The Black Card Chapter 190 - Qin Huaiyuan’S Careful Arrangements

Chapter 190 - Qin Huaiyuan’s Careful Arrangements

Translator: Lav

Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia

Since Zhao Wei chose to stop pretending to be polite with Shi Lei, he definitely wouldn’t take what Shi Lei said seriously.

And there was simply no way he could say such words to Qin Huaiyuan.

But the people waiting on the step also heard Shi Lei said before he left. They all asked Zhao Wei what happened.

“That idiot,” Zhao Wei cursed angrily. “I was being kind and even warned him, but that dog(1) couldn’t tell good from evil and even threatened me.” Then he recounted Shi Lei’s words to them.

But they didn’t even bother to care. Shi Lei was by himself. Even if he could find a few friends to help, who would dare to cause trouble because of their friendship with him?

The noises outside still caught the attention of Qin Huaiyuan, who walked out of the mansion. He was over fifty years old and had an imposing aura. When he coughed lightly, they all fell silent.

“What’s all the ruckus about? Did someone from the Shi family come?” Qin Huaiyuan stood on the steps of the mansion and asked the people standing in the front yard.

They looked at each other but didn’t dare talk. Finally, one of them said, “His son came…”

“If you guys didn’t let him in and he didn’t cause any trouble, then what was with the commotion?”

No one dared to make a sound. All eyes turned to look at Zhao Wei. But Qin Huaiyuan didn’t even know Zhao Wei’s name, so he could only pick out a person he knew. “Little Liu, tell me what happened.”

Everyone glanced at this “Little Liu,” who could only brace himself and walk forward. He turned around and glowered at Zhao Wei. Zhao Wei shrank back and pretended that he didn’t see it.

“Factory owner, that guy didn’t know his position and spoke nonsense. You don’t have to care…”

“What did he say?” Qin Huaiyuan was slightly unhappy.

Without a choice, Little Liu could only recount what Shi Lei had said.

“He’s just a brat. He thinks he’s the best just because he goes to a university. He even said that he found a lawyer to take the case. It doesn’t matter, since what counts is the police’s decision. As for his threats to you, don’t worry about it…”

Qin Huaiyuan seemed to have a lot on his mind as he waved his hand and said, “That’s enough. Stop talking about it.” And then he went back inside.

“He found a lawyer?!” Qin Huaiyuan was slightly worried. As for the twelve hours which Shi Lei mentioned, he really didn’t care.

He called the sub-bureau and asked about the situation. They told him that a very famous lawyer had connections with them and the higher ups were concerned about potential negative influences, so they let the police register the case.

“Factory owner Qin, don’t worry too much. Registering the case was just a matter of time. For the most part, your factory has to deal with some follow-ups. You can’t avoid paying for the medical expenses and I think you should get someone to visit the hospital. Something big happened, and even if that Shi person was fired, the others are workers in your factory. Although you don’t have to take any responsibility as the factory owner, you should show up and express your concerns. As long as you compensate them for everything and make that family stop pestering you, then this can be solved easily as a civil case.

Qin Huaiyuan nodded. “In other words, if the opposite side doesn’t want to let it go, then there’s still a chance of it turning into a criminal case?”

“That depends on the investigation results. If they can prove that the majority of the injuries came from a slip of hand or an accident, then it will still be a civil case. The key is the witness…”

Qin Huaiyuan thanked him and hung up.

“Witness…mhm.” He dialed another number and arranged for someone to pay a visit to the homes of all of the workers who saw the incident this morning. It didn’t matter if he had to threaten or appease them, he had to make sure that no one would be willing to stand up as a witness. Even if the police found them, they had to say that Shi Zhongping fell down the stairs himself, or that they didn’t see the series of events, only the end result of him lying at the bottom of the stairs.

Then, he called the head of the security department and told him to turn himself in. Since the case was already registered, he couldn’t just sit back and relax. After promising that the man would be safe, Qin Huaiyuan told him repeatedly to unify the statements of his subordinates. They had to insist that Shi Zhongping fell down the stairs himself when they were shoving each other.

Only after everything was arranged did Qin Huaiyuan call the factory office and ask the director to take a 100,000 yuan check to the hospital and try to placate Shi Zhongping’s wife and son. He had promised over the phone that he could compensate, at most, 300,000 yuan, but that house had to be handed back to him. From Qin Huaiyuan’s perspective, the house was the reason for the dispute. If he gave it to Shi Zhongping, then it would be equivalent to the factory causing trouble for no reason, so he needed to persist in that.

“Twelve hours? Hmph, I want to see just how capable you are, brat.”

At this time, Shi Lei was already at the hospital and his mother was just waking up. She was astonished to see that she was lying outside the ICU and that Shi Zhongping was inside.

“s.h.i.tou, what happened? Your dad, he…”

“It’s nothing,” he said comfortingly. “That room was too bad, and dad needs the best nurses and treatment.”

“But our family…” Shi Lei’s mother felt embarra.s.sed.

“I told you to not worry about money. I was doing business with my friends this semester, and began to invest in stocks. You probably can’t imagine how much money I got. I didn’t want to scare you, so I thought I’d talk about it when I came back for New Year’s. I have around 700,000 to 800,000 yuan on me right now, so dad’s medical expenses aren’t a problem.”

Shi Lei’s mother was shocked and her thoughts immediately turned toward illegal activities. She grasped Shi Lei’s hands and said, “s.h.i.tou, you didn’t do anything illegal, did you? How is it possible to earn that much?

“I developed an app with my friend, like the ones you see on phones. We earn money everyday. I definitely won’t do anything illegal, so don’t worry about that.”

Shi Lei’s mother also heard that apps could earn a lot of money. Now that the family was a mess, she didn’t have the time to think about it in detail. Plus, she knew her son’s personality. Shi Lei wasn’t someone who would break the law, so she just somewhat accepted it.

At this moment, Zhang Meimei called. Shi Lei quickly picked up. “Mrs. Zhang…” Shi Lei glanced at his mother and thought that it would be better to use the official way of addressing her. “Lawyer Zhang, is there any progress?”

“I talked to a friend in Run Zhou about your father’s incident. He just told me that the police registered the case. Also, the factory’s head of security turned himself in. Don’t panic yet. Wait until I get to Run Zhou tomorrow and we’ll discuss this all in detail. Don’t worry, I will definitely seek justice for you.”

Shi Lei thanked her profusely and then hung up. His mother was dumbfounded. “After you fell asleep, I found a lawyer,” Shi Lei explained. “This lawyer Zhang is very famous. I’m her daughter’s tutor, so we have a rather good relationship. She’s a very just person herself and as soon as she heard about this from me, she was furious. The police didn’t want to register the case, but after she contacted them, they did it. Now we’ll just see what the factory’s att.i.tude is! In any case, I won’t let any of those people off easily. As for Qin Huaiyuan, I will make him pay!”

“Can that lawyer really win lawsuits?” Shi Lei’s mother asked worriedly.

“Mom, don’t worry. She’s really good!”

His mother didn’t really get it and could only nod in half-understanding. Suddenly, chaotic footsteps sounded outside the ICU. Soon after, the factory office’s director Li poked his head in with an apologetical smile.

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