Chapter 39: You Actually Threatened Me p1
The evening twilight in the west was gradually deepening, and the sky was about to turn dark.
The police station was still a hive of activity.
The young people who had participated in the fight were notified to have their guardians come over after their statements were taken. The adults who had participated in the assault or injury of others, if the circumstances were minor, would be detained for a few days or fined.
From the results, Liang Shuai had cut the school teacher with a knife and was suspected of having started the trouble. Liang’s father was notified to come over. After learning what had happened, he saw Liang Shuai and immediately cursed and kicked him, then slapped him. “What sin did I commit to have a son like you? You can’t even go to school properly and get expelled, and all you know is how to cause trouble for me,” he roared with a dark face, and without a care, he pulled out his belt and was about to whip him.
It was the police who went over and pulled the father and son apart. Even so, Liang Shuai’s face had been hit a few times.
The police told Liang’s father that Liang Shuai’s hand was injured and that he should try not to hit him. This was a police station. He should educate his child at home. Now they had to deal with the matter.
“Why don’t you just die outside? The whole family would be at peace if you died. You can’t even study properly and you’re just messing around with others. Why don’t you just let someone kill you? Your hand is injured? Your hand should be chopped off,” Liang’s father’s loud curses could be heard throughout the entire police station.
It was Old Hong who came out to persuade him.
“They’re all young. They’re hot-headed and can’t control their tempers. Take the child back now and discipline him properly. At this age, he can’t not go to school. Think of a way to have him continue his studies. And at this age, you can’t just hit and not teach. He has his pride in front of so many people.”
Old Hong frowned and looked at Liang Shuai, who was standing there like a wooden block with his head down. He had seen many teenagers like this who caused trouble. Just hitting and scolding them would only be counterproductive. He couldn’t help but sigh.
With that, he turned and saw Zhou Wanfeng sitting on a bench against the wall.
Her statement had been taken. In all his years as a police officer, not just him, but even the two police officers in charge of the interrogation and registration felt that a child like this was rare.
She didn’t think she had done anything wrong, and she had the ability to think and analyze independently. The way she looked at problems was different and shocking.
Old Hong walked over and sat on one side of her, leaving a person’s distance between them. On the other side, Sun Mulan smiled and nodded.
“Has Zhou Wanfeng’s family not come yet?”
Sun Mulan looked at the clock on the wall and glanced at Zhou Wanfeng sheepishly. “…I think they’ll be here soon.” In the past hour, she had looked at the door more than twenty times. Whenever she heard footsteps or the door opening, she would be the first to look.
Just now, when she saw Liang Shuai’s father rush over, she had stood up in a hurry, thinking it was Zhou Wanfeng’s father.
Old Hong clasped his hands on his knees and looked at Zhou Wanfeng, saying with a heavy heart, “Actually, when I first became a police officer, I had a similar idea to you. I thought that there were different levels of bad people, and that some committed very serious crimes but didn’t get the death penalty. I thought it was unfair.”
Zhou Wanfeng looked over with a blank expression and interrupted, “I know what you’re trying to say. If you were young, you might have beaten these people up, because these people are indeed extremely detestable. I know very well what I’m doing. If I were a university student now, I would definitely have done it differently. Sometimes, age… is also a protective umbrella. What I can do now, I won’t be able to do in the future.”
Old Hong’s eyes were filled with astonishment. He was shocked that Zhou Wanfeng was so perceptive and had understood what he was trying to say.
He suddenly couldn’t help but laugh. This child was so smart it was a little uncanny, but you could tell that her nature was not bad. He leaned over slightly and whispered, “Good job. A beautiful fight.”
A faint smile appeared on Zhou Wanfeng’s lips.
After Old Hong stood up, his expression turned serious and he added, “But remember, don’t be the one to start it.”
All the statements recorded that she had been the first to charge and hit someone, the first to make a move.
Click. The door opened. Sun Mulan subconsciously looked over. Seeing that it was Director Du, she quickly stood up to greet him.
Du Yong’an’s hand had been disinfected and bandaged. It was now wrapped in a thick layer of white gauze. As soon as he came in, he walked straight to Zhou Wanfeng and asked, “Has your family not come yet?” He then raised his hand to look at the time. It was already dark outside on his way here.
He pulled Sun Mulan a little further away and asked again, “Teacher Sun, are you sure you got through? Did they say they would come?”
It had been so long. The child had been cornered and beaten at the school gate, and her family was so calm that they hadn’t even come yet.
Du Yong’an looked back at Zhou Wanfeng. She was just sitting there quietly, her back straight against the wall, her face expressionless.
Seeing that it was dark outside, Sun Mulan frowned and lowered her voice. “I’ll call again,” she said, looking for a police officer to borrow a phone.
A moment later, Sun Mulan came back dejectedly. “…I couldn’t get through.”
Just as she finished speaking, the door to the hall opened, and two people walked in.
A man in his forties, wearing a gray worker’s jacket and with a dark complexion, pushed the door open first. Then, a man who looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a very well-tailored suit, the crisp fabric making him look tall and straight, walked in. The man’s steps were steady, his demeanor composed, his features elegant and gentle, and he had an air of calmness and grandeur as he walked.
As soon as Zhou Zhiru came in, he glanced around and immediately saw Zhou Wanfeng sitting against the wall.
He walked over quickly. Sun Mulan looked at his features, then back at Zhou Wanfeng, and knew that this was Zhou Wanfeng’s father.
The father and daughter’s features were very similar.
Sun Mulan subconsciously stood behind Du Yong’an. She didn’t know why, but she was a little nervous.
When Zhou Zhiru approached, he quickened his pace and said in a gentle and sincere tone, “You must be Wanfeng’s teacher. This child has a strong personality. She must have caused trouble for you and the school again. I’m really sorry. Thank you for your hard work. Please leave this matter to me to resolve. I will handle it well.”
Zhou Zhiru went up and shook hands with Du Yong’an, and then with Sun Mulan. “I’m a little late. Please forgive me. I was really busy with work, and they were all things that had to be dealt with,” he said, glancing at Zhou Wanfeng.
Zhou Wanfeng turned her head away, a sneer appearing in her calm eyes.
Du Yong’an hadn’t expected Zhou Wanfeng’s father to be like this. How should he put it? He was very polite and courteous, and it was very easy to talk to him. Apart from his features being a little similar to Zhou Wanfeng’s, you really couldn’t tell that they were father and daughter.
In two or three minutes, he had explained the cause and effect of the matter.
Liang Shuai’s father came over and kept apologizing to Du Yong’an. After all, he had cut him.
When the parents arrived, it was all about communication, apologies, and compensation.
The scolding had already been done by the police during the interrogation.
Half an hour of signing, and then they could take their children home.
Zhou Wanfeng had stabbed someone’s hand with a fountain pen. When the driver, Old Chen, saw his boss’s look, he went straight over to talk about medical expenses and so on. Right or wrong, if you hurt someone, you had to compensate.
Zhou Zhiru was determined to resolve the matter perfectly.
The police still had a few things to say to Zhou Zhiru. They pointed at Zhou Wanfeng and had to give a few instructions. “This child is good. Her courage is commendable, and her skills are not bad. The teacher said she is righteous and protects her classmates. But as a parent, you still have to teach your child more. She can’t just do whatever she wants just because she’s strong. That’s not right. It’s a good thing it was at the school gate this time, and there were many parents to help. She wasn’t injured. But it won’t always be this lucky. You have to be more careful. As for those who participated in this fight, we’ve already scolded them. The older ones will be detained for a few days, and we’ve had them all write a letter of repentance, promising not to cause any more trouble in the future.”
Zhou Zhiru expressed his gratitude and said that he would discipline his child well when he got home.
The matter was basically over. The few of them walked out of the police station, and it was completely dark.
“Where do you teachers live? I’ll drive you back,” Zhou Zhiru said with a smile, asking Sun Mulan and Du Yong’an to get in the car, saying he would take them home.
Sun Mulan shook her head and said it was not necessary. She lived nearby and could just walk back.
Du Yong’an also said it was no trouble.
But Zhou Zhiru insisted and had Old Chen drive Du Yong’an and Sun Mulan home. He and Wanfeng would have someone from home come and pick them up later.