civilwarnovels Chapter 442: Lost 200,000
Chapter 442: Lost 200,000
Then, Jiang Ran exchanged a few words with the black man and his girlfriend.No one knew what was said.
In any case, Jiang Ran was about to leave.
Then, the black man's hand reached out. It landed on his shoulder.
Jiang Ran turned around and threw a punch...
The surveillance video captured was exactly as it had happened back then, except the audio was unclear.
And judging from this surveillance footage, the other party was indeed in the right.
Jiang Ran was not.
After all, the black man across from him hadn't thrown a punch;he had just placed his hand on Jiang Ran's shoulder.
Yet Jiang Ran responded with a fist.
Even though the black man had deliberately grabbed with force back then, that kind of thing isn't as clear-cut as punching or kicking someone. It's hard to prove.
Especially since Jiang Ran had absolutely no memory of that part.
He had even less to say about it.
"Jiang Ran, have you finished watching this video? Regarding this, do you admit to everything shown in the footage?"
Jiang Ran plopped down onto the floor.
He said weakly, "With the surveillance right here, what can I even argue?"
Jiang Ran held his head in his hands, feeling utterly miserable inside. It really was a case of success and failure both hinging on the alternate personalities.
The alternate personalities had saved him several times, but this time, they had truly screwed him over.
If it was just the cost of a phone, fine, he could pay it. He had hundreds of thousands on him anyway.
But now, well done, you hit someone. Now it's not just a phone you have to pay for...
Who knows how much it'll be...
Especially, will he even go to jail?
At that moment, a doctor walked in and handed a document to a police officer inside the ward.
It was an injury assessment report.
For the girl and the black man.
The girl's final assessment result was minor injury.
The black man's was a light injury.
Even though the surveillance showed the black man had attempted to fight back, he hadn't managed to hit Jiang Ran even once.
Therefore, the current situation was...
"Do you two want monetary compensation to settle this, or do you want the other party to go to jail?"
The police officer asked the two people in the hospital beds.
The girl stared at Jiang Ran sitting on the floor, gnashing her teeth in hatred:
"I want him to go to jail!!!!"
The black man also said, "Me too! I want him to go to jail too!!!"
Jiang Ran felt his head swell upon hearing the words "go to jail."
The police officer said, "In that case, if you want him to go to jail, he will only compensate you for the cost of your two phones and your medical expenses. There won't be any additional compensation."
The two exchanged a glance, then said, "Wait a moment. A friend of mine who's studying law will be here soon. I want to ask him first."
Not long after, a young man from Hua Country entered the ward. Upon seeing the scene, he was startled.
"I'm here."
The girl called out when she saw the young man.
The young man quickly approached the girl, and the two began conversing.
Turns out, this young man was the girl's friend, studying law.
After this incident happened, the girl wanted to consult him.
After the young man listened to the whole story from beginning to end.
He and the girl whispered into each other's ears, discussing quietly.
The girl's head was badly beaten, but she could still get out of bed.
After she and the young man reached a conclusion, she got out of bed and whispered with her black boyfriend.
Finally, they also came to a decision.
That was to settle for money.
It was actually the young man studying law who advised the girl to do this.
The reason was simple: if you want more money, choose settlement.
If you want the other party to go to jail.
Going to jail isn't that simple;it involves a series of procedures, court appearances.
Both sides would have to go through a lawsuit.
It's a huge hassle, so it's better to just ask for more money.
Then, the question followed: how much money?
The girl opened her mouth and asked for one million.
Not to mention Jiang Ran disagreeing, even the police officers said, "Your injuries aren't severe enough for that. That settlement amount is pure extortion."
Thus, both sides haggled back and forth.
Finally, they settled on a compensation amount: 200,000, including medical expenses.
Jiang Ran transferred the money on the spot and then signed a settlement agreement with the other party.
Witnessed by the police, the case was closed.
There would be no further entanglement between the two parties afterwards.
With the case concluded, the police officers left, and Jiang Ran also left the ward.
Regarding this undeserved disaster, Jiang Ran had indescribable feelings inside.
After Jiang Ran went out.
The girl happily looked at the 200,000 in her phone.
She understood that being able to get this much money was largely because her black boyfriend bore the brunt.
After all, that thing of his got kicked and injured.
While she only had a minor injury.
At this moment, she looked at her black boyfriend, staring at that area of his.
Thinking to herself, if that thing of his doesn't work anymore, she might as well dump him and find another black boyfriend.
...
After Jiang Ran left the hospital.
He checked the time: 6:15 AM.
The sky was already bright.
Although the sky was bright, Jiang Ran's heart was dark.
After all, he had just lost 200,000.
200,000!
For an ordinary person, this was absolutely a huge sum of money!
It felt like having a leg chopped off his body.
His mind was in a daze, muddled. He saw a bench by the roadside and directly sat down on it, holding his head.
He was in extreme agony.
The bench, chilled by the night wind, was bone-piercingly cold. As Jiang Ran's buttocks made contact, he immediately felt the chill. This cold sensation traveled from his buttocks into his entire body, even reaching his heart, making Jiang Ran feel even more disheartened and despondent.
Inner landscape world.
Blue-haired Jiang Ran, Smoky Makeup Jiang Ran, and Judge Jiang Ran were searching for where Dead Jiang Ran was hiding.
While also paying attention to the situation outside.
When they saw Jiang Ran pay 200,000.
Smoky Makeup Jiang Ran patted Judge Jiang Ran's shoulder and said, "Bro, you screwed over the main personality, costing him 200,000. You're done for. You'd better not fall into his hands."
Blue-haired Jiang Ran also looked at Judge Jiang Ran with sympathy.
To be honest, they, the alternate personalities, had gone out many times.
Each alternate personality had done quite a few things.
But almost all were within the apartment, where someone cleaned up their mess.
But you...
Judge Jiang Ran, however, appeared exceptionally calm about this: "This matter was indeed my mistake, too impulsive, didn't think it through properly."
"If I die because of this, I have nothing to say."
"But if, before dying, I can regain control of the body one more time."
"I will make sure those two have the life to earn the money, but not the life to spend it."
Blue-haired Jiang Ran said, "Luckily, you didn't beat those two to death on the spot, or cause more serious injuries."
"Otherwise, a settlement wouldn't even be possible, and the main personality would be directly sent to work the sewing machines."
...
Jiang Ran didn't know how long he had been sitting on this park bench.
He sat until the initially empty path gradually started having people pass by.
A long time later, he lifted his head, as if emerging from the gloom.
His sadness and heartache weren't just because of losing 200,000.
He was even more worried: what if the alternate personalities in the future caused even greater disasters for him?
What if, aside from costing him money, they landed him in prison?
Or worse, even life imprisonment or the death penalty?
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran broke out in goosebumps all over.
He felt the issue of the alternate personalities ultimately needed to be resolved. He couldn't keep dragging it on without a solution.