I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 416: Only the Law Can Punish Them!

Li Chengming’s mind was somewhat chaotic.

But just at this moment, Shao Hui suddenly grabbed him, tears streaming down instantly, her voice choked, "Chengming, how could Xiao Bo get injured? Was it because she hurt Xiao Bao, so you took it out on her? Don’t be like this, I don’t blame her, how can you blame her? You are Xiao Bo’s biological father, she’s your biological daughter. Please explain yourself. There’s no lasting feud between father and daughter. Xiao Bao and I are outside waiting for you to come back..."

Li Chengming’s already confused brain became even more muddled. He stood there staring blankly at Shao Hui, the events of yesterday flashing before his eyes. But looking at Shao Hui’s tearful face full of pleading, and then glancing toward the direction of the hospital room, he finally opened his mouth with difficulty and said, "Police officer, my son has just woken up. Can I have a look at him before I go with you?"

The two police officers exchanged glances; they could allow this. So Li Chengming went in to see his son, who had just woken up. The child was still little, just learning to walk, and at that moment, Shao Hui also rushed over, wanting to clutch the child to her, but she was held back by the doctors and nurses beside her, who frowned and said, "The child has just woken up. Don’t touch him."

Li Chengming closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again and, after giving Shao Hui a long, deep look, followed the two police officers out of the hospital room.

And after they had all left, the shaking that Shao Hui had been forcibly suppressing finally broke free. The doctors and nurses beside her didn’t know what had happened, but it wasn’t their place to ask. After giving some instructions, they had two nurses push the bed to a regular ward, and Shao Hui followed.

But some doctors and nurses guessed that the child must have been injured by someone, and now that the parents had reported it to the police, they had found out...

The two police officers led Li Chengming to the police car and, before getting in, one of the older police officers spoke up, "Li Chengming, your daughter is also in this hospital..."

The old officer spoke calmly, but inwardly he was displeased. No wonder Li Chengming could be so brutally violent; if any normal father heard that his daughter was injured like that, wouldn’t he immediately ask which hospital she was in? But he didn’t even mention it, choosing instead to see his younger son. This was a man with a public office, and in such a social setting, how could he value sons so much more than daughters?

Li Chengming glanced in the direction of the hospital, but how could he dare to see Li Bo? Shaking his head without a word, the police officers took him into the car and sped toward the police station.

Li Bo had also regained consciousness in the hospital and was currently undergoing surgery, while Qiao Qingyu, Liu Hong, and Liu Min were waiting outside the operating room. They had already contacted the school and asked for leave on behalf of Li Bo; the school counselor, who hadn’t expected such a thing to happen, was now on their way to the hospital.

Because they had arrived in a hurry, they needed some supplies, and though they had originally planned to buy them nearby, the counselor and a student association member had bought everything and brought it to the hospital.

The inspection results hadn’t come out yet, but Li Bo’s mood was not good.

She always seemed on the verge of collapse.

The most important thing now was whether her legs could be saved. If they could, everything else could be discussed, but if they couldn’t, it would truly be a disaster, something no one wanted to see.

That included the school, and even the workplaces of Li Chengming and Shao Hui.

Li Cheng took all the blame onto himself, claiming he just picked up a stick in a moment of agitation and hit the child a couple of times, no different than any other father disciplining his child.

Perhaps he was too agitated then, and so he had gone overboard. That was the excuse he found for himself. But Li Bo’s intermittent recounting told a different story, so now they had to wait until Li Bo’s emotions had completely stabilized before making an official record.

That’s why the case classification became uncertain.

When the inspection results came out, Qiao Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, as the situation was much better than expected. But it was still very serious.

She hadn’t been found in time, so they missed the best chance for treatment. Even if she could stand up, Li Bo wouldn’t walk as effortlessly and swiftly as before, and she couldn’t engage in vigorous activities, including running and long jump. All of these were off-limits.

For Li Bo, who had regained consciousness, it was a devastating blow.

But from the time she was admitted to the hospital until now, Li Chengming had not come to see her, nor had Shao Hui. And at that time, Li Bo didn’t even know that Shao Hui and her half-brother Xiao Bo were also in the same hospital; by the time she found out, they had already been discharged.

Li Bo didn’t blame Qiao Qingyu and the others for not telling her because revealing it could be detrimental to her health condition. Knowing wouldn’t change anything; Li Bo now only wanted them to face legal justice.

She also realized that sometimes morality cannot judge anyone, and one can only rely on the law.

Like how her own mother could treat her so crazily, or like the disgusting things Li Chengming and Shao Hui had done; other than a whipping from their conscience and moral condemnation, they were virtually unscathed.

So only the law could punish them!

She told the police exactly what had happened that night.

The cause of the incident was actually not complicated. In the evening, Li Bo was preparing to go back to school after having completed all her chores.

As Li Bo prepared to return to school and stepped out of this tube-shaped apartment building, she happened to run into Shao Hui, who was holding the child and wanted to go back inside. Li Bo didn’t know how it happened, but now she had no idea what had happened when she collided with Shao Hui, who was holding the child.

This was not like what Li Chengming had claimed to his workplace about falling down the stairs.

It so happened that Li Chengming was coming home from work. He grabbed Li Bo and Shao Hui, who was holding the child, and they all returned to their apartment. Shao Hui had brought Li Bo in because she wanted to vent her anger by hitting her.

But Li Bo was not one to suffer in silence. She could do housework and handle many tasks out of necessity, for she needed living expenses, but she wouldn’t stand to be beaten.

Li Bo tried to snatch the stick from Shao Hui’s hands but got grabbed by an infuriated Li Chengming. Taking advantage of the situation, Shao Hui first gave Li Bo several slaps, then viciously swung the stick at her kneecaps.

The stick was broken into two pieces and had been taken away as evidence by the police. At that time, Shao Hui, probably filled with hate, wanted to take this chance to let off steam.

Xiao Bao was fine at first, but after beating Li Bo, they found that the child cried and cried until he passed out from lack of breath.

That’s when they rushed Xiao Bao to the hospital with Li Chengming, leaving the immobile Li Bo alone at home for a whole day and night.