Chapter 469: The Zhu Family's Situation

After saying that, the Zhu Family Four Brothers directly went into berserk mode, desperately trying to break free from the police's hands.

The few police officers couldn't hold them back; seeing the situation about to get out of control, Liu Jin also panicked, pointing at them and loudly shouting,

"What are you doing? If you keep causing trouble, I'll charge you with assaulting an officer—assaulting an officer means jail."

As he spoke, Liu Jin moved his hand to his rear; he was carrying a pistol, and if they dared to rush forward, he would draw his gun.

Ye Cheng now couldn't explain that it had nothing to do with him; he could only have everyone step back together to create distance.

He really didn't want another clash—fighting in front of the police is foolish.

Even though Liu Jin kept loudly berating them, the Zhu Family Four Brothers remained extremely violent, unable to stop, insisting on rushing forward.

Liu Jin slipped his hand into his holster, preparing to draw his gun.

At that moment, Li Dama suddenly rushed out; the old lady, somehow finding strength, stumbled over to Zhu Liwen and slapped him hard across the face.

With a slap sound.

The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced Zhu Liwen.

He looked at his mother, face full of confusion,

"Mom, why did you hit me? They bullied you—I'm avenging you."

The old lady felt bitter inside; she had come to save her son, yet her son was causing trouble—how could she save him now?

She went up and punched Zhu Liwen hard in the chest several times, then beat her chest and stamped her feet while cursing,

"Nobody bullied me at all; if you keep this up, you'll end up in jail—and if you're in jail, who will take care of me? I'll starve to death."

Seeing the old mother's sorrowful state, several people lowered their heads in shame, not daring to speak or struggle.

Li Dama then turned to look at Ye Cheng and spoke softly,

"Young man, it was my son who injured you, right? I apologize on their behalf."

As she said this, the old lady prepared to kneel again.

"This is ridiculous—do they kneel at the slightest disagreement?"

Fortunately, Ye Cheng had been prepared; he lunged forward in a single step and managed to stop the old woman.

"Auntie, they committed a mistake and deserve punishment; we can't let them off just because you plead for them, or they'll become even more arrogant."

Ye Cheng still held to his principle: if you make a mistake, you must be punished; we can't excuse it just because an old lady kowtows.

After that, these four brothers could act even more recklessly.

This is a matter of principle.

Upon hearing this, the old lady quickly nodded and explained,

"Young man, they should be punished, they should be punished—we'll compensate your medical expenses."

"Mom, what compensation? He sank our boat—what are we supposed to pay for?" Zhu Liwen shouted from behind, dissatisfied.

However, the old lady ignored him, merely looking at Ye Cheng and saying,

"Young man, my four sons only want to earn money to treat my illness; if they've done anything wrong, all faults, no matter how many, are mine as this old woman—but please don't send them to jail, because if they're jailed, they're finished."

The old lady's sincere attitude left Ye Cheng somewhat at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Liu Jin walked over at that moment and gently comforted Li Dama, saying,

"Auntie, this time they're only facing administrative detention, not a criminal case—so rest easy; also, don't rush, first take care of your health."

"Detention? Okay, okay—I thought they'd be going to jail." Li Dama breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she began bowing at the waist to Liu Jin and Ye Cheng and the others.

"No, no, don't do that, Li Dama—we're police, we won't act recklessly; as for compensation, I think Ye Cheng won't mind, right?" Liu Jin looked at Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng blinked—was Liu Jin speaking for him without permission?

But seeing Liu Jin keep giving him signals, he couldn't say anything at the moment, so he just nodded slightly.

Seeing Ye Cheng nod in agreement, Liu Jin felt assured and said to the old lady,

"See, they've already agreed—so rest easy; no compensation needed, and in five days your sons can return."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you." Li Dama kept bowing to Ye Cheng in gratitude, leaving Ye Cheng feeling helpless, and Ye Guowei and the others also didn't know what to say.

After all, the old lady kept bowing—how could one refuse?

After thanking Ye Cheng and the others, the old lady returned to Zhu Liwen and company, tears streaming as she scolded her sons.

Strangely, the Zhu Liwen brothers are fierce toward outsiders, yet very obedient to their mother.

Ye Cheng quietly walked up to Liu Jin, tapped him, then raised his head to signal, asking what this scheme was.

Liu Jin whispered,

"The Zhu Family Four Brothers lost their father when they were young; it was Li Old Lady who raised them single-handedly.

These four brothers have done plenty of bad deeds outside, but they are extremely filial to their mother."

Ye Cheng let out a cold snort,

"Filial? Filial and yet they go out stealing fish—what a disgraceful act?"

Liu Jin coughed slightly, then continued,

"They had no choice—this Li Old Lady fell ill, medical expenses are high, and they needed to raise money for her treatment, so they resorted to this."

Upon hearing that, Ye Cheng thought it had turned into a tale of filial piety.

"So you want me not to demand compensation?"

"Yes, the old lady's medical expenses are a heavy burden for them; now that they've lost their fishing boat, they don't know how they'll earn a living later—if you keep asking for compensation, something big will happen."

Liu Jin had his own considerations; he wanted stability and didn't want trouble.

Ye Cheng also understood, and given the old lady's demeanor, he really felt embarrassed to ask for medical fees.

Furthermore, he hadn't intended to sink their boat—it was merely an accident.

"Alright, I understand—I'll tell Xiao Hu and the others; since there's nothing else here, we'll leave first."

Okay, you go, I still need to see how to handle this.

He turned around and said to Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng; both understood, and Ye Guowei no longer insisted on compensation. The four took a taxi back to the village from the hospital, after all, Ye Cheng's appearance would be a bit frightening if he were on public transport.

Back in the village, Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng each went home, while Ye Guowei pulled Ye Cheng back to his own house.

Jiang Yunxiang had already received Ye Guowei's call and was waiting at the door; upon seeing Ye Cheng's appearance, she was so frightened she fainted.

"Sister-in-law, it's just superficial wounds, only the bandaging looks a bit ugly, it's fine." Ye Cheng hurriedly explained, lest he be fine but scare his sister-in-law into fainting.

Ye Guowei also hurriedly told his wife, and only then did Jiang Yunxiang believe that Ye Cheng had only superficial injuries.

"Oh my goodness, you scared me to death; I was still worried you'd hurt your brain and become stupid later."

"Hahaha, Second Uncle is going to become a fool." Upon hearing about becoming stupid, Dou Dou beside him was the happiest.