Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Easy to Encounter Ghosts_1 Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Easy to Encounter Ghosts_1 Ying Jiuming exaggeratedly looked around in the dark, “I should have known better than to leave the house so late at night, it’s like asking to bump into a ghost. Huo Beijiang doesn’t even seem like Huo Beijiang anymore. If our old classmates heard about this, they’d be scared to death.”
Huo Beijiang squinted his eyes menacingly, feeling an urge to punch the impudent man in front of him.
“Oh! So, He Rongxi’s lawyer came during the day. He had a professional attitude; they compensated for the medical expenses, nutritional expenses, and emotional damages of those who were unjustly hurt in Xiao Wang Village and the family of the boy who got kicked.”
“It appears He Rongxi hasn’t messed up beyond redemption.” He knows when to admit his faults and make amends.
“By the book, it’s only seven to fifteen days of administrative detention. However, with his sincere attitude, if the victims don’t press charges, he should be released soon.”
Huo Beijiang flicked ash off his cigarette smoothly, “Not anymore! Let him out first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Knowing my temperament, a grown man bullying kids, I’d let him rot in jail.”
Huo Beijiang glanced at him and reminded, “Comrade Ying Jiuming, remember your position. If you were transferred to the city bureau, your bandit-like temperament could bring shame to our county.”
“You… You dare to call me a bandit? Bringing shame to us?” Ying Jiuming scoffed, “Some people have got a nerve. Not just a nerve, but an unrivaled one at that.”
Huo Beijiang didn’t argue with him, explaining, “Actually, you’re being unfair to He Rongxi. He was just ill-advised and taken advantage of. The real schemers stirring trouble were Jing Tong and Huo Jinlan. So, let He Rongxi go! Let them contemplate what they’ve done.”
He left out one detail.
If He Rongxi stayed, the He Family would do everything in their power to get him out, which meant Jing Tong would possibly get out as well.
Rather than doing this, it’s better to let He Rongxi go. Then with one on the inside and one on the outside, he was quite interested to see how deep the bond between this detestable couple could be.
The next day was the enrollment day for the senior high section in Qi Li Middle School. The high school section always started two days in advance, typically on August 30, for enrollment, paperwork, and textbook collection.
This process lasts for two days, and by September 1, classes will have formally begun.
The junior high section starts enrollment on September 1.
Both dates happen to be different.
Jiang Zhuanzhuan prepared breakfast in the morning and ate with her younger brother before handing him over to their grandparents. She then hustled towards her school.
Her Grandma, who had demanded compensation and an apology with other villagers yesterday, was beaming the whole day.
Zhuanzhuan didn’t really understand why her Grandma was so happy when she hadn’t taken a cent.
It was a half-hour walk from Jiang Zhuanzhuan’s home to the school in Qi Li Town. By the time she arrived, the school was already filled with people. After enrolling as a freshman, she then requested a leave of absence for her sister from the senior class.
No sooner had she arrived than Teacher Liu, her sister’s homeroom teacher, smilingly asked, “Jiang Zhuanzhuan, has come to seek leave for your sister?”
Zhuanzhuan was known all over the school as a top scorer, both in local and school-wide exams. She was viewed as an honest and intelligent girl with stellar evaluations. Even the teachers predicted that as long as she maintained her performance, she could gain admission to any university across the country.