Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In fact, Liang Guoming regretted it after he made the move. Although he had already informed the superiors, he would be in big trouble if he didn’t settle the matter after such a commotion at the police station and the president of Huading was also there as the agent of the boy.
Liang Guoming, who had just accompanied a few dignitaries at the lunch party at noon and pretended to be a grandson in front of them, was already full of anger. So just now, he was provoked by Lu Chengyu’s words and immediately became angry. The smell of alcohol surged up, and his actions became faster than his brain, and the stool flew out. Seeing Lu Chengyu’s face covered in blood and the reporters coming out from nowhere, he sobered up a lot and knew in his heart that he might be in trouble.
The police reacted quicker and politely asked the reporters to leave. However, the two young girls who had been glaring at Liang Guoming stayed in the room and did not leave. After the police asked about their purpose, they found out that the two people were eyewitnesses and came to provide evidence to the police.
Before the two girls spoke, Liang Guoming spoke first. He forced out a somewhat awkward smile and said, “This… Mr. Lu, I drank too much today and my mind is confused. Please don’t be angry with me. I will definitely compensate you for your injuries. I am wrong in this matter. Please be generous and don’t be angry with me, an old man.”
Lu Chengyu originally just wanted to provoke Liang Guoming to scold him at the police station, but he didn’t expect that this man would do something like this. When he moved closer to him, he smelled the unpleasant smell of wine and food on the other person. It seemed that he had hurried over from a dinner party.
Thinking of the fact that the Liang family had become devastated by recent events, Liang Guoming must be pretending to be a grandson everywhere, but his good son was still trying his best to make trouble for him. This really touched the representative of the good son faction of the Celestial Empire. Hearing Liang Guoming’s words, Lu Chengyu knew that the other party had sobered up and wanted to suppress the matter. So he deliberately took a step back in fear, covered his nose and lowered his head, not daring to speak, looking like he was scared by the other party.
The two girls thought disdainfully, was this trying to take advantage of his age and force Xiao Yu to forgive his arrogant behavior?
“Taking advantage of your age, shameless!” One girl cursed in a low voice, but the police in the room seemed not to hear her, and no one came out to stop her behavior.
The policemen in the room fetched water and handed Lu Chengyu a towel, but the anger on their faces could not be concealed. Although this was just a small police station, someone beat someone up in front of them with an arrogant momentum, and it was filmed by reporters. This matter was destined to be impossible to settle like this, and if things went wrong, they would also suffer.
When the director heard that Liang Guoming had beaten someone in the police station and was discovered by reporters, he almost couldn’t breathe. He hurried to the reception room, looked at the reporters invited into the room by his colleagues, and said with a smile: “Didn’t you say you were witnesses? Why are you still carrying video equipment? Isn’t this against the law?”
“The public has the right to know. If we hadn’t come in and seen it today, who would believe… that someone could beat someone with a bench in the police station?” The reporter who responded recalled the video he had copied from the witness before, and said with a little anger, “It was the reporter who started it first, so why did he become the victim? Now Mr. Lu has been beaten in the police station and his face is covered in blood. Is this a conspiracy between you and the Liang family?”
“How is this possible?!” The director’s face became extremely serious, and he said in a sonorous and powerful voice, “We have already investigated the matter clearly. Liang Deyou, who called the police, had no scars on his body, so this matter does not constitute any crime of injury. As for the fact that the father of the reporter committed a crime in the police station, we will definitely give everyone an explanation.” This matter was already a foregone conclusion, not to mention that the power of the person behind Lu Chengyu was simply the difference between an elephant and an ant compared to the Liang family. He didn’t even need to think about it, he knew which side to stand on.
The reporters heard that the director did not seem to have the intention of shielding the Liang family’s prince, and they immediately lost interest in questioning. They were also preparing to go back to rush the manuscript and send out the news. Even if the police station handled this matter impartially, the fact that the Liang father and son beat someone up was a big explosion point, not to mention that the person who was beaten was the recently popular male god Lu on the Internet, so there was no need to worry about lack of topics. As soon as the reporters left the police station, they sent the news to their editor-in-chief, so some online media posted the video taken by the previous witnesses on the Internet. This time it was like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, and it was about to explode.
The video started with Lu Chengyu talking to two middle-aged men on the roadside. Although the camera was blurry, it could be seen that the three of them were chatting happily. Then a Porsche stopped in front of the three of them. When the Liang family prince showed his face from the car, the depression on his face could almost be seen in the video.
Thanks to the witness’s high-pixel mobile phone, the whole picture was captured so clearly.
Then they saw the Liang family prince rushing out with his fist raised to hit Lu Chengyu. Lu Chengyu obviously stepped aside. Seeing that the Liang family prince was still rushing towards him, he kicked him. From the video, the kick was not heavy. It was more like self-defense than beating.
The video camera shook a few times. The person filming it should have seen that the matter had become serious, so he walked closer to the filming location, and then everyone clearly heard the Liang family prince curse.
“People like you who have no parents and no education can only hang out with such people, ugh!”
After hearing this, many people were furious. It was really disgusting to say something like people who have no parents.
However, this handsome man who was handsome from all 360 degrees without any dead angles actually had no parents?
People were called people because they had their own moral values and had many emotions that animals did not have. Therefore, many people would support just behavior, be angry at unfair events, and sympathize with unfortunate people. Although some people may be indifferent and say that they were not sympathetic saints, in fact, such people would still unconsciously lean towards the reasonable side, because this was the nature of normal people.
Therefore, when this video was uploaded, public opinion was one-sidedly on Lu Chengyu’s side, and the Liang family was once again pushed to the forefront.
When the photo of Liang Guoming beating Lu Chengyu with blood all over his face in the police station was exposed by the online media, the Internet exploded immediately. It’s fine that your son started it first and called the police to arrest him, but now the father and son are fighting together to beat up a diligent and motivated young man without a father or mother. This is too weird and shameless!
After seeing these news, some people on the Internet who originally liked Lu Chengyu almost turned into fighting Buddhas. Don’t know which person listed all the awards Lu Chengyu had won since he was a child, the various competitions he had participated in, the various positions he held in college, and the speeches he made on behalf of Q University graduates. Some of them even included pictures to prove their authenticity.
When these things came out, everyone’s jaws immediately dropped.
This kind of person was simply the leader of a generation of academic gods. He had been an excellent student who was loved by teachers since he was a child. But he was not an annoying nerd. This was the legendary winner in life. It’s simply going against the sky!
A person claiming to be Lu Chengyu’s old neighbor appeared on a forum and talked about how polite Lu Chengyu had been since he was a child, and how well-educated his parents were. He also said that Lu Chengyu had always been what adults called “other people’s child” since he was a child, and that parents in their entire building all liked to use Lu Chengyu as a role model. Later, Lu Chengyu’s parents bought a house in a new community, but they died accidentally just after it was renovated and before they had a chance to move in.
So, netizens knew that Lu Chengyu lived in a well-educated, happy and peaceful family environment, and was a child of someone else’s family. If it was any other time, everyone would joke and say that they hated this kind of child of someone else’s family the most. But at this moment, everyone only felt sympathy. His happy family suddenly collapsed. What kind of pain was this for Lu Chengyu, who was still a student? But Liang Deyou used other people’s pain to scold others. To what extent was his character bad?
Someone took screenshots of the scenes after Liang Deyou scolded Lu Chengyu for having no parents, and everyone clearly found that the expression on Lu Chengyu’s face was like a little yellow duck poured with a basin of ice water, embarrassed and distressed.
The few people in the police station didn’t know what was going on online. Yan Mu supported Lu Chengyu’s head and looked at Liang Guoming with a cold face: “Is this the style of Mr. Liang? Today really opened my eyes.” Without waiting for Liang Guoming to reply, he said to the leading policeman, “Mr. Liang was violent and injured people in the police station. I hope everyone here will give an explanation to the victim. Although Lu Chengyu is just an ordinary person without any support, he has our Huading standing behind him. We Huading will not allow our employees to be bullied so unjustly for no reason.”
The police silently looked at the stool that had fallen to the ground and had one leg broken. Could it be considered a murder weapon?
The two girls who were eyewitnesses looked at Yan Mu several more times, their eyes full of approval for Yan Mu.
Lu Chengyu rarely heard Yan Mu speak so many words in one breath, where his tone was so stern and his expression was so ugly. He wanted to reach out to touch his itchy nose, but Yan Mu stopped him, “Don’t move, the bleeding has just stopped, do you want to bleed more?”
Lu Chengyu laughed twice, put his hand down, and said apologetically, “I’m really sorry for troubling you today.”
“You are my employee, it’s my duty to take care of you,” Yan Mu looked at the drops of blood on his shirt collar, turned to the police who were asking questions, and said, “Please ask any questions as soon as possible, we still have to go to the hospital later.”
The two girls then remembered what they had come for. They gave the police the video they had taken before as a backup and told the whole process of their witnessing the incident.
However, during the whole narration, the police present could hear their dissatisfaction with the Liang family father and son.
“Thank you for coming here to testify for this case,” the police asked the two to sign the testimony, and thanked them with a smile, “You two have made our work much smoother, thank you.”
The two waved their hands, and one of them said directly: “We don’t want innocent people to suffer injustice.”
“Do the two Mr. Liangs have anything else to say?” The leading policeman turned on the video. After listening to Liang Deyou’s cursing, the police station went strangely quiet for a moment, and then the policeman in charge of the case said, “Since this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Lu, we will withdraw this case according to legal procedures. However, Mr. Liang, you disrupted the police’s investigation and deliberately injured people. I believe you need to give us all an explanation.” After saying this, he looked at Yan Mu and Lu Chengyu, as if he wanted to know whether the two were satisfied with him.
“Since this matter is over, let’s go to the hospital to check the injuries. As for the two Mr. Liangs, please wait for the court summons,” Yan Mu said coldly, “Although your malicious slander and violent assault are very unacceptable, we are good citizens who abide by the law. How to judge this matter, we will leave it to the law to judge.” After that, he and the lawyer helped the “injured” Lu Chengyu up and walked out.
“This, this…” Liang Guoming had no idea that Yan Mu would make it into such a serious matter for a small employee. Seeing this, he hurriedly chased after him. If this matter got out of hand, wouldn’t Liang’s be in even worse trouble?
“Mr. Yan, please wait a moment, we can discuss this matter. It’s just a small matter, why bother…” Liang Guoming just chased people out, and was almost blinded by the flash in broad daylight. He saw that outside the police station, many people holding mobile phones or cameras crowded the entire gate and were taking pictures.
When these people saw Lu Chengyu being supported and walking out with blood stains on his shirt, they immediately reacted. Some young girls even asked loudly whether Lu Chengyu was seriously injured, whether he would go to the hospital, and what the police said.
“Please make way,” the lawyer hired by Yan Mu said loudly, “I am Mr. Lu’s lawyer. The previous events have been investigated. Mr. Lu did not cause any physical harm to Mr. Liang. Mr. Liang was the first to hurt others verbally, and then he used violence against my client because of a disagreement. Because my client defended himself and was not hurt, he called the police in anger. Fortunately, the comrades in the police station had sharp eyes and acted impartially. They found out the truth and gave my client justice. As for the incident in which President Liang hit my client with a stool, we will use legal means to protect Mr. Lu’s rights and interests. Now we need to take Mr. Lu to the hospital for treatment. Please make way, otherwise our car will not be able to drive out, and it will not be good for Mr. Lu’s injuries. Thank you.” The attorney’s words explained the cause and effect of Liang Deyou’s calling the police. By the way, he also praised the police station for its integrity in law enforcement and stated that they would sue Liang Guoming for wounding people. He immediately defined Lu Chengyu as the victim and made the law enforcement officers feel good about them.
Although Lu Chengyu didn’t study law, he could still hear the wisdom in the lawyer’s words. He looked up and smiled at everyone, but with paper stuffed in his nose, he looked a little funny.
“Don’t worry, Xiao Yu, we are all on your side,” a girl shouted, causing others to shout, “Don’t be afraid, Xiao Yu!”
Lu Chengyu looked at these people who came to the police station for him and thanked them several times. After getting in Yan Mu’s car, he waved to everyone. As for these people calling him “Xiao Yu”, he didn’t mind at all.
Liang Guoming looked more and more wrong. When Deyou called just now, didn’t he say that the other party was just an ordinary person? Why are so many people surrounding him now? And how did these people know about this matter? Could it be that this matter has been leaked to the Internet again?
“Mr. Liang?” Seeing this, the lawyer behind him hurriedly motioned for him to get in the car and leave, worried that these angry onlookers would hit him.
And the driver who had been waiting in the car got out and opened the door of the luxury Bentley for him. When he was about to open the door, he saw the onlookers slapping at their car. Frightened, he quickly covered his face and sat back in the driver’s seat. After Liang Deyou got in the car, he immediately started the car and drove out of the police station.
Seeing that both parties had left and the police station had handled the matter impartially, the people gathered outside the police station were preparing to go home. Suddenly, someone spoke up, “Who was the person who supported Xiao Yu just now?”
The others shook their heads and said they didn’t know. Some speculated that it was Lu Chengyu’s friend or relative, but this person asked in return, “If Xiao Yu had a friend or relative who could afford a Maybach, he wouldn’t have been slandered by the Liang prince at will, right?”
“That was his boss,” the two girls who had been eyewitnesses had come out at this time. After hearing this conversation, one of them said, “We heard what he said in there just now, and we all thought he was so handsome.” Everyone asked about what happened, so she told them the story, and finally sighed, “A company that can take such good care of its employees must be a conscientious enterprise. Buying more of their products in the future will also be considered as increasing Xiao Yu’s performance.”
Someone posted this incident on Weibo, so Yan Mu got another title, “someone else’s boss”, and Huading’s positive image also spread on the Internet because of this incident.
In the Bentley, Liang Guoming almost vomited blood after listening to Liang Deyou’s narration. Although he always loved this only son, he was still furious at this moment, “Do you know what our company is like now? In order to make up for the previous things, I, your father, have to pretend to be a grandson in front of those people all day long. You, on the other hand, go to cause trouble without knowing right or wrong, and the one you provoked is not an ordinary person. Is Yan Mu easy to get along with? Do you know what the status of his grandfather’s family is?!”
Liang Deyou lost face at the police station, and now he was scolded by Liang Guoming. He got angry and retorted, “How could I know he would meddle in other people’s business? Besides, Lu Chengyu is the son of the couple who drove without eyes. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have lost the project, let alone been criticized by the safety supervision department in the industry. Their family has reduced the reputation of our company. What’s wrong with me cleaning him up?”
“If you want to deal with someone, you should see if you have the ability,” Liang Guoming cursed, “Now they are going to deal with us.” Suddenly, his face changed, “What did you say, his son of that couple?”
Seeing Liang Deyou nod, he slapped him angrily, “You brainless person, how did I raise you like this?”
Liang Deyou looked at Liang Guoming in disbelief, covering his face and angrily said, “Dad!” He hadn’t been beaten for many years, and now his father beat him over such a small matter?!
“Shut up!” Liang Guoming thought for a while, “Now go and find out which hospital Yan Mu sent the person to. After you know the location, you go and apologize to him in person, and be humble. You must get his forgiveness, understand?”
“Why should I apologize to him? He deliberately provoked me,” Liang Deyou repeated Lu Chengyu’s provocative words before, and then gritted his teeth and said, “Who does he think he is.” He really didn’t understand what ability Lu Chengyu had to even worry his father.
Liang Guoming wanted to scold him again but thinking about how he had spoiled his son to the point of lawlessness over the years, he could only sigh and said, “Deyou, you are already 25 years old this year, it’s time for you to be sensible. When I was not as old as you, I had to drink porridge and eat pickles every day and go to dig coal.” He frowned and said, “This matter is not that simple. This Lu Chengyu is not a simple person either. If we don’t handle it well, our Liang family will be in even greater chaos.”
Liang Deyou was most impatient when hearing Liang Guoming mention the past, so he had to agree reluctantly.
In the hospital, Lu Chengyu was chewing on an apple, looking at the injury report which said: suspected intracranial or skull injury, nasal cartilage injury, hospitalization for observation and treatment is required.
He glanced at Yan Mu, who was sitting at the head of the bed with a calm face and felt that this medical report seemed to be much more serious than his actual situation.
“You have a good rest. This hospital is run by Zhang Zeyun’s family. I will ask the doctors and nurses to take good care of you. If you have any problems, you can ask them for help.” Yan Mu seemed not to see Lu Chengyu’s suspicious eyes. He stood up and opened the window in the ward for him to let the air circulate in the room. “I will ask someone to bring a laptop to kill time. Leave the other things to me. I will help you take good care of them.”
Lu Chengyu didn’t know whether Yan Mu’s so-called “other things” referred to the court or other things, but what Yan Mu had done for him had already far exceeded what ordinary friends could do. He was silent for a moment and whispered, “Thank you.”
“Didn’t you say before that we don’t have to be so polite with each other?” Yan Mu walked to the bedside, reached out and patted his shoulder, then quickly withdrew his hand, trying to make the smile on his face gentler, “I thought you already regarded me as a friend.”
Lu Chengyu nodded: “I not only regard you as a friend, I also regard you as a buddy.” He paused, hesitated, “And… if you are not used to smiling like this, don’t force yourself to smile.”
The smile that Yan Mu had finally forced out suddenly froze. He coughed dryly, looked away and said, “I’ll go see the doctor and ask you if there is anything you need to pay attention to.”
Lu Chengyu watched him hurriedly walk out of the ward, then lowered his head to look at the medical record in his hand, snapped, and bit off a large piece of the apple.
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