Chapter 1194: Released!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
The next day.
Some time in the morning.
Ma Xufei woke up groaning, "Aiyo, my waist, it hurts so bad!"
This groaning voice woke up everyone else in the room. All of them saw Ma Xufei, who was lying on the floor, get up while clutching his waist as he moved about stiffly.
Wang He yawned. "What time is it?"
Zhang Ye, who was lying on the table, also woke up. "It's light out?"
Suddenly, the door to the "little dark room" opened.
The bureau chief came in with a smile. "Alright, pack it up, you guys are free to go."
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "Huh?"
Wang He was also surprised. "We can go?"
Ma Xufei was stunned. "Aren't we getting detained?"
He Kui rubbed his eyes in a daze. "What? Have we been sleeping for seven days and seven nights?"
Old Wang said, "Pfft, are you a pig? Sleeping for seven straight days!"
The bureau chief looked relaxed. He said, "That He guy you all beat up has dropped the suit. He said that you guys were just fooling around, and the hospital has also cleared them of any serious injuries and said that they'd be fine." He looked at them and said, "Don't ask me why; I don't know the reason either. In any case, you can go now. Your cell phones and personal effects have all been brought over, so come and claim whatever belongs to you."
Zhang Ye laughed. "So we can really leave?"
The bureau chief rolled his eyes. "What's the matter? Don't tell me you've grown fond of staying here? I have to say this, Teacher Zhang. Please don't stir up any more trouble in future. And if you decide to fight someone again, please don't do so in my jurisdiction, alright? For all of last night, our police station was the focus of the nation's attention. It was so stressful that I even considered an early retirement! Please give us a break and stop bringing trouble to our police station!"
They continued talking as they made their way out.
In the police station's yard, quite a few people were waiting!
"Old Zhou!"
"What are you doing here, honey?"
"You jerk! You've been locked up, how can I not come?"
"He Kui!"
"Ah, Dad."
"How old are you? Why are you still getting into fights?"
"Hehe, I got a little impulsive."
Their family members were here to pick them up.
Zhang Ye also knew quite a few of them. "Auntie Sun, Uncle Zhou."
Several of the parents looked at him. "Little Ye, I have to lecture you. You're the most successful one of them all and should be leading by example, so how can you lead them to do something like this?"
Zhang Ye quickly said, "It was my fault, my fault."
But of course, Zhang Ye had the most people coming to pick him up!
Ha Qiqi eyes turned red. "Director Zhang! You made all of us so worried!"
Zhang Ye smiled. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
His parents were also here and they lashed out at him!
Zhang Ye did not talk back and just listened to them as they scolded him.
Little Wang and the others also hurried over. There were three or four people who came from the studio.
"Director Zhang."
"Have a change of clothes."
"Are you hungry? I brought some food over for you."
"Director Zhang, do you want a drink? It's still warm, quickly drink some!"
"Did you sleep well in there?"
His junior martial sister drove here to wait for him as well. "Senior Bro, I got your car from Media College and drove it here. Master Rao is outside handling the reporters."
A group of people busily waited on Zhang Ye, with some of them giving him something to eat and some of them giving him something to drink. When he choked, someone would instantly pass him a napkin!
His group of classmates were speechless as they watched. Wasn't this treatment far too different from theirs?
He had someone who drove here to pick him up.
He had someone to bring him tea.
He had someone to pour it for him.
When can we reach the point that we can get this treatment too!
They became incredibly jealous as they watched Zhang Ye!
All of a sudden, more people came in from outside. They were Hu Feifei, Dong Shanshan, Yu Yingyi, and a few other female classmates of theirs.
So Zhang Ye said, "Dad, Mom, why don't you two go home first."
His mother stared at him. "I'll pick it back up with you when you get home."
"Alright, alright." Zhang Ye signaled to Yang Shu. "Yang Shu, send my parents home."
"OK." Yang Shu led Zhang Ye's parents away to send them back.
Only then did Zhang Ye ask Hu Feifei, "So what happened?"
Wang He, Ma Xufei, and the others also came over.
"That's right!"
"How did we get released so quickly?"
"Who'd you guys go to?"
"Did that He guy suddenly come to his senses?"
Hu Feifei smiled and said, "The public's siding w. He's under too much pressure and couldn't bear it, so he decided to just let this go as he doesn't want trouble for himself. Who hasn't heard of Zhang'er's reputation? Zhang'er is one of the biggest names in the country, so I'm sure that he's also kinda afraid of him."
Wang He speculated, "That's impossible!"
Ma Xufei said, "Yeah, how could it be that simple?"
The public was on their side this time. The majority of people felt they had their reasons for doing what they did. Although some people criticized them for their wrongdoing, they did not outright express their support for Hu Feifei's husband either. Those who criticized Zhang Ye, Dong Shanshan, and the others were also scolding Hu Feifei's husband without exception. In fact, they were even more critical of him. Some people dug up He's family background and company situation; even his home address had been exposed. If they were to say that he was under pressure, he definitely was. But that still wouldn't amount to him doing a 180, would it?
Hu Feifei changed the subject and said with a laugh, "Oh yes, I have some very good news to announce. I'm getting divorced! Please congratulate me, everyone!"
"Congratulations!"
"Yeah, congrats!"
"That's a good thing!"
"You should have done this a long time ago!"
But Zhang Ye did not let it go. He needed to clear this up. "So what really happened? Hu Feifei, tell me the truth. Do you really think we're so easily fooled?"
Hu Feifei smiled and said, "But that's really how it was, he couldn't bear all that pressure."
Zhang Ye looked at her. "Are you going to tell me or not?"
Xiaoqian couldn't hold it in any longer. "I'll tell!"
Hu Feifei glared. "Xiaoqian!"
Xiaoqian ignored her and said, "Hu Feifei has already signed the divorce papers. But she won't be seeking any settlement on the condition that He must step back from taking any action on you guys and drop the suit!"
Da Hui was startled. "What?"
Wang He said, "Hu Feifei, aren't you being silly like that?"
Ma Xufei said angrily, "What are you thinking! You should have asked for a settlement! He's abused you for so many years, how can you not get something from him? Why did you do that! However long we're detained, so be it. It's no big deal!"
Hu Feifei smiled. "Well, he doesn't have much money left anyway. His company has been going downhill in recent years and is almost an empty shell now. He even sold off a car and a property recently to pay off his debts. He's in dire straits, and besides, I've also thought it through. I don't want any of his lousy money. I just want to get back to being a host and earn myself a living. Ai, but I think I'm too far behind everyone now. I don't even know if I can make up for the time I've lost over the past few years." She sounded a little hesitant. "Do you guys think that I can still get on a stage?"
Wang He said, "Definitely!"
Yu Yingyi said, "Right! You can definitely do it!"
Zhang Ye praised, "It's good that you've thought it out. You're right, what need do you have for that lousy money of his."
Xiaoqian gave him a look. "Zhang'er, you had better help Feifei find a good job. We're counting on you."
"Don't worry." Zhang Ye, taking it all on, said, "I'll help Hu Feifei contact some people later."
Dong Shanshan also said with a laugh, "Feifei, stay at my place for now. It's boring living by myself anyway."
Hu Feifei did not turn her down. "Sure, I have nowhere to go, so I guess I'll have to disturb you for a few days until I find a place to move to."
"Let's go!"
"We're going back home!"
"Hahaha!"
The police officers at the station got quite moved from watching this.
All of them were willing to get detained just because they wanted to get justice for their classmate!
While one of them was willing to leave a marriage with nothing to her name in order to save her classmates!
Classmates?
What a beautiful term it was!
…
Outside, the reporters had clogged the entrance!
When Zhang Ye, Dong Shanshan, and the others came out, the reporters rushed up to them!
Zhang Ye gave Ha Qiqi and the others a look that they immediately understood. The studio's staff immediately went up to block the reporters.
"Fellas, run!" Zhang Ye shouted. Hu Feifei and the others instantly widened their strides and ran away from the reporters. Someone started singing, to which Zhang Ye and everyone else loudly sang along with!
"Instead of clinging to life, live passionately, burn brightly!
"For our beautiful dreams!
"Uncompromising through the years!"