chapter 22

The captain had already met Zhuo Feng before. Knowing that he had a connection with the mayor’s daughter, he took it himself to record his statement in person and asked with concern, “Have the hospital examination results come out yet? Is everything all right?”

Zhuo Feng politely said, “It’s all right, thank you for your concern, Captain.”

The captain looked at Su Yuanyuan in his arms and spoke with a smile, “You really didn’t raise this fox for nothing. So young, but already loyal and protective of its owner. When you grow up, you’ll be so much better. By the way, I saw that she suddenly knocked you far away in the surveillance, and she did it pretty strongly too. Is the little guy okay?”

Zhuo Feng lowered his eyes and said, “It’s okay. It was probably its potential breaking out in face of an emergency. Thanks to it, she saved my life. Otherwise, I don’t know if I would still be alive now.”

The captain’s attention was suddenly shifted and he said seriously, “This drunk driving incident is really serious. The alcohol content in the driver’s body was clearly beyond regulations. We will revoke his driver’s license and restrict him from retaking a driver’s license test for 5 years. In addition, he caused such an accident, and will be imprisoned for 3 months, fined 2,000 yuan, and compensate you 10,000 yuan for the trauma he caused you. This amount is the most I could have him compensate you for. After all, you did escape unscathed, and his charges couldn’t be as serious as they should be. If it’s okay with you, please finish your statement later and sign a mediation agreement with him.”

The police officer on the side opened the notebook, ready to take a statement, but suddenly heard Zhuo Feng say, “Captain, I won’t accept mediation. I suspect this incident was a deliberate murder attempt. Drunk driving is just an excuse for him to get away with it. The purpose was for him to escape with a lighter sentence after the accident.”

Hearing that, the captain and the police officer were taken aback. They looked at each other, and asked inexplicably, “At that time, there was surveillance. The police also checked the traces on the scene, and found nothing strange. Why do you think this was a murder attempt?”

Zhuo Feng calmly said, “At this time of the year, I am preparing to take my college entrance exams, and I don’t usually leave school during the day. Only yesterday, the school received a phone call saying that I should pick up a parcel at the post office, and that it will be returned if not taken by the due date. After that, I left to retrieve the parcel, but I was almost hit by a truck before I got very far.”

He leaned forward, looked at the captain and said, “Also, I am sure that the car was accelerating at that time. I saw that he didn’t step on the brakes at all, and there were only brake marks on the ground after I dodged the truc. That is to say, at that time, the driver was very conscious and tried to hit me. He immediately stepped on the brakes after arriving at my position, so as to save his own life. If a drunk person really mistook the accelerator for the brakes, I don’t believe he would be able to correct it so quickly. Isn’t he only slightly injured? That’s because he has long calculated the distance to protect himself in this way, and he must be a good driver to control it so accurately.”

The captain wrinkled up his eyebrows, “We can take your words as a possibility for now, but the driver only runs trucks all the year round. He has no prior records, so the penalty for his first offense wouldn’t be too serious this time. Why would he try to kill you? I have investigated your data in the last case, and except for Zhuo Yichen, you have no grudges with other people.”

“Yes, it’s Zhuo Yichen. The police have a record of how he hurt me before. However, he was unpunished both times, and I believe his family also contributed a lot for that. Now, I have nothing to do with him, and my life is getting better and better. On the other hand, he has lost his reputation, accidentally broke his bone, and missed his chance at the college entrance examination. Once, Madam Zhuo met me, her expression was very strange. I have reason to suspect that he or his family bears a grudge against me and planned the murder.” Zhuo Feng dragged Zhuo Yichen into the water without changing his expression. He cannot reveal his cards now, so he will find excuses to bite them back. In short, they can’t get away easily just by writing this murder attempt away as a drunk driving accident.

When the captain heard that Zhuo’s family had done a lot of things, his expression was a little uncomfortable. Originally, he thought that Zhuo Feng had made a mountain out of a molehill, but he was embarrassed to directly deny it when he remembered how he hadn’t given Zhuo Feng justice twice before. He thought about it, and found that it wasn’t necessarily impossible. True, the reason given by Zhuo Feng can be regarded as a motive for murder. Anyway, there were few cases in the police station recently, so he did have some manpower to spare and help him check it out.

The captain knocked on the table, got up and said, “Okay, tell Xiao Liu about what specifically happened that day, and let him write it down. I’ll arrange this matter for people to reinvestigate. Don’t worry, if it’s really premeditated, we will definitely find evidence.”

Zhuo Feng thanked him, relieved of the captain’s generosity. While he read the law book last night, he thought of the words to say to the captain. He deliberately mentioned that Zhuo Yichen was not punished just to arouse the sympathy of the Captain. Fortunately, everything was going according to plan. Now, the accident is been treated as a murder attempt. As long as they can find evidence, the police will definitely open up further investigations.

After recording the confession with the police officer, Zhuo Feng took Su Yuanyuan to the pet shop. Fang Linlin had received the news. When they arrived, she grabbed Su Yuanyuan worriedly, “I heard Xiaobai saved you? Is she okay? That strong impact would have hit your insides so hard, wouldn’t it? Did you take her to the vet for examination?”

Su Yuanyuan felt how worried Fang Linlin was and raised her little paws to pat her hand, trying to reassure her. Zhuo Feng originally wanted to take Su Yuanyuan for an examination, but later he found out that Su Yuanyuan was a fox demon and her cultivation was improved, so he stopped worrying and said to Fang Linlin, “Yuanyuan is fine, and I should count myself lucky that neither of us was hurt. By the way, Yuanyuan is her new name. I think it suits her better than Xiaobai. She likes it a lot.”

“Yuanyuan? Well, it does fit her, and it’s good that she’s okay.” Fang Linlin put down her worry and looked at Zhuo Feng a few times, before sitting down on the chair and saying, “How can you just be lucky if you are both fine? You had a miracle! This is just like the news report about people catching their own children right before accidents. Even when they weren’t nearby, when they saw their child fall down the stairs, they would rush forward and be just in time to catch them. But then again, no one could run that fast. That’s why it is called a miracle. Maybe in a few days, the major news would report on you, and you two would be famous.”

Zhuo Feng spoke faintly, “Boss, don’t joke around. Who wants to be famous for this kind of thing?”

Fang Linlin said with some surprise, “Didn’t you say you were lucky? How long has it been since the last incident? The online fervor has just receded, and now you’re involved in another incident again. If I didn’t know you and know what kind of person you are, I would suspect you of making up stories for publicity. You just went to the police station, right? How was it? How much did you get compensated?”

Zhuo Feng frowned and shook his head, “I didn’t accept mediation, because I suspect the Zhuo family instructed the driver to hurt me. Although there is no substantial evidence, I think this is true.”

“The Zhuo family wants to hurt you?” Fang Linlin opened her eyes wide in disbelief. This kind of thing could be major or minor. If his suspicion was off the mark, it would still be a minor thing, but if it was true, that would be terrible. The Zhuo family is one of the biggest businessmen in this province, and their status wasn’t low. Will they really do such a thing?

Fang Linlin remembered Zhuo Yichen’s behavior, it was possible that the Zhuo family was really muddleheaded, and quickly asked, “Then what did the police say? Will they check it for you?”

Zhuo Feng nodded, “This case was taken by the captain, he promised to help me investigate. The phone call I received from the post office, the location where the truck stopped before, and the situation of the family members of the truck driver’s family, and so on. They can always find some clues. There is another thing, I want to ask Boss for a favor. It’s about my background.”

Fang Linlin froze, “You want to check your own origin? I can help you, no problem. However, you have to be prepared, as this is very difficult to investigate. You might not get any news.”

“Boss, I already have a clue. Before, Madam Zhuo looked at me strangely when she saw me. Then, she suddenly asked me why I was named Zhuo as an orphan. Now, I suspect that the Zhuo family is targeting me. I was able to connect the dots. So, I’d like to ask you to help me look up information about my time at the orphanage, and not the orphanage I lived in recently, but the orphanage where they had a big fire in Xiatou Town. If I check the old data myself, I don’t think I would be able to find anything.”

“Ah??? You mean you are the son of the Zhuo family???” The news was so surprising that Fang Linlin couldn’t help but get up and walk around the shop twice and said, “Don’t worry. Even if the information is archived, I’m sure I can still pull it up for you. I’ll call my Dad’s secretary. This will be easy to handle. Boy, if what you guessed is true, then this relationship of yours is too complicated!”

Fang Linlin returned Su Yuanyuan to Zhuo Feng and went to the lounge to make a phone call. There were some troublesome materials to look for, stuff ordinary people often encounter many obstacles when looking for them, with most of them being told that the materials are lost. However, no one would dare to shirk information that the mayor’s secretary wants. Not only will it be looked for, but they will also quickly produce results.

Zhuo Feng touched Su Yuanyuan’s head and whispered, “I owe my Boss a favor this time.”

“Well, she is so good to us, and we should be good to her. She is our friend.” Su Yuanyuan liked Fang Linlin’s character very much. If there was an opportunity in the future, she also hoped to help Fang Linlin in return.

Now, the car accident was investigated by the police as a murder attempt, and Fang Linlin helped them, but it was impossible for Zhuo Feng and Su Yuanyuan to just wait. The two of them went home and discussed the matter. They decided to create diversions. If they want to get evidence, they must make those people contact each other. In this sensitive period, a falling out was the best way to force them to contact each other!

Zhuo Feng found out the driver’s identity and home address, and then made up a blackmail message which Su Yuanyuan sent to Madam Zhuo from the driver’s wife’s mobile phone when no one was looking. The general idea was that her husband suffered a lot when he was caught, and the front of the truck was destroyed. As compensation, she must give them another 200,000 yuan to buy a truck, or she would expose Madam Zhuo.

Madam Zhuo was very angry that Zhuo Feng escaped unscathed. She didn’t intend to pay attention to the driver anymore. Even if the driver didn’t go to jail, the only thing he needed to do was to not admit that it was intentional. Thus, she didn’t feel apprehensive at all, and even began to plan her next move. However, she never imagined that the driver’s wife would dare to threaten her! The driver screwed up, and she hasn’t even pursued the issue yet. How dare they ask her to pay another 200,000, treating her like a sucker?

Madam Zhuo completely ignored the information and deleted it. Suddenly, the other party actually called the phone the next second!

Su Yuanyuan spoke on the mobile phone with a voice changer, “Madam Zhuo, 200,000 is a drop in the bucket to you. You won’t refuse to give it, will you? My husband can’t drive for 5 years because of this incident. If you are not willing to compensate, I can’t guarantee what my husband will say.”