You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

The traffic police arrived at the scene very quickly.

The responsibility for the accident was clear, and the entire process was recorded by the surveillance video at the intersection. No matter how much the blond-haired youth named Zhang Qiang tried to cause trouble, it was all in vain.

3 points deducted, 200 yuan fine.

The traffic police issued a liability determination letter.

However, what truly broke Huang Mao was the subsequent damage assessment.

His beat-up Civic only had the minimum compulsory traffic accident liability insurance, with a property damage compensation limit of just 2000 yuan.

For the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the estimated damage amount was 20,000 yuan just for the broken headlight and damaged paint.

After deducting the insurance payout, the remaining shortfall had to be covered by Huang Mao himself.

"I have no money!" The blond-haired man stiffened his neck, sat down on the street, and shouted, pointing to his still-bleeding mouth.

"And he just hit me, knocking out my front teeth! I feel unwell all over, I need to go to the hospital for a full checkup, he has to pay for my medical expenses and the cost of my dentures!"

Lu Ci stood aside, watching this rogue who was throwing a tantrum like a shrew, and for a moment he just found it funny.

Looks like I really didn't check the almanac before going out today, and I ran into such a hopeless oddball.

In order to prevent further traffic congestion, the traffic police had no choice but to transfer the protracted dispute to the local police station and take both individuals back to the mediation room of the Jiangnan Branch.

On the way to the police station, Lu Ci called Chen Feng: "Old Chen, the car had a minor collision with someone on the road, and they're currently mediating at the Jiangnan Police Station. I might be a little late."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng on the other end of the phone immediately flew into a rage, yelling, "What the hell? Who the hell dared to ram my G-Wagon? Son, wait for me, Dad's bringing some guys over right now to beat him up!"

"Alright, stop making things worse. He's just a brainless thug. You go about your business, I can handle it myself." Lu Ci said with a chuckle before hanging up the phone.

Inside the mediation room.

Zhang Qiang, the blond-haired man, had already washed the blood off his face, and the wound on his nose from hitting the curb had scabbed over.

But as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, two dark gaps appeared where his front teeth used to be, and his voice was accompanied by a hissing sound.

Combined with his messy blond hair and tight clothes, he exuded a comical and absurd aura.

"Mr. Zhang Qiang, we have checked the intersection surveillance footage repeatedly."

The police officer in charge of mediation tapped on the table and said in a serious tone: "The footage shows that you initiated the physical altercation with the other party. They were just dodging to the side normally. You fell and hit your mouth because you lost your balance."

Zhang Qiang, his face flushed with embarrassment, argued through gusto, "He did it on purpose! He definitely tripped me by secretly sticking his foot out!"

"I'm sorry, but the law is based on objective facts and evidence, and cannot convict someone solely based on your subjective inferences." The police officer's words left the blond-haired man speechless.

Lu Ci crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair, watching the other person with a leisurely air.

He said calmly, "I have important business to attend to later, and I don't have time to waste with you. The total repair cost is 20,000 yuan. After deducting your mandatory traffic accident insurance, what's the remaining amount? Will you transfer the money now, or wait until I've fixed the car and bring you the invoice?"

Zhang Qiang gritted his teeth in frustration, took out his phone from his pocket, and dialed a number.

Hey! Where are you?!

I hit someone with my car, and I'm at the Jiangnan Police Station now! Bring me 20,000 yuan right now!

"What do you mean you have no money? I don't care! If you don't send it to me, I'll call my parents tonight and have them cause trouble at your workplace tomorrow!"

The blond-haired man yelled at the person on the other end of the phone in a domineering tone.

Seeing that the other party seemed to have found someone who could pay, Lu Ci was not in a hurry to leave and waited quietly.

Half an hour later, the door to the mediation room opened.

A tall, slender figure slowly walked in.

The woman had her long, dark hair neatly pinned up at the back of her head. She wore a slightly casual cotton dress with a suit jacket over it, and a pair of round, gold-rimmed glasses perched on her nose.

The moment she entered, her cold, clear eyes, hidden behind her glasses, were filled with undisguised disgust and icy indifference.

She first gave her younger brother a disgusted look, but when she saw Zhang Qiang's two comically missing front teeth, she paused slightly before looking away and turning to look at Lu Ci sitting opposite her.

Eyes facing each other.

After seeing the woman's face clearly, Lu Ci raised his eyebrows very slightly.

A pretty, intellectual face with a strong academic air came into view. For some reason, he felt that the girl in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

"Sis! You've finally arrived!"

As soon as Zhang Qiang saw the woman enter, his previously somewhat guilty demeanor instantly returned to normal.

He sat down in the chair and shouted, "Hurry up and give that kid across the street 18,000 yuan, and then give me 10,000 yuan. My car needs to be repaired, and I need to go to the hospital tomorrow to get these two front teeth fixed."

"Why should I always have to pay for you?" the woman's voice was icy.

Zhang Qiang sneered: "Why? Because your parents have raised you with great difficulty for so many years and supported you through college."

Now that you've made something of yourself and are all successful, you're thinking of cutting ties with your family and ignoring your own brother's life and death, right? You heartless ingrate!

"What does all this have to do with you, Zhang Qiang?!" The woman's eyes were red-rimmed, her voice filled with accusation and grievance. "How much trouble have you caused over the years? Haven't I cleaned up your messes enough? Do you expect me, your older sister, to support you for the rest of your life?!"

"Alright, enough nonsense! Are you going to pay me today or not?"

"You won't give it to me, huh? Fine, I'll call your mom right now and tell her to sit and cry outside your school's department office tomorrow!" Zhang Qiang acted like a shameless rogue, as if he had nothing to lose.

Looking at her own brother's disgusting face, a sense of helplessness slowly welled up in the woman's eyes behind her glasses.

She took a deep breath, not even bothering to look at Zhang Qiang again, and walked straight to Lu Ci.

She took her phone out of her bag, tapped the QR code, and said in a pleading tone, "Sir, I'm so sorry. May I... add you on a contact list?"

I really don't have that much money on hand right now. I can only transfer eight thousand yuan to you today. As for the rest... I promise to settle it next month.

Lu Ci sighed inwardly.

He didn't want to waste any more time here, as long as someone else was willing to compensate him.

I took out my phone and scanned the other party's QR code.

Lu Ci put away his phone and said calmly, "That's all for now. Give it to me next month."

"Thank you..." The woman's tense back relaxed slightly, and she bowed to Lu Ci.

Then, she turned around and turned her phone screen to face Zhang Qiang on the other side.

"See? I'm broke. Even if my parents come to school with a knife and force me tomorrow, I still won't have any money."

Seeing that the other party only had a few dozen yuan left and couldn't squeeze any more money out of him, Zhang Qiang knew he wouldn't get anything out of the night.

He stood up angrily, kicked the plastic stool next to him hard, and before leaving, he said to Lu Ci:

"You can collect the rest of the debt from her later. It's none of my business!"

The woman thanked the police officer in charge of mediation and Lu Ci again, then lowered her head and walked away alone.

Lu Ci exchanged a few polite words with the police officer and then walked out of the police station's service hall.

As soon as I stepped onto the steps at the entrance of the police station, the night wind, mixed with cold raindrops, hit me in the face.

Just then, a faint, intermittent sobbing sound came from the side.

Lu Ci subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

The woman from before was now squatting on the ground beside the flower bed.

She buried her face in her knees, her shoulders heaving as she released the pent-up grievances in her heart.

Upon seeing this scene, Lu Ci suddenly remembered where he had seen the other person before. It was when he was passing by the garden after playing guitar at Jiang University.

That was the same scene then; she was squatting there, crying.

I vaguely remember Shen Nian saying that this was their counselor...