After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 563 - 553: The Han Family Father and Son are Huge Pits

Chapter 563: Chapter 553: The Han Family Father and Son are Huge Pits

"Please rest assured, Miss Jiang, our police will do our utmost to bring justice to Miss Han Jiaojiao."

Jiang Lingxi faintly curved her lips and nodded to the policewoman in front of her, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It’s what we should do."

They both knew in their hearts that it was impossible that Han Jiaojiao accidentally fell because she was drunk and disoriented. However, bound by procedures and evidence, they had to comply, even though it was frustrating.

The policewoman’s phone suddenly rang, she quickly answered it, "What, the Han family has been contacted? Okay, I’ll be right there."

Jiang Lingxi watched the policewoman’s hurried retreat, and discreetly frowned.

Earlier in the hospital room, when Pei Xinyuan mentioned Han Jiaojiao’s family situation—how she neither went home nor contacted them, and even during New Year, barely stayed two days before returning—it could be seen that Han Jiaojiao’s relationship with her family was at most average.

She hoped that the scene she imagined wouldn’t appear.

*

Pei Xinyuan, upon learning that Han Jiaojiao’s father and brother were on their way to Imperial City, didn’t think too much of it.

After all, with Jiaojiao already... as family, even if there were any conflicts in the past, they surely wouldn’t add insult to injury at this time.

Besides, she could tell her friend’s survival instincts were low, considering if it were herself facing such circumstances, she probably wouldn’t be any stronger than Jiaojiao.

It was precisely a time when comfort and encouragement from family were needed.

She was quietly looking forward to the relatives of her friend who were rushing over.

Bai Shengyu also received the news.

Originally, his assistant had already bought the plane tickets to head to Han Jiaojiao’s hometown, but before they could board, they received a message from their boss, "Should I cancel the tickets?"

"No, when they come to Imperial City, they’ll definitely be picked up by the police, making it hard for us to contact them immediately. You should stick to the original plan and personally investigate their character, that way we can deal with it accordingly later."

"Yes, boss."

But Bai Shengyu soon realized his efforts were in vain.

In the afternoon, Han Jiaojiao’s father and brother rushed to Imperial City with tickets bought with the help of the police. Just after leaving the station, they were taken to the hospital by the police. Upon seeing their daughter (sister) severely injured and looking like a battered rag doll on the bed, the faces of the father and son showed no signs of distress, and their first concern was, "Officer, we don’t need to pay for this girl’s medical expenses, right?"

The policeman questioned felt an ominous foreboding.

Soon, the premonition was confirmed.

Upon learning they didn’t have to bear the medical costs, father and son openly heaved a sigh of relief, then promptly asked, "What about that Golden Club or whatever, our girl was forced to jump there, look at her, barely holding onto life, we need compensation, there must be compensation!"

"Right, compensation, it can’t be swept under the rug like this. Officer, you must help us, my sister is really too pitiful!"

The policeman looked at the tall, slightly obese middle-aged man before him, even pretending to wipe nonexistent tears, and barely managed to swallow back the words he wanted to curse.

His mind was filled with doubt; are these two really Han Jiaojiao’s biological father and brother?

Could his colleagues have found the wrong people?

He lowered his head to glance at his uniform, took a deep breath, trying to reason with them, "The matter of compensation can wait. Isn’t it more important now to encourage Miss Han to pull through and recover quickly?"

"How can anything related to money wait? What if they deny it later on?"

"Exactly, Officer, if you don’t take us, we’ll go ourselves."

Seeing both about to head out, the officer was momentarily stunned, "Sir, and you, big brother, your daughter and sister are still lying on the bed!"

"Aren’t you police watching over her, along with doctors and nurses? We are of no use here, can’t just sit and stare, right? It’s more important to get things done."

"Yes, and besides, didn’t the doctor just say my sister couldn’t work even after discharge? How will we support her without money? By the way, how do we get to that Golden Club?"

The officer, pushed aside by the father-son duo and even asked for directions, responded, "... just can’t do heavy work, but can still work, now there’s..."

Interrupted mid-sentence, "Her face is ruined, she can’t be an actress anymore!"

Seeing in their faces no concern for Miss Han, but only greed, the police officer felt a heavy blow to his heart.

They had gone through so much to find the victim’s relatives, escorting them all the way to Imperial City, only to let these two leech off Miss Han!

Even if this father and brother could extract compensation from Golden Club through pestering, can it really be used for Miss Han’s benefit?

"No, you can’t go!"

"Based on what, we’re not criminals."

"In any case, you can’t act on your own. Otherwise, we’ll send the two of you back where you came from."

If they had known this pair behaved this way, they wouldn’t have bothered.

"My goodness, threatening us common folks, is there any justice left in this world?"

Outside the hospital room, upon learning that Jiaojiao’s father and brother had arrived and wanting to meet them, Pei Xinyuan bit her finger, seething with anger.

She finally understood why Jiaojiao didn’t want to return home or even contact her family regularly; it was unnecessary, not worth it!

If only she had known, it would have been better not to notify them at all.

However, this pair must not be allowed to leave. With their money-gluttonous demeanor, if Mr. Bai finds out, they’d likely be bought off with a little money.

Jiaojiao can’t even speak now, legally her parents or brother would have more right to be her guardian than herself as a friend. Should they choose to withdraw the lawsuit on Jiaojiao’s behalf, she wouldn’t be able to stop them.

For now, they had to be kept in check.

Almost pressing her palms to draw blood, Pei Xinyuan forced herself to calm down and stepped forward, "Sir, and my big brother, I’m Pei Xinyuan, Jiaojiao’s good friend, we’ve been renting a place together these years. I wonder if she ever mentioned me to you."

"Ah, little Pei, yes, she mentioned you." Han Dashan adjusted his rough expression when faced with the delicate beauty approaching, "You came to see our Jiaojiao, right? Our Jiaojiao was wronged so miserably, and the officer here even stopped us from going to demand compensation."

Stopping you is the right thing to do!

Pei Xinyuan silently responded, then gently replied, "Jiaojiao is still unconscious; we don’t yet know what really happened. If you go there, what if they dodge responsibility? Who will you believe? We should wait until Jiaojiao wakes up and tells us what really happened."

Seeing the father and son start to ponder, Pei Xinyuan lowered her gaze, hiding her sarcasm, and continued her gentle persuasion, "Moreover, the Golden Club is a big place; there are several security guards with batons patrolling outside. If you go there like this, they’ll surely see through you as troublemakers. It would be strange if you weren’t stopped. The officer isn’t blocking you; he’s purely considering your safety!"

"That’s true, I saw online that people behind such big entertainment venues have complicated backgrounds." With Pei Xinyuan’s clear, logical analysis, initially tempting and then subtly threatening, Han Dashan recalled some videos he watched at home, and his mind began to cool a bit from the initial frenzy. He tugged his father’s arm, "Maybe... we should wait until Jiaojiao wakes up?"

Han’s father, also a coward, scratched his hands and nodded, "Let’s wait, I’ll ask the doctor when your sister might wake up."

Seeing the father and son temporarily calmed, Pei Xinyuan and the officer exchanged glances and both heaved a sigh of relief.

In the hallway behind them, a senior janitor bent over quietly walked away.