Chapter 304 - Chapter 304: Chapter 298: How Much is the Compensation?

Chapter 304: Chapter 298: How Much is the Compensation?

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“Officer, what’s with that look? Just because my car is a Karry, does it mean it should be hit?” The young owner, barely in his twenties, of the Karry SUV following Finn Lewis’s car was quick to catch the expressions on the faces of the traffic police. Particularly the older officer who reflexively glanced back after hearing about the situation. The young man couldn’t resist and blurted out.

“Boom” “Pfft” The crowd couldn’t help but let out a burst of laughter at these words. Even the three police officers had to suppress their laughter. Finn Lewis almost laughed too. Damn, this guy was smart, interpreting their thoughts from just a look.

As everyone was talking, a few men who looked like construction workers came down from the nearby sidewalk. The leader appeared to be a foreman. Upon seeing the car, the foreman was also momentarily stunned before turning to a middle-aged man whose face was full of exhaustion and said, “Mr.

Wells, I can’t help you with this.”

“…Wh…What’s wrong…Boss King?” The middle-aged man stuttered as he glanced over and asked.

The foreman merely shook his head with a bitter smile, “What’s wrong? Why don’t you ask the traffic police officer over there?”

“Is this stuff yours?” Harvey Clarke glanced at the middle-aged man and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. The man was clearly a migrant worker, but regardless, the necessary procedures still needed to be followed.

“Yes, they’re mine. I… I wasn’t paying attention and they fell. It’s the bag…the bag came loose,” the middle-aged man stuttered.

“What’s your name?” Harvey Clarke shook his head reluctantly and inquired.

“My…my name is Xu… Xu Shulin,” The man stated his name nervously.

“Alright, tell me what happened. By the way, why didn’t you set up protective measures for the construction here? What were you guys thinking?” Harvey Clarke paused then directed his question to the foreman.

“Officer, you can’t just say that. When we were working on the side of the bridge, we did have protective measures. You guys patrol here daily, you should know. Now, the work on the side of the bridge is complete and only the bridge surface work remains. There are guard rails on both sides of the bridge, so we removed the protective net. He was walking along the side of the bridge when the strap of his tool bag opened and it fell straight down. It’s not related to our safety measures.”

Mr. Wells might be honest, but the foreman was not stupid. If they took the blame, they would have to compensate for the damage, a responsibility which wasn’t theirs. One could only say that Mr. Wells was unlucky. Walking along the edge of the bridge was risky enough, but unluckily, the strap of his bag broke. Whose fault was that?

Hearing the foreman’s tricky explanation, Harvey Clarke was also left somewhat hopeless. He looked at Mr. Wells and asked, “Is this true?”

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment before lowering his head and saying, “Yes.”

“Well…comrade, even though it wasn’t intentional, you caused this accident and the resulting damage to the vehicle. So, in the end you’ll probably have to compensate for the car,” Harvey Clarke paused, feeling somewhat helpless. However, he still had to tell the truth. Although such incidents were rare, even if they were rich, it wasn’t their fault. If someone is unlucky, who else can they blame?

“How…how much do I…have to pay?” Mr. Wells nervously looked at Harvey Clarke, then at the two cars, before asking. When he asked this question, no one knew how to respond. Just then, some people walked towards them. Given their formal attire, Harvey Clarke thought they must be from either an insurance company or a 4S shop.

“Well, let’s leave it to the insurance guys,” Harvey Clarke didn’t know what to say, and simply said helplessly.

“Are you Mr. Lewis?” The man who arrived was indeed from an insurance company. He looked at Finn Lewis and asked.

Finn Lewis nodded, “Yes, I am.”

The insurance worker observed the two cars, greeted Finn Lewis, and then approached the traffic police to understand the situation. After listening, the insurance staff shook his head and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lewis. This has nothing to do with you. We are not responsible.”

“Wait, are you telling me that according to your regulations, since the responsible person is over there, you think he can afford to pay?” Harvey Clarke couldn’t help but interject.

“Officer, if the responsible party had fled, we could certainly provide compensation first and repair the car. But even if the responsible party had fled and was later caught, we would still seek reimbursement. It’s not like we’ve paid and that’s the end of it.

“Alright then, so how much would it cost in compensation?” Harvey Clarke reluctantly pointed at Finn Lewis’s car and asked.

“The windshield, plus all these dents on the hood of the car, if done at a 4S shop and according to my estimate, it would come to around 1 million yuan. The car has the highest tier of features,” the insurance staff ruefully shook his head and said.

1 million yuan?! Hearing this figure, even the onlookers gasped. Those actually involved reacted even more dramatically. The middle-aged man named Mr. Wells collapsed to the ground – his body went limp. After a long while, he stuttered, “Boss King… aren’t… aren’t they trying to swindle us?”

The foreman simply gave a bitter smile, “Swindle you? Do you know how much that car costs? The top-spec model costs around six or seven million yuan.”

“It’s exactly 10 million yuan,” the insurance staff corrected from the side. The middle-aged man, who was seated on the ground, was stunned by the figure. Finn Lewis just shook his head in resignation, preparing to speak. Just then, a voice came from the crowd, “The 4S shop staff have arrived.”

Soon, two middle-aged men in formal attire walked in. They greeted Finn

Lewis, then communicated with Harvey Clarke to understand the situation. Then they circled around Finn Lewis’s car for a while before saying, “1 million yuan is not enough, it’s about 1.5 million yuan. Just the two headlights would cost almost 800,000 yuan. The windshield and the rest combined would be around 1.5 million.”

Hearing this figure, everyone felt a surge of sympathy, but there was nothing they could do. The middle-aged man seated on the ground was still for a

moment before he suddenly burst into tears.. As he cried, he shouted, “What am I going to do? What am I going to do?”