Chapter 41: Compromise (Part One)

or a moment, Li Tianshu continued: "Tell them to withdraw completely; no more senseless sacrifices.""But…" A man with the rank of colonel hesitated."No buts. This is Wang Zheng’s decision," Li Tianshu...Chapter 41 Compromise (Part One)

After such a long interrogation, looking at the statements, the two policemen began to worry. The direct victims of this case were the wife and son of the Secretary of the Capital Government Office, and it was also a task directly overseen by their superiors. If they took these statements as is, it would certainly cause dissatisfaction among high-ranking officials. However, they believed that the truth was exactly what had happened: Liu Xuan acted in self-defense, not even going beyond the limits of justified defense.

These two young policemen, of course, did not want to see a beautiful and vibrant girl like Liu Xuan spend two or three years in prison, where she would be surrounded by all sorts of scum and lose her humanity. These kind-hearted policemen naturally could not bear to see Liu Xuan become that way.

But how were they going to report this

"Let's stop for today then. We'll continue with the specifics tomorrow," one policeman closed the statement book and said to his colleague, "Little Li, arrange a single room for her."

Liu Xuan could see through the policeman’s intentions; she smiled slightly and said, "Thank you very much."

"It's nothing."

The two policemen nodded. They could only help to this extent. As for what upper management would do with this statement, that was beyond their control.

Zhu Qihua had a dinner engagement tonight and his alcohol tolerance was usually good; he drank nearly a pound of liquor but was just slightly intoxicated when the driver dropped him off downstairs. Upon opening the door and seeing the scene inside, all traces of intoxication vanished instantly!

His woman lay on the floor with disheveled hair in an extremely indecent position, while his son lay naked on the ground covered in blood stains, both silent as if they had fainted.

Seeing his family in this condition caused Zhu Qihua's eyes to turn red instantly. Of course, years of political maneuvering made him cautious and prevented him from acting rashly.

Zhu Qihua cautiously stood at the door, peeking into the room. Apart from blood stains in the living room, everything else seemed normal; those stains should be his son’s.

Who was targeting him like this What had happened Who turned his son into this state! Zhu Qihua's mind raced through several thoughts, but found no answers.

Carefully pulling on his wife, he found her body motionless as if glued to the ground; the shiny substance there had dried up. When Zhu Qihua took off his shoes and tried with a toe, the shoe wasn't stuck, indicating that its adhesive property was gone.

Zhu Qihua still did not rashly enter the room nor call for help from others. He remained at the door, pinched his wife's philtrum while leaning in to examine her carefully, and after a long time, Ye Hui slowly regained consciousness.

"Tell me quickly what happened!" Zhu Qihua’s face was filled with anxiety.

Yehui had a miserable expression on her face; her head was stuck to the ground, and she couldn't even turn her face to look at her son.

"Son... our son..." Before Yehui could finish two sentences, she started crying uncontrollably!

"Stop crying! Quickly tell me what happened!" Seeing his wife only cry without speaking, Zhu Qihua began shouting.

Yehui's face was stuck to the ground; when she spoke, it seemed like she had facial paralysis: "Son... son got dozens of lashes from that vicious person and was even forced to drink chili water. It's all because of that woman named Liu Xuan who sent people to retaliate."

When Zhu Qihua heard this, as expected, his thoughts were similar to what he had anticipated: "Where is the female student"

"At Pingjiang District Police Station."

Zhu Qihua's expression darkened: "Women can only bring trouble! She taught our son into this state and now she has the nerve to cause trouble for others!"

Yehui didn't argue back, closing her eyes instead. The immense suffering her son had endured made her as a mother extremely distressed; hatred towards Liu Xuan was also rising within her heart.

Zhu Qihua took out his phone and hesitated for quite some time before dialing a number.

"Hello, Old Chen My son has sustained an injury and I need you to send a car to take him to your hospital."

After hanging up the call, Zhu Qihua started pondering deeply.

This matter must be kept secret; otherwise, if others found out that the child of the Secretary of the Municipal Government had been whipped in his own home, it would spread across the country in an instant. If reporters who enjoy digging for gossip began following and reporting on this incident, countless troubles would ensue, likely even forcing him to resign from his position due to bad public opinion.

Who exactly was targeting them Seeing the lash marks all over his son's body made Zhu Qihua feel heartache as well. Now wasn't the time for frustration; since this matter had already occurred, it needed a reasonable resolution.

This person who tormented his family without showing their face—was it threatening him, intimidating him, or what other conditions did they want

There were many unresolved questions. At present, the only clue was on that female student's body.

The elderly Mr. Chen was the director of Beijing Pingjiang District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and had a very good relationship with Zhu Qihua; upon receiving the call, he didn't say another word but personally brought two ambulances over directly.

Joking aside, if the secretary-general's son got hurt and I didn't take this matter seriously, there would be no future for me in dealing with this secretary-general.

However, when Old Chen and several medical personnel carried a stretcher upstairs and saw the scene before them, they were instantly dumbfounded.

The secretary-general was smoking beside him, with cigarette butts scattered on the floor. The secretary-general's wife was lying in an unseemly position on the ground, while his son was completely naked, covered in crisscrossing bloody wounds that were hard to look at.

"Secretary-General Zhu, what’s this" Old Chen asked with a questioning gaze directed towards Zhu Qihua.

Zhu Qihua's expression was very grim. After all, no one wanted their family's private affairs exposed to outsiders.

After taking a deep drag on his cigarette, Zhu Qihua said, "Old Chen, I don’t want news of today’s incident to get out."

"Secretary-General, rest assured. My medical personnel and I won't disclose any information," Old Chen immediately guaranteed with an affirming nod while also giving a subtle look to the nurses present; all the male nurses understood the gravity of the situation.

"Good then, let's get started." Zhu Qihua paused for a moment before continuing, "It seems they were glued to the floor by some strong adhesive. The glue has already dried up. Try it out; you might have to put in quite an effort."

Old Chen personally went forward and examined the situation, involuntarily drawing in a sharp breath.

This was some kind of adhesive that even a living person couldn’t break free from! Furthermore, their skin was now firmly stuck to the dried-up glue with no space between. Tugging at it forcefully would result in Secretary-General Zhu's wife and son having their flesh torn off!

As an experienced doctor, Old Chen directly ordered, "Little Li, go fetch the miniature electric saw from the ambulance."

The miniature electric saw was used for limb amputations or minor bone-cutting surgeries. Since this time Old Chen came personally to deal with the situation, he had brought almost all the necessary equipment.

When the miniature electric saw arrived, Old Chen took charge himself and carefully cut through the layer of glue between the floor and skin using the saw.

The reason for him taking personal action was not only because Old Chen didn’t trust his medical staff to handle it properly but also that he wanted to leave a good impression on this Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government.

Needless to say, even if Wang Zheng’s strong adhesive was powerful, it was somewhat vulnerable against an electric saw. Nevertheless, it still took Old Chen more than two hours of meticulous work before he managed to separate the two living individuals from the floor.

However, their bodies and faces were still stuck with a layer of shiny glue, adding another layer of sorrowfulness to the scene.

Old Chen felt a chill in his heart. Who could be so ruthless to beat up the son of the Municipal Government Secretary into this state It really takes guts.

"Quick, lift them onto the ambulance!"

A few medical staff hurriedly lifted the two people onto the ambulance and wanted to leave.

Old Chen sat in the front passenger seat and saw Zhu Qihua standing by without any intention of getting into the car. He asked curiously, "Secretary Zhu, aren't you going"

Zhu Qihua paused for a moment before saying, "Old Chen, I leave these two to your care. I have some matters here that need my attention. The driver will come pick me up later." Then he added, "You must keep this strictly confidential."

Old Chen sensed the stern look in Zhu Qihua's eyes and nodded instinctively. He knew this matter was extremely serious and possibly concealed a major secret. It would be safest for him to remain tight-lipped.

As he watched the ambulance speed away, Zhu Qihua took out his phone and dialed Pingjiang District Bureau Chief Ge’s number.

Zhu Qihua didn’t ask the driver to pick him up; instead, he hailed a taxi. With such an incident happening, every additional person who knew about it increased the risk.

"Bureau Chief Ge, you can leave first. I would like to talk with this girl alone."

"Alright, Secretary Zhu. If you need anything else, just give me a call; I'll be right next door." The principle of hierarchy in officialdom was well understood by Pingjiang District Bureau Chief Ge who treated Zhu Qihua with utmost respect.

Zhu Qihua thanked him.

He scrutinized the girl before him. Although she wore no makeup, her looks were top-notch and a faint smile always played on her lips without any hint of dejection. She exuded an air of confidence that was hard to conceal even in the orange T-shirt from the detention center. Her figure was striking and full of youthful vitality.

How could she be so confident So young, yet still able to smile with such assurance

In fact, right after Zhu Feng was doused with pepper spray for the first time, Zhu Qihua had dispatched people secretly to investigate this girl named Liu Xuan. She came from an ordinary small city in another province where her parents were high school teachers. In their city, they could be considered a scholarly family. From the records, the background of this girl was clean and clear; it would be impossible for her to have any connections with the powerful factions in Beijing.

But then, how could she smile so confidently now

Zhu Qihua was deeply puzzled.ent, a cold current was already rising from Chu Zhaonan's lumbar region, spreading throughout his body!Hugging his chest, Wang Zheng said, "Calculating every step meticulously, not only did you concea...