Linda told Charles Mu that she wanted to see the driver. She thought she might draw something useful out of him.
Charles Mu didn't want to get Linda involved in this mess. But Linda was so determined that Charles Mu had no choice but to agree.
They went to the police station and saw the driver who drove the truck towards Linda.
Before entering the interrogation room, Linda asked Charles Mu to wait outside. She said she needed twenty minutes alone with the driver.
The driver was sitting on the chair with his eyes fixed on the ground. He cast a calm look at Linda when he heard her steps and then lowered his head again.
"Mr. Wayne Zhang, right?"
Hum?" Wayne Zhang whispered. His eyes were still fixed on the ground.
"Do you know who I am?"
Wayne Zhang knew why Linda was there. He had already pleaded guilty, but no one could make him admit that he did it deliberately, not even Linda. However, Linda did surprise him by asking a completely irrelevant question.
"Yes... I don't...", Wayne Zhang bumbled.
Linda was firm, "Do you know me or not?"
"Yes, I do." He said.
Linda put up a smile, "Well, you do. Now tell me how do you know me?"
"What's the fuss about it? My car lost control and hit yours, of course, I know who you are." Wayne Zhang glanced at Linda and then lowered his eyes again. His voice sounded rather restless, "I've already said I'll be responsible for the accident. Why so many questions? I don't get the point."
"You are lying! I was sitting in the backseat, how could you possibly see me?" Linda suddenly struck on the table. The sound made Wayne Zhang jump to his feet.
"I am not! I didn't mean to hit you! It was all because of brake failure!" explained Wayne Zhang as he stared into Linda's eyes as if he was saying nothing but the truth.
But what he didn't know is that it was the typical expression of lying. Linda sneered and said, "Wayne Zhang, do you still need that ¥ 200, 000 for your daughter's surgery?"
Wayne Zhang was stunned... He looked up at Linda in terror, "What do you want?"
"What do I want? I'm more interested in what you want. Do you think it's OK to kill for ¥200, 000? Or do you think you were doing the right thing to save your daughter's life? Even if her surgery succeeded, can you live with the guilt?"
Wayne Zhang fixed his eyes on the ground again. Linda couldn't figure out the look on his face. "For the last time, I apologize for hitting your car. It was an accident and I didn't mean it. As for the money for my daughter's surgery, it was donated by some kind people."
"Wayne Zhang, tell me why did you hit me and I will guarantee your daughter's surgery and the follow-up treatment. You know what? I actually have your money right now. Cooperate, or we'll see what's gonna happen to your precious daughter!"
"What!" Wayne Zhang looked up at Linda in shock, "How can you do this to us! That's my daughter's lifeline! Doctors said she can't make it unless we have this surgery! You can't do this to her!"
"Why can't I? Wayne Zhang, what makes you think that my life is less worthy than your daughter's? And you tried to kill me for your daughter's sake? Would?you really be able to live with the guilt? Weren't you afraid of being haunted by my ghost?"
Wayne Zhang said nothing in return. He knew he shouldn't have done it. But it hurts to see his little girl fading away. And this person out of nowhere suddenly offered him a huge amount of money, and all he had to do was to hit a woman and drove away.
His moral ethics was defeated by the fact that he was only a father who couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer. So he took the money.
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