Chen Ping, after all, had settled privately with Mu Jinyu, and facing police questioning, thought to deny it.
The police saw her hesitant expression and evasive eyes and knew what she wanted to say. They said, "No need to deny it. They all identified you as the one who sent them, and our investigation confirms that they indeed work for your shop."
Chen Ping had no choice but to change her story, "I did send them, but I've just negotiated with them and compensated one hundred thousand yuan. He also smashed my shop, and we've settled it privately."
"Who settled with you privately?" Mu Jinyu heard this and immediately objected.
What a joke, that one hundred thousand yuan compensated only for the damages to Wen Rou's Restaurant. The incident of her sending people to injure Wen Rou, how could it possibly be settled like this?
Wang Dayong was looking forward to having Mu Jinyu later treat his infertility, so of course, he had to curry favor with him. He hurriedly said, "Who said you compensated them one hundred thousand yuan? That's my money, which I gave to the Mu Brothers. What does that have to do with you? And you dare to slander my brothers by accusing them of smashing my shop? I smashed the shop myself for fun, what does that have to do with him?"
"You?!" Chen Ping, upon hearing Wang Dayong's words, was about to explode with anger. This guy had absolutely no regard for old affections. As the saying goes, a day as husband and wife means everlasting gratitude. Wasn't it just that she bore him another man's son? Was he so heartless that he wanted to drive her to her death?
But if Wang Dayong wanted to destroy her, she really had no recourse, for the card which had just transferred the money to Mu Jinyu was actually Wang Dayong's, only given to her for use.
And the shop was even more so inherited from Wang Dayong's parents, with no rent needed at all. That was why she could keep on running her shabby restaurant with little business.
Now, with the two of them at odds, this was a deadly blow to her.
The police officers, seeing their quarrel, knew there might be another hidden story, but for now, they didn't care about that, and with a wave of their hand, they said, "Enough with the arguing, come back to the station for investigation first."
Subsequently, Mu Jinyu, Wen Rou, and the couple Wang Dayong and Chen Ping were taken onto several police cars and taken to the nearby police station to cooperate with the investigation.
Mu Jinyu and Wen Rou were in the same car. He held Wen Rou's hand and asked, "Wen Rou, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I don't feel much pain," Wen Rou replied with a gentle smile to Mu Jinyu.
She was feeling quite strange inside, as she had been in a lot of pain when the group of shrews attacked her, to the point of passing out.
But when she woke up, even though the bruises were still there, she felt no pain at all.
The feeling was really strange.
When the police arrived, they found her severely injured, covered in bruises, and although the wound on her forehead was no longer bleeding, seeing the large pool of blood on the ground, they knew how badly she had been injured, so they were ready to rush her to the hospital.
But Wen Rou, not feeling much pain and worried about Mu Jinyu's safety, insisted on checking out the situation over there.
So the officers, seeing she could still walk, although they felt she was pushing herself, noticed her stubbornness and fearing further trouble, promptly took people over there, and then it was the scene they had previously encountered with the old lady bringing the police.
The police officer driving the car heard the two talking and complained, "Not hurt? You're injured like this and still so stubborn? Young man, this is a good girl. You better treat her well in the future. I'm taking her to the hospital now to see how seriously she's injured and whether those shrews hurt her internal organs. If her injuries are severe, those criminal suspects definitely won't get away with it!"
"Yeah, I know," Mu Jinyu nodded in response.
Wen Rou's pale face tightened her grip on Mu Jinyu's hand.
Mu Jinyu also held her slender hand tightly, reassuring her, "Don't worry, you'll be alright. They will surely pay the price."
Wen Rou was indeed not in danger for her life now, her present critical appearance was a deliberate result of Mu Jinyu saving her earlier.
His intention was to make that gang of thugs pay a terribly painful price.
Therefore, after saving Wen Rou and making her appear no different from an ordinary person, despite being able to make the bruises on her skin and the wound on her forehead scab over and fall off, restoring the normal appearance of her skin, he simply did not do so.
He wanted the police to see just what those thugs had done to Wen Rou when they arrived.
As for the group of vicious women and the bystanders, including Chen Ping, whom he had beaten mercilessly, he used a special technique which initially increased their pain tenfold. However, once the police arrived, all the bruises and swelling on their bodies would disappear, with nothing showing up even if they were to be examined at the hospital—as if nothing had happened.
In this way, he could get his revenge first and still ensure they paid a severe price later on.
Once things had settled down, he would then help Wen Rou to completely erase all her injuries, leaving not a single scar on her body.
As Mu Jinyu thought about these things, his eyes flickered with a cold light.
He held Wen Rou's hand tightly, providing her with a sense of security, while with his other hand he took out his cell phone and sent several text messages to Mei Yinxue, Xu Qingya, and others.
Although Mu Jinyu did not like being indebted to others, if he wanted Chen Ping and her accomplices to pay a sufficient price, solely relying on Wen Rou's injuries would hardly suffice. Therefore, he had no choice but to ask for help from Mei Yinxue, Xu Tianzheng, and others to exert pressure on them.
With their influence, as long as the evidence was solid, smoothing out the situation and having Chen Ping and her group locked up for several years shouldn't be a problem.
Soon, Mei Yinxue and Xu Qingya both replied that it wouldn't be an issue. Mu Jinyu then put away his phone, gently patted Wen Rou's pale hand, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, allowing her to rest comfortably against him, as he picked out comforting words for her to hear.
Wen Rou was unsure if she was seriously hurt, but she felt odd not experiencing any pain despite her severe injuries—maybe something had broken? Frightened, she simply leaned against Mu Jinyu's shoulder and did not push him away.
At that moment, Wen Rou was at her most vulnerable, and Mu Jinyu was not quite sure how to console someone, so he did his best to pick comforting words for her.
The police officers driving the car and sitting in the passenger seat glanced at the two of them huddled together in the rearview mirror, smiled faintly, and said nothing.
Shortly after, the car arrived at River City First Hospital.
"Get out. Let's hurry up and get a check-up; I hope we're not too late," the police said as they stopped the car and looked back at Mu Jinyu and Wen Rou.
"Okay," Mu Jinyu replied, supporting the anxious Wen Rou as they got out of the car and walked into the hospital with the two officers.
Although he knew Wen Rou was alright, Mu Jinyu was still willing to pay this unnecessary expense to make the criminals pay.
Once in the hospital, as Wen Rou was being taken away for examination, she asked Mu Jinyu, "Little Mu, do you think I might die?!"
"No, you'll be fine!" Mu Jinyu said with conviction.
"Okay, Little Mu, thank you for staying by my side…"
Upon hearing this, Wen Rou gave Mu Jinyu a gentle, soothing smile and was quickly wheeled into the ward.
As she entered the ward, she couldn't help but look back at Mu Jinyu, saying nothing, just offering a tranquil smile, yet her eyes carried an extraordinary sadness.
Her smile, coupled with the wound on her forehead and various bruises and abrasions all over her body, was like a frail blossom swaying in the storm, exuding a tragically beautiful elegance.