Chapter 289: No Good Ending

Chapter 289: No Good Ending

Chapter 289: No Good Ending
An Rushong glanced towards the door, especially looking carefully at the two foreigners in camouflage uniforms.

The two foreigners both had buzz cuts, looked to be about 26 or 27 years old, were burly, and had fierce expressions. The camouflage uniforms they wore had shoulder straps indicating their military ranks, as well as armbands.

An Rusong took a special look at the other person's armband. The two people's armbands were the same, with a flame pattern and a three-fold black lightning in the middle. He had seen similar armbands on Gracie and Wilder before. If he remembered correctly, this should represent the 1st Signal Brigade of the US Army in South Korea.

Major Gracie and Lieutenant Colonel Wilder are both military commanders of Camp Walker. Camp Walker is the Walker Military Camp, where two units of the 1st Signal Brigade are stationed, namely the 41st Signal Battalion and the 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion. It is not known which unit these two soldiers belong to.

What’s interesting is that one of these two foreigners is a corporal, and the other is only a private first class. To be frank, the latter’s rank of private first class makes him the type that will be bullied in the US military.

Seeing two American soldiers coming in, Han Chengbi became more arrogant. He walked quickly to the door, and when he passed a policeman who was blocking him, he pushed him hard in the chest, causing him to stagger and almost fall to the ground. Then he walked over cursing and came to meet the woman and the two soldiers.

Walking up to the woman with the child, Han Chengbi leaned in front of her and whispered something. During this time, he turned his head and pointed at An Rushong's position. It was unclear whether he was complaining or introducing An Rushong's identity.

However, just as Han Chengbi was talking to the woman, the corporal among the two American soldiers looked at An Rushong from a distance. It was not known whether it was an illusion, but the corporal seemed to know An Rushong, and there was a bit of surprise in his eyes when he looked at him.

After Han Chengbi said a few more words, the corporal suddenly interrupted. He moved closer to the woman, looked at An Rusong's position, and whispered something to her. Then he turned around and walked out of the hall door. Following closely behind him, the private also went out, leaving only the woman, the child, and Han Chengbi at the door.

At his desk, Yu Yingrui felt a little surprised. In the past few years, he had been working in the Seoul police system. He had dealt with countless cases involving US troops stationed in South Korea. Therefore, he knew very well how bad these Americans were and how arrogant and domineering they were.

After all, they are not subject to the constraints of the Korean judiciary. No matter what happens, the US government is behind them. They are psychologically superior to the Koreans. Why shouldn't they be arrogant? Why should they treat you as an equal and live in peace with you? Since killing a chicken is not against the law, who would still regard a chicken as a thing with equal rights with themselves?

In a situation like today, Yu Yingrui thought that the two American soldiers would come in and cause trouble. Because An Rushong had an American lawyer to support him, he might not be harassed by the two American soldiers, but it might not be so easy to hold Han Chengbi accountable.

But the current reality is that the two American soldiers came in aggressively, looking like they were going to bring an attack to punish someone, but in the end they ended up staging a farce that started well but ended badly. They just stood at the door for less than a minute and then retreated quietly. Judging from their posture, it seemed that they had no intention of getting involved in this conflict at all.

Like Yu Yingrui, lawyer Song Hebin, who was standing outside the desk, was also confused for a moment, but he quickly realized the problem. The two American soldiers must have recognized An Rushong, or recognized Dicky, the lawyer hired by An Rushong. They didn't want to cause trouble, so they left cleanly.

Just as Yu Yingrui and Song Hebin were both surprised, the woman with the child also looked towards An Rushong, then she frowned and thought for a moment, said a few words to Han Chengbi, and then, like the two American soldiers before her, she turned around, holding the child's hand and walked out of the main entrance of the hall.

Behind the woman, Han Chengbi was completely stunned. He raised his hand towards the woman's back, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Sitting in the chair, An Rushong also guessed what was going on. If nothing unexpected happened, the corporal among the two American soldiers should recognize him, and even know the relationship between him and Lieutenant Colonel Wilder and Major Gracie. After all, the fight between him and Mike at the "Stars & Stripes Bar" in Itaewon was seen by many people. The corporal was in the same barracks as Wilder and others and belonged to the same unit, so it would not be surprising for him to get information in this regard.

Han Chengbi stood at the door for a few seconds, then turned around with an ugly expression. He glanced at An Rusong, then waved to Lawyer Song Hebin from a distance, motioning him to come over and talk.

An Rusong withdrew his gaze from the door, glanced at Yu Yingrui who was standing across the desk, and said, "Brother Yingrui, I know that American soldiers enjoy judicial immunity in our Republic of Korea. If they damaged my car, then I would naturally not pursue responsibility. But the problem now is that the woman just now was not a US soldier, was she? Could she also enjoy judicial immunity?"

Yu Yingrui smiled bitterly. Although he had never been a judge or prosecutor, he had some understanding of the Korean judicial system. The woman just now naturally could not enjoy judicial immunity, but the law is the law, and human relations are human relations. The woman obviously had some kind of connection with the American soldiers. Could their police department really hold her accountable?
However, just as he smiled bitterly, the cell phone in An Rushong's hand suddenly rang.

He picked up his phone and looked at the screen. The call was from Shen Yuting. He probably called to ask about the handling of the matter. An Rusong smiled apologetically at Yu Yingrui and then pressed the answer button.

Sure enough, Shen Yuting called to inquire about the situation. According to him, he had already contacted Minister Han Junxi and asked him to look into the matter.

In response, An Rushong naturally expressed his gratitude and told the other party that the Songlu District Police Station handled the matter very well and he could leave the police station later.

Of course, what he said was a lie, but the whole thing had become very complicated at this point. An Rushong had his own ideas and did not intend to involve Shen Yuting.

In addition, he said this to Yu Yingrui. It was because the other party did not handle the matter properly that when An Rusong said this, the other party would remember him as a favor. Imagine if An Rusong told Shen Yuting the truth on the phone, Han Junxi might come to trouble Yu Yingrui later.

If Yu Yingrui was upright and had nothing to fear, that would be fine, but the problem was that he was not necessarily that clean. What's more, Police Inspector Huang Maoxun had just caused him trouble. If Han Junxi insisted on blaming Huang Maoxun's problems on himself as the director, he would have a reason to do so. At least if his subordinates had problems, he, as the director, had to bear the responsibility for poor supervision.

After thanking Prosecutor Shen Yuting on the phone and inviting him to have dinner together when they had the chance, An Rushong hung up the phone.

"Chairman An," Lawyer Song Ha Bin, who had walked up to him at some point, suddenly spoke up just as he hung up the phone and before he had time to put his phone away, "My client is indeed sincere in negotiating to resolve this dispute. For this, my client is willing to pay sufficient compensation."

An Rushong put away his phone and turned to look behind him.

Just behind him, lawyer Song Ha Bin stood on the left, while Han Seung-pil stood on the right. Although the latter still had an expression of dissatisfaction on his face, his previous arrogant attitude was restrained.

On the other hand, the three women seemed to have not expected the situation to change like this. They were all a little confused, but they were not stupid. They realized that something must have gone wrong somewhere, so they did not jump out to make a fuss at this time.

"It's like this, Chairman An," seeing An Rusong remain silent, Lawyer Song Hebin continued, "This dispute is very simple. The whole process is just a conflict caused by a car accident. In the process of the conflict, my client suffered greater harm. Therefore, even if we fail to reach a settlement and insist on going through the formal judicial process, my client will only be detained for about a week."

As he spoke, he observed An Rusong's expression. Unfortunately, there was no expression on An Rusong's face. He could not tell anything, so he could only continue speaking at his own pace: "As for the damage to your car, considering that the person who actually damaged the car is not yet an adult, it is difficult to pursue legal responsibility. The most we can do is order my client to compensate you for your financial losses."

"So the final result is that my client will compensate you for your losses and then be detained for a week," Song Hebin said at last. "Compared to our settlement, the only difference is that my client will be detained for a week, and this will not do you any good, right?"

An Rusong did not speak, but turned his head to look at lawyer Dicky next to him. The latter nodded at him, which was regarded as his approval of the other party's statement.

In fact, this matter was originally very simple and its nature was not very complicated. The key point was that the other group of people was too hateful. Their behavior angered An Rushong, but from a legal point of view, the other party did not violate any serious laws.

But for An Rushong, the biggest crime was that the other party angered him. Even if the other party did not violate any serious laws, he had no intention of making peace with the other party.

(End of this chapter)