The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 431 - 428: Beat Some More, Thousands of Yuan 10_1

"How dare they assault a customer! Such an unscrupulous business must be exposed!"

"Assault demands compensation; this can’t just be dismissed!"

"This is the crime of intentional injury!"

Local police stations had an unwritten rule: it was better to avoid stirring up more trouble with civil disputes, and they often leaned towards favoring locals. These relatives were all speaking the local dialect, and their sheer number was overwhelming. The police officer felt a headache coming on just looking at the scene. Complicating matters further, one of the relatives who lived nearby knew the officers well. He stepped out to make a call to the chief, and when he returned, the officers’ attitudes had noticeably shifted.

"Officer, this isn’t an ordinary civil dispute! They’re guilty of intentional injury, enough for a conviction!"

"We will send a lawyer’s letter! They can’t just get away with assaulting people!"

"These two women have criminal records! One of them used to be a prostitute, and neither of them is any good! This time, we can’t let these dregs of society escape punishment!"

Yan Xixi and Xu Xiaoya were surrounded like criminals. The crowd of relatives pointed fingers and gestured wildly, their furious shouts nearly drowning the two women.

The two of them were verbally abused and humiliated, unable to refute a single word. They stood alone, completely helpless.

Xu Xiaoya had never witnessed such a scene. Initially, she tried to argue, but she soon became almost paralyzed with fear, terrified of being sued for compensation or detained. Even if she was in the right, she couldn’t make herself understood. She whispered, "Xixi, please call Huang Xiaojue. He can’t just stand by and let his family bully us like this, can he?"

Yan Xixi wiped the blood from her lips without saying a word.

Xu Xiaoya breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yan Xixi pull out her phone, thinking she was calling Huang Xiaojue. To her surprise, however, Yan Xixi simply swiped her hand across the screen and deleted Huang Xiaojue’s contact number.

Xu Xiaoya was taken aback. "Xixi..."

Yan Xixi gave a bitter smile. "Don’t worry, Xiaoya. I’ll handle our problems myself. From this moment on, I’m making a clean break with him."

She stood up and waved her hand.

The noisy relatives immediately quieted down.

In a cold tone, she said, "Whatever compensation you want, go ahead and get a medical examination to assess the injuries. I’ll pay whatever the medical bills amount to."

An aunt shrieked, "You’ll pay? Can you even afford it? You’re not planning to run away, are you? Officer, you can’t let her escape, or who will we go after?"

The police officer quickly responded, "How could she run? We have her ID card, and her shop is collateral. Don’t worry, they definitely can’t escape. The most urgent thing now is to get the injured to the hospital for treatment."

"But they need to pay a deposit first! Otherwise, are we supposed to pay for it ourselves?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The officer said solemnly, "The two parties involved, you should first send someone to pay a deposit."

Immediately, the aunt loudly demanded, "They should prepay 100,000!"

Xu Xiaoya angrily retorted, "We don’t have that kind of money!"

"Two severely injured patients, and you think you can pay less than 100,000? They’ll have to stay in the hospital for at least a month or two, and that costs money, doesn’t it? 100,000 is too little! Make them prepay 200,000!"

Again, the officer stepped in to mediate. "How about this: for now, prepay a deposit of 50,000."

Xu Xiaoya had no choice. She called an employee and asked them to take the day’s takings to the hospital to cover the deposit.

Yet, the relatives still wouldn’t let them leave.

The aunt was especially aggressive. "They caused severe injuries by assault! Officer, detaining them first wouldn’t be going too far, would it?"

Since the other party refused to settle, the police felt quite helpless.

Just then, Huang’s father walked in.