Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

"The local hospital's technical strength is far too weak. No matter how much it costs, first make sure to preserve the function of the hand!"

Hearing Meng Fan say there's still a chance to heal the hand, Wei Song's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, suddenly brightened.

"Can Lao Wei's hand really be healed? How much will it cost?" Wei Song's wife, who had been silent on the side, asked with a complex feeling.

After paying off the debts of Wei Song's friend, his family's financial condition did improve slightly, but the usable money combined is only over two hundred thousand, and the child is still studying. If they have to go to Beijing and the costs are too high, his family might find it hard to bear.

Seeing the worry on Wei Song's wife's face, Zhang Yang said: "Don't worry about the treatment costs, I can cover them first! No matter how much it costs, I'll pay it. We'll discuss other matters after everything is settled!"

An old saying goes, money gives a hero courage. If it were Zhang Yang from his past life, encountering such a situation would still leave him indignant but powerless to provide much practical help.

But now, Zhang Yang is full of confidence. He may not dare to say much else, but with the current company's income, pulling out a few million in cash is a matter of minutes.

What's the meaning of striving? It's in moments like this that the value of money truly shows.

"I'm making a call to the police right now! Those heartless people, let the police catch them and throw them into prison!" Wei Song's wife immediately took out her phone and dialed 110 to report to the police.

Once the approach to handling the matter was settled, the subsequent actions were straightforward.

After the local 110 received the report, hearing it was a very serious case of intentional injury, they quickly arranged for officers to take notes and also retrieved various records from the hospital. After a day of bustling activity, Wei Song and his wife flew to Beijing that evening for a change of hospitals.

Watching the plane take off, Meng Fan stared at the dark sky, lost in thought with a dazed look.

Zhang Yang gently patted his shoulder beside him and asked softly: "Your family must be in a tough spot with Wei Song's situation, right? Did you get scolded by the old man again?"

Meng Fan pursed his lips: "Getting scolded is a minor issue. Yang Ge, once this matter is settled, I won't be as free as before!"

"Why? Can't go fishing?"

"The freedom I'm talking about isn't that kind of freedom. My dad arranged a marriage for me. If everything goes smoothly, I'll get married before the end of the year!"

After saying this, Meng Fan agitatedly rubbed his face.

It's clear that, to outsiders, having the family arrange for a bride is a dream-like happy event that would make one laugh awake. But to Meng Fan, it's incredibly conflicted.

"Damn! Is it a politically motivated marriage between equals? What's the girl like?" Zhang Yang's curiosity flared up instantly.

Meng Fan said: "Not bad, definitely not as pretty as your sister-in-law, but she's at least a seventy or eighty out of a hundred!"

"Then why are you even worrying! Her family background is clean, and her character is okay. Why not give it a try? No matter whom you marry, it's just getting married. Your dad wouldn't mess you up, right? Once married, it's like a colt harnessed, it'll certainly stabilize a bit!"

"You don't get it, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore!" Meng Fan shook his head, not continuing this topic, and turned to get into the car.

...

In the following few days, with strong intervention from relevant leaders, the investigation of the assault case progressed very rapidly.

The police retrieved surveillance footage from the streets along the route and quickly pinpointed the perpetrators. An overnight operation was organized to capture them.

China's national conditions being what they are, often determine the speed and efficiency of solving a case.

In less than three days, all suspects involved in the assault and injury of Wei Song were apprehended.

The authorities classified those led by Ma Weiqi for strict and severe handling.

Ma Weiqi was caught, and Brother Ma got anxious.

From listening, Brother Ma made several phone calls, only to receive answers indicating that the case was treated as such, and regardless of the good relations, no one dared to intervene or orchestrate anything.

The only somewhat friendly acquaintance offered a piece of advice: "To solve the problem, you need help from those involved. If you can obtain the victim's forgiveness, there might be a chance for leniency in classification and punishment."

Upon hearing this, the elder brother who had been running around for this matter felt disheartened.

Originally, Ma Weiqi had committed the offense due to personal reasons, which wasn't a penny's matter of the elder brother's. Helping out within his capacity wasn't an issue, but now it's clear that it's beyond reach.

With Wei Song and his wife having gone to Beijing for treatment, it's currently impossible to see them and seek their forgiveness?

It's as difficult as reaching the sky.

Now that they are made into a typical case, everyone avoids it, and only a fool would blindly push forward.

The elder brother abandoned the matter, but Brother Ma's buddy, Qian Wenjun, refused to stand by and watched, continuously making various efforts for his brother.

In the end, both Ma Weiqi and Wei Song were just helpers, the real root wasn't with them. With the elder brother not involved, Qian Wenjun had no choice but to care.

After incurring considerable costs to find connections, Qian Wenjun inquired from a key person in the case and discovered Meng Fan's family was overseeing it. So, with reluctance, Qian Wenjun contacted Meng Fan.

The phone conversation was brief, Qian Wenjun expressed his willingness to cover his brother's expenses and hoped to gain Wei Song's forgiveness.

Having witnessed Wei Song's severe injuries firsthand, Meng Fan gritted his teeth in hatred. To have the old man intervene in this matter, he would stake his marital happiness, so there's no way he'd give Qian Wenjun any room to negotiate. After exchanging a few words, he hung up the call directly.

The core meaning was simple: there's no room for negotiation, use what ability you have, otherwise perish, I'm not making any compromise with you.

After calling Meng Fan, Qian Wenjun dialed Wei Song's number, only to find Wei Song being even more straightforward. Upon hearing that it was Qian Wenjun, he didn't waste a single word and hung up immediately. Subsequent calls were added to the blacklist.

After hanging up, Qian Wenjun was utterly lost!

Being made an example, there's a risk of heavy sentencing, potentially a ten-year maximum, which would ruin Ma Weiqi's life.

Since Brother Ma's brother couldn't be relied upon, and Qian Wenjun's willingness to pay wasn't working, how could he save his buddy?

Qian Wenjun's family is in business, has some money, but their social relations in public security, prosecution, and judiciary aspects are very weak as well, with no family support.

Feeling extremely helpless, Qian Wenjun, desperate, reached out to the boss of the fishing tackle company Dongxing Fishing Tackle, Li Dongxing, with whom he was contracted.

Despite his title as a contracted angler with Dongxing Fishing Tackle, it's not as formal as those big tackle companies.

Dongxing Fishing Tackle is just a fishing tackle company of a rather ordinary scale, having earned some money in the industry because it started early, but its business development has stalled in recent years and is starting to go downhill.

Nominally, Qian Wenjun is a contracted angler with Dongxing Fishing Tackle, but his treatment is very low, aside from receiving a batch of equipment every year, each person only gets three thousand dollars of allowance annually, which barely meets the semi-professional angler standard.

Qian Wenjun's fishing skills are decent, competing in the company's name occasionally can help with some promotion and publicity, thus maintaining a lukewarm cooperation.

After listening to the entire incident from his subordinate angler Qian Wenjun, Li Dongxing promised to help and give it a try, as he still had some acquaintances and friends in the fishing circle.

Therefore, after asking around through friends, he ultimately contacted Zhang Yang's partner, Old Zhao, Zhao Bingguang, through a friend involved in bait packaging.

If it were another matter, being contacted through several layers of connections, Old Zhao would surely state his position and try to persuade to some extent. But this time, after understanding the ins and outs, Old Zhao firmly expressed there was no room for negotiation.

Are you joking? With Meng Fan and Zhang Yang already having decided to deal with Ma Weiqi, how could Old Zhao change his stance? Reaching his age, not helping the outsiders is something he definitely wouldn't do.

After the communication ended, Li Dongxing was also irritated, as the other party rejected without even asking about the compensation terms. It's clear that he and his friend's face hold absolutely no value in Old Zhao's eyes.

After much attempt and effort, there was no impact on the result, and the path for getting help through relations to solve the problem for his buddy was completely blocked. All that remains is to find a powerful lawyer to try to defend and reduce the punishment for his buddy.