Chapter 578: Call 515, gather evidence!
Song Jing also woke up, feeling chilled all over, trembling incessantly.
He clutched his groin, unable to stand.
At that moment, Lu Xiaoer walked in.
She pulled over a chair and sat about three meters away from Song Jing,
"I called the police, and I summoned an ambulance. The police will arrive soon."
"Are you insane? You called the police?!"
Lu Xiaoer looked at him with steady eyes, "The insane one is you."
"You’re calling the police now? Do you want to live a normal life after this?"
Lu Xiaoer didn’t respond.
She just waited quietly.
Song Jing struggled to push himself up from the ground...
"I said, I will make sure you have nowhere to bury your body."
As soon as she finished speaking, there came a rapid knocking at the door.
Lu Xiaoer hurried to open it, and standing outside was none other than Lu Yonghuai, her father.
Upon seeing her father, all of Lu Xiaoer’s grievances surged to her throat, and tears started rolling down "hurriedly".
Following Lu Yonghuai was the family lawyer.
After the two entered, the door was closed behind them.
"Dad..."
"Baby, what happened? Tell me what’s going on. Don’t scare Daddy..."
Lu Xiaoer had been through too much that night, all her life... she had done so many seemingly dangerous things.
She went to Dongheng to assist in earthquake relief, went to M country for international rescue, and so on...
So many natural disasters, so many wars, amidst bullets and blind shots, in the midst of gunfire, she had never been afraid.
But the wickedness of human hearts, that left her defenseless.
The fickleness of emotions, even more so, left her utterly exhausted.
"Daddy, I’m okay..."
"..."
"Baby, Daddy is here, Daddy is with you."
Lu Xiaoer had only called Lu Yonghuai to ask him to bring the lawyer to the Kasi Hotel.
All the way there, Lu Yonghuai’s heart thumped like a drum, nerves taut, not daring to relax for a moment.
Afraid something had happened to his precious daughter Xiaoer.
Rushing over in such haste, and upon seeing her, Xiaoer weeping like a babe in tears, there was no way for Lu Yonghuai to breathe a sigh of relief.
Once the lawyer entered, he began to survey the room, and seeing Song Jing inside, he was taken aback.
"Who are you...?"
The lawyer asked.
Before Song Jing could respond, Lu Xiaoer walked in with Lu Yonghuai, trying her best to stay calm and make her statement more coherent,
"Lawyer Fu, I’ve already reported to the police and called for an ambulance."
"..."
"Last night, he burst into my room and attempted to rape me."
"..."
The word "rape" exploded in Lu Yonghuai’s mind,
"Baby, you’re saying... this man wanted to do what to you?"
"Daddy, Song Jing wanted to rape me. His current state is the result of my kicking. I was acting in self-defense."
"Rape! Mr. Lu, you can see the situation in this hotel room for yourself, you should know... whether or not I committed rape!"
Lu Xiaoer took a deep breath, ignoring what Song Jing said and directly addressed Lawyer Fu,
"Uncle Fu, the bunch of Blue Roses outside is the evidence; he had them sent to me—they were drugged. I’m not sure exactly what kind of drug, but last night my limbs were weak and my whole body was feverish. I suspect it might be an aphrodisiac sedative."
Lu Xiaoer stated as calmly as she could.
"Lu Xiaoer!"
"Dad, he’s the chief surgeon at our hospital. He’s been harassing me all this time."
Lu Yonghuai narrowed his eyes. He picked up a nearby chair, raised it, but Lawyer Fu reacted swiftly, rushing forward to stop Lu Yonghuai,
"Old Master Lu, at this point, you can’t hurt him anymore; otherwise, from a legal standpoint, we won’t have the upper hand."
"Beast!"
Lu Yonghuai bellowed at Song Jing.
Song Jing shrank into himself, feeling like he was about to die...
"But, my dear, how could you be in the hotel, and..."
"Dad, you believe every word I say."
"Of course, Daddy believes you."
After Lu Yonghuai finished speaking, Xiaoer was once again unable to control herself, her eyes welling with tears.
"I don’t want to talk about other things right now. Why I was in the hotel room, and why I set things up, isn’t important. Song Jing barged in and drugged me with ’sedatives.’ So..."
"It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t cry, Xiaoer. If you don’t want to talk, then don’t. The rest isn’t important. Daddy knows you wouldn’t act recklessly."
"Thank you, Daddy."
"Lawyer Fu, I’ll leave the matter in your hands now. No problems, right?"
"Old Master Lu, rest assured. Please take Miss Lu home to rest. She seems to have been quite frightened."
Lu Yonghuai cradled Xiaoer in his arms, hugging her as they walked outside.
"Let’s go home."
"Daddy, wait a moment."
"What is it, is there something else?"
"Could you ask Lawyer Fu to help me take off the ring from Song Jing’s hand?"
"Sure. Lawyer Fu."
Lawyer Fu stepped forward, the ring was on Song Jing’s left ring finger.
The ring didn’t fit well with his finger size; it was easy to put on, but difficult to take off.
Lawyer Fu tugged at it for a while but couldn’t get the ring off.
Xiaoer pursed her lips, her body trembling with anger.
"Lawyer Fu, don’t force it anymore. Let him keep it on for now."
Lu Yonghuai suddenly spoke.
"Dad—"
Xiaoer hadn’t had a chance to express her dissatisfaction when she heard Lu Yonghuai continue,
"Later on, just chop off the finger."
Lu Yonghuai’s eyes narrowed as he took a deep breath... then looked at Xiaoer,
"Daddy promises, the ring will not be tainted with a single drop of blood."
Xiaoer didn’t say anything.
Song Jing sweated profusely from fright.
Lu Yonghuai held his precious daughter as they walked out.
They did not speak until they returned to the Lu Family residence.
After returning home, Xiaoer went to her room, but she held onto Lu Yonghuai’s hand, not letting him go.
"Daddy..."
Xiaoer lay in bed looking at him, tears streaming down her cheeks.
When had Lu Yonghuai ever seen Xiaoer show such an expression, or seen her so vulnerable, so hurt?
His heart twisted tightly in that moment.
In the past, when war had raged in M country and she was trapped there, his heart had clenched with urgency, but now... it truly ached.
"Daddy’s here, baby. Get some rest, and when you wake up, everything will be alright."
"Mmh..."
Xiaoer voiced her response.
Although she responded, her eyes did not close; she just stared at Lu Yonghuai, tears flowing down like running water...
Watching Xiaoer like this, Lu Yonghuai’s heart shattered.
He had countless questions in his mind but didn’t dare to ask too readily.
"Daddy..."
She called out to him again.
Lu Yonghuai held her hand, bringing it to his lips, and kissed the back of her hand,
"Xiaoer. Daddy will always be here. When you wake up, if there’s anything you want to tell Daddy, just say it. Daddy will listen patiently."