CHAPTER 530: CHAPTER 296: IS THIS RETRIBUTION?

This day was unforgettable for Yuan Dawei.

In his entire life, he had always been honest, law-abiding, and followed rules.

It was only after his divorce that he went for a massage or to a club to relax, fulfilling his normal physical needs.

This kind of behavior was a mutual agreement, a normal transaction where he pays for companionship.

Moreover, generally, such consensual matters are loosely regulated. At least, this was what Yuan Dawei believed.

Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Lily for falsely accusing him; it was clearly consensual sex, and she insisted it was rape, which was obviously framing him. How could he tolerate that?

Yes, he had been rude to her earlier, but they had agreed on the transaction long before, and when they went to the hotel, she was willing all the time. Both the club and the hotel had surveillance that could be checked.

But Lily insisted that after they entered the hotel room, she changed her mind, but he still forced himself on her and used various means to torment her for over an hour, causing her significant physical and mental damage.

Indeed, she had several bruises, and he did toss her around rudely, but that was mainly to retaliate against her boyfriend. After all, her boyfriend had beaten him up, hadn’t he?

Of course, he had to avenge himself through her. Moreover, he was supposed to pay her fifteen hundred; such a large amount of money meant he had to make it worth his while.

Yuan Dawei had no choice but to be honest with the police about his mindset.

Even so, it made it difficult for him to defend himself. Lily was adamant, and her injuries served as evidence.

At this moment, Yuan Dawei even thought about killing Lily, but he couldn’t implement it at the police station.

Before coming to the police station, he contacted a friend by phone, trying to find connections to speak for him here, but unfortunately, it seemed the attempt was not effective enough.

He ultimately recorded a statement, and the police handling the case were strictly business-like, showing no sympathy towards him. Then, they issued him a detention notice straightforwardly.

This left him stuck.

Before being put into the cell, he finally got his phone and immediately called his father.

His father worked in a state-owned enterprise before retiring, in a county under the jurisdiction of Xiu Zhou, where his hometown was.

So, his father still had some old contacts who could extend to Xiu Zhou City. Back then, it was thanks to a favor from one of his father’s friends that he got into his current unit and became a section chief at a young age.

Now that this incident happened, he couldn’t afford to lose face and told his father about it.

His father was furious after hearing it, as he had high hopes for his only son.

Previously, Yuan Dawei hadn’t let him down, working hard and achieving outstanding results at his unit, with a promising future ahead.

Although Yuan Dawei’s divorce later made his parents slightly discontent, they were generally satisfied with him.

But now, first, he solicited a prostitute, and then he was accused of rape. Regardless of the severity of the accusation, it was clear that Yuan Dawei was in the wrong.

For someone like Yuan Dawei, finding a girlfriend shouldn’t be difficult, so why resort to this? This was why his father was angry.

After a round of angry scolding over the phone, his father calmed down slowly, then asked for details about what happened and where he was now, finally hanging up with one last angry curse, "You little brat."

Based on Yuan Dawei’s understanding, his father would definitely help.

But that night, he was destined to spend time in the detention cell of the police station.

He was relatively fortunate that there were only three people in the iron cage, and the other two looked quite honest. The two were here because they had brawled. Each sat in a corner, ignoring each other.

This night, he couldn’t sleep at all. Barely holding out until dawn, his eyes were bloodshot, exhausted, with a face full of anxiety.

Now his biggest worry was that the fact of his detention would spread to his workplace.

He had previously pleaded with the police to keep it confidential, uncertain if they would show leniency.

He was a public institution employee. In situations like his, being detained, the police could choose to inform his workplace or not.

And the new day happened to be a Monday, so if the workplace was notified, the whole unit would definitely know immediately.

Finally, a police officer approached and, at his earnest behest, returned his phone.

He immediately dialed his father’s number.

"Dad, how did it go? Did you find the right person to help?"

As soon as the call connected, Yuan Dawei anxiously inquired.

"You brat!" His father cursed angrily, "I’ve lost all face. Last night, I pleaded with an old colleague, his son works on your street. I’ve asked him to find someone to check out the police situation. Also, I’ve hired a lawyer for you. If worse comes to worst, we’ll have to go to court."

"It’s mainly that woman! Dad, take some money and find that woman, try to get her to change her testimony. Or trick her into speaking the truth, then record it as evidence."

"You little shit! Why didn’t you just go and die earlier? What have I done to deserve this?"

Yuan Dawei could only frown frustratedly and say, "Alright, Dad. You can hit and scold me once I’m out, but for now, help me through this tough spot."

After another round of scolding from his father, Yuan Dawei was about to say something more when the phone ran out of battery without him realizing it, and it directly turned off.

His several-thousand-dollar phone had a fairly long-lasting battery, lasting from yesterday morning until this morning.

Seeing this, Yuan Dawei could only sit in frustration and wait.

Around nine o’clock, his father’s old colleague’s son finally arrived, appearing outside the cell to meet him, being rather polite. After a brief introduction, he handed him a cigarette and even lit it for him.

"I have some influence here and have spoken to them about your situation. We’ll do our best to take care of you, but the nature of your case is quite serious, so we can’t get you out just yet. We need to wait for the investigation results. But rest assured, if that woman is arbitrarily accusing you, she won’t have a good outcome either."

This son of his father’s colleague spoke some encouraging words, stood outside the cage for about five or six minutes as they both smoked a cigarette, and then left, but not before leaving him a pack of half-smoked, good-quality cigarettes, Chinese.

Watching the departing figure, Yuan Dawei felt like raising a middle finger. Clearly, his father’s contact wasn’t reliable.

Meanwhile, Tang Yue arrived at work in a good mood. Today, she unexpectedly came to work ten minutes early, aiming to meet Shen Lin sooner and tell her face to face about Chen Feng’s betrayal before their divorce.