Chapter 169: Luo Bin Gets Beaten

After opening the gate and seeing the people outside, Luo Tianming asked, “What are you all doing here?”

Wang Sanqiang’s mother slapped her thigh and started crying and scolding, “This is outrageous! Our kids were playing together just fine. I asked your son to help out, and instead, he took a brick and sent someone to the hospital!

We’re barely making ends meet at home, where will we get the money to compensate? Your son is clearly troubled! Let’s settle this together!”

Luo Tianming was already upset because Luo Bin had caused trouble by helping Wang Sanqiang. Now, the Wang family was turning the tables on them, which infuriated him even more.

Feng Hui also understood the situation now. The Wang family was trying to shift the blame, and they couldn’t let them succeed.

So he retorted, “If your son, like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, didn’t cause this trouble, my son wouldn’t have been dragged into helping yours vent. We wouldn’t have come to blame you.

Now you’re here at our door before dawn seeking trouble. Do you think our Luo family is easy to bully? Why should my son take the blame just because Wang Sanqiang got into trouble? He’s really a coward.”

But now Wang Sanqiang wasn’t here; he was still detained at the police station. Even though it was Luo Bin who threw the brick at Geng Zhenyu, the main culprit was Wang Sanqiang. He’s now seventeen years old, and if Geng’s family keeps pursuing their innocence, he’s likely to be sent to a reformatory to be educated.

Geng’s husband and wife also said that everything would depend on Geng Zhenyu’s condition after their diagnosis today.

Wang Sanqiang’s mother just intended to create a scene at Luo’s house today, making Luo’s family pay compensation since it was Luo Bin who caused the injury that sent the person to the hospital.

Unexpectedly, Luo Bin’s mother was not someone to be trifled with either. So, they argued loudly at the entrance of Luo’s house, attracting several neighbors to watch the commotion and even delaying their breakfast.

Unable to resolve the matter, they called the police officers from the police station. Both families made another trip to the police station to handle the situation. It wasn’t until noon that Luo Tianming and his wife returned from the police station.

The incident that occurred yesterday was a serious matter. Because Geng’s family also had two children involved, they had no choice but to make concessions.

However, due to Wang Sanqiang’s prior record, he was required to spend three months in a juvenile detention center for re-education. The hospital expenses for Geng Zhenyu and the compensation for the parents’ lost work time were to be split equally between the Luo and Wang families, with the final amount settled upon Geng Zhenyu’s discharge from the hospital.

But the compensation and nutritional expenses for Geng Zhenyu had to be paid immediately, with each family contributing fifty yuan. This resolution came after a morning of mediation by the police officers.

Wang Sanqiang’s mother created a scene at the police station, crying and wailing for half a day, trying to gain sympathy. However, Geng Zhenyu’s mother, who worked at the union, was accustomed to such tactics and remained unmoved. Eventually, it was Wang Sanqiang’s elder brother who went to his workplace to advance his wages and made up the payment.

After returning home from the police station, the courtyard was silent. Luo Tianming finally lost his temper, taking off his belt and giving Luo Bin a severe beating. Feng Hui couldn’t stop him and ended up crying bitterly.

Feng Hui cried, “Are you trying to kill him? Our son didn’t grow up with us and wasn’t properly educated in the countryside. We should take our time and reason with him.”

Luo Tianming was furious with his wife, “Indulging a child is as harmful as hurting him. Go on, keep spoiling him. Look at what he’s done since we brought him back!”

Luo Bin stubbornly said, “Send me back to Qingshan Village. I won’t stay with you anymore. I want to go back to Qingshan Village. My parents never laid a finger on me. That’s my real home.”