Chapter 2929 Legal Aid
Lin Xiaoman nodded and replied in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear: "I think so too."
The children from the provincial team who were originally chattering suddenly fell silent. Some looked around, while others were very interested.
Zhu Jianyong also knew about He Hui's ice skates being damaged. He coughed and said, "If someone is possessed by evil spirits and does such a thing, it is better to stand up and apologize to them as soon as possible."
Lin Xiaoman's mouth twitched after hearing this.
Professional and thoughtful indeed!
Isn't what Zhu Jianyong meant that teammates should not hurt each other's feelings, and should just make a big deal out of a small matter, and a small matter out of nothing?
After hearing this unreliable speech, Lin Xiaoman raised her eyebrows slightly.
There was a deathly silence in the venue, and it seemed that no one was going to admit it.
He Hui had anticipated this a long time ago.
- Please, since they have the guts to do such a ruthless thing, how could they admit it in public so easily?
Since Zhu Jianyong was unreliable, He Hui directly pulled Lin Xiaoman back to the office to discuss countermeasures on his own.
The two men made eye contact and took steps in tacit understanding. They walked with such momentum that even Zhu Jianyong did not dare to stop them directly. He could only watch as the atmosphere on the scene fell into an even more awkward situation.
"Everyone, go do what you need to do." Zhu Jianyong touched his nose, laughed dryly and asked everyone to disperse.
*
In the office, He Hui and Lin Xiaoman sat opposite each other.
"I say, if we don't catch this person today, she will dare to do trouble again in the future!" Lin Xiaoman was very angry and slammed the table twice.
He Hui nodded. "Although there is no surveillance in the locker room, there is one in the corridor outside. We can check for suspicious people between the time I left and the time I came back the next day. At least, we can narrow down the scope."
To be honest, she encountered many business tricks in her previous life. The old-timers on the board wanted her to step down every other day, but she solved them one by one. Today's tricks seemed like a child's play. It only took time to crack them.
In the security room, He Hui and Lin Xiaoman stared at the surveillance camera at the locker room door.
The surveillance footage was not of high quality at the time, but it was not difficult to identify the skaters by their skates and backpacks. Thanks to He Hui's diligence in going out late and returning early, the "suspects" were quickly locked in the "final circle" of three people.
"Thank you." He Hui thanked the security guard, feeling mixed emotions.
She seemed to know who was behind it.
Lin Xiaoman invited Zhu Jianyong and three other players who had entered and exited the locker room during suspicious periods to the security room. The oxygen in the already small space became thin.
Standing from left to right are Kong Ziqiu, Tan Ling and Fang Keying.
Fang Keying is a girl in the ice dance youth group, who just turned 13 this year. When she was called here, she waved her hands and explained with wide eyes, "It really wasn't me! I went to the locker room just to get my phone that I left behind!!"
He Hui thought to herself, he is indeed a child, his way of defending himself is straightforward and cute.
"Okay, I understand. You go home first." As soon as Zhu Jianyong finished speaking, Fang Keying rushed out impatiently.
After all, Fang Keying and He Hui have no competitive relationship, so she has no reason to target herself.
After Fang Keying left, Tan Ling stared at her calmly, while Kong Ziqiu lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
Everyone at the scene knew who was behind the incident. After all, Tan Ling was an adult contestant and there was no direct conflict of interest.
Zhu Jianyong reacted in disbelief for a while, then said to Kong Ziqiu, "What do you think?"
Kong Ziqiu lowered his head even lower and remained silent.
"Why don't you apologize now!" Zhu Jianyong was so angry that he pulled Kong Ziqiu's right arm and pulled her in front of He Hui.
Kong Ziqiu hissed, and finally raised his head under the coercion of external force.
He Hui noticed something strange about Kong Ziqiu's arm under his sleeve.
It seemed to be a bruise? She was not sure if it was because the light in the security room was too dim and she had an illusion.
"I'm sorry..." Kong Ziqiu apologized, but his voice became softer and softer, so soft that you had to listen carefully to distinguish it, "I was just obsessed for a moment... I really wanted that place for the government-funded overseas training."
Zhu Jianyong said anxiously: "Can you destroy the skates? If they are not found and get injured, the athlete's career will be ruined!"
Kong Ziqiu's face became increasingly ugly, and he just repeated "I'm sorry" once.
Her eyes were red, but she managed to hold it back and not shed a single tear.
He Hui had vaguely heard about Kong Ziqiu's family's financial situation.
After all, figure skating is a very expensive sport, and if the family conditions are not good, it is really difficult to support the continuous large expenses. The public funding opportunity is icing on the cake for her, but it is a timely help for Kong Ziqiu.
But, obviously, this is not an excuse to do bad things.
Trapped in a strange contradiction, He Hui, who was decisive and ruthless in the group in his previous life, suddenly became speechless.
Zhu Jianyong naturally didn't want this matter to get out of hand, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that He Hui didn't show any violent reaction.
Looking at Kong Ziqiu who kept her head down, Zhu Jianyong continued his good work of smoothing things over. "After all, Kong Ziqiu is still young and doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. Please bear with her. Since she has already apologized, give her another chance."
On one side of the scale is Kong Ziqiu being forced by reality, and on the other side is Kong Ziqiu's malicious behavior.
After a while, He Hui made up his mind and said, "I think there should be a punishment, right?"
"Yeah, otherwise everyone would be in chaos," Lin Xiaoman stepped forward to help.
Zhu Jianyong was silent. He Hui and Lin Xiaoman didn't say anything else. They just waited quietly for his decision.
In the awkward stalemate, Kong Ziqiu was the first to speak.
"Coach Zhu, I should be responsible." Kong Ziqiu raised his head with determination and looked at Zhu Jianyong calmly, "Please give me a punishment. I am willing to pay the price for my mistakes."
"You...you kid."
Zhu Jianyong finally gave Kong Ziqiu an internal team punishment.
When they walked out of the security room together, the team members looked at Kong Ziqiu with a bit more suspicion and inquiry.
*
After a long day, He Hui simply treated the blisters on her feet, packed all the important items in the closet into the suitcase, and took them home along with her ice skates.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xiaoman laughed and teased: "Are you finally not trying to kill yourself today?"
Every failure makes one wiser, and He Hui naturally understood this truth.
She nodded and stretched out her right hand toward the sky. "I will definitely be more careful next time."
"Be careful on the road." Lin Xiaoman warned.
As soon as I went out, the sound of the rain became the main theme of the world.
The dark clouds in the morning turned into a downpour, forming a continuous stream of rain from the edge of the eaves, and forming puddles of various sizes in front of the gymnasium. The water vapor filled the air, blocking the view.
The saying "enemies meet on a narrow road" probably refers to He Hui and Kong Ziqiu who met under the eaves at this moment.
Kong Ziqiu had nothing in his hands and it seemed that he didn't bring an umbrella.
He Hui took a look at the person who had attacked him today, and sent a message to the driver Uncle Liu.
"Please bring two umbrellas to the gym entrance. I forgot to bring them when I went out."
The two looked at each other in silence, then one looked up at the sky while the other looked into the distance.
“This world is so unfair.”
Suddenly, Kong Ziqiu sighed in a voice audible only to the two of them, and the tail end of the voice quickly disappeared in the sound of rain.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, He Hui turned around and responded to her seriously and frankly, "Yes."
She had thoroughly experienced this world where the strong prey on the weak and the winner takes all in her previous life.
Kong Ziqiu in front of him seemed to have a nerve ignited in his body. His voice suddenly became louder like a roar, and he glared at He Hui.
"Tell me, you are so rich, why do you still want to keep your eyes on this quota?"
"You know, I really hate you! I hate that you rich people can easily have everything, but my parents just think that figure skating is too expensive and scold me for not working hard."
"I was asked by netizens why the Costumes I made were so ugly, and the rhinestones were so fake that they looked like cheap plastic. Is it because I don't want to have beautiful and gorgeous clothes?"
Kong Ziqiu kept talking like a machine gun, taking a step forward after each sentence.
"I practiced day and night without being noticed, but Huang Renxin just scolded me for being stupid and said how could I not be able to do such a simple jump well. Don't I want to be able to do Advanced 3-3 and 3A jumps just like you?"
In a blink of an eye, she had appeared in front of He Hui with a strong sense of oppression.
Behind He Hui was a heavy rain that showed no sign of stopping. If he stepped back, he would definitely get wet.
With no way to retreat, He Hui faced Kong Ziqiu's continued attack head-on.
"Oh, Huang Renxin will also beat me in a place where no one is around."
Wait, so my guess about the scar on her arm was not groundless.
Kong Ziqiu continued, she smiled at herself with bitterness overflowing from her eyes.
"You know what? He also likes to touch girls, and he's getting bolder and bolder. When he pushed me into a corner yesterday, I'll never forget the creepy feeling of his disgusting right hand touching me."
He Hui keenly caught the key words in Kong Ziqiu's words, his heart suddenly sank and his brows furrowed.
Kong Ziqiu's initial rage finally calmed down after a crazy outburst.
She took a deep breath, calmed her disordered breathing due to excitement, and said calmly: "You must think that I deserve it, right? After all, I did something bad, and I was discovered, and everyone knows it."
"I think you need legal assistance." He Hui interrupted Kong Ziqiu directly.
Kong Ziqiu was stunned, "Ah?"
Coincidentally, Uncle Liu came to the entrance of the gymnasium with an umbrella in one hand and two newly bought umbrellas in the other.
"Thank you, Uncle Liu." He Hui opened the umbrella and put the other one into Kong Ziqiu's hand.
Kong Ziqiu didn't quite understand how this happened and just subconsciously opened the umbrella.
"What do you mean?" she asked hesitantly.
"Literally."
He Hui didn't have time to explain. She grabbed Kong Ziqiu's hand and pulled her into the car.
Kong Ziqiu sat in the car, straightened her back, and placed her hands on her legs. This was her first time sitting in such a luxurious car, and it was the one she had just scolded.
"Uncle Liu, please go to the police station first." He Hui instructed.
"Ah? Why go to the police station?" Kong Ziqiu suddenly felt a little scared.
Could it be that He Hui’s injuries today were so serious that we need to call the police?
"Call the police and take you to get your injuries examined."
"Ah?" Kong Ziqiu only heard the words "injury examination" and said with a bitter face, "But I...can't afford the compensation."
He Hui:? How come you seem to be hard of hearing at such a young age?
"I mean, I'll take you to the police to check your injuries, and then we'll bring the bad guy to justice." He Hui explained patiently, "It's Huang Renxin."
After saying that, He Hui called the law firm that the He Group cooperated with, briefly explained the situation, and hoped that the other party could send someone to assist. The two agreed to meet at the door of the police station.
Kong Ziqiu sat in his seat and took a long time to digest this fact.
She was a little uneasy, "Is this making things too big?"
"What concerns your personal safety is a serious matter." He Hui said seriously.
She naturally knew what Kong Ziqiu was afraid of, which was that if the incident got out of hand, he would lose face in the team.
So He Hui said righteously: "Helping the provincial team to drive out the scum, purging the team is not to cause trouble, it is something that each of us should do."
The car quickly arrived at the police station, and at the same time, the lawyer lady in formal attire also arrived.
The lawyer's surname was Zhao, and she had neat short hair. After confirming some facts again, she frowned slightly and said, "To be honest, if Kong Ziqiu hadn't preserved the evidence of the other party's intentional injury, it would be difficult for us to hold Huang Renxin legally responsible."
He Hui was a little frustrated. "So are we just going to let that scumbag get away with it?"
Kong Ziqiu's newly ignited hope was dashed again.
She smiled bitterly: "It's okay, I'm already very grateful that you are willing to stand up and help me."
Lawyer Zhao looked at Kong Ziqiu deeply and said, "Ms. He, let's go to another place and talk about it in detail."
He Hui suggested: "Well, we can go to my house to talk. By the way, Kong Ziqiu, how about you stay at my house tonight? Give your parents a call and tell them."
Kong Ziqiu wanted to refuse, but she was exhausted and didn't know where to go after she had been exposed, lost the game, and was brought to the police in one day, but found that there was no evidence. In addition, she didn't get a place in the public training abroad, so she would inevitably be scolded again when she returned.
"Okay." She nodded and opened her phone's address book.
Kong Ziqiu's parents were a little unhappy at first, saying that she was not at home. But when Kong Ziqiu confessed that she was going to He Hui's villa in the hillside, they immediately changed their attitude and let her be friends with He Hui.
He Hui heard the entire phone call and his expression was unclear.
"It's a deal." Kong Ziqiu forced a smile.
All the way home, He Hui held up his head and looked out the window, watching the dots of light on the street connected into lines.
During the smooth ride, Kong Ziqiu finally relaxed, leaning back in the leather seat, and fell asleep with his head shaking.
Soon, He Hui took Kong Ziqiu and Lawyer Zhao back home.
"Meow~" The first person to welcome the three people was none other than the orange cat that the two of them rescued together on a snowy day.
The kitten rubbed against He Hui's feet, scratched Kong Ziqiu's trouser legs, and stared with its big round eyes in an adorable manner.
"Is this... Xiaoju?" Kong Ziqiu asked in surprise.
She carefully searched for the image of Xiaoju in her memory, and looked at the cat in front of her in disbelief. Compared with its previous thin body, it now looked more like a "pig" or "a car".
He Hui squatted down, touched Xiaoju's head, and said with emotion: "Yes, it has grown into a big orange."
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