Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Digging a pit

In the police station, the several policemen on duty all felt they had a bit of a headache. Although they have brought the people back, the internet has become lively. Just take a look at what was written on the internet; such as, ‘The rich second generation failed to commit a crime on the street, but he collaborated with the police to bully the top student of a famous school’ or ‘Why can the rich second generation just call for an arrest after committing a crime on the street?’ If this matter doesn’t get handled properly, it would become a ‘The police and the rich second generation joined hands to bully the common people’.

The bureau chief, who already did not have much hair on his head, held a teacup as he became so anxious that he almost lost all the hair on his head. On one side, those from higher up hinted at him to clean up those people who were blind enough to cross Young Master Liang; while on the other, they were facing the aggressive public opinions online. Offending either side would be a big deal.

“Young Master Liang said he was injured. You all go and take a picture of his injury, that can be used to shut people’s mouths on the internet,” The bureau chief suddenly remembered the case’s report. Young Master Liang had said he was kicked by the other side. If it was like that, there would be some traces of the injury.

When the forensic personnel found Liang Deyou, they took off his clothes and carefully looked for an injury. As a result, not to mention any bruising, there was not even a piece of skin falling off. Only the clothes were stained with some dust but nothing else could be seen. Suddenly, they felt somewhat awkward, so they sent Liang Deyou to the nearby hospital for another examination. The results of the examination came out: the young master’s internal organs were in good condition, without any damage, and there were no signs of having been assaulted.

Having been tossed around like this, the forensic personnel was a bit unhappy. Obviously, Young Master Liang was just pretending to be injured to give trouble to the other person. Just by looking at that honest, delicate and elegant young man called Lu Chengyu… It didn’t seem like he would be able to kick Liang Deyou.

If you wanted to make trouble… you still have to act a bit better. It’s hard for them to do this without any evidence.

In fact, comparing their age and strength, Young Master Liang seemed more like a person who would start a fight. As soon as the police car came back to the station, they saw that there were two more cars in the parking lot, a Bentley and a Maybach. They immediately felt even more overwhelmed. No matter what happened, as long as the rich were involved, there wouldn’t be any short of troubles.

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Inside, Lu Chengyu, Zhang Shuo and Qu Lingbei were giving simple statements. The record-keeping officer listened to Lu Chengyu regarding his academic experiences from childhood to adulthood and his current position in his company. Having listened to him, the officer sympathized with Lu Chengyu. How could such a promising young man offend Young Master Liang?

Before he even finished giving the statement, he suddenly heard something coming from the door. When he looked up, he saw a man, who was about 60 years old with famous brands all over his body, come in with a gloomy face. There was also a middle-aged man with glasses in a suit behind him. He looked like some gang’s boss.

“Xiao Yang, have you finished taking the statement? The father of the injured is here,” A policeman came up, winked at him, then turned and dragged a chair for the man to sit down. He took another disposable paper cup to pour him a cup of water.

“Is he the one who wounded my son?” Liang Guoming looked at Lu Chengyu with disdain, “Since he intended to hurt my son, then it is a crime of intentional assault.” He looked back at the lawyer behind him, “How many years is he going to be sentenced?”

The lawyer smiled awkwardly. He hasn’t even asked the policemen about the situation yet, neither had the witness been found. How could this matter be convicted already…  In his heart, he understood that Liang Guoming was trying to pressure the others, so he didn’t look at Lu Chengyu or the others who were sitting next to him and just replied, “If it’s only a minor injury, he will be sentenced to imprisonment of no more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance.”

“My son’s internal organs were injured! How could it be a minor injury?” Liang Guoming stood up and looked at a policeman standing beside him, “Has the injury identification report come out yet?”

The policeman restrained his anger, reluctantly smiled, and said, “Mr. Liang, please rest assured. We have taken the victim to the nearby hospital for an examination.”

“What small place did you go to get the injuries examined?” Liang Guoming sneered, “I see. Better for me to personally take him, who knows what kind of hospital you are going to.”

The policeman who took the statement for Lu Chengyu was very young. Hearing Liang Guoming’s words, his face changed into anger but he was pressed down by his seniors. He had to hold back his anger and almost broke through the record book with the pen in his hand. He looked up and saw that Lu Chengyu was looking at him with a smile. He immediately blushed with embarrassment. At that moment, he just felt that the Liang family’s father and his son were too aggressive and overbearing.

“Boss Liang doesn’t believe in the police? Then who does he believe in?”

Lu Chengyu looked back in surprise and saw Yan Mu strode in with a lawyer. The other party seemed to have noticed his glance and nodded at him.

Originally, Yan Mu already looked tall, straight and handsome, so standing next to Liang Guoming, who was an obese man wearing a bunch of brand names products, there was the most striking contrast. The former was an elite president, while the latter was a rather ruthless and unreasonable upstart. Immediately, with relativity, superiority and inferiority became even more obvious. The policemen’s  good impression of Yan Mu increased linearly, just like the rising speed of the antipathy towards Liang Guoming.

Liang Guoming didn’t expect that the president of Huading would appear in the police station. He looked doubtful at the several people in the room and didn’t understand why the other party came. He said with a smile, “What wind brought President Yan to this place?”

All the policemen at the scene could guess that the newcomer was more powerful than Liang Guoming; otherwise, Liang Guoming wouldn’t have been so polite. They looked suspiciously at Lu Chengyu and the others who were sitting honestly on one side. What was wrong with them today? How could two such Buddhas both have come to their small police station?

“I’m interrupting your work,” Yan Mu nodded to all the policemen present. “I’m Lu Chengyu’s boss and currently, also his proxy. I’m just accompanying Lu Chengyu to give his statement. I hope it doesn’t affect your work.”

Several policemen in succession said he was not disturbing and asked Yan Mu to sit down while another person was sent to pour him some water.

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In the bureau chief’s office, the bureau chief tremblingly hung up the phone and hurriedly called a clerk to ask, “How are things with that young man that got caught? Has he been convicted?”

The clerk thought that the bureau chief was in a hurry to convict Lu Chengyu, so he said, “Bureau chief, at this moment, that man is still giving his statement. The victim has already gone to the nearby hospital for examination. Wait until they come back, no matter whether the injury is serious or not, it would be easy to find a reason to convict.”

“Convict what crime!” The bureau chief was anxious and sweating, “You tell them, this matter should be handled as light as possible. As for how light, it would be best if that young man can be directly released.”

After he finished saying that, he was worried that the clerk was not reliable, so he hastily walked to the statement room. When he passed by the balcony, he looked down into the courtyard below. He saw the forensic personnel returning with Liang Deyou and ran down in a hurry, stopping the two people in the corridor, “Has the injury been identified? I could see that the young man is gentle and honest. He doesn’t seem to be able to hurt people.”

After hearing these words from the bureau chief, the forensic personnel felt that something was wrong. When he looked up and saw that the bureau chief did not look at Liang Deyou, he knew that something had changed, “It’s been checked. There were no signs of injury to the internal organs or the body’s surface.” He took out the medical report, “This is the certificate issued by the hospital.”

“In this case, it will be handled according to the hospital certificate.” Instead of taking the certificate, the bureau chief took a long look at Liang Deyou, “Take him to the statement room. Young men nowadays are more and more out of shape. It is also an offence to report a false crime to the police.”

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When Liang Deyou heard those words, he felt that they sounded…wrong? Didn’t they previously say that they would ‘take care of’ Lu Chengyu? How did it suddenly become him reporting a false crime to the police?

“Let’s go,” The tone of the forensic personnel suddenly became a little stiff, “The police station has to deal with a lot of things every day. Mr. Liang should not waste taxpayers’ money in the future. It is a waste of manpower and material resources every time a police officer is sent out, though that’s not something a young master like you would understand.”

Liang Deyou frowned and snorted. Without being led, he went straight to the statement room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that in addition to his father, there was another person he didn’t want to see.

When Liang Deyou came to the room, Lu Chengyu saw his ‘not so good’ expression and immediately, he knew that the hospital had not detected any injuries. The most valuable lesson he learned in fighting in his previous life was how to beat someone up badly, but still for it to be impossible for others to find the injury.  Liang Deyou wanted to use this matter to plot against him? Ha. Then unless he forged a medical certificate, there was really no way.

“Deyou, are you okay?” Liang Guoming saw his baby son cover his stomach and his face suddenly changed. He rushed forward to help him, “Where are you hurt?”

“Mr. Liang, rest assured, there’s no sign of injury on your son,” The forensic personnel gave the report to the police who took the statements, took another look at the Liang family’s father and son, then went out the door. No wonder people on the internet said that the Liang family produced a film emperor. Look at that pained expression, it really was quite perfect.

After reading the report, several policemen came to the conclusion that there were no internal or external injuries and they knew how to deal with it, so they said, “Mr. Liang, you said that you were attacked and injured by Mr. Lu, but according to the report, you have no injuries. In that case, you two may as well make a settlement in private…”

“My, Liang Guoming’s, son is not at the point where after being bullied he can only suffer the unjustness!” Liang Guoming had always granted every request to this only son of his who would inherit his family. Immediately, he slapped the table, “Did you want to do an under-the-table deal, covering for this fellow?!”

Who wanted to do an under-the-table deal? Although the chief of the police had been hinted by the bureau chief that he would no longer cover for Liang Deyou, he did not dare to directly offend Liang Guoming, so he had no choice but to say, “Mr. Liang, take a look. The medical report here says that everything’s okay. In fact, it’s all just a petty quarrel. If there are any problems, you guys can settle it in private. But it will be illegal if you continue to make trouble like this…”

“F*ck your mother’s ass, when Laozi[1] first came out to make a living, you weren’t even born yet, follow my ** law!!” Liang Guoming has been accustomed to money and power these past years and gradually developed the problem of looking down on ordinary people. However, he was polite and reasonable in front of high-ranking officials. It was like a double-faced man with a mask, who could change roles anytime and anywhere. Therefore, in front of the ordinary small policemen, he would naturally show how successful he was.

[1] 老子 [lǎozi]: father / daddy / “I, your father” (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly)

Perhaps because his words were too vulgar, the lawyer behind him looked embarrassed and said, “Mr. Liang, since the hospital couldn’t find anything out for the time being, why don’t you let your son stay in the hospital for a while for observation? However, I am afraid Mr. Lu will have to bear the medical expenses.”

Liang Guoming looked at Lu Chengyu with disdain, “Stay in the hospital? If I choose a better hospital, would he be able to afford it?”

Yan Mu said faintly, “The hospital has produced a certificate to show that there were no injuries on Mr. Liang Deyou, yet Boss Liang insists on sending people to the hospital. Is this a scam?”

“Legally speaking, if Mr. Liang Deyou insisted on going to the hospital, yet there were no wounds on his body, then he will be suspected of scamming,” said the lawyer behind Yan Mu. “For suspected scammer, if the amount involved exceeds 40000 yuan,  the minimum sentence can be more than three years.”

A room full of policemen watched as these two lawyers began to clash with each other using the law, but both of these people were someone they didn’t dare to offend… So they all just had a ‘you look at me, I’ll look at you’ expression and waited until the debate between the two sides was over before trying to speak again.

At this time, Lu Chengyu said, “Mr. Liang can even be mindful of this small amount of money…  It seems that Liang Shi Corporation is really getting worse day by day.”

He had on a smiling guise, seemingly like a harmless domesticated animal, but in Liang Guoming’s eyes, this was naked ridicule.

Liang Guoming became mad at once. He immediately raised his stool and threw it towards Lu Chengyu. Lu Chengyu stepped back to dodge, but he didn’t know whether it was intentional or not and the leg of the stool just happened to touch his nose. Then suddenly, a trickle of blood came out. Lu Chengyu touched his nose and accidentally wiped some of the blood onto his cheek and forehead. It looked as if he was in a very difficult position.

“What are you doing?!” Yan Mu pushed Liang Guoming away. He was about to help Lu Chengyu when he heard the sound of a shutter outside. When he turned back, he saw several reporters dressed as ordinary people taking photos. Two young girls were staring at Liang Guoming angrily, as if they wanted to rush up and trample Liang Guoming to death with their high heels.

However, what all the police on the spot thought was: How were the reporters able to get in here?!