Zhao Dong comforted Sophie for a few words, then stood up and came to his eldest brother's side.
When someone came closer, he realized something was wrong. The elder brother's eyes and corners of his mouth were bruised and swollen.
The clothes on his body were torn in many places, and some places were stained with blood.
His emotions fluctuated, his anger gradually grew, and his fists clenched, "Brother, someone hit you?"
The eldest brother sneered, "Hit me?"
"I beat that bastard!"
A police officer from behind reminded me, "Be honest!"
"You're still not honest here, and you still dare to show off your power. Don't you want to go out?"
"You are quite a grown man. If you have something to say, why should you fight? Isn't it honorable?"
Zhao Dong couldn't listen and responded with a sneer, "I understand my elder brother's temper. He has never been a troublemaker. Since he made a move, that bastard must have deserved it!"
The policeman frowned, "With your attitude, you still want to take someone back?"
Zhao Dong stared at him, "Don't let me go? Why don't you try?"
As the two looked at each other, the atmosphere gradually became a little depressing.
Sophie hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Zhao Dong's sleeve.
Zhao Dong took a deep breath, "Brother, don't worry, as long as I'm here today, no one will dare to wrongly accuse you!"
The eldest brother said unhappily: "Xiaodong, there's nothing to say. It was indeed me who made the move first!"
"It doesn't matter whether you pay money or be detained. Brother admits it!"
Zhao Dong frowned, "Brother, what's going on?"
Just as he was talking, someone else walked in from outside and said, "Comrade police, there was a misunderstanding. We can resolve it ourselves."
When Zhao Dong heard this voice, his expression changed.
Looking back, it turned out to be Xu Huayang!
It looked like he had just come from the hospital. His forehead was wrapped in gauze and his arms were hung around his neck with bandages.
It is not difficult to imagine that the eldest brother who was taken to the police station must have something to do with Xu Huayang!
But it's all right, why did the eldest brother hit Xu Huayang?
I had a bad guess in my mind, and my mood gradually became depressed!
Sophie stood aside. Seeing that Zhao Dong's expression was not right, she also panicked and took the initiative to grab Zhao Dong's hand. It was rare that she received no response.
The policeman glanced at his elder brother and said, "Don't be impulsive when you encounter trouble in the future. The injured will not be held accountable this time. You are lucky."
"Let's talk carefully later and remember where this place is!"
As the police left, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat dull.
In addition to a secretary, Xu Huayang was followed by a man who looked like a lawyer.
The man stepped forward and said in a stiff tone: "Although my client has agreed not to pursue the case of this beating, I will still reserve the right to continue pursuing it."
"At the same time, in order to be responsible for my client, I hope Mr. Zhao can apologize in person to show sincerity!"
The eldest brother felt depressed, "What if I don't apologize?"
The lawyer said aggressively: "Then I have the right to continue pursuing the case on behalf of my client!"
"Not only are you responsible for this beating, but you also have to bear the corresponding legal consequences, as well as all the medical expenses and mental compensation for my client!"
"At the same time, I also have the right to pursue a series of reputational losses and commercial losses caused by this from you!"
Sophie was caught in the middle. She wanted to open her mouth but couldn't find a position.
Xu Huayang spoke first and interrupted the lawyer, "Forget it, I have already said that I will not pursue it any further!"
The lawyer took a half step back.
Xu Huayang looked at his elder brother again, "Brother, you really misunderstood. Sophie, Zhao Dong and I are all friends."
"Besides, we are just going to a celebration reception today. Things are not what you think at all!"
"Anyway, let this matter stop here. I will not pursue it any further."
"Not only because you are Zhao Dong's eldest brother, but also, I don't want this matter to continue to expand and have a bad impact on Miss Su!"
Zhao Dong listened on the sidelines and remained silent without speaking.
The eldest brother couldn't stand listening, "Xiaodong, have you brought any money?"
Zhao Dong said coldly: "Take it."
The eldest brother ordered, "Give them the money as compensation. The eldest brother will not accept the favor!"
Zhao Dong stepped forward, looked at the lawyer and asked, "How much is it?"
Xu Huayang stopped opening his mouth.
The lawyer tacitly took a step forward and took out a document from his briefcase, "Here are the medical expenses."
"As for reputational rights and the resulting business losses, if Mr. Zhao does not agree to the understanding, the amount of compensation we will apply to the court for is five million!"
The eldest brother sneered, "I just punched him a few times, and you're going to fight with me?"
The lawyer replied calmly, "Mr. Zhao, you may not have understood it clearly!"
"My client, Mr. Xu, is not a Chinese, but has become a foreigner!"
"All his legal actions in the country are protected by relevant laws!"
"Moreover, as the CEO of TM Financial Greater China, my client is a very valuable business label in itself."
"All your actions today, especially the beating and insulting of my client in front of company employees and company partners, have constituted an infringement of reputation!"
“The business impact this will have on my company is immeasurable!”
The eldest brother finally saw how difficult it is for lawyers. Through his words, an ordinary fight dispute was elevated to the level of human rights, and it also involved foreign disputes!
Five million?
His face was ugly and he didn't know how to open his mouth for a moment.
I was a little impulsive when I was fighting, but how could I have imagined so much in that situation?
I didn't expect that it would cause so much trouble for Zhao Dong!
As the elder brother fell silent, the room suddenly became quiet.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Xu Huayang stepped forward and said, "Okay, Lawyer Wang, please stop talking."
"Let's stop this matter and let's go."
After saying that, he looked at Sophie again and said, "Mr. Su, just take care of your family affairs in the past two days. You don't have to worry about the company."
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Two groups of people left one after another.
The elder brother got on the bus first.
Sophie followed quickly, wanting to say something to Zhao Dong, but Zhao Dong kept walking and didn't give her a chance to speak.
Arriving in front of the car, Zhao Dong turned around and asked, "Where are you going?"
Sophie was stunned when she was asked, and suddenly felt homeless.
Zhao Dong opened the car door for her, "Get in the car first, I'll send my eldest brother back."
On the way back, Sophie was sitting in the passenger seat, feeling as if she had knocked over a five-flavor bottle.
We hadn’t seen each other for a few days, and we had expected countless reunion scenes, but we didn’t expect it to be such an embarrassing situation!
The whole journey was silent.
Back downstairs, the eldest brother got out of the car first, without any communication with Sophie the whole time.
Zhao Dong lit a cigarette and smoked silently.
Sophie sat quietly aside. Although she had thousands of words in her heart, her throat was stuck at this moment.
After a while, she broke the calm and said, "Don't you want to ask something?"
Zhao Dong asked back, "What are you asking?"
Sophie's suppressed emotions suddenly burst out, "You can ask anything!"
"Ask about today's events and the misunderstanding between me and Xu Huayang!"
"Zhao Dong, if you have anything to say, just say it, I really can't stand you like this!"