C47 (1/2)
The police quickly came and were shocked when they saw Meng Tingxiao. They even thought that he was the victim and only realized that he was the suspect after Li Ruolan and the other teachers had explained the situation to him.
When they were bringing Meng Tengguang away, an old police officer in his forties muttered, ”I wonder who beat this guy up, he's even more ruthless than our department's people.”
Because he wanted to make a statement, Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan also went to the Public Security Bureau. Due to the fact that Zhou Hao had appeared too frequently, many people in the Public Security Bureau knew of him.
Li Ruolan asked Zhou Hao: ”Did you get caught up in a lot of troubles? Why do all these policemen recognize you?”
Zhou Hao said with a wronged expression on his face, ”I have never done anything illegal. Strictly speaking, I should still be the bane of evil.”
”Haven't you ever done anything illegal? ”Then what you did to me is legal?” Li Ruolan snorted.
These words struck dead center of Zhou Hao's body, and he mumbled to himself, not knowing what to say, but Li Ruolan also realized that it was not appropriate to say it, and his face slightly flushed.
However, Zhou Hao's originally apprehensive heart relaxed. At least, when they saw him and Li Ruolan, they weren't that stiff anymore.
The one who gave the confession to the two was a thirty year old policewoman. Seeing how beautiful Li Ruolan was, she said, ”No wonder that bastard wanted to violate you. You really look like a disaster to me.”
She looked at Zhou Hao and said to him: ”You should thank this mister. If he did not arrive in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
We've had a lot of cases where women who were attacked were traumatized and some couldn't figure out how to commit suicide. ”
After Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan finished recording the statement, they just happened to see Meng Tingguo's wife come over. He was a very ordinary looking, thin and weak person. He was the typical type of woman who would behave obediently.
When she heard that her husband had been raped, she did not dare believe it. She continued to plead with the policemen that were receiving her, swearing that her husband was not that kind of person. His miserable look made Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan lament.
”Men commit crimes. The victims are always women.” After exiting the Public Security Bureau, Li Ruolan suddenly sighed.
Regarding this, Zhou Hao did not dare to reply, because he himself was not clean either.
It was already late in the night, so Zhou Hao didn't feel safe letting Li Ruolan go home alone.
The main street was bustling with activity. Many young men and women strolled in pairs, and the air was filled with waves of cheers and laughter.
Even though it was bustling around them, Zhou Hao and Li Ruolan was extremely quiet. The two of them really didn't know what to say, as if they couldn't even move the air between them.
”Anyway, thank you.” Li Ruolan broke the silence, and looked in front of him instead of touching Zhou Hao.
”Nothing.” Zhou Hao said.
At this moment, the two had reached a crossroad.
Zhou Hao carefully probed, ”I heard from other students that you plan to leave after teaching this semester?”
Li Ruolan was startled, and stepped forward.
”Beep!” A large van came up from the left, blaring its horn.
”Be careful!” Zhou Hao immediately grabbed Li Ruolan's hand and pulled her back, and that huge horse carriage drove past the two of them, and Zhou Hao could even faintly hear the driver cursing, ”You're courting death!”
”Teacher, are you alright?” Zhou Hao turned his head to look at Li Ruolan, only to realize that Li Ruolan's entire person was still being pulled into her embrace, while he himself was still holding onto her soft and snow-white jade hands without letting go.
Li Ruolan pulled her body out of Zhou Hao's embrace with her head lowered, but she found that Zhou Hao was still holding onto his own arm, not letting go.
Zhou Hao clenched his teeth, his grip becoming tighter. Li Ruolan raised her head and looked at her in shock. Zhou Hao met her gaze, his expression resolute to the point of being cold, ”No, I won't let go.”
When he saw the look in Zhou Hao's eyes, the bowstring at the bottom of Li Ruolan's heart began to tremble violently.
Noticing that there was something abnormal going on here, the surrounding people all looked over curiously. Li Ruolan saw that Zhou Hao did not have any intention to let go of his hand, and recalled the pressure he had suffered from during this period.
Her eyes began to shine with tears as she said with tears in her eyes, ”What do you want from me? What else do you want me to do? ”
Zhou Hao's gaze softened. ”Don't go, okay? I know I've done you a great deal of harm, but I'll do anything you want me to do, so long as you forgive me. ”
The people around them heard the conversation between the two of them, and Zhou Hao looked to be an adult too. Hence, they thought that they were a couple that was in an awkward situation.
One of the fat aunties said to Li Ruolan, ”Little miss, please forgive him. Making a man lower his head is not easy, my Old Man has never apologized to me before.”
The others all responded in unison, ”Seeing how sincere that young man is, we'll forgive him.”
Hearing that, Li Ruolan was embarrassed, her face flushed red as she tried to defend herself, ”No, I didn't mean to do it with him …”
Zhou Hao rushed in front of her and cupped his fists to the people around him, ”Thank you everyone for your help, this is my wife.
”Because I've committed a great mistake, I'm begging my wife to forgive me. Please don't take offense to it.”
In this way, everyone assumed that they were a couple.