Chapter 107: Suffering for a Whole Night

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“What? Murder?”

Mr. Yan cried out in shock. He was completely stunned.

All he did was tie Yan Xiaoju to the bed to prevent her from escaping. How did he get a murder charge out of it?

Yan Jiaoyue and her mother also felt their legs go weak. They were typical of the bossy ones who would make things difficult for Yan Xiaoju. When they faced the police, they became wuss.

“That’s right. Hurry up and follow us to the police station to take a statement. As for the specific situation, we have to wait until the victim’s condition improves and her life is not in danger before we make a decision.”

At this moment, Gu Qingchen finally realized the status of Hongfeng School in society.

If it was not because the person who came was a teacher of Hongfeng, if it was not because she and Yan Xiaoju were both students of Hongfeng, the matter would not have been resolved so smoothly. The members of the Yan family would not have been taken to the police station directly.

The ambulance arrived, and the paramedics quickly carried the immobilized Yan Xiaoju away on a stretcher. The police even politely said to Gu Qingchen and the others, “If you have time, I hope that you can take a statement together.”

Gu Qingchen thought for a moment, and then said, “Officer, it is already very late. We are still worried about Yan Xiaoju’s condition, so we want to go to the hospital to guard her first. How about this, we will go to your place first thing tomorrow morning, and you guys take their statements first tonight. How about it?”

The police thought for a moment. Because they were the teacher and student of Hongfeng, it was understandable that they wanted to go to the hospital first, so the police agreed. They first brought the four members of the Yan family, including Aunt Wu, to the police station.

The police and the ambulance had woken up the surrounding neighbors. Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting out of hand, some people came out to watch the commotion.

When they saw the Yan family members coming out, they were also discussing among themselves.

“What did this family do? They were arrested by the police!”

“I saw it. I think something happened to that unloved child of the family. I think she was carried out just now.”

“Carried out? What happened? How did she get carried out?”

“Sigh, you guys don’t know. I accidentally saw it. That girl’s wrist was bruised. It was really scary. I don’t know what happened.”

The neighbors were discussing animatedly. Gu Qingchen looked at the livid Mr. Yan and Mrs. Yan and Yan Jiaoyue, who had been covering their faces. Gu Qingchen snorted and explained to the crowd.

She said to the police on purpose, “Police officer, you must interrogate the person who abused an underage girl and almost killed her. This is the first time something like this has happened in our Hongfeng School. I believe the school and the media will take it seriously.”

“Don’t worry, we will interrogate him overnight. If they really abused the girl, we would definitely handle this case properly for your school.”

The police officer quickly left with his men. The surrounding neighbors finally understood.

It turned out that the Yan family had been arrested for abusing an underage girl.

“Oh my god! That’s so inhumane. He actually abused his own child. He’s worse than an animal!”

“You don’t know this, but that child of the Yan family seems to belong to that man’s ex-wife. That Mrs. Yan is a stepmother, so she treats her child badly. She’s usually cold and sarcastic. I’ve seen her a few times.”

“No wonder. So, that poor girl is not her own child. I thought that Mrs. Yan was very noble. She likes to put on airs, but it turns out that she’s a monster in her bones. We must avoid her in the future so as not to ruin our reputation.”

“That’s right, that’s right. When I go home, I have to tell my son not to get too close to that Yan Jiaoyue. Did you see that? Yan Jiaoyue was taken away too. Maybe she’s involved in this too. Otherwise, why would she take a child away?”

“Yes, you’re right. I have to tell my daughter to stay away from Yan Jiaoyue too. Such a misbehaving child, don’t lead my child astray.”

All of a sudden, everyone started to despise the Yan family. They all secretly warned themselves to stay away from this family in the future.

Gu Qingchen watched everything from the side coldly. Seeing everyone’s reaction, Gu Qingchen said to Little Bean, “Little Bean, drive. Send Mr. Lin back first. He needs to rest before going to the hospital.”

Mr. Lin’s heart was not good. Staying up late was not good to him. Mr. Lin thought about it and agreed. He still had to go to the police station and the Hundred Herb Hall tomorrow. If he didn’t sleep, he really couldn’t endure it.

However, after Mr. Lin went back, she thought about it and decided to look for Gu Qingchen’s homeroom teacher, Mr. Meng. Then, she looked for the director of Department of Medicine. When the two teachers heard about this, they were also very shocked, they hurriedly rushed to the hospital.

The next morning, Gu Qingchen and the others, accompanied by their teacher, went to the police station. Although Yan Xiaoju’s condition had improved, she was still unable to move and needed to rest in bed.

When Gu Qingchen arrived, the police station did interrogate the Yan family overnight. Aunt Wu was an honest person and told them all about the mistreatment of the Yan family over the years.

Although she was a servant of the Yan family, she did not want to be involved in this matter. She was an honest person and did not want to be prisoned. So, she told them everything.

That night, the three members of the Yan family were tormented. They were all used to living in luxury and had never been treated like this. After just one night, they were already dispirited and looked very haggard.

When Gu Qingchen arrived, she accidentally saw the pale face of Yan Jiaoyue. She sneered and then followed the police to record her statement.

After she finished talking about everything, the police released Aunt Wu. Gu Qingchen said that it was Aunt Wu who tipped them off and that was why they went to the Yan family’s house.

Otherwise, she really could not explain why she rushed into the Yan family’s house in the middle of the night. When the police asked Aunt Wu, Gu Qingchen said that she was the one who tipped them off. In order not to go to jail, Aunt Wu immediately nodded and was released.

In the morning, even the higher ups of Hongfeng were here. Naturally, the Yan family attached great importance to this, so they gave a guarantee that they would conduct a strict investigation.

With this strict investigation, the three members of the Yan family would have to continue waiting for the interrogation room.

Gu Qingchen and Mr. Meng applied for leave and went to the hospital to visit Yan Xiaoju. At noon, Han Zhengxiu also came.

Gu Qingchen consulted Han Zhengxiu. He was from the law faculty, so he naturally knew a little about it.

“Abusing a minor is considered a crime of abuse. It depends on the degree of abuse. If it is mild, it is punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or public surveillance. If it is serious, for example, causing serious injury or death to the victim, it is punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years. This all needs to be investigated and verified before it can be confirmed.”

Han Zhengxiu explained in detail. It seemed that after he found out about this matter, he had specially checked the criminal law. When he saw that Yan Xiaoju was being abused and heard about the Yan family’s plans, Han Zhengxiu was so angry that his nose almost went crooked.

“This family really deserves to die!”

Han Zhengxiu said in a huff. Gu Qingchen patted his shoulder and said, “You are a law student, not a judge. Be more professional.”

After all, there were too many people here and Hongfeng’s teachers were passing by. Han Zhengxiu still had to maintain his image.