She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

The other people in the room also stood on Grandma Xia's side.

Chen Xiangbei: "Police officers, you know my mother. She never lies. She is the most honest person I know."

Qiao Yi: "Although my master can be a bit fierce at times, she would never falsely accuse anyone. Sometimes we all think she is too kind."

Fang Yingdi: "Yes, yes, Comrade Xia is a good person. Comrade Tian Chengping really hit someone. He was about to hit his own mother when he tripped and fell. The injury on his hand has nothing to do with us. We didn't lay a hand on him."

Chen Xiangbei: "This comrade is really enthusiastic. It had nothing to do with him, but he ended up getting injured. Could it really be a serious injury?"

Qiao Yi: "Oh my god, this is terrifying."

Fang Yingdi squatted down, trying to help Jiang Wenhua up. "Officer, this is a matter of life and death, let's get him to the hospital first?"

Jiang Wenhua bit her lip tightly, "I'm not going to the hospital, I don't have any money."

Fang Yingdi immediately said, "Of course Comrade Tian should pay for the medical expenses, since he's the one who made the call."

Jiang Wenhua was satisfied; this Comrade Fang was quite clever.

Although the police officers felt that Jiang Wenhua could not have been seriously injured, they still rushed him to the hospital as a precaution.

Jiang Wenhua was also anxious. If they waited any longer, the redness and swelling left by the punch he had just received would disappear, and then he would have really been beaten for nothing.

Finally, he was treated with some ointment and then kicked out by the doctor.

At the hospital, Tian Chengping was flanked by two police officers. He was indignant. "I didn't do anything wrong, so why is it all my fault now? The injuries on his face aren't even as bad as the injuries on my hands. I fell at her house, doesn't she have to compensate me?"

Tian Chengping applied some red antiseptic to the scraped area on his palm and was now pointing at Old Lady Xia, speaking with great conviction. He felt that every word he said made sense; Jiang Wenhua had to pay for his minor injury, so shouldn't Old Lady Xia also pay for his injury?

Jiang Wenhua was helped out by Chen Xiangbei. Upon hearing this, he suddenly said, "I remember that Comrade Xia's door was broken. It would be expensive to replace it. When this comrade came looking for someone in a huff, he kicked it and ruined it. It was a perfectly good door before... Also... although it only looks like there are injuries on my face now, I feel unwell. Do you think my complexion is a bit off?"

"Oh dear, oh dear, I can't look at his face. Just looking at it makes me panic and short of breath. I'm going to have nightmares tonight. Ugh, how did I have to run into something like this on my day off? Officers, the beating he gave me today has left a lot of trauma on my young mind. You have to stand up for me."

"Besides me, there's also Comrade Xia's house. That door is so pitiful. Comrade Xia and her sister must have been terrified too. They'll probably have nightmares for days, just like me. Her sister is so pitiful. When she first arrived, she was skin and bones, and her leg was limping. It hurt me to look at her. Her hands were covered in chilblains, so swollen they were cracking."

"Hey, people say raising children is for old age security, but this auntie is pitiful, she has to raise a son to beat her in her old age."

The police officers didn't have a good impression of the three of them, but they had a good impression of the other ordinary people, especially Comrade Xia's sister, who seemed like a person with a hard life, but was also very kind. During that farce just now, the three of them blamed each other, while she silently shed tears on the sidelines.

If they hadn't been observing carefully, they might have overlooked her, since she didn't even make a sound, and she wiped her tears in a way that went unnoticed.

She's truly a pitiful person; she wasn't deliberately trying to appear weak.

"Tian Chengping, come with us to the bureau. You and the rest of you need to come too." Unable to make a decision, they had no choice but to take them all with them.

Jiang Wenhua's goal wasn't to put Tian Chengping in jail, but to get the money. What would happen to the money if he went to jail? So when the police wanted to detain him again after the interrogation, Jiang Wenhua disagreed.

However, it was impossible to get Tian Chengping to produce any money. He simply didn't have any. If he did, he wouldn't be eyeing his mother's meager earnings from odd jobs. So he shrugged and said, "I'm fine with going to jail. I have no money, and I won't even give you my life."

Inside the police station, the three parties started arguing.

Jiang Wenhua: "What's the use of detention? He'll just come out and cause trouble for Comrade Xia again, then get detained again and cause trouble once more. Maybe he's just short of money and deliberately freeloads off your meals. At least you won't let him starve to death here, right?"

The police officer nodded; it seemed to make some sense.

Tian Chengping: "I have no money. Even if you kill me, I still have no money. What am I supposed to do? I've already agreed to be detained. Are you going to shoot me just because I punched you?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "I think you should be shot. Not only did you beat up outsiders, but you also abused your own mother, your biological mother, for years. Is that... what... intentional injury?"

Jiang Wenhua added, "Isn't that intentional homicide? Not providing food or household expenses, leaving your elderly mother alone at home to die—what's the difference between that and intentional homicide?"

Police officer: That seems to make sense, but isn't this crime a bit too serious?

Tian Chengping: "You're the one who intentionally killed someone, you're spreading rumors, I'm going to sue you too. Oh, and I'm also going to sue him for cheating on me, stealing my woman, hooliganism, and having an illicit relationship."

The police officers all looked at Jiang Wenhua.

Jiang Wenhua could not tolerate such injustice. "Slander, it's slander!"

Qiao Yi chimed in, "I've broken up with him a long time ago. Before, it was because I didn't want to be with him anymore that he got into a fight with us in the factory canteen and got detained. You must have a record of that here."

The police officers immediately remembered and quietly looked down on Tian Chengping. A grown man who couldn't let go of what he was capable of—his wife was going to suffer.

Tian Chengping: "How can it be unrelated? Didn't you want to pursue me?"

Hearing this, Qiao Yi's face turned bright red. "You're such a lousy person, how could I possibly pursue you?"

Tian Chengping: "Then why are you blushing now? You still have such a good relationship with my mom and my aunt, visiting them every day. If it's not because you regret breaking up with me, what else could it be? You regret it, you realize that no one wants you except me, so you want to come back to me. But you're too embarrassed to come directly to me, so you want to build a good relationship with my mom first. I've seen plenty of women like you."

Qiao Yi was so angry she almost fainted. Fang Yingdi couldn't hold back any longer, "Look at yourself! You think you're worthy of Qiao Yi chasing after you? She'd rather die than see you again. Dating you is the biggest stain on her life. You're just disgusting."

Tian Chengping, with a confidence that seemed to come from nowhere, smiled at Fang Yingdi and said, "Don't get excited. I know what you mean. Do you also have your eye on me? Even though you're not good-looking and not very bright, I'm still willing to be with you in order to punish Qiao Yi."

Fang Yingdi was stunned. What a thick skin! She got goosebumps.

Fang Yingdi's face turned green at the condescending tone; it was disgusting, utterly disgusting.