The police captain winked at a policewoman, who immediately understood and pulled up the surveillance footage.
It was in the police station that the man slapped Jiang Hao across the face.
If that slap had landed on her own child, the situation might not have been so serious.
But this slap landed on the face of the adopted child.
Jiang Hao had no evidence when he was beaten before.
They would keep him locked up at home until he recovered before letting him go outside.
This time it happened at the police station, with so many police officers as eyewitnesses, providing both witness testimony and physical evidence.
Jiang Hao's father vehemently defended himself, saying, "I didn't do it on purpose; I was just in a hurry!"
"It was just a slap, I can forgive it!"
“My child is hospitalized. I suspect that this child and others ganged up on my child and beat him. I couldn’t hold back for a moment, so you can’t blame me!”
"You don't need to tell us police officers. Save that for the courtroom to explain to the judge."
Jiang Hao's father pointed at Jiang Hao with a fierce expression and cursed, "You ungrateful wretch!"
"You heartless bastard!"
"How much money have I spent on you! And you think you can just walk away after you've already paid me off!"
"I'm telling you, it's impossible! You can never escape in your entire life!"
"You must earn back all the money we've spent on you, you must support us in our old age, and you must be my children's slaves!"
"Otherwise, why should we adopt you? You have no gratitude whatsoever!"
"I won't let you get away with this! Even if we go to court, I can't lose. I've fed and clothed you for so many years, and one slap is all it takes to repay all those years of kindness? The judge can't possibly rule in your favor!"
No matter how much the man cursed, Jiang Hao remained calm.
The moment he said he wanted to terminate the adoption, he had already severed ties with them in his heart. Those who had been removed from the family category could no longer hurt him.
Seeing that Jiang Hao remained unmoved, his father grew anxious and spoke even harsher words: "You ungrateful wretch, you little bastard! The parents who abandoned you in the orphanage must be no good. You have the blood of a bad seed flowing in your veins!"
"Back then, others advised me not to adopt a child, but I didn't listen! I thought that if I brought you home, I could raise you well! It doesn't matter what your biological parents are like; if the child is well-educated, he will still be a filial and good child!"
"But now it's clear that what blood flows in your veins and what genes you have can't be changed at all!"
"All these years, I've spent money to give you the best education, and you're still the same! Your grades are mediocre, and all you know how to do is ask me for money!"
"Over the years, how much money have you asked me for? Don't you have any idea? Someone as extravagant as you, you think you can cut ties with me? Go back to the orphanage, do you think the orphanage can support you?"
"You've become accustomed to extravagance. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but do you know how difficult it is to go from extravagance to frugality?"
“I didn’t waste money,” Jiang Hao said in a deep voice.
"Didn't waste money? Ha! I'm going to have to settle this score with you!"
The man opened his phone's expense log, and one entry marked with a red star was the allowance he had given Jiang Hao over the years; he had recorded every single penny he had given.
Jiang Hao was surprised that he had written all of this down, but he quickly felt relieved.
They are business people, they calculate everything clearly, how could they adopt him for nothing, they always want to get something back.
Han Chengda rushed in front of Jiang Hao and blocked his way: "Jiang Hao never spends money recklessly. He is clearly a rich second-generation, but he is more frugal than his classmates from ordinary families!"
"So where did he spend all that money?"
Han Chengda looked at the recent transactions and realized that the amounts Jiang Hao had contributed each time he donated supplies to the orphanage were basically consistent with the total amount.
“Jiang Hao is not the ungrateful person you describe. He donated all this money to the orphanage. He came from an orphanage, so as soon as his life improved, he thought of giving back to the orphanage!”
"Use my money to give back to the orphanage?" The man scoffed. "If you're so capable, use your own money!"
"I will return the money to you, all of it!"
"When are you going to pay me back?!"
"Once I graduate from high school, I'll go get a job, and I won't shortchange you a single penny!"
"We have to wait so long, how will the interest be calculated?"
"I'll calculate it all for you!"
"So, after all these years, you've eaten my food, drunk my drinks, and used my things, how are you going to repay me?!"
"Someone like you wouldn't keep track of expenses?"
The man had actually kept accounts and showed them to Jiang Hao.
They even recorded what kind of toilet paper Jiang Hao used!
Jiang Hao felt a chill run through his body, as if he had been watched every moment of his past life.
Han Chengda roared angrily, "How can you be like this? You even peep into people's bathrooms? How do you know whether they use one or two sheets of toilet paper? You're a complete pervert!"
Seeing his son's agitated state, Han Fei stepped forward and impatiently tossed a check over: "I'll pay off this debt for him first!"
Han Fei had no intention of directly helping Jiang Hao. This wouldn't be a help to the child; in fact, it might be a humiliation for a child with a strong sense of self-esteem.
It's better to pay it back first, consider it a loan to Jiang Hao.
Sure enough, Jiang Hao was grateful to hear that the money had been repaid first, and he thanked Han Fei repeatedly: "Thank you, Grandpa Han Chengda. Don't worry, once I make money, I will definitely repay you with interest. I'll write you an IOU."
Han Fei did not stop him; when the child finished writing and gave it to him, he accepted it without hesitation.
Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. If Grandpa Han hadn't accepted it, he would have felt indebted, and his friendship with Han Chengda wouldn't have been so comfortable and pure.
Faced with the check that was thrown at him, almost hitting his face, Jiang Hao's adoptive father immediately accepted it, but still cursed at Jiang Hao: "Don't think that it's over just because you gave me back the money. What about the feelings my wife and I have invested over the years?"
"Don't go too far!" Jiang Hao gritted his teeth. He couldn't act impulsively! If a fight broke out now, it would only benefit him; he might even try to extort medical expenses!
It's time for the police to step in and say: "Please resolve your issues in court, don't make a scene here!"
Han Fei summoned a legal professional from the Ministry of Justice who was experienced in this area.
With Han Fei's help, along with surveillance footage and police testimony, the court, after failing to reach a settlement through mediation, directly ruled that Jiang Hao's adoption relationship with his adoptive parents be terminated.
Jiang Hao's adoptive father cursed for a long time in front of the courthouse, but was eventually driven away by security guards.
Jiang Hao became an orphan again, but he smiled happily.
He returned to the Ping An Orphanage and had no intention of accepting adoption from anyone else.
Han Fei and Han Chengda escorted him back to Ping'an Orphanage, where they met Andy at the orphanage gate.
Andy is holding the hand of a child, the little boy who calls Andy "Dad" and longs for a home and a father.
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