Chapter 237 Refusing To Resolve It Peacefully At dusk, at the entrance of the cityâs police department, +5 Free Cond âWeâve received reports of an incident today where an electric bike hit and killed a person, and another incident where a teacher forced a student to jump off a building. Yet, it seems your police department has arrested the deceasedâs family and the studentâs parents. Is that correct?â
âMay I ask if thereâs any particular background to the perpetrators of these two incidents that has led the police department to disregard right from wrong!
âWhy is it that the police department is not pursuing the perpetrator who killed someone in a car accident and that malicious teacher, but instead detaining the victimâs family members?â
âCan the police department please provide a straightforward answer? Have the deceasedâs family and the studentsâ parents been subjected to personal threats?â
A swarm of journalists were gathered there, bombarding the police department with questions about Desmond and Quianaâs case. The situation had the police departmentâs staff at their wits end, leaving them no choice but to keep the reporters outside the door.
From inside a car in the distance, Romona put down her phone and said with a wry smile, âCommissioner Hawthorne says the media is focusing on these incidents, and both families have hired lawyers to get involved. Itâs not convenient to arrange for you to meet them anymore. Youâve seen it yourself. If you get involved with the family under these circumstances, thereâs no guarantee the media wonât twist your words and further complicate the situation!â
Watching those media outlets that seem to relish in escalating matters, listening to their sharp questions, Finnegan let out a sigh of frustration.
âThere really are too many unscrupulous media outlets. They only focus on the fact that the police detained the victimâs family, but deliberately ignore what the victimâs family has done!â
Romona said. âThe news articles wonât sound appealing otherwise. Youâll get used to it.â
Finnegan said, âI donât have to meet with the studentsâ parents or the deceasedâs family, just let me see them. I want to know if all this is just a coincidence.â
Accompanying them, Bernice asked, âFinnegan, do you also feel that someone is setting us up?â
Upon hearing this, Finnegan looked at Bernice in surprise, âDarling, do you really think so too?â
After glancing at Romona, Bernice nodded and said, âFrom what we see now, the evidence is indeed conclusive. Thatâs definitely an issue with Mr. Larkin and Mrs. Larkin. Considering what happened to Rhia last night, however, I feel this is too much of a coincidence. However, I canât be sure. After all, the elderly man who was hit by Mrs. Larkin did indeed die, and that student really did fall from the third floor. Surely, no one would risk their familyâs lives to frame others, right?â
Finnegan flashed her a calm smile as he said, âDarling, your thoughts and concerns are the same as mine.â
He was only able to keep his emotions in check until now because apart from the irrefutable evidence of the two incidents, it was exactly as Bernice said.
0 Chapter 237 Refusing To Resolve It Peacefully He believed that no one would risk their familyâs lives just to frame others.
Bernice asked. âSo, whatâs your plan?â
+5 Free Col Finnegan replied, âFirst, I would like to meet with the parents of the students and the family of the deceased. If itâs truly because of my parents, I will do everything in my power to help them earn their forgiveness. If thereâs more to the story, then Iâll make them pay the price!â
Finally, under the arrangement of Romona, Finnegan and Bernice entered the police department through the back door to avoid the media.
They soon arrived at the observation room next to the two interrogation rooms.
Inside one room were the parents of the student who fell from the building, along with their lawyer.
The other room contained the two sons and daughter of the deceased, along with their son-in-law and their lawyer.
Luther greeted Finnegan, âMr. Larkin!â
âSorry for the inconvenience, Commissioner Hawthorne.â
Finnegan nodded in response, then walked toward the one-way mirror. He stared intently at the parents of the students.
The studentâs mother, unaware of the onlooker next door, repeatedly slapped the table. âMr. Velazquez, please liaise with the police department immediately. Yes, we did hit someone, but we wouldnât have done so if that teacher hadnât driven our son to the brink of jumping off a building!â
The studentâs father grumbled, âExactly Our son nearly fell to his death, so whatâs wrong with us giving that wicked teacher a beating? You better have the police release us quickly. I mean, weâre the parents of the victimized student, and yet, we re the ones who get arrested? Whereâs the sense in that?â
The lawyer calmed them down by saying, âRest assured, even though you took action first, itâs understandable. Iâm confident that I can get you out of this. But are you really not considering filing a claim?â
The lawyer then reminded them by adding, âIf youâre considering a claim. Iâm confident I can help you get at least three million in compensation from that teacher and the school!â
Most importantly, for a claim of three million, he could get ten percent of it as their attorney.
The parents of the student responded without hesitation, âWe donât want compensation! We just want that teacher to go to jail!â
Upon hearing this, Finnegan slightly furrowed his brows and tumed to the other side, looking at the four relatives of the deceased who were also in conversation with a lawyer.
The eldest son of the deceased was particularly agitated. âWhat should we do now? That woman was severely injured by us, but it was she who killed my mother! What am I expected to do? Just forgive and forget? What would that make me then?â he asked his lawyer.
The young son of the deceased, along with his daughter and son-in-law, all nodded in agreement from the side Chapter 237 Refusing To Resolve It Peacefully The lawyer they hired flashed them a wry smile in response. âI understand your feelings, and Iâm confident I can absolve you of any blame. But you just said you donât want compensation, and that you only want the woman to go to jail. Are you serious about this?â
The eldest son of the deceased responded, âThatâs right! We donât want any financial compensation. All we want is for that woman to rot in jaill Besides, that woman rides an electric bike everywhere, so how could she possibly afford to pay us?â
The deceasedâs daughter took over the conversation, saying, âExactly! Sheâs so poor that she could only afford an electric bike, so she probably canât even scrape together a hundred thousand. So, we donât want any financial compensation! We just want her to go to jaill âThis is where you guys are wrong. Just before I came in, the commissioner of the police department told me that the womanâs son is ready to compensate you with tens of millions if you are willing to resolve this peacefully!â the lawyer said.
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the four relatives of the deceased widened in shock, with the son-in-law swallowing hard..
A moment later, however, the eldest son of the deceased resolutely shook his head. âNo, we just want that woman to go to jail. Donât try to persuade us to resolve this peacefully. Instead, you should focus on getting us out of here first!â
âAll right, then.â
Finnegan had a deep furrow between his eyebrows as he observed everything from outside.
1. your âNow that youâve seen them, what do you plan to do, Mr. Larkin? Given their attitude firm attitude, parents might be in trouble,â Luther asked.
Finnegan turned around and pointed at the studentâs parents as he asked, âWhatâs their familyâs situation like?â
âThe man works as a warehouse manager in a domestic services company, earning a monthly salary of seven thousand. The woman is an office worker, making around four to five thousand a month,â Luther replied.
money they Narrowing his eyes, Finnegan sighed deeply as he said, âTheir love for their son is truly profound. To avenge their son who has a broken bone and scratches, theyâre even willing to disregard the wouldnât be able to earn in twenty years. Now, thatâs impressive!â
Luther was taken aback. âWhat do you mean, Mr. Larkin?â
Finnegan did not respond. Instead, he pointed to the four relatives of the deceased and asked, âWhat about their conditions?â
Although curious, Luther still answered honestly, âTheir situation is slightly worse than that of the couple.â
âCommissioner Hawthorne, could you please help relay a message for me? I wonât pursue the matter of them injuring my parents. If the studentâs parents are willing to resolve this peacefully, Iâll give them five million as compensation. If the family of the deceased is willing to resolve this peacefully. Iâll give them fifty million!â