Chapter 418 — I Really Don't Dare to Lay a Hand on Him
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Zou Ruoguang had sharper eyes than his old man. Zou Tiandi hadn't recognized Wei Zhao, but Zou Ruoguang spotted him at a glance: "Why... why is it you?"
Before Wei Zhao could answer, Zou Ruoguang hurriedly turned and grabbed his father by the arm, pulling him off to one side, and whispered, "Dad, why did you go and provoke him again? I'm trying to avoid him and can't even manage it, and now you've stirred him up—aren't you just asking for trouble?"
"Who? You know this kid?" Zou Tiandi was stunned. Even the several lackeys who'd come along with Zou Ruoguang were taken aback, not understanding why Zou Ruoguang would say such a thing.
"Isn't he the very man who threw you out of that hospital room?" Zou Ruoming said with a bitter smile. "Dad, just apologize and be done with it. Don't stir up this trouble—this kid is no ordinary sort!"
"Apologize? How could I possibly do that? I refuse to believe his two fists can beat so many of us. You have all these men with you—what is there to fear?" Zou Tiandi frowned. He was, after all, a man of some renown. To have his car struck in the street and then be forced to make amends to a mere whelp—if word of that got out, where would his face be? How could he bear the humiliation?
"Then find someone else, Dad. I'm not ready to die just yet!" Zou Ruoming shook his head vigorously. Last time, Wei Zhao had left him with a psychological scar; he simply could not summon the slightest thought of opposing Wei Zhao.
"You useless mud that won't hold up a wall!" Zou Tiandi snorted coldly. "Even your younger brother has more guts than you. Next time I'll have him bring men to deal with this brat!"
"..." Zou Ruoming lowered his head and said nothing. He truly did not dare to lay a hand on Wei Zhao—not as a pretense, but in genuine fear—so no matter what Zou Tiandi said, he pretended not to hear.
"Worthless!" Zou Tiandi was beside himself with fury. He was about to say more when the sound of a police siren rose in the distance. A police car came racing up and screeched to a halt beside Zou Tiandi's BMW, its lights flashing.
Qiu Lingshan saw that everyone present was alive and well and let out a breath of relief. She had rushed all this way, running red lights the entire time, fearing that Wei Zhao might have stirred up some trouble for her! Thankfully, it appeared Wei Zhao had not laid a hand on anyone.
"All of you, back to the station with me!" Qiu Lingshan's heart had been in her throat the whole way, so her temper was naturally short. She jabbed a finger at Zou Tiandi, Wei Zhao, and the others.
Zou Tiandi had not expected a cop to appear out of nowhere and frowned at once. No one on his side had called the police—so why was there an officer here? A patrol passing by? What a busybody!
"Now listen here, young comrade, I have friends on the force too. There's nothing for you to do here—we can settle this ourselves!" Zou Tiandi waved his hand at Qiu Lingshan with an air of importance. In his eyes, Qiu Lingshan was young and a female officer besides, certainly nothing more than a freshly graduated intern, so he paid her little mind.
She was quite pretty, and her figure was absolutely fiery... but Zou Tiandi was not foolish enough to stoop to harassing a policewoman. He had no wish to eat prison fare in a detention center.
"Are you coming or not?" Qiu Lingshan ignored what Zou Tiandi was saying and asked him point-blank.