"What?" Lin Minglan didn't know if Shen Qingqing's words about letting her go were true, but the latter part about pursuing the matter to the end was definitely true. She pressed herself against the glass and shouted, "Why are you doing this to me? I know I was wrong. I promise I won't bother you again!"
It was rare for her to back down, and Shen Qingqing chuckled, "So you can admit you're wrong too? But is this admission from your heart or just a pretense?"
Lin Minglan's eyes flickered. She didn't answer the question. "Can you please stop pursuing this matter?"
"It seems like you're just putting on a show and trying to fool me," Shen Qingqing glanced at her watch and elegantly stood up. "I have other things to attend to, so I won't stay here talking to you. Goodbye."
With that, she turned and left with a flourish.
Lin Minglan was left behind, hysterical but helpless. Her incessant shouting even earned her a scolding from the police, and she was lectured in the observation room for over an hour.
When Lin Minglan came out, her face was pale. She hadn't been lectured by anyone since she was ten years old. To be lectured by a police officer this time, she didn't even dare to show the slightest hint of impatience.
After that, she behaved. She stopped making a fuss. Since it was just detention, the police treated her quite reasonably. Seeing that she was obedient, they agreed when she asked to call her family.
As soon as the phone was connected, Shu Youqing on the other end immediately asked with concern, "Daughter, are you alright in there? Have you suffered any hardship?"
Her mother's concern brought the pent-up grievances and fear to the surface. She sniffled, "I'm not alright in here at all. I'm scared, Mom. Please get me out quickly."
"Your Aunt Fang Ru has already promised to get you out."
"What did she do?" Lin Minglan became even more agitated upon hearing the name. "Shen Qingqing just came and said a bunch of nonsense to me, and said she would definitely not give up pursuing my responsibility. What exactly did you negotiate with her?"
Shu Youqing was also a bit bewildered. "I don't know about that. Your Aunt Fang Ru handled the negotiation."
"Mom, I don't want to stay here. You must get me out as soon as possible, otherwise, if Shen Qingqing insists on prosecuting, I might go to jail!"
Shu Youqing comforted her, "Alright, don't worry. Mom will think of a way for you."
After hanging up, she asked someone to prepare some things to send to her daughter. She didn't know what it was like inside, but people in detention were certainly not having a good time.
Then she found Lin Gong and told him about her daughter's complaints on the phone.
Lin Gong pondered, "Fang Ru must have angered some Shen Qingqing."
Shu Youqing was both angry and anxious, "Who exactly is this Shen Qingqing? She's so ruthless at such a young age. Fang Ru has already spoken to her, and she still refuses to sign a letter of forgiveness. Is she determined to ruin our daughter?"
"That's not impossible," Lin Gong's impression of Shen Qingqing had already plummeted before even meeting her. "This is not easy to handle, after all, Fu Jingshu was also involved in sending Minglan to the police station."
This was why the couple hadn't gone to the police station themselves to bail their daughter out. They had initially thought that Fu Jingye and his wife, as Fu Jingshu's parents, would be able to handle it easily.
"We still need to find Fang Ru," Shu Youqing felt they had been on the wrong track before. "But this time, we won't let her go to Shen Qingqing."
Lin Gong, having been married to her for many years, immediately understood her intention. "You mean, we should find Fu Jingshu."
"Yes!"
The key point was with him. As long as he agreed to sign the letter of understanding, the police would definitely release the person. Shen Qingqing... even if she disagreed, it wouldn't matter.
With the couple's decision made, they went to the Fu family again.
When Fu Jingye and his wife heard that Shen Qingqing not only didn't sign the letter of understanding but had also sent a lawyer's letter, they felt humiliated in front of Lin Gong and Shu Youqing.
Therefore, when they heard their request, the couple agreed almost without hesitation.
Shu Youqing was a bit anxious. "I heard that Jingshu is stubborn and cold. Will he listen to you?"
Fu Jingye himself was not entirely confident, but he had to appear to be in control on the surface. "Don't worry, I am his father. Of course, he will listen to me."
Only Fang Ru was lost in thought.
The group arrived at Fu's Group and, as expected, were stopped by the receptionist.
In the end, Fang Ru called Fu Jingshu.
She only said one sentence. After he hung up the phone, he immediately informed the receptionist to let them go up.
Shu Youqing was curious, "What did you say just now?"
Fang Ru just smiled, "Nothing, just something my son really wants to know."
Since she didn't want to say more, Shu Youqing didn't press further. Anyway, as long as her daughter could be rescued, what her son and daughter-in-law said was irrelevant to her.
Entering the office, Fu Jingye got straight to the point. "Jingshu, go to the police station and sign the letter of understanding to release Minglan."
Fu Jingshu said flatly, "No."
In front of Lin Gong and his wife, Fu Jingye felt a loss of face. He said angrily, "Why are you so disobedient? Uncle Lin and Aunt Shu are here. Can't you release the person for their sake?"
"No." Fu Jingshu glanced at Lin Gong and Shu Youqing with a cold gaze, as if he didn't think the couple held any sway at all.
Lin Gong and Shu Youqing felt awkward.
"Fu Jingshu!" Fu Jingye was furious, but before he could finish speaking, Fang Ru pulled his arm and whispered something in his ear.
Fu Jingye was startled, and the anger on his face slowly disappeared. His lips curved upwards, and he looked at Fu Jingshu. Instead of the previous frustration, he seemed to have gained absolute confidence.
Fang Ru stepped forward and asked, "Jingshu, I'll ask you one more time, do you want to go to the police station to sign the letter of understanding?"
"No."
"Okay." Fang Ru was not surprised at all. This was how her son would answer. After all, since childhood, this child had never been on the same page with them. She sighed helplessly.
"I didn't want to bring this up, but you're being too disobedient right now."
Fu Jingshu's face was cold. "Where is Lu Wanying?"
It was this name that made him agree to let them in.
Fang Ru smiled, "So many years have passed, and you still lose your composure every time you hear this person's name. Tell me, what would happen if Shen Qingqing saw it?"
Fu Jingshu suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "You'd better watch your mouth."
At that moment, Fang Ru felt a murderous aura from him and was shocked. She dared not mention Shen Qingqing again. "If you don't want to mention it, don't mention it. I know Lu Wanying's whereabouts. As an exchange condition, you go to the police station and sign the letter of understanding."
Fu Jingshu stared at her intently. Fang Ru met his gaze fearlessly. After a while, he said in an extremely cold tone, "You'd better not be lying."