The boy who spoke was Lu Jia's youngest cousin. Being only seventeen, it was understandable that he was the most frightened.
After being mentally tortured for a whole night, his eyes were dull with dark circles around them. His body was trembling slightly, and his shirt that he was rubbing out of nervousness was wrinkled.
Jing Yunzhao felt sorry for him. He had been keeping his head down the whole night and his neck must be sore by now.
"We really didn't mean it," the boy started crying as he spoke to the woman standing beside him, "Jia Jia was in a bad mood so we thought of taking her to karaoke to cheer her up. We bumped into Jing Yunzhao on our way there. She was alone, so we thought we could teach her a lesson and took her into an alley, but we were no match for Jing Yunzhao. My eldest cousin got so angry that he picked up a rock and threw it, but Jing Yunzhao dodged it and the rock hit one of us."
The boy began to sob. After suppressing his feelings for one whole night, his anxiousness was now overwhelming.
"Yes, that was what happened," said the other boy, whose eyes were red and glassy.
"That's nonsense! It was Jing Yunzhao who did it!" The boy who threw the rock leaped up from his chair, lunged towards his youngest cousin, and punched his face.
The youngest cousin's nose started bleeding and he fainted out of fear.
The police officers quickly restrained the eldest cousin.
"It wasn't me! You have to believe me, Mother, it was all because of Jing Yunzhao! It was because of her! Tell them, Jia Jia, tell them that I had nothing to do with it!" The boy screamed hysterically, his eyes crazed.
Lu Jia had never been in such a situation before, but she knew the second her cousins confessed, they were doomed. They, including her, were all doomed.
"Cousin did not do it on purpose… All we wanted to do was to teach Jing Yunzhao a lesson, it only happened because Jing Yunzhao dodged it," Lu Jia wailed, tears running down her cheeks.
"Shut up, Lu Jia, you're a liar! They were talking nonsense and so are you!" Although he was being held back by the police officers, Lu Jia's eldest cousin managed to stretch his leg far enough to kick her.
Her eldest cousin wasn't the only one who was mad at Lu Jia. All three of Lu Jis's aunts who were also at the police station heard their conversation and glared at Lu Jia resentfully.
Lu Jia's father was the only male for their generation in the family, and strangely, all the daughters of the Lu Family happened to give birth to boys after they got married, and Lu Jia's father was the only one to have a daughter.
While they found it a pity that Lu Jia's father didn't have a son, Lu Jia as the only girl for her generation in the family had always been pampered. Who would have thought that the little girl that they all doted on would have brought the family such trouble!
Meanwhile, the parents of the injured boy who arrived at the police station heard everything and started crying, asking Lu Jia : "What have we done to deserve this, Jia Jia?"
Jing Yunzhao heaved a sigh. Did she feel sorry for them? The answer was no.
In fact, she was calmer than ever. Some people might look pitiful during hard times, but when they were worked up, they could turn into vicious beasts that turned on others.
The police officers sighed too.
While it was true that a resident saw them on the day of the accident, all the witness saw was Lu Jia's gang picking a fight. No one saw what happened after they went into the dark alley, and no one expected anything serious to happen since they were just a bunch of teenagers.
At any rate, the truth had been unveiled.
Jing Yunzhao finally got to leave the police station after giving her testimony and completing all the necessary procedures.
She could still hear the wailing and shouting from Lu Jia's family as she left the police station.
"I informed your teachers about what happened. Forget about school today and get some rest," Gan Songbo sighed and said to Jing Yunzhao.
Jing Yunzhao nodded obediently. It was a Friday, followed by the weekend. Her results had always been good and she studied more than her classmates. Now that she had some time for herself, she would rather use it for medical knowledge and martial arts.
After what happened yesterday, Jing Yunzhao realized that she was not as strong as expected. Had she spent more time practising martial arts, Lu Jia's gang would have had no chance to go near her at all. Even though she had won the fight, she still had scratches all over her face and limbs.
Jing Yunzhao reached up and touched the scratches on her face, frowning.
"About what happened…" Gan Songbo hesitated, then decided to say it anyway, "the security in this area is generally good, but you are too young to be wandering around at night especially in dark, remote places like that alley. There wouldn't be witnesses or evidence if something really had happened."
Jing Yunzhao knew that Gan Songbo meant well for her. She also knew that Gan Songbo wouldn't be talking this gently and patiently to her had she been his real granddaughter - he would have been yelling and scolding her angrily if that was the case.
But Grandpa was right. Although she knew martial arts, wandering alone at her age wasn't a good idea.
"I understand, Grandpa. I won't go there at night again," said Jing Yunzhao politely.
Gan Songbo was confused at Jing Yunzhao's reply. She wouldn't go there at night again? Was she saying that she would be going to that place again?
Jing Yunzhao had separated from the Qiao Family, and it was unlikely that she was still in touch with their relatives, so why did she have to keep going to that place?
Jing Yunzhao was a young girl who had no blood relation to Gan Songbo, and Gan Songbo as an old man felt that it wouldn't be appropriate if he continued to question Jing Yunzhao. Looks like the only way to find out more was to get Chu Chu to talk to Jing Yunzhao so he could take care of her better.
Jing Yunzhao went to the herb market after seeing Gan Songbo off. With the ten thousand bucks she had on hand, she bought more types of seeds and some seedlings and quickly spent all the money she had.
On her way back home, Jing Yunzhao dropped by to inform the old Mr. Xu that she would not be able to go over that night.
Eccentric as he was, he took it that Jing Yunzhao was slacking and tossed her a few dozen books. He requested that Jing Yunzhao go over to his place at least once a week, and must be able to recite at least five books during each visit. If she failed, he would not buy any herbs from her no matter how fine they were.
Jing Yunzhao agreed to Mr. Xu's request despite it being quite challenging. With her secret space, she had the luxury of time which was five times more than what anyone else would have. Also, the books that Mr. Xu gave her were all about the Naling Jade, and it would be extremely useful for her to read them.
Jing Yunzhao stayed in her own room for three entire days and did not come out unless necessary.
Three days were equivalent to half a month in her secret space. During this period, Jing Yunzhao memorized the books and sometimes practised martial arts.
When she exited her secret space and entered the real world again, her body felt light and agile, and she was visibly thinner. On the bright side, her complexion had improved considerably.
Lu Jia was no longer in school when Jing Yunzhao returned.
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