NOVEL WEB Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Would Someone Risk Their Life in a Scam?
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Two streams of bloody tears hung on Wu Bin's face, a shocking sight to behold!
It was a scene Kang Xing had last seen in palace drama TV shows, where a character would bleed from seven orifices after being poisoned.
Kang Xing's demeanor suddenly changed, his eyes sharply turning towards Lu Guanghao.
"Did you hit him?"
Lu Guanghao waved his hands frantically, no longer showing his previous arrogance.
"No, no, no, I just patted him lightly. I didn't know he would end up like this."
"Officer, I suspect he's faking this to scam us. He's definitely trying to extort money."
Kang Xing snorted coldly, "Faking it to this extent, gambling with his life is it?"
"You two, come with us. Let's go back and clear this up."
The couple wanted to explain, but two young police officers came up and took them straight to the police car.
"Any other things can be discussed slowly back at the station."
After taking the couple away, the young officer Fu Qiang ran over and looked at Wu Bin lying on the ground.
"Master, what about him?"
Kang Xing said gravely, "With such severe injuries, this is likely to become a criminal case. Later, follow him to the hospital and listen to what the doctors say. I'll go back to the station to check the surveillance footage."
"Yes, Master."
Suddenly, an ambulance arrived at the scene.
When the medical staff saw Wu Bin lying on the ground, they were all taken aback.
"Wu Bin? You again."
Wu Bin, holding his eyes, said, "Is that you, Brother Zhang? Brother Zhang, my eyes hurt."
Zhang Hai couldn't help but laugh and cry.
"I know your eyes hurt, I'm not blind. I can see it."
"I just processed your discharge, and now, look at you, you've got to be brought back in."
Wu Bin said with a bitter smile, "Brother Zhang, this is not the time for reminiscing; hurry and take me back to the hospital."
Wu Bin was truly anxious.
Though he wasn't going to die, his eyes really hurt.
After all, this part of the body is one of the most vulnerable, and it is densely packed with nerves, making the pain much worse.
Had Wu Bin's will not been so strong, he would have fainted from the pain by now.
Knowing Wu Bin's fragile condition, the medics dare not delay and hastily took him back to the hospital.
Upon seeing this scene, the viewers in the livestream started praying for Wu Bin.
"This poor kid is so fragile. How did a light slap like that injure his eyes, and both of them at that?"
"Is there anyone who knows about this kind of thing? What's wrong with Wu Bin? Why are his eyes bleeding?"
"Preliminary guess is that he received a heavy blow to the head, causing damage to the eyes. There's a possibility of eyeball rupture."
"Are you kidding me? Just a light slap and now it's eyeball rupture?"
"The slap might not have been hard, but his head hit the curb solidly, and that's serious. Don't underestimate the impact force a fall can have on the brain."
"Stop guessing, we'll know everything once he's at the hospital. Let's all pray for Wu Bin instead."
The chat in the livestream began to fill up with praying hands emojis, and the popularity of the stream jumped from 300,000 to 350,000 viewers.
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In the Magic City, at the police station.
Lu Guanghao and his wife were taken to an interrogation room to clarify the situation.
Kang Xing sat opposite them with a stern face and said, "We already understand what happened. You were involved in a traffic accident, got out of your car, vandalized the other vehicle, and even hurled insults."
"A frustrated Wu Bin, a college student, got out to reason with you and you assaulted and injured him, correct?"
"No!"
The couple objected in unison.
"My husband got out to knock on the window because he wanted them to come out and talk. It was our brand-new car which had just been scratched by them."
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"Officer, you be the judge, a new car turned into a used one in an instant—if it were you, could you swallow that?"
Kang Xing scoffed, "So when you guys kicked the other car's rearview mirror off, you were just trying to get them to come out and 'communicate'?"
Kang Xing slammed the table with force and exclaimed angrily, "The traffic police department has already sent over the accident assessment report—it clearly shows that you guys changed lanes over a solid line, full responsibility!"
"Moreover, your violent actions of hitting the car windows, hammering the hood, and kicking the rearview mirrors have already threatened the other party's life and property safety!"
"With both eyewitnesses and physical evidence present, do you still want to deny it?"
Yan Fang and Lu Guanghao suddenly fell silent.
They knew they were in the wrong, and if there was road surveillance, that would definitively prove it was illegal.
It's just that this wasn't their first time doing something like this—they knew that at most they would just have to pay some money, no big deal.
Seeing the two not speaking, Kang Xing continued:
"Even if you just vandalized the other person's vehicle, I could overlook that, as it's just property damage. But why did you go on to physically assault someone?"
"The victim was just a college student, how could you be so cruel!"
Upon hearing what Kang Xing had said, Lu Guanghao loudly protested his innocence.
"Officer, I really can't admit to that, that kid was definitely scamming!"
"I simply patted his head lightly, and he just laid himself on the ground; isn't that scamming, then?"
"Don't you have the video? Just watch the video, and you'll know I'm telling the truth."
Kang Xing opened the surveillance video and took a close look.
And indeed, it was as Lu Guanghao had said; he merely patted Wu Bin's head.
The motion wasn't forceful, and his arm wasn't even fully extended.
As an experienced cop, Kang Xing knew that Lu Guanghao hadn't used much force.
But in the video, Lu Guanghao did indeed have physical contact with Wu Bin, and Wu Bin in fact fell to the ground just like that.
Kang Xing frowned, pondering whether the college student was actually scamming.
While Kang Xing was thinking this, his phone began to ring.
As soon as Kang Xing answered the call, Fu Qiang's voice came through.
"Master, the hospital has given the injury assessment."
Kang Xing switched on the speakerphone, so that both Lu Guanghao and his wife could hear.
"Mm, what did they say?"
Fu Qiang read from the medical report,
"The patient's one-sided eye damage resulted in complete rupture of the nasolacrimal duct and rupture of the medial canthal tendon, affecting facial appearance."
"Significant collapse of the right eye socket due to fracture and damage to the outer ear resulting in a notable deformation."
"Most severe is both eyes' retinas detaching due to blunt force trauma, carrying a very high risk of permanent blindness."
Clang.
Lu Guanghao and his wife dropped their phones to the ground, completely dumbstruck.
Are you kidding me?
How can a light pat lead to permanent blindness?
Kang Xing also fell silent.
He had initially thought that Wu Bin was conning them, but now it seemed this wasn't a scam—the kid was just really fragile.
"Okay, I've got it."
Kang Xing hung up the phone and said to his colleague sitting beside him, "Separate the two for interrogation."
Upon hearing this, Yan Fang protested, clutching Lu Guanghao's hand tightly, "What are you trying to do? I will not be separated from my husband! This is illegal!"
Kang Xing directed his anger towards Yan Fang, "Didn't you hear the injury report just now?"
"That college student might become permanently blind, which qualifies as a serious injury!"
"This case has now turned into a criminal offense, do you understand?"
"Take them away!"