Even After My Death-Chapter 629 - 532: Private Settlement

"Wow, he ran because he didn’t want Jiang Ning to expose his embarrassing moment and lose face, but ended up making an even bigger fool of himself?"

"Hahaha, if he hadn’t run initially, it wouldn’t have been so embarrassing because Jiang Ning wasn’t even planning to film his face. Just like Miao Bin earlier, if he hadn’t struggled so much and exposed himself in front of the camera... Based on Jiang Ning’s filming angle, at most only the parts below their necks would have been captured."

"Now he’s directly in the hot search."

"He’s so pitiful, but, I really want to laugh, I’ve already seen a video edited by some marketing account affectionately calling him ’Bird Shit Man’."

"It turns out our previous guesses were wrong; he and Miao Bin are not the same type of person, it looks like those hat-wearing uncles took a trip in vain."

"I said it, it couldn’t really be so mysterious, everywhere Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou go, they encounter criminals."

In the live stream, the netizens were all talking, finding Fang Haozhi’s current plight somewhat hilarious, only Fang Haozhi himself knew how desperate he felt, covered in bird droppings and facing so many people.

He was extremely anxious and desperately wanted to leave, yet he clearly understood that the police would not let him go without the approval from Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

So, after explaining his hasty escape earlier, Fang Haozhi immediately apologized to Jiang Ning, "The thing about hiring people online to smear you, I am sorry for that... I was in a bad mood that day, and just happened to see someone mention it in the comments, I casually chatted and transferred the money. I’ve actually regretted it a lot, I already know I was wrong."

Fang Haozhi said and paused, weighing his next words carefully, then spoke to Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, "I’ll compensate you guys Ten Thousand Yuan for emotional distress, is that okay?"

Fearing rejection from Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, he quickly added, "I only have a bit over Ten Thousand Yuan in savings right now. If you think Ten Thousand is too little, I can only give up to Eleven Thousand Yuan at most. If that’s still not satisfactory, I’ll have to borrow money."

"His attitude towards acknowledging his wrong is not bad."

"This guy is alright, much better in acknowledging his wrong than that Miao something just now."

"He’s quite sincere, Jiang Jiang and Zhouzhou haven’t even said anything yet, and he’s not only admitting his wrong but also proactively offering compensation. It seems like eleven thousand is all he has right now."

"Well, it was just some online spat, his attitude in admitting his mistake is so good, Jiang Jiang probably won’t hold it against him, he must know he was wrong by now."

"Everyone makes mistakes, it was actually just a misunderstanding at the core."

"Maybe he was instigated by that mercenary, plus he was emotional at the time. If he had been calm, he probably wouldn’t have transferred the money."

Perhaps because Fang Haozhi’s attitude of admitting his wrong was sincere enough, and he even proactively offered compensation, some netizens began to see him in a new light, speaking up for Fang Haozhi.

It must be said, Fang Haozhi’s kneeling and admitting his wrong got quite the approval from netizens.

Especially when compared to Miao Bin, who was stubborn and hadn’t even said sorry, Fang Haozhi’s current attitude seemed particularly reasonable.

Not just the netizens, even the police officers present felt Fang Haozhi’s attitude of admitting his wrong was commendable.

Officer Nian spoke up, "Miss Jiang, what do you think, would you like to settle this privately?"

Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou hadn’t called the police; it was concerned netizens who remotely reported the incident, prompting them to rush over in a hurry. After witnessing Fang Haozhi’s admitting his mistake, and based on other quiet conversations among his colleagues, Officer Nian had understood the situation.

It was essentially Fang Haozhi hiring mercenaries online to slander Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou’s reputation, and now they had come in person for a face-to-face confrontation.

This issue was neither too big nor too small.

Fang Haozhi purchasing online mercenaries to spread false statements had caused a negative impact on both Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

Fang Haozhi’s behavior had already constituted a criminal offense.

However, considering the current severity of the situation and national laws, the punishment Fang Haozhi would receive would most likely be a fine and detention brought by them.

However, if both Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were willing to resolve this privately, it would be even better; direct compensation negotiations, no need even to visit the police station.

As soon as Officer Nian finished speaking, Fang Haozhi eagerly said, "Let’s resolve it privately! There’s no need to trouble the police officers."

Fang Haozhi desperately didn’t want to go to the police station. He looked at Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou with an earnest gaze, admitting his wrong once again, "It’s my fault, I really know it now, whatever demands you have, just say them, anything I can do, I will definitely do!"

His tone was humble, and his attitude in admitting his wrong was very sincere, he seemed truly repentant.

And his current disheveled state only made him appear more vulnerable.

On-screen, quite a few netizens began speaking up for Fang Haozhi:

"Ai, he actually seems quite pitiable."

"It didn’t bring any real harm to Jiang Jiang and Zhouzhou, why not just settle it, he definitely won’t do this kind of thing again."

"???"

"What nonsense are you few idiots talking about!"

"So what if he looks pathetic now, don’t forget, if it weren’t for those birds appearing suddenly, this guy might have run away!"

"Exactly! The way he was fleeing on his motorbike earlier, he didn’t seem at all like he felt guilty!"

"Stop arguing, can’t we just watch the live stream quietly?"

...

The comments were a mess, but all were waiting for Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou’s reaction.

Jiang Ning had been silent just now, but she had been observing Fang Haozhi the entire time and noticed some subtle expressions he leaked when he lowered his head.

He didn’t realize his mistakes at all.

He didn’t know he was wrong; he was just caught.

Before coming here, the System had already shown Jiang Ning Fang Haozhi’s information, no one knew better than Jiang Ning what he had done in private.

Although Fang Haozhi appeared to be willing to talk and admit his wrongs now, the crimes he committed in secret were far more ruthless than what Miao Bin had just done!

Jiang Ning’s gaze turned slightly cold, just as she was about to speak, Qi Xingzhou stepped forward first, his tone somewhat indifferent, "Do you really know your mistake?"

"Of course!" Fang Haozhi hurriedly nodded, thinking Qi Xingzhou was persuaded by his previous words, looking at Qi Xingzhou with anticipation for what he would say next.

Fang Haozhi thought Qi Xingzhou was willing to settle privately, but what Qi Xingzhou said next shocked him greatly.