Cry (⊙_⊙)?
Cry about what???
Why should I cry??????
Haven't you heard that a real man bleeds but doesn't shed tears?!!
Lin Xuan scratched the back of his head, looking utterly confused.
Suddenly, a flash of insight hit him and he understood!!!
Could it be that Su Qingge misunderstood and thought he'd be sad because of Lin Jianjun?
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan found it amusing; he didn't refute her and instead took advantage of the situation, diving into the girl's arms.
"I'm so sad (?﹏?)~~~"
"Need wifey to give me a hug (?"? ?)?"(???︿???)—please comfort me~~~"
Lin Xuan buried his head in the girl's breasts, greedily breathing in her fragrance, while deliberately speaking in a fake sobbing tone.
This intimate action made Su Qingge's pretty face flush red.
Instinctively she wanted to push the man away from her chest, but seeing how "sad" he looked, her hands paused; in the end she couldn't harden her heart.
Instead, she gently patted Lin Xuan's head, tender as a mother comforting her child.
(,,′?ω?)ノ"(′っω?｀.).
"Tsk tsk tsk....."
"Looks like this scumbag dad of mine is somewhat useful after all......"
With his face nestled in that softness, Lin Xuan felt exceedingly pleased, and for the first time gave a bit of recognition to the value of that idiot's existence.
The two of them cuddled like this for two and a half hours!
Seeing that it was getting late, only then did Lin Xuan pretend to smile through tears and push the wheelchair out of the hospital.
.........
Outside the Magic City police station, it was a sea of people; everywhere were folks who, after seeing the online videos, had rushed to the station in fury.
Some held bullhorns, shouting for severe punishment of the culprit.
Some unfurled banners, painting "A life for a life" in red.
Some held up phones to livestream, feigning indignation while taking the chance to beg, "Family, smash that follow 666. If you've got gifts, send 'em."
And some were....
At this moment, all sorts of human postures; it defies enumeration.
Inside the police station, interrogation room.
Lin Jianjun was now completely sober.
Hearing the chants outside, calling for severe punishment of the culprit, his legs trembled and went weak; he realized the matter was truly grave this time and that he might not be able to slip away easily......
Just as he was drowning in regret, blaming the drink for getting him into trouble!
Click!
The door was pushed open, and two grim-faced officers walked in.
One of them, a younger policeman, couldn't suppress his anger; he slammed the table hard and glared at Lin Jianjun through clenched teeth.
"We reviewed the surveillance—you're suspected of drunk driving, robbery, damaging others' property, and multiple other charges....."
"The evidence is conclusive—do you plead guilty?!"
Faced with the righteous rebuke, Lin Jianjun frowned and answered with a question.
"Has my son come to see me? Where's the lawyer he hired for me?"
"Arrange for us to meet. This is no small matter; as someone who's been around, I can give him a few pointers....."
"After all, gifting the leaders up top has its rules—you can't just send anything. Send the wrong thing, and you waste money and get nowhere."
"I've summed up the five big taboos of gifting to leaders!"
"......"
Seeing that even after committing such heinous crimes, Lin Jianjun had not a shred of remorse and was still going on and on about bribing leaders to escape punishment, the officers were nearly infuriated to death; the young policeman in particular was livid, rolling up his sleeves and pounding the table repeatedly.
Bang bang bang!!!
"You bastard! What do you think this place is?"
"Do you really think having money lets you do whatever you want? China is a country of law!!! You committed crimes, you pay the price—same for anyone!"
"Even if your son wielded boundless power, in front of the law everyone is equal. Hmph!"
"And by the way—your so-called chairman son hasn't come to see you at all; he did call our chief, though, asking us to severely punish you, this deranged murderer!!!"
"......"
(òωó?) Nani?!
Lin Jianjun's eyes flew wide; he sprang up from his seat in an instant.
"Y-you're saying my son not only didn't lend me a hand but asked for me to be severely punished?"
"Impossible—absolutely impossible!!!"
"I'm his father, after all—how could he be so heartless and watch me die?!"
"And isn't he worried about the company's stock price? Right now, we rise and fall together!"
"I don't believe it! You're definitely lying to me, trying to get me to confess with despicable tricks! My son will definitely come save me—I'm ninety-five percent absolutely sure of it!!!"
"......."
After his initial panic, Lin Jianjun quickly calmed down again, roaring with bravado that was hollow inside.
He had deliberately blown things up this big to bind himself tightly to Lin Xuan.
No matter what, the uninformed public would only think "like father, like son," and while condemning Lin Jianjun they would also heap scorn on Lin Xuan and Su Group.
If Lin Xuan wanted to extricate himself and keep Su Group's reputation intact, then he would have to figure out a way to fish him out, find a scapegoat, and try to whitewash him and get him off.
That would certainly require spending massive human and material resources....
But Lin Jianjun believed that unfilial son—even if only to protect his own interests—would definitely try every way to rescue him.
"That's right! No matter how you think about it... my plan is reasonable—perfect, really."
"That rebel of a son must be out there begging everyone he can, trying to save me, right?!"
"What I need to do now is hold steady—under no circumstances can I panic and slowdown that unfilial son's rescue speed."
.......
Indulging in this fantasy, Lin Jianjun puffed himself up again, looking down his nose at the two officers.
Swaggering, he plopped himself grandly back into the interrogation chair.
"Hmph! Don't think you can trick me—my son Lin Xuan will definitely get me out."
"A bunch of wage earners making a few thousand! You don't understand the unspoken rules among the upper crust; as long as the interests are big enough, there's nothing that can't be smoothed over."
"The law? It's just a tool invented to restrain ordinary people; for those truly with power and influence, it might as well not exist."
"If you don't believe me, just watch... a few lowly lives—dead is dead. People die every day in this world; one more isn't much, one less isn't little."
"In the future I'll be the father of a hundred-billion–group chairman! A hundred billion! Do you even know what that means?!"
"Who would dare touch me—who could touch me?! Hahahaha....."
"........"
Lin Jianjun laughed triumphantly, using ever more rampant bravado to mask the deep unease in his heart.
Now he could only believe that the rebel son would do exactly as he imagined.....
Doing everything, he could to rescue his "father," and that he would soon be free again.
Otherwise.....
Lin Jianjun couldn't imagine what kind of miserable fate awaited him in the future......
Suddenly, he sighed and gave a bitter laugh, shaking his head.
"Heh... would you look at that—who would've thought!"
"That right now the only person I, Lin Jianjun, can rely on... is that unfilial son I used to look down on the most......."
Thinking back on the past bit by bit. (╥╯^╰╥)
Lin Jianjun could no longer suppress the regret in his heart; two streams of scalding blood and tears poured straight down......