After saying that, the four Zhu brothers went into berserk mode, trying their best to break free from the police officers.
Several police officers were unable to control the situation, and it was about to spiral out of control. Liu Jin panicked and pointed at them, shouting loudly.
"What are you doing? If you keep causing trouble, I'll report you for assaulting a police officer. Assaulting a police officer is a crime punishable by imprisonment."
As he spoke, Liu Jin put his hand behind his back; he was carrying a pistol, and if they dared to rush over, he would draw it.
Ye Cheng couldn't explain that it had nothing to do with him anymore, so he could only tell the others to retreat and create some distance.
He didn't want any more conflict; fighting in front of the police was foolish.
Even though Liu Jin kept shouting at them, the four Zhu brothers remained extremely agitated and couldn't stop; they just wanted to rush over.
Liu Jin put his hand into his gun holster, ready to draw his gun.
Just then, Aunt Li suddenly rushed out. The old woman didn't know where she got the strength, but she stumbled over to Zhu Liwen and slapped him hard across the face.
With a snap.
The sound wasn't loud, but it immediately silenced Zhu Liwen.
He looked at his mother with a puzzled expression.
"Mom, why did you hit me? They bullied you, I was avenging you."
The old woman was furious. She had come to save her son, but he was causing trouble. How could she possibly save him?
She went up to Zhu Liwen and punched him hard in the chest several times, then started cursing and pounding her chest.
“They didn’t bully me at all. If you keep doing this, you’ll go to jail. If you go to jail, who will take care of me and let me starve to death?”
Seeing their mother so heartbroken, the group lowered their heads in shame, not daring to speak or struggle anymore.
Aunt Li then turned to look at Ye Cheng and whispered,
"Young man, it was my son who injured you. I apologize on their behalf."
As she spoke, the old lady was about to kneel down again.
This is ridiculous! They start doing this out of the blue, huh?
Fortunately, Ye Cheng was prepared and rushed forward, managing to stop the old woman.
“Auntie, they should be punished for their mistakes. We can’t let them go just because you pleaded for them. Otherwise, they’ll become even more arrogant.”
Ye Cheng still insisted on his principles: mistakes must be punished, and he couldn't let an old lady kowtow and not be punished.
After that, the four brothers could act even more recklessly.
This is a matter of principle.
Upon hearing this, the old lady quickly nodded and explained.
“Young man, they should be punished, they should be punished. We will pay your medical expenses.”
"Mom, what are we going to pay for? He sank our boat, what are we going to pay for?" Zhu Liwen shouted from behind.
However, the old lady ignored him and just looked at Ye Cheng and said...
“Young man, my four sons just want to earn money for my medical treatment. If they do anything wrong, it’s all my fault, this old woman’s fault. But please don’t let them go to jail. If they go to jail, they’ll be finished.”
The old lady's attitude was so sincere that Ye Cheng was at a loss for words.
Fortunately, Liu Jin came over at that moment and gently comforted Aunt Li, saying...
"Auntie, this is just a minor detention, not a criminal case, so don't worry. And don't rush, take care of yourself first."
"Detention? Good, good. I thought they were going to jail." Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he started bowing deeply to Liu Jin and Ye Cheng again.
"No, please don't do this, Aunt Li. We are police officers, we won't do anything reckless. As for compensation, I don't think Ye Cheng would care, right?" Liu Jin looked at Ye Cheng.
Ye Cheng was stunned. Had Liu Jin agreed on his behalf without his consent?
However, seeing Liu Jin constantly giving him meaningful glances, he didn't know what to say and could only nod.
Seeing that Ye Cheng nodded in agreement, Liu Jin felt like speaking to the old woman.
"Look, they've agreed, haven't they? Don't worry, there's no need for compensation. Your sons can go back in five days."
"Thank you, thank you all, thank you." Aunt Li kept bowing to Ye Cheng in gratitude, which made Ye Cheng feel quite helpless, and Ye Guowei and the others didn't know what to say.
After all, the old lady kept bowing, so it was alright, what can I say?
After thanking Ye Cheng and the others, the old lady returned to Zhu Liwen and his group, and scolded her sons with tears streaming down her face.
Strangely enough, Zhu Liwen and his brothers are fierce to outsiders, but very obedient to their mother.
Ye Cheng quietly walked to Liu Jin's side, nudged him, then looked up and gestured, asking him what kind of tactic this was.
Liu Jin said in a low voice.
"The four Zhu brothers lost their father when they were young, and were raised by Old Lady Li."
These four brothers did a lot of bad things outside, but they were extremely filial to their mother.
Ye Cheng snorted coldly.
"Filial piety? How could someone who is supposed to be filial do such a despicable thing as stealing fish?"
Liu Jin coughed and continued,
"They had no choice. Old Mrs. Li is sick, and the medical expenses are very high. They wanted to raise money for her medicine, so they did this."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng thought, "This has turned into a story about filial piety."
"So you're telling me I don't need to pay compensation?"
"Yes, the old lady's medical expenses are a heavy burden on their family. Now that they have no fishing boat, we don't know how they will make money in the future. If you ask them for compensation again, it will cause a big problem."
Liu Jin had his own considerations; he wanted stability and didn't want anything to go wrong.
Ye Cheng understood, and given the old lady's condition, he really felt embarrassed to ask for medical expenses.
To put it another way, he didn't originally intend to sink the other person's boat; it was just an accident.
"Okay, I understand. I'll talk to Xiaohu and the others. We'll be going now if there's nothing else here."
"Okay, you go ahead. I still need to see how to handle things here."
He turned around and said something to Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng, and they both understood. Ye Guowei didn't insist on getting any more compensation. The four of them took a taxi back to the village from the hospital, since Ye Cheng's appearance would be a bit scary if he took the bus.
Back in the village, Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng went home, while Ye Guowei took Ye Cheng back to his own home.
Jiang Yunxiang had already received Ye Guowei's call and was waiting at the door. When she saw Ye Cheng's appearance, she was so frightened that she fainted.
"Sister-in-law, it's just a superficial wound. It's just that the bandages don't look very nice. It's nothing serious," Ye Cheng quickly explained, not wanting to scare his sister-in-law by saying he was fine.
Ye Guowei quickly told his wife, Jiang Yunxiang, and only then did she believe that Ye Cheng only had superficial injuries.
"Oh dear, that scared me to death! I was afraid I might damage my brain and become stupid."
"Hahaha, Uncle is going to become an idiot." Dou Dou was the happiest when she heard that he was going to become an idiot.
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