Chapter 0444: The Key Figure

Many times, people have selfish motives, and these selfish motives can be very strong.

For example, with your own child, you can complain and scold them however you like, but if someone else says something bad about them, you immediately feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Fusheng was also an ordinary person, so regarding Wang Zhen's matter, he instinctively thought that Wang Zhen was actually the pitiable party.

After all, anyone in such a situation would find it hard to stay calm.

But the problem was that this matter was not something he could decide.

Fortunately, he could still do something.

"We need to find that thug," Zhao Fusheng said to Tan Kaixuan and Wen Yu on the way back.

The key to the whole matter lay in that thug. If they could find him, Wang Zhen's problem would be easy to solve. After all, having been defrauded first, his emotional outburst and excessive behavior would serve as important evidence during sentencing.

"The problem is, where do we find him now?" Tan Kaixuan shook his head. "That guy must have gone into hiding, no doubt about it."

Wen Yu also said, "Yeah, with such a big incident, and he abandoned that woman at the time, he definitely ran off immediately."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head. "No matter what, he can't have no acquaintances at all. Thugs like him must have a record at the police station. We need to find a way to track him down, ask his friends and acquaintances, and see where he might be hiding."

"Okay."

Wen Yu and Tan Kaixuan exchanged a glance and agreed in unison.

Regardless, Wang Zhen was their friend. With something like this happening, none of them would stand idly by. As Zhao Fusheng said, if they didn't catch the culprit, no one would feel at ease.

"As for the police station, we need to think of something," Tan Kaixuan said as they sat in the dormitory.

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment. "Qin Wentao is familiar with the leaders of the university police station. I'll have him make a call."

He had asked Qin Wentao to handle something before—back when Wen Yu was beaten because of Han Meimei, Zhao Fusheng had Qin Wentao network with the leaders of the university police station. Qin Wentao had done so and established a good relationship with them.

"Alright, let's first get a photo of that guy, then we'll mobilize people to find him near the school," Wen Yu said.

After the discussion, Zhao Fusheng called Qin Wentao, explained the situation, and finally said, "Can you make a call and see if you can find out that guy's name?"

Since it involved a criminal case, Zhao Fusheng and the others didn't even know the thug's name; everything had to be learned from the girl's mouth.

And they didn't have the authority to interrogate the girl, so they had to rely on this.

Qin Wentao was also surprised, but he readily agreed: "Don't worry, I'll call right away."

Over an hour later, Zhao Fusheng received a call from Qin Wentao, who said he had contacted a deputy director of the university police station and told Zhao Fusheng to go see him.

Without standing on ceremony, Zhao Fusheng took Tan Kaixuan and Wen Yu and, following Qin Wentao's instructions, found the deputy director named Qiao Zhenye.

"Director Qiao, sorry to trouble you," Zhao Fusheng said politely to Qiao Zhenye. After all, helping with this was somewhat risky for him.

"Don't mention it. A friend of Xiao Qin's is a friend of mine," Qiao Zhenye said generously. "We're actually looking for this guy too, but he's very cunning. It seems he hasn't appeared near the school recently."

As he spoke, he handed Zhao Fusheng a photo. "This is the guy."

Zhao Fusheng took the photo, glanced at it, and handed it to Tan Kaixuan.

Without much further ado, Qiao Zhenye got up and left. Zhao Fusheng and the other two sat there, starting to figure out what to do.

"I think this guy looks familiar," Tan Kaixuan said to Wen Yu.

Wen Yu nodded. "I've seen him at the game arcade quite often."

These two loved playing video games and often went to the arcade near the university to play arcade machines. Besides arcade games, the arcade also had gambling machines like fruit machines. They had seen this guy named Zhao Quan in the photo several times.

"Since we know who he is, let's mobilize all our connections to find him," Zhao Fusheng said to Tan Kaixuan and Wen Yu. "Anyone who provides a lead gets a thousand yuan."

"A thousand?" Tan Kaixuan and Wen Yu looked at each other, puzzled by Zhao Fusheng's meaning.

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "Under a heavy reward, there is always a brave man. If you want the horse to run, how can you not let it eat grass?"

Tan Kaixuan thought about it and finally nodded, having to admit that Zhao Fusheng's words made sense. If they simply mobilized people to search, finding Zhao Quan might be very difficult, but offering a thousand-yuan reward would surely tempt someone.

After all, it was a substantial sum, and they didn't even need to catch the guy—just provide a lead.

Having arranged everything, Zhao Fusheng left. He left the school matters to Tan Kaixuan and Wen Yu, as he still had to go to his father's place.

Arriving at the mall, Zhao Fusheng first went to his father's office.

"Why are you here?" Zhao's father asked Zhao Fusheng curiously.

"Is there any other way to handle Wang Zhen's matter?" Zhao Fusheng asked directly.

"It's very difficult," Zhao's father shook his head. "I've asked around; at best, he might get a reduced sentence. That kid, why was he so foolish?"

Zhao Fusheng sighed. "I understand."

"You must be careful. No matter what happens, remember to discuss it with your mother and me. If not, you can discuss it with Baobao," Zhao's father advised his son.

After all, young people of this age, when their tempers flare, can easily lose control.

"Don't worry, your son knows what he's doing," Zhao Fusheng waved his hand and walked straight out of the office.

He wasn't Wang Zhen. In his bones, he was already a man in his forties. Many things, in Zhao Fusheng's view, were just that. If he were in such a situation, the first thing he would do was gather evidence and then sue the two scumbags for fraud, sending them to prison.

Solving problems with violence was itself a very foolish thing.

After all, this wasn't ancient times. No one would praise you for fighting violence with violence. Acting on impulse and landing yourself in prison was the most foolish behavior.

If there was any possibility, one should take revenge on one's enemies while preserving oneself. Otherwise, even if the enemy is dealt with, you get hurt too—killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own—that's meaningless.

No matter when, before doing anything, carefully considering the pros and cons for oneself is never wrong.