Chapter 4: The Night Without Faith Lu Shuang 05
When I woke up, I checked my phone and it was only 12 o'clock. I had only slept for two hours, but it felt like a century had passed. Just as I was about to adjust my posture and continue sleeping, my phone suddenly rang, and my heart skipped a beat.
There aren't many people who would call me at this point.
I took out my cell phone and looked at the caller ID. It was an unfamiliar number, and it was a landline.
I took a deep breath and pressed the answer button. I knew some things were unavoidable.
"Hello, are you Su Xin's family member?"
"I am."
"This is the ×× police station. Su Xin is being held in our station for theft. Can you come over and coordinate compensation and bail?"
"Okay, I'll be there right away." I didn't look surprised or shocked at all , because this kind of thing was already a common occurrence for me. Because of Su Xin, I was familiar with almost all the police stations in S City.
After arriving at the police station, Su Xin was still arguing with the middle-aged lady whose property was stolen: "Yes, I am sick, so what? I just like to steal things, what's your business?"
"This is the first time I've seen someone stealing things so self-righteously. I must sue you! Even if I can't put you in jail, at least I'll put you in a mental hospital for two years!" The middle-aged lady was so angry that she was shaking all over. If there hadn't been the police officers stopping in the middle to persuade them to stop fighting, they would probably have really fought.
"Go ahead and sue me! Do you think that treatment in a mental hospital is free? If you can really sue me and get me locked up, then you've done a good deed, and I should thank you."
After so many years, Su Xin is no longer the weak young lady she used to be, but all her fighting power can always be used in everything that provokes me.
I didn't say a word. I walked over, pulled Su Xin away, and slapped her directly: "Can you wake up a little?"
This slap stunned everyone present. Usually only mothers slap their daughters when educating them, and no one had ever seen me like this.
Su Xin was obviously also stunned by my slap. She calmed down and her violent mood subsided a little. Suddenly, her eyes turned red.
I didn't look at her again, but walked up to the middle-aged lady.
The lady was also frightened by my momentum at this time. She took a step back, her face pale, but she still said: "Don't try to threaten me. This is the police station, not a place for you to act wildly."
I was standing two meters away from her, and suddenly, unexpectedly, I knelt on the ground and said, "Please don't sue me."
The lady seemed to be surprised by what I would do. She was stunned for a moment, but she immediately regained her firmness and said, "It's your mother who made the mistake. If you let a dangerous person like her go so easily, she will still make mistakes. I am doing this to get rid of harm for the people."
"If you don't drop the lawsuit, I won't get up."
It should have been a very touching scene, with the daughter kneeling down for her mother, but my cold tone and indifferent and rogue expression made the atmosphere a little weird.
Apparently, the lady didn't seem to understand what was going on.
Just at this moment, a teenager about my age walked into the police station and walked straight towards the middle-aged lady.
When the lady saw him, she felt like she had found her savior: "Xingfeng, you are finally here. This mother and daughter are not only thieves, but also crazy! I am almost sick because of them."
The boy looked towards us after hearing this. Compared to his mother, he looked more innocent and harmless, with a clean and handsome face, a white cotton T-shirt, and black sweatpants, neat and tidy. His eyes were clear and bright, and his gaze was gentle.
For a moment, I thought this gaze seemed familiar, but when I searched my mind, I had no impression of him.
His eyes also fell on me at this time, revealing a hint of scrutiny and hesitation.
But I couldn't care less about this situation. I knew that the young man was the breakthrough point, so I shifted my target from the lady to him: "My mother is mentally ill, and she couldn't control herself when she stole things. I have a younger brother, so... I beg you not to sue. We can pay compensation and settle this matter privately."
The reason why I begged her like this was not for Su Xin, but because I considered that if Su Xin was forcibly sent to a mental hospital, I would not be able to afford the high medical expenses.
The lady was still unconvinced: "If she is mentally ill, send her to the hospital for treatment. How can you let her come out and harm others like this?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "If I could afford the medical expenses, none of this would happen today."
At this time, the police officer nearby also came out to help mediate: "This child is indeed very miserable. I have seen her come here to take her mother home more than once. Let's forget about this matter for now. I will see if there are any government subsidies recently and try to get her mother treated. Do you think this is okay?"
The lady wanted to say something, but the boy stopped her: "Mom, forget it. It's so late now. It's not worth it to waste your beauty sleep because of this matter. Since they said they want compensation, just pay the compensation and forget it."
The lady still listened to the boy's words. She was a little scared to be entangled with two crazy people, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "But she tore my bag when she stole it. This is a new model of the season. I bought it last month. The purchase price was 20,000 yuan. Even with depreciation, it is only 10% off."
The young man pushed the lady's shoulder and gave her a look: "Mom...please don't embarrass me."
The lady curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "I really like this bag, what's wrong with asking for some compensation?"
I knelt on the ground, terrified. The lady's bag was placed there as evidence, and I could see it. Thanks to Su Xin, I knew how much the bag cost without the lady asking.
At this time, the brand-name bag worth 20,000 yuan was cut by a sharp weapon and became a defective product. If they really pursued the matter, it is possible that they would ask us to pay the full amount.
However, ten or twenty thousand is just a bag for a lady, but it is an astronomical figure for me.
As if sensing my despair, the young man sighed and advised the lady, "Mom, just let them pay for some repairs. The store should be able to fix it."
“But…” The lady hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, “Okay, I’ll let you go today, but you’d better not let me run into you again next time!”
I breathed a sigh of relief , but I was still worried. The cost of repairing a brand-name bag would probably not be too low. The only thing I was thankful for was that after I showed up, Su Xin seemed to be completely shocked by the slap. She didn't dare to say a word from beginning to end, but just huddled in the corner in silence.
I looked at the boy with gratitude, and he looked at me as well. He opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it and just smiled awkwardly.
