Chapter 618: Chapter 618

"I got the evidence yesterday, and I actually wanted to send it to you then."

Han Lei put away his phone and once again shoved his hands into his pockets, maintaining a serious expression as he spoke, "The reason I didn’t send it to you yesterday was that I wanted to talk to you in person."

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Pu Sangzhi, seething with frustration, said, "You, you give me this evidence. You let me know the truth, yet you prevent me from using it. What’s the point of having this video then? Right now, I feel like going straight to the Senior Year 3, Class 9 classroom and dragging those two out for a good lesson!"

The more Pu Sangzhi thought about it, the angrier she became, and the harder it was to calm down...

She wanted to say: It would have been better if she hadn’t known the truth! Had she been oblivious, she could continue living like a fool.

She knew the masterminds behind the sulfuric acid incident were those two vile women!

She knew it had nothing to do with the debt collection gang!

She knew Wen Miao and Huo Feng shouldn’t have suffered! The targets of those two women were her!

She also knew that while those two women committed their evil deeds, they taught others to throw out the debt collection gang as a diversion!

And she foolishly believed it...

In front of the police, she had laid bare her family’s debt issues and their coercion by the debt collection gang! She had directly attributed the two women’s crimes to a third party, even indirectly protecting them!

Such planning, such schemes, such people!

Pu Sangzhi now knew everything!

After finding out, how could she contain the anger that was bursting within her? How could she possibly not bring those two criminals to court?

Right this moment, she truly desired to see those two people imprisoned and severely punished!

The evidence had been found by Han Lei; he was so eager to tell her the truth the moment he discovered it.

He had even directly sent the evidence to her.

As the brother of Han Feiyi...

This intermediary clearly had his pressures.

For him to do this for Pu Sangzhi was already something she had to be profoundly grateful for.

If Pu Sangzhi didn’t consider his feelings at all, it would be rather heartless...

"I thought about it a lot yesterday. I’ve been thinking if there’s a way to spread the truth while minimizing the harm to my family."

Han Lei bit his lower lip, seeming to hesitate before saying, "Later I thought, I’d give you the evidence. You can discuss with Huo Feng, see how a private chat would go?"

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, "She committed a crime, she should face legal punishment! A private chat? Paying compensation? The Huo family isn’t short on money!"

Han Lei spoke sternly, "Then think about the consequences of taking it to court. Not to mention your family, just think about ours. My sister could end up in prison, my father might be removed from office, and I... As the criminal of the family, running away from home would be the least of it; I could very well end up killed or loathed by my parents! My life would be ruined!"

Pu Sangzhi saw the earnest expression on Han Lei’s face and couldn’t harden her tone again.

After thinking for a while, she said, "If Han Feiyi goes to prison, why would your father be removed from office? Is it really that serious?"

Han Lei flatly said, "Even though Longxiang is a private school, with such a scandal breaking out in my family, the education bureau definitely won’t let it go easily. Besides, don’t you know? Huo Feng’s grandfather is the town secretary; the official relationships are complex. My father, as the principal of a private school, won’t even know what hit him when it goes down."

In fact, Han Lei knew quite a lot about Huo Feng’s family situation.

Right after this summer break ended, he learnt a significant amount of news about Huo Feng from his father.

The Huo family’s background wasn’t inferior at all, and given Huo Feng’s serious injuries in the incident, just how much trouble could it stir up if the Huo family decided to take this matter seriously?

Therefore, while Han Lei was willing to hand over all the evidence and agreed to them taking action, he also hoped they could spare his family and opt for a milder solution, avoiding a complete fallout.

The complexities Han Lei considered had now directly escalated to both families.

After hearing Han Lei speak this way, Pu Sangzhi also realized the complexity of the situation. The intricate relationships of the elders could indeed stir up significant turmoil.

"But they’ve made such a grave mistake; they’ve treated human lives like they’re nothing."

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath, "Should such people just get off so easily?"

Han Lei said, "I’m not asking you to let them off easily. If... if you could consider private negotiation. An apology, compensation, as long as it doesn’t tear everything apart, as long as my family can maintain some dignity... that would be great."

Pu Sangzhi finally understood Han Lei’s intention.

He provided her with the evidence, which was both help and a request.

He had his difficulties, but he also chose justice.

Indeed, if the matter escalated to involve both families, Pu Sangzhi herself could not make the decision alone.

The most affected was Huo Feng, so it should be his decision to make.

Therefore, Pu Sangzhi said, "I, I will tell Huo Feng about this evidence. I will also explain your difficulties to him. Then we’ll see what he decides, and I’ll tell you, okay? After all, he’s the one who has suffered the most right now."

Hearing this, Han Lei nodded, not saying much else, just uttering two words, "Can do."

Pu Sangzhi nodded to him and thanked him earnestly, "Thank you."

He was reserved in personality, yet he was warm beneath his cool exterior.

At such a crucial juncture, positioned as he was, he could directly come out and stand on Pu Sangzhi’s side.

Pu Sangzhi believed it was all because he was upright and just by nature.

So, she was grateful to him.

Han Lei could accept her thanks, responding to her with, "I know there are many who protect you, and many who like you. You have no shortage of friends and admirers around you. But I only have you as a friend."

His words took Pu Sangzhi by surprise.

At that moment, Han Lei gazed intently at her and began to speak, "As long as you’re in trouble, I can stand by you without hesitation, just like you did for me. Maybe you did it out of a sense of justice, but I’m only good to you. So, you should be good to me sometimes too."

The way he said it was like a child asking for candy, as if Pu Sangzhi had greatly neglected him as a friend.

Pu Sangzhi felt a twinge of guilt from his words...

She lowered her head, responding in a crisp voice.

All she could say was that she should treat him more like a good friend in the future.

As he said, with such a personality, it was hard for him to make friends. Perhaps she really was his only friend.

Friendships need to be maintained.

Pu Sangzhi was going to be nicer to him.

After their talk, Han Lei had nothing much left to say. He simply patted Pu Sangzhi’s head, then turned and walked away with his hands in his pockets.

This action did hold a bit of a cool vibe.

Watching his retreating figure, Pu Sangzhi curled her lips behind his back, watching the departing boy with a sense of speechlessness.

She didn’t think much of it, but after he was out of sight, Pu Sangzhi took out her phone and quickly downloaded the video clip he’d sent her.

And without delay, she forwarded it to Huo Feng.

In the five minutes before evening self-study, Pu Sangzhi relayed Han Lei’s situation to Huo Feng via voice message.

Consequently, Huo Feng’s fishing plan hadn’t even seen results before he got his hands on solid evidence.

This unexpected turn of events had shocked Huo Feng!

Also, because of this incident, Huo Feng gained a whole new appreciation for Han Lei.

Huo Feng thought to himself, Han Lei’s got a knack for this! With perfect timing, he chose morality over kinship to win the damsel’s affection! He even played the sympathy card, making Pu Sangzhi speak on his behalf!

Sunday evening, still lying in the hospital room, Huo Feng forwarded the video to his father.

Huo Mingshan, always upright, couldn’t stand such sinister tactics!

So, after watching the video, Huo Mingshan immediately replied with several angry emojis to Huo Feng.

And two minutes later, he messaged Huo Feng, "I’ve prepared the resignation letter. We’ll sue her tomorrow!"

Seeing this message, Huo Feng’s first reaction was to wonder why with three question marks "???"...

He immediately messaged Huo Mingshan, "Resign? Have you gone mad!"

Huo Mingshan replied, "To sue the principal, naturally I can’t work under his authority. Don’t worry, things cannot be tolerated! I would resign just to see the guilty punished!"

"Whoa, that’s fierce!"

Huo Feng felt warmth in his heart, a warmth coming from his father, volcanic in its heat!

Huo Feng then replied, "That’s not necessary. I couldn’t bear to see you resign. There are other ways!"

Huo Mingshan replied, "Oh, then I won’t resign."

Wouldn’t even stand his ground for one round!

This fatherly warmth... was like the temperature of an iceberg!