Chapter 157 We are Friends
Li Man was lying in bed when she saw Huo Jiansheng walk in. She was surprised. "Mr. Huo, what brings you here?"
Riemann's story made the news, and almost everyone in the city knew about it, including Huo Jiansheng.
Upon seeing the news, Huo Jiansheng immediately came here.
Others couldn't get in, but Huo Jiansheng used some connections and got in; it wasn't difficult for him.
"Can't I come?" Huo Jiansheng asked expressionlessly, pulling over a chair and sitting down.
"Hehe, of course you can..." Li Man's lips twitched, she gave an awkward laugh, and didn't know what to say.
"Are you scared?" Huo Jiansheng asked.
“Hmm.” Riemann lowered her eyelids.
Huo Jiansheng lowered his voice and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll take care of things for you. Just try to talk as little as possible."
Li Man suddenly looked up at Huo Jiansheng, "Why did you help me?"
Huo Jiansheng remained expressionless. "I'll help if I want to, there's no reason why."
Riemann lowered her eyelids again. "Thank you!"
"What? You're not happy that I helped you?"
“Happy,” Riemann said sullenly.
"Then what's with that expression?" Huo Jiansheng asked, somewhat puzzled.
Li Man looked up at Huo Jiansheng, "Because I didn't expect you to help me. We're not even friends, right? I don't know how to repay you for helping me like this... It puts a lot of pressure on me. Of course, I'm very grateful that you can help me, and I do need help. So, I still want to thank you. Thank you for helping me."
"So, in your heart, we're not even friends?" Huo Jiansheng felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Riemann looked at him strangely. "Are we... friends?" How come she didn't know?
"We've eaten together, doesn't that make us friends?" Huo Jiansheng retorted angrily.
Oh, so having eaten together means you're friends.
Li Man said that it was really easy to be Huo Jiansheng's friend.
However, fearing that saying this would hurt Huo Jiansheng, she said, "I thought you wouldn't consider me a friend."
This is also true, because Huo Jiansheng witnessed her unsavory behavior every time.
Huo Jiansheng's expression softened, and he said, "How could that be?"
Riemann was quite touched and sincerely said, "Thank you, Mr. Huo, thank you for treating me as a friend."
Huo Jiansheng waved his hand, "Alright, I can't stay too long either. I'll hire a lawyer for you. Just keep in mind what you should and shouldn't say."
“Thank you! How much was the lawyer’s fee? I’ll pay you back later,” Riemann said.
Huo Jiansheng glanced at Li Man and said, "Let's talk about this later. I'm leaving."
Huo Jiansheng's lawyer is the company's lawyer, one of the top lawyers in the industry, someone you can't necessarily hire even if you have money.
...
When the police questioned Riemann again, she said, "I don't remember clearly. I was so scared. I had never experienced anything like that before. I was terrified. I have nightmares every night. I'm so scared..."
Riemann choked up and couldn't speak, sobbing softly.
The police couldn't get any information out of Riemann, and with Huo Jiansheng's lawyer being very helpful, the court quickly issued a verdict: Riemann's actions constituted legitimate self-defense and she was not criminally liable.
When she received the verdict, Riemann finally felt relieved.
More than a month has passed since Riemann committed the murders and the verdict was handed down.
For more than a month, Riemann has been recuperating in the hospital ward.
Chen Xiaohui was practically given a second chance at life; it took her more than a month to fully recover.
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