Chapter 203 Extraordinary Xiao Xia
Xia Lili's eyes flashed with sarcasm. Even after it came to this, these two people were thinking of making amends by donating to a temple and holding rituals, rather than sincerely apologizing and compensating the traffic policeman...
She suppressed her displeasure and said sternly, "First, the traffic officer must be immediately transferred back to his original position, given reasonable compensation, and then apologized in person. These are the basics." She paused, "As for the follow-up, we'll see how things go."
Song's father and mother nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, we will definitely compensate that traffic police officer."
Seeing the two like this, Xia Lili felt a chill in her heart. The traffic officer had enforced the law impartially, with Song Kai's safety in mind, but simply because he spoke harshly, he was retaliated against in this way—not only was he nearly hit and thrown, but he was also maliciously transferred to another position. Even more tragically, the parents still show no remorse.
Ironically, his metaphysical rhetoric was more effective in forcing the couple to compromise than legal ethics.
Xia Lili smiled bitterly to herself.
"Remember to obey the law in the future,"
She continued to exhort with metaphysical explanations, "Otherwise, not only will you incur a bloody disaster, but you will also damage the foundation of your family's wealth!"
Sure enough, when Song's father heard that it was related to the family business, his expression immediately became stern, and it was obvious that he had kept these words firmly in mind.
The sirens echoed through the mountains as the traffic police captain, ticket in hand, solemnly read out the penalty decision: "After investigation, you are suspected of multiple violations, including dangerous driving and drunk driving. According to the Road Traffic Safety Law, in addition to a fine and vehicle seizure, you will also be subject to 15 days of administrative detention."
Upon hearing this, Song Kai's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He clutched Song's father's sleeve tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his voice was filled with unprecedented panic and pleading: "Dad! Mom! I don't want to go to the detention center! It's dirty and smelly there, I, I can't stay there for a day!"
He slumped to his knees, his voice choked with sobs: "Mom and Dad, I swear, I will never again do highway racing! Really!"
He raised three fingers and swore to the sky, tears in his eyes: "If I lie again, let me be struck by lightning!"
This time, he truly felt fear. The image of the huge rock crashing down kept flashing back in his mind—the deafening roar, the flying debris, the deep crater created in the ground... every detail was etched into his memory like a brand.
He could imagine that if Master Xia hadn't intervened, it would have been his sports car that was hit by the boulder, and he would have been...
Thinking of this, Song Kai began to tremble uncontrollably, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Father Song looked at his beloved son who was begging desperately, took a deep breath, and recalled Xia Lili's previous warning about "obeying the law."
He slowly pulled Song Kai's hand away from his sleeve, his tone more stern than ever before: "Xiao Kai, you are indeed wrong this time. Consider these half months...a lesson."
As he spoke, he turned to the traffic police captain and nodded, "Comrade traffic police, we accept the punishment and will not raise any objections."
Song's mother added with red eyes: "Mom will have someone bring you food every day... You should reflect on yourself in there."
As she spoke, she turned her face away, unable to bear the sight of her son's desperate expression.
The traffic police present looked at each other, unable to hide their surprise.
The Song family parents, who were so arrogant and domineering in the past, are cooperating with law enforcement today?
Their eyes all fell on Xia Lili at the same time. What method did this girl use to make these protective parents suddenly change their minds?
Captain Li’s friends are indeed extraordinary.
The leading traffic police captain looked at Xia Lili thoughtfully, then suddenly stood at attention and saluted, his standard movement revealing a hint of respect.
Then he turned and commanded: "Get the people in the car!"
Several police officers immediately stepped forward and escorted Song Kai and other members of the speeding gang into the police car one by one.
The rocks hit the road, blocking the way. Two traffic policemen from the traffic police team first took the speeding gang away, and the three sports cars were driven back to the traffic police brigade by the two remaining traffic policemen and Li Qiuhan after the municipal government sent a construction team to move the rocks away.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast a golden halo on the thrilling mountain road.
Father Song straightened the cuffs of his suit and bowed respectfully, saying, "Master Xia, thank you so much for this time. My husband and I still have a lot of things to do, so we'll take our leave now."
Mother Song clasped her hands together, tears still lingering in the corners of her eyes: "I will definitely come to thank you handsomely someday."
After the driver drove away with the Song couple, only the bewildered grandparents and grandchildren were left on the mountain road.
The old man's rough fingers tightly grasped his granddaughter's clothes, and the little girl buried her face in her grandfather's patched clothes, with only a pair of timid eyes showing.
Seeing those black-clad bodyguards escorting the "big shot" away, the old man tremblingly dragged his granddaughter forward.
He carefully placed the polished bamboo basket at Xia Lili's feet. Mushrooms and herbs, fragrant with earth, were neatly stacked inside. "Master," the old man said in a hoarse voice, "no matter what the reason, I have to thank you today."
The old man's cloudy eyes swept across the hideous boulder in the middle of the road, and then he remembered the looks of the three Song family members thanking Xia Lili profusely, and he understood a lot.
His rough palm unconsciously stroked his granddaughter's soft hair - if the master had not asked the men in black to stop them, he and his granddaughter would be picking mushrooms at the foot of the hill at this moment.
Thinking of the tragedy that might happen when the boulder rolled down, turbid tears oozed from the corners of the old man's wrinkled eyes.
Xia Lili squatted down and gently fiddled with the mushrooms covered with morning dew in the backpack with her fingertips.
She deliberately selected a few plump mushrooms and said gently, "These are just what I want. They'll be perfect for making soup when I get home. You can keep the others."
Seeing that the old man was about to refuse, she smiled and added: "Things will get better."
The mountain breeze blew by, bringing with it the scent of cooking smoke from distant villages. Xia Lili looked toward the winding mountain road and asked, "Where do you live?"
"It's getting dark, let me take you back."
Xia Lili, Li Qihan and Pei Qinyue escorted the grandparents and grandchildren back to their home halfway up the mountain.
When the dilapidated wooden house came into view, the three of them were stunned - the house was less than 30 square meters, with light shining through the gaps in the wall panels, and the roof was covered with rainproof plastic sheeting that rustled in the evening breeze.
Pushing open the creaking wooden door, the scene inside the house is even more heartbreaking.
Grandpa proudly shows off the small "bedroom" he set up for his granddaughter - a small space enclosed by old wooden boards, with colorful pictures cut from waste newspapers pasted on the walls.
He himself slept on a simple bed made of straw in the corner of the kitchen.
Li Qihan's eyes darkened, and he whispered to Xia Lili, "No wonder we couldn't find them during our investigation."
As a criminal police officer, he knew too well that families like this were often missed by the system.
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