A scream pierced the tranquility of the Fifth District in the middle of the night, and the continuously lit windows revived the silent Fifth District at night.
People came out of their homes in clothes and went to the street. They looked at a girl lying in a pool of broken blood with slight convulsions, while her companions sat on the side as if they were stupid and didn''t say a word.
"What''s the matter?"
One of the first people in the crowd couldn''t stand the torture of curiosity and asked.
The girl looked in the direction of the voice. The stiff muscles on her face soon changed and showed a vivid sad expression. She cried out, her body trembled and looked helplessly at the people around her.
Father Totti, who came from a distance, pushed aside the crowd and walked to the girl and put his clothes on the girl. Although it is summer, the strong sea breeze makes the streets cold at midnight. He checked the girl''s clothes and found no injuries. He glanced at the girl who had fallen in a pool of blood and no longer twitched, and his eyebrows twisted.
In the dim light, he saw a bloody tire mark.
Car accident!
Torre''s heart became heavy. There was no doubt that the two girls had a car accident in the process of returning home. What was more worrying was that the other party had run away. In fact, even if the other party doesn''t run, they can''t take care of the other party. After all, people who can drive a car won''t be ordinary people, and naturally they won''t have an ordinary background. He sighed. The best solution to this kind of thing is to find the other party and let the other party pay a sum of money and make some compensation. As for wanting the other party to be punished more severely... It''s hard!
In fact, there have long been relevant provisions on the punishment of traffic accidents caused by driving vehicles in the imperial law, but sometimes some things are different from what they say and do. According to the imperial law, if there is a car accident and someone dies, the car owner must pay a sum of money and be imprisoned for at least three years. But the problem is that few car accident owners will really go to jail, because most of the families of the dead choose to withdraw the lawsuit when they face a pile of money they can''t refuse.
Totti patted the girl on the shoulder and stood up. He looked at the crowd around him and glanced at their faces one by one. "Did anyone see the bastard driving?"
No one spoke. Although people sympathized with the girl who lost her life, speaking at this time means that she may have to testify in court in the future. Go against a rich man well. Either you think your life is too good, or you think your life is too good.
People closed their mouths in silence until a child stood up. He was only about seven or eight years old. His eyes were full of justice called childlike innocence. "I saw a blue convertible..." before his words were finished, the parents who rushed out of the crowd covered their mouths and dragged them back into the crowd. Because an outsider may break his family, no one is so great.
No, there''s one.
Totti smiled at his little fellow through the gap behind the crowd. He straightened his back and said in a powerful voice, "I saw that a blue convertible hit the child and fled here. What else did I see? Who can remind me of this old fellow? My memory is not as good as when I was young.", Totti really moved some people with this method, and gradually someone added some details, including the half bottle of wine they found on the roadside.
The Fifth District is the largest living area in Yilian, but there are only two police stations. People living in the Fifth District don''t like dealing with the police no matter what happens. When big things happen, they may have to go to court. The cost of hiring a lawyer exceeds the expenditure of the family budget, and they can''t afford it. There is no need to go to the police for small things, because the police can''t deal with those small things.
But today, Totty must call the police. Relying on the elders in the block or the more prestigious people in the Fifth District, he can''t deal with it.
The policeman on duty just slept in a daze for a while and was awakened by a sudden knock on the door. He suddenly straightened up and put his hand on the weapon sleeve around his waist, while observing the surrounding environment. After about three or five seconds, he rubbed his eyes and went to the front hall of the police station. He opened the door and asked impatiently, "can''t you be quiet in the middle of the night?"
The next second, a chill came out of his hip ditch and rushed up to his head along his spine. His body trembled slightly and got goose bumps. He felt his hair stand up and his body become a little stiff. In front of him, under the dim moonlight, at least hundreds of people crowded outside the police station. They were very quiet. No one made a little sound. They just stood and looked at him.
Just as he was about to close the door and ask for support, Totti, who was in the first place, took a step forward. "Mr. police, we want to report that just now a blue convertible hit and killed a child in the community. He also left a bottle of wine and some debris on the car."
The policeman grabbed the half bottle of wine from Totti in shock. His face changed slightly and invited Totti in immediately. "I think I need to contact the regional police station!" he said to Mr. Totti.
The wine label on the bottle is called "slut", which is a very strong wine. The price of a bottle is about 45 yuan to 50 yuan. This kind of wine often only needs one cup, which is enough to make most women vaguely excited. That''s why it has such a name. Although the name is not good, it is undeniable that it is definitely one of the top wines, from Juan''s winery. It doesn''t mean that the perpetrator must be Juan or someone related to Juan, but this bottle of wine shows that the perpetrator is very rich.
In illian, all the troubles associated with the rich are big troubles.
Yili''an district police station soon dispatched police to investigate the car accident and the sports car and driver who triggered the accident. This is not a difficult case to solve, because there are few rich people with blue convertible sports cars in yili''an city. Soon, they targeted the famous real estate developer Forrest and his son in yili''an. Last year, old Forrest bought a blue convertible as a birthday present for little Forrest. Now the car is parked in the garage, the front of the car is almost completely destroyed, and a large piece of the bumper is missing.
Little Forrest was sleeping on the sofa in the mechanic''s office. As soon as he entered the office, he could smell a strong smell of wine. A captain of the police station frowned and retreated. This was not the best time to arrest and interrogate little Forrest, so they informed old Forrest.
Old Forrest is only 50 years old this year, probably because he consumed too much when he was young. In a society where every family has three or five children, he only has a child like little Forrest. When he knew that his child had killed a pedestrian, he didn''t show much worry, "is my son hurt?", he paused for a moment, The expression on his face eased a lot, "it''s late today. Ask the family of the child who was still running on the road that night how much they want. If it''s too much, let them go to the court to sue me and my child. If it''s less, you pay in advance, and I''ll arrange for someone to send it in two days."
With that, old Forrest hung up. As soon as he turned around, he saw his wife standing outside the door in her nightgown, with a worried expression on her face. Old Forrest smiled and shook his head. "My son is safe and hasn''t been hurt. Don''t worry. I''ll take care of it."
With a sigh of relief, the old woman returned to the luxurious bedroom with old Forrest and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The police directly relayed old Forrest''s words to Totti. Totti immediately stood up angrily, but soon he sat back decadent. As the police said, he could sue the Forrest and his son, but he and the deceased''s family had no money. If you want to win in court, you must hire a reliable lawyer. In Yilian, a lawyer with a fair winning rate can''t afford to pay the starting price of 5000 yuan.
In fact, like many car accidents, people die. It''s better to ask for more money to improve the living environment of the living people, which is their last contribution.
When Totti brought the news back, the mother of the deceased fainted directly to the ground, and her husband lost all his reactions like dementia.
They compromised.
There was no way to be uncompromising. They could not fight the Forrest and son. Any resistance other than accepting their fate was meaningless.
But to their surprise, sometimes it doesn''t make sense to admit your life.
A neighbor''s husband died at work. The factory owner compensated 6000 yuan and got 4500 yuan. They also put forward a request according to this standard, 5000 yuan, no more than one point, and no less than one point. After all, it''s a human life. It''s very mean to measure it with money, so they hope that even if their daughter dies, the price will not be too "cheap".
What makes people more angry is that the Forrest and his son are not going to pay 5000 yuan. They are only willing to take out 2000 yuan.
In the words of little Forrest, that is "your daughter made my favorite car look like this. It costs 3000 yuan to repair it once, and you still want 5000 yuan?"
"It''s only two thousand yuan. Take it if you want it. If not, it''s up to you!"
"Forrest and his son can''t be blackmailed by people like you, understand?"