I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 636 - 602: Foolish Motive

Zhang Zening stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Ming, immediately starting to hit him and scolded through clenched teeth, "You little bastard, have you lost your mind? Are you so full that you’re acting up? What do your elders’ affairs have to do with you, or any young girl for that matter? You troublemaker who can’t tell right from wrong, did you feed all those years of schooling to the dogs? Keeping you around is a danger to society; I might as well beat you to death today..."

The police officers standing by didn’t recognize Zhang Zening, but they had gotten wind of the backgrounds of these few individuals just now. It wasn’t that they couldn’t provoke them, but they were offspring from prestigious compounds too. Seeing Zhang Zening looked like he was seriously going to beat the child to death, they hurriedly stepped forward to restrain him and said, "Comrade, no hitting allowed; this is the police station. We are in the middle of gathering information, please do not disrupt our work."

Zhang Ming still thought he was in the right, stubbornly shouting with anger swelling in his throat, "Uncle, I’m standing up for you, and you’re hitting me without knowing the facts?"

As he talked, tears started to form, incensing Zhang Zening again who cursed loudly, "I don’t need you to stand up for me, you idiot."

Zhou Zijiao’s face was not looking good, Zhou Ruoruo had stood behind her the whole time, her face pale and body trembling. Ruoruo wasn’t pretending, she was truly terrified.

Zhou Zijiao was genuinely angry too, regardless of what kind of person Liu Ying was, if Dad found out about this, who knows how upset he’d be.

Although Dad could be very arbitrary and often careless about many things, he had to be acknowledged as a good father who treated all three of them equally.

But Liu Ying herself was never a good person. Some things might have been misunderstood as a child, but thinking about it when she got older, she realized all of Liu Ying’s words and actions carried malice.

Now that she understood, she sometimes harbored resentment towards Zhou Hai, but more often, Zhou Zijiao admitted that her father was barely passing as a good dad and did protect them.

The injustices she suffered were in female-related matters, areas where Dad couldn’t interfere, didn’t even think to consider. She had endured a lot of wrongs, and to say she held no resentment would be a lie, but one cannot always look backwards; there is a need to look ahead too.

Living with resentment was a misery for herself.

But she couldn’t bring herself to take it out on Ruoruo.

She couldn’t forget the image of a young and cute Ruoruo following her around begging for hugs and calling her big sister.

But eventually, Dad would find out about this matter.

However, now was the time of the investigation. Zhang Zening was already sitting quietly on one side, so she couldn’t say anything.

At that moment, the Ye family arrived too.

Simultaneously, Grandpa Zhou pushed the door open with his spouse in tow.

Grandpa Zhou was also furious. He disliked Liu Ying and was somewhat disappointed in Zhou Hai, but this did not mean that his granddaughter could be bullied by the Zhang family and the Ye family at will.

Things were getting chaotic here. Since it wasn’t a major case, the police station handled things by the book, needing to thoroughly investigate before making any decisions.

So, everyone was in the office; they hadn’t been taken to the detention room. Naturally, family members of the involved parties had also squeezed in.

If not for someone restraining him, Grandpa Zhou’s heavy hand would have undoubtedly flown again.

In the end, what everyone involved wanted to find out was the motive; that much was apparent. But what was their ultimate goal?

This would require individual interrogation, so all unrelated personnel were asked to leave.

He Xuerong saw that Ruoruo’s family had all arrived and that it wasn’t late yet, so she took her leave.

Zhou Zijiao sincerely said, "Rongrong, thank you so much."

Not every girl possesses the courage and audacity of He Xuerong.

Indeed, like father, like daughter!

"Sister Jiaojiao, what’s there to thank for, we’re practically family. No matter what, Ruoruo and I grew up together." Then she looked towards Zhou Ruoruo with an uncharacteristically gentle voice, "Ruoruo, don’t be afraid, go home and rest well. Grandpa Zhou will stand up for you."

Zhou Ruoruo nodded her head, her eyes brimming with tears.

He Xuerong left.

When she reached the door, to her surprise, it was Grandpa’s secretary Xiao Wu who had come to pick her up. She didn’t expect Grandpa to get the news so quickly, but yes, it made sense since they were not far from the logistics compound, and the security uncle must have called Grandpa already. He Xuerong got into the car and left.

Zhou Zijiao glared hatefully at the enraged Zhang Zening and asked through gritted teeth, "If it hadn’t been for Rongrong passing by just in time, your nephew and that nephew of the Ye family would have really bullied my sister, so I want to know when the grievances of the older generation will spill over to the children. Are you teaching this at home? Otherwise, why would he think of standing up for you..."