novelraw Chapter 173 : They All Went In
Chapter 173 : They All Went In
Chapter 173: They All Went In
The online public opinion quickly spread to reality.
First, Yunhai City TV Station took the initiative to find Yunhai Daily, and then contacted Sun Congcong.
They wanted to get the contact information of the parties involved in order to do a more detailed report.
Even the Yunhai City Police Department had to issue a separate announcement because of the news event, stating that an investigation would be launched, and they would never wrong any good person.
Over the next two days, Sun Congcong and the TV station crew interviewed Li Hu and Liu Lingling, who were lying in hospital beds.
Li Hu still insisted that he wasn't lying and even cursed Guo Shuai in front of the reporters.
However, everyone is not a fool, and it's easy to see at a glance who is lying.
It's just that they couldn't report this kind of news because they didn't find direct evidence.
Just when Sun Congcong was at a loss, Chen Fan contacted her again and gave her some photos and a document.
Sun Congcong was wide-eyed after seeing them.
Then she became excited.
Because she discovered that the things Chen Fan gave her were definitely big news.
If reported exclusively, it might even earn her a great achievement in the newspaper.
Chen Fan didn't say how he got these things, and Sun Congcong was smart enough not to ask if the rhythm-setting comments online were Chen Fan's doing.
Both of them tacitly understood and bid farewell.
Back at the newspaper office, Sun Congcong smartly went to the Editor-in-Chief's office first.
Half an hour later, Sun Congcong walked out of the office excitedly.
She knew she had bet correctly.
Just now in the office, the editor-in-chief had promised her on the spot that if this news became a hit, she would immediately give Sun Congcong a raise and bonus, and promote her to an independent writer for the newspaper.
With motivation, Sun Congcong's second report was written even more vigorously.
Soon, a report titled "Another Hidden Situation for the Parties Involved in the University City Incident? Who is Really Lying?" was published.
In this report, Sun Congcong didn't focus on who was right or wrong in the fight.
Instead, she pointed out her latest investigation findings.
According to concerned citizens' reports, one of the parties involved, Li Hu, had a previous record of drug use.
She also attached a few photos as evidence.
Directly nailing him down.
As soon as the report was published, Sun Congcong notified Chen Fan.
At the same time, she quickly opened the news report pages of three major portal websites.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the comments under the news reports began to grow at a visibly rapid pace.
Almost every time she refreshed, there were dozens more comments.
Sun Congcong was frightened as she watched, knowing this news would definitely go viral.
Among the massive comments, a few stood out.
Someone firmly stated that not only did Li Hu use drugs himself, but he also sold them.
Then someone else said they had been to the bar that Li Hu often went to and had seen him forcing several girls to take these substances...
Well.
The matter had really blown up now.
The TV station immediately followed up, even producing a special report.
The police department, which was originally conducting a slow investigation, rushed to the hospital that day and took Li Hu into custody.
At this point, whether Li Hu was wronged for being beaten was no longer important.
Just the drug use alone was enough to ruin him.
This time, Li Hu's family, who had originally hoped to extort a fortune from Chen Fan, was completely stunned.
Li Hu's parents began frantically looking for Chen Fan, but they couldn't find him anywhere.
When facing interrogation, Li Hu ranted that this was a conspiracy and someone was deliberately framing him.
However, during the interrogation, he only persisted for one day before confessing everything truthfully.
Guo Shuai's sentence hadn't been handed down yet, but Li Hu had already gone in ahead of him.
Just for dealing drugs alone, even if he doesn't die, he'll have to be flayed.
"Still needs to be sentenced?"
Chen Fan frowned with some helplessness, "Can't he be acquitted for justifiable self-defense?"
Lawyer Liang shook his head with a bitter smile.
"It will probably be difficult. The fact is that Guo Shuai struck first and seriously injured Li Hu."
"Even if Li Hu is extremely vicious, Guo Shuai's behavior constitutes a crime."
"However, you can rest assured that the police have investigated Li Hu's case very thoroughly."
"When sentencing, the court should consider this point with discretion. I estimate the sentence won't be too long."
Chen Fan asked, "How long do you think he'll be sentenced?"
Lawyer Liang pondered for a few seconds and spoke.
"About a year."
Chen Fan sighed. A year it is then.
It's already much shorter than the previous three to five years.
...
The renovation of the club has been completed, and they've entered the final touch-up phase.
Chen Fan had someone clean up the endorsement photos of several celebrities, enlarge them, and prepare to use them for the grand opening.
It was now April, and Meteor Garden had been released.
It was also gradually gaining popularity in Southeast Asia.
However, Chen Fan estimated it would take some time before it became popular domestically.
The recruitment of ordinary club staff was complete.
Chen Fan had also solved the issue of coaches for the various venues.
Very simply, he used money to pave the way, poaching people from other clubs in the city area.
With enough money offered, of course there were people willing to be poached.
Next was just the management team.
Just as Chen Fan was preparing to have a good chat with Ding Dian about this issue, the sentencing for his good brother Guo Shuai finally came down as well.
Guo Shuai had the fact of assault, but considering he turned himself in and cooperated well with the investigation, the court ultimately sentenced him to 10 months in prison with discretion.
This result was already much better than Chen Fan had anticipated.
In this fight, the two parties both went in.
It could only be said that this incident had no winner.
On the day of sentencing, Chen Fan brought Su Ruochu to the court to see Guo Shuai.
After some time without seeing him, this guy was unkempt with overgrown facial hair, looking very haggard, as if he had aged several years.
"If it's wrong, then it's wrong. A real man should dare to take responsibility for his actions."
Chen Fan stared at Guo Shuai and said solemnly, "Ten months is not too long. Reform yourself well in there, we'll wait for you to come out."
Guo Shuai nodded.
"My parents..."
"Don't worry, I'll go help you visit them at that time."
Guo Shuai's eyes reddened, "I'm not a good son, I've disappointed them..."
However, Chen Fan comforted him, "I think you're a real man. Let me ask you, if you had another chance, in that situation, would you still strike out?"
Guo Shuai was stunned, silent for two seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."
"He dared to hurt Lingling, so I dare to beat him to death."
"That's it."
"At this point, there's no use regretting."
Guo Shuai's gaze searched around, Chen Fan knew what he was looking for, and joked with a smile, "Don't bother looking. Liu Lingling has a performance today, she's already gone out of town."
"But before leaving, she specifically instructed me to give this to you."
Chen Fan took out a wooden comb from his pocket.
"This is Liu Lingling's own comb that she used. She asked me to pass it on to you."
Guo Shuai reached out and gently stroked the wooden teeth of the comb.
"Do you know what it means for her to give you this gift?"
Guo Shuai nodded, then shook his head.
Su Ruochu beside him smiled and spoke, "The comb represents longing."
"She's telling you not to worry."
"No matter how long you're in there, she'll wait, wait for you to come out and comb her hair, and grow old together..."
Hearing this, Guo Shuai could no longer control himself, and the 1.8-meter tall young man instantly burst into tears.