Chapter 1143: Even Thugs Call the Police

“Elderly sir, no matter how you see it, it was me who beat your son like this.”

“This is a small token of my appreciation. Take it and bring him to the hospital for a checkup and bandage his wounds.”

Xu Shaochen took out over 1,000 yuan from his wallet and handed it to the old man.

“If that’s the case, then I’ll accept it…”

Before the old man could finish, his son’s eyes lit up as he eagerly reached for the money.

“Slap!”

The old man slapped his son’s hand away and glared at him fiercely, then looked at Xu Shaochen saying “I can’t take this money. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even be able to protect my stall, let alone accept your money.”

“Please accept it. No matter what, I injured your son, and this is what I should give,” Xu Shaochen said sincerely.

“Young man, I really can’t accept it.”

The two kept insisting and refusing, creating a momentary stalemate.

The old man’s son stood aside, wishing he could snatch the money.

But remembering Xu Shaochen’s powerful kick earlier, he wisely dismissed this unrealistic idea.

After more than 10 minutes of deadlock, the old man eventually couldn’t resist Xu Shaochen and accepted the money.

“It’s him! He’s the one who hit me!”

As Xu Shaochen was about to leave, a gritted voice sounded behind him.

Xu Shaochen was taken aback. Damn, that guy actually brought reinforcements to retaliate.

Turning around, he was stunned.

The thug he had kicked earlier stood next to two police officers.

The thug pointed at Xu Shaochen and said to the officers “Officers, he’s the one who beat me up. You must stand up for me! I only ate a few sausages.”

Xu Shaochen: ???

You asked me to wait here only to call the police? Even thugs these days know how to use the law to protect themselves.

This shows how well the law has been popularized in our country in recent years.

Xu Shaochen didn’t know whether to feel gratified or amused.

“Officers, don’t listen to his nonsense. This kid ate without paying and tried to destroy my stall. If it weren’t for this young man stepping in, I’d be no match for him.”

The old sausage vendor immediately stood up for Xu Shaochen, accusing the thug of his previous actions.

The two officers looked at the thug with unfriendly eyes.

“Wronged, officers! I was just joking. Do I look like someone who doesn’t pay for food?”

The thug began to act pitiful, tears flowing like a pro.

“Sir, regardless, since someone reported it, we have to handle it. Could you come with us to cooperate with the investigation?”

An officer shook his head helplessly and politely approached Xu Shaochen.

“No need to make it a hassle. I’ll settle it with him privately. It’s just a minor conflict, no need to waste police resources on trivial matters.”

Xu Shaochen pointed at the thug, indicating it was too time-consuming to go to the station for such a small issue.

“No! I refuse to settle privately. I was beaten badly, lost several teeth, and I won’t agree to settle!”

The thug said adamantly, glaring angrily at Xu Shaochen.

Xu Shaochen shook his head, counting a stack of cash from his wallet, waving it in front of the thug, “Consider it your medical compensation. Is it enough?”

“Gulp~”

The thug eagerly took the money, grinning foolishly “Officers, I think this gentleman is right. We shouldn’t waste police efforts on this small matter. Let’s settle it privately.”

Ah, what a pleasant surprise~ The two officers exchanged glances, both bemused, as they prepared to leave.

They thought it would take effort to mediate this conflict, but it ended unexpectedly.

Here’s a life tip: in everyday situations like this, as long as it’s not a criminal case and not too serious, the police usually mediate for a peaceful resolution.

After all, with so many people in a country, petty disputes happen all the time, addressing every trivial matter is too extreme.

“Officers, wait, I want to report something,”

The old sausage vendor suddenly stopped the officers, pointing at the thug counting money “I want to report that he dined and dashed, threatened my safety, and I’m seriously worried he’ll retaliate in the future.”

“Old man, you’re of age, don’t wrongly accuse the innocent!” The thug’s face changed while counting the money.

The old man sneered “Do you know why I set up my stall here? Because there’s surveillance.”

The thug’s face froze, and suddenly the money in his hand didn’t seem appealing anymore.

“Let’s go.”

An officer patted the thug’s shoulder, inviting him to cooperate with the investigation.

“This is just a minor dispute, I… I’ll also settle it privately.” the thug stammered.

“I refuse to settle. This scoundrel needs to be punished appropriately.”

The old man said expressionlessly.

“Old man, it’s just a few sausages, why blow it out of proportion!”

The thug cursed in anger.

Xu Shaochen and Huo Xiao glanced at each other, then left first.

“Pfft—”

As they walked, Huo Xiao started laughing again “That was so funny, you don’t know how hilarious your expression was when the old man said that guy was his son.”

“Not angry anymore?” Xu Shaochen asked with a smile.

“Hmm.” Huo Xiao hummed proudly with her hands behind her, skipping ahead “Let’s see how you perform.”

“How about we sleep in a hotel tonight? I’ll show you my performance?” Xu Shaochen hugged her and whispered in her ear.

“Didn’t you not want to?” Huo Xiao asked.

Xu Shaochen chuckled “Even if I don’t want to, I’m afraid this might be my last chance.”

“I brought my ID,” Huo Xiao said a seemingly random phrase.

Xu Shaochen was first stunned, then realized and beamed.

Saying she brought her ID already conveyed everything.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

“Stop grinning, it’s embarrassing. Let’s go, I’m hungry.”

Huo Xiao pinched Xu Shaochen angrily, finding his smile unbearably awkward.

“Let’s go eat, I’ll feed you first, then feed you again.”

Xu Shaochen spoke ambiguously as he held her hand.

“Ahh, stop it, jerk, don’t say those weird things.”

“What’s weird about it? It’s your impure thoughts.”

“Go to hell!”