Chapter 161: Chapter 143: Lu Fan: My Son Is Getting Too Cocky, Time to Abuse Him a Little
"But if he’s sentenced to three to five years, his entire youth in his twenties will be gone. So I was hoping you could help persuade the judge to lighten his sentence. I’m begging you, Jiang Tongxue."
After speaking, Mr. Lin gave a deep bow.
This scene stunned everyone present.
The other students finally realized that the Lin Qiang who was expelled from school a few days ago was their son.
And Jiang Sifan was the victim of the assault that Lin Qiang had hired someone to commit.
Instantly, Gao Lao, Mingzai, and the others were furious.
They secretly prayed that Jiang Sifan wouldn’t go soft.
Someone like him should be locked up in prison and taught a lesson.
Seeing Mr. Lin’s sincere apology, Jiang Sifan wasn’t particularly moved.
He said calmly, "Sir, what Lin Qiang did to me wasn’t just hiring someone to assault me. He also stole my girlfriend—oh, no, I should call her my ex-girlfriend now. Of course, I also have to thank him. If it weren’t for him, I never would have known my ex-girlfriend was so materialistic and vain."
"I’m sure this wasn’t the first or second time Lin Qiang has done something like this. So why didn’t you intervene before? Why didn’t you take out your belt and beat him? Now that he’s about to be sentenced, you’re only just now coming to me. Isn’t it a little too late?"
Mr. Lin hadn’t expected Jiang Sifan to be so sharp-tongued. For a moment, he was at a loss for words, stammering awkwardly.
But he quickly explained, "Jiang Tongxue, you have a point. This is indeed our failure as parents. I didn’t raise my son well. It’s all our family’s fault, the Lin Family’s fault. I apologize to you once again. How about this? Tell us how much you need for emotional damages or compensation, and our family will do our absolute best to satisfy you."
"I won’t be the one to name a price," Jiang Sifan replied. "If I ask for too much, you could turn around and use it as evidence of extortion. Besides, I don’t want your money. What I want is justice."
Hearing this, Mrs. Lin immediately grew anxious. "No, son, don’t be so stubborn. How about this? I’ll willingly compensate you with 500,000 yuan. Is that okay? Lin Qiang already knows he was wrong. Why don’t you give him a chance to turn over a new leaf? We’re not hoping for an acquittal—that’s unrealistic. We’re just hoping to get a letter of forgiveness to reduce his sentence."
"That’s impossible. Sir, Ma’am, you should just give up," Jiang Sifan said coldly. "Where were you when he was hurting me? Now that he’s about to be sentenced, you come running to me asking for forgiveness. I can’t do it."
With that, he looked toward Gao Lao, Qiu Zai, and the others. "Gao Lao, Qiu Zai, thanks, you guys. I’m going to eat off-campus. I’ll bring you back something good."
Gao Lao made an "OK" gesture and added a thumbs-up.
It was as if he was telling Jiang Sifan that he had handled the situation beautifully.
Jiang Sifan tried to turn and leave, but Mrs. Lin once again blocked his path.
The next second, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Mrs. Lin fell to her knees, crying.
With her eyes full of tears, she apologized, "Jiang Tongxue, I’m so sorry. The son’s misdeeds are the father’s fault, but it was my failure to raise him right. I apologize to you. But I’m begging you, please forgive my son. He really can’t stay in prison for too long. I’m afraid he’ll go crazy. Not only will he go crazy, but I’ll go crazy too."
Jiang Sifan hadn’t expected Mrs. Lin to pull a stunt like this.
He was momentarily awkward and at a loss.
It was clear that Mrs. Lin was trying to use emotional blackmail and play the sympathy card.
Jiang Sifan didn’t want an elder kneeling to him—it just wasn’t right. He quickly moved forward to help Mrs. Lin up. "Ma’am, please get up. Let’s talk about this after you’re on your feet."
"Jiang Tongxue, if you’re still angry, then I’ll just kneel here until your anger subsides. Maybe then you can forgive my son," Mrs. Lin said, weeping, while carefully watching Jiang Sifan’s expression.
The moment his attitude softened even slightly, she could press her advantage.
Jiang Sifan was instantly caught in a dilemma.
He didn’t know what he should do.
Just then, Wen Wan noticed Jiang Sifan’s predicament and immediately sent a message to Jiali.
Thankfully, Wen Wan was never one to dawdle.
She explained the whole situation in just a few sentences.
As it happened, Jiali had just arrived at the school gate.
After seeing Wen Wan’s message, she immediately headed for the men’s dormitory.
At that moment, Mrs. Lin was still trying to win sympathy. She cried, "Jiang Tongxue, you know that a child is a mother’s everything. I admit that Lin Qiang did something wrong, but he’s still my child, after all. If you need an apology to forgive him, I can apologize to you. If you want me to kneel for a day and a night, I can do that too."
"Ma’am, that’s not what I mean. Please get up first." Seeing the growing crowd of students, Jiang Sifan was starting to feel deeply embarrassed. He just wanted Mrs. Lin to get up quickly to avoid being the center of public attention.
Mr. Lin saw that this tactic seemed to be working. He knew that boys this age cared a lot about their pride, and if both he and his wife knelt before him, they might actually be able to get their son a lighter sentence.
As for whether it was humiliating, that no longer mattered.
Right now, Mr. and Mrs. Lin only wanted Jiang Sifan to provide a letter of forgiveness. As long as it could reduce their son’s sentence, it would all be worth it.
So, Mr. Lin also dropped to his knees. "Jiang Tongxue, please just forgive my son. The son’s misdeeds are the father’s fault. I’ll take the punishment in his place."
"Holy crap!"
"The dad is kneeling too!"
"Oh my god."
"What the heck is going on? I don’t get it at all."
The male students passing by all started to murmur among themselves.
Gao Lao and the others, of course, understood that this middle-aged couple was now using emotional blackmail to pressure Jiang Sifan.
So they immediately called their student counselor, wanting a teacher to come resolve the situation.
At the same time, Gao Lao was also trying to communicate with his eyes, shaking his head to signal to Jiang Sifan not to agree to their demands.
In his heart, Jiang Sifan was actually very firm.
He would absolutely not forgive what Lin Qiang had done.
But he couldn’t bear to see this couple kneeling before him in public for the sake of their child.
’This is outrageous!’
Just as Jiang Sifan was at a loss, Wen Wan came to his side and whispered, "Sister Jiali is here. She told me not to let you agree to anything. She’s almost here."
A glimmer of hope immediately appeared in Jiang Sifan’s eyes. He looked at Wen Wan with a grateful expression.
Seeing that Jiang Sifan remained silent, Mrs. Lin once again deployed her pity-seeking tactic. "Jiang Tongxue, to be honest with you, I have thyroid cancer. I’m currently on medication for it. Everyone says it’s the mildest type of cancer, but the doctor also told me that there’s a high chance it could relapse. I’m so afraid I won’t live to see the day Lin Qiang gets out of prison."
Hearing Mrs. Lin’s words from the side, Gao Lao immediately scoffed. He whispered to Brother Ming, "Damn, only an idiot would believe that crap."
"Yeah, who doesn’t know how to play the victim? The small-time street vendors do it, too. It’s just like when you’re reading web novels and the authors are always crying poor—nine times out of ten, it’s fake," Brother Ming complained.
But even if everyone thought she was lying, in this situation, some of the uninformed student passersby began to sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Lin.
"Why are they kneeling to that student?"
"I heard their son bullied him, and now they’re begging the student to forgive their son."
"Huh? But they’re already kneeling. That shows a lot of sincerity. If it were me, I’d probably give in and forgive them."
"’Don’t preach kindness to others unless you’ve been through their suffering.’ Let’s just watch quietly."
Just as everyone was murmuring, Jiali finally arrived.
Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Lin pulling this stunt, she immediately went to Jiang Sifan’s side and said, "Sifan, you don’t have to agree to any of their demands. I will document this behavior, this emotional blackmail, and submit it as supplementary evidence to the prosecutor’s office."
At these words, Mr. and Mrs. Lin were dumbfounded.
’Where did this meddler come from?!’
