On the other side, the few people who were making records finished as well, because these girls were not directly involved in the matter. The police station quickly released them, and the girls who were worried before smiled as they realized it had nothing to do with them. Their parents gave them a few words of advice and took them away.

In the blink of an eye, only Xu Ke and the other two were left in the police station along with the family in the pale yellow clothes.

The police brought the mother and daughter out of the interrogation room, "This matter, basically, has been cleared up. Yu Xia is the victim, and you are at fault. Since it didn't result in any major criminal or civil incident, just some property disputes, and since you're willing to compensate and admit fault, would you like to settle this privately?"

The older policeman finished his last sentence and gave Xu Ke an inquiring look, wanting to know what Xu Ke thought about this.

Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao were not inclined to be aggressive. Since the other party was willing to apologize and compensate, they did not intend to refuse.

"Alright, as long as they can show their sincerity, we are willing to settle." Xu Ke said.

The attention in the room immediately focused on the girl.

The girl rolled her eyes at Yu Xia and reluctantly said after being pinched by her mother, "Sorry for ruining your dress, but rest assured, I'll compensate you for it. Name your price."

The girl's apologetic attitude instantly froze the atmosphere.

"Is this your attitude when apologizing?" Xu Ke said with a voice that was icy.

The girl's mother awkwardly smiled and then said, "She's still a child, and she doesn't understand. Please don't hold it against her. Besides, this was just a minor disagreement between two kids. Must you take them to the police station over such a small issue? Do you realize how much psychological harm this causes my child? Plus, she has a piano class tonight that she will miss because of this. Do you know how much that class costs?"

The girl's mother showed two fingers to Xu Ke, "It's two hundred bucks. We haven't even held you accountable for delaying my child's class. I think this whole thing should just be left as it is, it's not a big deal anyway."

"Just leave it as it is? You make it sound so easy." Lin Mengyao said with a cold snort.

"How old is your child? Although she's a minor, she should have a basic sense of right and wrong, right? At least some basic understanding of the world? And she should have a proper outlook on life, right? She's not a three-year-old toddler who knows nothing; she's over ten, almost an adult. And you say she's just a child, who doesn't understand anything?" Lin Mengyao's tone uncontrollably rose.

"And a disagreement involves two or more people, but what are the facts? My Xiaxia never spoke from start to finish; your child kept clinging to my Xiaxia, almost pointing at her nose and cursing. What's worse, she even took a hairpin to my Xiaxia. If my husband hadn't been sharp-eyed and quick-handed, would your child still be able to stand face to face and speak with me like this now? She'd probably be sitting in jail by now." Lin Mengyao rapidly said her piece without giving anyone a chance to interrupt.

"Who are you saying should be in jail? Who are you talking about? With a parent like you who only knows how to stir trouble, no wonder your kid gets cursed at. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango; if your kid didn't provoke, my child wouldn't have cursed at her. Why didn't she curse at anyone else, but only your kid? I think she deserves to be cursed." The woman shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Slap!" Lin Mengyao slapped the words back into the woman's mouth.

"Can one hand clap?" Lin Mengyao asked, trembling with a calmness and red eyes.

"Did you hit me?" The woman raised her voice incredulously and said loudly.

"Slap!" Lin Mengyao swung her arm and slapped the woman again.

"Can one hand make a sound?" Lin Mengyao asked, staring directly at the other.

"Do you think I wouldn't dare hit back?" The woman, covering the other half of her slapped face, shouted loudly.

"Slap!" Lin Mengyao paid no attention to the other's shout, just calmly delivered another slap.

"I'm asking you, can one hand clap?" Lin Mengyao raised her voice appropriately.

Lin Mengyao's actions were so swift at first that no one thought she would act out, so no one stopped her when she slapped the woman those three times, and the woman had to endure it all along.

"You dare hit my mom, you bitch, I'm going to make you pay!" The girl snapped out of her daze and her first reaction was to rush at Lin Mengyao.

The momentum of one person charging with full force is something even an adult cannot withstand.

Yu Xia watched the girl rushing forward, eyes flashing an unnoticed wicked intent, and before Lin Mengyao could react, she pulled the girl toward herself.

Lin Mengyao was unprepared, stepped back in Yu Xia's direction, and in that opened space, the unsuspecting girl rushed toward the original target. With her head down, she didn't realize that her target had already moved, and even if she did, she couldn't stop.

Yu Xia's timing was perfect, and the girl slammed hard into the wall in front of everyone.

With a "bang," fresh blood slowly began to flow. The girl collapsed to the ground like a puddle, blood gushing from her impacted forehead. The woman saw her daughter in this state, and almost fainted, but somehow managed to stay conscious.

"Murderers, they are murderers! Aren't you police? The criminals are right in front of you, why aren't you arresting them? Are you all in on this? If you don't arrest them today, you're shielding them, and I will report you." The woman yelled at the nearest police officer, her words of threat and irrationality spewing out like they cost nothing.

"Our police station is monitored, and the entire incident has been recorded, so there's no need to accuse us falsely." The police, losing their earlier friendliness, became serious, with an air of authority that made the woman finally quiet down.

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