CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 231: DISPUTE

Everyone present had not expected such a thing to occur so abruptly; they were all dumbfounded.

Fu Yang himself was also dumbstruck. The opponent who had fallen to the ground was quite annoying on normal days, and Fu Yang admitted he had used some "hidden strength" in his defense, but he surely couldn’t have pushed the man so far.

The game could not continue. People crowded around to check on the situation, and what they saw was alarming. This player named Pei Yong, inexplicably, was bleeding profusely in a horrifying manner.

"Quick, call an ambulance!!" Pei Yong’s teammate, while checking on him, shouted loudly to everyone else.

At this moment, Shu Wan also came over from the spectator seats. She initially wanted to help stop the bleeding, but seeing that the accompanying doctor from the basketball venue had arrived, she stood next to Fu Yang instead.

"I didn’t push him."

Even though he wasn’t sure if Shu Wan would believe him, Fu Yang still felt the need to explain himself.

"What exactly happened just now?"

"He was coming with the ball, and I meant to block him, I don’t know what happened, but he suddenly fell towards me, and I instinctively pushed him a little, but I swear, it was just a very light push."

"I understand."

Shu Wan nodded, then looked towards Pei Yong lying on the ground.

He was grimacing in pain, softly groaning, with his left hand pressing near his leg, and the blood gushing out almost soaked his entire body in red.

Fu Yang had never seen such a scene, and naturally, he was panicking.

"He’s not going to die, is he?" Fu Yang’s face turned a bit pale.

"No, the ambulance has already arrived."

As Shu Wan finished speaking, a team of medical staff rushed over.

The doctor quickly dispersed the crowd and carried Pei Yong away on a stretcher.

Although Pei Yong was gone, the atmosphere inside the basketball venue remained very tense, with people occasionally glancing at Fu Yang and quietly discussing.

Already in a gloomy mood, Fu Yang now felt the strange glances thrown at him and lost his temper, "What are you looking at? What does this have to do with me?!"

"We should also go to the hospital to check on him."

Shu Wan patted Fu Yang’s shoulder, trying to calm him down.

"I’m not going, it wasn’t me who caused this to him."

Fu Yang was extremely conflicted. On one hand, he wanted to visit Pei Yong in the hospital to see how he was, but on the other hand, he felt that going there might admit that it was his fault Pei Yong ended up like this.

"Then you go back first, I’ll go to the hospital and check on him."

As Shu Wan spoke, she started to walk away, but after a few steps, Fu Yang followed her, "I’ll come with you."

"Okay."

"Can you not tell my dad first?" Fu Yang looked disheartened, "He’s going to lecture me again."

Shu Wan looked at Fu Yang but didn’t respond.

Soon, they arrived at the hospital.

Seeing the familiar hospital building, a rare sense of helplessness surged in Shu Wan’s heart. Should she visit a temple to pray today, given how she has been circling around this hospital all day?

The two of them sat in the hospital lobby waiting for news. Seeing Fu Yang lowering his brows and eyes, Shu Wan patted his arm, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing."

Even though Fu Yang was usually quite flamboyant, he was still a child who had not experienced much hardship. Now realizing that he might have caused someone’s death, his heart was naturally in turmoil.

"Even if it’s the worst outcome, you still have me and your dad."

Hearing Shu Wan’s words, Fu Yang instantly lifted his head, looking directly at her, "You don’t blame me?"

"What has happened has happened. Let’s see how we can solve it. What’s the use of blaming you?"

"Even if you don’t blame me, my dad will still scold me."

Fu Yang hung his head low with a remorseful look, "If I had known, I wouldn’t have played basketball with them."

Who knew they were as brittle as chips, just a slight push and he ended up this badly injured.

As they talked, the door to the operating room opened and a nurse came out, "Are Pei Yong’s family members here?"

"We are, we are."

A middle-aged couple ran toward the nurse crying, "How is our son?"

"The patient was stabbed by a sharp object and is bleeding from an artery. I suggest you report this to the police immediately. Also, please sign the surgery consent form."

"Okay, okay, we’ll sign it."

The couple tearfully signed their names and watched as the nurse took the consent form back into the operating room.

Then, they remembered what the nurse had said about Pei Yong being stabbed, someone intentionally harmed their son!

"It was you! It was you!!!" The two turned their heads and saw Fu Yang and Shu Wan sitting not far away. Their expressions instantly became furious, "You harmed our son, you bastard, I’ll kill you!!!"

While speaking, the couple grabbed Fu Yang’s arm and slapped him across the face.

The incident happened so suddenly that Fu Yang and Shu Wan didn’t even have time to react.

Fu Yang did not fight back. Seeing this, the couple wanted to continue, but Shu Wan grabbed their arms, "The matter hasn’t been clarified yet, what are you doing?"

Shu Wan spoke coldly, her eyes icy, which frightened the couple into silence.

At that moment, a group of reporters appeared out of nowhere, swarming around them.

"Pei Yong’s mother, can you tell us how your son is doing now?"

"Lin Yang, why did you intentionally stab Pei Yong? Your teammates said you had conflicts with Pei Yong before, was this a deliberate act of revenge?"

"Shu Wan, your stepson did this, what are your thoughts? Since you were at the scene, why didn’t you stop him?"

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The reporters took turns speaking as if they had already decided Fu Yang was the main culprit.

With the support of the media reporters, Pei Yong’s parents grew bold again, gripping Fu Yang’s arm tightly, "If something happens to our son, you have to pay with your life!!!"

"That will only be after things are clarified."

Shu Wan looked coldly at the couple, "Physical contact is normal in a basketball game. As for the stabbing you mentioned, is there a police report?"

"No."

Under the powerful presence of Shu Wan, the couple backed down a bit.

"Then let go of my hand. If it’s proven to be our fault, we will cooperate with any follow-up matters. But until the issue is investigated thoroughly, nobody should try to take advantage of the situation."

Shu Wan spoke, her gaze sweeping over the reporters standing in front. Although they were experienced, they couldn’t quite meet her gaze and turned away.

Shu Wan took a step forward, and everyone else stepped back. Shu Wan then turned to Fu Yang, "Let’s go, follow me."

"You can’t leave."

Pei Yong’s parents still wanted to keep Shu Wan and Fu Yang there, but a glance from Shu Wan made them subconsciously release Fu Yang’s arm.

"I understand your anxious feelings right now, but before the matter is clarified, I will protect my son. Later, I will have a lawyer come and coordinate with you. If there are any issues, you can talk to them."

After saying that, Shu Wan led Fu Yang away.

Watching Shu Wan’s departing figure, the reporters looked at each other, thinking the same thing—she’s really tough.

In fact, from a professional perspective, Shu Wan’s approach was the wisest. After all, it had escalated to intentional injury with criminal implications.

But on one side were affluent elites, and on the other, a grievously injured person and middle-aged parents past their primes. Socially, Shu Wan and Fu Yang were at a natural disadvantage.

The moment Shu Wan and Fu Yang left, they inadvertently placed the label "arrogantly domineering" on themselves. Though the police’s conclusions had not yet been reached, in the public’s mind, Shu Wan and Fu Yang were already guilty.

As the reporters had predicted, the scene of their argument in the corridor had already been publicized by the media before they could even leave the hospital.

Naturally, Fu Siyu soon learned about the incident.