The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 445: Meddling in One’s Own Conceit_1
Officer Wang forcefully pried Li Qing’s hand off Lin Andong and pulled Li Qing to the side, whispering, "This time, I support you in suing him."
"You arrested him, didn’t you!" Li Qing said angrily, "He’s gone too far, aren’t you going to do something about it?"
Officer Wang shook his head, "I don’t have a charge to arrest him with!"
"Obstructing official duties, intentional injury to others, don’t these two count?" Li Qing challenged.
Officer Wang shook his head again, "Indeed... neither counts."
"Even if I were to take them back, I could only give them a verbal reprimand, and there wouldn’t be any other punishment. Of course, that’s if the kid wasn’t seriously hurt. If the kid really is in danger, both sides will be in trouble."
"I saw the type of your construction site just now, and actually, the safety standards are met. He is just picking faults randomly. So, you can sue him for disrupting the construction site operation and damaging your reputation. At the same time, you can ask that child’s mother to step forward and sue him for intentional injury."
Li Qing nodded, "If you say it’s intentional injury, why can’t you arrest him?"
"I can’t arrest him for that reason; the only applicable charge is suspected provocation and troublemaking," Officer Wang looked at Li Qing, "But you guys got into a fight just now, didn’t you?"
"We didn’t fight. They were blocking the way and refusing to let people pass, so I had someone push them aside," Li Qing explained.
"Don’t forget, this is a group of law students; they are best at nitpicking," said Officer Wang with a hint of helplessness, "I will take them away. Whether they sue you, or you sue them, you handle it."
"If we really get down to it, it would definitely come down to blame on both sides here. Although personally, I’m inclined to blame them more, it’s of no use; I can only give you advice, do you understand?"
Finally, Li Qing cleared up the confusion from this roundabout dialogue.
He nodded and said, "Thank you, Officer Wang. I know what to do now."
"Let’s disperse," Officer Wang nodded slightly and turned to shout.
"Just wait, you will get the legal punishment you deserve," Lin Andong taunted Li Qing with raised eyebrows, and yelled to his classmates, "Let’s go, we’re heading to the hospital."
Seeing their arrogant and defiant attitudes, Li Qing was truly filled with anger.
Still, university students.
A stomach full of books, all wasted on dogs.
"I’ll go to the hospital for you, it seems like there might be some issues here," Qi Mengru said softly.
Li Qing thought for a moment and shook his head, "No need, I’ll find someone."
Officer Wang had someone take the child to the county hospital, where Xu Keqing would have an easier time handling things.
He called Xu Keqing, explained the situation, and asked her to help arrange the child’s medical treatment.
Then he transferred twenty thousand yuan, as a prepayment for medical expenses.
After arranging all this and asking Tang Jianmin to maintain order at the construction site, Li Qing sat down on the ground, feeling somewhat powerless.
Although his body had almost recovered, the injured area was still throbbing with pain.
The back-and-forth of the situation had taken a toll on him, and his body was barely holding up.
Qi Mengru crouched in front of Li Qing, opened a bottle of water, and handed it to him, "Take a break. Are you really going to sue those students?"
"I will!" Li Qing said with determination, "Officer Wang just gave me a few ideas."
"These students who have learned a little about the law but have lost their conscience... If I don’t deal with them, I honestly can’t swallow this anger. They’ll only harm more people this way."
"Since they study law, I’ll use legal means to teach them a lesson!"
"I must make their arrogance pay the price!"
Qi Mengru nodded, "I’ll contact a lawyer for you. He’s an absolute legal titan in our province."
"Okay." Li Qing didn’t bother with much courtesy and simply nodded.
Qi Mengru sneered lightly, "I’ve only ever heard of some students teaching in rural schools causing utter chaos, but I never imagined there would be people meddling and offering legal aid without knowing what they’re doing."
"This matter is fundamentally a good thing, but there are bound to be a few bad apples." Li Qing shook his head as he spoke.
At that moment, Xu Keqing called.
"The child is fine, just lost a bit too much blood and needs to stay in the hospital for a while."
Li Qing took a long breath of relief.
No matter what, as long as the child was okay, that was good.
"Qingzi, I just went to the ward and saw a group of students. They had the child’s mother sign something; I overheard that it seemed like they want to sue you. Be a bit careful," Xu Keqing said with some concern.
Li Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and nodded, "Okay, I got it. Is there enough money?"
"For now, there’s plenty. If it’s not enough, I’ll let you know. Of course, if you run out of money, you can also ask me. Considering how well we know each other, I would lend it to you," Xu Keqing said half-jokingly.
"I won’t be shy." Li Qing chuckled lightly and then hung up the phone.
"The child’s mother wants to sue you?" Qi Mengru asked anxiously.
Li Qing’s phone volume had been loud, and she had heard it.
Li Qing nodded, "It shouldn’t be a big deal. I’ll go to the hospital later to discuss it with the child’s mother."
"I’ll go with you," Qi Mengru said.
"Alright."
After resting briefly at the construction site, Li Qing instructed Tang Jianmin to eliminate other potential safety hazards and to get some rest afterward. Then he rushed to the hospital with Qi Mengru.
Li Qing had just left the county hospital in the morning, and now he was back again in the afternoon.
Lately, it seemed he was really tied to this place.
Having received a call from Li Qing, Xu Keqing had been waiting early at the entrance of the inpatient department.
The two attractive women sensed a familiar aura from each other upon their first meeting.
"Xu Keqing!"
"Qi Mengru!"
Both introduced themselves almost simultaneously.
"You are the... the vice-principal from the No. 3 Middle School?" Upon hearing Qi Mengru’s name, Xu Keqing asked in surprise.
"You know me?" Qi Mengru was also surprised.
"Principal Qi’s reputation is well-known; of course, I’ve heard of you. It’s better to see once than to hear a hundred times, and you’re even more beautiful in person than the rumors," Xu Keqing remarked with amazement as she sized up Qi Mengru.
Li Qing interrupted the compliments they were about to exchange, "Take me to see the child first."
"Let’s go, we can talk on the way," Xu Keqing said.
In the ward, Li Qing saw the child’s honest and simple mother.
She was around the same age as Auntie Caili, but the years of physical labor had taken their toll, making her appear worn and older.
"Boss Li, I know it was the child who trespassed because he was playful, but he’s hurt badly. The doctor said it might cost over ten thousand. My family’s situation isn’t great. You see..." the child’s mother said uneasily as she wrung her hands.
"We will cover the medical and the child’s subsequent nutrition expenses. I’ve already advanced the medical costs, so just focus on caring for the child," Li Qing said. "However, I heard that you’re planning to sue me?"
