Chapter 284

"Don't come sucking up to me, just say what's up." Chief Liu hurriedly interrupted him; this guy had been feeding me spiked soup all night yesterday.

"It's like this, Chief Liu, you see the incident already happened; we also want to resolve it quickly—can we meet the other party and talk out what needs to be discussed?" Ye Cheng stated his purpose.

Chief Liu nodded, looking at Ye Cheng approvingly.

"Your idea is right; avoiding this kind of thing is useless. I have time today—I'll take you to the city to find the person who filed the report. As long as he's willing to forgive, if you two reach an agreement, the matter will be settled."

"However." Chief Liu paused, made a money gesture, "They probably want this."

Ye Cheng gave an OK sign; he had the money, as long as it solves the problem.

Chief Liu also hoped to resolve this quickly; it's pressure from above.

Actually, by rights, this shouldn't be their case; it happened in the city, so the city should handle it.

But who told them to have connections upstairs?

Upon entering the city, they no longer let Ye Cheng ride the motorcycle; Chief Liu drove the office's jeep into the city and went straight to the hospital, where that person was still hospitalized.

"When we go in, keep your attitude good, try to get everyone's understanding, then it'll be done—understand? Don't act rashly." Before entering the ward, Chief Liu specifically instructed Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng nodded, had Zhang Guafu carry a fruit basket, and followed Chief Liu inside.

It was a double room, but only one person lay there—a thin middle-aged man with no flesh on his cheeks, eyes gleaming; at a glance he looked like no upstanding citizen.

Damn, he's a demonic cultivator, and he's up to something.

If he were some educated type, we could still play the sympathy card, but running into this kind of person is troublesome.

"Mr. Wu, I'm Chief Liu of the police station; we've found the people selling the crayfish—do you see if it's them?"

Chief Liu stepped aside, revealing Zhang Guafu standing behind him.

The Mr. Wu glanced at Zhang Guafu and immediately recognized her; he still had an IV drip in his hand, sat up suddenly, and pointed at Zhang Guafu saying,

"It's her—I got food poisoning from eating her crayfish; why haven't you arrested her?"

Zhang Guafu felt a little embarrassed; it was the first time someone had said that to her.

Ye Cheng gently pushed her from behind; Zhang Guafu helplessly lifted the fruit basket and walked over,

"Sorry, Brother Wu, I've come to apologize."

Brother Wu glanced, let out a cold snort,

"What's the use of an apology? Why do we need the police?"

Ye Cheng hearing that, huh?

How is this so familiar?

He's not a local, is he?

Seeing the opportunity, Chief Liu realized it was his turn to step in; he sat on a nearby stool, took out paper and pen, and began speaking solemnly,

"Mr. Wu, we've found the person; we'll first conduct mediation. If both sides can reach an agreement, we'll follow the mediation—what do you think?"

"Mediation? What's there to mediate? I'm like this—mediation is bullshit; just arrest me and throw me in jail." The Mr. Wu said, shouting "arrest me" while his eyes gleamed with a hint of smugness.

Ye Cheng, standing behind, saw clearly that this guy definitely wasn't trying to get Zhang Guafu imprisoned.

Upon hearing "jail," Zhang Guafu panicked at once and began begging for mercy,

"Big brother, I have a child at home—I can't go to jail."

"You say you won't go, then you won't—you're a police officer; when you were selling those toxic crayfish, how come you didn't think about that?"

Seeing the other's attitude so harsh, Zhang Guafu completely panicked, turned to look at Ye Cheng—only Ye Cheng was reliable.

The Mr. Wu then noticed there was another person behind, but seeing he was just a youngster, he didn't care.

Ye Cheng coughed, looked at Chief Liu, and said calmly,

"Chief Liu, shouldn't you give this brother a legal primer? How should we judge this kind of behavior?"

"Uh..." Chief Liu's face stiffened, he scratched his head, "Damn, I only know how to arrest people; sentencing is the judge's job."

However, now that Ye Cheng has prompted him, he can't stay silent, or it would show his professional competence is lacking.

"Well, if it's food poisoning with serious negligence, it warrants a criminal sentence." Chief Liu said.

"So, you heard that—you're going to be sentenced." Upon hearing that, Mr. Wu became energized, pointing at Zhang Guafu and saying,

"Then, big brother, how much money do you need to forgive me? Name your price—I can't go to jail."

The Mr. Wu's two triangular eyes rolled around, then he feigned a sigh,

"If it weren't for the fact that you have a kid, I wouldn't give you this chance—how about this: you give me 30,000, and I'll drop the matter."

"What? Another 30,000!" Zhang Guafu exclaimed; she still owed Ye Cheng 30,000, and now this Mr. Wu also wants 30,000—this is taking her life.

Upon hearing the price, Chief Liu also frowned; it's too high.

"A Cheng, what do we do? I—I can't come up with it." Zhang Guafu looked at Ye Cheng with a troubled expression.

She wanted to borrow money but couldn't bring herself to ask.

"Auntie, don't listen to his nonsense—30,000 bucks, why doesn't he just go rob someone?" Ye Cheng comforted Zhang Guafu.

"Hey, how do you talk like that? I feel sorry for her; otherwise I wouldn't want that 30,000." Upon hearing Ye Cheng's words, Mr. Wu immediately got energized.

Chief Liu gave Ye Cheng a look, telling him to settle down a bit.

Ye Cheng ignored him, stepped forward, and spoke loudly,

Mr. Wu, according to relevant laws, your allergy is an individual reaction; the operator bears no obvious fault, and you were fine the next day, showing it was mild, so we don't need to assume criminal liability.

What? You say you won't bear responsibility and you won't, yet you sell these problematic crayfish and still claim you're not at fault?

Mr. Wu, let me correct one point: so far, your allergy symptoms are individual reactions; we also posted that each person can buy only two jin, fulfilling our duty to remind, and the hygiene passed inspection, so we have no obvious fault.

Ye Cheng's spiel after spiel left Mr. Wu dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

Chief Liu also stared at Ye Cheng, stunned; this guy seems to know the law even better than he does.

Indeed, as the old saying goes, gangsters aren't scary; it's scary when gangsters are cultured. Village ruffians aren't scary either, but when village ruffians are cultured and know the law, it gets a bit tricky.

If he doesn't speak, Ye Cheng won't let it go, continuing to say,

We have already stated that only two catties can be bought; normally, even if allergic, one wouldn't need to come to the hospital. We suspect you privately bought more; if so, we are not liable.