Chapter 1016

After hearing the middle-aged woman's conditions,

Xia Jie had nothing to say and could only offer a bitter smile.

Whether from a legal perspective or any other angle,

given that it was merely a civil brawl and no clear injury assessment had been made yet,

it was impossible to imprison Qin Feng and the other two,

let alone demand five million in compensation!

However,

even though both conditions were impossible to fulfill,

Xia Jie still had to find a way to handle this matter,

to achieve a result that everyone could be relatively satisfied with.

So,

Xia Jie sighed lightly,

then said seriously, "Ma'am, may I presumptuously call you Big Sister?"

Seeing that Xia Jie's attitude toward her had changed, the middle-aged woman nodded, "Sure."

Xia Jie continued with a bitter smile, "Alright then, Big Sister, I'll say something I shouldn't from a personal perspective. Five million is indeed too much, really. Let me put it this way: although I am a police officer now, my monthly salary plus subsidies is only a bit over ten thousand, and my annual income is less than one hundred and fifty thousand. In other words, the five million compensation you are asking for, if it were me, I would have to work for several hundred years without eating or drinking..."

"Big Sister, we are all ordinary people, so this price is really a bit too high..."

Under Xia Jie's persuasion,

the middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, then said, "Fine, since you, little sister, have helped plead for them, let's lower it a bit for them. Forty million. If you take away even a single cent, I won't do it!"

Great,

it seemed all the words Xia Jie had just spoken had gone in one ear and out the other.

Xia Jie helplessly smiled bitterly, sighed lightly, and carefully thought about how to continue persuading her.

At this moment,

Xia Jie's Master arrived in front of Qin Feng, Xu Hongdou, and Chen Nanxing.

Then, looking at Qin Feng, he spoke in a low voice, "Qin Feng, we are quite familiar with each other, so I won't beat around the bush. To be honest, if we really send this woman to the station, our station will surely be in chaos."

"You know, this is a rigorous period for the station's assessments. If we get entangled with a woman like this, she will truly be like a rotten rat dropping that ruins our entire station."

"Therefore, regarding this matter, I suggest we settle it privately."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing immediately felt displeased; both wanted to speak up and refute.

However, Qin Feng merely glanced at them both indifferently, and then Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing stopped speaking and stood obediently beside Qin Feng.

Director Chen's words were very straightforward.

The meaning was,

if they brought this woman into the station to handle the case officially,

then this woman would bring endless harassment and hidden dangers to the station, not only affecting the station's image but also posing significant risks to their daily operations.

So,

out of helplessness and self-interest,