Chapter 44: I Want Him in Prison

He Fei and his gang were all taken back into custody.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuewen and Wu Lihong were also escorted back to give their statements.

As they were leaving, the doors of many houses in the narrow alleyway opened up. Several neighbors stood on both sides, pointing and whispering among themselves.

These people directed most of their gossip and discussion specifically at Wu Lihong.

When He Fei had caused a commotion here earlier, it alarmed the surrounding residents, and it was precisely these people who had called the police.

Everyone around had heard every word of He Fei’s furious roaring.

Consequently, the crowd naturally learned that Wu Lihong worked as a hostess at a nightclub.

Wu Lihong kept her head lowered, her face flushed with utter shame.

Even after getting into the car, she still did not dare to raise her head. She muttered in a low voice, "Wenzi, I... I'm sorry."

Chen Xuewen replied, "It's nothing."

"You're my friend, and your business is my business."

"That He Fei went too far; there's no way I was going to just sit by and do nothing!"

Wu Lihong shook her head and said softly, "I don't mean about He Fei. I... I mean about your neighbors."

Chen Xuewen was surprised. "What about the neighbors?"

Wu Lihong answered, "They all heard that I work at a nightclub. In the future, they're bound to... bound to mock you."

Hearing this, Chen Xuewen was momentarily rendered speechless.

He certainly hadn't expected that Wu Lihong wouldn't care about her own reputation, but instead be concerned about saving face for him.

Chen Xuewen chuckled. "Mock me for what?"

"You're just being too sensitive, it's fine!"

Wu Lihong shook her head. "They're definitely going to laugh at you for being friends with a woman of loose morals."

"I... I..."

Her voice choked up slightly.

Chen Xuewen smiled. "Alright, don't let it get to you."

"What does a little thing like that even matter?"

"Back when I was in prison, they even called me a rapist and a murderer."

"What kind of reputation did I ever have left around here to begin with?"

Wu Lihong gave a bitter smile and said no more.

Upon arriving at the precinct, Captain Wang followed protocol and took statements from both Chen Xuewen and Wu Lihong.

However, Chen Xuewen's account of the events differed slightly from what had actually happened.

He made no mention of cutting off He Fei's ear, claiming instead that during the chaotic brawl, visibility was poor due to the darkness, leaving him with no choice but to defend himself passively.

He had no idea how He Fei's ear ended up getting severed.

As for He Fei's side, naturally they told the unvarnished truth, recounting how Chen Xuewen had held He Fei hostage and sliced off his ear.

Yet, Captain Wang completely ignored their testimony and instead directly adopted Chen Xuewen's version of events.

For one thing, Captain Wang knew that Chen Xuewen's background was not to be trifled with, and he had no desire to provoke him.

For another, He Fei and his crew were nothing more than a bunch of street thugs; the police weren't about to believe a word they said anyway!