CHAPTER 933: CHAPTER 916: PROVOKING YUE FENG’S FURY

Yue Feng briefly recounted the situation he understood, and then had the bandaged Wang Xiaomin recall the scene from the beginning.

After listening to the description, Han Luofeng and Uncle Wang both furrowed their brows.

"Xiao Ding, call the bureau, send someone to the Xin Xin boutique on the commercial street, and check all the surrounding surveillance footage! Also get a statement from the staff!"

"Yes, Captain Wang!"

"Do you need to be hospitalized? If you can move, go to the police hospital for an injury examination first. The wound on your head from the blunt object should meet the standard for minor injury!

Don’t worry, in today’s society, people can’t run away! As long as they’re not itinerants from other places, you’ll see them by nightfall at the latest!"

With the old man’s influence, all processes were held to the highest efficiency standard, and the police officers quickly got busy.

Injuries were examined, hospitalization was arranged, statements were taken, and surveillance footage was checked. One step at a time, the person from society who had committed the assault was quickly found.

Xue Hu, a local, 33 years old, an old hand with two previous imprisonments, had been jailed for theft and intentional injury, and had been out for less than a year. He was on the police’s radar.

When the indoor surveillance footage was retrieved on the spot, the police immediately recognized him and quickly arranged for the technical department to locate his phone.

As Uncle Wang had said, it took less than half a day before he was caught.

This Xue Hu was also straightforward. He openly admitted to the assault without denial, but he only claimed it was a chance encounter, not liking the look of the other person, leading to a conflict with no other entanglements involved.

As for who the other party was, or what they did, he claimed ignorance.

For someone on the fringes of society, with no fixed job and a spendthrift lifestyle, fear of the law was very limited, making them quick to take risks for money.

However, Yue Feng didn’t believe this conclusion.

So Yue Feng found the officer in charge of the arrest, Wang Zeyuan.

"Uncle Wang, can you give me five minutes alone with the suspect? I’d like to have a chat with him!"

It wasn’t a sensitive case, so Wang Zeyuan, after a slight hesitation, agreed.

Very soon, Yue Feng met with the handcuffed Xue Hu.

This was a man in his early thirties, about 175 cm tall, with a shaved head. Through the neckline of his T-shirt, a descending tiger tattoo was faintly visible on his chest, and his face had a certain fierce look about it — clearly not someone easy to deal with.

"Hey, this is odd, has the police station become private property now? Someone can meet me privately? Aren’t you afraid I’ll catch you for bending the rules?" Xue Hu, a seasoned player, even joked with the young officer who brought Yue Feng over.

The young officer sneered, "You haven’t signed the arrest warrant yet! Right now, you’re at most here for a summons inquiry, we’re more familiar with the procedures than you are! This is the victim’s boss, the owner of a multi-million-dollar business, he’s here to give you a chance, don’t play the tough guy routine! You all chat, I’ll step outside for a bit!"

Xue Hu squinted his eyes, sizing up Yue Feng, and besides noticing that he was attractive and good-looking, he couldn’t see anything particularly remarkable about him from head to toe.

"So, what do you want? You don’t look too old, so don’t play those psychological games! Brother here has been in prison three times, and I’ve seen it all!" Xue Hu asked loudly while bracing himself inside.

Yue Feng smiled, "The person you hit is a contracted member of my club and a very promising competitive angler. They just led a team to win the championship in the club league qualifiers organized by our city government, the Hua Clan, and the Chinese Fishing Association!

The injuries were also verified in the police hospital, eight stitches on the head, a linear fracture of the ulna, extensive soft tissue contusions, and accompanying symptoms of a concussion. By the standard, it already counts as minor injury!

I’ve also checked, maliciously and gratuitously assaulting others causing minor injury can lead to a sentence of up to three years in prison according to criminal law!

Moreover, you brought people to carry controlled weapons in a public place to maliciously assault others, which seems to meet the standard for a charge of provoking trouble! If adjudged strict and heavy, it should be a sentence of less than ten years in prison!

I am not a legal expert and don’t know if penalties can be cumulative, but I have the confidence to tell you that as long as I want, your heinous conduct will definitely get you the maximum sentence!

You’re 32 this year, if you go in for ten years, you’ll come out over forty! If I’m not mistaken, you have three older sisters, your mother is in her seventies, right? In another ten years, she’ll be over eighty!"

When Yue Feng mentioned the sentence for minor injury earlier, Xue Hu looked disdainful.

This is how he makes his living, this is the fee he takes. Before taking on this job, he was mentally prepared for it. Fighting is just a matter of course, at most a half-month security detention! He didn’t expect the damage to be serious enough to count as a minor injury, just didn’t anticipate the police moving so quickly, and he got caught before he could escape.

But when Yue Feng mentioned provoking trouble, he started to panic a bit.

Being aware that the charge of provoking trouble covers a broad scope and has very vague sentencing standards, if someone wealthy pulls some strings, it can be much more severe than the penalty for minor injury.

What really made him nervous was Yue Feng mentioning his social connections. Being able to catch him in such a short time and uncover his social ties was indirect evidence of Yue Feng’s capabilities.

This time, Xue Hu was genuinely scared! As Yue Feng said, if he really landed the maximum sentence, the cost would far outweigh the money he received, making it utterly not worth it.

"What... what do you want?"

Seeing the change in expression, Yue Feng made a silent judgment in his heart and said, "I have no prejudice against you guys from society! If you were hired to do what you did today, I can let you off. The money you got is yours to keep, I could even give you an extra amount!

But you need to tell me who your employer is!

I really hate being schemed against, especially loathe anyone bullying my team members! You should be glad that the blow to Xiaomin’s arm didn’t fracture the bone! Without severe injuries, there’s still room for negotiation!"

"You... how much can you give me?" Xue Hu swallowed, his resolve shaken.

He had already wavered; even without Yue Feng offering money, just not holding him accountable would be worth selling out the employer. After all, mixing in society, he had no bottom line, let alone any credibility.

"How much do you want?" Yue Feng squinted, gaining a deeper understanding of this reckless guy.

"Thirty thousand, no, fifty thousand!"

"Fine, tell me who it is now, and I’ll transfer the money to you immediately! Once you’ve signed a settlement document, you can be out by tomorrow!" Yue Feng agreed without hesitation.

"The person who contacted me is named Gao Wencheng, seems like a fisherman! I don’t know the exact reasons or grudges, he just gave me a photo and told me the target lived near the Hua Clan factory area, to keep an eye on them, and beat them up when there’s a chance, offering me thirty thousand for it!

If I could disable their hand, he’d add another twenty thousand! I was afraid of making a big fuss, so I didn’t go that far!"

With his mental defenses completely down, Xue Hu spilled all he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.