense? This is clearly intentional assault! Didn't you think about the consequences before you attacked? Principal Pan just called me and said that this child has never been well-behaved at school, fighting, talking back, and disobeying discipline. If he's not dealt with severely, what will become of him? Sooner or later, he'll cause a major disaster!"
Zhou Shufen's heart tightened.
This person was clearly on the side of the Pan family and had no intention of handling the matter fairly.
Zhou Shufen took a step forward and stood next to Zhou Yufan.
"Clerk Yang, we will follow the rules and take full responsibility. But if someone tries to bully us or twist the truth just because they have connections, we cannot keep quiet, nor can we let them bully us to the end!"
"Using power to bully others?"
Clerk Yang raised his eyelids slightly.
“Li Rongkai injured someone, which is a violation of the law. Regardless of who provoked first or who struck first, the result is clear. We can only wait for the law to decide, and no one can interfere.”
He glanced at Zhou Shufen sideways.
This woman is really beautiful.
Zhou Shufen immediately noticed the sticky gaze.
What's going on in this person's head?
She took a deep breath; now was not the time for momentary gratification.
What constitutes a minor injury and what constitutes a serious injury is entirely determined by a single document from the hospital.
Principal Pan and his associates have plenty of ways to exploit loopholes.
Getting a doctor you know to issue a certificate or change a diagnosis is not difficult.
Fortunately, the law clearly states that self-defense is legitimate.
If it can be proven that Rong Kai was forced to retaliate and not that he was deliberately seeking revenge, there is still room for maneuver in this matter.
"Clerk Yang, you said you'd take action, but you need to see the evidence first, right?"
Zhou Shufen took a piece of paper out of her bag.
“Look, these are the photos and outpatient records I took at the hospital. Rong Kai’s elbow is also bruised. Pan Lin cursed his mother first, then pushed him, and even pinned him to the ground and choked him. Rong Kai only fought back then. The child was terrified at the time, his face turned pale, and he couldn’t even speak. It was purely an instinctive resistance. How did that become intentional assault?”
Clerk Yang found it annoying and didn't even move, only glancing lazily at the paper.
"Kids are just playing around, there's no need to be so particular. If he hurts someone, he has to take responsibility."
The ward door creaked open, and a doctor walked in.
Pan Jianming immediately pounced on him.
"Dr. Zhou, it's so good you're here! Please take a look, is my son badly beaten? He needs six stitches! There's blood everywhere! This counts as a serious injury, right?"
The doctor frowned and leaned closer to the hospital bed to examine the wound.
"It looks scary. But it's just a flesh wound, nothing serious, no bones or arteries were damaged. It required six stitches and will heal in a few days with rest. If you change the dressing on time and avoid infection, it shouldn't leave a scar. It's not a serious injury."
Zhou Shufen felt a sense of relief.
She immediately pressed for more information.
"Doctor, in your opinion, can this injury be investigated for liability? Does it even qualify as a minor injury?"
The doctor looked around, his gaze lingering for a moment between Yang, the clerk, and Pan Jianming.
"I can't draw a conclusion on this. I'm a clinician, responsible for treating patients, not a forensic expert. The official conclusion will only be reached after the forensic report is released. However, based on the current condition of the injury, the wound is less than one centimeter deep, with no tissue loss or nerve or blood vessel damage. It's far from serious injury, and it might not even be classified as minor injury."
Pan Jianming was so anxious he was jumping up and down.
"Doctor! My son is bleeding all over the floor! His pants are soaked red! How can you say it's not serious? This is an insult! This is a personal attack! How can this not be considered a serious injury?"
The doctor sighed.
“I’m here to treat patients, not to sentence them. My job is to assess injuries based on medical standards, not to draw conclusions based on the parents’ emotions. If you don’t believe me, you can have a new assessment done. The forensic department will issue an official document. I’m only responsible for clinical diagnosis.”
After saying that, he didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
The doctor's surname is Zhou.
Zhou Shufen stared at his back, her heart skipped a beat.
This person...
Why does he look so much like the one I saw at the police station yesterday?
He was sitting on a chair outside the forensic office, head down, filling out an identification form.
The pen was clipped to his breast pocket, and the cap was engraved with the three small characters "Zhou Yongchang".
How did he end up here?
When the Zhou family fell on hard times, the Li family offered a helping hand and helped them through their most difficult period.
The Zhou family has always kept this kindness in their hearts.
When Zhou's father failed in business, creditors came to his house and banged on the door.
It was only because Grandpa Li personally stepped in to guarantee their house that they were able to save their only house.
Zhou Yongchang was still young at that time, but his mother's eyes would always well up with tears whenever she mentioned it.
That's why he stood up in the ward just now to speak up for Li Rongkai.
He felt that if the injustice were allowed to continue, it would be a betrayal of the four words "gratitude and repaying kindness" in the Zhou family's ancestral precepts.
Moreover, he witnessed the cause of the incident firsthand and knew that Li Rongkai did not act without cause.
Clerk Yang's face darkened.
His original plan was very clear.
If the word "serious injury" is confirmed, Li Rongkai can be branded with a criminal record.
This could not only lead to his expulsion from school, but could also have repercussions for his family.
However, the doctor has stated that the injuries do not constitute serious bodily harm.
Seeing that things were going well, Zhou Yufan immediately followed up.
“Clerk Yang, the doctor said it wasn’t a serious injury. You can’t just force a charge on him, can you? Rong Kai is only a teenager. If this gets him a criminal record, how will he go to school or find a job in the future?”
As he spoke, he looked directly into Clerk Yang's eyes.
Clerk Yang snorted coldly.
"Even if it doesn't constitute serious injury, assaulting someone violates school rules, and the school can still handle it!"
He tried to steer the conversation back from the legal level to the disciplinary level.
Ultimately, the decision on how to handle school rules rests with the school and the education bureau.
Zhou Shufen continued.
“We accept the punishment, but we will never back down if anyone tries to fabricate facts.”
As she spoke, she secretly gave Zhou Yufan a wink.
She knew that she was outnumbered and outmatched, and Zhou Yufan was the only person she could rely on at the moment.
There was a letter of introduction in Zhou Shufen's bag, written by Guo Zhenyi.
Guo Zhenyi was a cadre in the provincial department and had some old acquaintances with the Zhou family.
Zhou Shufen was in a foreign land, unfamiliar with the people and the place, and was subject to constraints everywhere.
Yang, the clerk, was clearly not an ordinary clerk; he had someone backing him up.
In this situation, that letter of introduction was her last source of confidence.
But she doesn't want to take it out unless absolutely necessary.
He has helped countless times in recent years.
Zhou Yufan immediately understood her gaze and his heart calmed down.
He stepped forward and blocked Zhou Shufen's path.
“Clerk Yang, you should know better than me what ‘facts speak for themselves’ means.”
“Pan Lin started by hurling insults and making the first move. Several students witnessed it, and it’s clearly stated in the police station’s records! Rong Kai only fought back when he was pushed to the limit, which is self-defense! How did that become illegal?”
As he spoke, he pulled a notebook out of his pocket.
"To protect one's own or others' personal safety, it is legitimate self-defense to fight back when faced with an attack."
"If you don't believe me, let's find someone knowledgeable in law to explain things face-to-face?"
Clerk Yang blushed as red as a boiled shrimp.
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