The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 221 - 213: Xia Lin Incites

Chapter 221: Chapter 213: Xia Lin Incites

Five female college students fought in a group on the street. No, two people came to break it up and were hit by Classmate Yang.

Classmate Xia claimed she was innocent, while Classmate Lu accused Classmate Yang and Classmate Xia of conspiring to hurt her, and it just so happened to be witnessed.

Classmate Yang said she was incited by Xia Lin.

Second Team Captain said, "Assaulting others and creating disturbances can lead to detention; in serious cases, it could even mean imprisonment. Who threw the first punch?"

Yang Linghua pointed at Lu Jingqiu in panic, "It was her; she hit me first. Look at the injuries on my face, she caused them all."

Lu Jingqiu turned her head to look at her and said to the Second Team Captain, "She was the one with premeditated intentions first and then raised her hand to hit me afterward. I only reacted in defense. As for the injuries on her face, her being the first to act doesn’t mean she’s tough, right? She provoked the incident herself; can she blame me for that?"

Yang Linghua claimed Lu Jingqiu hit first, while Lu Jingqiu said Yang Linghua hit first; each side had their own story with no witnesses to corroborate.

On this side, Xia Lin claimed Lu Jingqiu hit first, but Luo Xinyue and Xue Jianian said they didn’t see who started it, only saw Xia Lin lifting her hand to hit Lu Jingqiu.

On Lu Jingqiu’s side, she also wanted to accuse Yang Linghua and Xia Lin of injuring her.

The matter of Yang Linghua saying Xia Lin instigated her first was brought up.

In any case, their conspiracy to hurt Classmate Lu seemed true, but there was no evidence, no witnesses, and no substantial injury, so the incident could only be considered a group fight; education and compensation were in order.

Second Team Captain had someone call their families. Lu Jingqiu spoke with a cold face, "Officer, they plotted against me because they knew I had no one at home to defend me."

Xia Lin said, "My husband is not at home, and we don’t have a phone." Gao Shu was the only one home, but there was no phone, and he probably wouldn’t know what had happened even if he was back.

Xue Jianian had no choice but to call her godparents, while Luo Xinyue decided to call her father’s office.

Yang Linghua knew her father’s office number but dared not call it.

Seeing that none of them spoke, Second Team Captain directly ordered a check on their addresses from the residency office.

Lu Jingqiu quickly reminded them with a smile, "Officer, Yang Linghua’s father is the director of the steel factory, and her mother is a team leader at the department store. A phone call to these two places should reach her family.

And Xia Lin, her uncle is a high-ranking officer in the army. I have the military’s phone number; I’ll give it to you."

The moment Yang Linghua heard Lu Jingqiu exposing her family background, she stood up furiously.

"What are you doing? Sit down properly!"

Intimidated by the reproach from the police, she did not dare to speak further.

It was Xia Lin who snorted softly at Lu Jingqiu and said to the officer, "Officer, Lu Jingqiu’s family is also from the military. When you call the district office, tell them it’s Leader Lu’s daughter."

Second Team Captain chuckled to himself, noting how women, when in conflict, could be more ruthless than men—how adept they were at kicking someone when they’re down, at sowing discord.

He thought surely the origins of these two phrases must have stemmed from women, as they fit so well.

It wasn’t long before the families of the girls began to arrive at the police station, one after the other.

Father Luo was the first to come, naturally, since the city department was quite close to here.

Then came Professor Shi and his wife, who, hearing that their goddaughter was involved in a fight, rushed over. Seeing that their two outstanding students were also present, in such a disheveled state, deeply upset Professor Shi.

They hurriedly inquired about the situation together with Father Luo.

When Yang Linghua’s parents arrived, they were stern-faced. Father Yang, without discerning the truth, prepared to hit Yang Linghua, reproaching her for the embarrassment she caused.

The public security bureau’s personnel finally intervened, and seeing Leader Luo there, his heart burned with even more anger. If eyes could inflict pain, Yang Linghua would probably be covered in wounds by now.

She hadn’t expected that Yang Linghua’s father would educate his child in such a way. Well, if the education had been proper, Yang Linghua wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Lu Jingqiu also hadn’t expected that her issue would alarm her uncle and her second cousin.

The vehicle parked outside the public security bureau was a green-skinned car.

Uncle Gao and her uncle arrived together, while her second cousin came directly from the transport team.

Gao Shu also rushed over after hearing about the incident from neighbors once he got home.

Now that all family members had arrived, the Second Team Captain hadn’t expected this to be a fight involving children of high-ranking officials.

Looking at each family’s conditions, who could afford to offend them?

This mediation would not be easy.

"Uncle, second cousin, I’m sorry."

Yang Pinggui was overcome with guilt. With his brother-in-law not at home, he, as the uncle, failed to take good care of his niece. Anxiously he asked, "Where are you hurt, how serious is it? Any bit of pain, you have to disclose everything. We are not finished with them over this."

Listening to her uncle’s words, Lu Jingqiu, for some reason, felt a lump forming in her throat and her eyes reddened, she choked up, "I’m fine, I didn’t suffer any losses. Uncle, second cousin, please don’t worry."

Yang Mingchao, seeing her disheveled and her face marked with scratch marks, could hardly believe she was unharmed. Struggling to control his emotions, he said, "What exactly happened? Tell your cousin all about it."

Lu Jingqiu glanced around and saw that several parents were inquiring about the situation. She also explained in a low voice what had roughly transpired.

Yang Mingchao, after listening, was filled with rage, clenching his fists tightly. If it weren’t for all the people present, he would definitely have made those two suffer.

Yang Pinggui patted his second son’s shoulder. "Why are you getting agitated? Don’t start trouble here. I’ll go talk to them."

Professor Shi came over at this moment to inquire about the conditions of Lu Jingqiu and Luo Xinyue.

Lu Jingqiu quickly plastered on a smile and said, "Professor Shi, I’m fine. There really was nothing serious with Niannian and Xinyue. It’s just that she saw I was outnumbered and came over to help me out, dragging them both into this mess."

Professor Shi nodded and said, "That’s as it should be. I’ve already understood the situation. The matter can be made big or small. If it isn’t handled well here, the teachers can completely escalate it to involve both schools. Such egregious behavior will also lead to disciplinary action from Normal University. That institution aims to cultivate educators, so students who lack morals like this, how can they become good teachers in the future? You and Classmate Luo have done well, don’t worry."

Lu Jingqiu nodded. At the time she heard those words, she hadn’t considered the consequences, but she didn’t regret it. If someone bullied her, she had to fight back because she was not in the wrong.

Uncle Gao also got to know the situation firsthand, and upon hearing the details, his face nearly turned as black as carbon.

When he initially received the phone call, he was somewhat worried. It was only upon arriving at the main entrance and seeing Minister Yang rushing towards the police station did he start to guess it might be a serious quarrel for them to have ended up at the station.

Little did he expect, his niece-in-law actually instigated harm to someone else.

Even Gao Shu felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this. "Linlin, is this really true?"

Xia Lin couldn’t admit it, she said plaintively, "I didn’t do anything, and I don’t know why Yang Linghua went crazy. She just blocked my way at the alley, told me lots of bad things about Lu Jingqiu. I barely said a few words before being dragged into it by her.

Her words were overheard by Lu Jingqiu, and the two of them started fighting. By the time I realized what was happening, Lu Jingqiu charged at me like a madwoman— I’m the one who is wronged."

Xia Lin cried out her grievances. She also realized the magnitude of the situation by then. After all, there were only three of them when they were talking, and she would never admit it, not to the death. Besides, with such a commotion, Uncle Gao, a division commander in the military district, and the municipal party secretary had arrived. Everyone cared about face, and they certainly wouldn’t want this incident to escalate.