Chapter 224: Sue Immediately Right Now

The phone is off.

Shen Xun frowned as he looked at the unfamiliar number; he had initially wanted to scold Qiao Chuan for not adding a note, but then remembered that not adding a note was his own intention, fearing that it might be exposed, so he only added it to the whitelist.

He forgot about this matter in his sleep last night.

Shen Xun gave the number to Qiao Chuan for confirmation.

Qiao Chuan said it was Ping'an, that the phone watch was purchased by him, the SIM card was obtained by him, and President Shen's phone number was also stored by him.

"Why is he making so many calls in the middle of the night?" Shen Xun was a bit worried, "Could something have happened?"

Qiao Chuan immediately said, "I'll call the Zhang family to ask."

Shen Xun nodded, "Ping'an must not have any trouble."

Otherwise he and Jiang Lai would be completely finished.

Qiao Chuan walked over to make the call.

"How has Ping'an been lately?"

"He's doing fine, I guess. I can't give him much allowance; you see..."

Qiao Chuan: "Is a thousand a month not enough for a middle school student?"

Ping'an alone can manage, but with so many mouths in the Zhang family, it certainly won't be enough.

Qiao Chuan knew the Zhang family was deliberately extorting, but President Shen's actions were also unbecoming, so he resignedly said, "One thousand five per month."

The Zhang family thought having something was better than nothing, and immediately said cheerfully, "In a couple of days I'll go to the school to see him and take some photos for you."

After saying that, they hung up.

The Zhang family's smiles stretched to the back of their ears as they flopped onto the sofa: "Our family, from now on, will get an extra one thousand five each month."

"Ping'an really is fortunate, letting us live in a big house and still have money each month."

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" The Zhang family staggered out and opened the door.

It was the police.

And so, the couple were taken away.

The school was also summoned to cooperate with the investigation.

At this point, Ping'an was still unconscious, and they were only questioning based on the injury report provided by the doctors.

In the evening, the police station received news that Ping'an had revived, so they went over, and also met Secretary Cen and Chi Ce, who had rushed there.

Worried that a swarm of people entering at once would affect Ping'an, everyone entered the ward in batches.

Ping'an wasn't afraid upon seeing the police and cooperated obediently with evidence collection.

Ke Zhongyu explained that Ping'an reacts with a startle when a man reaches toward his head and also when he sees someone in a white coat.

The startle means he is afraid of men reaching toward him and of people wearing white coats.

After the police finished collecting evidence, they left.

At the doorway, Secretary Cen smiled and said, "Officer, regarding Zhang Ping'an, also known as Zhang Yi, if there is any progress, please just inform me. My name is Cen Jiu, and I am the secretary of Dr. Jiang and President Cen."

Secretary Cen and Chi Ce went inside.

The ward smelled heavily of disinfectant.

Jiang Lai sat on the stool beside the bed, and Ke Zhongyu stood at Jiang Lai's side; hearing a sound, the two turned their heads toward the door.

"Director Ke, Dr. Jiang."

"Director Ke, Miss Jiang."

The two exchanged brief greetings, their gazes falling on Ping'an, who was wearing a respirator; they didn't approach immediately, but probed whether he would reject them.

Ping'an did not.

Only then did the two walk over.

Jiang Lai gestured for them to sit first.

A nurse knocked and entered; on the tray lay a phone watch, which she handed to Jiang Lai.

"At first we used your brother's phone watch to call, but the other side was off. We checked the contacts and there was only one number, and last night he called that number many times, all missed."

"If you adults change numbers, you should still tell the kids," the nurse said, similar to what the triage nurse said.

Jiang Lai immediately said, "Okay, I understand."

Nurse: "The watch seems out of battery, it needs charging."

Jiang Lai said okay.

Secretary Cen immediately said, "I'll go buy a charger."

She not only bought a charger but also purchased a new phone watch and brought it back.

Jiang Lai first charged the old watch; once it powered on, she sat back down, looked at Ping'an, and asked whether she could look.

Ping'an gave a slight nod and blinked, indicating it was okay.

The phone watch was a very new model, with many scratches on it and the screen slightly cracked; it was unclear whether it had been dropped or what caused it.

Jiang Lai opened the contact list on the phone watch and indeed found only Shen Xun's number, with no name saved.

She carefully examined the call log and saw only last night, Ping'an had called Shen Xun repeatedly, one number after another.

Shen Xun didn't answer any of them.

Jiang Lai's anger gradually surfaced on her face, but was quickly soothed by Ping'an's outstretched hand.

Ping'an grabbed one of her fingers and still called her "sister."

Jiang Lai gently asked, "You actually wanted to find me last night, right?"

Ping'an gave a slight nod and called "sister" again.

Jiang Lai told Ping'an, "That number can't reach sister. I'll give you a new phone watch, store my number again, and I will note it with the two characters 'sister'; ignore everything else."

Ping'an could only express anything by shouting the two words "sister".

Jiang Lai could also understand.

Secretary Cen handed over the new phone watch.

Jiang Lai entered her own number, called her own phone, then showed it to Ping'an.

In front of Ping'an, she noted his name, placed the watch in his hand, and called her own phone again, which displayed the two words "sister".

Jiang Lai walked to the door and slid to answer.

"Hey, Ping'an, it's sister."

Jiang Lai's voice came from the phone watch; Ping'an tightly gripped the new phone watch and also smiled at Jiang Lai.

Seeing his smile, Jiang Lai felt a sourness in her nose.

She walked back.

The old watch received a call.

The only people who could reach this number were Shen Xun or Qiao Chuan.

Jiang Lai's expression gradually turned cold.

Sliding to answer the call, she turned up the volume, without anyone in the ward noticing.

"Ping'an? I am your sister's husband, your brother-in-law. I slept too deeply last night and didn't answer the call. Do you have something to say? Or something you want to tell your sister? Take your time, I'll tell your sister."

The man who claimed to be the brother-in-law had a gentle voice.

This voice was the most deceitful, fooling both adults and children.

"Shen Xun, fun?" Jiang Lai's icy voice came through the phone watch.

From the other side came a bang, as if something had fallen.

Immediately after, Shen Xun's anxious voice came through: "Jiang Lai? You, you found Ping'an?"

"Yeah, thanks to you, after sending him to the special school in the neighboring county, he jumped from the dormitory building last night." Jiang Lai's voice could almost freeze the entire ward.

Even Shen Xun, far away in A City, shuddered.

"Jiang Lai, hear me out on this—I..."

Jiang Lai hung up, tossed the phone watch aside, and took out her own phone again.

Ke Zhongyu saw her pull up Zhong Poqian's phone number.

The man's lips curled slightly.

"Zhong Lü, I want to sue Shen Xun and Lin Shutong right now."

"Now?"

"I have already found Ping'an." Jiang Lai said calmly and composedly, "So, now, immediately, at once, sue Shen Xun and Lin Shutong, thank you, Zhong Lü."

Zhong Poqian: "No problem, our prosecution materials are complete, can be submitted online anytime. Dr. Jiang, if you're not reassured, I'll go to the site again tomorrow morning at nine."