CHAPTER 482: CHAPTER 482: IMMORAL BUT NO JAIL TIME

A few days ago in Sanxue Town, after bidding farewell to Zheng Yang, Lin Fan and Loli took a taxi back to the market. On the way, a woman stopped the car.

This woman was holding a baby, whose face was pale, evidently ill. Loli asked the driver, Old Wang, to stop and let the woman get in the car.

It turned out that the baby suddenly fell ill, and the woman, having no car of her own, had to flag down a car by the roadside to get to the hospital.

After getting in, the baby’s condition worsened, and Lin Fan asked Old Wang to drive faster.

Old Wang was also afraid that the baby would die in his car, so he hurriedly increased the speed. To get to the hospital, he even ran three red lights.

In this small town, there weren’t many vehicles; sometimes the traffic lights were just for show. Despite running a red light, there were no vehicles on either side, the road was empty, so Old Wang didn’t disrupt traffic.

There was no other choice; if they stopped to wait for the lights, each red light would waste at least a minute, a few red lights would be many minutes, and the baby couldn’t wait.

Since there were no cars on the road and it didn’t pose a traffic safety issue, he had to run through.

They sped all the way to the hospital.

The hospital immediately began resuscitating the baby and successfully saved the baby.

Afterward, the hospital stated that luckily they sent the baby in time, or if they had been a few minutes late, the baby might not have been saved.

It seemed that the few minutes gained by running the red light were golden rescue minutes. Running the red lights was worth it.

Rescuing the baby was indeed a great thing.

Everyone thought this was the end of it.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, this incident suddenly became a hot topic online.

It turned out Old Wang received a fine from traffic police for running the red lights, not only losing points but also fined.

Old Wang felt wronged, as he made a living by driving a taxi; the loss of points would directly cost him his job. He pleaded with the traffic police, saying he ran the lights to save someone, hoping they would be lenient.

The traffic police were reasonable, asking Old Wang for evidence. If he could prove that he ran the red lights to save someone, the penalty could be revoked.

So Old Wang approached the woman, hoping she would verify with the traffic police.

Surprisingly, the woman flatly refused, unwilling to help Old Wang and saying that running the red lights was his own business, having nothing to do with them.

This matter was exposed online, and netizens exploded, all criticizing the woman.

"This is just like the farmer and the snake!"

"It’s too immoral. The driver helped her, and she won’t even verify it?"

"The driver is about to lose his job, it’s so unfair!"

"Truly heartless, at least repay a bit of kindness; the driver is your child’s lifesaver!"

"It’s disheartening, just as bad as when people help the elderly and get extorted. If society has such people, who would dare help others in the future?"

The netizens were very outraged, and it must be said, this incident was indeed infuriating; the woman should not repay kindness with betrayal.

Driver Old Wang stated he did not regret his actions, as saving the baby’s life was important, although he felt a bit wronged.

Lin Fan listened to Loli recounting the incident and couldn’t help but sweat, saying, "That woman is really odd; what’s wrong with verifying it? She’s not losing anything. Now, she’s being scolded by everyone. Does she like being cursed at?"

Loli said, "I also just learned about this online. I plan to speak to the traffic police to clarify the situation and revoke Old Wang’s penalty."

Lin Fan nodded, "Yeah, I can testify too."

So Loli called the traffic police in Sanxue Town, identified herself, and explained the situation to them.

Suddenly, a call came in from Zheng Yang, to whom Loli had given her number that day, telling him to call if needed.

Loli smiled, "It’s Zheng Yang calling; it should be about Old Wang."

Sure enough, Zheng Yang said, "Officer Luo, I heard from Old Wang about running the red lights to save someone. You and Mr. Lin were in the car. Could you help prove his innocence?"

Loli said, "We just learned about it too. I just spoke to the traffic police in Sanxue Town, who have promised to handle it quickly."

Zheng Yang was pleased, "That’s good."

Lin Fan said, "Teacher Zheng, ask Old Wang to give me her phone number. I’ll try to persuade her; if she verifies it, Old Wang’s penalty should be revoked faster."

Zheng Yang said, "Okay, I’ll ask Old Wang and send you a message shortly."

Soon, Zheng Yang sent a number over.

Lin Fan dialed the number.

"Hello, who’s this?"

A woman’s voice came from the other end, which Lin Fan recognized as the voice of the woman from that day.

Recalling how anxious she was due to the urgency of the baby’s condition, Lin Fan remembered clearly.

Lin Fan smiled, "Hello, a few days ago, you and your child were taken to the hospital in a taxi; I’m the one who was in the car with you. Do you remember?"

The woman responded, "Oh, it’s you. How did you get my number? Ha, don’t bother saying, the driver gave it to you, right? What right do you have to call me?"

Lin Fan said, "Please don’t get agitated; I called hoping you could help verify for the driver. He got fined for running the red lights and might lose his job. He did it to save your son."

The woman said, "Don’t talk nonsense. He ran the lights on his own. What does it have to do with me? I didn’t tell him to run them!"

Lin Fan broke a sweat and said, "I didn’t say you told him to run them. Just verify that he ran the lights to save your son. That’s the truth. He saved your son; it’s only right for you to help verify that."

The woman was angry, "Don’t talk nonsense. He’s a taxi driver, and I’m just a passenger. I paid the fare; his running the lights is none of my business. Don’t call me again, or I’ll accuse you of harassment!"

The woman angrily hung up the phone.

This conversation made Loli, standing nearby, grind her teeth in anger.

"That woman is too awful. How are there such people in the world? He’s losing his job for her child and all she has to do is verify it. She loses nothing! Just lack of morals!" Loli said angrily.

"People like that really should be taught a lesson!"

Loli was indignant. As a police officer, she encountered many odd cases but rarely someone as ungrateful as this woman, who was infuriating.

"I’ve come across people like this before. Once, a child accidentally fell into the water, and a young man passing by didn’t hesitate to jump in and save the child but drowned himself. The authorities wanted to award him for bravery, but the child’s family refused to support the application. I understand people like that; they’re afraid of trouble and too selfish. Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do but be angry."

Loli sighed, quite helpless.

Indeed, while such relatives are really detestable, what can be done to them? Legally, they did nothing wrong, only lacking morals, and morality doesn’t put one in jail.

If lacking morals meant jail time, there would probably be prisons everywhere in this world.

Lin Fan smiled slightly and said, "To deal with immoral people, you need to fight fire with fire, use magic to defeat magic."

Saying this, Lin Fan picked up his phone and made a call.