nucmednet Chapter 399 War without smoke
Chapter 399 War without smoke
There was a depressing atmosphere in the corridor of the City Center People's Hospital, and the smell of disinfectant seemed to permeate every inch of the air.
Xiao Du was wearing a neat black suit. His steps were quick and steady, and his leather shoes made crisp sounds on the smooth floor.
His eyes revealed competence and anxiety. Pang Ruoshui, who was beside him, was tall and although he was middle-aged, his intimidating aura was still undiminished.
His brows were tightly furrowed, and each step he took was fast and heavy, as if the ground beneath his feet was about to be stepped into a hole.
The clever little Du walked briskly to the front desk, with a polite smile on his face, and said politely, "Excuse me, which ward is Ms. Pang Juan in?"
The nurse at the front desk looked up, glanced at Xiao Du, then looked at Pang Ruoshui who was standing beside her with a dignified look, and quickly searched on the computer. Then she pointed to the ward area and said in a clear voice, "Go straight ahead and turn right to Ward 8."
Xiao Du quickly nodded and thanked him: "Thank you." He turned around and walked quickly towards the ward with Pang Ruoshui.
The two came to the door of Ward 8. Xiao Du reached out and pushed the door open without any hesitation.
In the ward, Pang Juan was sitting on the bed, covering her aching cheek and cursing Mu Xiaoji.
Her hair was a little messy, with a few strands sticking to her pale face, and her originally delicate makeup now looked mottled.
Seeing the door being opened, she subconsciously raised her head and saw that it was her assistant Xiao Du. Then she saw her father Pang Ruoshui following him into the ward, and her eyes instantly turned red.
"Dad, you're finally here." Pang Juan's voice suddenly became delicate and tearful. Her voice was full of grievance, dependence, and the relief of seeing a backer.
As she spoke, her shoulders trembled slightly and tears welled up in her eyes, almost drying up with a gust of wind.
Lin Yue looked at the father and daughter and felt a surge of injustice in her heart. However, she was too weak to speak out.
Pang Ruoshui's eyes turned red when he saw his daughter's swollen cheeks. He walked quickly to the bedside, reached out and gently stroked Pang Juan's hair, his voice full of heartache: "My darling, how did you get hurt like this!"
When Pang Juan heard her father's words, she could no longer hold back the grievance in her heart and burst into tears:
"Dad, I have lost three teeth. It was that damn cripple who did it. I can't let him get away with it like this."
As she cried, she opened her mouth to look at her father, and the anger and unwillingness on her face became more and more obvious.
As Pang Ruoshui listened to her daughter's crying and the blood in her mouth, the anger in her heart suddenly rose up.
His eyes suddenly became fierce, and the veins on his forehead bulged. He stood up suddenly, took out his cell phone from his pocket, swiped his finger across the screen, found his nephew Hu Zhiqiang's number and dialed it.
After the call was connected, there was a busy tone, which made Pang Ruoshui even more anxious.
He paced back and forth in the ward, muttering to himself, "What is this kid busy with all day? I couldn't even get in touch with him when I needed him."
No one answered the call until the ringing stopped. Pang Ruoshui was so angry that she cursed at the phone: "What a damn bad luck!"
Just when he was frowning, Hu Zhiqiang called. Pang Ruoshui answered the call immediately and said anxiously:
"Zhiqiang, come back to G City right away to help me fight this lawsuit. I want that guy to pay a heavy price and regret going against me, Pang Ruoshui."
Hu Zhiqiang could hear his uncle's anger on the other end of the phone and asked quickly, "Uncle, what happened? I'm still dealing with a case here."
Pang Ruoshui said impatiently: "Why don't you just leave it to your assistant? Your cousin has been beaten to a pulp, why are you still dawdling?"
Hu Zhiqiang hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed: "Okay, uncle, don't worry, I will book a high-speed train right away and arrive tomorrow morning."
Pang Ruoshui felt a little relieved and said, "Okay, after this is done, your uncle will not treat you unfairly."
Hu Zhiqiang smiled awkwardly and said, "My uncle's business is my business, so don't be polite to me."
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Pang Ruoshui said, and hung up the phone. He turned to look at his daughter on the bed, his eyes full of heartache and determination: "Juan'er, don't worry, Dad will never let that guy go."
The next day, just as the dawn light shone upon the earth, the high-speed railway station was already bustling with people coming and going.
Hu Zhiqiang was wearing a neat black suit, holding a dark brown briefcase tightly in his hand, and walked out of the station with quick but steady steps.
He looked hurried, his eyes revealing the competence and concentration unique to a professional lawyer. Without even taking a break, he raised his hand to stop a taxi.
"Master, let's go to the People's Hospital in the city center." Hu Zhiqiang's voice was concise and powerful. He then quickly got into the car. The door slammed shut, and the taxi sped towards the hospital like an arrow.
Outside the car window, the city streets passed by quickly, but Hu Zhiqiang's mind was not on this scenery at all. He frowned slightly, and kept thinking about the case he was about to face.
Soon, the taxi arrived at the hospital. Hu Zhiqiang paid the fare, opened the door and got out of the car. He took a deep breath, straightened his slightly messy collar, took out his cell phone and called his uncle Pang Ruoshui.
At this time, Pang Ruoshui was lying on the accompanying bed in the ward, snoring loudly and sleeping soundly. The rapid ringing of the mobile phone suddenly rang, breaking the original tranquility in the ward.
Xiao Du was sorting things out on the side. When he heard the ringtone, he quickly walked to the bedside and reached out to answer the phone.
"Hello, uncle, I'm at the hospital. Which ward is my cousin in?" Hu Zhiqiang's voice came from the other end of the phone, clear and urgent.
A smile immediately broke out on Xiao Du's face, and he responded respectfully, "Ward 8 on the first floor. Lawyer Hu, you're here so soon! I'll go out and pick you up." After that, he put down the phone and hurried to the door.
Pang Ruoshui was awakened from his sleep by the noise. He sat up from the bed in a daze and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
Pang Juan was also woken up and said sleepily, "Dad, Zhiqiang is back."
At this time, Xiao Du brought Hu Zhiqiang into the ward. Pang Ruoshui was immediately excited when he saw his nephew, and quickly stepped forward to hold his hand: "Zhiqiang, come and see how badly your cousin is injured!"
When Pang Juan saw Hu Zhiqiang, her eyes instantly turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, and she said in a sobbing voice: "Zhiqiang, you must not let that cripple get away with it. Look at how he beat me. Three of my teeth fell out."
Hu Zhiqiang looked at Pang Juan's injuries with a serious expression. He frowned slightly and asked in a steady tone, "What happened? Tell me in detail."
Pang Juan lowered her head slightly, a hint of barely perceptible panic flashed across her eyes, but she quickly adjusted her mood and said half-truthfully:
"It's normal for children to fight in kindergarten, isn't it? As a result, the dead cripple's son broke Huzai's arm. I was so angry that I gently pushed Jiang Shuo.
Teacher Lin was afraid of taking responsibility, so he called his father. As soon as he came, he insisted that I had hit the child without saying anything, and without knowing the reason, he just beat me like this.
Hu Zhiqiang frowned and asked, "Does the school have surveillance video?"
"Yes, Dad, please call Principal Chen immediately and ask him to keep the video record." Pang Juan said anxiously.
Pang Ruoshui quickly took out his cell phone and responded, "Okay, I'll call Principal Chen right away."
Pang Juan reminded him again with concern: "Dad, tell Principal Chen to keep the part where he beat people."
When Hu Zhiqiang heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he glanced back and forth between Pang Juan and his uncle. He understood a little bit in his heart, but he just pursed his lips helplessly and remained silent.
He was torn between family affection and professional ethics.
Then he cleared his throat and continued, "Is there any circumstantial evidence at the time of the incident?"
When Pang Juan heard this, she immediately became excited and raised her voice, saying, "Yes, Teacher Lin Yue and Doctor Xiao Hongliang from the infirmary are both here."
Hu Zhiqiang looked determined and said in a straightforward tone: "Okay, cousin, take good care of yourself. I will go collect evidence. You just wait for my news!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around neatly, reached out to pick up the dark brown briefcase, and walked towards the door with steady and powerful steps.
The briefcase swayed gently as he moved, and the leather surface had a cold and hard luster, as if silently announcing the beginning of a war without the smoke of gunpowder.
When Xiao Du saw this, he immediately understood what he meant and followed closely like an agile hunting dog.
With his usual flattering smile on his face, he quickly followed Hu Zhiqiang's steps and said:
"Lawyer Hu, go and collect evidence from the school. I'm familiar with the hospital, so leave the injury assessment to me! I'll send it to you later."
Hu Zhiqiang tilted his head slightly, glanced at Xiao Du, and nodded in agreement. The two walked out of the ward one after the other, their footsteps echoing in the empty corridor.
In the ward, Pang Ruoshui's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out. He clenched his phone tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and dialed Principal Chen's number.
Principal Chen's enthusiastic voice soon came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Director Pang, I'm so sorry that this happened. I'm on my way to the hospital to visit Teacher Pang. Do you have any instructions?"
Pang Ruoshui snorted coldly, his voice piercingly cold: "Chen Bingkun, if you don't want the school to close down, you should keep the surveillance video for me, it is evidence of the beating.
As for Teacher Lin and Doctor Xiao, inform them to be ready to testify. If you talk nonsense, you will bear the consequences at your own risk. "
Every word he spoke seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying an unquestionable deterrent force.
Principal Chen was driving. When he heard this, he was so frightened that his face turned pale instantly. He subconsciously stepped on the brakes and the car stopped slamming to the side of the road.
His hands holding the steering wheel were trembling slightly, beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead, and his back was already soaked with sweat.
He stammered, “Director Pang, it’s not that serious, right?”
Pang Ruoshui was not willing to give up. He shouted, "I have asked the lawyer to go to the school to collect evidence. You must cooperate well, otherwise you will have to bear the consequences."
After saying that, he hung up the phone with a "pop" and threw the phone heavily on the table beside him. His chest heaved violently, his eyes full of anger and ferocity.
Principal Chen sat in the driver's seat, stunned for a long time. He looked out the window at the busy streets, his heart filled with fear and helplessness.
He was well aware of Pang Ruoshui's power in the city and could not afford to offend him, but he was also vaguely worried about what the truth of the matter was.
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, took a long sigh, started the car again, and turned towards Hong Fujin Kindergarten.
On the other side, Hu Zhiqiang had already arrived at the hospital entrance. He raised his hand to stop a taxi, got in, and said to the driver, "Go to Hongfujin Kindergarten."
The car started, he leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes and thought, and began to sort out the entire case and the evidence that was about to be collected in his mind.
He knew that evidence was the key to this lawsuit and any detail could affect the final outcome.