Chapter 4261: A Suspicious Traffic Accident

One day, in a certain city in Qinxi Province, Hu Deshou was riding his electric scooter to work early in the morning when suddenly, a Land Rover SUV swerved in from the side and stopped in front of Hu Deshou with a sharp brake. Hu Deshou was caught off guard and also braked sharply, but because he braked too hard, due to inertia, the front wheel of his scooter still hit the rear door of the Land Rover.

Hu Deshou's scooter fell over, and he fell onto the scooter. Just as he was about to get up and roar at the Land Rover driver, "How are you driving?", he saw the front and rear doors of the Land Rover open, and three burly men got out and started punching and kicking him.

Hu Deshou was already in his forties, and having just fallen, his whole body was aching. How could he be a match for these three burly men? After a few blows, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Fortunately, he covered his head with both hands and protected his vital parts in time, so he didn't suffer any serious injuries.

But the three burly men kept scolding while beating him: "How are you riding? You broke our car, you have to pay."

Hu Deshou said aggrievedly: "It was clearly you who suddenly rushed over from the side and braked sharply. This should be your responsibility, right?"

A burly man kicked him in the back and said: "So it's our responsibility, is it? You hit our car, and it's still our responsibility, is it? Hurry up and pay, if you don't pay, I'll beat you to death today!"

Hu Deshou also knew the principle that a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him, so he hurriedly said: "Fine, fine, tell me how much you want me to pay."

That burly man grinned and said: "We won't extort you, you pay fifty thousand yuan, and this matter will be settled."

Hu Deshou exclaimed: "Fifty thousand? You might as well go rob someone!"

His words didn't matter; the three burly men started punching and kicking him again. The burly man who spoke just now said: "Do you know what kind of car this is? Have you heard of a Range Rover? This car costs over a million. You knocked off the paint, and the door is dented. Is asking you to pay fifty thousand too much? You tell me, is it too much? Is it?"

Every time the burly man asked "Is it too much?", he would insultingly slap Hu Deshou on the face with his right hand. Hu Deshou was originally a tough guy, but the three burly men were all tall and strong, and they were all very powerful. He was no match for them alone, so he could only endure it.

He looked at the place where the Land Rover was hit. In fact, the electric scooter didn't hit it very hard; only a piece of paint was knocked off. He couldn't understand why he had to pay fifty thousand for this?

Hu Deshou said: "You can't just say how much I have to pay, right? We still have to let the traffic police divide the responsibility and then assess the damage, right? I'll pay whatever the traffic police say I should pay."

As soon as the two burly men heard this, they raised their hands to hit him again, but the leading burly man stopped them and grinned at Hu Deshou: "This is what you said, you'll pay whatever the traffic police say you should pay?"

Hu Deshou vaguely felt something was wrong, but at this time he couldn't think too much, so he could only nod and say: "Yes, I'll pay whatever the traffic police say I should pay!"

That burly man took out his mobile phone and called the traffic accident report number. The three burly men stopped beating Hu Deshou and stood with their arms crossed, watching Hu Deshou coldly.

Hu Deshou finally caught his breath and climbed up with difficulty.

He sat on the curb.

At this time, the number of onlookers was increasing, but they didn't know the truth and didn't know what had happened. Plus, those burly men looked fierce and had tattoos on their exposed arms, so no one dared to say anything.

Not long after, a police car drove over, and several police officers got out and started asking about the situation.

When Hu Deshou saw the police, it was like seeing his own family, so he hurriedly went up to tell them the situation. He said that the Land Rover cut in front of him from behind and suddenly braked sharply, so he was caught off guard and hit the Land Rover. Not only was he injured, but those burly men also wanted to beat him. He asked the police comrades to make the decision for him.

The police asked the burly men what was going on. The burly men's story wasn't much different from Hu Deshou's, saying they braked sharply in front because a pedestrian was crossing the road, so they had to brake sharply.

After listening to both sides' descriptions, the police gave their responsibility determination, saying that Hu Deshou was tailgating and should bear full responsibility, so Hu Deshou was fully responsible for compensating for the Land Rover's damage.

Hu Deshou was dumbfounded. He asked the police, didn't the other side have any responsibility for braking sharply? And they also beat him and injured him.

The police said the Land Rover was driving normally. Even if they braked sharply, the cause of the traffic accident was that Hu Deshou didn't pay attention to maintaining a safe distance, so after the front car braked sharply, he hit the front car, causing this traffic accident. Therefore, Hu Deshou needed to bear full responsibility.

Although Hu Deshou didn't know how to drive, he knew a little about traffic rules. He knew that what the traffic police said wasn't wrong. If the rear car didn't pay attention to maintaining a safe distance and a rear-end traffic accident occurred, the rear car should indeed bear full responsibility.

However, Hu Deshou vaguely felt something was wrong. Today's matter seemed to be aimed at him on purpose. After thinking about it, he asked the traffic police why they didn't check the surveillance at the scene of the accident.

The traffic police said that there was a power outage in this area today, so the surveillance couldn't be checked. He could only determine responsibility based on the descriptions of both sides. Since both sides said Hu Deshou's electric scooter rear-ended them, determining Hu Deshou's full responsibility couldn't be wrong. If Hu Deshou had any questions, he could continue to appeal, but the probability of determining Hu Deshou's full responsibility was still high.

Hu Deshou asked, if he was determined to have full responsibility, how much money should he pay? He said only a piece of paint was knocked off, and the other side wanted him to pay fifty thousand. Was this suspected of extortion? The other side also beat him up. How should this be handled?

The traffic police said that after the traffic accident occurred, the other side put forward compensation requirements. No matter how large the amount proposed, it couldn't be defined as extortion. Both sides could negotiate. As for the other side beating people, that was of course wrong, and they should be given serious criticism and education. Hu Deshou's medical expenses could be deducted from the compensation, and how much he should pay still needed to be determined by the Price Certification Center of the Price Bureau and the 4S shop.

Although the traffic police's words seemed fair and selfless, in fact, every sentence was unfavorable to Hu Deshou.

Although Hu Deshou was beaten, the other side still had a sense of proportion, hitting Hu Deshou's fleshy parts. Although it hurt, there were no injuries, and it didn't look scary. They were all skin injuries, estimated to be only a few hundred yuan in medical expenses.

But the other side opened their mouths and demanded fifty thousand yuan in compensation. Such high compensation couldn't be defined as extortion. After deducting a few hundred yuan in medical expenses, he, Hu Deshou, couldn't afford such an expensive Land Rover.

This car was worth over a million, and he, Hu Deshou, could only offset a few hundred yuan in medical expenses after being injured. In this day and age, people are really not as good as cars.

Hu Deshou was suddenly lost. The traffic police whispered to him: "How about this, I see you are also pitiful, why did you hit such a car? They want fifty thousand, which is actually not much. This kind of car costs over a million. They are still a new car. Knocking off the paint isn't just about patching this small piece; the whole side needs to be repainted, plus sheet metal, it really costs tens of thousands. How about I help you talk to them?"

Hu Deshou was now like a sick person seeking medical advice, and hearing the traffic police say this, he seemed to have found a straw to save his life, so he hurriedly nodded and said: "Police comrade, please help me talk to them. I really can't afford so much money now!"

The traffic police nodded and walked toward the burly men and talked to them. Hu Deshou could only stand there, waiting for the result.

After only a minute or two, the traffic police came over and said to Hu Deshou: "I talked to the other side, and they gave me some face."

Hu Deshou was happy when he heard this, and he asked: "Then how much do they want me to pay now?"

The traffic police said: "Thirty thousand."

When Hu Deshou heard this number, his eyes went black. His family's situation was not optimistic. All his savings were spent on his son's medical treatment, and he still owed others a mountain of debt. Fifty thousand was unaffordable, and thirty thousand was also unaffordable. Even if he sold his couple as a package, they wouldn't sell for that much money! You know, he still owed over a hundred thousand outside.

Hu Deshou begged: "Police comrade, can you talk to them again? I am willing to pay ten thousand yuan, and even for this ten thousand yuan, I still have to borrow it. You might not know my family's situation. My son was sick before, and in order to treat him, all the money in the family was spent, and I still owed a mountain of debt."

That traffic police's face stiffened, and he shook his head: "I can't do anything about this. I've already done my best to talk them down to thirty thousand. If you still don't agree, then we can only let someone come to assess the damage. By then, the assessment result might be higher than fifty thousand. Don't regret it then!"

Hu Deshou knew nothing about such damage assessment, but hearing the traffic police say that this car was really worth over a million, his heart panicked. At this time, he had no one to discuss with and didn't know what to do. ===== CHAPTER 4263 =====